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The Menopause Mastery Show | The Fracture Risks Most Women Miss | Episode 282 with Dr. John Neustadt 

The Menopause Mastery Show | The Fracture Risks Most Women Miss | Episode 282 with Dr. John Neustadt 

Hosts: Ed Jones (Owner – Nutrition World) & Clint Powell A variety of topics for living a healthy life Presented by: Nutrition World www.nutritionw.com Broadcasting from the Nooga Dentistry Studio www.noogadentistry.com Production of: Whitfield Media Group www.vitalhealthradio.com Title: Digestive Enzymes, Gut Health, and Omega-3's with Guest Brenda Watson [0:00:00] Show Intro,  National Club Foot Day & Prior Episode Reference Ed mentions National Club Foot Day (previous Wednesday). References a prior Vital Health Radio episode where he strongly criticized a local Chattanooga physician for poor club foot care that nearly harmed his grandson. Ed urges: Anyone with a child/grandchild with club foot seeing providers in Chattanooga  listen to our Feb 15th (2026) episode Contact: NutritionWorld@comcast.net to get details of that show and the physician referenced. Emphasis on truth, empowerment, and avoiding harm from medical “inefficiency and ignorance.” [0:03:58] Delta-8 Gummies, Anxiety/Sleep & Lifespan Extension Concepts Recap of a recent show with Hemp House. Ed explains: Only about three weeks left to legally purchase Delta-8 gummies at Hemp House or Nutrition World. Why someone might use Delta-8: Anxiety Trouble sleeping Need to stay functional but calmer Must find the right dose individually (no standard dosing). Safer than many anti-anxiety drugs when used properly. He is saving several containers in his freezer for future “bumps in the road” (periods of poor sleep or high stress). Notes dogs may benefit for anxiety, thunder phobia, pain, etc., when used correctly and from a trusted company. Ed recommends Dr. David Sinclair's “Lifespan” podcast: Focus on practical drugs, supplements, and lifestyle strategies to extend lifespan. Central concept: cellular repair – if we repaired cells at 50 as well as at 20, lifespan could drastically increase. Key tools Dr. Sinclair highlights (as relayed by Ed): Rapamycin – Ed takes this drug himself; impacts mTOR; can extend lifespan even when started later in life. AMPK activators – sold at Nutrition World; support clearing out old/dysfunctional cells. Resveratrol – mimics some effects of fasting. Hyperbaric oxygen – discussed as a potential lifespan extender. Ed shares Sinclair's animal-longevity illustrations: A mole rat living ~20x longer than regular rats → proves there are mechanisms of extended lifespan. A long-lived whale (Clint jokes and riffs on the name) said to reach ~200 years, suggesting humans might mimic similar mechanisms. [0:08:46] Call for Listener Stories & Introduction of Guest Brenda Watson Ed invites listeners to share personal health recovery stories, especially involving “the Green Pharmacy” (natural, nutritional, and lifestyle approaches, including Nutrition World support). Announced collaboration with Clint Powell on a new podcast: Short, credible motivational/educational stories (5–20 minutes). Focus: “I was in bad shape, now I'm much better” recovery narratives. Participants receive a $50 Nutrition World gift card. Recordings at a studio ~5 minutes from Nutrition World. Introduction of guest Brenda Watson, founder of Vital Planet. Described as a guru of gut health and the microbiome: Leaky gut, SIBO, broad digestive health expertise. Ed recalls her long-running NPR fund-raiser specials on gut health that reached tens of thousands. [0:13:25] Digestive Enzymes, Gut Health & Problems with Acid Blockers Topic: What is an enzyme? Why does it matter? Brenda's explanation: Enzymes “break things apart”: Protease → breaks proteins into amino acids. Amylase → breaks starches into glucose. Lipase → breaks fats into fatty acids. Ideally, stomach, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder work together to digest food into absorbable units. Early digestive symptoms: Heartburn, gas, bloating, etc. Many people self-treat with OTC antacids or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and this often worsens underlying issues. Her main point: For early digestive symptoms, start with a full-spectrum digestive enzyme (protease, amylase, lipase) with meals, not acid-blocking drugs. As we age, natural digestion weakens, compounded by poor food quality. If food is not properly digested: It rots in the gut → gas, overgrowth of “bad bugs”. Contributes to SIBO, leaky gut, and broader dysbiosis. Leads to poor absorption of nutrients and worsening health. Enzymes as Step One: Should be a first-line intervention alongside or even before probiotics. Emphasizes that digestive enzymes for digestion must be taken with meals. Brenda notes she ran a stool test program with 12 people; often saw imbalanced gut bacteria driven by undigested food. Modern enzyme formulations can be more targeted: Gluten-support enzymes. General high-potency formulas. Formulas for dairy and fat, especially for people on keto who need extra fat-digesting support. She reiterates: Poor digestion = bad bacteria, leaky gut, SIBO, multiple gut issues. Digestive enzymes are a “no-brainer” first step when digestive symptoms appear. [0:23:47] Enzymes as a Foundational Strategy & Aging, Pancreas/Bile Physiology Emphasizes: Rotting food analogy: leftover food in a trash can on a 97°F day = what undigested food can be like inside the gut. Even without symptoms, after age ~40–45, enzymes may be wise especially for people who: Overeat Eat a lot of dairy or gluten Notes loose stools and general poor health can be caused by lack of pancreatic enzymes. Shares a case where a client's stool test showed zero pancreatic enzyme production, correlating with constant sickness. You can “get away with” some other health issues, but you cannot have a dysfunctional digestive tract and still expect even average health. Brenda further explains physiology and pH: Stomach should be very acidic (pH ~2) during digestion. When partly digested food moves into the small intestine: Bicarbonate is released to neutralize acid. Pancreas releases enzymes (protease, amylase, lipase). Liver/gallbladder release bile for fat digestion near the same region. If stomach acid is suppressed, the chain reaction is disrupted: Poor enzyme activation. Poor bile function. pH shifts can foster candida and other imbalances (e.g., colon getting too alkaline). She underscores: From mouth to colon, each region needs appropriate pH. Chronic use of acid blockers has long-term downstream consequences. Ed mentions a simple at-home baking soda test to roughly gauge stomach acid (baking soda in water between meals, watching for burping). Important caution: If you're on acid-blocking medications, you must wean off slowly; do not stop abruptly. Nutrition World's pharmacist, Dr. Curt Dearing, helps people step down from PPIs and H2 blockers safely (in partnership with their physicians). [0:30:58] Omega-3s , Purity, and Heart/Brain Health Ed highlights Vital Omega (Vital Planet): #1 selling product at Nutrition World. Exceptional purity and transparency (heavy emphasis on contaminant-free sourcing). Very high potency (2350 mg of EPA/DHA per serving). No “fish burp” complaints and virtually no returns. Contains lipase enzyme to support fat digestion and further reduce digestive discomfort. Omega blood tests on customers show high omega-3 levels when using this brand. Brenda agrees: Omega-3s are critical at any age, especially in today's toxic environment. You might skip a multivitamin, but you should not skip omega-3s. Ed's additional points: Olive oil and flax oil are not the same as concentrated EPA/DHA. EPA/DHA are essential for cell membranes, cardiovascular health, and cognitive function. Warns of contaminated fish oil from polluted waters (mercury, heavy metals, etc.). Website plug for Vital Planet: VitalPlanet.com for education, and product details. Ed reiterates his respect for Brenda's decades of ethical, passionate work and says they'll have her back on again.   [0:38:54] Lifestyle, Local Food, Pillows, and Environmental Toxins Ed and Clint return; Ed summarizes the show's philosophy: Better aging is about strength, clarity, mobility, energy, not just added years. Introduces term “peak span”, maximizing the years we're at peak function, not just lifespan. Critiques normalization of poor health (hunched posture, chronic pain, poor sleep, anxiety) as “just getting old.” Local food talk: Discussion of Tallow House in Cleveland (burger restaurant, cousin of Tony from Portofino). Two-hour waits, excellent reviews, smash burgers, buns from Neidlovs bakery. Dust mites and pillows: Ed cites data that about 1/3 of a pillow can be dead skin + dust mites over time. Many pillows also contain fire retardant chemicals leading to chronic exposure while sleeping. Ed searched for non-toxic pillows via Mamavation: A site that tests products for chemical residues and rates them. His previous pillow (from Avocado) came out top-rated, so he bought a new Avocado pillow. Recommends buying via Mammovation's affiliate link for a small discount. [0:44:00] Essential Oils, Green Pharmacy & Polypharmacy Ed on essential oils quality: A test of 20 lavender oils from Amazon found: Only 3 were pure. 17 were diluted/contaminated with other oils. Smell alone isn't a reliable indicator of quality. Nutrition World only carries brands with Certificates of Analysis; dropped an entire line a few years back over quality concerns. Ed shares a Taiwanese blood pressure study: 58 adults with high blood pressure, many on meds. wore a face mask with a cotton pad containing small amounts of real lavender oil for 15 minutes/day over 7 days. Result: systolic blood pressure reduced by ~10 points. A placebo (fake) oil did not reduce blood pressure. One-day use showed no benefit – consistent use was required. He frames this as an example of the “Green Pharmacy”: Mentions Dr. Curt Dearing (pharmacist at Nutrition World): Helps people review and rationalize medication lists, with the goal of reducing polypharmacy in collaboration with prescribing doctors. References a recent Vital Health Radio episode on polypharmacy (average American takes ~17 prescriptions per year). [0:56:48] Meditation, Mindset, Ancient Wisdom & Fulfillment Story from the Daily Stoic: Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller at a billionaire's party: Vonnegut points out the host made more money yesterday than Heller's Catch-22 ever did. Heller replies he has something the billionaire never will: “the knowledge that I've got enough.” Ed uses this to emphasize: The power of knowing you have enough. Shifting from chasing money to working for fulfillment once basics are covered. Clint adds: You must learn to be content with what you have while still pursuing goals. More stuff doesn't automatically create a content person. Ed reads a longer reflection on “ancient wisdom” vs. modern medicine: Fundamental philosophy: alignment with nature. Humans thrived for millennia without pharmaceuticals (acknowledges infectious disease issues before hygiene and antibiotics). Nearly every drug has unintended consequences and rarely treats root causes. Cites estimate: medical errors as the 3rd leading cause of death in the US (~250,000 deaths/year). Notes ~90% of American calories now come from processed foods and seed oils Argues seed oils are among the most destructive components of the modern diet. Many cardiologists still recommend them as heart-healthy, highlighting the conflict between mainstream and holistic views. Plug for Ed's book: “Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired” available at TheHolisticNavigator.com, built around ancient wisdom.  The post Radio Show / Podcast – June 7, 2026 first appeared on Vital Health Radio.

***Amaran kandungan sensitif***: Podcast ini mengandungi perbincangan mengenai isu penderaan dan tekanan emosi. Pendengar dinasihatkan untuk dengar dengan berhemah. Jika anda atau seseorang yang anda kenali sedang menghadapi sebarang bentuk penderaan, sila dapatkan sokongan daripada pakar atau talian bantuan. Mempunyai anak sering dianggap langkah semula jadi selepas berkahwin, tetapi bagaimana jika seseorang sebenarnya takut untuk menjadi ibu bapa? Dalam episod NoTapis kali ini, kami berbual tentang ‘'parenthood’', trauma dan tekanan masyarakat bersama Cik Siti Khadijah Ishak, yang berkongsi bagaimana pengalaman trauma dan cabaran kesihatan mental membuat beliau takut untuk mempunyai anak sendiri. Turut bersama ialah Encik Ramdan Saruan, seorang bapa kepada lima orang anak, yang berkongsi realiti membesarkan keluarga besar dan cabaran menjaga anak-anak berkeperluan khas sambil bergelut dengan keletihan mental dan emosi. Pekerja sosial kanan PPIS, Cik Suhaili Saad, pula berkongsi bagaimana tekanan masyarakat dan kurangnya sistem sokongan boleh memberi kesan besar terhadap perjalanan menjadi ibu bapa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it actually mean to fracture-proof your bones? For most women navigating an osteopenia or osteoporosis diagnosis, the immediate focus is placed entirely on shifting the T-score on a bone density testFor most women navigating an osteopenia or osteoporosis diagnosis, the immediate focus is placed entirely on shifting the T-score on a bone density testFor most women navigating an osteopenia or osteoporosis diagnosis, the immediate focus is placed entirely on shifting the T-score on a bone density test. However, focusing solely on that number ignores the deeper, systemic imbalances that dictate bone quality and fracture riskHowever, focusing solely on that number ignores the deeper, systemic imbalances that dictate bone quality and fracture risk.In this episode, host Debi Robinson is joined by Dr. John Neustadt, a renowned naturopathic doctor, researcher, and author of Fracture-Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to OsteoporosisFracture-Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to Osteoporosis. Together, they pull back the curtain on the hidden drivers of bone loss that conventional medicine frequently misses—most notably, medication-induced bone damageTogether, they pull back the curtain on the hidden drivers of bone loss that conventional medicine frequently misses—most notably, medication-induced bone damageTogether, they pull back the curtain on the hidden drivers of bone loss that conventional medicine frequently misses—most notably, medication-induced bone damage. Dr. Neustadt explains the biological mechanisms behind how common acid reflux blockers, antidepressants, and blood pressure medications can compromise your skeleton or increase fall risks.Debi and Dr. Neustadt transition the conversation into real-world, actionable steps for daily life. They unpack the power of a Mediterranean dietary pattern and detail how simplifying your nutritional focus into specific targets for plant fiber and dietary protein can fundamentally alter your bone physiology. This conversation will leave you feeling deeply reoriented, peaceful, and fully empowered to take charge of your skeletal health naturally.What You'll LearnWhy a standard DEXA scan only predicts 44% of women who will experience a fracture.The personal family story that forced Dr. Neustadt to reorient his clinical approach to bone healthThe personal family story that forced Dr. Neustadt to reorient his clinical approach to bone health.How common medications like SSRIs and PPIs destroy bone quality by over-activating bone-resorbing cellsHow common medications like SSRIs and PPIs destroy bone quality by over-activating bone-resorbing cellsHow common medications like SSRIs and PPIs destroy bone quality by over-activating bone-resorbing cellsHow common medications like SSRIs and PPIs destroy bone quality by over-activating bone-resorbing cells.The critical link between aging, blood pressure medication dosages, and the 95% of fractures caused by falls.Why up to 30% of post-menopausal bone loss cases are not caused by a drop in estrogen alone.The "Plants and Protein" nutritional standard required to stimulate osteoblast activity and protect the collagen matrix in your bonesThe "Plants and Protein" nutritional standard required to stimulate osteoblast activity and protect the collagen matrix in your bonesThe "Plants and Protein" nutritional standard required to stimulate osteoblast activity and protect the collagen matrix in your bones.How ultra-processed foods act as environmental toxins that contribute directly to osteoporosis and frailtyHow ultra-processed foods act as environmental toxins that contribute directly to osteoporosis and frailty.A quick, simple two-day awareness exercise to establish your baseline nutrient tracking.Action StepsPerform a Medication Review: Gather all your current and past prescriptions and cross-reference them with your doctor to see if any are known to compromise bone health or increase fall risks. Track for Awareness:For the next two days, write down everything you eat without changing your habits to calculate your baseline intake of plant fiber and protein.Target 30 Grams of Fiber:Target 30 Grams of Fiber: Gradually increase your consumption of whole, plant-based foods to reach 30 grams of fiber daily to support the gut-bone axis.Hit Your Protein Minimum:Calculate your target of 0.6 grams of protein per pound of body weight and structure your meals to hit this threshold daily.Eliminate Food Additives:Eliminate Food Additives: Check the labels of your packaged foods and protein powders; avoid items containing disruptive gums like acacia gum or carrageenan.Resources & LinksDr. John Neustadt's Book: Fracture-Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to OsteoporosisDebi's website: https://debirobinson.comHealthy Gut Healty Bones Program: https://debirobinson.com/healthy-gut-healthy-bones-program-v2/Join the Community: https://debirobinson.com/the-stronger-bones-lifestyle-community/Yoga Therapy MasterClass: https://debirobinson.com/yoga-therapy-for-bones-health-mc/28-Day Stronger Bones Method: https://debirobinson.com/28-day-stronger-bonesmorning-method/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debirobinsonwellness/Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@debirobinsonwellness/Debi's TakeawayYour bones are not weak simply because you're getting older or navigating a transition in your hormones. Your skeletal health is a dynamic, living reflection of balance. When you remove the factors that drain your system and feed it the raw materials it needs, your body knows exactly how to build strength. Take a deep breath, look at your lifestyle with curiosity rather than fear, and remember that education is queen!"

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Not all chronic cough, globus, or voice changes are due to reflux, so how do you distinguish laryngopharyngeal symptoms (LPS) from true laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD)? In this episode of the BackTable ENT & Allergy podcast, Dr. Ashley Agan interviews laryngologist Dr. Inna Husain about how nuanced diagnostic definitions and a careful clinical approach can improve patient outcomes and avoid both under- and overdiagnosis. Together, they discuss the differences between GERD and LPRD, review the importance of detailed patient histories, endoscopic findings, and the evolving role of biomarkers like pepsin. --- Get the BackTable apphttps://www.backtable.com/app --- Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction02:14 - LPS Versus LPR Basics06:34 - GERD Versus LPRD11:28 - Clinic Workup and Scoping18:02 - San Diego Consensus Debate24:14 - Testing Over Empiric PPIs31:45 - Managing Proven Reflux34:59 - Stroboscopy Before Surgery36:10 - Pepsin Therapies and Tests39:54 - What Counts as Abnormal Reflux44:24 - Tapering Off PPIs Safely50:12 - Long Term Plan and Dietitians55:39 - GLP One Drugs and Reflux57:34 - Menopause Rhinitis and Hormones01:00:09 - Final Pearl For ENTs --- More about this episode They outline contemporary workup strategies, including the San Diego Consensus on Bravo testing, 24-hour pH impedance, and alternatives for negative reflux testing. The conversation covers management strategies, from selective PPIs and lifestyle tailoring to emerging therapies and the impact of GLP-1 drugs, helping ENT specialists refine their approach to complex laryngopharyngeal complaints. --- Resources San Diego Consensus for LPS and LPRD:https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003482 Dr. Inna Husainhttps://innahusainmd.com/ --- BackTable ENT & Allergy is the go-to podcast for otolaryngologists, allergists, and head and neck surgeons. Download the free BackTable app to get early access to new episodes, cases, and courses curated by physicians in your specialty. ► https://www.backtable.com/app

Hosts: Ed Jones (Owner of Nutrition World) & Clint Powell A variety of topics all related to living a healthy life Presented by: Nutrition World www.nutritionw.com Broadcasting from the Nooga Dentistry Studio www.noogadentistry.com Production of: Whitfield Media Group www.vitalhealthradio.com Title: Impact of Tennessee Hemp Bill, Discussion of Polypharmacy & Deprescribing  with Dr. Curt Dearing [0:00:00] Ed's Media & Product Updates Preview of main topics: Upcoming Tennessee hemp bill and its negative impact on people using hemp for anxiety, pain, and insomnia. Dr. Curt Deering will discuss polypharmacy and deprescribing. Ed's recent appearances on multiple TV outlets (Fox Phoenix & LA, Be Well NY, CBS Detroit). Discussion of testing the AquaTru water filtration system at home as a potential recommendation (microplastics, partial fluoride removal). Mention that peptides are a growing topic; reference to Noel Lawson as go‑to for prescribed peptides [0:10:42]  Tennessee Hemp Bill & Hemp Industry Impact Introduces guest: Dwayne Madden, owner of Hemp House, as a respected local expert. As of July 1 in Tennessee: All Delta‑8 products will no longer be available for in‑state sale. Many THCA products and all vape products will be gone from shops. CBD and Delta‑9 edibles will have caps: Max 15 mg per serving. Max 300 mg per package. Dwayne notes: Heavy users (e.g., serious pain/conditions) will need to consume many servings to reach effective doses. Law doesn't limit how many packages a person can buy, so total milligrams aren't truly stopped—just made inconvenient. Dwayne explains regulatory control moved: From Tennessee Department of Agriculture (2017–2023) To the ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Commission) Board. Key impacts: All products must now go through distributors, similar to alcohol. Distributors collect taxes and sit between producers and retailers. Small operators like Dwayne cannot qualify for distributor licenses , so he must pay a distributor to move product from his own lab to his own stores. Ed frames this as “follow the money trail” and a way to crush competition. In Tennessee after July 1: No in‑state online hemp sales. Banned products (Delta‑8, etc.) not criminalized for possession or use, only for sale. Potential Workaround: Consumers can order from out‑of‑state websites (e.g., North Carolina), receive products in Tennessee Money leaves the local economy, hurting Tennessee businesses. Ed and Dwayne suggest alcohol industry is likely threatened because many people are reducing alcohol use by using hemp products instead  Dwayne notes: Alcohol sales have declined while hemp sales rose. Regulators appear to be protecting alcohol interests via hemp restrictions. [0:17:41] Federal Regulations & State Opt‑Outs Upcoming federal regulations in November: Expected to be similarly “ugly and nasty” for hemp nationwide. States will have an option to opt out of these federal hemp rules. Tennessee's stance: Governor has stated Tennessee will NOT opt out, so federal restrictions will apply here. Other states (e.g., North Carolina) might opt out, keeping their markets more open. Industry response: Advocacy groups Tennessee Growers Coalition and Hemp Law Group monitor legislation and organize pushback. Some supportive legislators exist, but political drive to reverse current law is limited. Dwayne and Ed distinguish: Reasonable regulation (ID checks, lab tests, dosage clarity, education) vs. A “wipeout/control/takeover” by shifting to ABC and forcing distributor reliance. Dwayne: Says credible local shops (Hemp House, Chattanooga peers like BeeGrity, Snapdragon, etc.) already follow high standards. States this law is not about safety but about control and revenue capture, and will hurt small farmers and businesses. [0:25:55] What Consumers Should Do Before Deadline Practical advice: Stock up now on products that will disappear: Delta‑8 gummies (popular for sleep, anxiety, pain). Other higher‑milligram THC/CBD edibles. Flower and vapes. Hemp House is running clearance sales to move remaining inventory. Dosing notes: Many people do well with ½ Delta‑8 gummy for sleep/anxiety/pain. Some need more or less; staff helps tailor doses for goals. Hemp House will close its North Shore/Tremont Street flagship store by July 1 due to expected sales hit. Remaining Hemp House locations: Ringgold Road (East Ridge) near Spring Creek. Ooltewah by Food City on Lee Highway. Hixson Pike near Workout Anytime and Publix. Broader impact: Other Chattanooga hemp businesses have large staffs (some near 100 employees) and will be heavily affected. The industry is described as grassroots, farmer‑driven, and passionately quality‑focused. [0:33:20] Polypharmacy & Deprescribing with Dr. Curt Dearing Ed introduces Dr. Curt Dearing, clinical pharmacist at Nutrition World (30+ years experience). Curt's background: Formerly fully conventional pharmacist; later “veil lifted” as he discovered green pharmacy (nutritional & botanical alternatives). Current mission: Community outreach to medical schools and residency programs Teach about nutritional and natural alternatives not covered in standard curriculums. Traditional training provides almost zero meaningful nutrition or green pharmacy education. Polypharmacy: use of 5 or more prescription medications. Curt notes: Majority of Americans 65+ meet this definition. Average American receives ~17 prescriptions per year (not all concurrent). Consequences: Increased ER visits due to drug side effects. Estimated ~250,000 deaths/year from drug‑induced causes. Curt's role: Specializes in deprescribing: safely reducing or eliminating unnecessary pharmaceuticals and replacing them with effective natural options when possible.  How Curt Works with Patients & Their Doctors Curt provides coaching, not independent prescribing. Creates detailed packets (10–18+ pages) explaining: Why certain drugs may no longer be needed. Evidence for natural alternatives (e.g., supplements, lifestyle changes). Encourages clients to take the packet to their doctor and have an informed discussion. Patients often fear how their doctors will react to attempts to deprescribe. Green Pharmacy Approach (as described by Dr. Curt Dearing) Using nutritional, botanical, and lifestyle-based therapies either instead of or alongside pharmaceuticals. Focusing on root causes and supporting the body's own healing mechanisms, not just pushing lab numbers in a certain direction. Why polypharmacy is a problem: Increases side effects, drug–drug interactions, and emergency room visits. Contributes to cognitive decline, gut problems, and overall worse health. Often leads to the “prescribing cascade”: Drug A causes side effects → a new drug is added for those side effects → more side effects → more drugs, and so on. How Dr. Curt Dearing uses green pharmacy to reduce polypharmacy: Curt creates a comprehensive list of all medications and supplements. Asks: “Why was this started?” and “Is it still needed?” Looks for: Drugs with no clear current indication. Drugs where a natural option can give similar or better benefit with fewer risks. Drugs that can be safely tapered or sometimes stopped outright (always in coordination with the prescriber). Identifies which meds are likely causing the most harm or least benefit. Some drugs require slow, structured tapering (e.g., sleep meds, acid blockers). Others may be candidates for direct discontinuation after medical agreement. Replacing or supporting with natural alternatives ( please note this is not medical advice, this is a discussion of personal examples in collaboration with medical oversight) Cholesterol: Instead of (or in place of some) statin use, Curt uses berberine and bergamot (Berbercol). In Ed's brother's case, his cholesterol numbers improved on green-pharmacy options, matching or exceeding statin outcomes without the same side‑effect burden. Pain & inflammation: Uses curcumin (for most people), and Boswellia when curcumin isn't enough. Gut/acid issues: Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use (e.g., omeprazole, lansoprazole) is flagged as harmful to gut microbiome and nutrient absorption. Curt builds step-down plans (tapering PPIs) while supporting the gut with natural measures instead of leaving people on a PPI for 30 years. Focus on side benefits, not side effects. Green pharmacy interventions are chosen because they: Address root causes (e.g., metabolic health, inflammation, gut integrity). Often have multiple positive effects (e.g., berberine helping blood sugar and lipids; curcumin helping joints and systemic inflammation). The aim is fewer total drugs, fewer side effects, better overall function. Clients are encouraged to work with their doctor, so deprescribing is: Planned, Monitored, and Integrated with their existing care. Curt and Ed both acknowledge there are situations where “rescue medicine” is necessary: Severe pain where an opioid is appropriate. Acute crises where drugs are needed as a bandage. The green pharmacy view: Use those drugs as short‑term tools, Then remove or reduce them once the immediate crisis passes, While implementing natural strategies to decrease the need for long‑term prescriptions. [0:56:26] Final Segment  At‑home HPV testing for cervical cancer Ed explains HPV is a major driver of cervical cancer Historically, women had to schedule an in‑office visit for cervical screening, which creates barriers (cost, fear, time, discomfort, lack of insurance). He notes there is now an option for at‑home HPV testing for cervical screening. Intended to increase access for women who aren't getting regular screening. Ed strongly approves of this as a valuable preventive tool and encourages women who haven't been tested to consider it. Ed cites new data showing: Microplastics are found in 100% of human stool samples tested in one study. Higher levels of microplastics are now being linked to gallstones. Broader concerns: Everyday plastic exposure (especially with food and drink) means these particles can: Interact with cells, Drive inflammation, Contribute to premature cellular aging and reduced energy. Practical countermeasures he recommends: Avoid heating food in plastic or placing hot food into plastic containers/wrap (e.g., Saran wrap, plastic take‑out containers). Filter drinking water to remove microplastics (he's trialing the AquaTru system at home, which he says removes 100% of microplastics and much of the fluoride). Improve indoor air quality to reduce airborne microplastic exposure. Ed highlights a serious, long‑term job opening at Nutrition World: Not a summer or short‑term job. Best for someone philosophically aligned with healthy eating and the “green pharmacy” approach. Interested candidates should: Go into the store and speak with Scott, Elisha, or Matt and complete an application.  The post Radio Show / Podcast – May 31, 2026 first appeared on Vital Health Radio.

Most people assume that if a drug sits on the shelf at Costco or Walgreens, it must be pretty safe. But what if some of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) medications are among the riskiest drugs in America? On this vintage episode of Vitality Radio, Jared exposes the hidden dangers behind everyday pain relievers, sleep aids, and heartburn drugs—medicines that cause thousands of deaths every year when misused or taken long-term. You'll learn how a drug becomes “OTC,” what happens when pharmaceutical companies push for that switch, and why the FDA's approval process might not tell the whole story. Jared dives into the startling realities of PPIs like Prilosec, NSAIDs like ibuprofen, and acetaminophen (Tylenol)—uncovering their risks to the liver, kidneys, bones, and brain. He also discusses how marketing convinces consumers these drugs are harmless. Finally, Jared offers a resource for safe, natural alternatives for reflux, pain, inflammation, sleep, and immune support—options that nourish the body instead of depleting it. This episode will change the way you look at “harmless” OTC drugs and help you take real control of your health.Additional Information:#341: Your Digestive Health Supplement User's Guide. From IBS to Acid Reflux - Learn How to Balance Your Gut Health With Natural Products. #522: Q&A Show #5 - Jared Answers Your Questions About Energy and Sleep!#471: Boosting Your Immune System Ahead of Winter #553: Boswellia & Curcumin: Nature's Dream Team for Pain & Inflammation with Dr. Lexi LochVisit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalitynutritionbountiful and @vitalityradio on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.

On the Evolving Wellness podcast, host Sarah Kleiner interviews returning guest Steve about seasonal allergies, histamine intolerance, and MCAS, emphasizing that the root problem is often loss of immune tolerance driven by gut dysbiosis, leaky gut, and Th1/Th2 imbalance from factors like antibiotics, PPIs, stress, mold, and environmental changes. They contrast symptom tools—antihistamines that block histamine receptors and herbs like quercetin/ginger that stabilize mast cells—with approaches aimed at lowering IgE formation and retraining gut–immune “crosstalk.” Steve describes postbiotics and beta-glucans as “tolerization rehab,” highlighting his product HoloImmune (heat-killed strains) and butyrate (TriButyrin-X) for gut lining and mast cell support, plus DAO enzymes for dietary histamine. They discuss safety, dosing, avoiding live probiotics during flares, and examples including motion sickness, bug-bite welts, and a child's post-viral hives.— GUT HEALTH:  Healthy Gut Supplements- discount automatically applied: Holoimmune: https://healthygut.com/holoimmune-now/?rstr=811&coupon_code=Sarah15 Holozyme Link: https://healthygut.com/holozyme-now/?rstr=811&coupon_code=Sarah15 HCL Guard Link: https://healthygut.com/hcl-guard-now/?rstr=811&coupon_code=Sarah15 Tributyrin X: https://healthygut.com/tributyrin-x-now/?rstr=811&coupon_code=Sarah15 Magnesium: https://healthygut.com/magnesiumhp-now/?rstr=811&coupon_code=Sarah15 _________Sponsored By:→ VivaRays | This episode is sponsored by VivaRays - VivaRays Blue - code YOGI https://vivarays.com/→ Bon Charge | Go to https://boncharge.com/products/demi-red-light-device?rfsn=8108115.26608d & use code SARAHKLEINER for 15% off storewide._________Timestamp:00:00 Coming Up01:02 Podcast Intro Disclaimer02:15 Spring Allergies Setup05:05 Loss Of Tolerance08:02 Why Symptoms Worsen10:25 How Antihistamines Work11:59 Mast Cell Stabilizers14:20 Rewiring With Postbiotics16:20 Red Light Sponsor Break17:59 MCAS Pepcid Bridge22:11 Gut Healing Without Probiotics25:45 Blue Blockers Sponsor Break27:12 Mold And Individual Variance29:57 Antibiotics Farm Effect31:39 Dead Bugs Vs Probiotics32:40 Live vs Dead Probiotics33:25 Immune Software Updates35:28 Strawberry Hives Story36:40 Allergy Medicine Toolkit37:25 DAO Enzyme Explained40:05 Springtime Support Stack40:48 Root Causes and Triggers42:38 Immune Rehab and Tolerance45:56 How to Start Dosing49:11 Coaching Over AI51:47 Antihistamines and Acid Blockers53:56 How Long to Take It56:35 Leaky Gut and Butyrate57:39 Hidden Histamine Symptoms58:29 Motion Sickness and Bug Welts01:00:17 Wrap Up and Resources——— This video is not medical advice & as a supporter to you and your health journey - I encourage you to monitor your labs and work with a professional!________________________________________Get all my free guides and product recommendations to get started on your journey!https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/all-free-resourcesCheck out all my courses to understand how to improve your mitochondrial health & experience long lasting health! (Use code PODCAST to save 10%) -  https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/coursesMy free product guide with all product recommendations and discount codes:https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7mlgZpJI/xVyE4tiQFEWJmh_Xwx8Kbw/view?utm_content=DAF7mlgZpJIFree Webinar on Light & Health (includes free light bulb guide) - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/mycircadianapp-free-webinarGet Early Access to Podcast Episodes & my Seasonal Food Course + UVB+Red Light Therapy course for free -  https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahkleinerwellness/p/uvbred-light-protocol?r=5eztl9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

If you have autoimmune disease, you've probably been told to keep an eye on your bone density number. But here's the thing — that number only predicts fractures in about 44% of women with osteoporosis. Most of what's actually driving your fracture risk isn't showing up on that scan. I brought Dr. John Neustadt back to talk about his newly expanded book, Fracture-Proof Your Bones, and this conversation goes well beyond what we covered last time. We get into how gut inflammation — the kind that comes with autoimmunity, leaky gut, Crohn's, or celiac — directly triggers bone loss through inflammatory cytokines that activate the cells that break down bone. We also talk about the medications most doctors aren't warning you about (SSRIs, prednisone, PPIs) and how they're silently destroying bone tissue. Plus: what your diet is actually doing to your skeleton, a simple 10-second balance test that predicts fracture risk better than a bone scan, the surprising link between oxytocin and your osteoblasts, and which routine labs to ask for that most people never get. People with autoimmune disease face a 200–400% increased fracture risk. That's the reality — but there's a lot you can do about it. Find Dr. John Neustadt at nbihealth.com For the complete show notes, links and transcripts, visit inspiredliving.show/245

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cancer killer in adults under 50, and patients in their 20s are presenting with metastatic disease that has nothing to do with family history. Most physicians are still telling young patients with rectal bleeding that it's probably just hemorrhoids and that's costing lives.In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Michelle Pearlman, a board-certified gastroenterologist and founder of a Miami-based gastro-metabolic clinic, to discuss:The specific warning signs every adult under 50 should never ignore, regardless of age including rectal bleeding, unintentional weight loss, and persistent abdominal painWhy GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Zepbound are being miscategorized as weight loss drugs when they're actually metabolic reprogrammers with applications in fatty liver, sleep apnea, and inflammationThe protein, fiber, and resistance training protocol Dr. Pearlman uses to protect muscle mass in patients on GLP-1 therapyHow hormone replacement therapy combined with GLP-1s is changing body composition outcomes for perimenopausal women and why current guidelines are still 20 years behind the dataDr. Pearlman's personal osteoporosis diagnosis at 39, despite being a lifelong bodybuilder, and what it revealed about the diagnostic gaps in standard medicineThis conversation gives you the framework to recognize the warning signs most physicians are still missing, and the foundational habits; nutrition, resistance training, and hormone optimization that protect your gut, bones, and muscle through midlife and beyond.Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth - Go to https://bit.ly/4teXQhz for up to 20% off! Timeline - Get 20% off your Mitopure order at https://bit.ly/4eLBWhB Lucy - Get 20% off your next order with code DRLYON at https://bit.ly/42HiUlc, or find yours in store at https://bit.ly/3RfGnYa Amp - Visit https://bit.ly/3RcmqBz to get your AI-powered at-home gym for smarter, personalized training.Explore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Find Dr. Michelle Pearlman at:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellepearlmanmd/ Website: https://pearlmanmds.com/michelle-pearlman-md/ Connect with Dr. Gabrielle LyonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyonX (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyonChapters00:00 - Introduction: Colorectal cancer under 5001:15 - The gastro-metabolic approach explained03:30 - Why nutrition isn't taught in GI fellowship05:45 - When the colonoscopy is normal but patients suffer07:00 - Weight, reflux, and visceral fat09:15 - PPIs, bone density, and long-term risk11:30 - Three things to never do for gut health14:00 - Ultra-processed food and early-onset cancer16:45 - Rectal bleeding, warning signs, and age19:00 - Screening guidelines and the obesity gap22:30 - GLP-1 medications: history and mechanism27:15 - Hunger, cravings, and food noise30:00 - The stigma around metabolic medications33:45 - Side effects: nausea, reflux, constipation38:30 - Compounded formulations and pharmacy safety42:00 - Hair loss, protein, and supplementation45:15 - Pill versus injection delivery systems49:30 - Fiber, the microbiome, and short-chain fatty acids54:00 - GLP-1s plus hormone replacement therapy58:45 - Testosterone, Kyzatrex, and women's bone health1:03:00 - Pearlman's osteoporosis diagnosis at 391:09:30 - The diagnostic gap in standard medicine1:14:00 - Building Bite MD and the future of nutrition tech Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships. The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

From pesticides to proton pump inhibitors, modern life has damaged our microbiomes and digestive systems. Here's how to protect your gut. #GutDisruption #PPIAwareness #MicrobiomeCrisis #PlantMedicine

Here are the amazing 3 women's health experts on today's show: Esther Blum is the bestselling author of Cavewomen Don't Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. She is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS).  Dr. Maria Sophocles is as a board-certified gynecologist, sex therapist, leading menopause expert, and a popular TED talk speaker. She has taught clinicians this technology on five continents. Her Princeton clinic and virtual practice serves 30,000 women in the US and globally.  Dr. Lisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath with extensive training in functional medicine, lab test interpretation, and gut microbiome balancing through the Kalish Institute, The Microbiome Restoration Center, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN), and other organizations. In addition to being a graduate of the Kalish Institute Mentorship Program, Lisa is a Certified Microbiome Analyst. In this episode, Esther Blum, Dr. Maria Sophocles and Dr. Lisa Pomeroy unpack perimenopause with practical insights on hormones, gut health, and HRT so women can make safer, more empowered choices in midlife.   RESOURCES: Learn more about Esther Blum here: http://www.estherblum.com/ | Instagram @gorgeousesther Learn more about Dr. Maria Sophocles here: https://mariasophoclesmd.com/ | Instagram: @mariasophoclesmd  Learn more about Dr. Lisa Pomeroy here: https://www.pomeroyinstitute.com/  Get 10% off Peluva minimalist shoe with coupon code COACHTARA here: http://peluva.com/coachtara   CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Expert stack intro: 3 perimenopause powerhouses 01:45 – Sponsor: Peluva barefoot shoes ad 03:30 – Alcohol, estrogen spikes and brutal perimenopause symptoms 05:55 – Caffeine, stress and finding calmer nervous system energy 06:55 – Gut, estrobolome and stomach acid in perimenopause 10:40 – PPIs, bone density and hot-flash relief 12:50 – Client story: healing H. pylori, bad breath, hot flashes and sleep 14:45 – HRT basics, "bio-identical" myths and finding a real menopause expert 23:00 – Why midlife hormone clinics, pellets and "optimization" can mislead 29:30 – Gut–hormone signatures, beta-glucuronidase and estrogen recirculation    WORK WITH TARA: Are You Looking for Help on Your Wellness Journey? Here's how Tara can help you: TRY TARA'S APP FOR FREE: http://taragarrison.com/app INDIVIDUAL ONLINE COACHING: https://www.taragarrison.com/work-with-me CHECK OUT HIGHER RETREATS: https://www.taragarrison.com/retreats   SOCIAL MEDIA:  Instagram @coachtaragarrison TikTok @coachtaragarrison Facebook @coachtaragarrison Pinterest @coachtaragarrison   INSIDE OUT HEALTH PODCAST SPECIAL OFFERS: ☑️ Upgraded Formulas Hair Test Kit Special Offer: https://bit.ly/3YdMn4Z ☑️ Upgraded Formulas - Get 15% OFF Everything with Coupon Code INSIDEOUT15: https://upgradedformulas.com/INSIDEOUT15 ☑️ Rep Provisions: Vote for the future of food with your dollar! And enjoy a 15% discount while you're at it with Coupon Code COACHTARA: https://bit.ly/3dD4ZSv   If you loved this episode, please leave a review! Here's how to do it on Apple Podcasts: Go to Inside Out Health Podcast page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-out-health-with-coach-tara-garrison/id1468368093 Scroll down to the 'Ratings & Reviews' section. Tap 'Write a Review' (you may be prompted to log in with your Apple ID). Thank you!

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Positive Psychology is a popular coaching approach with the doctors on our transformational coaching diploma. It feels uplifting to coach using positive psychology, but there is much more to the approach than just inviting people to smile more and see put a more optimistic spin on events.    We've talked about Positive Psychology in previous episodes, and in this episode we dedicated to explore in more detail some of the research backed tools that are known as Positive Psychology Interventions or PPIs, and consider how they might be of use in the coaching room.   Resources:  For more information on PPIs visit:  https://positivepsychology.com/positive-psychology-interventions/      Enjoy the podcast? If you're enjoying the podcast it would be great if you left us a review here or wherever you listen to your podcasts.    Contact Details Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma Connect with the hosts: Tom: www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/ Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Helen: www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/ Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk   Follow 'Your Coaching Journey' on Instagram or Linkedin: www.instagram.com/yourcoachingjourney/ www.linkedin.com/company/your-coaching-journey/   Do You Have a Question? From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.   If you have a question, please send it to us using one of our email addresses above and you may get a mention in a future episode. (If you want to remain anonymous, that's absolutely fine, just let us know)  

What happens when a pharmacist of 30+ years realizes the system she was trained in isn't actually helping people heal? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Amanda Yue, PharmD, to discuss her journey from conventional pharmacy to root-cause healing—and the life-changing results that followed. Amanda shares how her 80-year-old mother-in-law, who was facing foot amputation due to long-standing type 2 diabetes, was able to not only avoid surgery—but reverse her diabetes and regain her memory after early signs of cognitive decline. We also dive into Amanda's personal health struggles, including 27 years of psoriasis, leaky gut, hormonal imbalances, and chronic symptoms despite "normal" lab work—and what finally helped her heal. A major part of this transformation came from implementing the Feel Great System, which includes a concentrated yerba mate tea and a fiber matrix supplement. These tools helped address insulin resistance, reduce food cravings, and stabilize blood sugar—unlocking the body's ability to heal. This conversation goes beyond one success story. Amanda explains how the same approach helped improve her entire family's health, from blood sugar and weight to focus and hormonal balance. If you've ever felt stuck, frustrated, or like nothing is working—this episode will challenge what you've been told and show you what's actually possible when you address the root cause. Amanda's experience as a pharmacist and why patients keep getting worse Her personal struggles with leaky gut, psoriasis, and hormonal imbalance Why "normal labs" don't always mean you're healthy How her 80-year-old mother-in-law avoided amputation Reversing type 2 diabetes naturally The role of the Feel Great System (concentrated yerba mate + fiber matrix) The connection between insulin resistance and memory loss Improvements in cognitive function and early dementia symptoms Why medications like statins and PPIs may not address the real issue The role of insulin resistance in weight gain, inflammation, and chronic disease How this approach impacted her entire family (PCOS, Hashimoto's, ADD, and more)

Why does chronic diarrhea continue even when testing is normal?In this episode, we walk through a case of microscopic colitis and how to approach persistent gut symptoms that don't respond to standard treatment. We break down what microscopic colitis is, why it's often missed on routine colonoscopy, and how it can present as long-standing, non-bloody diarrhea.We also explore how medications like PPIs, NSAIDs, and SSRIs may contribute, and how overlapping factors like dysbiosis, inflammation, and even constipation can complicate the clinical picture.In this episode, we discuss:- Chronic diarrhea and when to look beyond IBS- What microscopic colitis is and how it's diagnosed- Why colonoscopies can miss key findings- The role of medications in gut inflammation- Treatment approaches, including budesonide, bismuth, and bile acid binders- Functional medicine perspectives on persistent gut symptomsMusic provided by Blue Dot.

Program notes:0:34 Chronotrope type and timing of exercise1:36 Sedentary adults and morning or evening type2:36 Acting as your own control3:10 Stenting for post thrombotic syndrome4:10 Severity lower with endovascular therapy5:10 Patent in 2/3 at six months6:10 Very diverse patient populations6:28 Estimating kidney function7:28 Currently underestimate compromise8:27 Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors9:27 Three different interventions10:27 Almost 15% achieved outcome in both patient and physician12:08 End

Click to Send us a text!Heartburn that keeps coming back is a red flag, not a personality trait you “manage.” If you've ever wondered why acid reflux returns the moment you stop antacids or PPIs, I walk you through a different model that's especially relevant for high-demand lives like motorsports: reflux is often about pressure and control, not simply “too much stomach acid.”I break down the real gatekeeper, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), and why stress can change its tone. That stress can be external, think travel, long schedules, sleep disruption, and constant pressure, or internal, including gut microbiome imbalance, yeast or fungal overgrowth, H. pylori, parasites, and toxic burden. When the system is under pressure, the valve can open at the wrong time and acid ends up where it doesn't belong. I also explain the counterintuitive twist: low stomach acid can slow digestion, increase fermentation, raise internal pressure, and create reflux symptoms that look like “excess.”Then we get practical and honest about the tradeoffs of common fixes. I explain why calcium-based chewable antacids can shift mineral ratios and contribute to magnesium depletion, tension, and sleep issues, and why long-term proton pump inhibitor use can reduce absorption of key nutrients like B12, iron, and magnesium while increasing downstream gut issues. You'll also hear a simple baking soda and water check that can build awareness, plus why precision functional testing is the faster path to restoring digestion, sleep, focus, and consistent performance.If you're ready to stop guessing and start correcting root causes, listen now, subscribe for more science-backed performance health, share this with someone living on antacids, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Support the showAs a token of gratitude, of course you're interested in these FREE and powerful resources, and because you enjoy the show, first be sure to leave your 5-STAR Review HERE!

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Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist living with EoE who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, interview Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH, about her research on social vulnerability and EoE. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is designed to support, not replace, the relationship between listeners and their healthcare providers. Opinions, information, and recommendations shared in this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice. Decisions related to medical care should be made with your healthcare provider. Opinions and views of guests and co-hosts are their own.   Key Takeaways: [:51] Co-host Ryan Piansky introduces this episode, brought to you thanks to the support of Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda. Ryan introduces co-host Holly Knotowicz.   [1:13] Holly introduces today's topic — research on social vulnerability and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) — and today's guest, Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, a fourth-year medical student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.   [1:38] Angelica will start an internal medicine residency this summer and is planning to do a fellowship in GI and liver disease. Before medical school, she studied public health nutrition at UNC and worked in clinical research in eosinophilic diseases.   [1:58] Angelica has been able to use her analytic and public health skills as a member of UNC's EoE Research Group, which is part of the larger Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, led by Dr. Evan Dellon.   [2:15] Ryan sees Dr. Dellon as his GI. Dr. Dellon has been a guest on the Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases podcast. Ryan says Dr. Dellon is wonderful, and many in the community look up to him. It's exciting that Angelica is doing research alongside him.   [2:38] Dr. Craig Reed, part of the EoE Group, who works closely with Dr. Dellon, invited Angelica to a research meeting. She's always had an interest in digestive tract function and diseases.   [2:55] When Angelica was growing up, her father had Barrett's Esophagus. She saw him choking a lot when he was swallowing. It was really scary.   [3:04] Angelica says that being in the EoE space and appreciating the impact that problems swallowing have, not only on the patient's everyday life but on the people around the patient, it was important to her to dedicate her skills and time to EoE.   [3:37] Angelica researched EoE and social vulnerability. Her abstract at the 2025 Digestive Diseases Week was titled "Increasing Social Vulnerability Impacts Presentation and Decreases Treatment Response in Eosinophilic Esophagitis."   [3:58] Angelica explains that social vulnerability is a term to describe the context of people's day-to-day lives and the barriers and obstacles they navigate.   [4:07] In this context, their lived experience has a dramatic impact on people's ability to anticipate and recover from different stressors.   [4:16] Some groups are notably more vulnerable, including kids, older adults, single-parent households, and people who live with physical and mental disabilities.   [4:28] Social vulnerability can be measured qualitatively in terms of socio-economic status and household composition. Other composite scores or variables can serve as quantitative assessments of social vulnerability.   [4:50] Ryan says he does research for graduate school associated with climate vulnerability and infrastructure. He has done some work with the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index and the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool.   [5:20] Angelica says they used the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index in the study. It's a 16-variable composite score with four overarching themes. It's down to the Census Track level. You can associate it with patient zip codes.   [5:37] The SVI can populate into patient charts or a QI database. It was very easy to incorporate into the database.   [5:50] The QI database was developed to help people understand what neighborhoods and communities might need additional support in natural disasters. It includes variables that impact people's health day-to-day.    [6:18] Angelica says health equity is core to everything she does. Participating in the EoE research, it was important to her to consider the social vulnerability, or people's lived reality, and how it impacts their ability to feel empowered to access care.   [6:42] Angelica talks about people not knowing what's wrong with them, choking. Angelica worked in restaurants for 12 years before going to medical school. She listened to a lot of people share their struggles to communicate with the doctors.   [7:09] Holly says when she worked at a major children's hospital in an EoE clinic, they had local patient families and patients that flew in from farther away. The local patients got to see her weekly for feeding therapy. That's when she started doing telehealth.   [8:04] Angelica says the biggest strength of the database is its size. Having 1,400 people and adding every new diagnosis they get at UNC, and every new diagnosis over the past 23 years.   [8:25] There are adult (60%) and child (40%) patients in the database. There is also a good range of social vulnerability among the patients.   [8:42] Ryan notes that one of the findings of this research was that people with higher social vulnerability often experience delays in diagnosis.    [8:52] Angelica says most of the work was postulating on what could be the things that kept people from being diagnosed early, which is important. Angelica hopes that all institutions work to ensure that early endoscopies and biopsies are done.   [9:!2] The new guidelines help. Having that high index of suspicion for everyone, not basing it on demographics or judging by appearance, for whether someone needs biopsies or not.   [9:28] Social vulnerability includes access to care, getting endoscopies and biopsies, having health insurance, and ER care, which is expensive even with insurance. Specialty copays are expensive. Transportation is expensive.   [9:53] Taking time off work can be hard. People take time off to get care for their children, but often not for themselves.   [10:18] Ryan was diagnosed in 2002. Knowledge of EoE was not widespread, but his parents took off work and took him to doctors out of state. They had insurance that covered it. He saw five or six physicians in multiple states before he got a diagnosis.   [10:42] Ryan's situation is not feasible for most people. He says he is fortunate to have gotten to a doctor who had the expertise to diagnose EoE.   [10:51] Ryan says Dr. Emily McGowan was a guest on the Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases podcast (Episode 15), speaking on access to specialty care for EoE. She had researched urban and rural populations getting diagnosed with EoE.   [11:05] Her research showed that if you're near a center that can diagnose you, you get diagnosed more frequently, which brings it back to access to care.   [11:19] Angelica's research did not look at the urban/rural divide. That's something that may be a future direction of research. Eighty percent of North Carolina, where the study was located, is rural.   [11:41] The Social Vulnerability Index shows there is the highest vulnerability in more rural areas, especially Eastern North Carolina. Angelica imagines that the urban/rural divide plays a big role.   [11:59] Holly grew up in rural New York. She wasn't diagnosed until her twenties. She had issues, but her parents couldn't take her to be diagnosed. It's reassuring to have someone look into this, because when people do research, things change.   [12:30] Ryan says all of these points make a lot of sense on the diagnostic side. If you are in a more socially vulnerable place, you don't have the resources. You can't go and get that diagnosis.   [12:41] Ryan mentions the study found a difference in symptoms, such as vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. Ryan asks what that tells us about how EoE may affect patients differently in these different circumstances.   [12:53] Angelica says the study group was 40% children, and children can present with different symptoms, like belly pain and regurgitation. They're eating different foods and may not be noticing solid foods getting stuck as often.   [13:20] Anglica says there can be a lot of overlap with GERD and EoE. There may be some gut-brain interaction. There's a lot of psycho-social stress among people who have higher social vulnerability. That often manifests with the motility of the GI tract.   [13:56] Angelica says their database doesn't include people who have eosinophilic GI diseases outside of EoE.   [14:13] Holly says the study also showed that patients with higher social vulnerability were less likely to respond to swallowed steroid treatments, even after accounting for factors like age and insurance. Holly asks Angelica to explain this finding.   [14:34] Angelica says this is really important. The way you manage EoE is very patient-specific. The new guidelines give jurisdiction to you, as a patient, and your provider in deciding other things.   [14:51] You can choose dietary therapy first, or topical steroids first. People can take PPIs. They used to be required first, but now they are not. Topical steroids, the ones that you swallow, are common. Cutting out foods from your diet can be challenging.   [15:17] Some people don't love the idea of taking medicine daily in their twenties or thirties.   [15:32] The fact that you would start a patient on something and not see a histologic response opens up the door to follow-up questions of why it is not working.   [15:50] Holly says the pattern wasn't shown in people using diet-based treatments and asks what might explain that difference. She mentions that dietary elimination groceries are expensive, compared to having good insurance covering the medicine.   [16:14] Angelica says Dr. Dellon and part of the group did a study a couple of years ago looking at the cost of dietary elimination for patients. There was a lot of heterogeneity in diet elimination. It wasn't all six food elimination. It was different for everybody.   [16:36] They found that it was cheaper for patients to do elimination diets than to pay for the compounded medicines.   [16:44] Angelica was doing interviews recently for her residency, and a patient told her that when they were first diagnosed, it was hundreds of dollars for their compounded medicine, and they couldn't afford it.   [17:00] Angelica says diet therapy can be different for children versus adults. Adults are sometimes very motivated to try diet therapy. The team wondered if that motivation could influence their outcomes or their ability to adhere to eliminating things.   [17:23] Holly remembers sitting with the social worker at the Children's Hospital of Colorado GDP Clinic, talking about explaining when you're dairy-free, looking at ingredients like whey. There's so much that comes with it. It's confusing.   [17:41] Ryan says he has used swallowed steroids; he's now on a biologic. He's done diet elimination. Groceries are expensive, but there are ways to work around that. Insurance can be frustrating with step therapies, so sometimes diet is the best option.   [18:18] Ryan asks if a delayed diagnosis can impact symptom severity and disease progression, and therefore, the response to treatment options. Is the later diagnosis you see with more socially vulnerable populations playing into the treatment response?   [18:34] Angelica says the delayed diagnosis can lead to a more acute change in the lining of the esophagus, to become more fibrotic and tougher, and the esophagus loses some of its natural flexibility. She says we do wonder if that can be a component of it.   [18:59] Angelica says that's one of the limitations of the study. We need follow-up information to look longitudinally at some of the more recent endoscopies and the outcomes for these patients. She says that's something that we hope to do.   [19:16] Ryan asks about information about disease severity within the data set. Angelica says they have information on the severity scores of patients.   [19:54] The data showed that patients with higher social vulnerability had more of a mixed inflammatory phenotype compared to people with lower social vulnerability.   [20:09] Ryan notes that there are so many different angles to look at. He says in doing research, especially when working with medical charts, you can't get everything for such a large population. What you're able to figure out from all this is so cool.   [20:24] Holly says she was the person who ended up in the ED with a food impaction, and that could have been avoided. She loves that Angelica is researching it.   [20:44] Holly asks what the key takeaways are for clinicians from this research.   [20:54] Angelica says a key takeaway for all clinicians caring for people with EoE is that you have to take into consideration the vulnerabilities that patients are navigating. We operate within a complicated health system that needs to be more efficient.   [21:14] Angelica says you get more messages daily and have a lot of competing needs. It can be easy to assume that this patient in front of me is doing well enough and has access to what they need to be supported.   [21:31] Patients having space to ask a question about something important to them can be validating and affirming. Whether patients want to share at that encounter, or at the next. It normalizes that we humans need help navigating life, because it's hard.   [22:20] Holly talks about providers sitting down with you and asking if you have access to drive to this specialty pharmacy, or if you live in a home where this medicine can be delivered to you safely. It's nice to have someone ask what's going to work best for you.   [22:49] Angelica agrees. She says the Social Vulnerability Index can be incorporated into Epic. You can look at a high score and make sure the patient has a social worker and care management. Make it standard procedure to discuss it with patients.   [23:10] Ryan explains to listeners that Epic is where all patient information and records are stored. Holly mentions that her office doesn't have Epic, and she misses having electronic medical records.   [23:34] Ryan says as a patient, it's impactful that his healthcare team considers his life outside the doctor's office and that he is sticking with his care and can find care that works well for him.   [24:11] Angelica says it's important that patients understand that the spaces they are in outside the clinic do impact their health. Up to 80% of our health is influenced by things outside of the hospital and clinic, like health behaviors, exercise, smoking, and alcohol.   [24:36] Angelica says your physical environment is so important: the quality of your housing, your carpet, the pollution in your air, working in a factory, working with animals, that's important to consider.   [25:00] Angelica says your general stress level is important. That can be worse when you live in an environment that's very noisy or where you don't feel physically safe. Those are very important things to share with your doctors.   [25:25] Ryan speaks of research he does on California wildfires, where the power might be turned off for days at a time to avoid starting fires, which can spoil refrigerated foods or medicines that are difficult to replace. Where you live has major impacts.   [26:31] Angelica says something we want to do is to look at a pooled subset of around 80 patients to see what is going on with their swallowed steroid treatment. You can discern quite a lot from a chart review by the questions patients send to their team.   [26:56] Questions might be things like confusion about how to take the medication, any trouble with insurance claims, or if the medicines are touching the throat the way they're supposed to be. Is the throat not getting adequate exposure to the medicine?   [27:20] A thought the team had was that if there's increased chronic stress, that increases the allostatic load, and that can impact total inflammation. Will that make the mucosa in some people inherently resistant, and do they need bigger doses to treat the disease?   [27:42] Angelica says we're also going to incorporate the jobs they are working and the potential exposures they have there. How far they live from UNC Main, and if they are living in a rural county or not. They are trying to identify specific areas to help patients.   [28:08] Ryan speaks of the benefits and drawbacks of integrating AI into patient records. In chronic cases, the AI summaries are skimming over important details.   [28:45] Angelica says they are using AI at UNC, a lot of times when people are being admitted to the ED. It's also being used in the clinic. Angelica sees that AI edits out important details of a patient's social history.   [29:27] Holly says her office is trialing an AI, and she has learned she can teach it what is necessary to include in the notes. It can be good if you use it appropriately and train it.   [30:03] Ryan says his father recently had a prescription denied because the AI said he didn't have the disorder. He was diagnosed 20 years ago. It took several phone calls to override the AI and see in his chart that he needed this medication.   [30:54] Angelica says she hopes that this study can be the beginning of a conversation.   [31:00] Health equity is important in all of medical care. Angelica hears more about it in a primary care setting. She looks forward to health equity becoming the core of GI and liver diseases and to how we approach that care.   [31:20] Having the conversation can be the beginning of advocacy. It will be the beginning of having medications be more affordable, so you do not have to try and fail so many medications before you get the one that works for you.   [31:40] Angelica says every hour of not having the medication that works for them is hard for people. This research was a relatively simple project that answered some very important questions and left us with many more important questions to answer.   [32:00] Angelica hopes it shows the feasibility of using these tools that we already have in the community, to start making everyone's health better, and not just people who have access.   [32:15] Ryan says we're excited that you're here talking about this with us. We'd also like to congratulate you on receiving an award last year at Digestive Disease Week.   [32:23] It was an honor to recognize you with the American Gastroenterological Association APFED Abstract Award for your outstanding research that we've been discussing today.   [32:31] The abstract, "Increasing Social Vulnerability Impacts Presentation and Decreases Treatment Response in Eosinophilic Esophagitis," was selected in recognition of its significant contributions to the field.   [32:47] Angelica says it was such an honor. It means a lot to her because she conceptualized and executed this project, with so much support from Dr. Dellon and the larger EoE Group. She says she couldn't have done it without them.   [33:05] Angelica says, most importantly, the project was a small win for health equity. She hopes that it starts a lot of important conversations and that we continue to be more attuned to the social drivers that impact our really vulnerable patient population.   [33:30] Angelica's final words: For patients, caregivers, and loved ones, I encourage you to ask questions. There are no stupid or silly questions. If you feel silly asking, how you feel is valid, but it's really important that you get your questions answered.   [33:55] It's OK to say you don't know what questions to ask. You are the expert on what you need and what is important to you. Ask questions, and say when you don't know what to ask.   [34:40] Holly thinks that's great for people with a new diagnosis, or children. Ask, what would you ask, if you were in my shoes?   [34:54] Ryan thinks this is a great start for listeners who are newly diagnosed. If you'd like to learn more about eosinophilic disorders, we encourage you to visit apfed.org and check out the links in the show notes.   [35:09] If you're looking for a specialist who treats eosinophilic disorders, we encourage you to use APFED's Specialist Finder at APFED.org/specialist.   [35:18] If you'd like to connect with others impacted by eosinophilic diseases, please join APFED's online community on the Inspire Network at APFED.org/connections.   [35:28] If you've been personally impacted by eosinophilic disorders and are interested in sharing your experience, please check out APFED.org/shareyourstory.   [35:37] Ryan thanks Angelica for joining us today. This was a super insightful conversation. Angelica thanks Ryan and Holly for having her on. It was a pleasure getting to talk today.   [35:54] Holly thanks Angelica and also thanks APFED's Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda for supporting this episode.   Mentioned in This Episode:   APFED on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases Podcast Apfed.org apfed.org/specialist apfed.org/connections apfed.org/research/clinical-trials Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPHpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41551662 apfed.org/blog/may-2025-research-roundup-ddw-edition gastro.org/news/introducing-the-2025-aga-research-foundation-awardees   Education Partners: This episode of APFED's podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda.   Tweetables:   "When I was growing up, my Dad had Barrett's Esophagus. I saw him choking a lot when he was swallowing. It was really scary. And so, being in the EoE space…was really important and attractive to me." — Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH   "We used the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index in the study. It's a 16-variable composite score with four overarching themes. It's down to the Census Track level. You can associate it with patient zip codes." — Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH   "Health equity is core to everything I do. Having the opportunity to participate in the EoE research, I felt it was important that we considered the social vulnerability, or people's lived reality, and how that impacts their ability to access care." — Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH   "Most of the work was postulating on what could be the things that kept people from being diagnosed early, something that's really important." — Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH   "I encourage you to ask questions…It's OK to say you don't know what questions to ask. You are the expert on what you need and what is important to you. Ask questions, and say when you don't know what to ask." — Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH   Guest Bio: Angelica Lackey Mirzoca, MPH

Registered dietitian nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses a New England Journal of Medicine paper (July 2024, cited via Holistic Primary Care) warning about drug-induced magnesium depletion, especially from diuretics, proton pump inhibitors (e.g., Nexium, Prilosec), and certain antibiotics. She notes magnesium is often not routinely measured despite links between deficiency and cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological problems, including arrhythmias (AFib, long QT, torsades), endothelial dysfunction, and longer ICU stays. Prevalence estimates range from 7–11% (up to 20%) in hospitalized patients and 2–4% among outpatients, with higher rates among long-term PPI and diuretic users. She reviews symptoms and causes, explains limits of serum magnesium testing, highlights associations with diabetes, alcohol use, low potassium and calcium, and outlines evaluation options and oral repletion approaches, favoring better-absorbed forms like magnesium glycinate over oxide due to diarrhea risk.

What if reflux isn't caused by too much stomach acid—but not enough? In this episode, two PharmDs unpack what PPIs and antacids are actually doing inside your body, why they're meant to be short-term, and how long-term use can quietly impact digestion, minerals, hormones, and immune health—especially for women. We talk about the root cause behind reflux, why symptom suppression often backfires, and what gentle, foundational support can look like when your body needs healing—not just relief. If you've been told this is "just how it is"… this conversation may change how you see your symptoms—and your path forward.   Book a Free Clarity Call . We'd love to talk to you! Pharmacist Kari Coody and Integrative Health Practitioner Jenn Patriarca host weekly conversations meant to cut through the overwhelm of alternative healthcare options. Simple, effective, easy ways to pursue health and gain an understanding without a prescription pad. It's time to simplify the process of healing.   Add us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cornerstoneintgrativehealing  Check out our site: www.cornerstoneintegrativehealing.com  Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cornerstoneintegrativehealth  Add us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/cornerstoneintegrativehealing.com  Send us an Email: hello@cornerstoneintegrativehealing.com    The information shared in this episode is not meant to be medical advice. Please speak to your healthcare provider about making any changes to your healthcare plan    

Ever feel bloated or heavy after meals, maybe even get heartburn, and your doctor says you have too much acid? What if it's actually the opposite?In this episode, Johan breaks down why most reflux symptoms aren't about “too much acid” at all. You'll learn what stomach acid really does, why low acid is often the real problem, and how common fixes like PPIs might be making things worse. Get ready to flip everything you thought you knew about heartburn and digestion.You'll learn:The real role of stomach acid and why low levels cause bloating, fatigue and nutrient deficienciesThe most common causes of low stomach acid (and why stress and diet matter more than you think)Simple, practical steps to support healthy acid levels naturallyAnd much moreWant the full step-by-step Gut Repair Blueprint that helps you understand your symptoms and take steps towards improving your gut health? DM “GUT” to @johanvesters_ocs on instagram now to get it for free! --- Brought to you by Odyssey Coaching Systems @johanvesters_ocs on Instagram www.odysseycoachingsystems.co johan@odysseycoachingsystems.co

Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist living with EoE who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, interview Jessica Grady, a patient advocate living with EoE. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is designed to support, not replace, the relationship between listeners and their healthcare providers. Opinions, information, and recommendations shared in this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice. Decisions related to medical care should be made with your healthcare provider. Opinions and views of guests and co-hosts are their own.   Key Takeaways: [:50] Co-host Ryan Piansky introduces this episode, brought to you thanks to the support of Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda. Ryan introduces co-host Holly Knotowicz.   [1:13] Holly introduces today's topic — eosinophilic esophagitis and life transitions — and today's guest, Jessica Grady, a patient advocate living with EoE.   [1:35] Jessica is a mom who was diagnosed with EoE in her 20s, after years of unexplained symptoms: acid reflux, GERD, food impaction, and anxiety around food. For about six years, Jessica searched for answers while dealing with these issues.   [2:00] Since then, Jessica has tried PPIs, steroids, and two clinical trials. She was always interested in the research, so being part of it has been valuable to her. There's a lot of work involved in clinical trials, and it's not easy.   [2:29] Jessica is managing her condition and has hit her second endoscopy with remission, with dupilumab. That's exciting, after her long journey. It has taught her the importance of advocating for yourself and staying hopeful with a chronic condition.   [3:01] After college, Jessica was going out with friends, and had pain almost like ulcers in her stomach. She thought maybe she was going out too much.   [3:20] One day at lunch, water got stuck. Jessica says it was like gargling; it wouldn't go down. Finally, it went down, and she took a bite of food, and that got stuck. That was her first episode. After that, Jessica has had food impactions as her main symptom.   [3:54] Jessica says it's quite a reality check when you're choking on water. How is that even possible? Once that happened, Jessica kicked herself into gear and had an endoscopy.   [4:12] Food impaction is Jessica's number one symptom. She has been to dinners where it happened, and she calmly excused herself from the table until she could finally get the food to go down.   [4:34] As Jessica aged, her food impactions started getting longer. That was terrifying, especially as a Mom needing to take care of her baby.   [4:52] Holly shares how she had symptoms from infancy and all the way through her childhood, and it was diagnosed as anxiety, until she started working in an EoE clinic and recognized her symptoms. Getting an EoE diagnosis is often very challenging.   [5:40] Jessica went to three different hospitals in her area. She didn't know what kind of doctor to look for. She went to a GI, got an endoscopy, and woke up with a fat lip. The doctor told her not to have caffeine and start on PPIs.   [6:11] There was no mention of a biopsy or EoE. She was told she had bad acid reflux and ulcers.   [6:35] The PPIs didn't help. She still had acid reflux and impactions. She was still uncomfortable.   [6:47] Jessica switched to another healthcare system and got closer to the answer, with more endoscopies and testing, but there was no research with it.   [7:02] Finally, Jessica switched to where she is today. There is a doctor and research. They run clinical trials. She gets the latest and greatest updates. She feels like it has helped her get to where she is today.   [7:21] Jessica said the doctor knew what to look for. The moment she described her symptoms, the doctor said it would need to be confirmed with a biopsy, but she has EoE. Jessica asked what now?    [7:34] Ryan says, we hear a lot of difficulty with diagnosis because not all doctors know what to look for. If they see ulcers or other common symptoms that people with EoE have, they can very easily misdiagnose. It's a tricky diagnosis to make.   [8:03] Jessica says that before her EoE diagnosis, doctors told her she had GERD, acid reflux, ulcers, and anxiety around food. They asked what her food choices were and if she was taking too big bites.   [8:12] Jessica asked the doctors why she always needs to have a bottle of water with her, and why she feels panic if there's something like a soft pretzel. They told her she was hyperactive and had anxiety. Jessica felt that that was not making sense.   [8:40] That is why Jessica feels it is so important to advocate. There's a lot of time involved when you're misdiagnosed. You get your hopes up and have lots of highs and lows. It's exhausting.   [8:53] Ryan says that when you do get diagnosed, you can start to treat the underlying condition properly, make progress, feel better, and feel like you're being listened to.   [9:30] Jessica's current course of treatment is PPIs and dupilumab. She's learned her food triggers. Being on the biologic means she doesn't have to worry as much about her triggers, but they can still cause symptoms. She doesn't eat nuts or pineapple.   [10:16] Jessica used to eat cottage cheese if she had acid reflux, but now she knows dairy is one of the worst things to have. She does her best to be mindful. She's really thankful that she's in remission now and can be like everyone else at the dinner table.   [11:04] Holly mentions that there are many trigger foods. It's patient-dependent. Dairy is the number one trigger, but we all have different little triggers, like pineapple. Holly's EoE is triggered by any melon. Ryan's EoE is triggered by apples and rice.   [11:48] Holly avoids all trigger foods for fear of an impaction or throwing up.   [12:27] Jessica says, if she wants to have an ice cream cone and live her life like everyone else, she will, but then she has guilt and wonders if it will do something to her later. She limits the high-allergy foods. If she has ice cream, she won't have cheese.   [13:06] Jessica monitors her food as much as possible. Her GI tells her that, since she's in remission, she doesn't need to be that careful. But she has anxiety because you never know if she will have a problem.   [13:21] Since Jessica has been in remission, she has recently gone from weekly to bi-weekly injections. But she is now hyper-vigilant for symptoms and starts each day with a sip of water to see how it goes down and if there are any bumps in the road.   [14:21] Jessica's GI had told her that she was only allergic to a few nuts and she could try other kinds of nuts. She tried cashews once and had a reaction. She reported it to her GI, and then he told her to avoid all nuts.   [14:47] Jessica recently went to her allergist to be retested for common allergies. The tests came back negative for every allergy. She doesn't know if that was because of being on the biologic treatment.   [16:01] Jessica's profession is clinical trial technology. That helped her to understand what a clinical trial is, how to enroll, and patient recruitment. When she went to a hospital with GI research, she asked about it. They had openings, and she enrolled.   [16:33] Jessica was interested in clinical trials because she was desperate for options and answers. Also, the cost of endoscopies adds up. Clinical trials are free. Sometimes you get paid. That was a big win for Jessica.   [17:09] When there was an option for a new treatment, she jumped at it both times. She participated in two trials. She didn't make it through them.   [17:21] In the first trial, Jessica's biopsies had two out of three criteria the trial was looking for, although she had active EoE.   [17:33] In the second trial, Jessica had a provision device she used to write a daily diary entry in. She was pretty far in, but then she had tech issues and emailed for help. That's not part of the protocol. If your diary is not logged correctly, you are out of the trial.   [17:57] That trial was an oral medication. She doesn't know if she was on the placebo or not. Jessica is always open to trials. She thinks they are very beneficial.   [18:46] After leaving the first trial, when Jessica's biopsies didn't meet the criteria, Jessica asked the clinical research nurse to keep her in mind for future trials, so she learned of the second trial.    [19:07] Jessica says she put a lot of time and effort into the second trial, with check-ins and multiple endoscopies, until she was dropped from it. It was challenging and very disappointing when she was dropped from the second trial. She was hopeful.   [19:40] At that point, Jessica changed course and started corticosteroid treatment. The inhaler didn't work. Then she did the slurry mix, and that didn't work, and then she did the injections.   [20:09] Ryan notes that Real Talk has talked to many researchers who have run clinical trials. Every time, they say they are so grateful for the community volunteering their time.   [20:21] They're very aware that some difficulties and challenges come up. Not all patients can make it to the end of the trial, whether that's on the research side or on the patient side.   [20:34] Ryan says the eosinophilic-associated disorder community, in general, is so willing to volunteer their time and participate in these things, and further research for the overall community. Ryan says it's good to hear that Jesica tried to participate.   [21:01] Jessica says she thinks it's valuable. She recommends that anyone who is interested should look into it, especially if you know you have something that's for the rest of your life. What do you have to lose?   [21:12] Jessica says she has something that can't be cured, so what is she going to do? She wants to be the tester. She wants to find something to help her. She doesn't want to choke anymore.   [21:29] Jessica wasn't a mom when she started in these clinical trials. Now she is a mother of two; she explains what conditions she would require to participate in another trial. She wants the opportunity for telemedicine visits except for when she needs a test.   [23:43] There are a lot of challenges. Jessica says that's why she is so passionate about patients and getting therapies to them. It's hard to try to do it all.   [24:24] Jessica was able to get off dupilumab when she was pregnant. She had acid reflux but no other symptoms, choking episodes, or food impactions during her pregnancy.   [25:05] Three months post-partum, it came back with a vengeance. Jessica had her first food impaction that was over 40 minutes. Earlier food impactions had been for seconds or a few minutes. It was terrifying.   [25:27] At three months post-partum, Jessica had to go back on dupilumab. No one could tell her it was safe for her child while breastfeeding. The doctor said it should be digested. It should be OK. "Should" is hard for a post-partum new mother to hear.   [26:08] In Jessica's second pregnancy, she confidently got off dupilumab again, and everything was great. Exactly three months after the birth of the second baby, she had a 45-minute food impaction.   [26:24] She thought she had to go to the ER. She was at the sink trying to get the food up, while her husband took care of the children. Finally, she recovered from the food impaction.   [27:12] Jessica had some spare dupilumab in the refrigerator from before her pregnancy. She called her GI, said she needed to go back on the dupilumab, and started it that day. On dupilumab, she hasn't had a food impaction since.   [27:52] Jessica looks at dupilumab as her lifeline. She gets to be like everybody else when she's on it. She is blessed and thankful for it. It wasn't approved for EoE until 2022. It has been a long ride to figure out how not to choke.   [28:12] Now that Jessica knows she has something that's saving her, changing from weekly to bi-weekly dupilumab injections is scary. If I don't do it this week, are we sure I'm not going to start choking again? Jessica thinks the next impaction will last an hour.   [29:06] Jessica advises people starting a family to make sure they have a care plan in place. Your doctors, family, and others need to be aware of and understand what's going on with you.    [29:19] Make sure that you're communicating. This is especially important for a woman with a GI and an OB. Make sure everyone's speaking the same language. When it comes to GI and allergy, Jessica wants to ask if they can get together on a call.   [29:41] Prepare safe and easy foods for post-partum. People may be dropping off food. Be mindful of what is safe for you to eat. Ask for a lot of help and try to have your care plan together.   [29:57] Jessica was having calls with her GI doctor when she was planning, once she was pregnant, during pregnancy, and post-partum. There was never a time when she wasn't doing check-ins to primary care, allergy, and GI.   [30:14] Have a care plan and know your trends. Jessica didn't realize the post-partum choking episode would repeat after the second birth. She thought it was a one-off. [30:38] If you have an episode, your body is telling you something. Follow the protocol you made for yourself.   [30:47] Once that food impaction happened the second time, Jessica knew exactly what to do because it had happened before. The problem was that she hadn't been proactive in starting on dupilumab before the food impaction happened.   [31:03] Jessica says her first dilation could only get to 12, so she had to have a second dilation to get to a normal 15.    [31:29] Jessica says she thought she was immortal. It only happened once; she supposed it wouldn't happen again.   [32:16] Holly says she loves to travel. When she travels, she brings along a medical emergency kit. The quality of life matters.   [32:36] Jessica watches for signs of EoE in her children. They're not showing signs of it. Anything could happen, and she takes it day by day. If the time comes and it happens, Jessica will know what to do, rather than going in clueless.   [34:44] Ryan says his parents didn't believe he had EoE before he was diagnosed.   [35:08] Jessica's last words: I would say the most challenging part of living with EoE is the unpredictability and not knowing, and the lifelong illness with that. You've got to be comfortable in the unknown.   [35:23] There's a lot of innovation and research right now, so I think more answers are coming. Be aware. See what's going on. Be more in tune with yourself. If you feel like things are happening, be mindful of that. Be comfortable knowing that it's unpredictable.   [35:50] That's the most challenging part of having EoE. Always trust your gut. Advocate for yourself. It took me years to get answers, but persistence is what got me there.   [36:05] Ryan says, that's a great outlook. Keep looking for new answers. Take it one step at a time. Be mindful and on the lookout.   [36:14] Ryan thanks Jessica for joining us today and sharing about your experience and your journey with EoE. I think this will be a super helpful conversation for our listeners.   [36:22] For our listeners who would like to learn more about eosinophilic disorders, please visit apfed.org and check out the links in the show notes.   [36:29] If you're looking to find a specialist who treats eosinophilic disorders, we encourage you to use APFED's Specialist Finder at APFED.org/specialist.   [36:37] If you'd like to connect with others impacted by eosinophilic diseases, please join APFED's online community on the Inspire Network at APFED.org/connections.    [36:48] Ryan thanks Jessica for joining us today. This was a great conversation. Jessica thanks Ryan and Holly for having her on.   [36:59] Holly thanks Jessica and also thanks APFED's Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda for supporting this episode.   Mentioned in This Episode:   APFED on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases Podcast Apfed.org apfed.org/specialist apfed.org/connections apfed.org/research/clinical-trials   Education Partners: This episode of APFED's podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda.   Tweetables:   "I'm managing my condition and have hit my second endoscopy with remission, with dupilumab." — Jessica Grady   "It's quite a reality check when you're choking on water. How is that even possible? Once that happened, I kicked myself into gear and had an endoscopy." — Jessica Grady   "If I want to have an ice cream cone and live my life like everyone else, I will, but then I have guilt and wonder if it will do something to me later." — Jessica Grady   "I advise people starting a family to make sure they have a care plan in place. Your doctors, family, and others need to be aware of and understand what's going on with you." — Jessica Grady   "I would say the most challenging part of living with EoE is the unpredictability and not knowing, and the lifelong illness with that. You've got to be comfortable in the unknown." — Jessica Grady   "There's a lot of innovation and research right now, so I think more answers are coming. Be aware. See what's going on. Be more in tune with yourself. If you feel like things are happening, be mindful of that. Be comfortable knowing that it's unpredictable." — Jessica Grady   Guest Bio: Jessica Grady, Patient Advocate

Send Zorba a message!Dr. Zorba explains the importance of calcium scores to a caller, and how it relates to cholesterol. He reviews new research that shows PPIs (stomach acid-reducing drugs) may not increase stomach cancer risk. Zorba also discusses GLP-1 drugs vs. natural methods for losing weight, and shares his recipe for sinus rinse. The Grammar Cops chime in, and we hear a Mom Joke from one of our listeners.Support the showProduction, edit, and music by Karl Christenson Send your question to Dr. Zorba (he loves to help!): Phone: 608-492-9292 (call anytime) Email: askdoctorzorba@gmail.com Web: www.doctorzorba.org Stay well!

Send Zorba a message!Dr. Zorba explains the importance of calcium scores to a caller, and how it relates to cholesterol. He reviews new research that shows PPIs (stomach acid-reducing drugs) may not increase stomach cancer risk. Zorba also discusses GLP-1 drugs vs. natural methods for losing weight, and shares his recipe for sinus rinse. The Grammar Cops chime in, and we hear a Mom Joke from one of our listeners.Support the showProduction, edit, and music by Karl Christenson Send your question to Dr. Zorba (he loves to help!): Phone: 608-492-9292 (call anytime) Email: askdoctorzorba@gmail.com Web: www.doctorzorba.org Stay well!

Entrepreneur Wellness: Supplements, Stress, and Emotional Vitality   "Modern medicine lies to us about that. It does say that we are symptoms to be managed, not people to be healed."    In Episode 480 of Richer Soul, Rocky Lalvani sits down with Jared St. Clair, owner of Vitality Nutrition and host of Vitality Radio, for a grounded conversation about what it really takes to rebuild health and "the promise of vitality." Jared shares how he grew up in a family health food store (working there from age 7, managing it at 15, and buying it at 22), why trust in modern medicine has eroded, and why he believes the body must be treated as a connected system, not isolated parts. The episode also dives into Jared's "Vital 5" supplement framework, the risks he associates with long-term use of PPIs like Nexium/Prilosec, and the deeper mindset work he calls "emotional vitality," including the story of his wife Jen's long journey from decades of psych meds to being off them for about six years.    7 Soul-Level Insights from Jared St. Clair: Jared learned "money up close" through entrepreneurship. He describes the up-and-down nature of entrepreneurial income, "leaner years" and "better years", and how that shaped his mindset growing up.  He took on real responsibility early and built mastery through repetition. Jared started working at 7, was helping customers by 14, managed the store at 15, hired his first employee at 16, and bought the business at 22.  Before the internet, natural health meant books + tradition, not PubMed. Jared explains that there was no internet and very little clinical study of nutraceuticals, so he learned through foundational books and lived experience.  Trust in medicine has eroded, and healthcare has become political. Jared says trust is "eroded substantially" and describes polarization after COVID, where the same intervention is perceived differently depending on who promotes it.  Treating the body like separate "parts" creates blind spots. Jared critiques fragmented care (specialists not challenging each other) and emphasizes that systems (like heart and lungs) are inseparable.  Jen's Story shows what Jared calls Emotional Vitality (supplements + diet + mindset). Jared shares that Jen had anxiety/depression since 13, was on psych meds most of her life, and after a long, cautious weaning process has been off pharma meds ~6 years and no longer deals with anxiety/depression the same way.  Start simple: "The Vital 5." Jared recommends a baseline for many adults over ~35: omega‑3s, magnesium (he favors bisglycinate for most people), a high-quality multivitamin, probiotics, and digestive enzymes.    Why This Conversation Matters A lot of people are doing "all the right things" and still feel stuck, tired, anxious, inflamed, or dependent on symptom-management strategies that never resolve the root. Jared's message is a reminder that vitality is built on foundations: digestion, nutrition, and mindset, and that the body is a connected system, not a collection of separate departments.  It's also a practical wake-up call: quality matters. If your supplement supply chain is unreliable, you can't trust your results, and Jared explains why he's cautious about where products come from.    Money Learning Jared grew up in an entrepreneurial household and learned firsthand that financial life can be cyclical. He describes feeling like his family could "figure it out," even when money was tight—and later stepped into ownership responsibility young, buying the store at 22 and building a life around serving customers over decades.    Key Takeaway You're not just a set of symptoms to manage. Jared challenges the "managed forever" mindset and shares what he believes creates real change: better inputs, better foundations, and better internal programming.    Guest Bio: Jared St. Clair Jared St. Clair is the owner of Vitality Nutrition and host of the Vitality Radio podcast. He says he started working in his family's health food store at age 7, began managing it at 15, hired his first employee at 16, and bought the store at 22. At the time of recording, he says he's 53, has owned the store for 31 years, and has worked there for 45 years.    Links Website: https://vitalitynutrition.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyVitality/  https://www.facebook.com/vitalityradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitalitynutritionbountiful/  https://www.instagram.com/vitalityradio/   Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vitality-radio-podcast-with-jared-st-clair/id1499760048   If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start with your health—start here: Build a base: try Jared's "Vital 5" framework as a starting point, then refine based on your body and needs.  Audit digestion + inputs: if you're relying on symptom suppression (like long-term reflux meds), revisit foundations and get support before changing anything.  Track your self-talk for 7 days: Jared's advice—notice how you describe yourself, because your brain treats it as truth.    #RicherSoul #LifeBeyondMoney #Vitality #Nutrition #Supplements #GutHealth #EmotionalVitality #Mindset   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richersoul Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well-being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom! Thanks for listening! Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/ Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

Today, I'm joined by the wonderful Dr. Shivani Gupta, a true force in bridging ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with cutting-edge modern research on inflammation and healthy aging. She recently authored The Inflammation Code. Dr. Shivani opens up about her deeply personal motivation—from witnessing her grandfather's preventable health decline to spending years in both traditional and scientific studies, ultimately earning a PhD focused on turmeric and chronic inflammation. For Dr. Shivani's Turmeric and sleep gummies visit https://fusionaryformulas.com/?sca_ref=9671225.dtSyos3QQx1c and use code NAT15 for 15% off.   Episode Timestamps: Welcome & Introduction to Longevity Podcast ... 00:00:00 Autophagy & Spermidine Supplementation ... 00:02:41 Personal Connection & Product Experience ... 00:03:46 Health Declines in Modern Indian Culture ... 00:07:47 Reversing Disease: Ayurveda & Biohacking ... 00:11:11 Discovering Ayurveda & Turmeric's Power ... 00:15:12 Turmeric vs. NSAIDs: Scientific Support ... 00:19:52 PPIs, Gut Health, and Curcumin ... 00:21:26 Inflammation as the Root of Chronic Disease ... 00:23:24 Sleep Rituals & Circadian Timing ... 00:28:59 Elemental Design / Doshas Explained ... 00:32:13 Aligning Lifestyle with Dosha for Health ... 00:42:46 Mental Inflammation: Stress & Burnout ... 00:46:00 Turmeric Science, Uses & Myths ... 00:54:20 Personalized Spice Use & Dosha Guidance ... 01:03:48 Top Spices for Longevity ... 01:07:44 Cautions: Medications & Turmeric ... 01:10:03 The Future of Inflammation in Medicine ... 01:11:11 Rapid-Fire Longevity Habits ... 01:15:03   Our Amazing Sponsors: Complete Liver Complex by LVLUP Health - supports your liver's natural detox pathways so your body can reset without suffering. Go  to lvluphealth.com and use code NAT for 20% off.   Primeadine by Oxford Healthspan — A food-derived spermidine supplement that supports autophagy and cellular renewal without fasting, made from Japanese wheat germ with clean, rigorously tested ingredients (including a gluten-free option); visit oxfordhealthspan.com/BIONAT20 and use code BIONAT20 at checkout.   Gut Essentials Bundle by Just Thrive — A powerful duo of a clinically proven probiotic and digestive bitters to reduce bloat, boost energy, curb cravings, and help you feel your best fast, backed by a 100% money-back guarantee — Take the Feel Better Challenge and save 20% at JustThriveHealth.com/NAT20 with promo code NAT20.   Nat's Links:  YouTube Channel Join My Membership Community Sign up for My Newsletter  Instagram  Facebook Group

#197 - How to Reverse Bone Loss Naturally — With 4 Clinically Proven Nutrients to Prevent Fractures. Interview with Dr. John Neustadt   Why Calcium Isn't the Answer to Strong Bones (and What Actually Is) — with Dr. John Neustadt If you've ever been told, “Just take calcium for your bones,” this episode is going to blow your mind. Lisa sits down with Dr. John Neustadt, naturopathic doctor, bestselling author of Fracture-Proof Your Bones, and founder of NBI Health, to uncover what really causes — and reverses — osteoporosis. It turns out, bone health isn't just about bone density. And the scary truth? The standard “treatments” may actually make bones more brittle. From medication-induced bone loss to how to choose supplements that actually work (and aren't a waste of money), Dr. Neustadt breaks down the science in a way that's refreshingly clear — and shockingly empowering. You'll learn:

Ever feel like your supplement cabinet is full but your energy is still empty? We take you behind the label to show exactly why some products change lives and others change nothing. With Emily from Orthomolecular, we unpack the real markers of quality—verified sourcing, GMP manufacturing, third-party testing, and forms your cells can actually use—so you stop guessing and start feeling a difference.We start with the fish oil you love to hate. If your softgels smell rancid, cause burps, or require a handful to hit a therapeutic dose, you're not imagining it. Source, processing, and form separate effective EPA/DHA from junk. Then we tackle magnesium: oxide and citrate may keep you regular, but chelated bisglycinate supports sleep, mood, heart rhythm, and muscle calm because it gets inside cells. We also talk about the digestion piece too many overlook—low stomach acid from stress or long-term PPIs can block absorption, turning even good formulas into expensive decorations.From there, we map the essentials most women need: vitamin D3 with K2 to protect bones and arteries, omega-3s to dial down inflammation, and an advanced multivitamin with activated B vitamins for energy, methylation, and hormone metabolism. On gut health, we share why a multi-strain, shelf-stable probiotic can be a smart daily “maintenance” choice, and how Saccharomyces boulardii acts like a cleanup crew for the GI tract, helping maintain barrier integrity and support immunity.If you're ready to simplify, we explain how to audit your cabinet, check forms and doses, toss expired or ineffective products, and consolidate into a lean, therapeutic stack that works. No hype—just practical steps, clear explanations, and products designed to meet label claims and clinical standards. Subscribe, share with a friend who's supplement-confused, and leave a review telling us the one change you're making this week.Shop supplements: Shop.fasttofaith.com use code PODCAST for a discount! If you're ready to move beyond trying harder and start living more aligned, you're invited to join Empowered by Faith — LIVE, a guided 5-day reset led by Dr. Tabatha that helps women reset body, mind, and spirit through simple, faith-centered rhythms.

Today, I'm kicking off the new year with a back-to-basics deep dive into one of the most pivotal yet overlooked foundations of longevity: gut health. Over the past episodes, we've explored everything from gene therapy to advanced tech, but it all comes back to the habits and systems we rely on every single day—and the gut is right at the center of that equation.   Episode Timestamps: Gut health as the cornerstone of longevity ... 00:00:00 Why disease and wellness begin in the gut ... 00:03:46 Symptoms and signs of gut imbalance ... 00:08:53 Normalizing digestive discomfort ... 00:09:33 Key stressors for gut health: stress, poor food choices ... 00:12:03 How chronic stress disrupts digestion ... 00:12:59 Processed foods, toxins, and nutrient deficiencies ... 00:13:14 The importance of whole foods, healthy fats, and cooked veggies ... 00:14:27 Testing and understanding your own food tolerances ... 00:16:31 Risks of dehydration, overtraining, and PPIs ... 00:19:24 Structure of a healthy gut: digestion, gut barrier, organ support ... 00:23:19 Pre-meal rituals for better digestion ... 00:25:33 Choosing and introducing probiotics and fiber ... 00:37:44 Tracking your food and gut motility ... 00:42:12 Lifestyle habits: exercise, sleep, stress, meal timing ... 00:45:00 Avoiding snacking and late meals ... 00:49:05 Remove offenders, restore with enzymes, replenish with probiotics ... 00:50:12 Bone broth, anti-inflammatory foods, and gut repair ... 00:54:19 Peptides and bioregulators for organ optimization ... 00:57:03   Our Amazing Sponsors: Tranq Dart by Wizard Sciences - a multi-pathway sleep support from Wizard Sciences. It's not a knockout pill; it's a gentle nudge toward that wind-down zone. I take it about 30 minutes before bed, and it helps my body and brain sync up for sleep. Visit wizardsciences.com and use code NAT15 for 15% off. Sleep smarter, not harder.   Complete Liver Complex by LVLUP Health - supports your liver's natural detox pathways so your body can reset after the holidays without suffering. Go  to lvluphealth.com and use code NAT for 20% off.   Vitali - combines pharmaceutical-grade copper peptides with zero-age exosomes to support clearer cellular signaling and long-term skin resilience, working with your biology instead of forcing change. Visit VitaliSkincare.com and use code NAT20 for 20% off.   Nat's Links:  YouTube Channel Join My Membership Community Sign up for My Newsletter  Instagram  Facebook Group

Send us a textWe explore the complex relationship between digestive health and overall wellness, revealing how malabsorption issues can cascade into widespread physical and mental health problems.• Proper chewing (20-30 times per bite) is essential for mechanical breakdown and optimal digestion• Adequate hydration (64-84 oz daily) is crucial for digestive enzyme function• Long-term use of medications like PPIs and antibiotics can disrupt gut health• The gut-brain axis explains why digestive issues often manifest as mental health symptoms• B vitamins, magnesium and essential fatty acids from the gut directly impact brain function• Digestive dysfunction disrupts hormonal signaling that regulates hunger and metabolism• Fatty liver disease and gallbladder issues often stem from poor dietary choices rather than alcohol• Treating the root cause of malabsorption requires addressing diet, lifestyle, and possibly bacterial/fungal overgrowthTaking digestive enzymes and magnesium supplements can help improve gut function when used alongside proper eating habits and stress management techniques. Support the show Sponsor Affiliates Empowering Your Health https://www.atecam.com/ Get YOUR Own Joburg Protein Snacks Discount Code: Damaris15 Or Damaris18 Feeling need to Lose Weight & Become metabolically Healthy GET METABOLIC COURSE GLP 1 REseT This course is designed for individuals looking to optimize their metabolic health through integrative and functional medicine approaches. Whether you're on a GLP-1 medication or seeking natural ways to enhance your metabolic function, this course provides actionable steps, expert insights, and a personalized roadmap sustainable wellness. Are you feeling stressed, tired, or Metabolism imbalanced? Take advantage of our free mindful steps to help improve your well-being.ENJOY ONE OF our Books Mindful Ways Health Wealth & Life https://stan.store/Mindfullyintegrative Join Yearly membership ALL IN ONE FUNCTION HEALTH Ask Us for help...

Dr. DebWhat if I told you that the stomach acid medication you’re taking for heartburn is actually causing the problem it’s supposed to solve that your doctor learned virtually nothing about nutrition, despite spending 8 years in medical school. That the very system claiming to heal you was deliberately designed over a hundred years ago by an oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, to create lifelong customers, not healthy people. Last week a patient spent thousands of dollars on tests and treatments for acid reflux, only to discover she needed more stomach acid, not less. The medication keeping her sick was designed to do exactly that. Today we’re exposing the greatest medical deception in modern history, how a petroleum empire systematically destroyed natural healing wisdom turned medicine into a profit machine. And why the treatments, keeping millions sick were engineered that way from the beginning. This isn’t about conspiracy theories. This is a documented history that explains why you feel so lost about your own body’s needs welcome back to let’s talk wellness. Now the show where we uncover the root causes of chronic illness, explore cutting edge regenerative medicine, and empower you with the tools to heal. I’m Dr. Deb. And today we’re diving into how the Rockefeller Medical Empire systematically destroyed natural healing wisdom and replaced it with profit driven systems that keeps you dependent on treatments instead of achieving true health. If you or someone you love has been running to the doctor for every minor ailment, taking acid blockers that seem to make digestive problems worse, or feeling confused about basic body functions that our ancestors understood instinctively. This episode is for you. So, as usual, grab a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever helps you unwind. Settle in and let’s get started on your journey to reclaiming your health sovereignty all right. So here we are talking about the Rockefeller Medical Revolution. Now, what if your symptoms aren’t true diagnosis, but rather the predictable result of a medical system designed over a hundred years ago to create lifelong customers instead of healthy people. Now I learned this when I was in naturopathic school over 20 years ago. And it hasn’t been talked about a lot until recently. Recently. People are exposing the truth about what actually happened in our medical system. And today I want to take you back to the early 19 hundreds to understand how we lost the basic health wisdom that sustained humanity for thousands of years. Yes, I said that thousands of years. This isn’t conspiracy theory. This is documented history. That explains why you feel so lost when it comes to your own body’s needs. You know by the turn of the 20th century. According to meridian health Clinic’s documentation. Rockefeller controlled 90% of all petroleum refineries in America and through ownership of the Standard Oil Corporation. But Rockefeller saw an opportunity that went far beyond oil. He recognized that petrochemicals could be the foundation for a completely new medical system. And here’s what most people don’t know. Natural and herbal medicines were very popular in America during the early 19 hundreds. According to Staywell, Copper’s historical analysis, almost one half of medical colleges and doctors in America were practicing holistic medicine, using extensive knowledge from Europe and native American traditions. People understood that food was medicine, that the body had natural healing mechanisms, and that supporting these mechanisms was the key to health. But there was a problem with the Rockefeller’s business plan. Natural medicines couldn’t be patented. They couldn’t make a lot of money off of them, because they couldn’t hold a patent. Petrochemicals, however, could be patented, could be owned, and could be sold for high profits. So Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie devised a systematic plan to eliminate natural medicine and replace it with petrochemical based pharmaceuticals and according to E. Richard Brown’s comprehensive academic documentation in Rockefeller, medicine men. Medicine, and capitalism in America. They employed the services of Abraham Flexner, who proceeded to visit and assess every single medical school in us and in Canada. Within a very short time of this development, medical schools all around the us began to collapse or consolidate. The numbers are staggering. By 1910 30 schools had merged, and 21 had closed their doors of the 166 medical colleges operating in 19 0, 4, a hundred 33 had survived by 1910 and a hundred 4 by 1915, 15 years later, only 76 schools of medicine existed in the Us. And they all followed the same curriculum. This wasn’t just about changing medical education. According to Staywell’s copper historical analysis. Rockefeller and Carnegie influenced insurance companies to stop covering holistic treatments. Medical professionals were trained in the new pharmaceutical model and natural solutions became outdated or forgotten. Not only that alternative healthcare practitioners who wanted to stay practicing in alternative medicine were imprisoned for doing so as documented by the potency number 710. The goal was clear, create a system where scientists would study how plants cure disease, identify which chemicals in the plants were effective and then recreate a similar but not identical chemical in the laboratory that would be patented. E. Richard Brown’s documents. The story of how a powerful professional elite gained virtual homogeny in the western theater of healing by effectively taking control of the ethos and practice of Western medicine. The result, according to the healthcare spending data, the United States now spends 17.6% of its Gdp on health care 4.9 trillion dollars in 2023, or 14,570 per person nearly twice as much as the average Oecd country. But it doesn’t focus on cure. But on symptoms, and thus creating recurring clients. This systematic destruction of natural medicine explains why today’s healthcare providers often seem baffled by simple questions about nutrition why they immediately reach for a prescription medication for minor ailments, and why so many people feel disconnected from their own body’s wisdom. We’ve been trained over 4 generations to believe that our bodies are broken, and that symptoms are diseases rather than messages, and that external interventions are always superior to supporting natural healing processes. But here’s what they couldn’t eliminate your body’s innate wisdom. Your digestive system still functions the same way it did a hundred years ago. Your immune system still follows the same patterns. The principles of nutrition, movement and stress management haven’t changed. We’ve just forgotten how to listen and respond. We’re gonna take a small break here and hear from our sponsor. When we come back. We’re gonna talk about the acid reflux deception, and why your cure is making you sicker, so don’t go away all right, welcome back. So I want to give you a perfect example of how Rockefeller medicine has turned natural body wisdom upside down, the treatment of acid, reflux, and heartburn. Every single day in my practice I see patients who’ve been taking acid blocker medications, proton pump inhibitors like prilosec nexium or prevacid for years, not for weeks, years, and sometimes even decades. They come to me because their digestive problems are getting worse, not better. They have bloating and gas and nutrition deficiencies. And we’re seeing many more increased food sensitivities. And here’s what’s happening in the Us. Most people often attribute their digestive problems to too much stomach acid. And they use medications to suppress the stomach acid, but, in fact symptoms of chronic acid, reflux, heartburn, or gerd, can also be caused by too little stomach acid, a condition called hyper. Sorry hypochlorhydria normal stomach acid has a Ph level of one to 2, which is highly acidic. Hydrochloric acid plays an important role in your digestion and your immunity. It helps to break down proteins and absorb essential nutrients, and it helps control viruses and bacteria that might otherwise infect your stomach. But here’s the crucial part that most people don’t understand, and, according to Cleveland clinic, your stomach secretes lower amounts of hydrochloric acid. As you age. Hypochlorhydria is more common in people over the age of 40, and even more common over the age of 65. Webmd states that the stomach acid can produce less acid as a result of aging and being 65 or older is a risk factor for developing hypochlorhydria. We’ve been treating this in my practice for a long time. It’s 1 of the main foundations that we learn as naturopathic practitioners and as naturopathic doctors, and there are times where people need these medications, but they were designed to be used short term not long term in a 2,013 review published in Medical News today, they found that hypochlorhydria is the main change in the stomach acid of older adults. and when you have hypochlorydria, poor digestion from the lack of stomach, acid can create gas bubbles that rise into your esophagus or throat, carrying stomach acid with them. You experience heartburn and assume that you have too much acid. So you take acid blockers which makes the underlying problem worse. Now, here’s something that will shock you. PPI’s protein pump inhibitors were originally studied and approved by the FDA for short-term use only according to research published in us pharmacists, most cases of peptic ulcers resolve in 6 to 8 weeks with PPI therapy, which is what these medications were created for. Originally the American family physician reports that for erosive esophagitis. Omeprazole is indicated for short term 4 to 8 weeks. That’s it. Treatment and healing and done if needed. An additional 4 to 8 weeks of therapy may be considered and the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, States. Guidelines recommended a treatment duration of 8 weeks with standard once a day dosing for a PPI for Gerd. The Canadian family physician, published guidelines where a team of healthcare professionals recommended prescribing Ppis in adults who suffer from heartburn and who have completed a minimum treatment of 4 weeks in which symptoms were relieved. Yet people are taking these medications for years, even decades far beyond their intended duration of use and a study published in Pmc. Found that the threshold for defining long-term PPI use varied from 2 weeks to 7 years of PPI use. But the most common definition was greater than one year or 6 months, according to the research in clinical context, use of Ppis for more than 8 weeks could be reasonably defined as long-term use. Now let’s talk about what these acid blocker medications are actually doing to your body when used. Long term. The research on long term PPI use is absolutely alarming. According to the comprehensive review published in pubmed central Pmc. Long-term use of ppis have been associated with serious adverse effects, including kidney disease, cardiovascular disease fractures because you’re not absorbing your nutrients, and you’re being depleted. Infections, including C. Diff pneumonia, micronutrient deficiencies and hypomagnesium a low level of magnesium anemia, vitamin, b, deficiency, hypocalcemia, low calcium, low potassium. and even cancers, including gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer. And hepatic cancer and we are seeing all of these cancers on a rise, and we are now linking them back to some of these medications. Mayo clinic proceedings published research showing that recent studies regarding long-term use of PPI medication have noted potential adverse effects, including risks of fracture, pneumonia, C diff, which is a diarrhea. It’s a bacteria, low magnesium, low b 12 chronic kidney disease and even dementia. And a 2024 study published in nature communications, analyzing over 2 million participants from 5 cohorts found that PPI use correlated with increased risk of 15 leading global diseases, such as ischemic heart disease. Diabetes, respiratory infections, chronic kidney disease. And these associations showed dose response relationships and consistency across different PPI types. Now think about this. You take a medication for heartburn that was designed for 4 to 8 weeks of use, and when used long term, it actually increases your risk of life, threatening infections, kidney disease, and dementia. This is the predictable result of suppressing a natural body function that exists for important reasons. Hci plays a key role in many physiological processes. It triggers, intestinal hormones, prepares folate and B 12 for absorption, and it’s essential for absorption of minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and iron. And when you block acid production, you create a cascade of nutritional deficiencies and immune system problems that often manifest as seemingly unrelated health issues. So what’s the natural approach? Instead of suppressing stomach acid, we need to support healthy acid production and address the root cause of reflux healthcare. Providers may prescribe hcl supplements like betaine, hydrochloric acid. Bhcl is what it’s called. Sometimes it’s called betaine it’s often combined with enzymes like pepsin or amylase or lipase, and it’s used to treat hydrochloric acid deficiency, hypochlorhydria. These supplements can help your digestion and sometimes help your stomach acid gradually return back to normal levels where you may not need to use them all the time. Simple strategies include consuming protein at the beginning of the meal to stimulate Hcl production, consume fluids separately at least 30 min away from meals, if you can, and address the underlying cause like chronic stress and H. Pylori infections. This is such a sore subject for me. So many people walk around with an H. Pylori infection. It’s a bacterial infection in the stomach that can cause stomach ulcers, causes a lot of stomach pain and burning. and nobody is treating the infection. It’s a bacterial infection. We don’t treat this anymore with antibiotics or antimicrobials. We treat it with Ppis. But, Ppis don’t fix the problem. You have to get rid of the bacteria once the bacteria is gone, the gut lining can heal. Now it is a common bacteria. It can reoccur quite frequently. It’s highly contagious, so you can pick it up from other people, and it may need multiple courses of treatment over a person’s lifetime. But you’re actually treating the problem. You’re getting rid of the bacteria that’s creating the issue instead of suppressing the acid. That’s not fixing the bacteria which then leads to a whole host of other problems that we just talked about. There are natural approaches to increase stomach acid, including addressing zinc deficiency. And since the stomach uses zinc to produce Hcl. Taking probiotics to help support healthy gut bacteria and using digestive bitters before meals can be really helpful. This is exactly what I mean about reclaiming the body’s wisdom. Instead of suppressing natural functions, we support them instead of creating drug dependency, we restore normal physiology. Instead of treating symptoms indefinitely, we address the root cause and help the body heal itself. In many cultures. Bitters is a common thing to use before or after a meal. But yet in the American culture we don’t do that anymore. We’ve not passed on that tradition. So very few people understand how to use bitters, or what bitters are, or why they’re important. And these basic things that can be used in your food and cooking and taking could replace thousands of dollars of medication that you don’t really need. That can create many more problems along the way. Now, why does your doctor know nothing about nutrition. Well, I want to address something that might shock you all. The reason your doctor seems baffled when you ask about nutrition isn’t because they’re not intelligent. It’s because they literally never learned this in medical school statistics on nutritional education in medical schools are staggering and help explain why we have such a health literacy crisis in America. According to recent research published in multiple academic journals, only 27% of Us. Medical schools actually offer students. The recommended 25 h of nutritional training across 4 years of medical school. That means 73% of the medical schools don’t even meet the minimum standards set in 1985. But wait, it gets worse. A 2021 survey of medical schools in the Us. And the Uk. Found that most students receive an average of only 11 h of nutritional training throughout their entire medical program. and another recent study showed that in 2023 a survey of more than a thousand Us. Medical students. About 58% of these respondents said they received no formal nutritional education while in medical school. For 4 years those who did averaged only 3 h. I’m going to say this again because it’s it’s huge 3 h of nutritional education per year. So let me put this in perspective during 4 years of medical school most students spend fewer than 20 h on nutrition that’s completely disproportionate to its health benefits for patients to compare. They’ll spend hundreds of hours learning about pharmaceutical interventions, but virtually no time learning how food affects health and disease. Now, could this be? Why, when we talk about nutrition to lower cholesterol levels or control your diabetes, they blow you off, and they don’t answer you. It’s because they don’t understand. But yet what they’ll say is, people won’t change their diet. That’s why you have to take medication. That’s not true. I will tell you. I work with people every single day who are willing to change their diet. They’re just confused by all the information that’s out there today about nutrition. And what diet is the right diet to follow? Do I do, Paleo? Do I do? Aip? Do I do carnivore? Do I do, Keto? Do I do? Low carb? There’s so many diets out there today? It’s confusing people. So I digress. But let’s go back. So here’s the kicker. The limited time medical students do spend on nutrition office often focuses on nutrients think proteins and carbohydrates rather than training in topics such as motivational interviewing or meal planning, and as one Stanford researcher noted, we physicians often sound like chemists rather than counselors who can speak with patients about diet. Isn’t that true? We can speak super high level up here, but we can’t talk basics about nutrition. And this explains why only 14% of the physicians believe they were adequately trained in nutritional counseling. Once they entered practice and without foundational concepts of nutrition in undergrad work. Graduate medical education unsurprisingly falls short of meeting patients, needs for nutritional guidance in clinical practice, and meanwhile diet, sensitive chronic diseases continue to escalate. Although they are largely preventable and treatable by nutritional therapies and dietary. Lifestyle changes. Now think about this. Diet. Related diseases are the number one cause of death in the Us. The number one cause. Yet many doctors receive little to no nutritional education in medical school, and according to current health statistics from 2017 to march of 2020. Obesity prevalence was 19.7% among us children and adolescents affecting approximately 14.7 million young people. About 352,000 Americans, under the age of 20, have been diagnosed with diabetes. Let me say this again, because these numbers are astounding to me. 352,000 Americans, under the age of 20, have been diagnosed with diabetes with 5,300 youth diagnosed with type, 2 diabetes annually. Yet the very professionals we turn to for health. Guidance were never taught how food affects these conditions and what drug has come to the rescue Glp. One S. Ozempic wegovy. They’re great for weight loss. They’re great for treating diabetes. But why are they here? Well, these numbers are. Why, they’re here. This is staggering to put 352,000 Americans under the age of 20 on a glp, one that they’re going to be on for the rest of their lives at a minimum of $1,200 per month. All we have to do is do the math, you guys, and we can see exactly what’s happening to our country, and who is getting rich, and who is getting the short end of the stick. You’ve become a moneymaker to the pharmaceutical industry because nobody has taught you how to eat properly, how to live, how to have a healthy lifestyle, and how to prevent disease, or how to actually reverse type 2 diabetes, because it’s reversible in many cases, especially young people. And we do none of that. All we do is prescribe medications. Metformin. Glp, one for the rest of your life from 20 years old to 75, or 80, you’re going to be taking medications that are making the pharmaceutical companies more wealth and creating a disease on top of a disease on top of a disease. These deficiencies in nutritional education happen at all levels of medical training, and there’s been little improvement, despite decades of calls for reform. In 1985, the National Academy of Sciences report that they recommended at least 25 h of nutritional education in medical school. But a 2015 study showed only 29% of medical schools met this goal, and a 2023 study suggests the problem has become even worse. Only 7.8% of medical students reported 20 or more hours of nutritional education across all 4 years of medical school. This systemic lack of nutrition, nutritional education has been attributed to several factors a dearth of qualified instructors for nutritional courses, since most physicians do not understand nutrition well enough to teach it competition for curriculum time, with schools focusing on pharmaceutical interventions rather than lifestyle medicine and a lack of external incentives that support schools, teaching nutrition. And ironically, many medical schools are part of universities that have nutrition departments with Phd. Trained professors who could fill this gap by teaching nutrition in medical schools but those classes are often taught by physicians who may not have adequate nutritional training themselves. This explains so much about what I see in my practice. Patients come to me confused and frustrated because their primary care doctors can’t answer basic questions about how food affects their health conditions. And these doctors aren’t incompetent. They simply were never taught this information. And the result is that these physicians graduate, knowing how to prescribe medications for diabetes, but not how dietary changes can prevent or reverse it. They can treat high blood pressure with pharmaceuticals, but they may not know that specific nutritional approaches can be equally or more effective. This isn’t the doctor’s fault. It’s the predictable result of medical education systems that was deliberately designed to focus on patentable treatments rather than natural healing approaches. And remember this traces back to the Rockefeller influence on medical education. You can’t patent an apple or a vegetable. But you can patent a drug now. Why can’t we trust most medical studies? Well this just gets even better. I need to address something that’s crucial for you to understand as you navigate health information. Why so much of the medical research you hear about in the news is biased, and why peer Review isn’t the gold standard of truth you’ve been told it is. The corruption in medical research by pharmaceutical companies is not a conspiracy theory. It’s well documented scientific fact, according to research, published in frontiers, in research, metrics and analytics. When pharmaceutical and other companies sponsor research, there is a bias. A systematic tendency towards results serving their interests. But the bias is not seen in the formal factors routinely associated with low quality science. A Cochrane Review analyzed 75 studies of the association between industry, funding, and trial results, and these authors concluded that trials funded by a drug or device company were more likely to have positive conclusions and statistically significant results, and that this association could not be explained by differences in risk of bias between industry and non-industry funded trials. So think about that. According to the Cochrane collaboration, industry funding itself should be considered a standard risk of bias, a factor in clinical trials. Studies published in science and engineering ethics show that industry supported research is much more likely to yield positive outcomes than research with any other sponsorship. And here’s how the bias gets introduced through choice of compartor agents, multiple publications of positive trials and non-publication of negative trials reinterpreting data submitted to regulatory agencies, discordance between results and conclusions, conflict of interest leading to more positive conclusions, ghostwriting and the use of seating trials. Research, published in the American Journal of Medicine. Found that a result favorable to drug study was reported by all industry, supported studies compared with two-thirds of studies, not industry, supported all industry, supported studies showed favorable results. That’s not science that’s marketing, masquerading as research. And according to research, published in sciencedirect the peer review system which we’re told ensures quality. Science has a major limitation. It has proved to be unable to deal with conflicts of interest, especially in big science contexts where prestigious scientists may have similar biases and conflicts of interest are widely shared among peer reviewers. Even government funded research can have conflicts of interest. Research published in pubmed States that there are significant benefits to authors and investigators in participating in government funded research and to journals in publishing it, which creates potentially biased information that are rarely acknowledged. And, according to research, published in frontiers in research, metrics, and analytics, the pharmaceutical industry has essentially co-opted medical knowledge systems for their particular interests. Using its very substantial resources. Pharmaceutical companies take their own research and smoothly integrate it into medical science. Taking advantage of the legitimacy of medical institutions. And this corruption means that much of what passes for medical science is actually influenced by commercial interests rather than pursuant of truth. Research published in Pmc. Shows that industry funding affects the results of clinical trials in predictable directions, serving the interests of the funders rather than the patients. So where can we get this reliable, unbiased Health information, because this is critically important, because your health decisions should be based on the best available evidence, not marketing disguised as science. And so here are some sources that I recommend for trustworthy health and nutritional information. They’re independent academic sources. According to Harvard Chan School of public health their nutritional, sourced, implicitly states their content is free from industry, influence, or support. The Linus Pauling Institute, Micronutrient Information Center at Oregon State University, which, according to the Glendale Community college Research Guide provides scientifically accurate information about vitamins, minerals, and other dietary factors. This Institute has been around for decades. I’ve used it a lot. I’ve gotten a lot of great information from them. Very, very trustworthy. According to the Glendale Community College of Nutrition Resource guide Tufts, University of Human Nutritional Research Center on aging is one of 6 human nutrition research centers supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Usda. Their peer reviewed journals with strong editorial independence though you must still check funding resources. And how do you evaluate this information? Online? Well, according to medlineplus and various health literacy guides when evaluating health information medical schools and large professional or nonprofit organizations are generally reliable sources, but remember, it is tainted by the Rockefeller method. So, for example, the American College of cardiology. Excuse me. Professional organization and the American Heart Institute a nonprofit are both reliable sources. Sorry about that of information on heart health and watch out for ads designed to look like neutral health information. If the site is funded by ads they should be clearly marked as advertisements. Excuse me, I guess I’m talking just a little too much now. So when the fear of medicine becomes deadly. Now, I want to address something critically important that often gets lost in conversations about health, sovereignty, and questioning the medical establishment. And while I’ve spent most of this episode explaining how the Rockefeller medical system has created dependency and suppressed natural healing wisdom. There’s a dangerous pendulum swing happening that I see in my practice. People becoming so fearful of pharmaceutical interventions that they refuse lifesaving treatments when they’re genuinely needed. This is where balance and clinical judgment become absolutely essential. Yes, we need to reclaim our basic health literacy and reduce our dependency on unnecessary medical interventions. But there are serious bacterial infections that require immediate antibiotic treatment, and the consequences of avoiding treatment can be devastating or even fatal. So let me share some examples from research that illustrate when antibiotic fear becomes dangerous. Let’s talk about Lyme disease, and when natural approaches might not be enough. The International Lyme Disease Association ilads has conducted extensive research on chronic lyme disease, and their findings are sobering. Ileds defines chronic lyme disease as a multi-system illness that results from an active and ongoing infection of pathogenic members of the Borrelia Brdorferi complex. And, according to ilads research published in their treatment guidelines, the consequences of untreated persistent lyme infection far outweigh the potential consequences of long-term antibiotic therapy in well-designed trials of antibiotic retreatment in patients with severe fatigue, 64% in the treatment arm obtained clinically significant and sustained benefit from additional antibiotic therapy. Ilas emphasizes that cases of chronic borrelia require individualized treatment plans, and when necessary antibiotic therapy should be extended their research demonstrates that 20 days of prophylactic antibiotic treatment may be highly effective for preventing the onset of lyme disease. After known tick bites and patients with early Lyme disease may be best served by receiving 4 to 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Research published in Pmc. Shows that patients with untreated infections may go on to develop chronic, debilitating, multisystem illnesses that is difficult to manage, and numerous studies have documented persistent Borrelia, burgdorferi infection in patients with persistent symptoms of neurological lyme disease following short course. Antibiotic treatment and animal models have demonstrated that short course. Antibiotic therapy may fail to eradicate lyme spirochetes short course is a 1 day. One pill treatment of doxycycline. Or less than 20 days of antibiotics, is considered a short course. It’s not long enough to kill the bacteria. The bacteria’s life cycle is about 21 days, so if you don’t treat the infection long enough, the likelihood of that infection returning is significant. They’ve also done studies in the petri dish, where they show doxycycline being put into a petri dish with active lyme and doxycycline does not kill the infection, it just slows the replication of it. Therefore, using only doxycycline, which is common practice in lyme disease may not completely eradicate that infection for you. So let’s talk about another life threatening emergency. C. Diff clostridia difficile infection, which represents another example where antibiotic treatment is absolutely essential, despite the fact that C diff itself is often triggered by antibiotic use. According to Cleveland clinic C. Diff is estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States each year, with 500,000 infections, causing 15,000 deaths each year. Studies reported by Pmc. Found thirty-day Cdi. Mortality rates ranging from 6 to 11% and hospitalized Cdi patients have significantly increased the risk of mortality and complications. Research published in Pmc shows that 16.5% of Cdi patients experience sepsis and that this increases with reoccurrences 27.3% of patients with their 1st reoccurrence experience sepsis. While 33.1% with 2 reoccurrences and 43.2% with 3 or more reoccurrences. Mortality associated with sepsis is very high within hospital 30 days and 12 month mortality rates of 24%, 30% and 58% respectively. According to the Cdc treatment for C diff infection usually involves taking a specific antibiotic, such as vancomycin for at least 10 days, and while this seems counterintuitive, treating an antibiotic associated infection with more antibiotics. It’s often lifesaving. Now let’s talk about preventing devastating complications. Strep throat infections. Provide perhaps the clearest example of when antibiotic treatment prevents serious long-term consequences, and, according to Mayo clinic, if untreated strep throat can cause complications such as kidney inflammation and rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever can lead to painful and inflamed joints, and a specific type of rash of heart valve damage. We also know that strep can cause pans pandas, which is a systemic infection, often causing problems with severe Ocd. And anxiety and affecting mostly young people. The research is unambiguous. According to the Cleveland clinic. Rheumatic fever is a rare complication of untreated strep, throat, or scarlet fever that most commonly affects children and teens, and in severe cases it can lead to serious health problems that can affect your child’s heart. Joints and organs. And research also shows that the rate of development of rheumatic fever in individuals with untreated strep infections is estimated to be 3%. The incidence of reoccurrence with a subsequent untreated infection is substantially greater. About 50% the rate of development is far lower in individuals who have received antibiotic treatment. And according to the World health organization, rheumatic heart disease results from the inflammation and scarring of the heart valves caused by rheumatic fever, and if rheumatic fever is not treated promptly, rheumatic heart disease may occur, and rheumatic heart disease weakens the valves between the chambers of the heart, and severe rheumatic heart disease can require heart surgery and result in death. The who states that rheumatic heart disease remains the leading cause of maternal cardiac complications during pregnancy. And additionally, according to the National Kidney foundation. After your child has either had throat or skin strep infection, they can develop post strep glomerial nephritis. The Strep bacteria travels to the kidneys and makes the filtering units of the kidneys inflamed, causing the kidneys to be able to unable or less able to fill and filter urine. This can develop one to 2 weeks after an untreated throat infection, or 3 to 4 weeks after an untreated skin infection. We need to find balance. And here’s what I want you to understand. Questioning the medical establishment and developing health literacy doesn’t mean rejecting all medical interventions. It means developing the wisdom to know when they’re necessary and lifesaving versus when they’re unnecessary and potentially harmful. When I see patients with confirmed lyme disease, serious strep infections or life. Threatening conditions like C diff. I don’t hesitate to recommend appropriate therapy but I also work to support their overall health address, root causes, protect and restore their gut microbiome and help them recover their natural resilience. The goal isn’t to avoid all medical interventions. It’s to use them wisely when truly needed, while simultaneously supporting your body’s inherent healing capacity and addressing the lifestyle factors that created the vulnerability. In the 1st place. All of this can be extremely overwhelming, and it can be frightening to understand or learn. But remember, the power that you have is knowledge. The more you learn about what’s actually happening in your health, in understanding nutrition. in learning what your body wants to be fed, and how it feels, and working with practitioners who are holistic in nature, natural, integrative, functional, whatever we want to call that these days. The more you can learn from them, the more control you have over your own health and what I would urge you to do is to teach your children what you’re learning. Teach them how to live a healthy lifestyle, teach them how to keep a clean environment. This is how we take back our own health. So thank you for joining me today on, let’s talk wellness. Now, if this episode resonated with you. Please share it with someone who could benefit from understanding how the Rockefeller medical system has shaped our approach to health, and how to reclaim your body’s wisdom while using medical care appropriately when truly needed. Remember, wellness isn’t just about feeling good. It’s about understanding your body, trusting its wisdom, supporting its natural healing capacity, and knowing when to seek appropriate medical intervention. If you’re ready to explore how functional medicine can help you develop this deeper health knowledge while addressing root causes rather than just managing symptoms. You can get more information from serenityhealthcarecenter.com, or reach out directly to us through our social media channels until next time. I’m Dr. Dab, reminding you that your body is your wisest teacher. Learn to listen, trust the process, use medical care wisely when needed, and take care of your body, mind, and spirit. Be well, and we’ll see you on the next episode.The post Episode 250 -The Great Medical Deception first appeared on Let's Talk Wellness Now.

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Bryan:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrNathanSBryanNitricOxideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnathansbryan/ Website: https://www.bryantherapeutics.com/ Product: https://n1o1.com/Get The Secret of Nitric Oxide Book here.Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtazmd/https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribeSubscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcastsGet your copy of The Hormone Shift: Balance Your Body and Thrive Through Midlife and MenopauseHost & Production TeamHost: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)00:00 New cholesterol rules, statins, and nitric oxide importance01:00 Mouthwash and nitric oxide, blood pressure, and the oral microbiome01:46 What is nitric oxide and what does nitric oxide do for the body03:06 Why nitric oxide matters for longevity, inflammation, and aging cells04:32 Nobel Prize history and early nitric oxide research06:06 Fingerprint of nitric oxide biology and early disease markers08:13 No nitric oxide before you see plaque, blood pressure, or ED09:26 The American lifestyle and nitric oxide diabetes link10:45 Mouthwash and nitric oxide, fluoride, PPIs, and hidden blockers12:26 Statins, cholesterol guidelines, and questioning “everyone needs a statin”16:11 Cholesterol numbers, Framingham data, and what actually predicts risk19:27 Better heart screening, vascular function, and nitric oxide benefits22:28 First symptoms of low nitric oxide: ED, libido, and rising blood pressure25:04 Mouthwash and nitric oxide causation study, exercise benefits lost27:23 Antacids, reflux meds, and how they shut down nitric oxide27:58 How to raise nitric oxide naturally with food, movement, and sunlight30:19 Nasal breathing, mouth breathing, and nitric oxide delivery to the lungs31:02 Nitric oxide as a hormone and whole body signaling molecule33:18 How to measure, how to replace, and what nitric oxide testing really shows36:45 Inflammation, triglycerides, and tracking nitric oxide benefits in labs38:38 Restorative physiology vs applied pharmacology42:01 Can nitric oxide help heart failure, liver disease, and ascites44:13 Nitric oxide diabetes connection and insulin resistance46:52 Nitric oxide and Alzheimer's, brain blood flow, and “type 3 diabetes”47:57 Kids, ADHD, diet, and low nitric oxide as a blood flow problem49:08 5G, toxins, and electron flow in biochemistry51:00 Glutathione, nitric oxide transport, and why most supplements miss the mark52:18 Why arginine, citrulline, and most beet products do not fix nitric oxide55:40 Nitruticals, rebuilding nitric oxide and the oral microbiome57:32 Nitric oxide for wounds, skin, and regenerative healing59:19 Reversing disease vs managing decline, and what nitric oxide might change1:00:07 Optimizing human performance with nitric oxide as a foundation1:01:18 Where to learn more from Dr. Nathan Bryan1:01:55 Closing thoughts from Dr. Taz and hol+

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Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows!   This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track!   Check out today's questions:    Lauren: Hi Dr Cabral, I want to start by thanking you for all you do! I love listening to your podcasts and have learned so much. I had surgery 15 years ago to fix a labrum tear and within the last year I started experiencing pain again. I had a scope done and found out the suture rubbed the cartilage off my shoulder joint (this probably isn't the correct medical terminology) and now I'm experiencing bone-on-bone pain. I was told there wasn't anything I could do unless I replaced my shoulder. I'm working on fixing my gut and will then do a liver detox. Other than working on inflammation, what else can you recommend?                                                                                                                                                         Ann: quick question - what are your thoughts on banding internal hemroids? I recently had a colonoscopy for gut issues and in their report mentioned the hemroids i knew I had but also that they band them at their clinic. I never heard of this - I'd love to get rid of them as they are uncomfortable and messy. They say it's uninvasive and low risk but I don't always trust what the medical field has to say - just wondering what your thoughts are. Thank you for your time! :) and for all the help you give your followers.                                                                                                                                                            Audrey: Hi Dr Cabral, I know to get adequate morning sunlight I shouldn't be wearing glasses, but what about contacts? Am I still getting the healthy benefits of sunlight with wearing contact lenses? Thanks so much                                                   Anonymous: I was diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus a year ago after getting an EDG through my GI doctor. He told me I'd need to be on PPIs for the rest of my life. This terrifies me...but I've tried to come off of them before and it's really uncomfortable. I generally understand how PPIs work and now acid will flood the body when you come off of them, and that it takes time but I've tried and can't make it past several weeks...what would you recommend?                                               Bettina: Hello Dr. Cabral, I'm curious to know your thoughts on this product. Brottrunk, a trusted German product for 36 years, is made from 100% organic, freshly baked sourdough bread (spring water, whole grain bread (WHOLE RYE FLOUR, water, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, natural sourdough (WHOLE RYE FLOUR, water), salt, WHOLE OAT FLOUR)). The bread is sliced, soaked in spring water, and fermented for six months. This process produces lactic acid and beneficial lactic acid bacteria, creating a drink rich in enzymes, vitamin B12, minerals, and amino acids. Brottrunk supposedly supports a normal immune system and energy metabolism, and helps reduce tiredness and fatigue. It may also have cleansing, detoxifying, and antifungal effects, making it an excellent probiotic supplement for digestion.         Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions!    - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3564 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!  

Common medications like Tylenol, statins, and diabetes drugs quietly deplete essential nutrients and stress your liver. Learn which five medications cause nutritional deficiencies, what nutrients they deplete, and actionable steps to restore balance while protecting your liver health through targeted supplementation and lifestyle changes. FEATURED SUPPLEMENT Liver Boost – Every medication you take passes through and stresses your liver, depleting essential nutrients like glutathione, CoQ10, and B vitamins. Liver Boost is specifically formulated to support your liver's detoxification pathways and help regenerate liver function.  Learn more: https://mswnutrition.com/products/liver-boost 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Acetaminophen Destroys Glutathione – Every dose of Tylenol depletes your liver's master antioxidant (glutathione), reducing your body's ability to detoxify and fight inflammation, which can lead to liver toxicity with long-term use. Statins Lower CoQ10 Levels – Cholesterol medications deplete CoQ10, a critical nutrient for heart and liver function that supports mitochondrial energy production. Anyone on statins should supplement with CoQ10 to prevent deficiency. Metformin Causes B12 Deficiency – This common diabetes medication depletes vitamin B12, leading to fatigue, nerve damage, and digestive issues. Long-term metformin users need regular B12 monitoring and supplementation. Birth Control Depletes Multiple Nutrients – Oral contraceptives reduce B6, B9 (folate), and magnesium levels, affecting liver function, hormone regulation, and overall health, especially problematic for women on long-term birth control. PPIs Create Dangerous Deficiencies – Acid-reducing medications like Nexium deplete B12, magnesium, and zinc, impairing digestion, liver health, and nutrient absorption, creating a vicious cycle of deficiency. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – START – Welcome and episode overview 02:15 – Understanding how medications affect your liver 04:30 – Acetaminophen depletes glutathione and damages liver function 08:45 – Why glutathione is the master antioxidant your body needs 12:20 – NAC supplementation and liver regeneration strategies 16:40 – Statins lower CoQ10 and impact mitochondrial energy production 21:10 – Metformin causes B12 deficiency in diabetic patients 25:30 – How vitamin B12 supports energy, nerves, and digestion 28:45 – Birth control pills deplete B6, B9, and magnesium 32:20 – Estrogen regulation and liver health connection 35:50 – PPIs and antacids cause multiple nutrient deficiencies 39:15 – FDA warning about magnesium depletion from long-term PPI use 42:30 – Action steps for protecting your liver while on medications 45:00 – Supplementation recommendations and lab testing guidance RESOURCES PubMed – Research database for glutathione, medication-induced nutrient depletion, and liver function studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Book a Consultation with Nurse Doza – Schedule your personalized medication and liver health consultation: https://www.nursedoza.com/ MSW Nutrition Liver Boost – Targeted liver support supplement: https://mswnutrition.com/products/liver-boost MSW Nutrition Boost – Daily vitamin supplement with B12, B6, B9, and magnesium: https://www.mswnutrition.com/products/boost MSW Nutrition NAC Plus – N-Acetylcysteine supplement for glutathione production: https://www.mswnutrition.com/products/nac-plus Free Liver Detox Course – Available at School of Doza website CONNECT

Most people assume that if a drug sits on the shelf at Costco or Walgreens, it must be pretty safe. But what if some of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) medications are among the riskiest drugs in America? On this episode of Vitality Radio, Jared exposes the hidden dangers behind everyday pain relievers, sleep aids, and heartburn drugs—medicines that cause thousands of deaths every year when misused or taken long-term. You'll learn how a drug becomes “OTC,” what happens when pharmaceutical companies push for that switch, and why the FDA's approval process might not tell the whole story. Jared dives into the startling realities of PPIs like Prilosec, NSAIDs like ibuprofen, and acetaminophen (Tylenol)—uncovering their risks to the liver, kidneys, bones, and brain. He also discusses how marketing convinces consumers these drugs are harmless. Finally, Jared offers a resource for safe, natural alternatives for reflux, pain, inflammation, sleep, and immune support—options that nourish the body instead of depleting it. This episode will change the way you look at “harmless” OTC drugs and help you take real control of your health.Just Ingredients Lemon Swish Protein Powder Vitality Radio POW! Product of the Week $29.99 per bag (regular price $59.99) with PROMO CODE: POW15Additional Information:#341: Your Digestive Health Supplement User's Guide. From IBS to Acid Reflux - Learn How to Balance Your Gut Health With Natural Products. #522: Q&A Show #5 - Jared Answers Your Questions About Energy and Sleep!#471: Boosting Your Immune System Ahead of Winter #553: Boswellia & Curcumin: Nature's Dream Team for Pain & Inflammation with Dr. Lexi LochVisit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalitynutritionbountiful and @vitalityradio on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.

Have you ever wondered how to get OFF your PPI safely - without hurting your body in the process? This is one of the most common questions I get from my clients who are struggling with acid reflux. And I get it. I've worked with clients on 1 PPI a day… 2 PPIs a day… even 3 PPIs a day PLUS tums and antacids stacked on top. I've worked with a client told by doctors at the University of Michigan that there was nothing left they could do for her. And I've gotten clients like her all the way down to ZERO PPIs. Here's the thing: if you're on a PPI, your acid reflux is probably pretty severe. Stopping cold turkey can leave you in pain, afraid to eat, and stuck in fear. So - how do you get off PPIs safely? That is exactly what we're covering today. On today's episode, we're diving into: The #1 thing stopping you from getting off PPIsHow to taper off PPIs without painStories of clients who've ended 20+ and even 40+ years of acid reflux with this approach If you're ready to finally end your reflux for good - this episode is for you. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Introduction: Safely Getting Off PPIs 01:14 - Welcome to the Better Belly Podcast 02:24 - Understanding the Fear of Stopping PPIs 05:28 - Steps to Safely Taper Off PPIs 06:53 - The Better Belly Blueprint Program 10:01 - Monitoring Symptoms and Adjusting PPIs 17:37 - Client Success Stories 19:03 - Conclusion and Next Steps EPISODES MENTIONED:285// Two Steps to Reversing Your Acid Reflux (for good!)Acid reflux testimonials:Andrea - 200// How to End 20+ Years of Constipation and Acid Reflux in 3 MonthsDon - 242// How He Ended 40+ Years of Diarrhea, Bloating, and Acid Reflux (Don's Testimonial)Jamie - 249// She Beat Her Bloat, Constipation, and Acid Reflux in One Month HEAL YOUR GUT TODAY!Option #1)

In this conversation, The doctors discusses the implications of long-term use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), their efficacy, risks, and the importance of tapering off these medications. The discussion covers the physiological effects of PPIs, the necessity of addressing underlying causes of reflux, and the potential for natural and herbal alternatives to support patients in tapering off PPIs. The conversation emphasizes the importance of patient education and the need for a gradual approach to discontinuing PPIs to avoid rebound symptoms.TakeawaysPPIs are effective for short-term use but not for long-term.Tapering off PPIs should take three to six months.Natural alternatives can help manage reflux symptoms.Melatonin can improve lower esophageal sphincter function.Nutrient deficiencies are a risk with long-term PPI use.DGL has been shown to improve quality of life in patients.Patient education is crucial in managing PPI use.Underlying causes of reflux should be addressed.Herbal remedies can provide additional support during tapering.A gradual tapering process is essential to avoid rebound symptoms.

Are you tired of chasing your acid reflux symptoms with PPI's, annoying food restrictions like the GERD diet, or hyper-vigilance about when and how much food you eat? When you ask your doctor if there's ANYTHING else you can do to help your acid reflux, do they tell you that you just need to pop another antacid, avoid trigger foods, or sleep on a wedge pillow? Do you wish there was a solution to acid reflux that was permanent, so you could eat late at night without worrying about a reflux flare, or that you could eat your favorite foods again without feeling punished for it later? If you said yes to any of these questions, then this episode is for you. On today's episode, my goal is to lay out acid reflux in one MASTER episode so that, by the end of it, you can have a map for exactly how to find, and deal with, the root cause(s) of your acid reflux. In this episode, I'm talking about: The real causes of acid reflux and GERD symptoms (and why it's not “too much acid”)The difference between acid reflux, GERD, LPR, and silent reflux — and why this episode can help ALL of these diagnosesWhy standard acid reflux drugs (PPIs, acid reducers) give quick relief but cause long-term problemsHow the acid reflux diet and GERD diet miss the root causeAnd, most importantly, 2 steps to reversing your acid reflux (for good!) If you're tired of relying on medication to manage your acid reflux and want freedom from your stomach terror - then this episode is for you. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Introduction to Acid Reflux Struggles 00:56 - Understanding Acid Reflux and GERD 01:44 - Welcome to the Better Belly Podcast 04:27 - The Anatomy and Symptoms of Acid Reflux 08:16 - Diagnosing Acid Reflux 10:24 - Causes of Acid Reflux 13:00 - Pressure Systems and Acid Reflux 25:49 - Conventional Treatments for Acid Reflux 28:25 - The Impact of Low Stomach Acid on Nutrient Absorption 29:32 - The Vicious Cycle of PPIs and Acid Reflux 31:29 - Steps to Reverse Acid Reflux 33:37 - Identifying Pathogens and Their Effects 40:09 - The Role of Histamine in Acid Reflux 40:49 - Fascial Restrictions and Their Impact 44:53 - Testing for Low Stomach Acid 48:05 - Comprehensive Testing and Treatment Plan 51:22 - Client Success Stories and Testimonials 53:08 - Conclusion and Next Steps EPISODES MENTIONED:47// The Gut-Sinus Connection233// H. Pylori: Symptoms of H. Pylori, How to Interpret H. Pylori Test Results, and Why H. Pylori Treatments Fail40// Reduce Acid Reflux with the Magic Power of Zinc68// 10 Markers on Your Bloodwork Linked to Acid Reflux

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions:    Sarah: Hello! Back with another question.. Im 28 female from scotland, and have had hair growing in places I shouldn't since age 24. The hair under my chin and a bit on my neck/cheeks is what gets me down the most. My doctor has checked me for PCOS through bloodwork and said everything was fine. I've recently did your hormone test. Testosterone was great, estrogen good, progesterone was low and cortisol was low. I've been on progesterone support, adrenal energy aswell as DNS, greens, omegas etc for some time now. I also take pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto. The hair just keeps growing. What else can I do? I've tried countless rounds of laser but it just returns. Is hair in this area always related to PCOS/hormones? Can it just be genetics? Thank you!!                                                            Larissa: Hello! I was exposed to black mold for 6 yrs about 5yrs ago. Although my most severe symptoms went away, some longer. I've been working with a naturopath whom recommended a protocol with cholestyramine, charcoal, and minerals for about 1M. However, I've read Andrew Campbell mold protocol and he recommends itraconazole for 7 days. I did my urine mycotoxin testing FYI which still shows a high load of most all strains. Which do you recommend? I want to get rid of all the mold with the least side effects and avoiding constipation (I already have to take daily magnesium citrate to have daily bowel movements). Thank you!!!                                                                                                          Sabrina: Hi doctor Cabral. I'm hoping you can help me with something that is super frustrating. My stomach craves large meals for satisfaction, yet they cause bloating. Conversely, small-volume meals, despite being calorie-dense, just don't register as filling, leaving me wanting more. Is there a way to solve this, meaning training your stomach to be satisfied with smaller meals? Thanks so much for your help!                     Lisa: I am a 48yr old female and have elevated kidney function. 1.1.  have been told not to take creatine. I have heard multiple times that to much protein can have an effect on kidney function also. I love to workout and fir my age high protein and creatine is suppose to be good for someone who works out. Will these things truly hinder or further hinder my kidney function.                                                                                   Cassi: Just completed your book, The Rain Barrel Effect, and was wondering if you have worked with anyone with EOE (Eosinophilic esophagitis) to successfully get them off of PPIs? I've also dealt with histamine intolerance, that I've actually been able to reverse through a lot of what you teach in the book, and I have also gotten down from 20mg of omeprazole twice a day to 20mg once every other day but if I go longer than that I find myself choking on food again no matter how little I eat at a time or how well I chew it.      Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions!    - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3487 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!  

If you care about longevity, brain optimization, sexual performance, or metabolism, this molecule changes everything. Host Dave Asprey sits down with nitric oxide pioneer Dr. Nathan Bryan to reveal why this overlooked molecule controls your blood flow, mitochondrial energy, neuroplasticity, insulin response, and even your libido. You'll learn how nitric oxide acts as a master switch for human performance and why the medical system has ignored it for decades. Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR Dr. Nathan Bryan is a world-renowned expert in nitric oxide biochemistry with over 20 years of clinical research, multiple patents, and collaborations with Nobel Prize-winning scientists. His groundbreaking work forms the foundation for modern functional medicine protocols targeting blood flow, metabolism, cognitive enhancement, and mitochondrial upgrades. You'll learn: • How nitric oxide drives mitochondria, metabolism, and human performance • Why most nitric oxide supplements fail and how to spot real ones • The critical role nitric oxide plays in brain optimization, libido, and insulin signaling • How poor oral health, statins, and PPIs can kill nitric oxide production • What nitric oxide has to do with sleep optimization, aging, and disease prevention • How to stack nitric oxide with fasting, ketosis, nootropics, red light, and supplements • Why “Smarter Not Harder” starts with nitric oxide fueled upgrades This episode is essential listening for anyone into biohacking, cold therapy, functional medicine, or RFK-style medical freedom. You'll walk away with practical tools to boost nitric oxide naturally, prevent dysfunction, and optimize your biology whether you're on a carnivore diet or just looking for an edge. Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade is the top podcast for people who want to take control of their biology, extend their longevity, and optimize every system in the body and mind. Each episode features cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, hacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living. Episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday, where Dave asks the questions no one else dares, and brings you real tools to become more resilient, aware, and high performing. Get Nitric Oxide products for 10% off with code ‘Dave': https://bit.ly/Nitric-Oxide-Product SPONSORS: Leela Quantum Tech | Head to https://leelaq.com/DAVE for 10% off. Timeline | Head to https://www.timeline.com/dave to get 10% off your first order. Resources: • Nathan's Website: https://www.n1o1.com • Nathan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtftGy8e0r9DO8ActcyGi4w • Dave Asprey's Website: https://daveasprey.com • Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com/DAVE15 • Dave Asprey's BEYOND Conference: https://beyondconference.com • Dave Asprey's New Book – Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated • Upgrade Collective: https://www.ourupgradecollective.com • Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com • 40 Years of Zen: https://40yearsofzen.com Timestamps: • 00:00 Trailer • 01:03 Intro • 01:15 Why Medicine Ignores Nitric Oxide • 01:59 What Nitric Oxide Does in the Body • 04:46 How the Body Makes Nitric Oxide • 07:12 Diet's Impact on NO Levels • 13:28 Why Most NO Supplements Fail • 19:32 Personalized Biohacking with NO • 22:33 How Medicine Misses the Mark • 30:40 Oral Health and Nitric Oxide • 31:30 Mouthwash Kills Your Microbiome • 32:28 The Problem with Fluoride • 33:25 Better Toothpaste for NO • 33:49 NO's Role in Energy and Healing • 34:17 Blood Pressure and NO • 35:29 NO and Sexual Performance • 37:09 NO and COVID Recovery • 40:50 Brain Fog and NO Deficiency • 49:01 Carnivore, Sugar, and NO • 50:11 Why You Still Need NO Supplements • 54:19 Final Takeaways See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.