Metabolic Matters

What if chronic illness was a path towards healing on levels greater than just physical? 

In this episode of Metabolic Matters, host Christina Mason sits down with Alekha Akkappedi and her longtime best friend, Emily Sullivan, for a powerful, multi-dimensional healing journey. 

At just 22 years old, pre-med student Alekha's life changed overnight. What began as a simple infection quickly spiraled into a complex web of chronic conditions: POTS, mast cell activation, PCOS, GERD, and connective tissue disease. Left bedridden, her science trained mind begins seeking answers. As she begins to experience healing in modalities outside of her allopathic education, she finds herself asking more questions and embarks on an unexpected career path. 

Alekha navigates years of uncertainty, traveling on paths that blend science, circadian biology, nutrition, and spiritual practices. Emily shares what it was like to watch her best friend's struggles and triumphs. Her perspective offers insight on the power of friendship and how watching another make healing choices vicariously heals those in close proximity. Alekha and Emily both experience healing as cyclical on many levels. Both agree that HOPE is one of the greatest healers. What unfolds for these two young sages is not just a story of physical recovery but transformation that is intangible, emotional and physical.

After almost a decade of research and healing work, Alekha created the ALI Protocol, a comprehensive approach for those dealing with POTS, MCAS and long covid that integrates biology, psychology and energetic practices.

💬 This conversation is both deeply personal and widely relatable—offering insight not only for those on a healing journey, but also for the people walking beside them. 

Connect with Alekha and Emily: 

Website: alekhaakkapeddi.com  

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/thealiprotocol/

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

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/photobyemilyrosesd/ 

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About Your Host: 

Christina Mason is a lifelong storyteller, educator, and truth-seeker whose journey—from music and teaching to entrepreneurship—has always been guided by curiosity. Following her own breast cancer diagnosis, she turned her focus toward metabolic health and healing. As host of Metabolic Matters, she creates space for real people to share real stories and the many paths that shape how we understand health.

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What if a cancer diagnosis became the beginning of a more empowered way of living? 

In this episode of Metabolic Matters, Laura Lummer shares her journey as a two-time breast cancer survivor, including her 2020 diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

Laura opens up about the shock of being diagnosed despite living a health-conscious life, the difficult realities of conventional treatment, and the mindset shift that changed everything: moving from fighting cancer to supporting her body’s ability to heal.

Through an integrative approach, deeper self-trust, and a commitment to joy, healing, and advocacy, Laura discovered a new way forward. Her story is a powerful reminder that healing is personal, empowerment matters, and hope is always worth holding onto.

Connect with Laura: 

Website: https://www.thebreastcancerrecoverycoach.com/

Laura’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-than-before-breast-cancer-with-the-breast/id1251292364

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

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifXJdUKDbUMSkSlqCZAWUQ

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Christina Mason is a lifelong storyteller, educator, and truth-seeker whose journey—from music and teaching to entrepreneurship—has always been guided by curiosity. Following her own breast cancer diagnosis, she turned her focus toward metabolic health and healing. As host of Metabolic Matters, she creates space for real people to share real stories and the many paths that shape how we understand health.

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In this episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Sakiko Reuterskiöld, founder of NOMOSU, the world’s first taste-award-winning, no-sugar confectionery company. With a Master’s in Personalized Nutrition and deep training in biochemical and metabolic science, Sakiko has dedicated her career to understanding sugar’s impact on the body — and proving that healthy, delicious sweetness is possible.

Sakiko shares how her own health transformation began when she removed sugar and discovered the profound shift in energy, clarity, and well-being that followed. But giving up sugar didn’t mean giving up chocolate — instead, it inspired years of research into taste receptors, intestinal function, and the microbiome that led to NOMOSU’s innovative, gut-supportive sweetening system.

Together, she and Dr. Nasha unpack why modern sugar intake fuels inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, uric acid imbalance, and cancer risk; why fructose is uniquely damaging; and why so many “natural” sweeteners behave like sugar in the body. Sakiko explains how virgin stevia extract, paired with specific natural compounds, can mimic sugar’s taste and texture without the metabolic cost — and may even improve microbiota diversity and intestinal barrier function.

This conversation reframes everything we think we know about sweetness. If you’ve struggled to reduce sugar, felt confused about sweeteners, or wondered whether a truly healthy treat exists, this episode offers clarity, science, and hope.

Connect with Sakiko Reuterskiöld and Nomosu: 

Website: https://nomosu.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakiko-reuterskiold-nomosu/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomosu/?hl=en

About Your Host

I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning.

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Cervical health is one of the most overlooked — and most stigmatized — areas of women’s health. In this powerful episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Dr. Doni Wilson, a naturopathic doctor, midwife, clinical nutritionist, best-selling author, and creator of the Stress Recovery Protocol®.

With over 25 years of experience helping women reverse abnormal pap smears, clear high-risk HPV, and prevent cervical cancer naturally, Dr. Doni brings clarity, compassion, and science to a topic too often shrouded in shame. Dr. Doni has helped thousands of women turn around abnormal pap results, clear HPV to undetectable levels, and build resilience for long-term prevention. This episode offers hope, strategy, and a path forward for anyone navigating HPV, cervical dysplasia, or chronic stress.

Learn more about Dr. Doni’s programs, practitioner training, and resources:

Website & Dr. Doni’s Say Goodbye to HPV Program: https://doctordoni.com/ 

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Nitric oxide has been called the “miracle molecule”—yet most people, including many clinicians, have no idea how essential it is for cardiovascular health, immunity, metabolism, cognition, and longevity. In this episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Dr. Nathan Bryan, one of the world’s leading nitric oxide researchers and a pioneer in molecular medicine. With more than 20 years of groundbreaking work, Dr. Bryan has made many of the seminal discoveries that shaped what we now know about nitric oxide biology. His patented technologies, clinical research, and nitric oxide-based therapeutics have transformed patient care worldwide and generated more than a billion dollars in product sales. Today, he leads Bryan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing nitric oxide–based drugs for heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetic ulcers, and more.

Dr. Bryan shares insights from his early laboratory discoveries, the challenges of bringing disruptive science to medicine, and why restoring nitric oxide may be the missing foundation in modern healthcare.

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Websites: 

N1o1.com

no2u.com 

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

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

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What if one of the most powerful tools for repair, resilience, and longevity isn’t a drug or a device—but the smallest molecule in the universe? In this episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Matt (Mateo) Johnson, founder of Axiom H2, to explore the science and clinical potential of molecular hydrogen therapy.

A former competitive athlete turned hydrogen specialist, Mateo has spent over a decade advancing medical-grade hydrogen technology, working with aerospace-level European R&D engineers to create some of the most precise, stable, and effective hydrogen delivery systems in the world.

Together, they unpack the real science of hydrogen:

• Why molecular hydrogen acts as a selective antioxidant

• How its tiny size allows it to reach the mitochondria, brain, and DNA

• The difference between hydrogen, hydrogen-rich water & Brown’s gas

• What current research reveals about oxidative stress, inflammation & mitochondrial dysfunction

• Why hydrogen may support cognition, recovery, metabolic health, and long-COVID symptoms

• How athletes, aging adults & those with chronic illness are using it safely and effectively

If you’re curious about longevity, mitochondrial repair, cellular resilience, or cutting-edge wellness tech, this episode will expand your thinking about what hydrogen can do for human health.

Learn more:

Website: https://axiomh2.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/hydrogenwarrior

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I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning.

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What if the tumor you’re treating is already yesterday’s news? In this riveting episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Dr. John A. Catanzaro, NMD, PhD—Co-Founder and CEO of Neo7Bioscience and one of the leading innovators in personalized peptide therapeutics and molecular surveillance. With over 25 years at the intersection of clinical medicine, molecular biology, and translational research, Dr. Catanzaro specializes in understanding the real-time biology driving cancer, autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, degenerative disease, and mRNA-related injuries. His proprietary PBIMA® and REViSS® platforms analyze genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and AHI-driven analytics to design patient-specific peptide sequences tailored to each individual’s molecular signature.

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NeoScience LinkedIn

NeoScience Youtube

About Your Host

I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning.

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What if you could block your sugar cravings at the source—and retrain your metabolism to crave health instead of glucose spikes? 🍭

In this eye-opening episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Sander Brus, founder and CEO of NoSu Health, to explore how a breakthrough herbal technology may help us finally escape the grip of sugar addiction. Combining modern metabolic science with ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, Sander shares how his company’s product, Sweet Shield, uses plant compounds like Gymnema sylvestre—known as “the sugar destroyer”—to blunt sweet taste receptors, flatten glucose spikes, and rewire cravings from the inside out.

They dive into the real science of sugar and the sweet taste receptor, uncovering why our modern food environment keeps us hooked, what happens when you retrain your taste buds, and how metabolic flexibility is the true key to longevity and energy. The conversation also takes a personal turn as Sander shares how his mother’s cancer journey shaped his mission to make metabolic health accessible to everyone.

If you’ve ever struggled with cravings, energy crashes, or blood sugar swings, this episode will change how you see your body—and your relationship with sweetness—forever.

Connect with Sander Brus and Nosu Health

Website: https://nosuhealth.com/ 

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

                  https://www.instagram.com/nosuhealth/

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I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning.

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In this powerful episode of Metabolic Matters, Dr. Nasha Winters and Anu Simh, NBC-HWC, unpack how the microbiome, mitochondria, and mindset shape women’s vitality. Drawing on her Organic Chemistry roots and 20 years of coaching, Anu reveals why perfect labs don’t equal perfect health—and how tuning into your gut can ignite energy, balance hormones, and restore intuition. Discover her MBHR Protocol and upcoming book Flourish from Within, a culturally adaptable plan linking food diversity, fiber, and protein to sustainable metabolic healing. If you’ve ever felt “off” despite doing everything right, this conversation will help you rebuild your terrain from within.

Connect with Anu Sihm: 

Website: https://www.anusimh.com/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/9armsofwellness

Youtube: youtube.com/badmedicine

Facebook: facebook.com/9armsofwellness

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What if the root cause of heart disease isn’t cholesterol… but metabolic dysfunction?

In this powerful episode of Metabolic Matters, I sit down with Dr. Philip C. Ovadia — a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, metabolic health expert, and author of Stay Off My Operating Table. Once an overweight surgeon facing his own pre-diabetes, Dr. Ovadia reversed his health through a low-carb, nutrient-dense lifestyle and discovered something medicine had missed for decades: that heart disease isn’t a plumbing problem — it’s a metabolic one. Together, we explore how the medical system lost its way, why lowering cholesterol hasn’t fixed heart disease, and how insulin resistance, inflammation, and lifestyle are at the true core of cardiovascular dysfunction. We also talk about the courage it takes to question medical dogma — and why doing so may be the only way to reclaim real health. Dr. Ovadia’s mission today is simple but revolutionary: to keep people off the operating table by empowering them to understand, measure, and repair their own metabolic health. His work is a bridge between cardiology and oncology, reminding us that nearly all chronic disease stems from the same broken terrain.

Connect with Dr. Philip Ovadia: 

Website

Stay Off My Operating Table Book

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About Your Host

I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning.

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