Conversations with a Chiropractor

Lisa Franz once found herself crying in a food court in Thailand. She had finished a hard workout and was hungry, but the diet rules she had collected over the years made every available meal feel off-limits.

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Lisa about finding a more flexible relationship with food. Lisa is the owner and head coach of Nutrition Coaching and Life and host of the Nutrition & Life podcast. She shares how her own experience with restrictive diets shaped the way she now helps clients eat, travel, exercise, and enjoy their lives.

Their conversation covers food tracking as a learning tool, the confusion many women encounter during perimenopause, the value of protein and resistance training, and why preserving strength matters well beyond the number on a scale. They also discuss GLP-1 medications, food noise, and the role of nutrition and movement alongside medical care.

Through it all, Lisa returns to a practical question: Can the habits you're building make room for the life you actually want to live?

This episode discusses weight, calorie tracking, menopause, nutrition, exercise, and prescription weight-management medications. The conversation is for education and discussion, not individualized medical or nutritional advice. Speak with a qualified healthcare professional before changing medication, beginning a restrictive diet, or making significant changes to your health routine.

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00:00 Opening 00:32 Meet Lisa Franz 01:54 How Diet Rules Took Over 05:01 Discovering a More Flexible Approach to Food 07:46 Why Restrictive Diets Are Hard to Live With 09:21 Food Tracking as a Learning Tool 15:08 Sorting Through Nutrition Advice 16:24 Protein, Fiber, Sleep, and the Menopause Transition 23:29 Is Your Metabolism "Broken"? 28:14 GLP-1 Medications and Food Noise 32:19 Resistance Training for Strength Later in Life 35:42 Food, Mindset, and Eating With More Attention 39:57 What Lisa Has Learned From Traveling the World 43:50 Where to Find Lisa

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At seven years old, Jenna Udenberg was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. Within a year, she was using a wheelchair and beginning a lifelong education in what happens when a person encounters a world that was not designed with them in mind.

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Jenna about disability, accessibility, assumptions, identity, and the difference between being accommodated and truly being included.

Jenna shares pieces of her journey from growing up on Minnesota's North Shore to becoming a music educator, a 2020 Bush Fellow, an author, and the founder of Above & Beyond With U. Along the way, she challenges the language we use around disability, the assumptions people make about wheelchair users, and the idea that accessibility should stop at the minimum required by law.

At the heart of the conversation is a simple philosophy Jenna continues to follow:

Do the next right thing.

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Jenna is an author, disability advocate, accessibility educator, and founder of Above & Beyond With U, an organization working to increase awareness, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging for people experiencing disability.

Above & Beyond With U: https://www.aboveandbeyondwithu.org/

Jenna's memoir, Within My Spokes: A Tapestry of Pain, Growth & Freedom, explores the pain, relationships, perseverance, identity shifts, and experiences that have shaped her life.

The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook, narrated by Jenna herself. Links to purchase are available through the Above & Beyond With U website.

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00:34 Meet Jenna Udenberg 01:25 Diagnosed With Juvenile Arthritis at Seven 06:02 Growing Up With a Wheelchair 08:26 School, Friendship, and Learning to Navigate Difference 12:26 "Disability Is Not a Bad Word" 16:05 Assumptions, Ableism, and Being Seen 18:24 Curiosity Without Intrusion 22:29 Within My Spokes 23:29 Stories, Advocacy, and the Next Right Thing 25:30 Becoming a Bush Fellow 31:04 Music, the Trumpet, and Finding an Equal Playing Field 35:24 When the Space Creates the Disability 40:34 Discrimination, Resentment, and Moving Forward 45:33 The Pandemic and an Unexpected Career Ending 49:53 How Assumptions Become Stories 50:51 Disability as Part of the Human Experience 52:57 Closing Thoughts

At 84½ years old, Michael Dorfman is still writing books, playing pickleball, experimenting with new health practices, learning from his children, and asking what else might help him live well.

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Michael about his decades-long journey from vegetarianism to plant-based living, what sparked his interest in longevity, and why he believes aging should not automatically mean accepting chronic disease, inactivity, or a loss of purpose.

Their conversation moves beyond food into the broader ingredients of a vibrant life: movement, community, stress management, marriage, mindset, curiosity, meaningful work, and continuing to learn no matter your age.

Michael also shares what he has learned from studying longevity communities around the world and why, at this stage of his life, he sees health as something we participate in rather than something we simply hope to keep.

This episode includes discussion of plant-based nutrition, supplements, fasting, chronic disease, stress, cardiovascular health, longevity practices, and other health-related approaches.

The experiences and opinions shared in this conversation belong to the speakers and are intended for education and discussion. They should not be interpreted as individualized medical or nutritional advice. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals before making significant dietary changes, beginning new health practices, or changing prescribed treatment.

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Michael is a health and nutrition life coach, investigative author, and speaker.

Books discussed in this episode include:

The Thriving Vegan

Information Warfare: The Battle for Truth and Freedom

The Longevity Wellness Revolution

Michael also offers a free longevity guidebook. A QR code or direct download link can be added here once provided.

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00:32 Meet Michael Dorfman 01:04 From Vegetarian to Plant-Based Living 05:44 Protein, Soy, and Sorting Through Nutrition Advice 08:09 Fiber and the Standard American Diet 11:45 Leaving New York for Mexico 13:15 Nearly 66 Years of Marriage 16:20 Healthy Aging as a Couple 18:53 Food, Processed Diets, and Modern Health 22:31 The Longevity Wellness Revolution 22:45 What Are Blue Zones? 25:45 Movement Beyond the Gym 27:58 Retirement, Purpose, and Staying Engaged 29:55 Rethinking Aging in Your 80s 35:11 The Cultural Expectations Around Getting Older 37:00 Belief, Heart Disease, and Michael's Turning Point 42:20 Stress, the Nervous System, and Resilience 45:42 Learning From the Next Generation 48:53 Crawling, Mobility, and Trying New Things 51:40 Staying Curious at 84½ 54:09 Where to Find Michael Dorfman

At 86 years old, Alice Lajoie has lived through a remarkable amount of change, but some of the things she values most have remained surprisingly constant: family, faith, hard work, humor, and showing up for the people you love.

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier sits down with Alice for a warm trip through more than eight decades of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

From growing up in Ishpeming as one of eleven children to becoming one of the women who worked at the historic H.W. Gossard factory, Alice offers a glimpse into a UP that looked very different from the one we know today.

The conversation eventually turns to marriage, motherhood, loss, aging, and the family Alice and her husband Bobby built over nearly 65 years together.

There are funny memories, difficult ones, and plenty of moments that reveal just how much history can live inside one person's ordinary life.

Most of all, it is a conversation about gratitude, resilience, and the stories worth preserving while we still have the opportunity to ask.

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Stephanie and Alice talk about growing up in Ishpeming, family life in the 1940s and 1950s, French Canadian roots, Catholic faith, working at the H.W. Gossard factory, marriage and motherhood, raising a large family, nearly 65 years with Bobby, grief, aging, resilience, and the value of preserving family stories across generations.

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00:33 Meet Alice Lajoie 01:28 Growing Up in Ishpeming 05:32 Family Life and Food in the 1940s 07:25 School, Faith, and Catholic Upbringing 13:34 Penny Candy, Hand-Me-Downs, and Hard Work 16:11 Laundry, Clothing, and Everyday Life 18:40 How Alice Met Bobby 20:35 Becoming a Mother at 21 22:32 Building a Family Together 25:29 Loss, Judgment, and Family Unity 28:19 Nearly 65 Years of Marriage 31:47 The H.W. Gossard Factory 37:10 Alice's Dream of Motherhood 39:02 Love, Marriage, and Family Legacy 41:39 Learning to Live With Loss 47:28 Faith, Heaven, and Remembering Bobby 52:50 Gratitude, Family, and Legacy 54:16 Closing Thoughts

What happens when the psychologist becomes the patient?

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with psychologist, chronic illness and pain coach, author, and advocate Dr. Jeffrey Bone about his own decade-long journey with chronic illness and what that experience has taught him about pain, identity, grief, resilience, and hope.

Jeff shares how a mysterious collection of neurological and physical symptoms eventually led him through functional medicine, environmental testing, immunology, and a diagnosis of common variable immune deficiency. Along the way, he experienced something many people with complicated or chronic health conditions know all too well: the exhaustion of appointments, uncertainty, conflicting opinions, and simply wanting someone to believe that something is wrong.

But Jeff's story is not just about illness.

It is about what happens when the life you had planned is no longer available.

He and Stephanie talk about grieving your former self, accepting a new normal without surrendering your quality of life, becoming your own healthcare advocate, and finding doctors who remain genuinely curious when the answers are not obvious.

That same curiosity ultimately became one of Jeff's most important tools.

After years of defining himself largely through work, chronic illness pushed him toward poetry, books, podcasting, creativity, philosophy, new experiences, and a different definition of success. Today, he helps other people living with chronic illness and persistent pain navigate the emotional realities that often receive far less attention than the symptoms themselves.

Jeff's challenge is beautifully simple:

Ask yourself, "What could be wonderful today?"

You do not have to completely reinvent your life. Sometimes curiosity begins with trying something new, asking another question, creating something imperfectly, or simply noticing what has been around you all along.

This episode includes personal experiences and discussion of mold exposure, chronic inflammatory response syndrome, common variable immune deficiency, functional medicine, cortisol testing, supplements, sleep, chronic pain, and other health-related approaches.

The experiences and opinions shared belong to the speakers and are provided for education and conversation. This episode is not a substitute for individualized medical or mental health care. Please consult qualified healthcare professionals before beginning supplements, changing treatment, or making decisions about a chronic health condition.

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Jeff provides chronic illness coaching throughout the United States.

Podcast: To the Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness and Meaning

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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00:00 Introduction 00:53 Meet Dr. Jeffrey Bone 01:52 Mold Exposure and the Search for Answers 05:10 Functional Medicine and an Immune Deficiency Diagnosis 08:44 Grieving the Old Self and Accepting a New Normal 12:31 Helping Others Through Lived Experience 17:20 Medical Burnout, Chronic Stress, and Being Believed 20:41 Exploring Treatment and Becoming Your Own Advocate 27:26 Creativity, Writing, and Finding Freedom Again 29:15 To the Bone and Creating Without Perfection 32:06 Curiosity as a Tool for Healing and Growth 37:18 Redefining Success After Chronic Illness 41:18 "What Could Be Wonderful Today?" 42:14 Where to Find Dr. Jeffrey Bone 43:39 Closing Thoughts

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier sits down with Rebecca Tervo, CPA, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and mother whose life changed forever after the suicide of her 17-year-old son, Trevor.

Rebecca shares what those first days and years of grief were really like, including the challenge of trying to support her husband and three other children while barely understanding her own emotions. She talks honestly about seeking grief support, entering the coaching world, becoming certified herself, and eventually writing Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son's Suicide.

But this conversation goes far beyond grief.

Stephanie and Rebecca talk about identity, marriage, faith, leaving the religion she was raised in, human design, vision boards, self-discovery, therapy, business ownership, retirement, and the freedom that comes from realizing you are allowed to change your mind and choose a different path.

Rebecca also shares one of the most powerful shifts in her marriage: deciding that neither she nor her husband was trapped. They were choosing to stay together. That sense of freedom helped them rebuild their relationship while allowing each other space to grow independently.

Now, after years of coaching and personal reinvention, Rebecca is returning to her roots as a CPA and building a business focused on entrepreneurs and small business owners, especially women who want financial guidance without judgment, intimidation, or unnecessary complexity.

At the heart of Rebecca's story is a simple reminder: life can be unimaginably hard, but it can also become meaningful again.

You are allowed to ask for help. You are allowed to change direction. And you are allowed to build a new chapter at any age.

This episode includes discussion of suicide, child loss, grief, depression, and mental health. If these topics feel especially close to home, please listen with care and seek support from qualified mental health professionals or trusted people in your life when needed.

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Stephanie and Rebecca discuss losing a child to suicide, parenting through grief, finding support, therapy, marriage after tragedy, leaving a lifelong religious community, human design, vision boards, self-discovery, resilience, Sisu, changing careers, starting a business later in life, financial confidence for entrepreneurs, women in business, retirement, and why reinventing yourself does not have an expiration date.

Tervo Bookkeeping: https://tervobookkeeping.com/

Book: Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son's Suicide Available on Amazon.

Rebecca works with entrepreneurs and small business owners who want approachable financial guidance, bookkeeping support, and help making business numbers easier to understand.

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00:00 Introduction 00:53 Meet Rebecca Tervo 02:37 Losing Trevor and Entering Grief 05:19 Parenting and Marriage Through Loss 07:48 Finding Support and Grief Coaching 09:07 Writing Shattered 12:21 Human Design, Identity, and Self-Discovery 16:18 Vision Boards and the Power of Visualization 18:30 Leaving a Lifelong Religious Community 24:36 Marriage, Freedom, and Choosing Each Other 31:38 Sisu, Resilience, and Finding Meaning After Loss 37:23 Returning to Accounting and Entrepreneurship 41:18 Building a Business Around Connection 44:20 Women, Community, and the Power of Retreats 46:38 Why Rebecca Isn't Ready to Retire 48:36 Tervo Bookkeeping and Working With Entrepreneurs 50:58 Hope, Therapy, and Starting Again

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In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Rob Rene, a faith-based wellness entrepreneur, author, podcast host, and founder of Exodus Strong.

After surviving four near-death experiences, including a serious accident and a stage three melanoma diagnosis, Rob says his outlook on health, faith, and purpose changed completely. What followed was years of research into light, frequencies, nutrition, supplements, mindset, AI, and the ways he believes the body can be supported in healing.

Rob shares the framework behind his upcoming book, Light Code, built around four pillars: light, frequencies, fuel, and faith. He explains how red and near-infrared light became part of his own recovery, why he became fascinated by frequency-based wellness, how his faith shaped the way he approached illness, and why he now believes health has to be looked at through more than one lens.

Stephanie and Rob also talk about chronic fatigue, inflammation, molecular hydrogen, biblical ingredients used in Rob's supplements, personalized wellness, AI-assisted health research, the history of conventional and alternative medicine, and the importance of staying curious while taking responsibility for your own health.

At the heart of the conversation is a message of hope.

Rob puts it simply: if you have breath in your lungs today, there is still purpose in your life.

This episode includes the guest's personal experiences, beliefs, interpretations of research, and opinions regarding cancer, frequency-based wellness, supplements, molecular hydrogen, red light therapy, healthcare history, media influence, and other health-related topics.

Some claims discussed in this conversation are debated, emerging, or not established as medical consensus. This episode is intended for education and conversation only and should not be used for self-diagnosis or treatment.

Please consult qualified healthcare professionals before making changes to cancer care, medications, supplements, light-based therapies, or other medical treatments.

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Stephanie and Rob discuss Rob's four near-death experiences, his melanoma diagnosis, the four pillars of the Light Code system, red and near-infrared light, frequency-based wellness, chronic fatigue, nutrition and supplementation, molecular hydrogen, inflammation, faith and healing, the mind-body connection, self-advocacy, personalized wellness, AI and the future of health, and why Rob believes curiosity and hope can change the way people approach their health.

Exodus Strong: https://exodusstrong.com/

Biohackingville: https://biohackingville.com/

Upcoming Book: Light Code

Rob also hosts a biohacking podcast and is developing additional wellness and research resources through Exodus Strong and Biohackingville.

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00:00 Frequencies, Light, and the Human Body 02:38 Meet Rob Rene 04:41 The Light Code and Rob's Health Journey 07:25 Light, Sunlight, and Red Light Therapy 11:03 Becoming Your Own Health Advocate 12:30 Melanoma, Recovery, and Rob's Personal Experience 16:34 Understanding Frequencies 19:11 Frequency-Based Wellness and the Human Body 24:56 Chronic Fatigue and the Four Pillars 25:20 Fuel, Nutrition, and Supplementation 27:15 Molecular Hydrogen and Rob's Wellness Framework 28:10 Faith, Prayer, and the Mind-Body Connection 33:01 Alternative Medicine and Healthcare History 38:53 AI and the Future of Personalized Wellness 43:19 Hope, Purpose, and Rob's Message to Listeners 47:44 Where to Find Rob 49:13 Closing Thoughts

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Michelle about something millions of families quietly struggle with: caregiver fatigue.

Michelle moved home to help care for her nearly 90-year-old mother after a series of falls and a stroke changed what independent living looked like. What began as a decision rooted in love and safety gradually became a much larger responsibility, affecting Michelle's work, relationships, sleep, stress levels, freedom, and even the way she experiences her relationship with her mother.

Stephanie and Michelle talk openly about the role reversal that happens when an adult child becomes a caregiver, the guilt that can come with setting boundaries, the constant worry about falls and safety, and the emotional difficulty of considering assisted living or higher levels of care when a parent desperately wants to remain at home.

They also discuss something caregivers do not always give themselves permission to admit: loving someone deeply does not make caregiving easy.

Sometimes the greatest challenge is acknowledging that the responsibility has become too heavy to carry alone.

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Michelle and Stephanie discuss caregiver burnout, moving home to care for an aging parent, personality and relationship changes after a stroke, the mental strain of constantly worrying about safety, losing independence as both caregiver and parent, setting boundaries, respite care, assisted living, guilt, family dynamics, support groups, and recognizing when caregiving has begun to affect your own physical and emotional health.

Caregiving can feel isolating, but support is available.

Alzheimer's Association Support Groups In-person and virtual groups are available for caregivers, including family caregivers and people supporting someone with dementia or cognitive changes. https://www.alz.org/help-support/community/support-groups

Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter Michigan caregiver groups, online communities, and local support resources: https://www.alz.org/mglc/support

Caregiver Action Network Free education, caregiver resources, peer support, and a Caregiver Help Desk: https://www.caregiveraction.org/

These resources can help caregivers connect with people who understand the emotional, physical, and practical realities of caring for someone they love.

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00:00 Introduction 00:55 Michelle's Caregiving Reality 03:46 Moving Home to Care for Mom 06:05 How a Stroke Changed Their Relationship 09:34 Recognizing Caregiver Burnout 13:38 When Is More Care Necessary? 16:58 The Rollercoaster of Good Days and Bad Days 20:59 Promises, Guilt, and Medical Necessity 24:32 Putting Your Own Life on Hold 25:58 Boundaries, Vacations, and Respite Care 28:31 What We Would Want for Our Own Children 29:37 Finding Support From People Who Understand 33:36 Admitting That Caregiving Is Hard

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with Zolal Habibi, an Iranian human rights activist and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

Zolal shares her family's personal connection to Iran's long struggle for freedom, including the killing of her father by the Iranian regime in 1988 and the broader massacre of political prisoners that same year. From there, she helps listeners understand the history behind Iran's current crisis, the role of women in resisting compulsory control, the ongoing use of executions and fear, and why so many Iranians continue to push for a secular democratic republic.

Stephanie and Zolal also discuss the difference between foreign intervention and supporting the Iranian people's right to resist, the impact of internet blackouts, censorship, economic pressure, hostage diplomacy, and the continued organizing of the Iranian diaspora around the world.

This is a conversation about grief, courage, women's rights, democracy, resistance, and the hope for a free Iran.

This episode includes discussion of political violence, executions, war, authoritarian rule, and human rights abuses. Listener discretion is advised.

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• Zolal Habibi's work with the National Council of Resistance of Iran

• Her father's killing by the Iranian regime

• The 1988 massacre of political prisoners

• Iran's long fight for freedom and democracy

• How the 1979 revolution was hijacked

• Women's resistance to compulsory veiling

• Political executions and fear as tools of control

• Why Zolal argues the answer is neither war nor appeasement

• The role of the NCRI and organized resistance

• Internet blackouts, checkpoints, censorship, and repression

• Economic pressure on ordinary Iranian families

• The Iranian diaspora and global advocacy

• What listeners can do to raise awareness

• The vision for a secular democratic republic in Iran

National Council of Resistance of Iran: https://www.ncr-iran.org/

Maryam Rajavi: https://www.maryam-rajavi.com/

Organization of Iranian American Communities: https://oiac.org/

Iran Freedom: https://iranfreedom.org/

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00:00 Introduction 00:54 Meet Zolal Habibi 01:37 Echoing the Voice of the Iranian People 01:57 Zolal's Father and the 1988 Massacre 02:59 Life Outside Iran and the Regime's Reach Abroad 05:03 Understanding the Iranian Regime 06:00 Iran's 120-Year Fight for Freedom 08:35 Women, Compulsory Veiling, and Control 09:44 Mass Executions and the Reign of Terror 11:38 Executions, War, and Today's Parallels 12:29 Economic Pressure and Life Under the Regime 13:34 Neither War Nor Appeasement 14:58 The Paris Rally and Pressure From Iran 18:51 Dictatorship Beyond Borders 19:52 Iran's Revolutions and Foreign Intervention 22:20 Mossadegh, Oil, and the 1953 Coup 24:18 The 1979 Revolution and Its Aftermath 25:23 Internet Blackouts, Martial Law, and Checkpoints 27:26 Protests, Bread Prices, Water, and Daily Survival 28:25 Gen Z, Resistance, and the Price of Freedom 29:52 Hostage Diplomacy and International Pressure 30:41 What Listeners Can Do 31:39 Raising Awareness and Supporting the Third Option 33:34 A Democratic Vision for Iran 35:16 Women's Leadership in the Resistance 37:58 Maryam Rajavi and Long-Term Dedication 39:27 Where to Learn More 40:52 Closing Reflections

In this episode of Conversations with a Chiropractor, Dr. Stephanie Wautier talks with fellow chiropractor and functional medicine doctor Dr. Kate Davis about gut health, food sensitivities, stress, the brain-gut connection, and the search for root causes when symptoms do not have easy answers.

Dr. Kate shares her personal health journey with chronic digestive issues, including constipation, bloating, reflux, fatigue, food sensitivities, and her eventual move into functional medicine. Stephanie and Dr. Kate also discuss the vagus nerve, nervous system regulation, breathwork, chiropractic, acupuncture, food quality, processed foods, seed oils, sleep, stress, and why listeners should be cautious about trying detoxes or cleanses without appropriate professional guidance.

This conversation includes Dr. Kate's personal experiences and clinical perspective, including discussion of parasite testing, detox protocols, mold, and functional medicine lab work. These topics can be complex and should not be used for self-diagnosis or self-treatment.

This episode is educational and is not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis, or individualized treatment. If you are experiencing ongoing digestive symptoms, unexplained weight changes, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, or other health concerns, please work with a qualified healthcare professional. Do not begin a parasite cleanse, detox protocol, supplement regimen, or major treatment change based on podcast content alone.

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• Dr. Kate's personal gut health journey

• Constipation, bloating, reflux, and food sensitivities

• The brain-gut connection and vagus nerve

• How stress can affect digestion and healing

• Food quality, organic produce, and whole foods

• Gluten, dairy, leaky gut, and inflammation

• Seed oils and processed foods

• Why detoxes and cleanses should be approached carefully

• Drainage pathways and functional medicine testing

• Chiropractic, acupuncture, breathwork, grounding, sunlight, and sleep

• Dr. Kate's podcast, Unconventional Medicine

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00:00 Episode Disclaimer 01:48 Meet Dr. Kate Davis 02:24 Dr. Kate's Personal Gut Health Journey 03:32 The Brain-Gut Connection 05:07 Vagus Nerve, Constipation, and Gut Function 06:55 Gastroparesis and Searching for Answers 08:42 Symptoms Return and Functional Medicine Support 12:14 Childhood Symptoms, Stress, and Food Sensitivities 14:19 Gluten, Dairy, Leaky Gut, and Healing Over Time 17:36 Why Online Cleanses Can Be Risky 19:07 Food Quality, Organic Produce, and Whole Foods 23:56 Seed Oils and Processed Foods 27:44 What It Looks Like to Work With Dr. Kate 30:46 Testing, Drainage Pathways, and Detox Safety 33:36 Stress, Chiropractic, and the Nervous System 35:14 Grounding, Sunlight, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythm 37:30 Breathwork for Stress Regulation 39:32 Dr. Kate's Podcast, Unconventional Medicine 41:51 Brain Function and the Gut Connection 43:42 How to Find Dr. Kate 45:24 Final Thoughts