The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

Ever wondered what a day in the life of an FDN practitioner is like? In this episode, Detective Ev and Lucy McKellar take you through what each stage of becoming an FDN looks like.  Whether you are looking to find out what it's like to be a new trainee, fresh graduate, or an experienced, seasoned practitioner with years of experience under your belt, this episode is for you! If you have any follow...

For this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Detective Ev (AKA Evan Transue) chats with renowned fitness expert and hormone balancing specialist, Debra Atkinson. You'll hear about her transformative journey as she shares insights and revelations from her extensive 40-year career in the health and wellness industry, as well as a discussion on the effects of over-exercising (especially for wome...

Admittedly, just a week or two prior to this podcast, our host, Evan Transue (AKA Detective Ev), had ZERO idea what "mesh implant illness" was. Not only that, he hadn't even heard the phrase before. He was even more shocked to find that when our guest for today's podcast, Dr. Sharon Surita, came on to share her mesh implant illness story, the comments on our live stream BLEW up. There were numerou...

If you caught the most recent version of Sam and Detective Ev talking, you'd know that they are prone to getting ever so slightly off-track. Because of this, we felt it was only right to bring Sam back so that they could discuss what was supposed to be the main topic last time: Gut health and alcohol's effect on it. In addition, Sam and Ev also get REAL with the audience about their own challenges...

Well folks, you LOVED this guest the first time we spoke to him, so we brought him back for round two as fast as we could. His name is Jason Earle, and he's the founder of Got Mold?.  The first time Jason joined us, he gave us what could only be labeled as a masterclass on mold and mold testing, challenging many of the commonly held beliefs in our industry when it comes to dealing with this rampan...

Want to follow along with us on video?  Click here to go to the Youtube version and see the slides! Dr. Alan Weinstein, AKA, "Dr. Al", is one of Reed's mentors and best friends. In addition to that, he has an extensive background in healthcare as well as marketing. Interestingly, it's the marketing side of his background which is why we invited him on the show today! Of the many things that go int...

Isn't it CRAZY that infertility rates and childhood disease rates are so high? Think about it... From a purely biological perspective, making a baby is one of the most natural things that two people could come together to do (it's how YOU got here and are able to now read this, after all).  While this is (understandably) a very emotional topic for many people out there attempting to start families...

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Orthorexia is defined as "an obsession with eating foods that one considers healthy". At first glance, this definition could trigger a variety of emotions for those of us in the functional healthcare space. That is, if you've dealt with chronic health issues yourself and listen to a podcast like this one, I'm sure at SOME POINT you'd say you had an obsession with eating healthy foods (and maybe yo...

One of our favorite parts of bringing The Health Detective Podcast to our listeners and viewers is that we get to highlight guests who deal with conditions that many of us would otherwise never hear about. Today's guest on the show, Michael Caprio, deals with a genetic condition that you very likely haven't heard of. At just eighteen years old, author Michael Caprio was diagnosed with Familial Ade...

Dr. Lj Johnson specializes in endometriosis and hormones while utilizing wholistic functional medicine. Dr. Lj has worked in the women's health industry for over 25 years while overcoming her own diagnosis of endometriosis. Lj’s passion is to empower, motivate and educate all women, so they too can have quality of life despite their symptoms or diagnosis. Where to find Dr. Lj: Website: https://www...

There are MANY amazing brands out there nowadays that bring us supplements/products with one of nature's superfoods - organ meats. However, for our USA-based listeners (and, frankly, for MOST of our listeners), these organ meats are NOT coming from the country where the products are sold. This is not inherently bad per se, but wouldn't it be even better if we could source these superfoods right fr...

Are you a Type A, go-getter woman who is constantly on the verge of burnout? Crushing your corporate job, but also crushing your health at the same time? Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Claudine Francois, knows these feelings all too well. She knows these feelings so well, in fact, that she was forced to change her life plans completely (and thankfully, for the better) to get her...

One of the top questions we are frequently asked here at Functional Diagnostic Nutrition on a near-daily basis is, 'What types of people/professionals go through your course?' The reality is, ANYONE can go through the FDN program as long as they have the desire to learn and study, as well as the willingness to help others and walk the walk. As expected, we have all types of people with every educa...

On this episode of The Health Detective Podcast, Detective Ev, FDNP is having a very timely conversation with Jason Earle, founder of "Got Mold".  When Jason realized that a moldy childhood home was the cause of his extreme allergies and asthma, he decided to give up his successful career on Wall Street to pursue the "healthy home" business to make sure the things that occurred to him and his fami...

In this episode of The Health Detective Podcast, join us as we sit down with Karin Banghart, CEO of Health Yeah Life and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. Karin shares her inspiring journey of resilience and transformation after being diagnosed with colon cancer in January 2020.   Fueled by the determination to spare others from a similar experience, Karin takes us through her post-sur...

Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Samantha Lander (Sam), was actually one of the first guests we ever had on the show! But, let's be honest... Who remembers all the way back to episode 19?   With that said, we felt it was only right to get her back in the spotlight. From addiction, to serving prison time, to completely transforming her life and dedicating it to serving others throug...

Although trauma and its effects on the body are being discussed more and more in the worlds of natural and functional medicine, for many practitioners, there is still a huge disconnect as to what the actual SCIENCE shows when it comes to trauma's impact on our bodies.  With our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Dr. Aimie Apigian, there is NO NEED to wonder any longer as to what the scie...

For those dealing with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), daily tasks can sometimes seem impossible. Fragrances, cleaners, and even foods you once ate regularly can send your body into overdrive! Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Nicole Dube, was amongst some of the first people to ever receive a diagnosis of MCAS. At her worst, she was down to eating only FOUR foods.   Fast-forw...

Fun fact about Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (depending on how you define "fun"): The FDN methodology was actually created while Reed was working IN a chiropractor's office! In many ways, these different modalities actually share the same core principle: Remove or relieve STRESS from the body to allow it to benefit from it's innate healing ability. So, on today's episode of The Health Detective...

Imagine that you are doing seemingly EVERYTHING right in terms of taking care of your health, only to get told things aren't going as planned. Worse than that, you receive one of the scariest diagnoses someone could possibly receive: cancer. For our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Angela Martinucci, this is precisely what happened. During this experience, everything Angela thought she...

JUST in case you're listening to our podcast for the first time, no - we are not for one second suggesting that the SYMPTOMS of IBS are fake/not real. Let us explain... Our guest today, Sophie Shepherd, was actually diagnosed with IBS herself. It was through her own personal experience in dealing with the condition (and eventually OVERCOMING it completely) that she concluded SOME aspects of the di...

Imagine you go into the doctor's for something that SEEMS like it will have a simple fix, only to get told that, instead, you have a disease that every single one of us fear: cancer. For our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Annie Mabashov, this hypothetical scenario was once her reality.  Interestingly, this is NOT another story about someone beating cancer naturally (even though, obvi...

Did you know that infertility rates are increasing worldwide? In fact, it was reported just in August of this year that the current rate of infertility amongst women is as high as 1 in 6! Knowing this, an obvious question that might pop up in your head is, "What the heck is happening?" Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Courtney Saye, not only experienced this seemingly modern phenom...

Did you know that hives, although fairly common, are NOT normal to deal with chronically? Sure, rubbing up against the wrong type of plant while hiking could trigger an otherwise harmless reaction, but dealing with this particular symptom on a daily basis (especially if you're just working indoors) is a WARNING sign of something deeper. Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, Erica Duffy,...