We have been lied to for decades about the numbers on the scale. The conventional healthcare system often views weight as a simple math equation of calories in versus calories out, frequently labeling those who fail to lose weight as "non-compliant." Ashley Koff, RD, an award-winning dietitian, author, and daughter of a surgeon, joins Dr. Doug to expose why "weight loss" is actually the problem and how we have ignored the biological ecosystem that truly dictates our health.

We explore the paradigm shift from weight loss to "weight health" and the mechanics of the body's internal signaling systems. We break down the science of GLP-1 as a natural hormone rather than just a pharmaceutical trend and identify how to repair your metabolic "switch" before reaching for a prescription.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: Peptide hormones like GLP-1, GIP, and PYY are made in the lining of the digestive tract and act as "switches" that should only stay active for two to five minutes to regulate satiety, blood sugar, and bone health.
• The Protocol: Prioritize digestive assessment, monitoring transit time, hydration "sponginess," and elimination before changing food quality or quantity to ensure nutrients are actually usable by the body.
• The History: The Body Mass Index (BMI) was created as a population data tool and an access point for insurance, yet it is ignored by high-performance organizations like the NFL because it fails to account for bone and muscle composition.
• The Concept: Weight Health vs. Weight Loss, Weight health is a key performance indicator of weight composition (bone, muscle, fat, and water) and the body's ability to utilize resources, rather than just a total number on a scale.

Quotable Moments

• "Weight loss is the problem... total weight as any marker of your health is the problem."
• "An agonist is hormone replacement therapy. It looks exactly like ours with the exception: it is not a switch. It’s more like a force field."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(2:55) - The "Backwards Doctor" perspective

(7:16) - Why weight loss fails

(12:13) - Pizza metaphor for health

(14:41) - The metabolic electrical bill

(17:58) - Can you fix the switch?

(25:42) - Future of small molecule drugs

(31:48) - The hose vs. the sponge

(40:40) - Dangers of direct-to-consumer testing

(58:08) - Why bone health matters

Featured Resources

• Book: Your Best Shot by Ashley Koff, RD – https://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Shot-Personalized-Health_GLP-1/dp/0063444186
• Research: The Flexner Report and the History of Medical Education –https://www.ijme.net/archive/1/the-flexner-report-100-years-later.pdf#:~:text=The Flexner report%2C published in 1910%2C was,large scale attempts to standardize medical education.2.

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Most patients are told by their doctors that osteoporosis is a permanent, chronic sentence—a one-way street where drugs are the only exit ramp. This narrative creates a culture of fear, leading many to either accept a lifetime of medication or pursue "natural" remedies while ignoring their actual fracture risk.

We break down the functional definition of bone health as a metabolic balance rather than just a T-score. We explore the science of bone turnover and why the traditional "chronic disease" label might be standing in the way of your recovery.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: Your entire skeleton is completely refreshed every ten years through a process of breaking down and building up bone. Osteoporosis occurs when this metabolic balance shifts, causing you to lose more bone than you can regenerate.
• The Protocol: Effective treatment requires identifying the "underlying levers"—such as hormone optimization, gut function, and movement—to shift the metabolic balance back toward growth.
• The History: Traditional medicine views osteoporosis like high blood pressure; even if numbers improve on a drug, the "disease" is still considered present because the underlying cause was never addressed.
• The Concept: Fracture Risk vs. Bone Density. While a T-score measures density, your risk of fracture is a much more complex calculation involving previous injury, genetics, and age.

Quotable Moments

• "It's not the diagnosis of osteoporosis that's the problem. It's the fracture that can occur as a result."
• "If we find the underlying issue and correct it, that person no longer has that chronic disease."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(0:47) - Reversing osteoporosis naturally

(2:06) - Understanding your fracture risk

(3:12) - Imbalance of bone metabolism

(5:35) - Life-changing impact of fractures

(9:12) - Why doctors say "not reversible"

(11:55) - Defining true osteoporosis reversal

(13:08) - FRAX risk assessment tools

(15:57) - Conventional drug therapy guidelines

(17:34) - The case for anabolic drugs

(19:03) - Finding your treatment runway

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• Program: LifeMD Bone Health Program – https://lifemd.com/

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For decades, women have been told to shrink, stay small, and measure their worth by the number on a scale, often sacrificing their bone density and metabolic health at the altar of "skinny". Dr. Stephanie Estima, bestselling author of The Betty Body and an expert in female-specific biomechanics, joins Dr. Doug to challenge the "male default" model that has dominated fitness and medicine.

We break down the necessity of diversifying your "movement portfolio" and why midlife women must stop under-fueling to finally see the results they’ve been promised. We move beyond the "lift heavy" cliché to explore a joint-friendly, high-repetition framework that respects the unique hormonal and structural map of the female body.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: How the wider female pelvic basin creates increased pressure on the inner knee (the Q-angle) and why "stiff tendons" are the biological goal for preventing injury in midlife.
• The Protocol: The 5 to 30 rep range for muscle hypertrophy and the "slow and controlled" eccentric training method required to remodel avascular joints and loyal, but slow-to-adapt, tendons.
• The History: How the "male default body" in clinical research has led to fitness standards, like the farmer's carry, that do not accommodate the female carrying angle or hip width.
• The Concept: Deceleration Training—the critical ability to come to a full stop or catch oneself during a fall, which is a better predictor of long-term independence than simple vertical power.

Quotable Moments

• "Tendons don't like surprises."
• "We don’t need more motivation; we need better models and frameworks that allow for autonomy and repeatable behaviors over extremes."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(2:40) - Clinical expertise and female biomechanics

(5:40) - Dangers of the "skinny" narrative

(8:30) - How joints receive nutrition

(9:30) - Tendon and ligament remodeling capacity

(12:10) - Rules for eccentric training

(16:40) - Reaching muscle failure safely

(20:45) - Indicators of training intensity

(24:20) - Skeleton differences and the Q-angle

(28:45) - Why farmer's carries fail women

(34:55) - Importance of elastic recoil

(38:50) - Estrogen's role in collagen turnover

(43:10) - Diversifying your movement portfolio

(49:40) - Muscle distribution in female bodies

(55:50) - The myth of getting bulky

(1:01:20) - Scale weight vs. body composition

(1:06:15) - Keys to changing healthcare

Featured Resources

• Book: The Betty Body by Dr. Stephanie Estima – https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Body-Intuitive-Balanced-Transformative/dp/1544519095

Connect with Dr. Stephanie Estima

• Website: https://drstephanieestima.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stephanie.estima/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephanie/
• Podcast: Better! with Dr. Stephanie – https://open.spotify.com/show/1YQS0V0NupgLstUzCYrJfT?si=e87e63a6fbea4ca6

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Most women are told that perimenopause is simply a slow decline of estrogen, but this narrow focus on the "finish line" ignores the complex circuit of survival that dictates how we age.

Dr. Deanna Minich, a world-renowned nutrition scientist and Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health, joins Dr. Doug to reveal why the standard hormone-replacement conversation is missing a critical piece of the puzzle: the gut-gynecological axis. If you are struggling with unrelenting fatigue, belly fat, or sleep disturbances, the "loud voices" on social media telling you to just "take more hormones" might be leading you away from the actual root cause.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: The H-P-T-A-O axis is a delicate circuit where the hypothalamus and pituitary signal the thyroid, adrenals, and ovaries; when stress dysregulates the adrenals, it creates a "pull" on the entire web, often leading to secondary progesterone and estrogen deficiencies.
• The Protocol: To support ovarian longevity, prioritize "dietary micro-rotation" by consuming at least 30 unique plant foods per week to foster a diverse microbiome, which is essential for producing short-chain fatty acids like butyrate that signal the brain and immune system.
• The History: Historically, science has been viewed as a "combative" field of defense; for high-performing women, staying in this "masculine" energy of constant achievement can lead to a sustained allostatic load that physically manifests as gynecological inflammation.
• The Concept: The Gut-Gynecological Axis refers to the bidirectional flow where the gut microbiome acts as a primary driver for ovarian aging, and "leaky gut" can effectively lead to "leaky ovaries" due to their close anatomical proximity and shared inflammatory pathways.

Quotable Moments

• "I don't see hormones in isolation. I see them as a web. And so when we're pulling on one part of the web, then we start to create changed ratios or deficiencies in other areas."
• "We need more than just a science approach. We need a spiritual, creative, artistic, soulful aspect to this next half of our lives."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(02:53) - The H-P-T-A-O endocrine circuit

(04:00) - Adrenals and survival triad

(08:15) - Hormones as a web

(11:52) - Stress and bone loss

(14:41) - The gut-gynecological axis

(17:54) - Mitochondria and ovarian eggs

(20:17) - Carotenoids and ovarian decline

(22:08) - Maca phenotypes and balance

(27:27) - 30 unique foods protocol

(34:06) - Genetic testing for nutrition

(37:38) - Measuring serum estradiol improvements

(45:12) - Masculine energy and health

(50:46) - Healing through creative expression

(56:45) - Purpose as a supplement

Featured Resources

• Book: The Rainbow Diet by Dr. Deanna Minich – https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Diet-Holistic-Approach-Supplements/dp/1573246875

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• Website: https://deannaminich.com/
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Modern medicine tells women to "just deal with it" until their periods stop, leaving a ten-year gap of suffering in perimenopause where symptoms are often ignored by traditional guidelines. Dr. Amy Killen, a board-certified emergency physician turned longevity expert, joins Dr. Doug to reveal why the standard "replacement" model is broken and how a shift toward early "optimization" can prevent the rapid physiological decline women face in midlife.

We break down the clinical strategies for navigating the transition from perimenopause to longevity. We explore the science of "Hormone Optimization Therapy" (HOT), the critical importance of tracking biomarkers like bone turnover and inflammation, and why "placebo" doses of estrogen are failing to protect women from osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: How the estrogen-to-testosterone ratio shifts during menopause, causing androgenic symptoms like unwanted hair growth even when absolute testosterone levels are declining.
• The Protocol: Why targeting an estradiol serum level between $65$ and $150$ pg/mL is often the "sweet spot" for disease prevention and symptom relief.
• The History: How the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) used synthetic equine estrogens (Premarin), which carry a higher clotting risk than the bioidentical estradiol used in modern optimization.
• The Concept: The distinction between HRT (Replacement) and HOT (Optimization), the former treats symptoms, while the latter targets optimal healthspan and disease prevention for the future.

Quotable Moments

• "We used to say you don't need estrogen until you are menopausal... Doctors used to say, 'We're not even going to consider it until you're fully in menopause.' That's absurd."
• "The placebo dose doesn't work for your bones. You can't fool them into making more bone. They're smart."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(3:44) - Optimization versus replacement therapy

(5:35) - Shortcomings of traditional guidelines

(8:54) - Identifying low estrogen symptoms

(10:11) - Importance of regular lab testing

(12:38) - Target estradiol serum ranges

(13:51) - Risks of under-dosing hormones

(17:21) - Oral versus transdermal estradiol

(22:48) - Progesterone for breast protection

(26:31) - Identifying progesterone intolerance types

(35:01) - Testosterone's role in women

(44:33) - Testosterone targets for men

(53:29) - Thyroid and hormone interplay

(58:10) - Supplements for female longevity

(1:02:40) - Ovarian aging and healthspan

Featured Resources

• Supplement: Hop Box by Dr. Amy Killen
• Research: The Menopause Society (NAMS) 2022 Guidelines

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For decades, women have been told that the "disappearance" of their cycle is a natural, unavoidable decline into aging, often accompanied by a "grin and bear it" approach to systemic breakdown. Emily Sadri, a nurse practitioner specializing in hormone optimization, joins Dr. Doug to challenge the "Menopause Lie"—the idea that conventional guidelines designed for mere comfort are sufficient for long-term longevity. Together, they dismantle the male-centric medical models that view perimenopause as "chaos" rather than a physiological rhythm in need of precise restoration.

We explore the controversial and cutting-edge world of Physiologic Hormone Replacement Therapy (PHRT). We break down the science of "cycling" even after menopause, the critical role of estrogen peaks for bone and vascular health, and why the current medical system's obsession with "safety-first" guidelines may actually be driving the epidemic of chronic disease in women.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: How the infradian rhythm (the 28-day cycle) dictates everything from bone turnover and vascular health to stem cell production and brain function.
• The Protocol: The use of "rhythmic" dosing—using compounded transdermal estradiol to mimic natural physiological peaks—rather than static, one-size-fits-all dosing.
• The History: How conventional menopause care became a "symptom-based" model that prioritizes making women "comfortable" over preventing the silent degradation of arteries and brain tissue.
• The Concept: The distinction between Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Hormone Optimization, where the goal is to resource the body to prevent the "Big Four": dementia, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.

Quotable Moments

• "Women are not delicate flowers, and we’re not in this just to be made more comfortable."
• "The Menopause Society guidelines are based on a symptom-based model... I’m only supposed to be treating someone who is complaining. That doesn't make any sense to me."

Key Moments

(00:00) - Intro

(02:35) - Functional Medicine Failure for Women

(04:44) - Menopause Society Guideline Limitations Explained

(07:31) - Estradiol Bone Health Deficiency Thresholds

(12:30) - Perimenopause Hormonal Chaos Myth Debunked

(14:48) - Understanding Female Infradian Rhythm Science

(15:35) - Estradiol Peak Vascular Health Mechanism

(18:09) - Mirror Monitor Cycle Mapping Benefits

(20:07) - Compounded Transdermal Estradiol Dosing Protocol

(34:52) - Vaginal Progesterone vs Oral Metabolism

(59:01) - Physiologic Hormone Replacement Therapy Concept

Featured Resources

• Website: Aurelia Health

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• Website: emilysadri.com
• Instagram: @emilysadrinp

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For decades, women have been told that perimenopause is simply a series of hot flashes and the eventual end of a period, but the reality is often a confusing "remodel" of the entire body that leaves many feeling invisible and unheard. Dr. Carrie Jones, a functional hormone expert with 20 years of clinical experience, joins Dr. Doug to expose the "itchy ear" truth and the systemic shifts that conventional medicine frequently overlooks. In this episode, we break down why midlife feels like "reverse puberty" and provide a clear roadmap for navigating hormone fluctuations with precision testing and personalized protocols.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: How the "remodel" of the brain-ovary connection leads to a decline in progesterone and wildly fluctuating estrogen levels that affect every system from the gums to the gut.
• The Protocol: Why the gold standard of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should often start with transdermal estradiol and oral micronized progesterone to restore sleep and cognitive function.
• The History: Why the 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) created a generation of "hormone-phobic" providers and why that science is now being corrected.
• The Concept: The "Grandmother Theory" of evolution—why humans and killer whales are among the few species that survive long past their reproductive years.

Quotable Moments

• "It's like living through a remodel. It's really awful when you live through it, but when you come out the other end, it's great."
• "We're blaming everything on perimenopause... and not everything is perimenopause. But changes in hormones make us more susceptible."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(04:38) - Solving Itchy Ear Mysteries

(08:15) - Managing Midlife Hormone Rage

(11:54) - Ovarian Mitochondria Power Levels

(16:20) - Understanding Reverse Puberty Phases

(24:45) - Debunking Hormone Replacement Myths

(32:23) - Master Precision Hormone Testing

(41:10) - Estradiol and Brain Health

(48:55) - Effective HRT Starting Steps

(54:18) - Modern Perimenopause Education Trends

(01:02:30) - Achieving Long-Term Vitality Results

Featured Resources

• Book: The XX Brain by Dr. Lisa Mosconi
• Book: The Menopause Brain by Dr. Lisa Mosconi

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• Website: drcarriejones.com
• Instagram: @dr.carriejones
• Podcast: Hello Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones

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For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a simple math equation of calories in versus calories out, yet millions of women remain trapped in a cycle of "torturous" weigh-ins and stubborn midsection growth. Dr. Pam Peeke, a legendary pioneer in women's health and New York Times bestselling author, joins Dr. Doug to reveal the chilling reality of how chronic stress physically reshapes our bodies, turning cortisol into a biological magnet for lethal visceral fat. This isn't just about fitting into old jeans; it’s about a silent internal crisis where high-achieving lifestyles are quite literally hollowing out our health from the inside out.

We break down the science of metabolic resilience and move beyond the "Weight Loss 2.0" era of restriction. We explore the biological "why" behind the abdominal apron, the alarming link between stress and "moth-eaten" bones, and the specific, micro-protocols that can reset your metabolism in sixty seconds. You will discover why your scale is the least reliable narrator of your health journey and how to finally reclaim your vitality through the lens of Health 3.0.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: How cortisol triggers the accumulation of visceral fat—the "toxic" fat that surrounds your organs and drives systemic inflammation.
• The Protocol: The "one-minute" metabolic hack: why sixty seconds of vigorous movement can trigger the same cellular benefits as ten minutes of moderate exercise.
• The History: Why the traditional medical system failed to address the unique hormonal and psychological landscape of women's health for decades.
• The Concept: Metabolic Resilience—moving the focus from the number on the scale to the quality and function of your muscle and bone tissue.

Quotable Moments

• "The scale is a vertical metal piece of torture that tells you nothing about the quality of the human being or the health of the cells inside."
• "Stress isn't just a feeling; it’s a sculptor. It takes your energy and stores it as toxic fat right where it can do the most damage to your heart and liver."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(11:58) - Stress-Fat Connection

(14:46) - Understanding Visceral Fat

(18:47) - Cortisol Curve Hacks

(27:21) - De-Stressing for Internal Health

(30:26) - Using Saliva for Better Data

(41:13) - Muscle Quality over Total Weight

(48:10) - Psychology of Weight Loss

(57:55) - High Stress and Fractures

(1:01:51) - High Intensity Metabolic Reset

(1:15:15) - Pillars of Longevity and Access

Featured Resources

• Book: Fight Fat After Forty by Dr. Pam Peeke
• Book: The Hunger Fix by Dr. Pam Peeke

Connect with Dr. Pam Peeke

• Website: drpeeke.com
• Instagram: @pampeekemd
• Twitter/X: @PamPeekeMD

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For decades, women’s midlife health has been governed by rigid medical algorithms that prioritize fertility and "rule-out" diagnostics over actual quality of life. Dr. Tara Scott, a triple board-certified OB/GYN and functional medicine expert, joins Dr. Doug to expose why the conventional "one-size-fits-all" approach to menopause and low libido is leaving millions of women in a hormonal void. We break down the complex science of personalized hormone protocols and why reclaiming female sexual health requires looking far beyond a standard estrogen patch.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The Mechanism: Female desire is a multi-layered biological process involving the "diurnal variation" of testosterone, which peaks in the morning, and the delicate interplay of estradiol, progesterone, DHEA, and cortisol.
• The Protocol: Effective treatment requires a holistic assessment that balances hormone replacement with lifestyle factors like stress management and relationship health, often moving beyond FDA-approved products that Dr. Scott notes only "marginally work".
• The History: The 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study created a decade-long "taboo" around hormone replacement therapy, causing a significant void in menopause training for traditionally trained physicians.
• The Concept: The "Algorithm vs. Personalization"—conventional medicine follows a rule-out-tumor-and-prescribe-X approach, whereas Health 3.0 uses integrative testing to find the "why" behind systemic symptoms.

Quotable Moments

• "I could cut a baby out in a minute in a C-section... but there’s virtually no training in menopause."
• "For some women, it’s not hormone replacement, it’s husband replacement therapy... the conversation around sex seems to just be mysteriously gone."

Key Moments

(00:00) - Intro

(03:08) - From OBGYN to Functional Medicine

(13:42) - Impact of the 2002 WHI Study

(21:15) - Conventional Medical Algorithms vs. Personalization

(30:22) - Solving the Midlife Libido Gap

(38:47) - Complex Hormonal Drivers in Women

(45:10) - Understanding Female Testosterone Diurnal Variation

(52:30) - Stress, Cortisol, and Hormonal Decline

(59:15) - 2019 Global Consensus on Testosterone

(01:06:40) - Reclaiming Female Sexual Satisfaction

Featured Resources

• Research: The Global Consensus on Testosterone (2019)
• Research: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study (2002)

Connect with Dr. Tara Scott

• Website: drtarascott.com
• Instagram: @hormonegurumd

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For over 150 years, our healthcare system has operated under the cold certainty of algorithms, often forcing patients to leave their sovereignty and "innate knowing" at the clinic door. Dr. Lisa Koche, a triple-board certified physician and founder of Spectra Wellness, understands the cost of this disconnect better than most; after surviving childhood leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure, she realized that the data on her chart didn't match the reality of her internal experience.

We explore the radical frontier of "Health 3.0," where clinical expertise meets quantum healing. We break down why your mitochondria are more than just powerhouses—they are environmental sensors that respond to your stress, your surroundings, and even your spiritual state. Dr. Koche shares her four-pillar framework for moving beyond "sick care" to reclaim control of the nervous system and access the high-performance state of transcendence.

In this episode, you will learn:• The Mechanism: Mitochondria act as the "canary in the coal mine," physically shifting shape from "spaghetti" (relaxed/resource sharing) to "meatballs" (stressed/defensive) based on the safety of their environment.

• The Protocol: Reclaiming the nervous system through "vagal tone" stimulation—using tools like the Apollo vibration device for 60 minutes a day—to signal safety to the cells before attempting complex biohacks.

• The History: Since the early 1900s, medical education has largely stripped away the spiritual and intuitive components of healing in favor of standardized, data-driven "compliance".

• The Concept: The Cell Danger Response (CDR)—a metabolic state where cells become impermeable to healing (including peptides and stem cells) if the nervous system remains in a chronic state of threat.

Quotable Moments

"We are so brain-centered instead of heart-centered. Going with your heart is going against the grain, but your heart space speaks to your brain more than the other way around."

Key Moments

(0:00) - Intro

(02:55) - Gift of childhood leukemia

(05:50) - Validating the "Muscle Testing" debate

(13:53) - The Four Pillars: Reclaim, Heal, Optimize, Transcend

(15:53) - Can you grow back a thyroid?

(17:43) - Measuring energy with the Me-Screen

(20:59) - Apollo: Vibrational vagal tone tools

(25:27) - Mitochondria under the microscope

(33:05) - The Unwritten Prescription

(35:57) - Addressing the spiritual piece

(43:09) - Mitochondria as internal clocks

(46:04) - The chloroplast/mitochondria plant analogy

(50:06) - Modern distractions vs. spiritual sovereignty

Featured Resources• Book: The Unwritten Prescription by Dr. Lisa Koche – Amazon• Technology: Apollo Neuro (Nervous System Tracker) – apolloneuro.com• Diagnostic: Me-Screen Mitochondrial Test – mescreenmitochondria.com

Connect with Dr. Lisa Koche• Website: drlisakoche.com• Clinic: Spectra Wellness Solutions – spectrawellness.com• Instagram: instagram.com/dr.lisakoche

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