The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

Kim Heintz is an FDN who primarily helps her clients reverse debilitating gut issues. She has been an FDN for 4.5 years, but her own health journey began long before that. She began getting migraines early in life and they intensified in her twenties - to the point where she was getting them 3-5 times a week. When she was 28, she had a migraine that lasted an entire year straight. On top of this,...

Depending on how long you've been around FDN, you might remember when today's guest and Detective Ev were going live every week! Her name is Bryanna Austin (formerly Bryanna Lindly), and she has the EXACT same energy as Ev!   Although these two extroverts always have fun together, today's topic is a bit more serious (but much needed) conversation around the mental health of first responders. Bry h...

Link to Vennessa's first episode can be found on Apple by clicking here , or Spotify by clicking here .  Vennessa is a passionate, energetic, tenacious woman, wife and mom of three young boys. She has always believed in helping people whether it be in the community, schools or corporate world. Her career started early, since both her parents and grandparents were business owners. "Hard work" was h...

Is there anything functional medicine CAN'T do? Apparently not, as our guest today, Carrie Hicks, is teaching us how we can even prevent/delay HAIR LOSS through a functional approach. A long-time stylist and salon owner, Carrie isn't a stranger to working with people who are starting to lose their hair. What WAS new for her, however, was the dramatic increase in hair loss that occurred shortly aft...

On today's episode of The Health Detective Podcast, we have a SUPER special guest, Brendan Vermeire! Brendan is not only an FDNP, but he is a pioneer in the functional medicine space, particularly around the topic of mental health. After struggling greatly with his own mental health (and watching the mental health challenges of a loved one), Brendan dedicated his life to figuring out the many reas...

While we do not like to stereotype, on paper, Scott Shortmeyer is one of those people that we'd least expect to get into the world of functional medicine and natural healing. After some significant warning signs from his body, though, Scott knew it was time for a change. Thanks to the help of his wife, he was able to get on the right track fairly quickly! Like so many of our guests, Scott has now...

14 years ago, FDN was being taught as an in-person course that you could complete in one long weekend. Since then, we've evolved into a course that has over 4,000 graduates in 50+ countries around the world! One of the countries we are seeing increasing demand in is Australia. With different, ever-changing laws and opposite time zones, many people ask us whether or not they will be fully supported...

On today's episode of The Health Detective Podcast, we are talking once again with a woman on a mission to help pets around the world, Dr. Ruth Roberts! Dr. Roberts was a huge hit the last time she recorded with us! She gave us all the latest insights into keeping our furry friends healthy (you can listen to that episode by clicking here ), as well as how we can actually pursue a legitimate career...

On today's episode of The Health Detective Podcast, we are interviewing the Executive Director of the Association of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners, Lucy McKellar! Lucy's life took an unexpected twist when she suddenly started experiencing panic attacks, seemingly out of nowhere. Growing up she had a typical upbringing, and now had a steady job and good friends. The concept of "ment...

If we had a dollar for every time someone (particularly women) did not get their thyroid condition(s) addressed properly by western medicine, we could probably all be living on a beach somewhere! Unfortunately, we don't get paid for that. Instead, we get the next best thing: Bringing you podcasts with awesome guests like the one today, Lindsey Akenclose, to share their personal journey and tips to...

Ok - believe it or not, this podcast covers a WHOLE lot more than the title implies. Our guest today, Sara Banta, originally set off on a healing journey for her own issues, but she had no idea that she'd soon be caring for her children's health issues as well. Fast-forward to today, she has successfully helped ALL of her children AND herself with the unique health challenges they all faced, and h...

Kurt Stradtman, FDNP, is both an FDN practitioner and one of our Course Mentors for the program!   In this episode, we talk with Kurt about the MULTIPLE other health coaching programs he attended prior to finding and sticking with FDN. Detective Ev and Kurt also do their best to be as objective as possible in this discussion, highlighting the cons AND pros of these other programs, as well as who s...

We’ve saved the best for last in our intro to FDN series - the biz advice! The reality of health coaching is that some people struggle to get just a few clients, while others develop WAIT-LIST practices. Is this just the result of being lucky (or unlucky)? We know for a fact it’s not that simple. In fact, there are certain key actions that ANYONE can take which will lead them to success in their b...

Register for our first ever LIVE Business Workshop on August 29th by going to fdntraining.com/biz. This event is for a variety of people! If you are a health coach without an FDN certification and just want to learn some biz stuff, this will work for you. If you are an FDN trainee or graduate, of course, this will also work for YOU! But wait, there's more! (Sorry, we just love saying that lol.) In...

With FDN being a self-paced course, people often wonder what a typical day will look like while they’re pursuing their certification. In this episode, we cover exactly that! For those a bit more intimidated by self-paced programs, you’ll see that it is not scary at all and that we offer you constant support along the way. For those that already love the idea of self-paced, it will give you the 30,...

In this episode, we are continuing our “Intro to FDN” series! Please make sure you’re listening in order so that everything makes sense. Here is the link to the FIRST episode of the series where we discuss the ONLY “diagnosis” FDN practitioners hand out, metabolic chaos: https://spotify.link/Zd5OlSW03Bb And here is the link to the SECOND episode where we discuss FDN’s trademarked “DRESS” protocol:...

In this episode, we are continuing our “Intro to FDN” series! Please make sure you’re listening in order so that everything makes sense. Here is the link to the first episode of the series where we discuss the ONLY “diagnosis” FDN practitioners hand out, metabolic chaos: https://spotify.link/Zd5OlSW03Bb Today, we are discussing our trademarked DRESS system that is a core part of every FDN program....

With a recent HUGE influx of new faces coming and checking out the FDN course, our host for the Health Detective Podcast, Detective Ev, decided it would be a good opportunity to do an "Intro to FDN series." (And don't worry - for the regular listeners, there are a couple of different ways you can benefit from/use these episodes, too).  These episodes are best listened to in order, and this is the...

Does being an FDN practitioner mean every little health symptom you've ever had has to be perfect? Absolutely not. What it DOES mean is that you are someone who will continuously "walk the walk" of being healthy. It means you will never give up trying new things until you get the results you want. It also means you are willing to do whatever you can to help others along their own healing journey....

We have a couple of "firsts" today on The Health Detective Podcast... One of the firsts is that we have never (to Detective Ev's knowledge) had someone on who dealt with Addison's Disease, a relatively rare condition that includes damage to the adrenal glands. The other first is that we have never had a guest be such an amazing story teller that they were able to take the FIRST QUESTION of the pod...

FDNtraining.com/dress is the place to go! Where to find FDN: Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources .

Medical Foods: Foods that are specially formulated and intended for the dietary management of a disease that has distinctive nutritional needs that cannot be met by normal diet alone. (If you haven't heard of these wonderful products yet, then this episode of The Health Detective Podcast is a MUST listen.)   Medical foods are a unique set of formulations with a STRONG scientific-backing to aid in...