I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately as our following and show has grown such as: “What actually is a functional health approach to weight loss?” “Are labs like the GI Map or DUTCH test worth it?” “What do I even do with the results?”

If you’ve ever thought, “I eat clean. I work out. I track my food. And yet… nothing’s changing,” this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, I open up about what I’ve learned after years of doing everything “right” and still feeling inflamed, exhausted, and stuck in a body that felt like it was working against me. We’ll unpack the real reasons your body may be resisting fat loss, healing, and energy.

To all the ill-informed men in my comments: It’s not just discipline or willpower or eating less and moving more.

You’ll learn why functional testing can reveal what basic labs miss, and how systems like your gut, thyroid, liver, and adrenals all communicate in a connected “group chat”, where one disruption creates a cascade. I’ll share the exact myths I had to break about weight loss, hormones, and healing and the turning point that finally helped me get real answers.

This episode is about reconnecting with your body, learning to read its signals, and understanding that your symptoms aren’t random, they’re messages. You’ll walk away with clarity, compassion for yourself, and hope that yes, this is fixable.

If your body feels broken… this is the permission slip and path forward you’ve been waiting for.

Time Stamps:

(1:37) Getting A Lot of Questions As We’ve Grown

(2:57) Doing All The Right Things And Still Stuck?

(3:47) I Was There Not Too Long Ago

(7:02) The Eat Less and Move More Belief

(12:16) Adrenals and Cortisol

(15:03) Liver and Detoxification

(22:52) Looking Holistically At The Body

(27:06) DUTCH Test and GI Map

(28:38) What The Healing Process Looks Like

(31:24) Our 1-1 Coaching

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