Season 1
Nov. 15, 2024
Make American Healthy...Again?
The slogan Make America Healthy Again has picked up some traction recently and I love that people are thinking more about their health. There are some good things coming from this movement and also some not so good things an…
Nov. 11, 2024
Lifestyle “Hacks” That Make Following a Healthy Lifestyle Easier and More Sustainable
Do you find it hard to stick to healthy habits over time? Sometimes we are unknowingly making things harder on ourselves and there are some simple changes that we can make to move things in our favor. In this week’s episode …
Nov. 4, 2024
7 Nutrients That You Might Not Be Eating Enough Of
Did you know that most Americans aren’t getting the recommended amounts of important micronutrients? Meeting our micronutrient needs is one of the most important pillars of a healthy dietary approach. So, in this week’s epis…
Oct. 16, 2024
This Simple Lifestyle Change Can Help You Easily Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Over the years of working in this field I have met HUNDREDS if not thousands of people who were all struggling with a similar issue. They feel like they have to eat so little to maintain their body weight and if they "indulg…
Oct. 9, 2024
Q and A: Mushroom Coffee, Resistant Starches, and Nightshades and Arthritis
Welcome back to the show. Today we have a Q and A episode and we are going go cover: Whether mushroom coffee is worth adding to your routine What resistant starches are and are they something you want to include in your diet…
Oct. 2, 2024
How Can Our Government Help Improve Population Health?
Last week Senator Ron Johnson organized a roundtable discussion in Washington titled: "American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion". This roundtable discussion featured Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jordan Peterson, Vani Hari (…
Sept. 25, 2024
Is Gluten Harming Your Health?
In a matter of 10 years gluten went from being something most people have never heard of to something millions of people were avoiding in their diets which sparked a huge market for gluten-free products. But why? Is there an…
Sept. 18, 2024
Should You Go 80/20 With Your Nutrition?
Today on the show we are going to discuss flexible eating and the 80/20 rule in nutrition. The 80/20 rule refers to eating healthy foods 80% of the time and then allowing 20% for flexibility. If you listen to the show, you k…
Sept. 11, 2024
Inflammation: What It is and How Nutrition Can Raise or Lower It
Inflammation!! This has become a popular term recently and most people don't really know what it means or if its something that we should be worried about. So, on this episode of the podcast, we are going to discuss: What in…
Sept. 4, 2024
Q and A: Coffee, Caffeine, and Health, Cooking Oils, & Mixing Dairy with Berries
On this episode of the podcast we have a.Q and A episode covering three topics. 1) Are caffeine and coffee beneficial or harmful to our health? 2) What are the best oils to cook with? 3) Does dairy interfere with the absorpt…
Aug. 28, 2024
3 Underlying Reasons Why Any Diet Improves Health
Did you know that all health improvements that people experience from following any new diet or nutrition plan can be distilled into 3 key changes? Today on the show we are going to discuss what those specific changes are an…
Aug. 22, 2024
The Surprising Truth About Soy
Send us a Text Message. Soy is one of the most widely misunderstood foods. There are a variety of claims regarding the health effects of soy. It disrupts female hormones, feminizes men, increases risk of cancer, is inflammat…
Aug. 14, 2024
Q and A: ZOE Nutrition, Nutrigenomics, and Cold Plunge Science
Send us a Text Message. On this episode of the podcast we have a Q and A episode we are covering 3 popular topics. 1) The personalized nutrition company ZOE 2) Nutrigenomics and whether we should use our genes to determine w…
Aug. 7, 2024
Lifestyle Strategies to Lower Cholesterol Levels
Send us a Text Message. On the last episode of the show we discussed WHY LDL cholesterol matters and why we don't want to have a high number of LDL particles floating around in our blood. In this episode we discuss: - The tw…
July 31, 2024
Does LDL Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?
Send us a Text Message. Today is part 1 of a 2 part series on lowering LDL cholesterol. In this episode we are going to cover what LDL cholesterol is and how it might contribute to the development of heart disease. In the ne…
July 24, 2024
Q and A: Farmed vs. Wild Fish, Raw Milk, and Functional Medicine,
Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today we have another Q and A episode and we are going to discuss: Is wild-caught fish more nutritious or safer than farmed fish? Is drinking raw milk a…
July 17, 2024
How To Do The Bare Minimum With Nutrition...And Still Get Results
Send us a Text Message. Sometimes nutrition isn't going to be a top priority in your life. Maybe you just had a child, you are moving, you're traveling, you lost your job, etc. and you just need to place your focus elsewhere…
July 8, 2024
Sports Nutrition Tips for Young Athletes
Send us a Text Message. Today on the show I have Jessica Issacs who is a Registered Dietitian and Sports Nutrition Specialist and we are going to talk about nutrition tips for parents of children who are active in sports. On…
July 1, 2024
Is Red Meat Bad For Our Health?
Send us a Text Message. Is Red Meat Healthy? One one end of the spectrum we’ve got people telling us that it causes cancer and heart disease and should be avoided at all costs and then people on the other end of the aisle wh…
June 24, 2024
Top 3 Muscle Building Mistakes to Avoid
Send us a Text Message. Building and maintaining muscle is one of the most important things that we can to protect or long term health. But, building muscle can be a challenge and it is a lot more difficult if you are not …
June 12, 2024
Q and A: Beef Liver supplements, Hack Your Health Documentary, Alkaline Water, and Creatine
Send us a Text Message. Today, we have another Q and A episode, in this episode we discuss : Liver supplements: are they worth taking? The new Netflix Hack Your Health Documentary Alkaline Water and Purported Health Benefits…
June 4, 2024
Exercise vs. Nutrition: Which is More Important for Health?
Send us a Text Message. I was having a discussion with a friend recently and a discussion came up that I've had quite a few times before. He asked me, which is more important: exercise or nutrition? And in my typical fashion…
May 27, 2024
10 Superfoods to Include in Your Diet for Better Health
Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to another episode of the show. Today, I have a simple, practical episode where I discuss 10 nutritious foods that you may want to include in your diet. My approach to nutrition is focuse…
May 20, 2024
Are Cancer Rates Increasing? with Dr. Krystle Zuniga
Send us a Text Message. A report was published by the American Cacner Society with some updated statistics and this report led to a number of headlines that have caused some concern for a lot of people. Many headlines highli…