Reality Check Podcast

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Constipation is usually treated like a simple bathroom issue. Drink more water, eat more fiber, take magnesium, use a laxative, and move on. But constipation can be one of the clearest signs that digestion, motility, bile flow, thyroid function, nervous system regulation, minerals, gut bacteria, and hormone clearance are not working effi...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Healing is often sold as clean, calm, and instantly rewarding. But real functional healing can feel disruptive before it feels empowering. In this episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill , we’re talking about the part of healing most people are not prepared for: the behavior change, consistency, discomfort, and lifestyle shifts requi...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check , Jess and Jill pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to build a health tech startup while running businesses, coaching clients, raising families, and trying to stay healthy in the process. This is an unfiltered founder’s file on Solvi, the health app they are building to connect people wit...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jess and Jill break down how to interpret hormone labs beyond “normal” and why so many women are told their bloodwork looks fine while still dealing with fatigue, PMS, heavy periods, irregular cycles, acne, hair shedding, low libido, bloating, cravings, anxiety, poor sleep, stub...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jess and Jill break down how to interpret hormone labs beyond “normal” and why so many women are told their bloodwork looks fine while still dealing with fatigue, PMS, heavy periods, irregular cycles, acne, hair shedding, low libido, bloating, cravings, anxiety, poor sleep, stub...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In episode 105 of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jess and Jill use the recent PCOS to PMOS name change as a starting point for a much bigger conversation about metabolic health, symptom management, and what actually creates long-term change in the body. PCOS is now being reframed as PMOS, or Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Synd...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In Episode 104 of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jess and Jill break down the vision behind Solvi , their new health app designed to make root cause healthcare, functional health support, and whole person care more accessible. This episode covers what the Solvi app is, why it was created, and how it plans to change the way peop...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Inflammation gets blamed for everything, but very few people actually understand what it is, what it is doing, or why it matters so much for metabolism, detoxification, and fat loss resistance. In part 2 of this series, Jessica and Jillian break down what chronic inflammation actually means at the physiological level. This episode explai...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill , Jess and Jill break down what chronic inflammation actually is, why it matters for fat loss resistance, and how it affects metabolism, hormones, digestion, thyroid function, blood sugar, and recovery. Inflammation is one of the most overused words in health, but most people are descri...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! A normal CBC does not always mean your body has adequate iron stores, optimal B12 status, or enough physiologic reserve to function well. In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jessica and Jillian continue the lab series with a clinical breakdown of iron, ferritin, B12, CBC markers, and common depletion patterns in w...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast!  In this 100th episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill, Jessica and Jillian pull back the curtain on what they’ve been building behind the scenes and where their work is heading next. They share the story behind Solvi , a new health tech platform designed to connect users with vetted providers who look at the full health picture inst...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jessica and Jillian break down what insulin resistance actually is, how it develops long before a prediabetes diagnosis, and why so many women are missed when fasting glucose still looks “normal” on paper. This conversation explains why insulin resistance is not just a blood sug...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill , Jess and Jill break down one of the most misunderstood gut symptoms women deal with: bloating. This conversation explains why bloating is not one single diagnosis and why reducing it to food intolerance misses the bigger clinical picture. They walk through the major gut patterns that...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jessica and Jillian break down how thyroid physiology actually works and why thyroid symptoms are often about far more than one lab marker or one gland. They unpack what your thyroid labs may actually be telling you, why women are so often told their thyroid is “normal” while st...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill, we break down one of the most misunderstood topics in health: lab interpretation. We unpack the difference between conventional lab ranges and functional lab ranges, what standard reference intervals are actually designed to assess, and why a lab result can look “normal” on paper while...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jessica and Jillian break down one of the most common nutrition debates: macros vs whole foods . They unpack the benefits and limitations of both approaches, why each one can work, and why the real answer is often not choosing one side forever. This conversation covers how macro...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Root cause health has become one of the most overused phrases in the wellness and functional health space, but much of what gets called root cause care is still symptom chasing in a more sophisticated form. In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian , Jessica and Jillian break down what true root cause health actually mean...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check, Jessica and Jillian break down exactly HOW to train for a sculpted, lean, "toned" body and what their favorite exercises are for the muscles you should be targeted for an hourglass physique.  You can't spot reduce body fat, but you CAN do this one thing that will 10x your results... this e...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! If you’ve been tracking your macros, lifting consistently, and doing all the “right” things, but still feel like your body isn’t responding... this episode will help you understand why! Your metabolism isn’t broken, but it is adaptive. And if you’ve spent years in a calorie deficit, dealing with high stress, poor sleep, or inconsistent r...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In a world of biohacks and quick fixes, the basics are getting treated like optional. That is why so many people are stacking “advanced” tools and still walking around exhausted. Part 2 finishes the framework from Episode 90 with the pillars that bring the body back online: real food, real rest, mental input boundaries, and real human co...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In a world where every scroll is a new “health hack,” the problem is rarely a lack of information. It’s the constant stimulation, the constant urgency, and the quiet disconnection from how the human body actually regulates. In Episode 90 of Reality Check, Jess and Jill unpack the idea of finding vitality through simplicity and why your e...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Ep. 89 is for the woman who keeps telling herself she will get “back on track” when life calms down. Jess and Jill break down why busy is not the problem. The problem is unrealistic expectations, all or nothing thinking, and trying to force a “peak physique” plan into a season that cannot support it. If your habits drifted for years, a 3...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! This episode breaks down why needing appetite suppression to maintain fat loss is rarely a “your body is broken forever” situation. It’s usually a missing foundation problem: lost muscle, a downshifted metabolism from chronic under-fueling, poor insulin sensitivity, and zero metabolic infrastructure built while the scale was dropping. Th...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode, Jess and Jill bring on Aram Grigorian for a conversation that cuts through the noise in women’s health and fat loss culture. They get into why functional testing can be useful, but becomes a problem when it’s treated as the starting line. You’ll hear how “validation” can be psychologically helpful, while still being a pr...

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! The internet is arguing about the “new food pyramid,” so we pulled it up for the first time, live, on this episode to share unfiltered thoughts! In this episode, Jess and Jill give a live, coach-brain breakdown of what the updated pyramid actually emphasizes (and what people are conveniently cherry-picking for content). Spoiler: for gene...