Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Mikhaila and I talk about what it really looks like when a carnivore diet doesn’t fully resolve your symptoms, and how to troubleshoot when you feel stuck despite doing everything “right.” We dive into histamine intolerance, nutrient concerns like folate, and why some people remain highly sensitive even after years on a strict meat-based diet. A big part of our conversation focuses on...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 7 min
Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Cheryl and I break down where to start when dealing with chronic illness, and why diet and environment come before testing and protocols. We discuss how an elimination diet helps quiet inflammation, why symptoms should guide your healing approach, and how factors like mold, detox pathways, and undereating can stall progress. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. Che...
Apr 16, 2026•50 min
Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Is eating a limited diet, such as a Carnivore diet, or avoiding certain foods because they harm you unbiblical? This episode explores what Scripture actually says about food, freedom, and caring for the body. The Bible does not treat medically necessary or health-based food avoidance as sin. Instead, it emphasizes stewardship, wisdom, self-control, and honoring God with your body. Whi...
Apr 09, 2026•23 min
Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Is a plant-based pattern like the Garden of Eden diet or the “Daniel diet” the ideal biblical way to eat? This episode looks at what the Bible actually shows about food across different periods: from the plant foods in Eden, to the permission to eat animals after the Flood, to Israel’s dietary laws, and finally to the New Testament's focus on faith rather than food rules. It also cons...
Apr 02, 2026•24 min
Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Emily and I talk about my health journey: from years of plant-based eating and an eating disorder to finding stability with carnivores, and how diet can support recovery from mold illness and CIRS by lowering inflammation and strengthening the gut-immune system. We also cover practical carnivore troubleshooting (electrolytes, fat intake, meat variety, histamine sensitivity) plus the m...
Mar 26, 2026•57 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Sue and I talk about what it’s like to go from treating breast cancer to becoming the patient herself, and how fear, uncertainty, and loss of control can linger long after treatment ends. We also dive into practical coping strategies like shrinking t...
Mar 19, 2026•43 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ **Podcast Update: It looks like I accidentally switched the terms: absolute risk reduction vs relative risk reduction. Regardless of the terminologies, the point was to see what funny games statisticians will use for marketing pharma drugs (and this happ...
Mar 12, 2026•27 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ In this episode, I break down why statins are commonly prescribed with higher cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. I also challenge the long-standing belief that saturated fat causes heart disease. I explain why cholesterol is essential for hormone productio...
Mar 05, 2026•20 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Michael and I dive into how childhood trauma reshapes the nervous system, drives addiction, and contributes to chronic illness, mental health struggles, and even premature death. We break down the CDC’s ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) score, includin...
Feb 26, 2026•1 hr 11 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. James and I dive into the complexities of depression, its symptoms, root causes, and how functional psychiatry can support healing. We explore why traditional models fall short and highlight nutritional and biological interventions, including amino a...
Feb 19, 2026•43 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Bradley and I talk about the energetic and emotional roots of chronic illness, and how “trapped emotions” and the heart wall can block healing long after protocols and diets have been applied. We also discuss how faith, prayer, and nervous system reg...
Feb 12, 2026•1 hr 13 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Steven and I dive into how mold detection dogs are transforming mold identification and remediation. We talk about how their superior sense of smell can detect both active and dormant mold, even when conventional testing fails. Steven shares how trained ...
Feb 05, 2026•1 hr 7 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Stephen and I examine why standard lab markers like A1C, thyroid hormones, glucose averages, and antibodies can misrepresent health in carnivore and low-carb contexts. We break down physiological shifts in red blood cell lifespan, glycation, thyroid sign...
Jan 29, 2026•1 hr 42 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Eric shares how he personally overcame Graves’ disease using a natural, root-cause approach and now helps others do the same through functional medicine. In this episode, we explore the differences between hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease, early sympt...
Jan 22, 2026•56 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Vitamin C is one of the most misunderstood nutrients in the carnivore space. This episode breaks down where vitamin C recommendations actually came from, why RDAs doubled in just 26 years, and how rising sugar intake likely drove that change. I share how...
Jan 15, 2026•17 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Neisha shares her personal journey reversing debilitating Hashimoto’s & hypothyroid symptoms through a personalized, meat‑centric, high‑fat approach and how she navigated fertility struggles and pregnancy while adjusting diet and lifestyle for thyroi...
Jan 08, 2026•1 hr 28 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ This episode shares six practical, experience-tested tips for starting or restarting a carnivore or meat-based diet in a way that actually supports healing, hormones, energy, and long-term success. Drawing from years of clinical work with thousands of ca...
Jan 01, 2026•21 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Bill and I talk about how chronic illness is really about cellular dysfunction and why herbal therapies can be a game-changer when elimination diets and medications aren't enough. We also discuss the five root causes of cellular stress and how to sup...
Dec 25, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Neil and I dive deep into the differences between mold illness and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), exploring why not all patients respond to the same protocols. We also break down the role of nervous system dysregulation, especially th...
Dec 18, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Eleonore Blaurock-Busch discusses the nuances of heavy metal detoxification, particularly when and how to use chelation or binding treatments safely, and the importance of properly supporting nutritional status before aggressively removing metals. Ma...
Dec 11, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Patricia and I talk about how breast health is influenced by many factors beyond genes, including toxins and environmental chemicals, diet, lymphatic and detox pathways, and physiological stress, and I highlight screening and lifestyle strategies to supp...
Dec 04, 2025•57 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ I’m reflecting on my six-year journey in functional medicine—the growth of my clinical practice, the thousands of clients I've worked with, and the frameworks I’ve developed to help others heal at the root. In this episode, I’m excited to share details a...
Nov 27, 2025•14 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ In this episode, Judy shares her unfiltered story that led her from plant-based eating, binge cycles, and a full psych break to the healing she found through a carnivore elimination diet. She walks through what actually happened before she touched meat a...
Nov 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ I break down the nuanced relationship between the carnivore diet, cortisol, and hormone balance—especially during menopause. I also address claims that the carnivore diet increases cortisol and leads to insulin resistance, and explain why these claims of...
Nov 13, 2025•48 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ I dive into the silent damage caused by undereating, especially when following a carnivore diet. I explain how eating too little can lead to hypothyroid symptoms, hormonal imbalances, and long-term metabolic damage. I also discuss the psychological toll ...
Nov 06, 2025•34 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Cheryl and I dig into two critical topics in this episode: when and how to approach the Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) protocol with nuance—especially around binders, environmental remediation and how “clean” is actually clean—and secondly...
Oct 30, 2025•57 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Cynthia and I discuss the unseen risks of LASIK eye surgery, including long-term complications like dry eye, halos, and loss of night vision. She reveals why no one should undergo the procedure and how to maintain healthy vision naturally through pre...
Oct 23, 2025•49 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Dr. Jacob and I dive deep into understanding pain — what causes it, how it manifests, and why the body can get “stuck” in chronic pain patterns. We also discuss the SHINE protocol for healing from chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, mold illness, and...
Oct 16, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Neisha Berry and I talk about why personalization is key when approaching the carnivore or elimination diet, and the importance of gut healing in long-term success. But this interview goes much deeper. I also share my personal story. From hitting rock bo...
Oct 09, 2025•59 min
Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast . _____ Nina and I dive into why the U.S. Dietary Guidelines urgently need to include a low-carb option and how this change could impact millions of lives. We also explore the political and systemic barriers that have kept low-carb diets out of official recommen...
Oct 02, 2025•46 min
