The Own It Show

Sleep apnea isn't always a genetics story. Often it's the last chapter of a lifestyle story that nobody bothered to read from the beginning. A man came to Justin Roethlingshoefer a month after his sleep study, sure the diagnosis was inherited because his dad had it too. Then they walked through his days: 90 pounds to lose, 15 years without real training, no evening routine, a pace his bo...

What is cellular health, really? Search it and almost every top result has a price tag attached. No major medical institution has put a clear definition on it, and the supplement industry has happily filled that gap. NAD might boost mitochondrial function in a lab, but in a real life with short nights, constant stress, and no training, a $147 bottle has very little to work with. That's why so...

Entrepreneur burnout isn't a stress problem. It's a capacity problem. And almost no one is telling you the difference. In one week, Justin Roethlingshoefer hit two USA Today bestseller lists, made the Inc. 5000 for the second year, and spoke on seven stages in nine days. It was also the week a six month deal collapsed, a canceled flight turned into a 3am hotel arrival before an 8am talk,...

Blue light at night might be the real reason you cannot fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling rested. And it has almost nothing to do with blue light being "bad." Here is the part most people miss: blue light is not the enemy. During the day it is a nutrient your body actually needs. The problem is blue light at the wrong time, the "second sun" pouring out of your phone,...

Thorne just got acquired by Procter & Gamble. Purely Elizabeth sold too. Everyone's furious, and almost no one is asking the right question. Every time a trusted health brand gets bought by Big Food, the reaction is the same: betrayal, another sellout, another good company gone. Thorne. Purely Elizabeth. Garden of Life before them. The names change, the pattern never does. But the acquisi...

Everyone's telling you to lower your cortisol. Almost no one is telling you the truth. Cortisol has become the internet's favorite villain: the hormone to detox, suppress, and blame for your belly fat and your burnout. But your body floods you with it, the second light hits your eyes each morning for a reason. Not because something's broken. Because something is working exactly as d...

Everyone told Justin he was the picture of health: six-pack abs, triathlons, coaching pro athletes, perfect bloodwork. Inside, he felt like he was dying. Bloated every day, foggy, exhausted no matter how much he slept and every doctor said the same thing: "Your labs look great." It took a precancerous diagnosis and one question in a parked car to see the truth: we've confused normal...

You slept 8 hours. So why do you still feel exhausted? Here's what nobody told you: sleep and recovery are not the same thing. You can lie there unconscious all night and still wake up foggy, inflamed, and running on empty, because the real restoration happens in the deep stages of sleep most high-performers never reach. That's when your brain finally switches on its overnight cleanup cr...

Brad Lomenick spent more than a decade leading Catalyst, one of the biggest leadership movements in the Christian world, selling out arenas, hitting every number, building something huge. And somewhere in the middle of all that winning, he quietly fell apart. Sixty pounds overweight. Running on stress. Leading his team so poorly they secretly nicknamed him "the devil." None of it showed...

If you've quietly decided you've done too much damage to ever feel healthy again, this one is going to hit different. There's a reason you can neglect your health for a decade and still wake up breathing: you were built to heal, relentlessly, and on repeat. Justin Roethlingshoefer connects what the science shows, your cells replace themselves constantly, rebuilding you into a biolog...

Everyone thinks healing is something that happens to you. Alex Seeley says the real question is whether you actually want it, because most people are asking God to heal the very things they refuse to change. Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with Alex, pastor of The Belonging Co in Nashville, for a raw Holy Health conversation about identity, deception, and why getting well can feel scarier than s...

Everyone thinks counting macros is discipline. Almost no one tells you it might be the exact thing keeping you sick, tired, and stuck.  Justin Roethlingshoefer breaks down why tracking every calorie was never discipleship, it's obsession dressed up as obedience, and what it actually looks like to steward your nutrition the way God designed. This episode isn't anti-nutrition or anti-educa...

Everyone's got a health expert they follow. But almost no one tells you how to know if that person is actually worth trusting, or just really good at selling. Justin Roethlingshoefer breaks down the difference between marketing science and real science: how to evaluate any health claim, the red flags of someone optimizing for reach over results, and the questions that expose who's in it...

Everyone's talking about Ozempic. But almost no one tells you what it's quietly doing to your body, or how to use it without paying for it later. Justin Roethlingshoefer breaks down the long-term side effects of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (semaglutide and tirzepatide): the muscle and bone you lose, why people quit, what happens when you stop, and the protoco...

Jordan Rubin joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a powerful faith and health conversation on biblical nutrition, healing, and what the Bible actually says about food — including the foods, herbs, and lifestyle habits Scripture points to for healing, longevity, and living the way God designed. This is a biblical process for healing that actually works — not another passing diet tre...

Belah Rose joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a powerful Christian marriage conversation on what makes a good marriage, how to build a healthy Christian marriage, how to restore intimacy in marriage, and how husbands and wives can rebuild trust, connection, communication, forgiveness, and emotional closeness. If you are married, in a struggling marriage, trying to improve your ma...

Stefanie Billette joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a powerful women’s health conversation on perimenopause, hormone changes, hot flashes, weight gain, low energy, thyroid health, sleep, nutrition, strength training, and why women need a better strategy for this transition. Perimenopause can feel like your body is working against you. Energy drops, sleep changes, hot flashes sta...

Danielle Strickland joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a Holy Health conversation on embodied faith, the relationship between Christian faith and physical health, and why so many believers have been taught to silence, punish, or disconnect from their bodies—instead of seeing them as a good gift designed to carry their calling. In a world that turns discipline, intensity, and phys...

If you’re a woman feeling exhausted, hormonal, overwhelmed, burned out, disconnected from your body, or like your body isn’t yours anymore, this episode is for you. In this powerful women’s health conversation, OWN IT Coaches Emily Rusch, Emily Mitchell, and Stefanie Billette join Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show to talk about hormones, perimenopause, postpartum health, fertility, mother...

Pastor Levi Lusko joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a Holy Health conversation on health as worship (not performance), why the Church keeps falling into two extremes (neglect vs idolatry), and how “holy health” is ultimately surrendered health —built to carry your calling. In a world that turns “discipline” into the goal, Justin and Levi call out what most people don’t see: you...

Biohacking and longevity are everywhere—CGMs, peptides, cold plunges, sauna protocols, and expensive testing—all chasing the same outcome: live longer and function better. But here’s what most people miss: the strongest longevity principles aren’t new. They’re ancient. They’re biblical. And modern science keeps “discovering” what God already designed. In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin bre...

Matt King (CEO of GoBundance ) joins Justin Roethlingshoefer on The OWN IT Show for a powerful conversation on obedience over outcomes, the hidden cost of “success,” and how to become strong and courageous (Joshua 1:9) without living in striving. In a world that trains leaders to chase the highlight reel, Justin calls out what people don’t see: you can have the money, the image, and the wins—while...

Most leaders don’t need more motivation, they need clarity: Was that God… or just my thoughts? In this episode of The OWN IT Show (Holy Health), Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with Pastor Adam Weber (Embrace Church, Sioux Falls) to break down how to hear God’s voice in the real world — and why discipline, obedience, and daily rhythms don’t kill the “fire”… they protect it. In this episode, you’...

Ozempic (semaglutide) and GLP-1 medications are everywhere—so how do GLP-1 medications work, and what does Ozempic do to your body? In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin breaks down what GLP-1 is, why Ozempic changes hunger signals, and the tradeoffs most people ignore. You’ll learn: ✅ What GLP-1 actually is (and why “glucagon-like” matters) ✅ Why weight loss can be real (10–15% in trials)...

When you understand how biblical rest and health stewardship reshape your mindset, your body, and your spirit, you can turn burnout, overwhelm, anxiety, and striving into clarity, strength, peace, and purpose. In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with Pastor Keion Henderson (The Lighthouse Church, Houston) to break down why pastors and leaders burn out—and what Scr...