In this no‑holds‑barred special, Dr. Nicole Rivera and Dr. Nick Carruthers pull together their most explosive, unfiltered quotes from past episodes—those moments when they stopped apologizing and started speaking truth. Think of it as a greatest‑hits of reality checks, mindset shifts and boundary‑breaking insights. Brace yourself for real talk, raw confession and the kind of metabolic/mental rewiring that only comes when you refuse to settle for the comfortable.
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🔥 Quotes + Origins
1. From: The Real Reason You’re Not Healing: Beyond Discipline, Into Breakthrough
“Based on where you are at, there is a strong probability that you will not get the same results as this individual in the case study.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:02:44]
“It’s not about going balls to the wall… There are other foundational components that are really what’s going to lead to long term outcomes, long term success.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:04:12]
“He relinquished control… They still need to be in control of aspects of their healing and they don’t surrender to the possibilities that maybe you’re going to start supplements and maybe you’re going to feel like shit.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:06:00]
“If you’re trying to ever get back to where you were in life, it’s always going to be a downfall because that was a part of creating who you are today.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:09:32]
“Sometimes you can just make a very bold choice in your life and start being that new version of yourself. So I’m not saying that’s easy by any means.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:17:43]
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE (navigate to episode titled “The Real Reason You’re Not Healing: Beyond Discipline, Into Breakthrough”)
2. From: The Psychological Root of Parasites (And Why You Can’t Clear Them)
“Once you don’t need your anger anymore, you will pass your parasites. You will eliminate or eradicate out your parasites.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:01:45]
“Most people are patching the effects or the damage from the cause. Not that that’s actually the causation. Not that actually the parasite’s the cause. The parasites may be showing up as the effect of the cause.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:04:56]
“There are different types of food that will feed a parasite. And that can also be where you put your energy, your emotional state… it will actually live, thrive, grow, reproduce based off of different versions of food, anger being one of them.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:05:49]
“If you have parasite infection, those parasites are there for a purpose. They’re counterbalancing another energy... and 99.9% of the time that’s an emotion.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:09:52]
“Whatever is suppressed has to be expressed. There’s you, you can’t, it’s impossible to live a one sided life.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:27:53]
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE (navigate to episode titled “The Psychological Root of Parasites (And Why You Can’t Clear Them)”)
3. From: AI Be Spittin Some Health Truths
“In this era of AI, it’s not just about access to information—it’s access to information that has been suppressed.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:04:13]
“AI doesn’t have emotions. AI is ran on a program. So just as long as the program has been written or has blocks to remove those biased algorithms… we’re going to have both.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:08:01]
“The quality of your life is dictated by the quality of the questions you ask.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:10:08]
“Don’t be the person that just gobbles up tons of information and then doesn’t know what to do with it. If anything, take in relevant information—and have the right team or mentors to help you use it to increase the quality of your life.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:15:16]
“We could fear AI, but it is bringing something we haven’t had in a really long time—maybe ever—which is access to information that is not solely biased for corporations, profit, and government. So we’re just gonna mic drop there.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:19:29]
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE (navigate to episode titled “AI Be Spittin Some Health Truths”)
4. From: Inside the Hospital: Protecting Yourself from Medical Errors & Death
“If you look at the leading cause of death, it’s called iatrogenic, AKA mistakes in hospitals, mistakes by healthcare providers, that is the leading cause of death. It’s not cancer, it’s not heart disease, it’s not any of that.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:00:25]
“There have been three different medications advised on three different occasions that were contradictory contraindicated to stroke. One of the drugs, the primary side effect was death... And literally the primary side effect was fucking death. All to eliminate the possibility of a fucking muscle spasm.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:03:13]
“You have every right to be asking questions to understand the whole picture of how a family member is being treated and what’s being recommended.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:08:12]
“It has nothing to do with what damage is actually there. It has to do with the fucking drugs they’re giving them.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:13:56]
“Scientifically proven, quote unquote, the medical system kills the most people and a belief is what saves the most people. And they’re installing a belief system of worst case scenario.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:20:04]
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE (navigate to episode titled “Inside the Hospital: Protecting Yourself from Medical Errors & Death”)
5. From: From Dropout to Visionary: Why Success Doesn’t Require a Degree
“At the end of the day, a lot of these school systems, they’re taking away creativity, they’re taking away critical thinking, they’re taking away innovative thinking patterns.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:04:16]
“We used to be all sheep, and now some people are leaving the farm and making their own decisions in life.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:06:55]
“The master is actually the one that has that focused attention on one thing, but then learns how to connect everything to that one thing. And that’s why I think like homeschooling and these quote unquote newer age schooling systems, that’s what they’re doing.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:11:02]
“If you don’t know how to communicate with people, you don’t know how to connect with people, you don’t know how to nurture people, then you’re not going to be successful and your job isn’t going to feel that fulfilling. That’s a level of mastery and it’s not just about intellect.” — Dr. Nicole Rivera [00:18:43]
“Before you do anything, ask questions. You know, the quality of life is dictated by the quality of the questions you ask.” — Dr. Nick Carruthers [00:30:34]
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE (navigate to episode titled “From Dropout to Visionary: Why Success Doesn’t Require a Degree”)
🧭 How to Use This Episode
Listen for each quote and the context—it’s a fast‑paced pick‑and‑choose of high‑impact statements.
Use the timestamps and original episodes if you want deeper context or full discussions.
Reflect: Which quote pulled you the hardest? What part of your life or beliefs is it highlighting?
Action: Choose one quote as your “truth bomb” for the week—journal about it, talk about it, lean into it.
🔗 Find the Full Podcast
Website: https://www.integrativeyou.health
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zwaYUIWChrFVJY0h3QkfE
Apple Podcasts: (Search “Integrative You Radio” in Apple Podcasts)
YouTube Channel: (Search “Integrative You Radio” on YouTube)
