In this solo episode of the Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause reflects on the lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs of 2025 and how they shape a more grounded, joyful, and empowered approach to health, wellness, and mental health heading into 2026.

Dr. Krause explores why being present is one of the most powerful tools for healing, how mental chatter directly impacts physical health, and why the current medical system often keeps people focused on problems instead of solutions. She shares practical insights on emotional awareness, mindfulness, and self-care, along with how tools like acupuncture and peptides can support mental clarity, nervous system regulation, and overall well-being.

This episode also highlights the importance of community, why healing doesn't happen in isolation, and how having the right support can make health goals feel achievable rather than overwhelming. If you're looking to reclaim joy, feel better in your body, and step into 2026 with intention, this episode is for you.

• Why being present is essential for mental and physical health

• How mental chatter can drive inflammation, stress, and burnout

• A behind-the-scenes look at the medical system's problem-focused model

• The role of joy in healing and long-term wellness

• Why community support is non-negotiable for sustainable health

• How peptides may support mental clarity and physical resilience plus pair well with East Asian Medicine principles

• How acupuncture and Chinese Medicine help regulate stress and emotions

• Simple self-care practices to calm the nervous system

• Why 2026 can be a powerful reset for your health and growth

• Dr. Jannine Krause's Website - https://doctorjkrausend.com/
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In this episode of the Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause sits down with Thoryn Stephens, founder of BRAIN.ONE and leading expert in neurotechnology, AI, longevity, and behavioral analytics, to explore how technology can help us optimize brain health, behavior change, and long-term cognitive performance.

With a background in molecular and cell biology, Thoryn shares his journey from biotech research into AI-driven health optimization and why behavior change is the hardest (and most important) part of improving health.

This conversation dives into how microhabits, supported by data, wearables, and AI, can strengthen the brain, improve HRV, support endurance training, and reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Thoryn explains how BrainOne creates personalized health protocols by integrating scientific research, behavioral analytics, and real world data making brain health actionable instead of overwhelming.

What You'll Learn In This Episode: • How AI interprets wearable data like HRV
• The role of microhabits in long-term brain health
• Preventing cognitive decline through lifestyle optimization
• Wearables, accessibility, and cost in health tech
• Data privacy concerns in AI-powered healthcare
• Why women's health is a major frontier for innovation
• How to start optimizing your brain and biology in your 30s and 40s

Resources From The Show:

• Brain.one website
• Learn more about Thoryn: https://brain.one/profile/THORYN

This episode is for anyone interested in brain health, AI in healthcare, longevity, personalized medicine, wearable technology, and sustainable lifestyle change.

🎧 Listen now to learn how small, strategic habits guided by data can create massive improvements in cognitive health and overall performance.

Can your pelvic floor tell you something about your stress levels?
Is there a real connection between your heart, brain, gut, and hormones?

In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause sits down with Dr. Bhawna Malik, a pelvic floor physical therapist with over a decade of experience specializing in fertility and women's health, to explore the powerful link between pelvic health and heart-brain coherence.

Whether you're planning for pregnancy, navigating perimenopause, or simply wanting to age well this episode is packed with tools and insights for every woman at every stage of life.

💡 Key Topics Covered:

• The mind-body connection: Pelvic floor + Heart-Brain coherence
• How trauma and stress affect pelvic health
• The pelvic floor's cyclical changes throughout the menstrual cycle
• Why pelvic awareness is key at any age
• Supporting fertility naturally through breathwork and mindfulness
• The gut-heart-hormone connection and how it impacts your health
• Tools to regulate stress and balance hormones naturally
• Using HRV (Heart Rate Variability) as a wellness marker

🎯 Top Takeaways:

1. Stress and trauma are often stored in the pelvic floor, leading to dysfunction and imbalance.
2. Creating heart-brain coherence through breath and mindfulness helps reset the nervous system.
3. The pelvic floor changes with your cycle being aware of symptom shifts is key.
4. Fertility and hormonal balance are impacted by gut health, nervous system regulation, and movement.
5. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a powerful indicator of your nervous system and hormone health.

🔥 Power Quotes:

🗣️ "The nervous system, pelvic floor, and heart-brain coherence are deeply interconnected."

🗣️ "Mobility is essential for pelvic health and overall well-being."

🗣️ "You can't support your hormones without regulating your stress."

⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps:

0:00 – Welcome & Intro to Dr. Bhawna Malik
10:00 – How stress & trauma show up in the pelvic floor
20:00 – Movement, mobility & cycle-based pelvic awareness
30:00 – Gut health, nutrition & hormone support
40:00 – Heart coherence, HRV, and stress regulation tools
50:00 – What every woman should know about pelvic health

🌿 Connect with Dr. Bhawna Malik:

Website / IG 

👩‍⚕️ Connect with Dr. Jannine Krause:

🌐 Website
🎧 The Health Fix Podcast
📸 Instagram

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Know a woman trying to conceive, dealing with hormonal issues, or feeling disconnected from her body?

Can taking control of your diet, lifestyle and your thought process really help you overcome an autoimmune condition?  Because a condition is considered uncurable - is it really?  Autumn Mclees is a coach, doula, mentor and host of the Know Better Do Better podcast for women seeking alternative methods to overcome their health conditions. Through her own experience of overcoming vaginal lichen sclerosus and now hepatitis C Autumn is passionate about raising awareness and empowering individuals to explore holistic and alternative medicine approaches to health care. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Autumn McLees on what it takes to pioneer your own health treatment, the alternative therapies she's tried and what's worked for lichen sclerosus as well as hepatitis C.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How MSG is hidden in food labels
• Why food choices matter in vaginal lichen sclerosus
• Advanced therapy for Hepatitis C using UV light and Ozone
• The possibility of using radio frequencies to destroy infections in your body
• How Bowen therapy impacts fascia to relieve pain and changed Amber's  bloodwork
• Why some bodies are prone to take on illness versus others

Resources From The Show:

• Autumn's Podcast: Know better do better Podcast
• autumnmclees.com
• IG and TikTok -@autumn.mclees
• Facebook
• Autumn's "Know Better Do Better" Consulting mentorship
• Autumn's Clean Swap Guide 

Feeling like you've lost the ability to play and dream?  Questioning who you really are and where that fun younger version of you went?  From single Mom to published author who's navigating modern life by embracing stillness and introspection, Elaine Glass is using the ancient tool of the labyrinth to get quiet.  Elaine has answered the question of "how do I find myself and what do I ask myself when I do?" with her 7 simple paths to the truth of who you are. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Elaine Glass on what it takes to find our true selves using the walking meditative powers of labyrinths. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Getting quiet to hear what your body truly has to say
• The power of surrendering to what can be vs what is
• How being in a calm state allows creativity to come forth
• Using a body scan to determine what you need each day
• Allowing the magic in your life to enter when you embrace uncertainty 

Resources From The Show:

• Elaine's book - Get Quiet - 7 Simple Steps To The Truth of Who You Are - get quiet.com - Purchase from the "get quiet" site & receive the bonus - 6 minute guided visualization with Elaine
• More on Elaine Glass at elaine glass.net
• Labyrinth Locator 

What happens when three friends enter perimenopause and can't find products they resonate with and take care of their symptoms?  They create their own brand!  Manpreet, Sadya and Eva of Menopriva are all about inspiring women to love their transition and what comes next.  By partnering with the top European essential oil formulator to teaming up with a tea company that's been making teas since 1790 and sourcing handmade silk products from Poland the ladies of Menopriva have created a luxurious product line to support women through perimenopause and beyond. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause Interviews Sadya Barletta from Menopriva on her menopause journey and how Menopriva's products benefit women in perimenopause and beyond. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why discreet easy to use products for anxiety and hot flashes are crucial
• How silk pillows cases and hair scrunches protect hair from breaking
• Strategic paring of essential oils and tea for hot flashes, calming and relaxing
• Key ingredients in oil blends and teas to help with the perimenopause and beyond transition

Resources From The Show: 

• menopriva.com
• office@menopriva.com for inquires
• Menopriva Instagram

The gut is one of the foundations to optimal health. If it's not healthy it's hard to have all day energy, keep your weight in check and have balanced hormones. Juanique Grover is the founder of Provo Health Clinic, host of the Gutsy Health Podcast and dedicated health advocate.  She's  overcome Graves' disease naturally as well as triumphed over challenges such as losing her husband to colon cancer, mold toxicity, chronic inflammatory response syndrome, long COVID, and a spectrum of autoimmune issues. A while back Juanique interviewed Dr. Jannine on The Gutsty Health Podcast episode 79 where they talk all about the gut and neuro-inflammation - check it out HERE. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Juanique Grover on what she's found to be the order of healing to restore your health and why hormones are close to last on the list!

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why it's so important to become your own self-healing advocate
• How your body self sabotages your healing when you're in fight or flight mode
• The order of healing the body during a health crisis
• Why healthy hormones start with mindset, cell and gut health
• How parasites mess with your gut, hormones and total health

Resources From The Show:

• Digestion Restoration Course, $50 off with code Healthfix, excluding early bird pricing. 

• Gutsy Health Podcast
• Gutsy Health Website
• Provo Health Clinic

Keep trying to lose weight, restore your energy or regain your health but nothing is working?  It could be how you're thinking about your success that's holding you back.  Nathalie Botezatu is a first generation Romanian-American International Mindset Coach. She helps leaders and entrepreneurs around the world heal their minds and shift limiting beliefs about what is possible within their lives and their businesses. Nathalie spent her entire life pursuing the dream she thought she wanted: to become a doctor. Two years into medical school, she found herself disappointed by the lack of mental health advocacy and dropped out to pursue helping others through her own coaching business.  Nathalie has been the head mindset coach within an internationally renowned mastermind for over five years, alongside growing her own mindset coaching business, HealthNat LLC, for over six years. With over 2,000+ hours of coaching experience, Nathalie has coached clients on all continents (except Antarctica, but she's trying to book her first penguin) and has been featured on the Money Bare, Storypreneur, A Pawdcast, Geta's Digest, Grateful Show, Joyfully You, and the Dropset Gorgeous Radio podcasts. She has also been interviewed by FOX 2 Detroit, ShoutOut LA, VoyageLA, and published in the Journal of Scientific Reports and the Journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution for her mental health research.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Nathalie Botezatu on what it takes to align your mindset with your goals, how to tackle procrastination and more!

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• How thoughts and feelings contrary to your desires, doubt,  & fear all keep you from results
• The power of getting your thoughts aligned with your goals before you take action
• Why procrastination is your body keeping you in your "safe" comfort zone
• The benefit of training your body that where you want to go is more wonderful than where you are at now!
• Why it's key to ask yourself why you're staying with something familiar vs trying something new
• The importance of reassuring the body it's safe and teaching yourself you can override your false safety stories 
• The power of creating your own internal safety system with the daily mental foundation of affirmations & breath work to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system 

Resources From The Show:

• Activating Success Community - 2x a month complimentary teachings for business minded folks
• IG: @nathaliebotezatu
• Nathalie Botezatu's website 
• Freebie: The Mindset Kickstart

History suggests the Olmecs of Southern Mexico were likely the first culture to use cacao as a divine food as early as 1500 BC.  Chocolate has long been an expression of love, an antidote to a breakup or a rough day.  So is it possible chocolate could be a powerful health food?  Sage Dammers believes so!  Sage is the co-founder, CEO, product formulator, and master chocolatier of Addictive Wellness.  He's dedicated his life to the pursuit of holistic wellness and nutrition. Beginning his journey as a curious teenager, Sage ventured beyond conventional education to immerse himself in the ancient herbal systems and nutritional practices of indigenous cultures, especially Taoist tonic herbalism.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Sage Dammers on how he's created chocolates with herbs to nourish your nervous system, gut, cells and soul.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why you can now truly say chocolate is your medicine
• The powerful minerals and neuro-chemicals in dark chocolate
• Benefits of heirloom wild grown cacao 
• Risk of mycotoxin exposure with chocolate
• Why adaptogenic herbs and dark chocolate are a perfect pair
• Little known intricacies of the chocolate trade that matter for your health
• How to acquire herbs from the most potent sources

Resources From The Show:

• Addictive Wellness Chocolate

Humans harbor more potential energy than a lightning bolt yet, you aren't taught how this energy amplifies your health or impedes it. Quantum medicine is the exploration of using your own energy to restore balance in the body to prevent or eliminate illness. Doctors Joe Dispenza and Bruce Lipton are the modern pioneers in this field however there's data to suggest that quantum energy fields and medicine have been studied for thousands of years.  More and more health practitioners like Hope Pedraza are incorporating quantum medicine into their practices as they see the vast benefits using your own energy to achieve balance.  If Hope's name sounds familiar to you - she's been on the podcast before - Episodes 307 and 308.

Hope Pedraza is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design guide, as well as the founder of inBalance, a pilates based fitness franchise and the host of the Hopeful and Wholesome podcast. She helps female entrepreneurs heal chronic symptoms, create balance and ease within the body using a combination of functional and energy medicine.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Hope Pedraza on how she's incorporating quantum medicine into her retreats and work with clients.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How knowing your human design shows where you're predisposed to storing trauma in your body
• Why the throat, root center, sacral center & solar plexus chakra regions are common areas to have symptoms
• Releasing symptoms by tapping into the subconscious mind to find areas of stuck energy
• The connections between suppressed desires and pelvic floor symptoms of incontinence, low back pain, constipation and more

Resources From The Show:

Hopeful and Wholesome Website - https://www.hopefulandwholesome.com/

Hopeful and Wholesome Instagram: @hopefulandwholesome & @hopefulandwholeretreats

Hope's Podcast: Hopeful and Wholesome

Curious what it takes to hike big mountains, lift weights, maintain a lean physique and defy what society terms "normal aging"? Steph Figarelle is the co-owner of Figarelle's Fitness, host of the Fit Fig Podcast and is an avid hiker and runner who lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She loves helping people feel comfortable in the gym and in their bodies and she's a master at helping people achieve their fitness as well as non-fitness goals too! Steph got into fitness with competitive bodybuilding in high school and fell in love with the realization that she could change her body with food and exercise. She's all about educating on how it's never too late to get into incredible shape and live the live you want. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Steph Figarelle on the secrets to working out over 40, how to build muscle and what really works to change your body composition.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why sticking with a sleep schedule is crucial to have consistent energy
• What to look for in an Intra-workout carb drink to prevent sugar crashes when you don't eat before workouts
• Steph's insights into flexing macros based on your daily activity
• How tracking macros can give the best insight into body composition
• Why the style of eating doesn't matter it's what you can be consistent with that does
• The importance of setting a goal going into a workout plan
• Specific techniques to build muscle

Resources From The Show:

• Figarelle's Fitness
• The Fit Fig Podcast
• Granite Recovery Drink Steph mentions in the podcast

Feel like you have food issues but can't seem to get to the bottom of them? What if stress eating is a sign you're going into survival mode?  Ali Shapiro went from enrolling herself in weight watchers at 11 to cancer by 13 and stress eating each time a scan came up to see if her cancer had returned.  Ali eventually discovered the stress and regular cancer screenings connection and went on to develop the Truce with Food program while in graduate school, where she drew from her decade plus of working with real life clients and her own personal healing journey from emotional eating and having cancer as a teenager. Ali Shapiro is the host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable, a holistic nutritionist, integrated health coach, and rebel with a serious cause. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Ali on how the need to feel safe drives you to stress eat.

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• What happens when tracking macros doesn't solve your food issues?
• Why feeling like you do not belong in a situation causes you to eat more.
• The connection between safety, overeating and late night snacking
• Why asking yourself, "what is at the "TAIL-end" of this food choice?" can reveal the source of your drive to stress eat (hint: TAIL = Tired, Anxious, Inadequate, Loneliness. 
• Importance of feeling your emotions then questioning your feelings

Resources From The Show:

• Ali's Insatiable Podcast
• Truce with Food Program - looking at the deeper stories connected to your stress
• Why Am I Eating This Now - 12 week stress eating program - Identifying what purpose food serves for you
• Ali's Quiz - What's My Comfort Eating Style? Discover what's keeping you stuck, fighting and fixing your body!

Incontinence, prolapse, anal leakage or pelvic pain?  Your pelvic floor supports you through everything in life however including keeping key organs in place.  Many of the complaints with aging go back to pelvic floor health, so why is there not an emphasis on it's care? Kim Vopni is the founder of Pelvienne Wellness Inc - a company offering pelvic health programs and coaching for women in pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. In women's health circles online, Kim is known as The Vagina Coach. She is a certified fitness professional, creator of the Buff Muff Method and Membership, author of the book Your Pelvic Floor, and a women's health educator who co-hosts of the Pelvic Love Retreat.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kim Vopni about pelvic health from preparing for childbirth to lowering the chances or reoccurrences of pelvic surgery and why pelvic floor health is necessary to age well.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• You can prep your tissue and pelvic floor for childbirth 
• The importance of seeing a pelvic floor therapist annually 
• Why Kegels aren't working for you
• How constipation and dehydration worsen your bladder leakage
• Why there's a high recurrence of issues post pelvic surgery like prolapse and rectocele
• The two concepts to master to improve your pelvic floor health
• How pulling pelvic floor muscles off the bone during childbirth causes pelvic floor issues
• Lowering of UTIs with estrogen support vaginally

Resources From The Show:

• Kim's Website - Vagina Coach
• Buff Muff Method $17 and 28 day challenge
• Training the pelvic floor in fitness certificates
• Epi-No - preparing women for child birth - available in Europe. 
• Bellies Inc - available in Europe
• Dr. Shobeiri, Urogynecologist in DC - specialist in Levator Ani - avulsions

In this episode of the Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause sits down with Angela Ardolino, a trailblazer in holistic pet wellness and a passionate advocate for animals. As a Plant & Mushroom Medicine Educator, formulator, and speaker, Angela brings over 25 years of experience helping pet parents discover the healing power of nature.

Her journey into natural wellness began after her own rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2013. Refusing to accept a lifetime of pharmaceuticals, Angela dove deep into the worlds of cannabis, herbalism, and functional mushrooms healing herself and transforming how she cared for her animals.

Today, Angela leads several ventures, including CBD Dog Health and House of Alchemy, LLC, that promote holistic pet care rooted in education, compassion, and science.

Dr. Krause and Angela dive into the endocannabinoid system, full-spectrum extracts vs isolates, and the power of real food, adaptogens, and medicinal mushrooms to restore balance in both humans and animals. They also explore why intention and quality control matter so much in herbal products and how holistic pet care can help animals live longer, happier lives.

Whether you're a devoted pet parent, a holistic health enthusiast, or someone curious about natural medicine, this episode will open your eyes to the profound connection between your health and the well-being of the animals you love.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How rheumatoid arthritis led Angela to discover natural healing
• The vital role of the endocannabinoid system in both humans and pets
• Why real food is medicine for our furry friends
• How adaptogens and mushrooms support resilience and balance
• The importance of intention and quality control in herbal formulations
• How to choose safe, effective full-spectrum extracts for your pets

Resources From The Show:

• CBD Dog Health
• Your Natural Dog Podcast
• Angela Ardolino's Website
• Follow Angela Ardolino on Instagram: @angelaardolino

Hormone replacement therapy is still controversial despite a plethora of research de-bunking the cancer - hormone connection found in the Women's Health Initiative studies. Sadly so many women are missing out on the benefits of hormone support. At the same time there are hormone clinics popping up in strip malls and corners all over the states and women are receiving super high dosages of hormones that have them showing up in my office with side effects looking for a "more natural" approach. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast I share what I've learned over the last 17 years of working with hormone support naturally, using bio-identicals and a fusion of the two. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The importance of ensuring all your detox pathways are working well to tolerate hormones
• Why hormone support is not a one size fits all situation
• How you can mix herbal and bio-identical hormone support successfully
• Why women are using bio-identical hormones in peri-menopause to ease the menopause transition

Resources From The Show:

• Pamela W. Smith's Book - What You Must Know About Women's Hormones
• Chat with me for clarity and next steps to support your hormones - HERE

Feeling adrift in a sea of symptoms when it comes to getting older? Not sure where to start?  Dr. Dominika Hertsberg is a chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, exercise and functional movement specialist  as well as the owner of Balanced Flow Wellness in Chicago IL. She's on a mission to help women age well by not accepting or enduring the discomfort that comes with hormone shifts and instead taking charge of their health. In this episode Dr. Hertsberg and Dr. Jannine Krause have a candid conversation about perimenopause, menopause, the common symptoms and what they are doing in their practices to help women feel their best for as long as they are able.

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• How to use EMS training to build muscle and lose belly fat
• Emsella for resolving urinary incontinence
• Pesticides and their impact on fertility and women's health
• Power of exercise to reduce pain 
• Benefits of volunteering and donating time or money to groups to give back

Resources From The Show:

• Balanced Flow Wellness - Chicago-Bucktown/Highland Park 
• Accelerated PT to health optimization for women

Does going organic or eating foods not treated, grown or raised with pesticides really make a difference? Can you really turn health conditions around by stopping processed foods and ditching regular consumption of junk food?  I've spent the last two years testing out this theory on myself, my family and even my dog. Turns out growing your own food, limiting processed foods and committing to not eating anything that contains chemicals or pesticides 90% of the time has huge benefits for your health. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, I, Dr. Jannine Krause share the story of how my father's, husband's, dog's and my health changed by commiting to going non-toxic in every aspect of our diets. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How eating vegetables and apples I grew on my own reduced breast inflammation
• The effect of eating non-toxic on my husband's skin
• My Dad's gut and neurological improvements by ditching processed foods for a year
• How to stop chronic ear infections in dogs

Resources From The Show:

• Search farms near you - eatwild.com
• Thrive Market - my online source for food staples I can't grow or make
• Non-toxic meat delivered to your door - Butcher Box and Good Ranchers
• My go-to wheat flour source in Wisconsin - Anarchy Acres
• Grow your own sprouts at home - True Leaf Market
• A new perspective on how to feed your dog (includes recipes and supplements to fortify the food) - Forever Dog

Americans of all ages are sicker, heavier and struggling with their health at an alarming rate.  What sets Americans apart from other countries?  The food system.  Zen Honeycutt is the Founding Executive Director of the non-profit, Moms Across America, a National Coalition of Unstoppable Moms with the motto "Empowered Moms, Healthy Kids." Moms Across America's leaders created over 1,000 community events in all 50 states to raise awareness about GMOs, toxins in the food supply, and other environmental issues that pose risk to the health of our families. The organization's mission is to educate and empower mothers and others with actions and solutions to create healthy communities.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Zen Honeycutt on her organization's disturbing findings of toxic heavy metals in baby formula, the effects of glyphosate toxicity and the contamination of gluten free foods with gluten. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The connection between glyphosate and heavy metal toxicity
• Why Non-organic lentils, chickpeas, peas and beans are toxic
• How gut bacteria and linings are destroyed by glyphosate and bioengineered foods
• How glyphosate drives heavy metals into the brain
• The relation between IBS and genetically modified foods
• Why not all gluten free food products are free from gluten
• What you can do to avoid glyphosate, GMOs and toxins in the food supply

Resources From The Show:

• Mom's Across America 
• The New MD's Podcast - Mothers, Doctors, and Scientists podcast airing on Youtube, Facebook, Rumble , and X. Zen Honeycutt, Dr. Michelle Perro, and Stephanie Seneff, PhD, explore the uptick in chronic health conditions among America's children and investigate common toxic exposures on the monthly podcast.
• GMO Science 
• Neighborhood Food Network 
• Unstoppable - Zen Honeycutt's Book 

Waking up at 2-4a every night and not being able to get back to sleep is frustrating. What's keeping you from sleeping?  While there's routines, habits and throught process there are some metabolic reasons you're not sleeping. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, I, Dr. Jannine Krause dive into the metabolic and hormonal reasons for waking up between 2-4 am. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Liver and Lung connection to early morning wake ups
• How magnesium messes with your blood sugar to keep you awake
• The connection between potassium deficiencies, waking up to pee and cramps
• Where stress interferes with your sleep metabolism and hormone production

Resources From The Show:

• Chinese Medicine Organ Clock
• Methylation Panel by Genova Diagnostics
• The DUTCH Test for evaluating hormones
• Home sleep studies - Snap Diagnostics
• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel for electrolytes (potassium), red blood cell magnesium, glucose, carbon dioxide levels

Feeling exhausted from poor sleep?  Tried everything to get a solid night's sleep but nothing seems to be working? Devin Burke is helping exhausted insomniacs get and stay asleep so they can wake up with more peace, power and presence. Devin was on the podcast back in 2021 - episode 256 where we talked about lifestyle and insomnia.  Today we're diving into how the mind can interfere with your ability to sleep. Devin is a best selling author, TEDx speaker, renowned sleep coach and founder of Sleep Science Academy. Devin was named "One of the Top 10 Coaches of 2023" by USA Today and also one of the "Top 25 Health Coaches in America." He's studied innovative holistic coaching methods from some of the world's top health and human performance experts for over a decade - and today we're going to dive into how you think about sleep and it's connection to insomnia. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The power of acceptance to finally sleep
• Why fitting into the 3 P's of sleep can set you up for insomnia
• What to do when you're waking up at 2-4 am
• The benefits of a sleep coach to interpret your tech sleep data
• Key factors to support your mind during perimenopause and beyond sleep issues
• The difference between natural sleep and using a sedative to sleep
• How your thought process impacts your sleep quality

Resources From The Show:

• Sleep Science Academy
• Ultra human - https://www.ultrahuman.com/

Feeling puffy all over or under your eyes around your cycle or all the time? Noticing you feel better when you're not in your home or at work all day?  Having more rashes or unexplained brain fog, headaches?  While all of these symptoms can be attributed to many things - it's not uncommon for toxic indoor air and mold to be a factor...especially over 40. Homes built in the last 100 years are optimized for energy efficiency at the risk of poor indoor air quality!  While not everyone that lives in a toxic home or that's exposed to mold has symptoms it's key to know what to do to prevent issues.  As you spend more time on this earth your barrel of toxicity builds.  The goal is to prevent it from overflowing and causing health issues. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause goes into details on what she's recommending to her patients to prevent and manage air quality and mold toxicity. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why changing your filters in your furnace monthly to every 3 months is key
• The importance of having a humidity sensor in the home
• How to assess your home air quality without wasting money on inaccurate testing
• What to do if you suspect you're experiencing mold toxicity symptoms

Resources From The Show:

• HypoAir - Complimentary Air Quality Consult
• HypoAir - Air Angel (what I use personally when traveling and in my home)
• HypoAir - discount code "HEALTHFIX"
• Cell Core Mold Detox Protocol - code to order:vK1FckRy
• Quicksilver Mold Detox Protocol - HERE
• Dr. Jill Mold Detox and information on Dr. Jill

If the air you breathe in your home isn't healthy you may struggle with chronic sinus issues, allergies, rashes or it could be the underlying cause of your aches, pains and inflammation.  Air quality is an overlooked and often misunderstood challenge when it comes to achieving optimal health.  David Milburn is the VP for the Young Trust, a tech focused VC firm, and the CTO of Hypoallergenic Air, LLC aka HypoAir. At HypoAir, David has spent over 10 years solving some of the world's worst air quality issues for clients ranging from aerospace manufacturing facilities to hospitals in Brooklyn. Over the last decade he's assisted thousands of business owners, homeowners, and biohackers of all walks of life to solve their unique air quality challenges.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews David Milburn on tips and tricks to improve your home's air quality. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• Why modern homes do not have optimal air quality
• How crawl spaces impact your home's air supply
• The ideal humidity level to prevent mold issues
• Why it's beneficial to understand how air comes in flows through and out of your home
• Ways to improve air quality while traveling
• Why HEPA filters aren't a fool proof solution for air quality

Resources From The Show:

• Free Air Quality Consults - hypo air.com/consultation
• Healthy New Home Wish List 
• Air Quality Testing - https://www.gotmold.com/

At 18 years old Anna Rahe felt like she was 80. Everytime she went for a run or hike it would take days for her to recover.  After being told her situation was a mystery, Anna went on a mission to figure out what was causing her fatigue and pain. Fast forward to today and Anna is the CEO and founder of GST Body, a proprietary system known as Gridflow Somatic Technology.  GST is a way of remodeling your fascial tissue to hydrate, condition and revitalize it.  Anna has partnered with top athletes, surgeons, physicians, and celebrities, as well as being featured in various publications, from Shape to Elle, Net-a-Porter to The Wall Street Journal.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Anna Rahe on the latest research in fascial tissue and how it ties into your fight or flight nervous system, mobility, energy making capability as well as your capacity to recover from inflammation in the body. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The functions of different types and layers of fascial tissue
• How body uses electrolytes in fascial tissue to communicate health status of the body
• The connection between gut inflammation, fascial tissue communication and constipation
• Why fascia is a great place to evaluate when you have mystery symptoms
• The potential of a fascial microbiome
• Unhealthy fascia and cancer connection
• Mixed connective tissue disease and it's roots in fascial tissue
• Reassuring your body it's safe with specific fascial movements
• Difference between foam rolling fascia and movements to control fascial contraction
• Benefit of primal squatting and swinging motions on your fascia
• How traction of the tissues discharges stuck pain and fight or flight energy

Resources From This Episode:

• Anna's Website - annarahe.com
• Anna's Fascial Training Website: gstbody.com
• Instagram: @annaraheofgst and @gstbody

This episode is the second part of a two part series with Dr. Angela Zeng. East Asian medicine has a lot of food remedies for common medical issues.  Unless you study Chinese Medicine or are born into a family that has roots in Asia you may never ever hear of these medicine secrets passed on through generations. Lucky for you - Dr. Angela Zeng is sharing her family's remedies and research with her company, Karviva Beverages. Dr. Angela Zeng is a former pathology research scientist turned entrepreneur who is passionate about bridging the gap between Eastern holistic health practices and modern wellness. As the founder of Karviva Beverages, she creates wellness drinks that use her Eastern medicine knowledge to address modern concerns. In part 2 part of the series with Dr. Angela Zeng, Dr. Jannine Krause and Dr. Angela Zeng talk about Asian foods that are beneficial for hormone balancing, the digestive system and more!

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Hormone balancing benefits of lotus seeds and Chinese wild yam
• 2 foods you'd never guess that lower cholesterol 
• A soup from a specific mushroom for coughs
• What to eat for for chronic vaginal infections
• Black soybeans and homemade black soybean milk for estrogen support
• The connection between cooking your food and longevity

Resources From The Show:

• Karviva Beverages - KARVIVATCM20

Did you know your mouth is a mirror of your overall health?
In today's episode, holistic dentist Dr. Michelle Jorgensen joins Dr. Krause to uncover the hidden connections between your oral health and chronic conditions like fatigue, hormone imbalance, and even cancer risk.

A former traditional dentist, Dr. Jorgensen's own battle with mercury toxicity changed the course of her life and practice. Now she helps patients heal at the cellular level by starting where true health begins: the mouth.

If you're tired of chasing health trends and still not feeling better, this episode will help you uncover the root causes you might be missing.

• Mercury Toxicity: How Dr. Jorgensen discovered she was being poisoned by her own practice

• Hidden Dental Infections: What they are, how to detect them, and why they can sabotage your health

• Cavitations & Cancer: What's the link and when to investigate

• Airway & Sleep: How your bite and jaw alignment affect sleep apnea and energy

• Hormones & Teeth: Why gum recession may be a hormone issue—not just a brushing problem

• Wisdom Teeth Done Right: Ozone therapy, PRF (Platelet-Rich Fibrin), and biocompatible protocols

• Preventive Dental Care: Nutrition, oral hygiene, and the real daily practices that matter

• Emergency Tooth Tips: What to do when you feel soreness, sensitivity, or chip a tooth

• Homestead Living: How Dr. Jorgensen walks her wellness talk on her own homestead

🗣️ "Mercury toxicity can stem from dental practices—not just fillings."
🗣️ "Your mouth tells the story of your overall health."
🗣️ "Root canals may lead to chronic infections and immune system issues."
🗣️ "Preventative care includes proper nutrition and daily awareness."

• Mercury exposure can silently impact your health.

• Hidden dental infections and cavitations can fuel inflammation and fatigue.

• Airway evaluation is essential for sleep and longevity.

• Nutrition + lifestyle = the foundation of true preventive dentistry.

• Holistic tools like ozone therapy and PRF can speed healing and reduce risk.

Dr. Jorgensen is the founder of Total Care Dental and Wellness in American Fork, UT, and author of Living Well with Dr. Michelle. A pioneer in holistic dental care, she helps people heal from chronic illness by identifying dental sources of toxicity and teaching how to live vibrantly through natural methods.

Learn more: https://livingwellwithdrmichelle.com

The wisdom of East Asian medicine is passed down through generations and often only shared among those within a family.  Lucky for us - Dr. Angela Zeng is revealing some of her family secrets and research in her company Karviva Beverages. Dr. Angela Zeng is a former medical research scientist turned entrepreneur who is passionate about bridging the gap between Eastern wholistic health practices and modern wellness. Born in China, educated with a Ph.D. in Pathology and holder of multiple certificates in wholistic nutrition, Angela saw the need to share the healing powers of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As the founder of Karviva Beverages, she creates wellness drinks that use her Eastern medicine knowledge to address modern concerns. In part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr. Angela Zeng, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Angela Zeng on her favorite detox herbs, herbal wine substitute, the East Asian way of detoxing and why the temperature of food matters for optimizing your health. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why liquid forms of herbs are considered most potent in Asian medicine
• How diarrhea inducing detoxes trash your gut
• The detoxing and chelating benefits of mung bean and other sprouts
• Why Chokeberries are the most nutritious berry you've never heard of
• Benefits of black sesame seeds, mung bean sprouts & black soybeans for women's health
• How dandelion roots help the respiratory system traditional colds and flu
• Herbal benefits of monk fruit for the throat, voice and respiratory system

Resources From The Show:

• Link for 20% off Karviva Beverages - KARVIVATCM20

Looking for tips to guard your skin from harsh elements?  Whether it's a long flight, time in the sun or summer heat - the elements can take a toll on your aging skin.  Helen Marray-Finlay, the founder of Finlay+Green created a skin care line dedicated to the needs of peri-menopausal and menopausal skin. If that name sound familiar,  Helen was on the podcast before - Ep 406 where she shared 10 + secrets for aging skin. Helen is a Hollywood makeup artist and skincare expert with over 20 years' experience. Having worked on blockbuster movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and popular TV shows including Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, Barry, and The Goldbergs. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause and Helen Marray-Finlay talk about taking care of your skin while traveling and what to do to help keep your skin glowing despite temperature changes and sun exposure. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• Light and hydrating skin protocols for dry environments
• Pre, during and post long flight hydration protocol
• What not to do when exfoliating your skin
• Possible risks of damaging your skin with long term retinol use
• Benefits of cream based makeup in peri-menopause and menopause
• Why a cool shower and lathering on the moisturizer after a burn is key for skin health
• The irritating effects of using retinol and vitamin C together

Resources From The Show:

• Finlay + Green Moisturizer - 20% off DRK20
• Super Goop
• KORA Organics - Silky Sun Drops and the mitt to go with it
• Vitaliberata 
• Isle of Paradise - Face Self Tanning Drops
• Kate Somerville - Spray Mineral SPF 
• Powder sunscreens
• Bert's Bees Lip balm
• Bobbi Brown - cream sticks
• RMS  - Cream eye shadows
• Seint Eyeshadow 

Your ancestors were tribal, thus a drive to fit in is primally woven into your DNA.  But what happens when you want to relate to someone but it's not working out as planned?  Trying to relate to those in your family and social circles can often provoke a cortisol spike. Relating drama can be the source of a lot of elevated cortisol and stress situations. As a cultural anthropologist Dr. Jonathan Marion has studied the art of relating in various cultures and is bringing his expertise to this episode of the health fix, which is the second podcast of a two part interview series.  Not only is Dr. Jonathan Marion a cultural anthropologist, he's also an author, speaker and health coach. In this episode we'll be talking about the art of relating to others and how to view rejection in a different light. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why relationships are actually a practice in relating
• Interpreting rejection as not being a fit vs something about you as a person
• How relating is based on meeting each other's needs
• Signs your attachment style is preventing you from creating a stable and fulfilling connection 

Resources From The Show:

• Steps Along The Way Global
• Steps to Chat 

Elevated cortisol and heightened stress responses are often a result of mis-guided insecurities.  Your fight or flight, vagus nerve responses are deeply tied into how you respond to stress and what you've learned do to feel safe and secure.  Being aware of how insecurities show up in situations as well as relationships with yourself and others is a crucial component of stress reduction.  This episode of the health fix is the first podcast of a two part interview series with cultural anthropologist, author, speaker and health coach Jonathan Marion.  If that name sounds familiar - that's because he was on the podcast - Ep 456 where we talked about being present in your life.  This podcast series is a great follow up from episode 466 with Alicia Kay where we talk about stories you tell yourself to keep you safe. In this episode Dr. Jonathan Marion and I take a look at how the primal nervous system's mission to keep you safe shows up in relationships with insecurities and attachment styles causing stress. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Characteristics of the 3 attachment styles
• Relationship drama provoked by insecurities
• Identifying insecurities in what makes you feel safe and secure
• The nervous system connection to seeking comfort and fulfilling your needs

Resources From The Show:

• Steps Along The Way
• Steps to Chat 

Likely you've heard about trauma being stuck in the body and how your thoughts are stories you tell yourself. Perhaps you've dabbled a bit in working on changing your thought process but nothing is sticking.  Wherever you are in your health journey - owning your stories & learning to change them can be a key part of achieving optimal health.  Alicia Kay is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Certified Trauma Counselor who specializes in supporting clients who struggle with childhood wounding, sexual trauma, relationship issues, and more.  Throughout the years she has helped thousands of men and women heal as they let go of their past and focus on their future.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause and Alicia Kay dive into the stories that keep us stuck in life and what to do to move forward.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Stories you created about yourself were meant to help you survive - you can change them
• Safety and security come from within you not external sources
• Events occurring in your world are a mirror of how you think
• Anxiety can be a manifestation of you not feeling or expressing the weight of the world you perceive on your shoulders

Resources From The Show:

• Free Yourself Simple Strategies to Dismantle The Most Common 3 Unhealthy Beliefs
• Alicia Kay's Website and Podcast - Alive & Awake
• Alicia's Breakthrough to Bliss program

What if fatigue and brain fog didn't have to be a part of aging?  Perhaps you've been hearing about the benefits of the anti-aging and energy boosting molecule NAD. Maybe you've seen it advertised in an IV or supplement but you weren't sure if it was for you.  Maite Brines Von Melle is the innovation, product formulation and education go to for BioStack supplement company. In this episode Maite and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about the natural decline of NAD production in your body with age and the benefits of supplementing with it's precursors to slow down the aging process as well as ease the side effects of perimenopause and menopause. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why the signs of aging are connected to decreased NAD 
• How NAD works in the body to make energy
• Why you can't take NAD itself & you need it's precursors
• The difference between NAD IVs and NAD boosting supplements
• Why NAD precursors are an amplifier to your diet and lifestyle
• The connection between Perimenopause, menopause and NAD decline
• NAD's connection to methylation

Resources From The Show:

• BioStack Supplements Website
• NAD Regen - NAD boosting precursors and agents to help the body recycle it
• GlyNAC - liver detox and glutathione booster (we decrease on glutathione with age)
• GDAID - blood sugar management and fat burning supplement
• Discount code: DRKRAUSE

Dreaming of outdoor adventuring but not sure where to start?  Looking for workouts tailored to your goals?  Searching for like minded women to adventure with?  Making friends over 40 isn't easy and finding a tribe that's into outdoor adventures can be tricky.  Kelly Howard loved lifting weights as a young adult but never thought of herself as an outdoor person till at 40 years old she bought an online outdoor company and learned about all the fun things you can do outdoors. She realized her customers were looking for the same adventures she was learning about but were worried about their fitness and skill levels so Kelly created a program with adventures to inspire more women to get outdoors. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kelly Howard on how her adventure fit programs get clients ready for their own adventures or those with her tribe. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why saying "If I was younger" doesn't have to be true for you
• How camaraderie of fellow women adventurers inspires you to do more
• The benefits of training for an adventure vs working out in general
• How a fitness tribe helps you create an active lifestyle
• Using stairs & parking garages to simulate hiking training for folks in flat cities

Resources From The Show:

• Fit is Freedom Website
• Fit is Freedom Podcast
• Superfit for Summer
• Get Kelly's book freebie HERE

Curious about why some people can handle stress and illnesses and recover quickly while others struggle? Have you been sick and feel like you never recovered from the illness? Perhaps your body feels ok but your brain function hasn't fully been restored?  Ashok Gupta suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS-ME) 30 years ago while at Cambridge University. Through his own neurological research, he was able to recover 100%. Since 2007 he's been teaching others on neuroplasticity and "limbic retraining" using his Gupta Program.  In this episode of The Health Fix podcast Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Ashok Gupta on how the immune and nervous system interact to keep you chronically sick unless you retrain your brain's response to immune stress triggers.

What You'll Learn In This Episode: 

• How your brain's primal goal of survival causes chronic illness
• Why pain, mold, allergens, microbes are considered "not safe" to your nervous system
• The immune system feedback loops keeping you sick
• How a hyperdefensive brain causes you to get sick with lesser triggers each time
• Utilizing brain retraining to recover from chronic illness and ensure the body it's safe

Resources From The Show:

• The Gupta Program

Is dropping weight a source of frustration and confusion for you?  What if your frustration is the source of your inability to lose weight. It's a vicious circle you can end when you focus on getting your cortisol and blood sugar in check. Ann Maria Tom has decade of experience as a registered nurse in the ER, ICU and Dialysis plus she holds certifications as a personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist and a holistic female hormonal health practitioner.  Ann overcame her hormonal imbalances and emotional eating through the powerful Metabolic Mastery Method. Her story is similar to many of the clients I see and her before and after transformation pictures are impressive.  I enjoyed my last conversation with Ann Maria and had to bring her back to talk real life in the trenches tales of hormones and weight loss. In this episode Ann Maria Tom and I talk about our own experiences with weight and hormones plus Ann Maria shares how she's helping clients balance their blood sugar and hormones to lose weight. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• setting idea weights
• importance of body fat % over number on the scale
• you don't need a doctor's diagnosis because your body shows signs of hormone imbalance
• role of insulin level regulation on hormone balance
• timing of sugar cravings and solutions for each
• why it's crucial to have higher amounts of protein the first meal of the day to balance your blood sugar

Resources From the Show:

• Ann Maria Tom's Website
• Instagram: @ann_maria_tom  - DM her "Jannine" and she'll send you a free stress tool kit

Chronic illness, diabetes and blood sugar imbalances are connected. Chances are you or someone in your family is struggling with one of these conditions right now.  Eric Edmeads spent the earlier part of his life struggling with constant sinus and throat infections, excess weight, acne and chronic fatigue. He was set to have his tonsils removed, but on a whim, Eric decided to experiment with changing his diet. Within 30 days, all of his symptoms disappeared and the surgery was cancelled. Since then Eric went on to become an author, coach and creator of the popular WILDFIT program. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Eric Edmeads and Dr. Jannine Krause talk about Eric's book Postdiabetic, the chronic illness - blood sugar imbalance connection and the importance of addressing your relationship with food.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why our ancestors didn't think sugar was evil
• Eating in sync with sub-saharan seasons to optimize carb and fat burn
• Why you gain 3 lbs for every diet you try 
• The value in exploring the angel and devil in your multiple food personalities
• Why extra weight and blood sugar imbalances lower your resilience to infections
• The connection between your scale, cortisol levels and difficulty losing weight

Resources from The Show:

• Eric's Program - Wild Fit
• Postdiabetic: An Easy to Follow 9 Week Guide to Reversing Pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes -   Book + support with your purchase for a limited time!
• Eric's Website
• Kurt from Estonia's before and after pictures

In this episode of the Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause sits down with Dr. Patrick Porter, founder of BrainTap®, to explore the cutting-edge neurotechnology that's changing how we think about brain health, stress resilience, and performance.

BrainTap combines guided visualization, light frequencies, and sound therapy to create brainwave entrainment—a way to synchronize your brain to healthier patterns. By tapping into neuroplasticity, BrainTap helps reduce stress, improve sleep, support hormone balance in perimenopause, and optimize brain function at any age.

Dr. Porter shares his personal BrainTap routine, insights from clinical use in wellness clinics and with pro athletes (yes—even Tom Brady's PT uses it), and how frequencies influence everything from gut microbes to HRV. He also breaks down the science of the subconscious mind, limbic system retraining, and how this tech mimics nature's rhythms to restore balance.

Whether you're struggling with brain fog, poor sleep, chronic stress, or perimenopause symptoms—or just want to operate at your best—this conversation reveals how BrainTap can help you unlock your brain's full potential.

• 🧠 Your brain is plastic, not fixed — you can rewire it at any age

• 🎧 BrainTap technology uses light, sound & guided visualization to boost neuroplasticity

• 🌙 Better sleep = better detox & brain repair

• 🌿 Gut health and brain function are deeply connected

• 🎶 Brainwave entrainment is different from vagal nerve stimulation, but both regulate the nervous system

• ⚡ Perimenopause, stress, and fatigue can improve with the right brain training

• ✈️ BrainTap can ease jet lag and travel adaptation

• ❤️ Positive energy and vibes directly influence healing outcomes

Dr. Patrick Porter is an award-winning author, speaker, and founder of BrainTap®. With a lifelong mission to better a billion brains, he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, Entrepreneur, INC and on ABC, NBC, CBS as a leading expert in brain health and neuroplasticity.

• Quantum student perimenopause course - coming soon!
• Ancient Microbiome Probiotic - Energy Up from Switzerland

What does getting older have in store for you?  What are the secrets to living a long beautiful life? Being younger than the majority of my patients it felt silly to hand out advice on aging, so I went on a mission to ask my podcast listeners what they or someone they knew were up to when it came to defying aging.  When Marjorie Burn's story ended up in my inbox I knew she and I had to chat.  Marjorie is an author, retired professor and lover of words.  She sat down with me to talk about her book, The New Cadets and what it's like to get older. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast Marjorie and I talk about life, literature, connecting to others and her love of exploring, especially with her dog.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• You're never too old to start rock climbing or kayaking
• The magical powers of dogs to keep you young
• Using fiction to ignite your imagination and sharpen your senses
• The secret to learning languages at any age

Resources From The Show:

• Marjorie's favorite game - World of Solitaire
• Marjorie's Book: The New Cadets at Gabbrohead Publishing online

What does fitness look like as you get older?  How does being strong prepare you for life's challenges?  Lalaina "Lala" Duncan started her coaching career at 37 and hasn't looked back. She's a highly sought after women's strength and longevity coach and she's all in on helping her clients prioritize their health and happiness. She's seen her clients through life's challenges from babies to cancer and everything in between.  I admire Lala for her work and I'm honored to be working with her to optimize her health. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, I interview Lala Duncan on her coaching style, holding space for her clients, what it's like to train clients for life's challenges, flexing on guys at the gym and her take on working with me. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why you're never to old to start lifting - even if you were a yoga and spin class junkie
• How having more muscle builds your resilience to injuries and even chemo
• The underrated power virtual coaching has to change your life
• What it's like to have a 1:1 coach dedicated to your success
• How to show up guys in the gym like a pro at any age

Resources From The Show:

• Instagram: @liftwithlala
• Instagram: @Dogpound
• Dogpound's Website

Struggling with your hormones? Feeling burn out, fatigued and just not your best?  Kaely McDevitt is a registered dietician specializing in nutrition for women's health. Having experienced the pitfalls of a conventional approach to women's health first hand, Kaely is passionate about empowering women to build health from a place of connection: to self, nature and community.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Kaely McDevitt, RD on how minerals are the MVP when it comes to feeling your best, preventing or addressing burnout.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How calcium and potassium balance is connected to hypothyroid symptoms
• Why minerals can boost energy and fire up metabolism
• Connection between sodium, potassium and fatigue
• What you can learn from hair tissue mineral analysis
• Why minerals are crucial for hormone balancing

Resources From The Show:

• Trace elements - Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) example
• Instagram - @kaelyrd
• Kaely's Website - https://www.kaelyrd.com/
• Find Your Magic Quiz

Did you know if your spine isn't in alignment you could be stuck in fight or flight stress mode?  Sleep is a major time for the nerve and the body to relax and repair. But what if your spine is out of alignment at night, causing pain or interfering with circulation and keeping your nervous system from repairing fully?  Dr. Peter Martone is a chiropractor, educator and injury prevention specialist who has dedicated his life to helping clients get WAY better sleep by focusing on spinal alignment before falling asleep. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Martone on the connection between chosen sleep positions, health conditions and sleep quality. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Connection between poor spinal alignment & poor sleep
• How to get better sleep with this trick in the first 10 mins in bed
• Tip to reduce hot flashes when you sleep in a better position
• The connection between hip and shoulder pain with poor sleeping positions
• How health limitations are related to structural imbalances impacting the vagus nerve
• Why numbness in the arms and hands is tied to thyroid conditions
• How to strategically use pillows to get a good night of sleep while traveling
• Why belly sleepers feel safer with pressure on the belly and head

Resources From The Show:

• Dr. Martone's Website - Dr. Sleep Right
• 4 Week Sleep Challenge - Quarterly
• Fundamentals of Way better sleep course
• VIP Membership - coming soon!
• Dr. Martone's Neck Nest - give it a try 10% off with HF10
• Medical professionals WAY better sleep certification program - Summer 2025
• Instagram: @drsleepright
• Free: Sleep Risk Assessment

Feeling drained, overwhelmed and torn between achieving external measures of success versus personal fulfillment? Do you feel like you're going through the motions climbing the corporate ladder yet it's not what you'd dreamed your life would be like?  Dr. Jonathan Marion is an award winning cultural anthropology professor, author, speaker and health coach who feels how you show up in life is the key to living a deeply meaningul and fulfilling life. He's currently overlapping his transformational coaching, dancing and academic work to help people live, connect and communicate authentically. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Jonathan Marion on his process of helping clients become truly present so they can lead more rewarding meaningful lives.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why keeping a "should journal" gives you a "could" choice to change the situation
• How to use your senses to be in the present and connect deeper
• Why - when things don't turn out the way they "should have" it's seen as a threat to your nervous system 
• The power of changing how you show up in each situation
• How what you've learned from your culture shapes your thought processes
• Learning to choose to view the "shoulds" as how "could" I do something when you're feeling frustrated
• Dance as a moving meditation to be present in the moment

Resources from the Show:

• Jonathan Marion's Website - Steps Along The Way Global
• Complimentary 30 minute call with Dr. Marion -  stepsalongtheway.global/schedule
• Brazilian Zouk Dancing - wanna know more email him @:satwcoaching@gmail.com

Fed up with food trends and so much conflicting information out there from one guru to the next?  Just want to know how food works on a basic level so you can personalize it to you? Jenn Trepeck is an Optimal Health Coach Business Consultant and host of the hilarious podcast Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast. Jenn grew up the skinny one in a family of dieters until it went away and her weight management saga began. Ultimately, Jenn learned the nutrition basics that are being overpowered by fancy protocols and hacks that aren't sustainable.  Now Jenn is on a mission to demystify how food works in the body to help people help themselves. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause picks Jenn Trepeck's brain on the most common food and diet trends as well as the health issues related to these "biohacks"!

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Cholesterol elevation is related to blood sugar balance more than fat intake
• Why caffeine of any kind on an empty stomach can cause hormone and metabolic issues
• How blood sugar imbalances are messing with your mood
• The connection between protein, blue lights from screens and night time eating

Resources From The Show:

Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast

@Jenntrepeck Instagram

It's not what to eat - it's how to eat - Jenn's detailed pdf of what you need to know - click HERE and a form will appear

Want to chat with Jenn - click HERE for a complimentary exclusive for Health Fix Listeners

Jenn's best salad & fries picks:

Leo's Coney Island (Detroit Area) - Spinach with grilled chicken & onions - 

Mark's Off Madison and the Belgian Fries - NYC 

Depression or anxiety having you wondering what's going on and what to do?  Tried medications or even supplements and haven't seen any mood improvements?  Dr. Anna Marie Frank is an author, speaker, podcaster and a traditional naturopath who's the owner and founder of Happy Whole You and online and in person clinic in Bakersfield, California.  After trying multiple medications Dr. Anna Marie Frank started to wonder if it was something she was doing that was keeping her down and it led her to a career in empowering others to evaluate the connection between thoughts, words, and physical health. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Anna Marie on how rewiring your thoughts can rewire your biology.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Dr. Anna Marie's journey with depression
• What it's like to see a naturopathic doctor
• Methylation issue connections with anxiety & depression
• The power of photo-embryo therapies
• Why you need adequate raw materials to make neuro-chemicals effectively
• A look into Dr. Anna Marie's Whole You supplement line
• Use of L-leucine vs magnesium stearate to protect the gut in supplements

Resources From The Show:

• Happy Whole You Website - happywholeyou.com
• The Happy Whole You Podcast
• Instagram: @happywholeyou 

Are you looking to achieve extraordinary results in your personal or professional life?  Finding that reading books, taking online courses and group programs aren't giving you the mindset, tools and guidance you're looking for?  Brett Baughman is an award winning business, best selling author and life coach with a specialty in helping business leaders and high performing individuals advance to the next level of success in each area of their life.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Brett Baughman on how he guides clients to discover their passions while creating relationships and connections with themselves and others to consistently transform potential into real, tangible results and achievements.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why retreat experiences accelerate your progress
• The secret Brett's using to prior to retreat events to amplify results
• An inside look into Brett's The Ideal You program
• Why your health and relationships need to be addressed when taking steps to amplify your business
• The power of having accountability to stay true to yourself and your desired impact
• Brett's sacred morning routine for self care
• Simple breathing technique to calm yourself 
• Importance of resetting from negative environments

Resources From The Show:

• Brett's Breathhouse and Action Mastery Retreats
• Facebook.com/actionmasterytribe - all Brett's updates are here

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Is it possible to use your mind to help relieve pain and illness?  Do energy and emotions really impact your health?  Brandy Gillmore is an author and inspirational speaker who went from being disabled and spending most of her days in bed to walking about and sharing her story of recovery.  Brandy blew her doctors' minds with her success and is on a mission to share how combining emotions, energy and mindset work relieve pain and help resolve chronic illness. She's sharing and demonstrating client stories of pain and inflammation relief using medical thermal imaging as she too was once a skeptic!  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Brandy Gilmore on the power of the mind to relieve pain and end chronic illness.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• How thermal imaging shows real time pain relief happening in the body
• Why belief isn't required to get results when using your mind to relieve pain
• How specific mis-wired emotions need addressing to allow the body to heal
• Why self love and image are deeply tied into chronic pain and illness
• Connection of mindset and wiring of the mind to releasing pain and illness.
• An insider look into Brandy's Book and GIFT method.

Resources From The Show:

Brandy's Website

Brandy's Book - "Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body - You Can Be Your Own Cure"

Pelvic pain, painful sex, bladder or bowel issues?  Just diagnosed with a pelvic health issue, suspecting something is going on or working to find your solution?  Curious how emotions & mental states impact pelvic health?  After experiencing pelvic floor issue with the birth of her son Dr. Brianne Grogan switched her physical therapy career to focusing on the pelvic health.  Almost two decades later, Dr. Bri has a wildly successful Youtube channel and multiple programs to help those struggling with pelvic floor conditions thrive. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Brianne Grogan on how developing a strong relationship with yourself to feel your emotions can provide fast symptom and pain relief in the pelvis or anywhere in the body. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Lessons learned & inside scoop from a darkness retreat
• The power of bouncing vibration for the body
• How movement is a great way to start connecting to your body
• Feeling yes & no in the body

Resources From The Show:

• Sky Caves Darkness Retreats 
• Does Your Pelvic Floor Need Help? 
• Mind Body Pelvic Health Boot Camp - 11 days
• Mind Body Pelvic Health Academy - program for those with or those who work with those with pelvic floor issues
• Mind Body Pelvic Health Collective - Women only pelvic health - monthly membership
• The Experience - Dr. Bri's 1:1 immersive pelvic health program
• Vibrant Pelvic Health - Exercise for Pelvic Floor Health - intro into your body - "Lift" for pelvic organ prolapse and strengthening
• Overcome Pelvic Pain - tension and painful sex program

On this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews, Dr. Krista Fazio on the benefits of seeing a physical therapist to optimize your movement as you get older. Dr. Krista is an experienced Physical Therapist and Licensed Athletic Trainer with a diverse background in treating everyone from elite athletes to post-op patients. She integrates rehabilitation principles with customized workout programs to help people move pain-free, regain strength, and prevent injury. Her Instagram is loaded with incredibly helpful tips to help you move better and kick pain to the curb. 

Her approach goes beyond rehab as she blends movement with nutrition support, offering healthy recipes, meal prep ideas, and cookbooks to support optimal health. She's teamed up with her nutritionist husband, Adam Ross to offer comprehensive online access to personalized physical therapy and nutrition all in one setting.

• How online physical therapy allows for personalized, accessible care without the limitations of insurance.

• What Dr. Krista is doing to help clients tackle the most common issues women experience like back pain, shoulder pain, and pelvic floor dysfunction.

• Why functional movement = longevity: maintaining strength, mobility, and independence is crucial as we age.

• The most overlooked motion that's essential for healthy movement patterns.

• How to improve pelvic floor health with simple at-home exercises.

• Why hip internal rotation is vital for mobility and injury prevention.

• How Dr. Krista integrates rehab exercises into fitness routines 

• The importance of foot health as the foundation for proper body mechanics and movement.

• 1:1 Online Evaluations (via video call) → identify compensation patterns & build a custom workout plan.

• Personalized Rehab & Fitness Programs → move pain-free, gain strength, and restore function.

• Stay Tuned for Dr. Krista's Workout & Nutrition App for ongoing support.

• Connect with Dr. Krista:
  🔗 Website: https://www.arnutrition.net/about
  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kfazio/

Want a test to tell you what to eat and how to move?  Looking for advanced testing and protocols to help reboot your metabolism and mitochondria?  Dr. David Duizer is a naturopathic doctor and the host of the podcast Personalized by Vitamin Lab. Dr. Duizer uses PNOE metabolic testing combined with nutrition and workout protocols tailored to one's specific metabolism results. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. David Duizer on advanced testing and protocols for enhancing metabolism and countering mitochondrial decline with age. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The connection of low resting heart rates to mitochondrial decline
• Why it's risky to fast if you can't measure your muscle mass
• Differences in mitochondria create varied metabolisms
• How PNOE metabolic testing is being used in clinics to assess metabolic activity

Resources From The Show: 

• Noble Naturopathic 
• Dr. Duizer's podcast Personalized by Vitamin Lab 
• PNOE Metabolism Assessment

Do fitness goals seem complicated and overwhelming?  Curious what happens when you work with a coach 1:1 who simplifies nutrition and fitness for you?  Cody Watkins was an out of shape high schooler who taught himself how to get into shape with powerlifting and bodybuilding.  Even a birth defect that led him to open heart surgery and a come back 11 months after surgery at the age of 30 didn't stop him.  Seventeen years later Cody has helped over 2000 people achieve better lives through fitness by simplifying their way to success.  In this 2 part series of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Cody Watkins on simplifying and automating fitness so that it's so much fun it becomes part of your identity.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• The best tool to test body fat
• Why 1:1 training gets better results vs group training
• Cody's food swap method
• Food and fitness tips for travel
• Photo vs scales when it comes to progress tracking

Resources From The Show: 

• Cody Watkins Fitness on Instagram and Facebook
• DM him: Coach33 if you're interested in working with him

Stuck at a certain weight and can't drop weight no matter what? Feeling like you've hit a plateau with your weight and fitness progress. Cody Watkins was an out of shape high schooler who taught himself how to get into shape with powerlifting and bodybuilding.  Even a birth defect that led him to open heart surgery and a come back 11 months after surgery at the age of 30 didn't stop him.  Seventeen years later Cody has helped over 2000 people achieve better lives through fitness by simplifying their way to success.  In this 2 part series of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Cody Watkins on why he doesn't believe in plateaus and how to reboot your metabolism to lose weight once and for all. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

• Why Cody doesn't believe in Plateaus
• What to do when nothing is working to lose weight
• How gastric bypass interferes with your health goals
• Soreness post workout doesn't ensure results
• Cody's protocol for firing up your metabolism
• Art of improving intensity over time to gain muscles
• How you can eat pizza 3x a week in maintenance mode

Resources From The Show: 

• Cody Watkins Fitness on Instagram
• DM him: Coach33 if you're interested in working with Cody