The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

#40: How to Mitigate EMFs and Heal Autoimmunity w/ Torea Rodriguez, FDN-P

Our FIRST ever video podcast will be fully live tomorrow (but you can still catch the audio on all major podcast platforms right NOW)! In this episode, we talk to the BRILLIANT Torea Rodriguez! After completing her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry, Toréa has embodied transformation and self-discovery. She’s worked at some of the leading dot-com Silicon Valley companies, has held executive positions and she used to be a professional pilot flying jets for private families & charter companies out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Her diagnosis of two debilitating autoimmune diseases brought her back to biochemistry, not only achieving full remission, but also certification as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner. During that time discovered her love of coaching.    Today, she coaches her clients through their own unique transformational experience that helps restore health, vitality and balance the immune system so that they can focus on their dreams without sacrificing their health. You can find out more about Torea by going to https://www.torearodriguez.com/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#39: How to Beat Burnout w/ Elizabeth Gaines, FDN-P

Today we are talking to one of FDN's own mentors, Elizabeth Gaines! Elizabeth Gaines is a Functional Health Practitioner and Burnout Recovery Expert that specializes in understanding how stress and disempowerment lead the body out of balance and into disease. Elizabeth combines functional screenings that analyzes the body's core systems with holistic lifestyle changes to bring about long-lasting and personalized healing to her clients. Her role is not to mitigate symptoms but rather to create health. Driven by a belief that health is the ultimate form of self-love, she helps those helping themselves out of chronic disempowerment reclaim their energy and tackle the root cause of their health issues so they can return to their naturally vibrant state of being. Elizabeth is passionate about helping people understand that powerful feeling of hating your life is often simply the body's way of asking for help. She helps promote a deeper understanding of burnout, the stigma and isolation that surround it, and how to understand it from a physical perspective. In addition to her own practice, Elizabeth is thrilled to have joined the Mentor Team at FDN in 2020. You can find out more about Elizabeth by going to https://breakthruburnout.com/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#38: Getting to The Bottom of Hypothyroidism w/ Angela Brown, FDN-P

Did you know an estimated TWENTY MILLION people have thyroid issues in the USA alone? Even more interesting, we'd estimate that around 80%+ of the people we work with at FDNthrive have thyroid issues, too. Our guest for this episode, Angela Brown, knows this story all too well. In this episode, she shares how she managed to overcome debilitating hypothyroid symptoms after years of battling them.  A little bit about Angela: Angela is a holistic health coach from St. Louis, MO. She is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), a licensed physical therapist, as well as a personal trainer. She specializes in advanced testing and thyroid healing for women. She has recovered from hypothyroidism herself after being diagnosed at the age of 22. She used her experience and education to create her program called “The Sexy Thyroid Solution” to help women no longer suffer like she did and get to the root cause of their health issues. You can find out more about Angela by going to https://www.instagram.com/angelabrowncoach/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#37: Organic Food Matters w/ Mallory Gonzales, RD, Head of Nutrition at Kencko

In this episode, we're talking to the first registered dietician to join us on the podcast, Mallory Gonzales! Mallory Gonzales is the Head of Nutrition at @kencko – a company that offers no-fuss and healthy instant smoothies. Mallory is also a registered dietician with her Master of Science who specialises in nutrition plans and diet coaching, to ensure all her clients are the healthiest they can be. You can find out more about Kencko by going to www.kencko.com. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#36: Functional Health Meets Neuropsychology w/ Jeannie Lopez, PhD, FDN-P

In this episode, Health Coach Ev is nerding out with Dr. Jeannie Lopez! Dr. Jeannie Lopez, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist who recently became a functional diganostic nutrition practitioner.  She is also pursuing graduate studies at The Intuitive Way which focuses on energy healing.  Jeannie has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings with children, adolescents, and families with a variety of learning and health related challenges.  Jeannie has a long history of personal and family health related issues which have impacted her and her family's life significantly.   After seeing more and more children in her neuropsychological assessment practice with serious learning and medically related issues, trying all kinds treatment for herself and family members, visiting a myriad of health professionals, and listening to many podcasts/ webinars and reading books, Jeannie decided it was time to do it herself and obtain more training with the goal of helping others with the holstic FDN coaching method.  You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#35: The Secret Life Of Fat w/ Sylvia Tara, PhD

WARNING: This is NOT your typical weight loss podcast! In fact, I can just about guarantee you're going to learn MANY new things about fat that you didn't know before.  This is all thanks to today's amazing guest, Dr. Sylvia Tara! Dr. Tara holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research results and approach quickly piqued the interest of doctors and scientists worldwide skyrocketing the book onto bestseller lists and serving as the focus of an episode of NOVA on PBS called The Truth About Fat that aired in April 2020. You can find out more about Dr. Tara by going to www.thesecretlifeoffat.com. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com. 

#34: How Your Symptoms Can Prevent Weight Loss w/ Suzanne Healy, CIHC, FDN-P

In this episode, we're talking to Suzanne Healy! Suzanne Healy is a Certified Integrative Health Coach and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with extensive training in functional medicine for coaches. After finding her own root causes, she was able to not only lose the extra weight, but also heal her digestion and skin naturally. Suzanne helps women who are sick and tired of yo-yo dieting to find their root causes so they can lose weight and heal naturally without dieting or counting calories or points. You can learn more about Suzanne by going to www.suzannehealy.com. You can learn more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#33: Mindset Secrets To Accelerate Your Healing w/ Megan Blacksmith, FDN-P

In this episode, we're talking to a big-time podcaster, Megan Blacksmith!

Megan Blacksmith is a certified holistic health coach, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and also graduate of Chris Kresser's ADAPT Practitioner training and is currently training to become an NLP practitioner.

Her own postpartum health crash (what she calls falling off the hormone cliff) came after her first child 10 years ago, and all of her regular lab work said that she was "perfect," even though she felt miserable

After finding functional medicine. holistic nutrition and the power of the the mind/body connection, she was able to see that there really was an imbalance, and more importantly, there was something she could do about it!

In the Zesty Ginger duo of Megan and Dr. Alex, Megan focuses on the power of our thoughts, beliefs, energy and frequency in a health journey.

Megan is one of the founders of the Healthy Hormones group program, Flight or Flight Fix and Zestier as well as co-host of the 4 Phase Cycle Podcast.

You can find out more about Megan by going to www.zestyginger.com.

You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#32: Overcoming Vulvar Cancer and Lichen Sclerosus w/ Heather Cooan, MBA, NTP, FDN-P

We are lucky enough to interview incredible humans on a weekly basis, and this guest is certainly not an exception to that truth. Heather is a TROOPER, and if you need a little inspiration today, THIS podcast is for you. About Heather: Heather is a marketing executive turned nutrition consultant and educator. Heather advocates for informed consent, bodily autonomy, and healthcare authorship. She speaks and writes on nutrition and lifestyle design interventions for health recovery. Heather successfully recovered her health from vulvar cancer, Hashimoto's, and lichen sclerosus. She reversed estrogen dominance, insulin resistance, arteriosclerosis, and fatty liver utilizing a food-as-medicine and integrated clinical treatment approach. Heather is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner and Nutrition Therapy Practitioner. You can find out more about Heather by going to https://heathercooan.com/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.

#31: Autism Wellbeing Plan: How To Get Your Child Healthy w/ Christian Yordanov, FDN-P

In this episode, we have yet another international guest! This time, out of Portugal! Christian Yordanov is an author, health researcher and educator, and practitioner who specialises in autism, children's health, preparing for a healthy pregnancy, and longevity. He is author of the book "Autism Wellbeing Plan: How to Get Your Child Healthy." You can find out more about Christian by going to www.christianyordanov.com Order Christian's Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Wellbeing-Plan-Child-Healthy-ebook/dp/B084GBBDL9 You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com