Informed Life Radio

Ep. 389: Retired dentist Bill Osmunson, DDS, MPH, joins us to discuss his transformation from a longtime promoter of fluoride ingestion and water fluoridation to an outspoken advocate for ending these harmful and preventable exposures. For more than 20 years, Bill has tenaciously challenged the use of fluoride in public drinking water and mercury in dentistry. Through Washington Action for Safe Wa...

Ep. 388: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank, a staunch supporter of medical autonomy and individual rights, joins us to discuss an October 2 Washington court ruling striking down provisions of SB 5974 . The law sought to expand state oversight of sheriffs through new eligibility requirements and the authority of the unelected Criminal Justice Training Commission to deny or revoke certification, eve...

Ep. 387: Passing medical-freedom legislation takes more than having the right message—it requires showing up, legislative champions, dispassionate persistence, and an understanding of the political environment. Jackie Schlegel, founder and executive director of Texans for Medical Freedom, joins us to share how her organization built a grassroots network of 100,000 Texans and helped turn several me...

Episode 386: Cash Pay, Cost Sharing & Independent Medicine What if health insurance isn’t the only—or even the best—way to pay for healthcare? Charles Frohman joins us to explain medical cost sharing, cash-pay medicine, Health Savings Accounts, Direct Primary Care, and the role of healthcare concierges in helping patients shop for doctors, tests, prescriptions, and procedures. We start with th...

Episode 385 | Never Miss Another Sunrise: Circadian Fitness with Zaid K. Dahhaj What if sleep, metabolism, energy, hormone signaling, and even how our bodies respond to food all have something fundamental in common: light and timing? Circadian biology educator Zaid K. Dahhaj joins us to explain why circadian fitness is foundational to human health—and why one of his most important recommendations...

Episode 384 | The 5 Biological Laws: Is Your Body Working Against You? What if symptoms we commonly view as ‘evidence’ that the body is malfunctioning are actually part of purposeful biological adaptations? Melissa Sell, DC, joins us to discuss Germanic New Medicine and the five biological laws—a radically different framework for understanding the relationship between an unexpected event, the psyc...

Episode 383 | Smart Meters, Informed Consent, and the Right to Opt Out Cecelia “Cece” Doucette, director of Massachusetts for Safe Technology, joins us to make the case for a meaningful right to opt out of wireless “smart” utility meters. Cece explains how smart meters differ from older analog and digital meters, why their constant two-way radiofrequency transmissions raise health and informed-con...

Episode 382 | A Family Farm’s Regenerative Turn Utah farmer Stan Jensen joins us to tell the story of transforming his multigenerational family farm after taking the reins in 2019. Inspired by regenerative agriculture, Stan began moving away from pesticides and GMOs and toward practices designed to rebuild soil, keep living roots in the ground, increase diversity, and integrate livestock. Today, S...

Episode 381 | Data Centers - Advocating for Strong Local Rules Sam Romain, chairman of Americans for Energy Dominance, joins us to discuss how residents can respond when attempts to ban a proposed data center are unlikely to succeed. We look at how communities can advocate for temporary moratoria and stringent rulemaking to protect water and power supplies, limit noise, light and pollution, preven...

Episode 380 | Children’s Health Solutions— Practical Help for Parents Holistic pediatric RNs Maureen “Maura” McDonnell joins us to talk about the growing burden of chronic illness in children—and, more importantly, what parents can do about it. Maura created the Children’s Health Solutions Series, a no-cost resource bringing experienced holistic pediatricians directly to parents with practical, af...

Episode 379 | Skin on Fire—Healing Psoriasis from the Inside Out We welcome back chiropractor and author Anik St. Martin to discuss her new book, Skin on Fire: Healing Psoriasis Naturally. Drawing from her own decades-long experience with psoriasis, Dr. Anik makes the case that psoriasis is not simply a skin condition but rather an autoimmune problem that requires looking beneath the symptoms. We...

Episode 378 | VaxCalc: Research, Decide, Document Chris Downey, creator of VaxCalc, joins us to examine the top mistakes parents make when evaluating vaccines—from treating an entire “well-visit” as one decision to overlooking product differences, cumulative ingredient exposure, risk of the targeted illnesses, and what to monitor after vaccination. Chris walks us through the expanded VaxCalc platf...

Episode 377 | The Sunlight Solution with William F. Supple Jr., PhD We welcome back Dr. Bill Supple, who makes the case that our modern fear of sunlight has contributed to widespread vitamin D deficiency and chronic disease. His new book, The Sunlight Solution: Reclaiming Vitamin D, Reversing the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and Making America Healthy Again, challenges the modern caution against sun...

Episode 376 | Has Virology Proven its Case? Jamie Andrews of The Virology Controls Studies Project joins us to make the case that the foundational proof for viruses has not been demonstrated. We’ll walk through the basics of his research into cell-culture isolation methods, cytopathic effect, transmission electron microscopy, PCR testing, negative controls, and the role properly controlled experim...

Episode 375 | Health Freedom on the Ballot Erica Comerford, Director of Political Affairs for Stand for Health Freedom, joins us to discuss SHF’s state-specific voter guides, including for Washington’s 2026 primary election on August 4. The guide sets forth SHF’s endorsements and recommendations of candidates whose survey responses and public records have been carefully vetted for their positions...

Episode 374 | Seed Oils, Real Fats, and the Heart-Health Myth The Juice Lady Cherie Calbom, MS, joins us to discuss The Truth About Seed Oils, coauthored with Liana Werner-Gray. She describes the influences behind the widespread adoption of the “heart-healthy” seed oil message and how it reshaped American eating habits, causing “vegetable oils” to became a staple in our kitchens, institutions, and...

Episode 373 | Saving Bees from Colony Collapse—With Shungite Derek Condit joins us to discuss bees, colony collapse disorder, shungite, and his experimental shungite beehives initiative. Derek is a Washington-based entrepreneur, educator, and founder of The Natural Beekeeper’s Path, a nonprofit focused on supporting beekeepers, pollinator awareness, and emergency response efforts involving be...

Episode 372 | Chronic Symptoms, Functional Answers Reed Davis joins us to discuss functional lab testing, metabolic chaos, and why so many people continue to feel unwell even after standard lab work looks “normal.” Reed is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® and the FDN Certification Course. He previously served for more than ten years as health director at a Southern California wellne...

Episode 371 | Duty to Disobey with Nick Kupper Nick Kupper, USAF (ret.) and Arizona State Representative, joins us to discuss Duty to Disobey, the new CHD/Tommey Burrowes documentary exposing what happened to US service members who refused the Covid shot mandate. Drawing from his own experience of nearly losing his military career and medical benefits for his disabled daughter, Kupper explains how...

Episode 370 | Dr. Thomas Levy on 85 Years of Poisoning Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, joins Informed Life Radio to discuss how food-related toxins, medical and dental procedures, and modern exposures have affected health for more than 85 years. Drawing from his decades of research and published books, Dr. Levy examines the connections among toxic burden, chronic infection, and long-term disease, along wi...

Encore Presentation of Episode 361 | Organ Meats 2: Simple Ways to Cook the Most Nutrient-Dense Foods Once a staple of traditional diets, organ meats were treasured for their powerful nutritional value and role in supporting health. In this follow-up discussion, Chef James Barry explores why they are especially relevant today and offers simple, practical tips for bringing them into your kitchen wi...

Episode 368 | Cell Towers, Local control, and Health Freedom Charles Frohman, lobbyist for the National Health Federation, joins us to discuss wireless radiation policy, cell-tower siting, and the efforts to preserve local control. He explains how proposed telecom policies affect the health and safety of property owners, families, schools, and communities--and why it's imperative that citizens tak...

Episode 367 | Biological Dentistry and Whole-Body Health Stuart Nunnally, DDS, joins the show to discuss biological dentistry and the hidden dental issues that may burden the body. Topics include root canals, cavitations, toxic dental materials, and the clinical protocols available to support safer outcomes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Episode 366 | John Stockton's Ultimate Assist to Health Freedom NBA hall-of-famer and co-host of The Ultimate Assist, John Stockton talks about his part in the health freedom movement, interviewing leading doctors, scientists and personalities like Del Bigtree. John recalls some of the most important moments that he and Ken Reuttgers have experienced on their show, and what he’s learned from inter...

Episode 365 | EMF 101 with the Power Couple Friends of the show Roman and Bohdanna Shapoval return to Informed Life Radio with a sneak peek of their online EMF 101 course. The conversation covers dirty electricity, solar considerations, and practical steps people can take to reduce and remediate exposure. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...