Reinvent Healthcare provides support, insight, and cutting edge information for health and wellness practitioners passionately committed to transforming our broken, disease-focused, healthcare system.
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, the founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology, shares more than 30 years of clinical experience using science-based, nutritional and natural approaches for successfully correcting the imbalances that lead to chronic disease. Her vast knowledge, infectious energy, and love for all things geeky will provide listeners with the kind of insights and information found nowhere else. Her commitment to and success in supporting the body's own ability to heal makes her a proven leader in the field of functional healthcare.
An internationally recognized nutrition and women’s health authority, Dr. Ritamarie’s goal is to provide practitioners with the knowledge and tools needed to guide their clients to optimal, lasting health. Reinvent Healthcare provides that rare opportunity to thoroughly explore complicated issues. Dr. Ritamarie and expert guests will devote an entire month to a complex health topic, focusing on specific aspects each week. In the final episode, she will respond to questions submitted by her listeners, making Reinvent Healthcare a uniquely interactive and personal experience.
Dr. Ritamarie leads the way in the exploration and use of proven, science-backed, restorative therapeutics that go well beyond treating symptoms and get to the root cause of disease. Using diet, exercise, adaptogens, fasting, intermittent fasting, effective and directed supplementation, blood sugar and ketone testing, vitamin and mineral analysis, and herbal therapy, Dr. Ritamarie proves repeatedly that our bodies have an innate wisdom to heal when supported properly.
A self-proclaimed geek with a gift for teaching, Dr. Ritamarie will use nutritional endocrinology, nutrigenomics, epigenetics, functional assessments, and comprehensive lab testing, to take a deep dive into the science behind stubborn, yet common conditions such as inflammation, diabetes, food allergies, parasites, hair loss, hyper and hypo thyroidism, insulin dysregulation, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer's, adrenal fatigue, metabolic imbalance, gluten sensitivity, and microbiome/GI tract issues. She will also explore recognized but lesser known holistic approaches that are moving to the forefront of the wellness industry.
Be sure to join Dr. Ritamarie and Reinvent Healthcare each week, your go-to podcast for finding solutions to a broken system, one success story at a time.
More about your host Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a best-selling author and speaker known for her extensive knowledge, infectious energy, and inspirational message that encourages individuals to become their own best health advocate. She is an internationally recognized nutrition and health authority who specializes in using the wisdom of nature to restore hormone balance with a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal and insulin imbalances. She founded the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology to empower health and nutrition practitioners to get to the root cause of health concerns by using functional assessments and natural therapeutics to balance the endocrine system, the body's master controller.
Dr. Ritamarie is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a Master’s in Human Nutrition, has completed a 2-year, 500-hour Herbal Medicine Program at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies and has a master's degree in Computer Science, which contributes to her skills as an ace problem solver.
To explore her life-changing programs and receive a free guide to Hormone Balance, or for more information about Dr. Ritamarie, please visit her website at https://drritamarie.com.
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What happens when food elimination starts making things worse? You remove the obvious triggers. You follow the labs and the genetics. The plan becomes more precise. Yet… the client becomes more reactive, the range of tolerated foods narrows, and overall resilience declines. This is not a lack of effort. It is a pattern. Food sensitivity reflects the state of the system, not just the food. When stress, blood sugar instability, microbiome disruption, or inflammation are present, even a well-design...
This episode of Reinvent Healthcare explores why health protocols fail even with seemingly correct data. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo argues that issues arise from interpreting genetics and lab markers in isolation, rather than through an integrated lens of metabolic readiness. She highlights the importance of sequencing interventions, like stabilizing insulin before detox or restoring minerals before aggressive methylation, to achieve true clinical progress and transform patient lives.
What’s Inside This Episode? Why oxytocin is more than a “love hormone” • The hidden link between oxytocin and digestion, gut motility, and metabolism • How oxytocin influences blood sugar and pancreatic function • Why environmental toxins disrupt oxytocin more than other hormones • The connection between oxytocin, mood, bonding, and emotional resilience • How hormone imbalances contribute to disconnection and chronic illness • The truth about hormone replacement and long-standing misconceptions ...
You’ve seen this before. A genetic report comes back loaded with red SNPs. MTHFR. APOE. COMT, and suddenly everything feels more complicated. More supplements. More restrictions. More second-guessing. That creates overwhelm. In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie breaks down how to actually use genetics in practice without turning it into a list of problems to fix. SNPs aren’t diagnoses, and they don’t tell you what to do on their own. What matters is how those variants show up in the body. You’ll learn...
Dr. Ritamarie and women's health expert Dr. Doni Wilson delve into effectively clearing high-risk HPV naturally and reducing cervical cancer risk. They uncover why HPV persists, the limitations of current vaccines, and how a terrain-based approach
—addressing the vaginal microbiome, hormones, blood sugar, nutrient status, toxins, and chronic stress
—enables the body to overcome the virus long-term. This episode empowers listeners with actionable insights and overlooked lab clues to prevent HPV from becoming a crisis, highlighting the profound impact of holistic health on viral susceptibility.
This episode delves into the critical difference between statistical reference ranges and optimal functional health, revealing why "normal" lab results often mask underlying dysfunctions like fatigue and brain fog. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo advocates for advanced functional lab interpretation, emphasizing pattern recognition and systems thinking over isolated markers. She outlines a hierarchy of intervention, prioritizing foundational physiology and targeted testing to achieve life-changing clinical results for patients.
Activated forms. Methylated forms. Chelated minerals. The supplement world often implies that newer or “activated” means better, but does it? In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie continues the supplementation conversation, this time through the lens of genetics, enzyme efficiency, and precision forms. She breaks down when activated nutrients truly matter, when they don’t, and why choosing the wrong form can stall progress just as much as choosing the wrong supplement. You’ll also learn how excipients,...
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo debunks the reflex to simply replace low nutrients, advocating for a root-cause approach in healthcare. She details six primary mechanisms behind deficiencies, emphasizing absorption issues, activation problems, and increased demand. The episode also highlights the pitfalls of relying solely on serum lab values, the complexities of synthetic supplements, and when strategic supplementation truly makes sense, always prioritizing foundational lifestyle changes.
What if the biggest lever for metabolic health is not another protocol, supplement, or perfect diet? What if it’s the environment people live in, and the relationships that shape daily choices? In this conversation, Dr. Ritamarie speaks with Dan Buettner Jr. of Blue Zones about what the world’s longest-lived populations can teach us, and how entire U.S. cities are applying those lessons through practical changes in people, places, and policy. You’ll hear why individual discipline often fails, ho...
Creatine is one of the most researched supplements in the world, yet it’s still surrounded by confusion, especially when it comes to kidney health and lab interpretation. In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie looks at creatine through a clinical lens. She explains why creatinine levels often rise when someone takes creatine, why that change is frequently misinterpreted as kidney damage, and what labs actually tell us about kidney function. This conversation also opens a bigger q...
Why do some people experience sound, light, stress, and even social interactions so differently? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie sits down with functional practitioner Dr. Sam Shay to explore what he calls the “neuro-spicy brain.” They unpack how genetics, sensory processing, and nervous system signaling shape the way neurodivergent individuals experience the world. You’ll hear why many neurodivergent people are misunderstood in clinical settings, how sensory overload can ...
If you’ve practiced long enough, you’ve seen this pattern. Two clients present with nearly identical labs. You design the same protocol expecting similar progress, and the outcomes couldn’t be more different. One improves quickly. The other barely moves. In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie dives into metabolic readiness , why some protocols work beautifully for some clients and don’t move the needle for others. She explains how metabolic chaos (not dysfunction), and the body's readiness to respond to...
You’ve run the labs, designed the perfect plan, and your client is following it… but progress stalls. Why is that happening? In today’s episode, we dive into why even the most well-designed functional protocols can fall short. It's not that your plan was wrong. It’s about sequencing. The body doesn't respond to everything at once, and when we miss the critical regulatory hierarchy, even the best plans can stall. We’ll unpack the gap between lab data and clinical outcomes, and why understanding r...
Despite the rising popularity of high-protein, low-carb diets and macro tracking, metabolic disease is still on the rise. So why isn’t the perfect macro balance solving the problem? In today’s episode, Dr. Ritamarie explores why focusing solely on macronutrients isn’t enough to restore metabolic health. While macros are important, they’re only one piece of the puzzle. The real key lies in understanding how the body responds to those inputs and why your clients might still struggle even when they...
A sudden loss can shake even the most grounded among us. In this deeply personal solocast, Dr. Ritamarie reflects on the unexpected death of a colleague in the natural health community and the vulnerability it surfaced. When someone who appears healthy dies suddenly, it forces a difficult but necessary question: what silent risks might be accumulating beneath the surface? This episode explores the quiet progression of cardiovascular disease, the limitations of standard lab panels, and why doing ...
Trauma isn't just something that lives in our minds. It has a profound impact on our biology. In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie sits down with Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double board-certified physician and expert in trauma biology, to explore the hidden impact of trauma on metabolism, immunity, and the nervous system. Dr. Apigian explains how unresolved trauma can trigger physical symptoms, including chronic illness. You’ll discover the biological processes that make trauma a root cause of illness, why ...
Most nutrition advice still treats food as fuel, calories to burn, macros to balance, energy to manage. The body doesn’t experience food that way. In this foundational episode, Dr. Ritamarie explains why food is first and foremost information , a powerful metabolic signal that shapes hormones, stress responses, inflammation, and repair, before calories are ever used. You’ll learn why rigid nutrition plans often fail, why the same food can produce opposite effects in different bodies, and how a n...
Most people assume metabolic breakdown is due to missing hormones, nutrients, or protocols. The truth? It’s often a misunderstanding of how the body works. In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie explains why chronic metabolic issues aren’t solved by fixing isolated markers, and why systems-level thinking is essential for healing. She introduces nutritional endocrinology and how the body adapts, communicates, and prioritizes survival through interconnected signals. If you’ve ever followed the right proto...
In this anniversary episode, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo reflects on ReInvent Healthcare's mission to challenge reductionist medicine. She highlights that foundational knowledge alone is insufficient and introduces nutritional endocrinology as a systems-based approach to metabolic health, integrating food, hormones, and metabolism. The episode sets the stage for future content focused on sharpening systems-level clinical reasoning for practitioners and health seekers.
"There is a slight echo in the audio, and we apologize for the inconvenience. A full transcript is available if you prefer to read instead of listen." What if the key to resolving your client’s chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, or hormone imbalance was a neural switch hidden in the body? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie sits down with “The Vagus Nerve Doc,” Dr. Navaz Habib, to expose how vagus nerve activation regulates the immune system, improves digestion, and ...
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and Dr. Alison Grimston delve into the complex nature of chronic fatigue, revealing why many patients remain undiagnosed despite conventional care. They discuss how mold toxicity, various Lyme co-infections, and reactivated viruses like Epstein-Barr often underlie persistent symptoms, especially in Long COVID. The conversation highlights advanced diagnostic testing, holistic strategies, and personalized treatment protocols that combine lifestyle, nutraceuticals, and targeted pharmaceuticals to address these challenging cases.
Complex cases rarely fall apart because of missing data. They fall apart because there’s no clear direction for what to look at first. In this solocast, Dr. Ritamarie breaks down the thinking process behind effective root-cause work. Not more labs. Not more tools. But the mental model that helps you connect symptoms, patterns, physiology, and history into a clear, actionable hypothesis. This episode walks you through how experienced practitioners move from reacting to data to making sense of it....
What if you could detect heart disease before symptoms appear, before the first stroke, before the fatal heart attack, before the diagnosis? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie sits down with Joseph Ence, founder of Vasolabs, to explore a powerful and underused cardiovascular screening tool. Most people think normal labs mean a healthy heart, but that’s a dangerous myth. In this episode, we expose why standard tests often miss the earliest signs of cardiovascular disease and w...
This episode reveals how "normal" lab results can mask serious underlying issues like mitochondrial breakdown and insulin resistance, leading to chronic symptoms. Dr. Ritamarie details advanced functional markers for cell-mediated immunity, detoxification, and metabolic health that detect imbalances years before disease. She also emphasizes interpreting "gray zones" and leveraging genetics to create truly personalized and effective health interventions, moving beyond disease management to true healthcare.
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and Dr. Larisa Sharipova discuss how frequencies, emotions, and subtle energy patterns profoundly impact hormonal resilience. Dr. Sharipova shares her journey from conventional OBGYN to holistic health, emphasizing the role of toxicity in infertility and the power of bioenergetic scanning to identify hidden stressors. The conversation highlights how understanding and balancing the body's energetic field is crucial for truly transformative healing, going beyond biochemical approaches.
What if the leaders of the next health revolution aren’t doctors or scientists but four teenagers? In this uplifting and powerful episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie sits down with the Ansari brothers, Abdullah (18), Zain (14), Emaad (12), and Qasim (10), known as The Holistic Kids. These young wellness advocates are authors, podcasters, and national speakers, inspiring their peers to take ownership of their physical and mental health. With chronic illness, anxiety, and metabolic dysf...
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and Dr. Nalini Chilkov discuss the vital role of functional medicine in cancer care, highlighting the need for a 'health team' alongside conventional oncology. They delve into strategies like glycemic control, managing hypercoagulation, optimizing the microbiome, and utilizing key nutrients. The episode emphasizes patient empowerment and offers practical clinical strategies for practitioners to support cancer patients and survivors effectively, focusing on resilience and long-term well-being.
Struggling to understand why someone’s metabolic health isn’t improving despite clean labs and healthy habits? The missing piece might be written in their DNA. In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , we uncover how key genetic variants (SNPs) can help you identify hidden metabolic risks and choose the right lab tests to confirm them. Discover how to combine genetic data with functional testing, and learn how to personalize your interventions with surgical precision. What’s Inside This Episode? ...
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo interviews Loren Lockman, a water-only fasting expert with 29 years of experience, to discuss the profound healing potential of extended fasting. They explore how fasting activates the body's natural repair mechanisms, leading to deep cellular detoxification, reversal of chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes, and improved overall vitality. Loren shares his personal journey and emphasizes the importance of proper technique, rest, and professional guidance for safe and effective fasting.
What if the path to healing begins with rebellion? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare , Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo takes you deep into the radical idea that transformation doesn’t begin with protocols but with questions. Too many people accept dismissive diagnoses, symptom-suppressing prescriptions, and “normal” lab results that overlook early signs of metabolic dysfunction. This episode is a call to action for practitioners to help their clients rebel against the status quo and reclaim authorit...
