ReInvent Healthcare – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare,  we dig into the latest trend in weight loss drugs, GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and other semaglutides. We’re joined by Marcelle Pick, an internationally known functional medicine practitioner and women's health expert who’s been digging deep into the research.  

Marcelle digs deep into what GLP-1 is, how it works in the body, and the dangers associated with its rising popularity as an approach to weight loss. 

Marcelle and I break down the science behind GLP-1 agonists, addressing key concerns like muscle loss, rebound weight gain, heart health, and the impact on metabolic health. This episode also covers natural alternatives that can help people achieve sustainable weight loss without the adverse effects seen in pharmaceutical interventions.

If you’re a practitioner looking to understand GLP-1 or someone curious about the latest weight loss trends, this conversation reveals the pros, cons, and long-term effects of these drugs.

Key Topics 

• What are GLP-1 agonists, and how do they impact insulin, muscle, and appetite?
• How does Ozempic work?
• What are the dangers of using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss in non-diabetics
• Why weight regain is common after stopping GLP-1 agonists and how to prevent this.
• Natural methods for supporting healthy weight loss and maintaining muscle mass.
• A specific homeopathic remedy for GLP1 support. 

Resources and Links:

• Download our FREE Metabolic Health Guide here.  
• Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for free resources and community support
• Reserve your spot for ReInvent 2025 here for a deep dive into the microbiome including lab testing and genetics
• Visit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice by getting life-changing results. 
• Check out other podcast episodes here

Marcelle Pick Links

• Website and shop: marcellepick.com
• Follow Marcelle on Instagram here
• Follow Marcelle on Facebook here
• Subscribe to Marcelle’s YouTube here
• Check out Marcelle’s Pinterest here
• Purchase Marcelle’s Drops here

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, we explore the body's master antioxidant with Dr. Gina Nick, a naturopathic physician, researcher, and formulator.  This conversation dives deep into how this antioxidant works to support detoxification, balance hormones, and protect against neuroinflammation. 

Dr. Gina explains how daily habits, including sugar consumption and exposure to environmental toxins, can deplete this powerful antioxidant which leads to energy loss and an increased risk of disease.

Beyond understanding the science, Dr. Gina introduces practical ways to support and boost your body’s master antioxidant  levels, both through diet and supplementation. She also tells us about her innovative sugar-free product designed to help children and adults with detoxification and brain health, offering an easy and effective way to improve overall health.

If you're a practitioner looking to enhance your knowledge or someone passionate about optimizing health, this episode offers a look into how this master antioxidant can be the key to unlocking better energy, detoxification, and protection against chronic illness.

Key Takeaways:

• What is this “master antioxidant” and why is it called that? 
• How do environmental toxins and sugar consumption =deplete our antioxidant levels and impact  overall health?
• How is this “master antioxidant” related to neuroinflammation and chronic conditions like cognitive decline and mood disorders?
• What are simple dietary and lifestyle strategies that can naturally increase this “master antioxidant” production?
• What is Dr. Gina’s innovative sugar-free product and how is it helping people improve detoxification and brain health.

Resources and Links:

• Download our FREE Metabolic Health Guide here.  
• Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for free resources and community support
• Reserve your spot for ReInvent 2025 here for a deep dive into the microbiome including lab testing and genetics
• Visit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice by getting life-changing results. 
• Check out other podcast episodes here

Dr. Gina Resources and Links:

• Check out Dr. Gina’s website here
• Follow Dr. Gina on Facebook here
• Check out Dr. Gina’sInstagram here 
• Follow Best Daily Ever on Facebook here
• Follow Best Daily Ever on Instagram here

In this exciting episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and herbalist David Winston dive into the world of personalized herbal approaches for thyroid health. They discuss the importance of considering an individual's constitution, energetics, and medical history when selecting herbal remedies, and the potential risks of adding supplements without considering the individual person. The conversation expands to cover the interconnected factors affecting thyroid function and practical strategies for reducing exposure to environmental toxins. Whether your clients are dealing with hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or simply looking to optimize thyroid health, this episode offers valuable insights into holistic and personalized care. Listen to the full episode to learn more.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

• Why it is important to personalize herbal remedies based on the clients constitution, energetics, and medical history
• Why simple herbal supplements are not recommended, especially in thyroid conditions
• How exposure to environmental toxins may disrupt thyroid health
• Why it is important to Incorporate balanced, moderate dietary and lifestyle choices while avoiding extremes
• How to improve detoxification and phase 1 and phase 2 liver detoxification with mild herbs as food to enhance the body's ability to metabolize and get rid of xenoestrogens
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Key Terms In This Episode:

• Thyroid-Suppressive Effects - The potential of certain herbs or substances to reduce or inhibit thyroid gland function, potentially leading to or exacerbating hypothyroidism.
• Immune Amphoterics -  Herbs that help regulate the immune system, making it either more or less active as needed, depending on the condition, such as ashwagandha and Asian ginseng for one type of autoimmune thyroid condition but not another.
• Biphasic Effect - The ability of certain herbs, like self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), to have dual actions, either stimulating or suppressing thyroid activity depending on what the body needs.
• Xenoestrogens - Synthetic or natural compounds that mimic estrogen in the body and can disrupt endocrine function, including thyroid health, often found in environmental pollutants like plastics.

Resources for this episode

• Free Resource - Optimizing Thyroid Hormone Function
• Listen to other podcast episodes about the Thyroid here 
• Read up about Food and Nutrients to Support the Thyroid here
• Create your own super-charging thyroid smoothie here
• Watch and learn about lab testing for cardiovascular System from our 3-day practitioner event HERE
• Download a comprehensive cardiovascular Lab testing guide and watch powerful presentations HERE

David Winston Resources 

• Visit David Winston’s website here 
• Check out Herbalist & Alchemist here

In this episode, we discuss how to assess mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism by using a test called the Organic Acid Test with returning guest, Lisa Fouladi. Lisa is a functional nutritionist and an eternal student with an insatiable appetite for nutritional information. Tune in as Lisa explains what the Organic Acid Test is, how to use it as a practitioner and when to request it for your clients and patients. As you become proficient at using these tests to help you pinpoint imbalances, you're going to help people who haven't been able to receive this kind of help from other practitioners. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [02:30] What is the Organic Acid Test? 
•  [07:30] How to use the Organic Acid Test to assess mitochondrial function. 
• [18:30] When is the right to do an Organic Acid Test for your client?  
• [25:00] What else to look at on the Organic Acid Test that helps enhance and improve energy metabolism. 
• [30:00] Focusing on biochemistry as a practitioner can be extremely helpful in finding the best results for your clients.  
• [32:50] Learning how to do functional tests will add to your success as a health practitioner. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• Organic Acid Tests bring biochemical pathways to life and help connect the dots. Instead of directly measuring nutrient concentrations, abnormal concentrations of organic acids provide functional markers for the metabolic effects of micronutrient inadequacies. 
• Organic acid testing pairs well with other types of testing, like blood work and even genetic testing. By correcting or addressing these imbalances, we help the body's ability to heal and stay healthy. 
• As a practitioner, it's crucial to know how to do functional tests as part of your success and your clients' success. 

RESOURCES: 

Strategies For Enhancing Energy Metabolism 

Lisa’s Website 

BIO: 

Lisa Fouladi is a functional nutritionist. She helps clients to break free from low energy, pain, and long-term health and weight issues so that they can enjoy the freedom that good and vibrant health provides – she feels she has the best job in the World! 

Lisa is committed to achieving breakthroughs for each of her clients. What this means is that she listens and watches summits, conferences, and webinars, gets lost on Pubmed doing research on client health and nutrition issues, binge reads health, nutrition, and food blogs, journal articles from various scholarly academic journals, and pours this information into practical action plans for her clients so they achieve the health and energy of their dreams. 

She is an eternal student (aka mega nutrition nerd), and has an insatiable curiosity to use this information to help people. Lisa's approach is unique and science-based, integrating the disciplines of Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Integrative and Functional Nutrition, and Coaching to uncover the root causes and systemic imbalances of health issues. 

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In this episode, we delve into the DUTCH Test.  What is it and how will it assist our energy and wellness? DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones.  This functional testing dives deeper into identifying imbalances and using nutrition and lifestyle to restore clients’ health. Tune in to learn how to support your clients to build their energy levels, by encouraging patients to use these functional tests to identify imbalances. By using nutrition and lifestyle to restore your patients’ health, you will empower your clients to achieve their health and wellness goals. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [03:00] Some doctors will test blood cortisol levels, usually in the morning. That doesn't give you an idea of how well cortisol levels are faring throughout the day. 
• [10:00] The DUTCH test website, and the videos to assist you to understand the benefits of taking the test. 
• [13:00] On the male side, we need to review the alpha reductase activity. 
• [16:00] The sex hormone report and methylation. 
• [22:00] Oxidative stress is tiring as the body spends a lot of liver energy to try to detox. 
• [24:00] Once you empower patients to use these tests, to restore their health the more success you’ll have in your practice. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

The DUTCH Test is beneficial as it has the advantage of the dried urine where you can measure the metabolites, and the cortisol awakening response allows us to see very precise measurements of when the cortisol's going up. 

 By digging deeper into each individual’s health and by supporting the mitochondria, will further support your clients to build and maintain their energy levels. 

Encouraging patients to use these functional tests to identify imbalances and using nutrition and lifestyle to restore their health, will empower your clients to achieve their health and wellness goals. 

 RESOURCES: 

DUTCH Test Website 

Strategies For Enhancing Energy Metabolism 

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In this episode, we’ll go over the best ways to determine whether our client's medications are impacting their energy levels.  Our special guest is Dr. Mihaela Gruita, a clinical pharmacist with extensive experience in hospital and research pharmacy. We'll discuss the fact that we're not trained as pharmacists, and we may not completely understand the impact of common medications and antibiotics on our client’s energy. Tune in to learn how you can teach your clients to build their energy levels and support their mitochondrial function.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [03:00] Drug nutrient interactions and how they can impact energy production.
• [10:00] The side effects of beta blockers and tiredness in some clients.
• [13:00] Current resources to ascertain certain drug side effects.
• [16:00] The two things we should do with clients who are on a plethora of medications.
• [22:00] Mihaela’s history and what prompted her to join the nutritional endocrinology program.
• [30:00] A new app for drug nutrient interaction via naturopathicpharmacist.com

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Many drugs and medications may have side effects causing energy loss.
• We should review drug interactions to see how they affect the mitochondria and then assist people to replenish the nutrients via food.
• There are current and new resources to assess drug interactions including Mihaela’s new app.

LINKS MENTIONED:

 Dr. Mihaela Gruita’s Website

Strategies For Enhancing Energy Metabolism

Get her free eBook on over-the-counter meds induced nutrient deficiencies @ www.drugnutrients.com

GUEST BIO:

Mihaela Gruita, PharmD, CFMP.

Mihaela is a clinical pharmacist with extensive experience in hospital and research pharmacy.

Over the years she began questioning the high amounts of drugs prescribed. She realized that

few of the drugs were prescribed for the original symptoms and the rest were prescribed to

cover side effects from the original few.

Her focus is on medication-induced nutrient deficiencies, therefore she evaluates the patient's

medication and supplement list to assess nutritional deficiencies, potential overdoses,

drug-drug, supplement-supplement and drug-supplement interactions. Her ultimate approach is

to find the root cause of their original problem. Toward this goal, she incorporates common and

advanced lab evaluations, including genetic testing.

Mihaela’s education and training includes:

• BS in pharmacological chemistry from UC San Diego

• Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Southern California

• Certified Functional Medicine Provider from Functional Medicine University

• Certified Nutritional Endocrinology Practitioner from Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology

• Certified in Medication Therapy Management and Diabetes Medication Therapy Management

through the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists

• Certified in Applied Pharmacogenomics through American College of Clinical Pharmacists

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In this episode, we discuss how to assist your clients to restore their energy by balancing the thyroid function.  There are many people on thyroid hormones and for a lot of us, this is not the right approach.  The main function of thyroid is to control the metabolic rate of every cell. How do we, as practitioners, determine the best approach to optimizing the thyroid? Our guest today is Dr. Lisa Lewis, one of our nutritional endocrinology practitioners and naturopathy doctors, with over 20 years of experience. Dr Lisa Lewis is also a hormone health expert, a speaker and a transformational healer. Tune in to learn how to best support your clients in balancing their thyroid function. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [03:00] Dr. Lewis assists women who are suffering with complex and unresolved hormonal symptoms. 
• [10:00] Things that people have been exposed to all of their lives, having an impact on their thyroid and hormones. 
• [13:00] Slowing down when the pandemic hit had a positive effect on sleep and stress. 
• [16:00] Instead of focusing on one or two symptoms, have a holistic perspective and ask what conditions would show up with all of these symptoms.  
• [24:00] Getting people off the things they feel are supporting them, only because they've been doing all the protocols for years. 
• [30:00] For people who have been doing what an average thyroid patient would, including taking medication and watching their diet, and who haven't gotten any results, it makes sense to get into the mental, emotional and spiritual space. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• There are a lot of people today with hormonal and thyroid imbalances. 
• Instead of diagnosing one or two symptoms, it’s best to take a holistic approach and see the bigger picture of what type of condition a client could have. 
• It makes sense to clients to get into the mental, emotional and spiritual space if they haven’t had results from past medications or diets. 

Guest Bio: 

Dr. Lewis is a transformational healer, leading licensed Naturopathic/Functional Medicine Doctor, Acupuncturist, Nutritional Endocrinologist, hormone health expert, speaker, and author of “Stop Stressing Me Out: 7 Solutions to Overcome Overwhelm and Conquer Disease Naturally.” 

In addition to earning a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND), Master of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine Certificate, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Dr. Lewis has over three decades of experience working in the scientific and pharmaceutical industries. 

Using a combination of Natural Medicine, Chinese Medicine, and Western Medicine, Dr. Lewis is a trailblazer for the future of medicine. She helps professional women over 40 who are suffering with complex and unresolved hormone symptoms naturally balance their hormones. And is committed to holistically transforming your DIS-EASE to DE-LIGHT — ushering you into a healthier and more vibrant lifestyle. 

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In this episode, we discuss the Adaptogens for Energy, and the related factors which assist our energy levels. The idea of adaptogens is very popular in the current rage of healthcare today.  A lot of people are adding mushrooms to their coffee and ashwagandha and other adaptogenic herbs to their foods and drinks.  There are also some misconceptions about adaptogens, as there are different categories and not all are related to energy production.  Tune in to learn why we need adaptogens and how they fit into the bigger picture of energy metabolism. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [02:00] Adaptogens and energy metabolism. 
• [10:00] An elixir of adaptogenic herbs and good fats including nuts and seeds will assist in managing stress throughout the day. 
• [15:00] The overuse of adaptogens could be problematic. 
• [18:00 Licorice and the effect on blood pressure. 
• [24:00] Ashwagandha and the thyroid function. 
• [28:00] The benefits of Korean ginseng, including cognitive function and improved attention span.   

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• Adaptogens affect our energy metabolism and their many factors assist our health and lower stress levels. 
• Overusing adaptogens could be problematic as not all adaptogens are related to energy levels. 
• It’s important to have an understanding of adaptogens before diagnosing someone by asking ‘What specific change do we wish to affect in this person?’

LINKS:

www.reinventhealthcare.com/energy

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In this episode, we discuss the Mitochondria, and how to support the energy function of the Mitochondria with food, nutrients, supplements and sleep for optimal energy metabolism. Our guest today is Ari Whitten, someone who knows the Mitochondria better than anyone else. He is the author of ‘Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria and Unlock All Day Energy’ and the host of ‘The Energy Blueprint’ podcast.  Tune in to learn how to support and supercharge the Mitochondria. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [05:00] How does the circadian rhythm of sleep fit into mitochondrial health and energy regulation? 
• [08:00] Melatonin is an energy hormone as well as a sleep hormone. 
• [16:00] Results of food studies with the exact same type and amount of food provided at different periods of the day. 
• [21:00] The best way to eat is flexible and dynamic, with dozens of nutritional strategies that are easy to implement and integrated with any dietary pattern. 
• [29:00] What are the benefits of broccoli sprouts? 
• [33:00] Is Spirulina dangerous? 
• [40:00] Supplements which support the Mitochondria.   

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

⦁ Mitochondrial health is supported by many things like the circadian rhythm of sleep, food and nutrients. 

⦁ The best way to eat for energy is flexible and dynamic, with many nutritional strategies that are easy to implement and integrated with any dietary pattern. 

⦁ Food and nutrition are key to supporting the Mitochondria, but key supplements also play a part. 

Ari Whitten's New Book: Eat For Energy 

 www.reinventhealthcare.com/energy  

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In this episode, we discuss imbalances related to fatigue and the in-depth testing needed to truly diagnose where a client's fatigue is coming from. It's important for practitioners to know how to identify the underlying causes of fatigue. Some of the main causes of low energy, including anemia, neurotransmitter, imbalances, hormone imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction and nutrient insufficiencies. Tune in to learn how you can support your clients to build their energy levels and the functional testing needed to locate the underlying root cause of a patients’ fatigue. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [03:00] It's important to start with a comprehensive blood chemistry panel and to know how to read it from a functional perspective. 
• [08:00] What to do when there are different balances in iron, ferritin and melatonin. 
• [15:00] Insulin is usually elevated early on in the process of blood sugar and insulin dysregulation. 
• [21:00] If a client’s B12 function is high, oftentimes, they may have methylation issues. 
•  [23:00] The three functional tests to use to find out if there's an underlying root cause of a person's fatigue. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• It's important to begin with a comprehensive blood chemistry panel and to know how to read it from a functional perspective. 
• There are many factors which may lead to fatigue, from nutrient deficiencies, low or high amounts of vitamins and testing which is too basic. 
• By completing in depth testing and considering additional factors, you will be able to better locate the root issue for a clients’ fatigue.         

LINKS:

www.reinventhealthcare.com/energy 

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