For Dr. Peter McCullough, one of the most consequential failures of the COVID era happened before vaccines, mandates, or public controversy took center stage. It was the assumption that people who became infected had few meaningful options until they were sick enough to enter the hospital.

In this conversation, cardiologist and internist Dr. Peter McCullough joins Dr. Jess Peatross to revisit the medical decisions that shaped the pandemic and explain why early treatment became the issue that changed the direction of his career. He discusses the development of his multi-drug treatment approach, his criticism of institutional responses to COVID-19, his experience with censorship, and how the pandemic transformed his previously neutral view of vaccines. They also examine medical accountability, natural immunity, informed consent, and what McCullough believes health systems should learn before another public health emergency.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• How Dr. McCullough approached COVID risk stratification and early treatment, and why he argues that waiting for severe illness represented a major missed opportunity in patient care
• Why his experiences during the pandemic changed the way he viewed medical authority, vaccines, institutional recommendations, and the responsibility of clinicians to exercise independent judgment
• How fear, censorship, public health messaging, and questions of accountability contributed to a larger breakdown of trust that he believes medicine has yet to confront fully

This episode is for listeners who continue to have questions about how COVID-19 was handled, how medical decisions were made during the pandemic, and what greater transparency, critical thinking, and accountability could look like in future health crises.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Peter McCullough is a cardiologist and internist who became a prominent public voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this conversation, he describes developing and publishing a multi-drug early treatment approach that became known as the McCullough protocol, testifying before Congress, and speaking publicly about pandemic policy and patient care. He also discusses his involvement with The Wellness Company, his changing views on vaccination following COVID-19, and his more recent interest in autism research.

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Connect with Dr. Peter McCullough:

Websites: https://www.petermcculloughmd.com/; https://mcculloughfnd.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petermcculloughmd

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088950065982

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Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/⁠

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A “normal” thyroid test does not always explain why someone still feels exhausted, constipated, anxious, cold, or unable to lose weight.

Dr. Vohn Watts, a chiropractor who has worked extensively in functional medicine and thyroid care, joins Dr. Jess Peatross to challenge the idea that persistent thyroid symptoms always begin and end with the thyroid gland. They examine thyroid hormone production and conversion, Hashimoto’s, iodine and other nutritional building blocks, gut and liver function, hormone interactions, stress, fasting, and environmental exposures. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Vohn shares his foundational wellness framework, which focuses on investigating deficiencies and toxic exposures that may interfere with normal physiological pathways.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How thyroid hormone is produced and converted, why TSH provides only part of the picture, and which additional factors Dr. Vohn considers when symptoms persist despite apparently normal results
• Why Hashimoto’s requires looking at immune activity as well as thyroid function, and how gut health, nutrient status, stress, and environmental exposures may contribute to the larger clinical picture
• How iodine, minerals, hormone therapies, fasting, detoxification approaches, and other interventions can affect people differently, and why individual context and testing matter before simply adding another treatment

This episode is for anyone dealing with ongoing thyroid or Hashimoto’s symptoms, especially those who have been told their labs are normal but still feel that something is being missed, as well as listeners who want to understand better the interconnected roles of nutrition, gut health, hormones, immunity, and environmental exposures.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Vohn Watts is a chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and founder of Foundational Wellness. His work focuses on what he calls foundational health, examining factors such as nutrient deficiencies, toxic exposures, gut function, lifestyle, and organ function before moving on to treatment strategies. In this episode, he draws on his experience working with thyroid dysfunction and Hashimoto’s. He discusses his broader approach to helping people better understand the physiological pathways that may contribute to persistent symptoms. He is also the author of Foundational Wellness.

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Website: https://foundationalwellness.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docvohn/

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Your pet lives in the same home, breathes the same air, encounters many of the same environmental exposures, and may even experience the effects of the stress happening around them. So when chronic health problems appear, looking only at the diagnosis may leave part of the picture unexplored.

Dr. Marlene Siegel is a veterinarian who practices bioregulatory medicine and has spent 41 years in veterinary practice. In this conversation, she joins Dr. Jess Peatross to explain how she approaches chronic illness by looking beyond symptoms to factors such as nutrition, environmental exposures, gut health, fascia and lymphatic function, mitochondrial health, and stress. They also discuss species-appropriate nutrition, signs that may point to digestive dysfunction, individualized vaccination and parasite-prevention decisions, and why pet parents may need to think more critically about the everyday choices shaping their animals’ health.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How food, water, household chemicals, air quality, pesticides, and other environmental exposures may contribute to the overall burden on your pet, and why reducing unnecessary exposures is the first step in Dr. Siegel’s approach
• Why Dr. Siegel looks at gut health, essential nutrients, detoxification, mitochondria, fascia, and stress together rather than treating each symptom as an isolated problem
• How to think more critically about veterinary decisions such as diet, vaccines, flea and tick prevention, and heartworm protection by considering your pet’s individual risks, environment, and needs

This episode is for pet parents who want to understand their animals’ health beyond routine symptom management, especially those navigating chronic illness, recurring digestive or skin problems, environmental concerns, or questions about nutrition and preventive care.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Marlene Siegel is a veterinarian who has practiced for 41 years and uses a bioregulatory approach to animal health. Her work examines factors including nutrition, environmental exposures, gut health, detoxification, mitochondrial function, fascia and lymphatic health, and emotional stress. She practices at Pasco Veterinary Medical Center, offers educational programs for pet parents, including courses on foundational pet health, lymphatics, and fascia, and provides online consultations after completion of her foundational course.

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Connect with Dr. Marlene Siegel

Website: https://drmarlenesiegel.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarlenesiegel/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@drmarlenesiegel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMarleneSiegelHolisticVet

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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Sometimes the woman who appears strongest, most capable, and most successful is also the woman who has forgotten how to slow down, receive support, and experience joy without earning it first.

Sandy Sembler is a women's embodiment expert and the founder of the SakredShe Method. In this conversation, she and Dr. Jess unpack how overachieving can develop as a form of protection and keep women locked in constant doing mode. They discuss masculine and feminine energies, the difference between balance and harmonization, and why reclaiming vulnerability, pleasure, intuition, and emotional expression does not mean giving up your ambition or independence.

In this episode, you'll discover:

● How overachieving, constant productivity, and always being the strong one can become protective patterns that distance you from joy, vulnerability, and deeper relationships

● Why masculine and feminine energies are complementary parts of you, and how harmonizing them can help you create structure without suppressing creativity, emotion, pleasure, or rest

● How simple embodiment practices, from receiving a compliment to slowing your breathing and noticing joy in ordinary moments, can help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that survival mode taught you to hide

This episode is for every woman who has built her identity around being capable, independent, and dependable, but is beginning to wonder what that strength has given her and what it may be costing her.

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About the Guest:

Sandy Sembler is a women's embodiment expert and the founder of the SakredShe Method. Drawing from her personal transformation and her studies in masculine and feminine dynamics, trauma-informed somatics, relationships, and emotional expression, Sandy helps women recognize the protective patterns beneath overachieving and reconnect with joy, intuition, pleasure, and authentic self-expression. Her work supports the show's commitment to examining how unresolved experiences can shape the body, behavior, and relationships.

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Connect with Sandy Sembler

Website: https://sandysembler.com/

Instagram: https://urlgeni.us/instagram/sandysembler

YouTube: https://urlgeni.us/youtube/channel/liveintentionally

Facebook: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/sandysembler

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Gerry Curatola to explore why the mouth may be one of the most overlooked pieces of chronic illness and healing. We discuss the oral microbiome, cavitations, root canals, airway health, mouth breathing, inflammation, and why biological dentistry views the mouth as an essential part of the entire body rather than a separate system. If you've never considered your teeth as part of your healing journey, this conversation may change the way you think about health.

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About the Guest:

The founder of Rejuvenation Dentistry, Dr. Gerry Curatola, is an internationally recognized biologic doctor with nearly four decades of experience as a clinician, researcher, educator, author, and humanitarian. Dr. Curatola graduated from Colgate University in 1979 with a topical concentration in Neuroscience and his BS degree in Biology and Psychology. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from New York University College of Dentistry in 1983, where he currently serves as Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Cariology and Comprehensive Care. Prior to his graduation, Dr. Curatola performed voluntary dentistry and oral surgery with the Ministry of Health of the Government of Jamaica, West Indies, and the Peace Corps in 1982. Dr. Curatola completed his residency at Cabrini Hospital in New York City, where he also served as Assistant Attending in the Department of Dentistry from 1983 to 1985. Postdoctoral, Dr. Curatola received his initial training in Biologic Dentistry and Principles of Holistic Health under the mentorship of Dr. Alan Pressman, a renowned naturopathic doctor and chiropractor in New York City, in 1983-84. In 1996-97, Dr. Curatola attended Harvard Medical School’s program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine under the direction of Dr. David Eisenberg. As a pioneer in the biological approach to Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry in the mid-1980s, Dr. Curatola consulted in the research and development of many biocompatible restorative materials used today. He supported the clinical introduction of CAD/CAM dentistry (3-D printing), studied with CEREC inventor, Dr. Werner Mormann, at the Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland, and was among the first CEREC 1 users in clinical practice in the United States in 1993.

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Connect with Dr. Gerry Curatola

Website: https://www.rejuv-health.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rejuvenationhealth/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gerrycuratola9318

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Rejuvenation-Health-100063050628966/

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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In this episode, I sit down with Aleena Kanner to explore how posture, breathing, vision, the jaw, and even the way our feet contact the ground can influence the nervous system. We discuss why chronic pain isn’t always about the painful area itself, how body asymmetry affects movement and stress, and why improving sensory input may be an overlooked piece of restoring balance, resilience, and overall health.

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About the Guest:

Aleena Kanner, ATC, PRT, is a neuromuscular and postural restoration specialist who integrates vision, dental occlusion, breath mechanics, and structural alignment to help clients rebalance their nervous system. With a background in athletic training and advanced Postural Restoration Institute training, Aleena works with individuals facing chronic pain, asymmetry, migraines, TMJ issues, and nervous system dysregulation. Her holistic approach uncovers hidden structural drivers of symptoms and supports long-term functional healing.

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Website: https://www.aleenakanner.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleenakanner/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AleenaKanner

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/move-your-brain-move-your-body/id1478729921

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6eUH3hUwMRci806Y8V23L2?si=65b5d4f6348a431b

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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In this episode, I sit down with algae expert Dr. Catharine Arnston to explore the science behind spirulina and chlorella. We discuss why these microalgae have been studied for their potential role in supporting energy, detoxification, brain health, metabolism, and healthy aging. Dr. Arnston explains the differences between spirulina and chlorella, how they interact with the body, and why she believes algae may represent one of the most powerful whole-food nutrition tools available today.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Catharine Arnston is the founder and CEO of EnergyBits and one of the world's leading educators on spirulina and chlorella algae. After her sister's breast cancer diagnosis inspired her to investigate the connection between nutrition and health, Catharine dedicated her career to researching nutrient-dense foods and their impact on wellness. With an MBA, a PhD, and more than 17 years of experience studying algae science, she is passionate about helping people understand how nutrition, detoxification, and mitochondrial health may influence long-term wellbeing.

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Website: https://energybits.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/energybits/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/energybits
Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/energybits/

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Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jaban Moore to explore why some chronic illness cases are so difficult to diagnose and treat. We talk about how Lyme, mold, parasites, toxic burden, and nervous system dysregulation can overlap, why standard testing often falls short, and how healing requires addressing both internal imbalances and environmental stressors.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Jaban Moore is a DC located in Kansas City, MO, who works virtually with clients all around the world. At age 25, he went from being an award-winning top athlete in college to feeling like he couldn't even get out of bed. He went to a lot of appointments looking for answers, spent what felt like endless amounts of money on tests and appointments, but doctors only wanted to give him band-aid solutions. He was later diagnosed with Lyme disease and dedicates his practice to helping clients get to the root cause of their chronic illness. Dr. Moore specializes in Lyme disease and co-infections, PANS/PANDAS, autism, heavy metals, parasites, gut health, mitochondrial support, and other viruses and pathogens.

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Connect with Dr. Jaban Moore, DC

Website: https://drjabanmoore.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjaban/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjabanmoore/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCDI1l6SF-q_wNG8czQ0nA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HoxHw9yPXJMFVt14frBfZ?si=78cd2cfac75441ed

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Website: ⁠⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠⁠ 

Instagram: ⁦⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dr.jess.md⁠⁠ 

Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wplusbydrjess/

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jen Pfleghaar to unpack why so many women are told their labs are "normal" while they still feel awful. We dive into the gaps in conventional hormone testing, the importance of timing and deeper lab analysis, and how root cause medicine can uncover what's really driving symptoms like fatigue, mood changes, and cycle issues.

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About the Guest:

Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is a double board-certified physician in Emergency and Integrative Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed residency at St. Vincent's Mercy Hospital, and fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She believes true wellness thrives when body, mind, and spirit are aligned with God's design. Diagnosed with Hashimoto's, she became passionate about autoimmune healing, hormone balance, and root-cause medicine. Dr. Jen co-authored Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe., serves on the boards of the Invisible Disabilities Association and American Board of Integrative Medicine. Through her practice, Healthy by Dr. Jen, she provides virtual care and shares education as @integrativedrmom. She lives on a mini farm in Tennessee with her husband and four children. She loves cheering at her kids' games, lifting weights, reading Scripture, and tending to her chickens. Her book, The Perimenopause Reset, was written on a mission to change the health of 500,000 women navigating perimenopause—empowering them with faith-based, science-backed strategies to reclaim their energy, clarity, and joy.

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Connect wit Dr. Jen Pfleghaar

Website: https://www.healthybydrjen.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/integrativedrmom
Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenpfleghaar
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@integrativedrmom
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3noyG8FGUirxkmpBpyAm2O?si=9356b5a279af4661
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-integrative-health-podcast-with-dr-jen/id1541507452

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Website: ⁠https://wellnessplus.com/⁠ 

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In this episode, I sit down with Ashok Gupta to explore why so many people with chronic illness are told they're "fine" when they clearly aren't. We break down how the nervous system and immune system can get stuck in survival mode, driving symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and reactivity. We also talk about neuroplasticity and how retraining the brain may be the missing piece in healing.

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About the Guest:

Ashok Gupta is an internationally renowned Speaker, Filmmaker & Health Practitioner who has dedicated his life to supporting people through chronic illness, and achieving their potential. Ashok suffered from ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, around 25 years ago when he was studying at Cambridge University.

Through neurological research that he conducted, he managed to get himself 100% better. He then set up a clinic to treat others and published the well-known recovery program known as the Gupta Program in 2007. It now has 5 independent randomized controlled trials demonstrating its efficacy for ME/CFS, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia, Mold illness, Lyme, and many more.

He has published several medical papers and is continually researching these conditions. You can find out more information at www.guptaprogram.com.

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Connect with Ashok Gupta

Website: https://guptaprogram.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guptaprogram/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GuptaProgram
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guptaprogram/

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Website: https://wellnessplus.com/ 

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