The Dr Pompa Podcast

The story you believe about yourself can shape your health, your relationships, and your future. In this personal episode, Dr Daniel Pompa shares how growing up with dyslexia led him to carry the false label of “I’m dumb,” and how breaking that identity changed the course of his life. He explains why many people stay stuck in fear, insecurity, and unhealthy patterns because of labels they accepted...

What really happens to your baby's DNA after the newborn heel prick test? Most parents are never told the full story. Dr Daniel Pompa sits down with Attorney Leah Wilson from Stand for Health Freedom to discuss newborn screening, informed consent, genetic privacy, and the growing use of DNA data. They explore what parents should know about genetic testing, whole genome sequencing, and why a g...

Your gut could be causing symptoms you would never expect, from brain fog and anxiety to fatigue and autoimmune issues. Dr Daniel Pompa explains why gut problems often start long before digestive symptoms appear. The conversation explores how glyphosate, heavy metals, mold, plastics, and other environmental toxins may damage the gut lining, disrupt the microbiome, and trigger inflammation througho...

The biggest mistake accelerating aging is ignoring the habits that quietly damage your body every day. Dr Daniel Pompa sits down with Dr. Khanh Nguyen, founder of Austin Regenerative Therapy, to reveal what really drives biological aging and how to slow it down. They discuss inflammation, blood sugar, mitochondrial health, immune function, and the key biomarkers that matter more than your age. The...

Titanium dioxide is hiding in everyday products, and many people have no idea how often they are exposed. Dr. Daniel Pompa and Dr. Yuriy May explore why titanium dioxide has raised health concerns, where it is commonly found, and why Europe banned it from food. They also discuss hidden ingredients in processed foods, toothpaste, cosmetics, and other everyday products. The conversation goes beyond...

Most parents focus on achievement. The parents who raise resilient, confident kids focus on these three habits instead. Dr. Fab Mancini joins Dr. Daniel Pompa to share the lessons that helped him overcome adversity, build confidence, and create lasting success. From arriving in the United States at 13 and starting over in a new culture to becoming a world recognized leader, his story highlights th...

Chronic tinnitus, brain fog, anxiety, gut issues, and hormone symptoms may be linked to something most people never check: hidden infections in the jaw. Dr. Jigar Gandhi joins Dr. Daniel Pompa to discuss cavitations after tooth extractions, mercury and metal dental toxicity, and how these can drive long-term inflammation and neurological symptoms that are often missed in standard exams. The conver...

Your water might look clean, but it could still be a daily source of hidden chemical exposure. Dr Daniel Pompa sits down with Kenneth Guoin , Founder/President at Ophora Water Technologies, LLC, to break down what most people miss about drinking water and whole home exposure. It is not just what you drink. It is also what you inhale in showers, steam, and bathing, where chlorine by-products can en...

Why are more kids dealing with gut issues, allergies, brain fog, low energy, and weight gain than ever before? Dr Daniel Pompa breaks down the biggest factors affecting children's health today, from nutrient deficiencies and ultra processed foods to pesticides, plastics, and everyday chemical exposures. The conversation highlights five key nutrients many kids are lacking, including vitamin D,...

Why are infertility, hormone problems, and chronic disease rising in every generation? Dr Daniel Pompa sits down with Alex Clark, host of Culture Apothecary and a leading voice in the MAHA movement, to explore how ultra processed foods, birth control, plastics, pesticides, and everyday chemical exposures may be reshaping modern health. Together, they challenge the idea that genetics alone are driv...

Most detox advice is wrong, and some of it can leave you feeling worse instead of better. Dr Daniel Pompa breaks down why chronic fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, hormone issues, gut problems, and poor sleep are often connected to toxic overload from modern life. The conversation explores hidden exposures from ultra processed foods, pesticides, glyphosate, microplastics, forever chemicals, and everyda...

A stage 3B melanoma diagnosis at 30 becomes even more overwhelming when it happens during early pregnancy, forcing impossible decisions about treatment and life. We sit down with Corley Spell to explore what can lie behind a cancer diagnosis beyond the surface-level story. The conversation looks at long-term buildup of stressors and exposures, including toxic load, environmental chemicals, persona...

Fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and poor sleep may not mean your body is failing. Your body may be stuck in survival mode. Dr Daniel Pompa explains the cellular danger response and why the body can stay trapped in a protective state after stress, toxins, infections, or viral illness. This survival response can affect energy, inflammation, hormones, brain function, and even thyroid health, leaving peo...

Doctors sent him home to die, but the breakthrough came when he stopped treating the addiction alone and started fixing the deeper root cause. This episode breaks down the connection between addiction, toxic load, brain chemistry, inflammation, and the hidden stressors that keep people trapped in destructive cycles. Dr Daniel Pompa, with guest Cameron George, researcher, writer, and founder of TRU...

If you are eating healthy and exercising but still cannot lose weight, your hormones and toxic load may be working against you. We break down weight loss resistance and why the problem is often deeper than calories alone. Dr Daniel Pompa explains how leptin resistance can disrupt hunger signals, slow metabolism, increase cravings, and make fat loss feel impossible. The conversation also connects i...

Your daily tea could be exposing you to billions of microplastics without you realizing it. Josephine Musco, founder of Olyxir, joins Dr Daniel Pompa to break down how many tea bags release microplastics and nanoplastics when exposed to hot water and why that matters for hormone health, fertility, gut health, skin, and inflammation. They explain how these tiny particles can build up in the body an...

Brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, allergies, and autoimmune symptoms may all trace back to your gut and most people never connect the dots. Dr Daniel Pompa explains how gut health affects the brain, immune system, energy, and inflammation through the gut brain axis. He breaks down why probiotics and restrictive diets often fail long term, and why the real issue may be upstream stressors damaging the mi...

Your home could be affecting your gut, brain, sleep, and energy more than you realize. Designer Jeremy Miller joins Dr Daniel Pompa to explain how mold, poor indoor air quality, hidden moisture, and toxic building materials can contribute to brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic inflammation. Jeremy shares his own journey through severe gut issues and unexplained symptoms before disco...

This generation may not outlive their parents, and the real drivers are not what most people expect. Dr Daniel Pompa explains why modern health trends are pointing in the wrong direction, from rising chronic disease to toxic exposure that starts early in life. The conversation breaks down how cellular stress, inflammation, and toxic load from food, water, and the environment can quietly impact ene...

Best-selling sleep expert and cookbook author Shawn Stevenson shares how he went from chronic pain and a degenerative disc diagnosis to real health, energy, and purpose by fixing sleep, diet, and relationships. This episode shows what actually works, give this a chance! Shawn joins Dr. Daniel Pompa to explain why sleep drives metabolism, fat loss, hormones, and recovery. Learn how poor sleep incre...

If your asthma, autoimmune issues, anxiety, or fatigue won’t improve, mold exposure, hair dye toxins, and dental fillings may be part of the missing root cause. Andrea brings listener questions to Dr Daniel Pompa, focusing on one core idea: most chronic symptoms have upstream triggers, and when you remove them, the body can change. They start with asthma as an inflammation issue and cover practica...

A single feeding choice in the NICU can turn fatal. One in three babies who develop NEC die, around 1,000 babies each year, and a $400 million verdict is forcing attention on what many families say they were never told. Atty. Paul Levin joins to explain the growing litigation around cow milk-based preterm formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. He shares why families say they were not warned about...

Nicotine is being rebranded as a focus tool and wellness hack, but the full picture rarely gets told. Dr. Daniel Pompa breaks down the current nicotine trend, including why it interacts with brain receptors tied to focus and mood, and why some short clinical-style protocols use very low-dose nicotine patches for limited periods. The conversation also covers the reality behind the hype, including h...

If your health keeps declining for no clear reason, the problem might be inside your home.  Jim Stevenson, certified mold remediation specialist, joins Dr Daniel Pompa to break down how toxic mold exposure can show up as brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, sleep issues, chronic cough, and other unexplained symptoms. They explain why mold testing often misses hidden growth, why air samples can be misleadi...

Microplastics are now inside the human body, and the real question is what they are doing to your health at the cellular level. Dr Daniel Pompa explains what microplastics and nanoplastics may be doing at the cellular level, including their role as endocrine disruptors. The discussion also covers how plastic chemicals like BPA and phthalates can interfere with hormones, mimic estrogen, and impact...