Inspired Living with Autoimmunity

I sat down with Natalie Novak, co-founder of Kindness Powered Skincare and certified oncology esthetician, who spent years battling debilitating symptoms — constant anxiety, RA-like joint pain, vision problems — while doctors told her nothing was wrong. The culprit turned out to be her breast implants, which were full of mold. After having them removed in 2018, her RA symptoms vanished almost imme...

I was diagnosed with IBS about 10 years before I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis — and I had no idea the two were connected. That's exactly why I wanted to have this conversation with Izabella Wentz, pharmacist and founder of Thyroid Pharmacist. Izabella was told her IBS was just stress during pharmacy school. She ignored it — until Hashimoto's showed up years later and forced her to dig d...

My guest Nicole Bell is the CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics and author of What Lurks in the Woods. She came to this work after her husband's Lyme disease — along with co-infections Bartonella and Babesia — was misdiagnosed as early-onset Alzheimer's. He passed away in 2022. In this episode, we talk about why the standard Lyme test misses so many people (hint: it's 30-year-old technology that relies on a...

If you've heard of the Autoimmune Protocol but felt like it was too restrictive to even try — or you've done it and wondered if you were doing it right — this episode is worth your time. I sat down with Mickey Trescott, one of the key people behind AIP, to talk about her new book The New AIP. We get into the actual clinical research (IBD, Hashimoto's, and RA studies), what the results really showe...

If you've been doing everything right and still feel exhausted, anxious, and like your body just won't cooperate — this episode is for you. I sat down with Dr. Scott Sherr, a board-certified internal medicine physician and COO of Troscriptions, to talk about the sympathetic spiral: a chronic fight-or-flight loop most people don't even know they're in. And here's what surprised me most — you don't...

Could your home be the reason you're not getting better? I sat down with Paul Kealey, founder of EcoBuilt, to talk about something most of us never think to question — the air inside our homes. Paul has spent nearly 25 years in construction, and what he shares might change how you see your living space entirely. We get into why new homes aren't automatically healthier (studies suggest over 25% hav...

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 conversa...

I sat down with Karen "ZuZu" Ziemer Armes — holistic health educator, author, and founder of Lilly Fields Retreat Center — who reversed her own epilepsy in her early 20s using food alone. In this conversation, we get into the four electrical systems your body runs on (and why most people have never heard of them), how mineral deficiencies silently drive chronic illness, why EMF exposure is one of...

I sat down with Dr. Alice Honican — naturopath, acupuncturist, and bioenergetic practitioner at Longevity Health Center in Roswell, Georgia — to talk about a diagnostic approach that's been quietly getting results for decades but most people have never come across. Dr. Honican grew up in a naturopathic household, has been working with chronic and autoimmune patients since 2003, and uses three spec...

Kyle Hulbert was a college athlete who slept nine hours a night, ate clean, and still watched his health collapse — anxiety, depression, joint pain, gut issues, unexplained weight gain. Six doctors either told him he was making it up or couldn't find anything wrong. What finally changed things? A mercury diagnosis, chelation therapy, and getting his testosterone (which was at 159 — yes, really) pr...

If you've ever been told your labs look fine while feeling terrible, this one's for you. I sat down with Dr. Anju Mathur, a board-certified anti-aging and regenerative medicine physician who's spent nearly two decades figuring out what conventional medicine misses. She walks us through her 3-pillar framework for finding the real root causes of chronic illness—the things in your body that shouldn't...

What if your body's repair system isn't broken, it's just been put to sleep? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dan Pardi, Chief Health Officer at Qualia Life Sciences and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Leiden University and Stanford. We get into what stem cells actually are, why they decline with age, and — most importantly — what you can do about it starting today. Dan explains why stem...

I was blown away by what nutrition and wellness coach Einat Shinar shared about sleep and weight management. As someone who works with women over 40, I thought I knew how important sleep was - but this conversation completely changed my perspective. Einat explains why people sleeping less than 6 hours have 28% more hunger hormones and crave carbs instead of healthy foods. We dive deep into how per...

In this episode I'm talking with Elaine Hicks, a licensed clinical social worker and freediving instructor who's developed something incredible - practical nervous system regulation techniques you can use right in your living room. If you're dealing with chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, or chronic pain, this episode is packed with tools you can start using today. Elaine breaks down why our...

I'm thrilled to have Dr. Vincent Pedre back to talk about his newest project that every coffee lover needs to hear about. We dive into why 50% of coffee drinkers are slow caffeine metabolizers without realizing it, and how this impacts their sleep and anxiety levels. Vincent shares the hidden dangers lurking in our daily coffee - from pesticides that destroy gut bacteria to microplastics from K-cu...

Looking younger and feeling fantastic at any age doesn't require surgery or injections - it requires the right approach. I'm excited to share this conversation with registered nurse Mary-Beth Newell, who has 45 years of healthcare experience and gets asked constantly what she's doing to look so young. In this episode, Mary-Beth reveals five simple daily changes that can stop the clock naturally. W...

In this episode, I explore why healthcare treats you like your diagnosis instead of a human being with Andrea Nakayama, founder of Functional Nutrition Alliance. After her husband's brain cancer diagnosis while pregnant, Andrea discovered major gaps in medicine that led her to train over 8,500 practitioners differently. We discuss her Functional Nutrition Matrix approach, narrative medicine practi...

After years of depression and suicidal thoughts, Beth McIntyre discovered something that changed everything: trapped emotions. In this eye-opening conversation, she explains how hundreds of stuck emotions from everyday trauma accumulate in our bodies and block natural healing. We explore the fascinating connection between emotional suppression and autoimmune disease, why thyroid issues correlate w...

I had no idea my blink rate drops from 21 times per minute to just 7 when I'm on my computer! Dr. Pam Theriot, a dry eye specialist, opened my eyes to how our digital world is quietly damaging our vision, and what we can do about it. In this conversation, she breaks down her 4-step daily eye care protocol, shares essential makeup rules, and explains why people with autoimmune conditions need extra...

After my own autoimmune journey, I'm always inspired by stories of rapid healing. Wendy Presant went from struggling with dry eyes, fatigue, and joint pain to seeing major improvements in just two weeks on the Autoimmune Protocol. What struck me most was her message about protecting our kids: only 30% of autoimmune risk is genetic, meaning we can actually change our children's trajectory. She brea...

If you're struggling with brain fog, chronic fatigue, or autoimmune symptoms, this conversation might completely shift how you think about your body's detox system. In it, I sit down with Dr. Gina Nick to discuss why glutathione - our master antioxidant - is absolutely crucial for managing inflammation and autoimmune conditions. We dive deep into why most people need extra glutathione support, how...

I've been helping people with autoimmunity for years, but since 2020, I'm seeing more overlap with chronic fatigue and long COVID than ever before. That's why I brought Dr. Evan Hirsch on the show - he's the EnergyMD who's cracked the code on why 99% of these cases have the same root causes. What he reveals about who actually gets long COVID will surprise you. We dive into his "Toxic Five" framewo...

I've watched too many brilliant women struggle with weight despite doing everything "right.", so I asked Ashley Koff to join me and expose why the system has been rigged against us and reveals the real science behind the hormones that control our metabolism. Ashley shares her journey from "weight hot mess" to expert, explaining weight-health hormones like GLP-1, why your gut rules your entire ecos...

I'm excited to share my conversation with Julie Olson, who developed her game-changing HealthyHairFix protocol after experiencing severe hair loss herself. Julie breaks down her 5-R framework that addresses 76 different causes of hair loss through five functional categories. We dive into the surprising gut-hair connection, why biotin supplements might be working against you, and how hidden toxins...

What if I told you that fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue aren't actually diseases, but symptoms of something hiding in plain sight? My guest today is Dr. Peter Osborne, known as "The Gluten Free Warrior," and he's about to blow your mind with what he's discovered about mold toxicity. If you've been struggling with autoimmune symptoms that won't budge despite making all the right diet changes, this...