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I was a morbidly obese heart surgeon. All through high school, college, med school and surgical training, I followed the U.S. dietary guidelines for both diet and exercise. Yet nothing I did kept the weight off. I just kept getting fatter and...

Episodes

14 Hormonal Archetypes: A Framework for What Blood Tests Miss - Dr. Jay Wrigley

An Endocrinologist Got Sick and Her Own Specialty Couldn't Fix Her - Dr. Cassie Smith

The Conference Founder Who Thinks Data Isn't the Answer to Wellness - Robin Switzer

Beyond Blood Sugar: Why Insulin Matters More Than We've Been Told - Dr. Ian Lake

How One Young Man Beat a Connective Tissue Disorder Everyone Said Was Permanent - Edward Goeke

The Gratitude Cure: Why Your Body Can't Heal Under Stress - Ben Azadi

The Eating Disorder Doctors Couldn't Fix, Cured With Eggs and Butter - Kelsey Buchalter

The Heart Scan That Could Save Your Life (And Why You Can't Get One) - Kim Mischo

The Accountant Who Cracked the Parkinson's Code Using Gut Bacteria - Martha Carlin

Why You're Sabotaging Your Health (And Don't Know It) - Martin Silva

254: When Food Isn't Enough: The Missing Half of Metabolic Health - Craig Emmerich

253: The Scientist Who Helped Rewrite America's Dietary Guidelines Tells All - Ty Beal

252: The Hidden Illness Hiding in Your Walls: Mold, Misdiagnosis & the Path Back - Ally D'Amico NP

251: Stem Cells, Peptides, and the Real Reason You're Getting Old - Dr. Adeel Khan

250: Seven Years, 700 Cholesterol, Zero Plaque: What Dr. Nick Norwitz's Case Report Changes

249: You've Seen 10 Doctors and Still Aren't Better. Here's Why - Reed Davis

248: The Patient Is the Point: How AI Is Forcing Medicine to Finally Listen - Dr. Ami Bhatt

247: Darius Sharpe, The ER Nurse Who Ran His Own Blood Sugar Experiments (And Found Heart Disease)

246: The Missing Link Between Menopause, Marriage & Your Microbiome - Cynthia Thurlow

245: Your Doctor Can't Save You: Dylan Gemelli on Accountability, Arterial Plaque, & the Health System's Blind Spots