Explore every episode of the podcast Uncle Marv's Unhealthy Podcast
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| Your Body Is Not Betraying You (EP 129) | 30 sept. 2026 | 00:34:45 | |
Marylee Calmes is back for a practical, honest conversation about something most of us are not very good at: paying attention before our bodies force us to. With more than 30 years of experience as a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, educator, and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, Marylee explains why symptoms are signals, not just inconveniences to push through. We talk about stress, sleep, food, movement, seasonal changes, and the small habits that can either support us or slowly wear us down. The big takeaway is simple: you do not need a perfect plan or an expensive tracker to start taking better care of yourself. Start noticing what your body is telling you, then make one small, doable change and give it enough time to work. === Guest: MaryLee Calmes, Living in the Season, Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Educator, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, and Founder
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Prostate Cancer: The Conversation Men Keep Avoiding (EP 128) | 29 sept. 2026 | 00:36:27 | |
Prostate cancer is one of those subjects many men would rather avoid, until it lands in their own doctor’s office. Michael Bovarnick knows that feeling firsthand. He was diagnosed 23 years ago, had his prostate removed, lived with the anxiety of ongoing testing, and then learned the cancer had returned two decades later. Michael’s story is not just about cancer. It is about resilience, being proactive, and getting past the silence that can hurt men and their relationships. He shares why PSA testing, education, asking questions, and involving your spouse or support system can make a real difference when fear wants to take over. === Guest
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| What Traditional Chinese Medicine Taught Marylee About Healing (EP 127) | 28 sept. 2026 | 00:36:47 | |
Marylee Calmes spent years dealing with asthma, allergies, recurring illness, headaches, and the frustration of being handed one more prescription without getting a real answer. Her personal health struggles eventually led her to traditional Chinese medicine, where she found a different way to look at the body, not as a collection of disconnected symptoms, but as a whole system with patterns worth paying attention to. We talk about why health problems often build quietly over time, why recovery is rarely instant, and what can happen when you stop treating your body like an inconvenience. Marylee’s story is not about chasing a miracle cure. It is about learning to notice the signals, make practical changes, and give yourself the time and effort real healing can require. === Chapters
=== Guest: MaryLee Calmes, Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| The Real Reasons Kids Struggle with Food (EP 126) | 22 sept. 2026 | 00:38:11 | |
Picky eating can turn every meal into a battle, and too often the child gets labeled as difficult before anyone asks what is really going on. Lena Livinsky is back on the podcast to help us look below the surface. She explains her B.L.O.O.M. Framework, a practical way for parents to consider connection, health, oral function, the microbiome, exploration, and boundaries when food becomes a struggle. What I appreciated most about this conversation is that it was not about blaming kids or blaming parents. It was about paying attention. Sometimes the issue is texture, anxiety, constipation, mouth breathing, sensory overload, too much snacking, or pressure at the table. Sometimes it is several things at once. Lena’s reminder is one parents and adults alike can use: it is never too late to learn your story, make a change, and create a healthier relationship with food. Lena walks through her B.L.O.O.M. Framework:
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Becoming Your Own Hero After Trauma (EP 125) | 15 sept. 2026 | 00:45:47 | |
Tracy Smaldino is back for part two of our conversation, and we get real about what healing after trauma actually looks like when life keeps moving. Tracy shares how breath work, meditation, journaling, and simply learning to pause helped her recognize the physical signs that something was off before she reacted. We talk about the pressure to keep up appearances, especially for men who were taught to tough it out and women who were taught not to cause trouble. Tracy’s message is simple but powerful: nobody is coming to save you, but that does not mean you have to figure everything out overnight. Start with a pause, listen to what feels off, and take one honest step toward becoming your own hero. === Chapters
=== Guest: Tracy Smaldino
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| The Trauma I Buried for 40 Years (EP 124) | 11 sept. 2026 | 00:42:32 | |
Tracy Smaldino is the founder of Trauma Rockstars, a keynote speaker, author, podcast host, and someone who spent decades looking functional on the outside while carrying trauma she had never truly faced. When the pandemic forced her to slow down, a simple meditation practice opened the door to memories, survivor’s guilt, and pain she had worked hard to bury. We talk about trauma without comparing or minimizing it, why being busy can sometimes be a way to avoid ourselves, and how healing can affect everything from relationships and self-worth to weight, movement, and the ability to set boundaries. Tracy’s message is clear: you do not have to tell the whole world your story to begin healing, but you do deserve to stop living as if your pain does not matter. === Chapters
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| Health Is More Than Diet and Exercise (EP 123) | 08 sept. 2026 | 00:43:10 | |
Dr. Hema Murty returns to Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast for a real conversation about health that goes way beyond the gym and the number on the scale. Dr. Hema brings the perspective of an aerospace engineer, advanced yoga instructor, personal trainer, and nutrition coach to explain why our bodies need to be treated like individual systems, not like cookie-cutter fitness projects. We talk about the overlooked basics that can make a big difference: quality sleep, drinking enough water, managing stress, moving in ways that respect your body, and taking a break from being emotionally married to the scale. The big takeaway is simple: stop trying to punish yourself into being healthy. Start paying attention, start small, and find an approach that actually fits your life. === Chapters
=== Guest: Dr. Hema Murty, Shanti Consulting / Get Shanti
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| The Truth Behind “Hydration Multipliers” (EP 122) | 05 sept. 2026 | 00:28:19 | |
Hydration should be simple, but the marketing has made it feel like plain water is no longer enough. I wanted to look past the flashy labels and find out when electrolyte drinks can actually make sense, when they are probably unnecessary, and what we should be watching for when it comes to sodium, sugar, and ingredients. I share my own honest struggle with moving away from soda, trying flavored-water products, and figuring out how to make healthier choices without pretending I have it all figured out. My takeaway is straightforward: water is still the baseline for most normal days. More electrolytes do not automatically mean better hydration. === Chapters
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Electrolytes and hydration basics
Sodium and health
Exercise hydration and sweat losses
Oral rehydration versus sports drinks
Non-sugar sweeteners and flavored-water products
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| The Real Goal Is Living With Less Pain (EP 121) | 02 sept. 2026 | 00:46:03 | |
Dr. Hema Murty has a PhD in aerospace engineering, but the work she is doing today is all about helping people move better, hurt less, and stop treating their bodies like machines that need to be forced into submission. Her path into wellness began with her own knee pain after training for and completing the Toronto Marathon, followed by years of frustrating advice that did not actually solve the problem. We talk about why one-size-fits-all fitness plans often leave people discouraged, the connection between stress and physical pain, and why fitness should support your life instead of becoming another exhausting job. Her biggest message is simple: start where you are, listen to your body, and build consistency around what helps you feel better. === Chapters
=== Guest: Dr. Hema Murty, Shanti Fitness Consulting
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| Your Health Is Part of Your Purpose (EP 120) | 01 sept. 2026 | 00:46:11 | |
Liz Watt is back for part two, and we go deeper into what happened after her personal health turnaround. Liz is the CEO and co-founder of Be Healthy Utah, an author, speaker, health coach, and someone who has built a meaningful community around natural health, resilience, and the belief that it is never too late to make changes that support a better life. She shares how a dream, a big leap of faith, and a conference that did not go exactly as planned became the beginning of something much bigger. We talk about burnout, building a team, taking care of your health while chasing a purpose, learning to adapt when life shuts things down, and why success sometimes looks like celebrating the 400 people who showed up instead of mourning the 1,100 who did not. Liz’s message is simple but powerful: live today in a way that helps you bless others tomorrow. === Chapters
=== Guest: Liz Watt, Be Healthy Utah
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| Healing Started When She Finally Listened (EP 119) | 28 août 2026 | 00:50:46 | |
Liz Watt had spent years living what she believed was a healthy, natural life. She cooked from scratch, raised six kids, leaned into natural remedies, and built a life around wellness. Then her body began falling apart in ways nobody could explain. Pain moved through her joints, numbness spread across her back, and everyday life became something she had to fight through. What I appreciated about Liz’s story is that she does not pretend there was one magic fix. She talks about slowing down, paying attention, changing foods that seemed to trigger her symptoms, and rebuilding her relationship with her body one step at a time. This is a conversation about resilience, caregiving, exhaustion, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the person most overdue for care is the one who has been taking care of everybody else. === Chapters
=== Guest: Liz Watt
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| The Real Story Behind Picky Eating (EP 118) | 25 août 2026 | 00:37:12 | |
Mealtime battles can wear a family down in a hurry. You start out trying to serve a decent meal, then suddenly you are negotiating over one bite of chicken, making a second dinner, or wondering whether your child is getting enough nutrition. I sat down with pediatric speech-language pathologist and holistic feeding specialist Lena Livinsky to talk about why picky eating can be more than just a frustrating phase. Lena shares how her own son’s struggles with food changed the way she viewed feeding therapy. We talk about sensory needs, oral-motor development, gut concerns, breathing and airway issues, nutritional deficiencies, and nervous-system regulation. The goal is not to blame parents or turn dinner into another stressful project. It is to get curious about what may be making food feel difficult for a child, and to know when it is time to ask for help. === Chapters
=== Guest: Lena Livinsky
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| Is One Meal a Day Unhealthy? (EP 117) | 18 août 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
Could one meal a day help you lose weight? Maybe. But feeling hungry, run-down, and stressed about food is not exactly the definition of healthy, so Uncle Marv digs into what OMAD can do, what it cannot prove, and what a more realistic middle ground may look like. OMAD, short for One Meal a Day, sounds wonderfully simple on paper. One meal, fewer decisions, less cooking, maybe fewer calories. But simple is not always the same thing as sustainable. Uncle Marv looks past the dramatic claims and asks the practical questions: Can you get enough protein, fiber, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and total energy in one sitting without feeling miserable afterward? The research is not a clean win for either side. Some short-term studies found weight and fat loss benefits, while others found more hunger and increases in blood pressure and cholesterol. Broader intermittent-fasting research suggests that fasting can work as a way to reduce calories, but it has not clearly beaten ordinary, sustainable calorie control for long-term health. The real goal is not joining Team OMAD or Team Three Meals a Day. It is finding an eating pattern that supports your health, strength, sleep, medication needs, and sanity around food. === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Meessen, E. C. E., et al. “Differential Effects of One Meal per Day in the Evening on Metabolic Health and Physical Performance in Lean Individuals.” Frontiers in Physiology (2022). Randomized crossover study of one evening meal versus three meals daily in healthy lean adults. Stote, K. S., et al. “A Controlled Trial of Reduced Meal Frequency Without Caloric Restriction in Healthy, Normal-Weight, Middle-Aged Adults.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007). Randomized crossover trial comparing one meal versus three meals daily. Liu, D., et al. “Meal Timing and Anthropometric and Metabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” JAMA Network Open (2024). Review and meta-analysis of 29 randomized clinical trials. Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis. The BMJ (2025). Mayo Clinic. “Intermittent fasting: What are the benefits?” Overview of potential benefits, limitations, and people who should avoid fasting plans. Sun, Y., et al. “Association of Meal Skipping and Meal Interval With Mortality.” Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2023). U.S. observational analysis; associations cannot establish causation. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. “What Can You Tell Your Patients About Intermittent Fasting and Diabetes?” Johns Hopkins Medicine. “Intermittent Fasting: What Is It, and How Does It Work?” === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item
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| Busy Dads’ 100-Day Health Reset (EP 116) | 05 août 2026 | 00:37:43 | |
Coach Brian Parana returns to walk through the “how” behind getting healthier when you’re a driven dad, business leader, and frequent traveler who lives on planes, in hotels, and at conferences. Instead of yelling “try harder,” Brian breaks down simple systems that fit the real-world chaos of client dinners, late nights, and inconsistent schedules. We talk through his AIM principle for moment-by-moment decisions, why the first win is often just maintaining your weight on a trip, and how to rebuild trust with yourself through small, repeatable wins. Brian also explains his Rise 72 “lose three pounds in three days” reset and how it rolls into a 100-day implementation program focused on lean protein, fiber, movement, hydration, and better sleep—not starvation, juice fasts, or magic powders. We dig into how to spot fake AI-powered fitness and supplement ads, why sleep is the Achilles heel for a lot of entrepreneurs, and how his version of brotherhood and accountability helps men navigate family life, business demands, and health at the same time. If you’ve ever come back from a conference five pounds heavier and exhausted, this conversation will hit home. === Chapters
=== Guest: Coach Brian Parana, The Call To Rise / Driven For Health
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| Men Over 40, Tired And Stuck (EP 115) | 04 août 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
If you’re a business owner, IT guy, or high performer who feels like you’re crushing it for clients but limping home at the end of the day, this conversation is going to feel very familiar. Brian has spent more than two decades working with husbands and dads who are worn out, overweight, and half present at home, and he explains why so many of us hit that wall in our 40s and 50s. We walk through his journey from coaching cross country and teaching classes at the YMCA to training business owners and professionals who just want to feel like themselves again, not chase “gym bro” abs. We dig into his Call to Rise program and the way health changes ripple into every corner of life. Brian talks about meeting guys where they are, avoiding injury, and starting with quick wins so the scale finally moves in the right direction and stays there. From the weight loss hamster wheel and plateaus to the hard truth about how our health shows up in our marriages, parenting, and money, this is a candid look at what it really takes for men over 40 to reclaim energy, leadership, and presence at home and at work. === Chapters
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| Learning To Say No Without Guilt (EP 114) | 23 juil. 2026 | 00:46:55 | |
This conversation picks up right where part one left off, but now we zoom in on Barb’s actual work helping overwhelmed professional women who say yes when they want to say no. She breaks down “internal safety” as the ability to have your own back when someone is upset with you or when that old guilt and negative self-talk shows up, instead of caving or beating yourself up for weeks. Barb drives home that boundaries aren’t about controlling other people, they’re about deciding what you will do and following through, even when it’s uncomfortable. We also get into people‑pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and the burnout that shows up when you’re constantly pouring from an empty cup. Barb shares how she built self‑worth, self‑love, and self‑trust one decision and one boundary at a time, plus how reparenting work helped her “backfill” the love she didn’t get as a kid. She lays out practical first steps: starting with a boundary on your own self‑talk, practicing with easygoing people, and learning that discomfort doesn’t automatically mean danger. By the end, we’re talking Hallmark movies, Pellegrino with lemon, and how recovery even changes your taste buds. === Chapters
=== Guest: Barb Nangle, Higher Power Coaching & Consulting
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| When “Being Nice” Turns Toxic (EP 113) | 22 juil. 2026 | 00:42:02 | |
When Barb Nangle talks about boundaries, she’s not talking about controlling other people, she’s talking about finally realizing you have standards for your own life and you’re allowed to live by them. She shares how she went from “just dealing with whatever came at her” to saying no to things that drained her, limiting time with people who couldn’t respect her needs, and choosing sleep, health, and sanity over people-pleasing. We walk through her codependent bottom, inviting a homeless friend to stay “just to be nice” until she felt trapped in her own home, and how that moment pushed her into therapy, Al‑Anon, Codependents Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and ultimately a trauma‑recovery path through ACA and Overeaters Anonymous. Barb opens up about losing over 100 pounds, ending one‑sided friendships, changing the way her team functioned at Yale, and finally ending up in the first truly healthy romantic relationship of her life because she learned to know herself, tell the truth, and hold boundaries even when it was scary. === Chapters
=== Guest: Barb Nangle, Higher Power Coaching & Consulting / Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12‑Step Recovery
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Make Anything Possible, Even Healing (EP 112) | 21 juil. 2026 | 00:43:21 | |
Dr. Noushin Hart’s story is a raw one. She talks about living with hidden trauma for decades, trying to push through with therapy and medication, and eventually hitting a wall where she felt like the usual medical answers had run out. That moment changed how she saw herself, how she saw patients, and how she looked at healing. What makes this conversation hit hard is that it is not just about cancer care, it is about what happens when people feel dismissed, boxed in, or told their story is already written. Dr. Hart explains why she stopped leading with statistics, why she believes language can shape outcomes, and why trauma, sleep, food, stress, and environment all matter when you are trying to get better. === Chapters
=== Guest: Dr. Noushin Hart, Healing by Hart
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| From Sugar Cravings To Real Recovery (EP 111) | 29 juin 2026 | 00:35:36 | |
Paige comes back on Unhealthy and basically dismantles the idea that we can “fix” ourselves with another diet, a GLP‑1 prescription, or sheer willpower. We talk about dopamine with a memory, why you end up back in the cookie jar at night, and how using food for comfort is giving it a job it was never designed to do. She walks through the deeper stuff we usually dodge: trauma, grief, loneliness, boredom, lack of purpose, and why weight gain is just the visible byproduct of what’s really going on. We also get practical. Paige breaks down her own recovery routine, from planning six breakfasts ahead to food prep that kills decision fatigue so she doesn’t have to “be strong” at 9 p.m. We dig into single‑ingredient foods, cleaning out the junk in your house, navigating family members who still want their cookies, and her simple rule that if it’s in your house, it’s in your mouth. By the end, this isn’t a doom‑and‑gloom food talk, it’s about feeling good, reclaiming your brain, and making recovery something you actually look forward to. === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Are You Really Addicted To Sugar (EP 110) | 25 juin 2026 | 00:33:00 | |
Most of us joke about having a sweet tooth, but Paige Alexander has lived through the darker side of sugar, where “just one cookie” turns into a full-on binge you hide from everyone. She walks me through her journey from living on a dessert diet and out-exercising the calories to hitting that point in midlife where the weight crept up, the binges got worse, and the old tricks stopped working. Hearing the word “addiction” for the first time wasn’t shameful for her; it was a massive relief, because it finally explained why her brain would push her toward sugar even when her body was begging her to stop. Paige also shares the science in plain language: how cravings pull blood flow away from your frontal lobe, shut off your brakes, and light up the addiction centers in your brain so hard that digging a donut out of the trash can feel like a genuine emergency. She talks about secret wedding-cake runs, progressive cravings that demand more and more for less and less payoff, and how food addiction is actually one of the hardest addictions to treat because you still have to eat and the triggers are everywhere. Out of that mess, she built Real Food Recovery, a community built around real food, sleep, movement, and some kind of higher power, where people get compassion, structure, and a soft place to land while they learn to live without sugar running the show. === Chapters
=== Guest: Paige Alexander, Real Food Recovery
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Are You Handing AI Your Life? (EP 109) | 23 juin 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
I brought Catherine back for a third round because we both felt something was still unfinished, and it landed in a place I didn’t expect: how much we’re letting AI and tech speak, feel, and even relate for us. We start with her process of trusting zero prep, trusting intuition, and even helping a 77–year–old finally drop a lifetime of jealousy, then swing hard into this strange new world where people let chatbots write texts to their spouse and apps raise their kids. === Chapters
=== Guest: Catherine Crestani, Willow Healing
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Stop Ignoring Your Gut, Start Living (EP 108) | 19 juin 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
Catherine Creestani is back to talk about what life really looks like after you walk away from the job, the title, and the version of “success” everyone else applauds but your soul can’t stand. She shares how her days now revolve around mom duties, homeschooling, writing, podcasting, and clients, and why she actually schedules empty days on purpose so her nervous system can come down out of permanent hustle mode. We talk about the difference between feeling productive and actually being in flow, and what happens when your calendar is packed but your life feels empty. Catherine walks us through how Willow Healing evolved from early channeling work and a psychic hotline to something much deeper: helping people rebuild the relationship they have with themselves. She explains inner authority as that quiet, grounded voice in you that already knows what’s right, even while your mind is busy spinning stories and checking the weather app instead of grabbing the umbrella your gut told you to take. We dig into how easily we hand our power to social media, technology, and other people’s opinions, and why so many folks can tell you what their partner is doing wrong but can’t answer a simple question: “What do you actually want?” If you’re stuck in “I can’t” or terrified of making the wrong move, this conversation is a gentle call-out and a real invitation. Catherine shares practical starter steps like doing a life audit, bringing one joyful thing back into your day, reframing “have to” tasks, and using your body’s signals as green lights and hard no’s. We also talk discernment, failure as feedback, music that magically shows up on her playlist at the exact right time, and her belief that you’re never too old or too young to be reacquainted with your soul. This one is for anyone who knows something has to change but needs help taking that first honest step. === Chapters
=== Guest: Catherine Crestani, Willow Healing
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=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Letting Go Of The Life You Built (EP 107) | 16 juin 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
If you’ve ever convinced yourself, “I just need to push a little harder,” this episode might hit a little too close to home. Catherine walks us through the arc from ambitious young speech pathologist to co‑owner of a booming clinic, pulling six figures a month while quietly abandoning her own needs, values, and even her love of music to keep the peace at home and at work. We talk about how over‑functioning becomes a habit: micromanaging staff, answering 100 emails every morning, never getting sick because you’re too wired to stop, and then waking up one day realizing you don’t actually want the life you built. === Chapters
=== Guest: Catherine Crestani, Willow Healing
=== MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item
=== About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Circadian Rhythm Saved My Life (EP 106) | 05 juin 2026 | 00:36:30 | |
If you’ve ever done all the “right” health things and still felt awful, Jason Yun’s story is going to sound uncomfortably familiar. He was the textbook gym owner: 4:30 am alarms, 5:15 am classes, late‑night sessions, massive smoothies, and bodybuilding nutrition that looked impressive on paper but quietly wrecked his hormones, sleep, and mental health. Behind the scenes, he went from chasing muscle and performance to dealing with a popped back on a deadlift, losing about 70 pounds, spiraling into severe depression, and battling weekly suicidal thoughts while still being “the health guy” for his clients. In our conversation, Jason opens up about napping in his car just to survive the next class, living on expert diet rules and supplements, and still ending up with upside‑down cortisol, wrecked melatonin, and a body that couldn’t keep up. That’s the line where he finally said, “enough” and went all in on circadian rhythm, light, and what he calls Mito hacking. We dig into why late‑night eating crushed his sleep, how sunrise with naked eyes started normalizing his hormones in weeks, and why timing, light, and simple daily rhythms might matter more than your macro spreadsheet or the latest stack. === Chapter
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| Stop Giving Your Health Away (EP 105) | 27 mai 2026 | 00:46:10 | |
Magic Barclay spent more than 40 years being the “good patient” who did what she was told, took the pills, and tried to push through the pain, only to be told it was all in her head. In this conversation, she shares how chronic illness, cancer, medical gaslighting, and being quietly dropped from social invitations finally forced her to ask a hard question: what if my body has been right all along and nobody bothered to listen. We dig into how functional medicine helped her stop playing whack‑a‑mole with symptoms and start looking at root causes, including trauma, hormones, and a powerful pathway called PNEI that links your thoughts, nervous system, hormones, and immune system. Magic explains why autoimmune issues are not “your body attacking itself,” why even a paper cut counts as trauma, and how fear keeps us handing our health over to people who never teach us what’s actually happening. Chapters
=== Guest: Magic Barclay, Holistic / Wholistic Natural Health Australia
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| It’s Not Lyme, It’s Something Else (EP 104) | 25 mai 2026 | 00:36:17 | |
If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office with “normal” labs but a body that feels like it’s falling apart, this episode is for you. Greg Lee and I dig into the tech he uses in his Lyme Research and Healing Center, a scanner that works kind of like Star Trek medicine to pick up hidden infections, toxins, brain issues, and gut problems that standard tests miss. We get into why some folks do “everything right” with antibiotics and still crash, and why so many end up asking Google and AI for answers after the medical system shrugs. Greg shares real stories you will not forget. There’s the UK school leader who spent five years treating Lyme, only to find out her biggest problem was candida overgrowth from all those antibiotics, and the woman whose chronic symptoms traced back to tarantula toxins after a beach trip in Florida. We even talk about the college kid with genius-level brains whose memory came back after snorting bee venom under supervision, plus some intense Herxheimer reactions that will make you think twice about “more meds, more often” as a strategy. Chapters
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| From NASA Robots To Root Cause (EP 103) | 25 mai 2026 | 00:36:47 | |
Greg Lee didn’t leave NASA because he got bored playing with robots in space. He left because his gut was exploding, his brain felt like dial‑up internet, and the meds that were supposed to “fix” him made it worse. Picture running high‑stakes experiments at 2:30 in the morning while wondering if you’re going to sprint out of a meeting to the bathroom again. His doctors told him it was irritable bowel syndrome, gave him a prescription, and sent him on his way… even as the brain fog and anxiety started tanking his work and his sleep. Out of options, Greg followed a colleague’s suggestion and tried acupuncture. Not only did an acupuncturist help calm his gut and change his diet, it cracked open a completely different way of looking at health, energy, and what “root cause” actually means. That path led him out of engineering and into Chinese medicine, subtle energy work, and eventually to running the Lyme Research and Healing Center in Maryland, where he helps people with Lyme, mold, autoimmune issues, and long‑term “what is wrong with me?” symptoms that everyone else shrugs off. Chapters
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| Rethinking “Good” And “Bad” Foods (EP 102) | 21 mai 2026 | 00:45:44 | |
This episode is for anyone who has ever counted calories, tried the next “miracle” diet, or gone to bed mad at themselves because of what they ate… or didn’t eat. I talk with registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick, who has spent decades in the trenches of those hard conversations, about why so many of us feel like food is running the show and why “I’m fine” usually translates to “feelings I’m not expressing.” We start with that little word fine, move into the awkward “so what do you do” conversations about being a dietitian, and quickly land in the uncomfortable truth that a lot of what we call “healthy” is shaped by culture, social media, government, and marketing long before we ever sit down to eat. Jessica breaks down why there isn’t one “normal” way to eat and why those neat little plate diagrams and public health messages can actually make us feel more broken, not less. She explains how the same tools used to help people with full-blown eating disorders can help the rest of us who are “just trying to eat better” but keep getting stuck in the same cycles of rules, rebellion, and regret. We get into intermittent fasting, processed food fear, and the way people brag about their diets as if food has become their whole personality, and she doesn’t hold back on what’s actually harmful versus what just sounds good on TikTok. Chapters
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| Brain Surgery, Setbacks, And Second Chances (EP 101) | 20 mai 2026 | 00:40:16 | |
In this episode, Dan and I walk through the messy middle that most comeback stories skip: the fear under the jokes, the “get me out of here” note he wrote from his hospital bed, the boredom and grind of rehab, and the second “you’ve got to be kidding me” brain setback that dragged him even lower than the first. He talks openly about fatigue, living with a 75 percent battery, and why he let himself “lay in the suck” for a while before deciding to go all‑in on recovery instead of living like a victim. Dan also shares the simple mindset shifts and routines that keep him going now: his mantra “it’s not what happens to you, but how you respond that matters,” his “chop wood, carry water” daily rhythm, and the four horsemen of motivation that helped him out‑work self‑doubt. We connect his story back to the rest of us who are just wrestling with burnout, health scares, life changes, or one more rough season at work, and Dan lays out a practical, stoic‑inspired way to handle change when the waves keep coming. Chapter
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| I Bought a RingConn - not the Oura (EP 100) | 18 mai 2026 | 00:15:09 | |
I’ve talked about it before, but this time I actually followed through and bought a smart ring: the RingConn, not the Oura Ring. Oura has the stronger peer-reviewed validation story and a big reputation, and I’m not arguing with that at all, but when it came time to swipe my own card, RingConn made the more practical argument for where I am right now. Chapters
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| Eat Like Your Ancestors (EP 99) | 07 mai 2026 | 00:48:36 | |
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Beverly Meyer is a certified clinical nutritionist who's been in the game since the '80s. She's also a self-diagnosed wellness warrior who figured out her own sleep apnea, celiac disease, and rare immune disorder through relentless research and trial-and-error. We dove into what ancestral (or primal, or paleo) eating actually means. It's not some trendy influencer thing—it's eating the way humans did for hundreds of thousands of years before agriculture came along and convinced us that grass seeds (aka grains) were food. Spoiler: they're not great for us. Guest: Beverly Meyer
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| Sleep Apnea Warning Signs (EP 98) | 06 mai 2026 | 00:56:00 | |
Beverly Meyer is not your typical nutritionist. She's a certified clinical nutritionist and functional health practitioner who's been in the health game since the 1970s. Her whole approach is built around getting to root causes instead of slapping a Band-Aid on symptoms, and she's been preaching blackout bedrooms and mouth taping for 20+ years before it was trendy. We started with sleep apnea because Beverly has it herself, and she's become somewhat of an expert on living with it. The stats are wild: sleep apnea is the number one undiagnosed medical disorder in the United States. One in five adults have it and don't know it. The scary part? You can be a thin, non-snoring person like Beverly and still stop breathing 50 to 100 times a night. Your blood oxygen levels can drop into the 70s, which is absolutely not okay. Chapters
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| Mind Hunger Versus Real Hunger (EP 97) | 06 mai 2026 | 00:39:23 | |
This episode is part two of my conversation with anti‑diet health and life coach Sherry Shaban, and yes, we’re still poking holes in everything diet culture has been screaming at us for years. Sherry recaps her journey from a brutal back injury at 16, to hard partying, to obsessive fitness, and finally to building a much healthier relationship with food and her body. Chapters
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| Make Peace With Food, Finally (EP 96) | 01 mai 2026 | 00:38:54 | |
This conversation with Sherry Shaban is for anyone who has ever stared at an empty pizza box thinking, “How did we get here again?” while also knowing way too much about carbs, macros, and whatever diet is trending this month. Sherry is an osteopath, strength coach, and self-described science nerd who used to live in what she calls a self-made food prison: counting grams, tracking every bite, and stressing out her family and friends with constantly changing rules about what she would or wouldn’t eat. Chapters
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| Fat Loss for Busy Men (EP 95) | 30 avr. 2026 | 01:11:41 | |
What I liked about Brian is he's not out here selling some magic diet or begging you to join CrossFit. He's talking about real systems that fit into your actual chaotic life. One of his clients lost 38 pounds in 100 days by walking 10,000 steps a day. That's it. No vegetables. No meal prep Sundays. Just walked and managed his calories. Another guy dropped 13 pounds, got his confidence back, went job hunting, and landed the same position at a different company for 65 grand more a year. What I liked about Brian is he's not out here selling some magic diet or begging you to join CrossFit. He's talking about real systems that fit into your actual chaotic life. One of his clients lost 38 pounds in 100 days by walking 10,000 steps a day. That's it. No vegetables. No meal prep Sundays. Just walked and managed his calories. Another guy dropped 13 pounds, got his confidence back, went job hunting, and landed the same position at a different company for 65 grand more a year. Chapters:
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| The Real Reason Your Kid Can’t Lose Weight (EP 94) | 29 avr. 2026 | 00:48:20 | |
We dug into one of the most emotional topics out there: kids, weight, and the mess of shame, blame, and bad advice wrapped around childhood obesity. Dr. Evan Nadler breaks down why obesity is a chronic disease driven heavily by genetics and epigenetics, why kids are not “choosing” this, and why telling them to just move more and eat less is lazy, outdated nonsense that doesn’t work for most adults either. We also got real about BMI as a screening tool, how parental health and pregnancy weight gain affect a child’s long-term risk, and why the body fights to defend its weight even when you’re doing “all the right things.” From GLP‑1 meds like semaglutide to bariatric surgery in teens, Dr. Nadler walks through what’s actually available, what’s approved for kids, why it’s not the “easy way out,” and how early treatment can prevent a lifetime of metabolic damage. Chapters
Guest: Evan Nadler, MD
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| Chronic Pain’s Muscle Connection (EP 93) | 28 avr. 2026 | 00:54:13 | |
Julie has been hunting down chronic pain for almost four decades, and she is not buying the lazy “nothing’s wrong” answer when your scans look fine but you can barely stand up straight. She walks me through how tight muscles pull on joints like someone yanking your hair, why sitting wrecks your lower back, and how she stumbled into this whole thing by accidentally knocking out a woman’s three-week headache on a cruise ship. We also get into her Jules Stroke method, why she ditched traditional sliding-oil massage, and how she ended up treating everyone from bodybuilders and marathoners to symphony musicians and regular office chair warriors. We talk practical stuff too: why your iliacus and other hip flexors might be the real jerks behind your low back pain, how plantar fasciitis is usually a lower leg muscle tantrum, and why rolling a tennis ball under your foot is basically massaging the wrong part of the problem. Julie lays out how her books Treat Yourself to Pain-Free Living and The 15-Minute Back Pain Solution teach you to chase pain back to the actual source, and she explains how she coaches people over Zoom around the world to fix this stuff themselves. Chapters
Guest: Julie Donnelly
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| Living with Long COVID (EP 92) | 24 avr. 2026 | 00:46:48 | |
This conversation is for anyone who “never bounced back” after COVID and has been told it’s just stress, burnout, or all in their head. Dr. Zeest walks me through how a high-performing physician ended up collapsing in a hospital parking lot, what long COVID actually is, and why fatigue, brain fog, and “just not feeling like yourself” aren’t character flaws or laziness. We talk about the medical side, the emotional crash, and the identity free-fall of going from everyday superhero to someone who has to rest before and after a simple conversation. She also breaks down how she used her critical-care brain on herself: thinking in organ systems, prioritizing symptoms, and building a step-by-step approach when doctors didn’t have answers or treatments. We get into the grief, the guilt of stepping away from work and family roles, the hard conversations at home, and how she rebuilt a different version of her life that’s smaller on paper, but still meaningful, connected, and honest. Chapters:
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| Homeless Pothead To Health CEO (EP 91) | 22 avr. 2026 | 00:44:07 | |
This part of the conversation dives into the messy, human side of health — not just lab reports and buzzwords. Len explains why he avoided pharmaceuticals after watching his grandfather suffer through stroke after stroke while his family juggled bags of meds and side effects. That early distrust pushed him toward cannabis as his own medicine for ADHD, which later evolved into deep work in genetics, epigenetics, and the endocannabinoid system. Today, his EndoDNA platform lets doctors swab patients, pull blood work, and use an AI called BIOS to generate treatment plans that include pharmaceuticals, supplements, and lifestyle changes tailored to that specific person. We cover hormone testing for women dealing with early perimenopause and rough menopause, men quietly going through andropause, and how personalized dosing can change everything from pellets to GLP‑1 drugs. Len shares how their clinical trials are exploring personalized approaches for conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and autism, and why the real magic is the feedback loop: epigenetic data, bloodwork, and outcomes feeding the AI so treatment gets more and more individualized. We also zoom back out to regular life: the junk we call food, how fake “healthy” processed stuff speeds up aging, why movement and resistance training matter as we get older, and how cutting loose the “energy vampires” in your life might be as important as changing your diet. Chapters
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| DNA, Stress, And Everyday Health (EP 90) | 21 avr. 2026 | 00:31:45 | |
I sit down with Len May, co‑founder and CEO of EndoDNA, to unpack what our genetics are really telling us about how we eat, handle stress, and respond to our environment. Len explains DNA as an “encoding” that sets up predispositions, while epigenetics, lifestyle, and neurochemistry decide which switches actually get turned on—impacting everything from inflammation and gut issues to cognitive decline. We also touch on how AI is now helping doctors interpret this data, moving from our current “sick care” model to something closer to true preventive healthcare. Len shares examples like the APOE4 gene and Alzheimer’s risk, cortisol’s impact on pain and gut health, and how simple choices around food, supplementation, and therapies can help keep your body closer to balance. This first part ends with a teaser into Len’s personal story—immigrating from Lithuania, getting labeled with ADD, discovering cannabis, and eventually building EndoDNA as a bridge between plant medicine and precision genetics. Chapters:
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| Own Your Health Story (EP 89) | 11 avr. 2026 | 00:43:34 | |
In Part 2 of my conversation with Carlijn Krigjer, we shift from the struggle to the solutions. Carlijn picks up where we left off and walks me through how she completely turned her health around—by tuning into her body, aligning with natural rhythms, and questioning a lot of what we’re told about “healthy living.” We get into everything from sunlight and circadian health to diet, water quality, and gut health—and she doesn’t hold back on challenging conventional wisdom. Whether it’s wearable tech, probiotics, or even how we drink water, this episode is all about rethinking what it really means to be healthy and finding what actually works for you. Episode Description In Part 2 of Uncle Marv’s conversation with Carlijn Krigjer, the focus shifts from struggle to solutions. Carlijn shares how she rebuilt her health through intuitive living, circadian alignment, and personalized wellness practices—challenging conventional advice around routines, supplements, and even technology. From sunlight exposure to water quality and gut health, this episode dives deep into alternative perspectives on healing and self-awareness. Chapters 01:22 Reflecting on Part 1 & Turning the Corner === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.
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| Using Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Stress (88) | 07 avr. 2026 | 00:39:29 | |
We all say we want to change—but then we keep reaching for the same snacks, the same stress, and the same excuses. In this conversation, Craig and I talk about why that happens under the hood of the subconscious mind, and how hypnotherapy can help you finally change the story. Chapters
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| Losing Your Period, Finding Yourself (EP 87) | 05 avr. 2026 | 00:29:19 | |
I brought Carlijn on because her story is the kind of “I did everything right and still got sick” tale that so many of us can relate to. She was fit, clean-eating, and crushing school, yet her body quietly broke down to the point of no period, brain fog, and emotional chaos. If you’ve ever felt crazy because your body says something is wrong while your doctor shrugs, this one’s for you. Chapters:
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| Eat What You Love, Still Lose Fat (EP 86) | 03 avr. 2026 | 00:41:02 | |
In this episode of Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast, I talk with nutrition coach Lisa Franz about sustainable weight loss, food freedom, and why most restrictive diets backfire. We cover calorie balance, protein, and the 80/20 approach that lets you enjoy travel, social life, and real food while still making progress. Lisa also breaks down how clean eating can hide big calories, why tracking food for a short time can be eye-opening, and how to adapt your nutrition to different life phases. Chapters
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| Functional Medicine vs “There’s a Pill for That” (85) | 31 mars 2026 | 00:42:32 | |
This episode starts with a question I’ve been asking myself for a while: what if the real problem isn’t just your symptoms, but the way they’re being treated? I sit down with Dr. Kevin Smith, a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner from the Pittsburgh area, to talk about what happens when you stop settling for “here’s a pill” and start digging into why your body is breaking down. Dr. Smith walks me through how he went from treating back and neck pain to dealing with “weird, mysterious problems” that chiropractic alone couldn’t solve, which pushed him into clinical nutrition, functional blood chemistry, and deeper lab work. He explains, in very straightforward terms, the difference between allopathic care that manages symptoms and functional medicine that looks for hidden root causes behind high blood pressure, thyroid disease, gut issues, chronic fatigue, and more. We also talk about the reality of short primary care visits, the constant “come back later” cycle, and why managing is not the same as curing. === Time Stamps
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| Intermittent Fasting Isn’t Magic (84) | 30 mars 2026 | 00:08:27 | |
This episode is like a weekly health briefing without the scare tactics. We look at real-world data on diet, sleep, noise, and vascular health, and I keep it grounded in one big question: what can you tweak this week that will matter ten years from now? === Time Stamps
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| One Habit to Change Your Health (83) | 27 mars 2026 | 00:22:23 | |
In this short but packed conversation, we zoom in on one question: what’s the one habit you’re actually ready, willing, and able to change right now? Diana walks us through treating your 168 hours like a dashboard and picking the smallest possible lever that can shift your health, mood, and energy. Capacity & Connection Audit (by Diana Feinstein) — MaxPact Health: https://linkly.link/2eYsY === Time Stamps
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| How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain (82) | 26 mars 2026 | 00:40:42 | |
Tired of being told everything is “fine” while you still feel off? In this episode, Jana and I talk about what to do when your labs look normal but your body is clearly throwing up red flags. We dig into gut testing, nutrition basics, and why you should be skeptical of any supplement that sounds like a magic bullet. Chapters
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| Fixing Fat, Bloat, Ache and Burnout at the Root (81) | 19 mars 2026 | 00:44:26 | |
If you’re exhausted, bloated, and living on coffee and willpower, this conversation is going to hit home. Sarah Reilly and I unpack why so many of us feel “off” even when our labs look “normal,” and how functional medicine and real-world nutrition can finally make things click. Why Listen
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| Misdiagnosed for Years: Sarah’s Story (80) | 18 mars 2026 | 00:51:38 | |
Ever been told “your labs look normal” while you feel anything but? In this episode, Sarah Reilly shares a no‑BS account of what it’s like to lose your health in your 20s, get bounced around the medical system, and finally learn that Lyme disease and co‑infections were driving the chaos. It’s raw, detailed, and surprisingly hopeful. Why Listen
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Guest: Sarah Reilly Sarah Reilly is a functional medical nutritionist and burnout recovery specialist, and the founder of Get Nourished, a virtual nutrition practice serving high‑achieving professionals and people with complex chronic conditions. After losing her own health to undiagnosed Lyme disease, mercury toxicity, and severe chemical and EMF sensitivity, she rebuilt her life through holistic nutrition, functional medicine, homeopathy, and stem cell‑based therapies and now helps others reclaim their energy and resilience.
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