Rise Above

GLP-1 Rapid Fire: What Nobody Tells You About Weight Loss Ozempic, Mounjaro, microdosing, menopause, muscle loss, and the questions patients are really asking. Are GLP-1 medications the breakthrough we've been waiting for—or are we overlooking some important risks? In this episode of Rise Above , Dr. Emily Wheeler sits down with nurse practitioner Kristy for a candid, rapid-fire conversation about...

content type Interview primary goal Educational summary Dr. Emily Wheeler discusses how to effectively audit your supplement routine to ensure it aligns with your current health needs, emphasizing clarity, purpose, and strategy in supplement use. keywords supplement audit, health strategy, functional medicine, supplement routine, health clarity, lab testing, supplement management key topics The im...

content type Interview primary goal Educational summary In this episode, Dr. Emily Wheeler explores the nuanced approach to supplement dosing, timing, and understanding individual responses. She emphasizes the importance of personalized strategies in functional medicine, especially for sensitive patients, and discusses how medications can deplete vital nutrients, affecting overall health. keywords...

content type Solo primary goal Educational summary Dr. Emily Wheeler shares insights on how to approach supplements with a strategic plan, emphasizing quality, absorption, and personalized care. She compares weather forecasting skills to reading the body's clues, advocating for a functional medicine approach that looks beyond labels and trends. keywords supplements, functional medicine, bioavailab...

Vitamin D: 9 Things You Probably Never Knew From tuberculosis and cod liver oil to immunity, D3 + K2, and optimal levels Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine vitamin”—but that might actually be the least interesting thing about it. Long before antibiotics, tuberculosis patients were sent to sanitariums where fresh air and sunlight were part of their treatment. Doctors didn't fully understand why at...

Electrolytes: Stop Drinking More Water Salt, Minerals & the Science of Actually Getting Hydrated What if drinking more water isn’t actually the answer? We’ve been taught to think about hydration almost entirely in terms of water. But your body also needs electrolytes—sodium, potassium, magnesium, chloride, and calcium—to manage fluid balance, nerve signaling, muscle contraction, and countless...

Dr. Emily Wheeler shares insights on the crucial role of iron in the body, how to interpret iron labs, and why unexplained iron deficiency can be a life-saving clue. Learn how to approach iron testing and supplementation thoughtfully to support overall health. keywords iron deficiency, blood tests, ferritin, anemia, gut health, supplementation, functional medicine, health tips key topics The impor...

COVID cost us deeply—but it also changed the way people participate in healthcare. Patients became less willing to accept “your labs are normal” as the end of the conversation. They started asking deeper questions about inflammation, immune function, mitochondrial health, testing, and the symptoms that conventional workups could not always explain. In this more personal episode, Dr. Emily Wheeler...

Most people think magnesium is just something you take before bed. But what if I told you this one mineral quietly influences hundreds of processes throughout your body—including how you respond to stress, metabolize estrogen, regulate blood sugar, recover from workouts, move your bowels, and even tolerate your morning coffee? In this episode of Rise Above , Dr. Emily Wheeler explains why magnesiu...

Episode Summary Vitamin B12 seems simple — until you flip the bottle over and see four different names on it: methylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, adenosylcobalamin. Are they interchangeable? Not exactly. In this episode, I walk through my patient Ann's story — a woman who did everything right, made real progress on her health, and then developed a strange new symptom the moment we a...

When One Glass Feels Like Four: The Functional Medicine Explanation Why does one glass of wine leave you with a pounding headache, anxiety at 3 a.m., brain fog, or a racing heart—especially if it never used to? In this episode, Dr. Emily Wheeler unpacks the functional medicine reasons alcohol can hit differently in your 40s and beyond. You'll learn how your liver, methylation pathways, histamine,...

Rise Above Podcast Episode 1: Welcome to Rise Above Episode Description Welcome to the very first episode of Rise Above with Dr. Emily Wheeler. If you've ever felt like your body is changing but nobody can explain why, this podcast is for you. In this introductory episode, Dr. Emily shares her unique journey from meteorology, aviation, and weather forecasting to functional medicine—and how learnin...