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
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
As someone who dealt with mental health issues himself, Detective Ev knows firsthand that there are MANY contributing factors to mental health issues. It is extremely important that those of us in the functional space are still respectful to the variety of things that could lead to someone having mental health challenges.
One of the things that bridges the worlds of conventional and functional medicine together (when it comes to mental health) is trauma. If that statement confuses you, then this short and sweet episode is one you'll want to listen to! Detective Ev explains threes different categories of contributing factors to mental health issues, and how trauma plays a role in each of them.
Regardless of the route anyone has to take, we wish the absolute best to those dealing with these things. We SEE you and HEAR you!
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
After over 25 years of being a personal trainer, Debbie Potts now coaches the WHOLE individual to burn fat, optimize health and improve their aging process. Debbie helps driven, ambitious, high performing individuals who are trying to do all the “right” things, get their body and vibrant self back again by investigating what is actually going on “under the hood." She believes too many people struggle with unexplained weight gain, chronic fatigue, and digestion issues.
The worst part? They blame the aging process or simply accept these imbalances as their new “normal." Instead of blaming aging,, Coach Debbie looks at the WHOLE individual by running a comprehensive investigation as a “Health Detective." She doesn't want you to waste years being stuck in the cycle of “trial and error” or just settling for these unexplained symptoms.
Debbie went from a high performing, top age group Ironman athlete in 2012 to gaining 30 lbs., experiencing chronic fatigue, and struggling with unexplained symptoms in just a matter of months. Now, not only is she feeling better than ever, but she is an author of the book "Life is not a Race… it is a Journey," as well as a long-time podcast host of a show called "The Low Carb Athlete," which is a weekly podcast to help athletes of all levels improve their ability to burn fat, optimize their health from the inside out and achieve their peak performance gains.
Where you can connect w/ Debbie:
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Stress. It's a word that we learn from a very younge age.
When we're young, maybe we think of stress as being late to hand in our homework. As we grow older, perhaps stress comes in the form of relationship issues, being late to work, or missing the deadline on that important project. It is true that ALL of these are examples of stress!
But, when it comes to those of us who have dealt with/are dealing with chronic disease, we need to define stress in a much broader way.
Yes, lifestyle factors play a huge role. In fact, we'd confidently say that any practitioner that ignores those is doing you a disservice. At the same time, though, we work with PLENTY of people who have done a great job in the lifestyle area, and yet they still can't figure out what's going on.
The cause of all chronic disease is one or more forms of stress sustained for a long period of time. So, if you're sick and doing "everything right," then something deeper MUST be going on by definition. That's where we come in.
In this brief episode, we give some examples of those stressors so that you have a new way to look at your health challenges!
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
While we're not talking about a chronic physical or mental health challenge today, this interview is still just as appropriate for this podcast as any other we've put out. Why? Because we discuss with our guest, Tricia Nelson, all about emotional eating!
Detective Ev and Tricia have both dealt with their own forms of emotional eating, and this problem can lead to different sets of consequences depending on the person. One thing is for sure, though. If you are wanting to pursue a healing program like FDNthrive, it would be fantastic to utilize Tricia's work in conjunction with ours. This way, you'll have the abilty to effectively IMPLEMENT the protocol recommendations, instead of letting food addiction hold you back.
About Tricia:
Tricia Nelson lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Tricia has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the food addiction. Tricia is an Emotional Eating Expert and author of the #1 bestselling book, Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. She is also the host of the popular podcast, The Heal Your Hunger Show. Tricia is a TEDx speaker, a highly regarded coach, and has been featured on The List, NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX and Discovery Health.
Where you can learn more about Tricia:
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
In this interview, Detective Ev had a blast talking with fellow biohacking enthusiast, Mollie McGlocklin!
We all know sleep is important, but very few people want to get down and dirty when it comes to the science of truly optimizing this. If you're looking to get a level of sleep you didn't know was possible, then you've come to the right podcast!
Mollie is the creator of Sleep Is A Skill and the host of The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast. Sleep Is A Skill is a company that optimizes people’s sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn’t find - a place to go to learn the skill set of sleep. With a background in behavioral change from The Nonverbal Group, she became fascinated with chronobiology and its practical application to sleep and our overall experience of life. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep.
Where to find Mollie:
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
In this episode, we get to talk with an individual who has worked with COUNTLESS individuals who have "tried it all," Dr. Lulu Shimek.
Dr. Lulu is a naturopathic physician and expert in genetic health. She works with patients experiencing hormonal imbalances, adrenal fatigue, thyroid dysfunction, autoimmune disease, digestive disorders, toxicity, depression, and anxiety. She believes that once we dive deep down to the root of the problem of the distortion and ignite our bodies innate ability to heal, we see unimaginable changes in our well being.
In addition, Dr. Lulu has a very interesting theory about our DNA, one that goes far past the idea of "simple" epi-genetic expression.
We had an absolute blast chatting with her, and hope you have just as much nerdy fun!
Where you can find Dr. Lulu:
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
In this episode, we have the privelege of not only talking to an FDN, but an FDN MENTOR! His name is Dustin McFarland, and he is a wealth of knowledge for all things healing.
Through his own health challenges and struggles, Dustin decided at an early age that the only way he was going to heal himself was to learn as much as possible about being healthy. While being a personal trainer and later a nutritional health coach, Dustin found his passion for helping others with their health. With his constant need for learning more and still knowing something was missing, Dustin found FDN which put all the final pieces together for himself and his clients. Dustin has always tried to lead by example with his healthy lifestyle and diet since his early childhood. His desire to be active outdoors drives him to live an incredibly healthy lifestyle every day.
During this interview, Detective Ev and Dustin covered some topics never before covered on the show. From the dangers of over-exercising, to the hidden health complications caused by root canals, to introducing the listerns to oxalates and what foods they're found in, this episode covers a LOT!
You can find out more about Dustin by going to www.seriousaboutwellness.com
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
In this episode, Detective Ev (former night owl) talks about the things he did to finally get to the bottom of his chronic sleep problems, as well as what you can do if you feel as if you've tried EVERYTHING.
If you've struggled with sleep issues yourself and have made progress with them/resolved them, let us know what worked for you!
Links mentioned in podcast:
Screen filter: https://iristech.co/
Bulbs/Amber Reading Light/Blue-light blocking glasses: www.blublox.com
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Have you ever wondered what human beings were actually supposed to be eating? Well, it may be hard to figure that out for sure, but one curious doctor may have been on the right track back in the early 1900s...
We hope you like this one! What do YOU think humans were supposed to be eating?
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Funny enough, Courtney and Detective Ev grew up only 20 minutes from each other, but wouldn't meet until years later through mutual friends in Florida. Go figure!
Add to that is that they have VERY similar health stories, especially when it comes to their early manifestation of mental health symptoms that were not trauma related.
About Courtney:
After a 15 year battle with her own health, which was both physical and mental, Courtney took matters into her own hands
and discovered what a 180 degree change of healing looks like through the use of holistic nutrition.
Courtney studied at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, becoming a certified holistic health coach in 2019.
After years of failed doctors visits, medications, and lifestyle habits that had her running in circles with her own health,
she finally gathered the tools to not only help her turn her OWN life around, but also help other women do the same.
Socials/website:
Instagram: @courthayes_
Website: courthayes.com
Other mentioned links (Dad's website/biz): glutendude.com