We bring you interviews from people who have conquered the trickiest of health challenges using the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Philosophy and similar healing modalities. You’ll hear from experts who have been through the wringer with their health issues, and yet managed to come out on the other side. If you are interested in natural healing and/or functional medicine, this is the podcast for you! Visit www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com to learn more about the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition program.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
After completing his residency at Cornell University Medical Center & Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, Dr. Sinel served as Director of Outpatient Physical Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and as Asst. Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Sinel lectured on alternative approaches to pain and the mind-body connection at well-known institutions including UCLA and the Esalen Institute.
As a nationally recognized expert in spinal disorders and pain management, Dr. Sinel also authored several scientific articles and two well-known books on back pain including Back Pain Remedies for Dummies. While serving on multiple scientific and business advisory boards in the Healthcare sector, Dr. Sinel recently acquired Physician Therapeutics. (https://www.medicalfoodsinfo.com) He is passionate about reducing the side effects of pharmaceuticals by bringing safe scientifically proven encapsulated medical foods as natural alternatives for pain, sleep, obesity, neuropathy, fatigue & cognitive decline.
Where to find Dr. Mike/Medical Foods:
Website: www.medicalfoodsinfo.com
Twitter: @dr_sinel
LinkedIn: @dr-michael-sinel
Facebook: DrMichaelSinelMD
Instagram: drmichaelsinel_md
Where to find FDN:
Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
In over 250 episodes of The Health Detective Podcast, we have never repeated an episode (not even close). However, a recent event reminded Detective Ev that sometimes things really are worth reviewing in full. Because of this, we are covering something that even functional practitioners often can't explain well. That is the differences between gluten allergies, sensitivities, intolerances, and of course, celiac disease.
We hope the episode is clear and concise, but if you have questions, you can always reach out to us @fdntraining on Instagram. We have staff members working there night and day to respond to anything you need :).
Where to find FDN:
Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
On today's episode of the Health Detective Podcast, we are talking to someone who is both an ER doctor AND health coach, Dr. Heather Hammerstedt!
Dr Heather Hammerstedt is an emergency medicine physician with a specialized board certification in lifestyle medicine, as well as additional certifications and trainings in integrative nutrition, health coaching, medical acupuncture, Ayurveda, public and global health. She has 18 years of medical expertise and 19 years coaching experience, having gone to get her health coaching certificate during medical school (way back 
) when she realized the HUGE hole in our medical education around food and mindfulness and exercise.
At this point, she’s put in 1000s of hours of deep diving into food and weight and mindset to put together a (kick a**) lifestyle transformation blueprint to get women to long term health without products or BS, with real food and lifelong SKILLS for sustainable health futures… with a side effect of weight wellness. She offers personal and group weight wellness coaching, personal and group mental fitness coaching, lifestyle medicine education courses, AND affiliates with healthcare providers and physician clinics to implement Wholist programming with their clients and patients.
It's rare that we get someone on the show who has such an extensive background in both holistic and western medicine. We hope you enjoy the unique perspectives that she brings. If you have any questions, please reach out to us @fdntraining on Instagram! Shoot us a DM.
Where to find Dr. Hammerstedt:
https://www.wholisthealth.com/clinicians/
www.instagram.com/mommaemdoc
www.instagram.com/wholisthealth
https://www.facebook.com/groups/curatingyourwholehealth
Where to find FDN:
Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
We typically get two types of health coaches calling us at FDN:
1) Health coaches who are struggling in their business and stuck on their health journey (most common).
2) Health coaches who have actually done really well on the business and/or health side, but want a system that allows them to serve their clients at a higher level (less common).
What Detective Ev has noticed on calls with people interested in the FDN course is that there is a consistent pattern in the coaches who find themselves struggling. Worse yet, it's really not even their fault most of the time!
Where to find FDN:
Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Erin Blevins is a multifaceted entrepreneur, chef, author, and nutrition expert. She founded shutupEAT and shutupWORK, and owns a private gym in Salt Lake City. Erin’s journey into the world of food began as an assistant to her renowned chef-father. Combining her love for outdoor sports, coaching strong women, and culinary skills. She is best known for her mastery in the art of training and nutrition.
Erin has worked with high-profile clients, including transforming actor Henry Cavill into Superman and providing nutrition coaching for Redbull’s Rampage female downhill racers. Her clientele spans from actors, athletes and elite war-fighters to individuals seeking to improve their health and well-being. She has recently finished working in soon to be released Netflix Series and movies like Rebel Moon, Umbrella Academy, Mother, and Flaming Hot. Erin has an extensive list of continued educational certifications from Harvard, AFPA, PN and soon, proud to announce, FDN! She also authored The Essential Carnivore Cookbook and is currently finishing her 2nd book, Playing With Knives.
Erin is a SUPER interesting and multi-talented guest. Please shoot us a DM on Instagram if you have any questions/comments about the episode :). @fdntraining!
Where to find Erin:
https://www.spaceprogram.training/
https://www.shutupwork.com/
Instagram: @shutup_eat
Where to find FDN:
Find all our free resources, workshops, and other channels at fdntraining.com/resources.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
You've most likely heard him before on this show, but if you haven't, you're in for a treat!
Ryan Monahan, FDNP, is a textbook example of what can happen with FDN when the right person goes through the course. Having been sick for much of his young adult years, he found himself in a place where he couldn't ignore his health anymore. And although becoming a health detective wasn't ever on his radar, he now has a full-time, referral-based practice that allows him to work from anywhere in the world.
If you have been keeping up with our summer open house events, then you probably already heard this episode. We thought it was so good that we had to bring it to our podcast audience, though, just in case they missed anything!
We hope you enjoy :).
Where to find Ryan;
IG: @themindfulnutrivore
Website: www.themindfulnutrivore.com
Questions for us?
IG: @fdntraining. DM us to talk to a real human, not a bot!
Interested in Summer Open House?
Head to fdntraining.com/summer!
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Functional medicine can be tricky. On the one hand, there are SO MANY healing modalities that are 100% rooted in solid, up to date science.
On the other hand, there are ALWAYS things that people are trying (and swearing by) that might not have the human studies to back them up quite yet. When this happens, we think the right thing to do is to simply share stories to bring AWARENESS to the subject, not necessarily so that people go out and try these things.
With all this said, our repeat guest today, Awais Spall, is a former chemist and active Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner that has some INCREDIBLE healing stories of peptides.
What are peptides exactly? How are they administered? Where can you find them and are they safe?
All of these questions and more are shared in this episode. We hope you enjoy, and as always, please feel free to reach out to us with any questions on Instagram @fdntraining.
LOOKING FOR THE FDN SUMMER OPEN HOUSE? Go to fdntraining.com/summer to view the schedule now, OR go to fdntraining.com/vip to access the recordings of each event.
About Awais:
Awais Spall is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner.
About 11 years ago, he began to experience a strange myriad of digestive issues and muscle spasms. He was soon diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Irritable Bowel Disease. Over the next few years, Awais saw over 30 doctors, a process that cost him thousands in medical debt with no major change in symptoms. Then in 2017, he decided to take his health into his own hands through Functional Diagnostic Nutrition’s training program. Alongside FDN, he pursued a rigorous study of Ayurveda, an ancestral form of healing that holds so many keys to wellness.
Through the Combination of Functional Medicine and Ayurveda, Awais noticed dramatic improvements in his digestion and energy, in only a matter of weeks! Today, his mission is to share his unique approach to empower those that are suffering and, like him, are unsatisfied with conventional medicine.
Where to find Awais:
Website: www.integrativeoasis.com
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
While some of us probably feel a bit weird about the whole artificial intelligence thing, there is no doubt a time and place for everything. Our guest today on The Health Detective Podcast, David Gull, came up with one of the best and most interesting uses of AI that we've ever seen!
If you've ever done a guided meditation, you might have found that some of them fit you perfectly while others didn't seem to quite work. But what if each and every guided meditation was completely custom to your unique situation in any given moment? That is exactly what David's app, Ogimi, is able to do :).
This is one you'll just have to listen to in order to wrap your head around it. Please let us know what you think about this excellent use of tech!!!
David Gull is a tech entrepreneur founder, a licensed architect, and a creator. He thrives on designing and building new products.
David is currently Co-founder & CEO of Ogimi, the first AI Meditation Coach. With Ogimi, he is mission driven, with the goal of helping 1B people fix their mental health through highly personalized daily meditation practice. Meditation has been deeply meaningful to David since he started the practice 15 years ago when he hit the point of burnout early in his architecture career. He knows that if he can help others create and deepen a meditation practice to explore their inner world, he will have made the world a better place. You can try the app for free at www.ogimi.ai
Where to find David:
https://ogimi.ai/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Ogimi/100087646115466/
https://www.instagram.com/ogimi_ai/
https://twitter.com/Ogimimind
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgull-vrar/
Where to find FDN:
IG: @fdntraining
Website/course tour: fdntraining.com/tour
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Today on The Health Detective Podcast, we have brought back an individual whose episode holds a place in our top 10 most downloaded episodes ever, Hailey Rowe!
Interestingly, despite us being a podcast primarily about health, Hailey's biz tips for health coaches and functional practitioners have completely won over our audience. Last time, we talked more about entrepreneurship in a general sense. This time, though, we are talking about what sales IS and ISN'T (hint: it should NEVER be lying or manipulating), as well as how you can instantly develop more confidence on your sales calls.
The reason Hailey is qualified to talk about these things is because of her extensive history in the marketing and sales space 🙂. You can read more about her impressive background below:
About Hailey:
Hailey is a Marketing & Sales Coach/Consultant & Linkedin Lead Generation Service Provider.
She helps health coaches and functional wellness professionals build their client attraction process, develop their no-brainer offers, & grow their impact locally and online. She shares her F.A.S.T. framework, marketing, and business tips on her Health Coach Nation Podcast & in her FREE Marketing Hub Facebook Group.
She’s also been named as one of the Top 25 Coaches in Chicago & one of the Top 6 business podcasts for health coaches. Since 2010, Hailey has worked in the coaching industry & in business development/marketing for startups. Hailey’s philosophy: You can have an amazing service and impact to make, but without a strong mindset, and sales and marketing plan, your business will remain a hobby.
GET INVOLVED In our Summer Open House Event: fdntraining.com/summer
Where to find Hailey:
Free Class: The 4 Basics to Signing Your Next Paying Clients Without Posting More or a BIG Audience: https://haileyrowe.com/client-attraction
Facebook: Https://www.Facebook.com/groups/ThemarketingHubGroup
Website: Https://www.haileyrowe.com
Instagram: Https://www.instagram.com/hailey_rowe
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/health-coach-nation
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haileyr
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hailey_rowe/
Book your FREE Business Growth Audit here: https://www.haileyrowe.com/call
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
LOOKING FOR THE YOUTUBE VERSION? https://youtu.be/COHLceJfxhg
On today's episode of The Health Detective Podcast, we are interviewing Jeremy Malecha, CEO and Founder of Biocanic. Jeremy is actually the husband to Jenn Malecha, someone we've had on the show multiple times (AND she also happens to be the person who introduced our host, Evan Transue, to the world of FDN to begin with).
Jeremy has over 20 years of healthcare and software related experience. Prior to Biocanic, he was the Vice President of Strategy in ResMed’s SaaS Business. Across his 10+ year career at ResMed he also held senior leadership roles overseeing global product management across the product portfolio and was the lead person behind the conceptualization and launch of the ResMed digital health ecosystem. Today, Jeremy is a catalyst for building a new integrative medicine marketplace rooted in the power of health intelligence and consumer advocacy so society can take back control of their health and wellness in a post pandemic world. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in addition to multiple patents in signal processing for medical applications.
If you have any questions about how Biocanic compares to another software you might be using, please reach out to them on Instagram @biocanic. Alternatively, you can visit their website at www.biocanic.com
Considering becoming an FDN practitioner? Go to fdntraining.com/tour to see what our course is all about!
Want to ask us a quick question? Go to our Instagram @fdntraining and say you heard about us from the podcast :).
Looking for FDN Summer Open House June 2023? Go to fdntraining.com/summer