The Shift Podcast with Heidi Swapp & Dr. Vohn Watts

GET TUDCA: https://shop.startwithshift.com/products/tudca-max In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi sits down with Dr. Vohn Watts to dive deep into a topic we rarely talk about but desperately need to: liver health. Dr. Watts breaks down the critical role the liver plays in our overall well-being, from detoxifying the body to regulating cholesterol and hormones. He explains why so many women...

What if the missing piece to your healing journey isn't a supplement, a diet, or a protocol, but an unresolved emotion? In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit down with Tracy Southwick, a traditional naturopath and the founder of Heights of Health in Houston, Texas. After suffering from debilitating chronic illness in her early 20s—including Epstein-Barr virus, severe mercury...

What does chronic constipation at age 10, a removed appendix at 14, severe endometriosis, and bleeding from your belly button all have in common? They're all symptoms the medical system told Sierra Mead were either normal, unexplainable, or only fixable with surgery. She had the surgeries. The symptoms came back. So she went a different direction entirely. In this episode, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit d...

What if the medicine you grew up trusting was built on a lie? In this episode, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit down with Robert Scott Bell — homeopathic doctor, 27-year radio host, and one of the most well-researched voices in natural medicine. Robert was chronically ill from birth to age 24, on every drug imaginable, told he'd "probably grow out of it." At 60, he's doing 60 burpees in under 4 minutes and...

Welcome back to The Shift Podcast! In this mind-blowing episode, Heidi Swapp and Dr. Vohn Watts sit down with LaKrista Valentine, a functional medicine practitioner and muscle testing expert from Native Wellness LLC in Oklahoma. LaKrista shares her incredible personal journey — from being a traditional labor and delivery nurse battling severe autoimmune disease, to discovering the power of muscle...

Most women spend years trying to "fix" their hormones — and never get better. Not because their hormones are broken, but because nobody ever taught them how their body actually works. In this episode, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit down with Ellie Anderson, a functional medicine dietitian and founder of Elevated Integrative Wellness in Minnesota. Ellie went from conventional Western medicine dietetics — w...

What if the reason you can't get pregnant, can't lose weight, or can't feel well has nothing to do with your diagnosis — and everything to do with what your body is actually missing? In this episode, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit down with Melissa Dyer, a functional medicine nurse practitioner from Kentucky who went from nail school to the ICU to building her own root-cause healing clinic — and became kn...

What happens when you stop eating for 41 days? Most people would say that's impossible. Melissa Ramos did it — and what she discovered on the other side wasn't just a smaller body. It was herself. In this raw and deeply moving episode, Heidi and Dr. Vohn sit down with Melissa Ramos, a woman who went from a size 24 to a size 14, lost 40 pounds and 13.25 inches off her waist — all while processing t...

Most people are told their gallbladder is "not a big deal" — remove it and move on. But what if that one surgery is quietly affecting your digestion, your hormones, your nutrient absorption, and your energy for years afterward? In this episode, Heidi sits down with Dr. Vohn Watts to break down everything you were never told about your gallbladder — what it actually does, why it matters, and what y...

What if your eyes could tell a practitioner about your gut health, genetic weaknesses, stored trauma, and nervous system — before you said a single word? In this episode, Heidi and Vohn sit down with Nicole, a certified Iridologist and Sclerologist (and wife of Dr. Ian, the @ToxFreeDoc), to break down one of the most fascinating and underutilized tools in holistic health. From reading the iris to...

Dr. Ian (@ToxFreeDoc) unpacks the environmental toxins silently driving hormone dysfunction, stubborn weight, and accelerated aging. From glyphosate’s hidden patents to BPA’s stranglehold on estrogen receptors, this episode reframes everything you thought you knew about your body “breaking down.” Dr. Ian shares his three-layer approach to reclaiming your health: circadian alignment, deep nutrition...

What if the most advanced thing you could do for your health was also the simplest? Dr. Howard Cohn has spent 36 years running one of the most sought-after wellness clinics in the country, with a waiting list for 30 of those years, built entirely on word of mouth. In this conversation, he sits down with Heidi and Dr. Watts to talk about why most people skip the foundational habits that actually mo...

Is it really your thyroid… or is that just the label you were given? In this episode of The Shift, Heidi and Dr. Ron Watts unpack one of the most misunderstood diagnoses in women’s health: thyroid dysfunction. From fatigue and brain fog to weight gain and thinning hair, millions of women are told, “It’s your thyroid,” handed medication, and sent on their way. But what if that’s not the whole story...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast , Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts sit down with John Busch , for an honest, often funny, and deeply important conversation about relationships during perimenopause and menopause.   They unpack what many couples struggle with but rarely talk about: how hormonal changes impact emotional regulation, intimacy, identity, and communication — and why so many men unintentiona...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast , Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts are joined by Lauren Busch  for a deep, eye-opening conversation about the female cycle — and why every woman is cycling, no matter her age, birth control history, or stage of life.   They break down the myth that hormones only matter for fertility and explain how the 28-day cycle impacts energy, creativity, mood, workouts, sleep, det...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast , Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts unpack the wellness tools and gadgets that are everywhere right now — and separate what’s actually helpful from what’s just hype. From vibration plates and lymphatic brushing to red light therapy, circadian lighting, and ozone cleaning, they explain how these tools support the body when used correctly — and why none of them replace th...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast , Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts pull back the curtain on why The Shift exists, how it was built, and why sustainable health has far more to do with small, repeatable habits than extreme plans or motivation. They share the real story behind launching The Shift, the difference between the 21-Day Jumpstart and the 90-Day Program, and why so many women are afraid to sta...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts are joined by Dr. Stephanie Canestraro, a functional medicine practitioner with extensive experience working with high-performing athletes and complex chronic illness. Dr. Canestraro shares her personal health journey — from unexplained neurological symptoms and misdiagnoses to discovering the deeper role of toxins, infections, frequen...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast , Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts are joined by Dr. Lisa Palmer for a grounded conversation about why so many women feel exhausted, overwhelmed, inflamed, or disconnected from their bodies — and why that doesn’t mean they’re broken. Dr. Palmer shares her perspective on how stress, lifestyle, and modern expectations impact the nervous system, digestion, hormones, and o...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi and Vohn sit down with Deb Drummond, author, media entrepreneur, and founder of the 262 Project, for a powerful conversation about women’s voices, confidence, and the role of community in healing, leadership, and purpose. Deb shares her journey from the music industry into holistic health, entrepreneurship, and ultimately building global platforms design...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi is joined by Dr. Vohn Watts and Coach Chelsea for a grounded, honest conversation about what it actually takes to create lasting change — especially in midlife. They slow things down and unpack why most people fail when they try to overhaul their health, why January resets don’t work, and how sustainable change comes from building habits gradually, not p...

In this episode of The Shift Podcast, Heidi sits down with Dr. Vohn Watts and Pat Garcia, chiropractor and founder of Ultimate Sports Performance & Rehabilitation, to unpack why pain, injury, and aging don’t have to define the rest of your life. Pat shares his journey into chiropractic care, sports medicine, and advanced rehabilitation, explaining why the combination of chiropractic, physical...

In this powerful episode, Heidi sits down with wellness educator Laura Jacobs and Dr. Vohn Watts to break down the philosophy behind the 90-Day Reset, why most people approach health upside-down, and how changing your terrain — not chasing symptoms — transforms your energy, mood, hormones, and long-term well-being. Laura shares her 30-year journey in natural health, how she became an iridologist,...

In this deep-dive conversation, Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts break down everything you were never taught about gut health — from parasites and leaky gut to stomach acid, SIBO, candida, bile flow, and why your microbiome controls nearly every system in your body. They explain how gut dysfunction impacts energy, mood, hormones, inflammation, immunity, digestion, and even your ability to think clearly —...

In this powerful conversation, Heidi and Dr. Vohn Watts sit down with Dr. Jack M. Wolfson , board-certified cardiologist and bestselling author of The Paleo Cardiologist . Dr. Wolfson breaks down the root causes of heart disease, why conventional cardiology often gets it wrong, and how simple lifestyle changes can completely shift your long-term health. They cover cholesterol, inflammation, blood...