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Why are chronic illness rates continuing to rise despite advancements in medicine and technology?

In this episode of the Never Been Sicker podcast, Michael Rubino sits down with Dr. Phil Straw to discuss the growing disconnect between symptom management and true root-cause healing.

Dr. Straw also shares how neuropathy can impact everything from balance and sleep to bladder control and overall quality of life — and why addressing the root cause matters more than masking symptoms.

If you’ve been struggling with unexplained symptoms, chronic inflammation, fatigue, tingling, balance issues, or simply feel like something is being overlooked, this conversation is for you.

Timestamps
00:00 — Why America Has “Never Been Sicker”
02:20 — The “Pill for Every Ill” Problem
04:00 — Mold Exposure & Autoimmune Conditions
06:00 — Why Band-Aid Solutions Aren’t Working
08:20 — The Body’s Ability to Heal
10:00 — How Mold Exposure Became Part of the Conversation
13:00 — Anxiety, Depression & Environmental Triggers
16:00 — Why Modern Healthcare Isn’t Working
18:30 — Energy Efficiency vs Human Health
21:20 — What Neuropathy Actually Is
26:00 — Why Patient Education Matters
29:00 — Insurance Companies & Broken Healthcare
33:00 — Why Root Cause Medicine Requires Mindset Shifts
35:30 — The Biggest Root Causes Behind Chronic Illness
37:00 — “Your Genes Are Not Your Destiny”
39:00 — The Ozempic Conversation
40:45 — Final Thoughts & Takeaways

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Dr. Phil Straw is a clinic founder, neuropathy authority, and co-founder of Dr Biz Boom. Since 2010, he has pioneered scalable, cash-based neuropathy programs that have generated tens of millions in revenue while helping over 10,000 patients find real, lasting relief.

Over the past 13+ years, Dr. Straw has launched and operated multiple successful neuropathy clinics, building proven systems that combine clinical excellence with high-level marketing execution. He helped transform neuropathy from a “difficult niche” into one of the most profitable and impactful cash services in private practice.

Dr. Straw is known for bridging the gap between medicine and marketing. He teaches physicians that if they want to serve more patients and build real freedom in their practice, they cannot rely on referrals alone — they must master positioning, patient acquisition, and scalable growth systems.

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What if the symptoms women are told to “just live with” are actually signs of hormone imbalance?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Dr. Melissa Miskell to discuss hormone health, aging, inflammation, thyroid issues, brain fog, fatigue, menopause, and why so many women are being dismissed instead of properly tested. 

The conversation also dives into statins, cholesterol, processed food, environmental toxins, and how modern lifestyles may be contributing to chronic illness and hormone disruption.

If you’ve been struggling with fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, poor sleep, low libido, hot flashes, or simply “not feeling like yourself,” this episode may completely change the way you think about hormones and healthy aging.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:19 Why hormones matter
01:24 When hormones start changing
02:20 Symptoms women experience
03:01 Why women get dismissed
04:32 Why doctors avoid hormones
05:07 Signs of hormone imbalance
05:59 Common symptoms women ignore
07:22 What hormone therapy looks like
08:29 Improvements women notice first
09:40 How long treatment lasts
10:48 Hormones, thyroid & lifestyle
11:17 Hormones and heart health
12:32 Estrogen and dementia
13:06 Osteoporosis explained
14:12 Inflammation and brain health
15:29 Thyroid problems and testing
18:37 Low vs high hormones
20:48 The biggest hormone myth
21:16 Does estrogen cause breast cancer?
22:20 The Women’s Health Initiative controversy
24:19 Hormone replacement controversies
26:24 Statins and hormone depletion
28:47 Cholesterol, sugar & heart disease
31:00 Why we’ve never been sicker
33:11 Why hormones are overlooked
34:31 Hormone symptoms in men
34:52 You don’t have to feel this way
35:23 Where to find Dr. Melissa

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Dr. Melissa Miskell has spent more than 30 years challenging the idea that menopausal symptoms are simply “a woman’s problem to endure.” When mainstream medicine abandoned hormone therapy in 2002, she watched women dismissed as “just aging” and prescribed antidepressants as if their struggles weren’t real. She knew there had to be a better way.

Rather than accept failed protocols, Dr. Miskell immersed herself in bioidentical hormone therapy and pioneered an injection method that helps women feel relief from day one. As Medical Director of Hormones by Design, she’s built a practice around individualized treatment that not only eases symptoms but also helps prevent heart disease, osteoporosis and dementia.

What sets her apart isn’t just three decades of expertise, but her determination to stand up for women when the system looks away. Through her practice and her leadership of PINCC, a global nonprofit preventing cervical cancer, she shows that when someone says “that’s just how it is,” they’re usually wrong.

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Alex Marie Freed was a healthy mom of three when she suddenly began experiencing daily migraines, vomiting spells, panic attacks, dizziness, severe anxiety, food reactions, and debilitating fatigue.

Doctors blamed pregnancy, stress, and anxiety. But what no one connected was that her symptoms began shortly after moving into a fixer-upper home with a history of flooding.

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with integrative health practitioner Alex Marie Freed to discuss her journey through mold illness, Lyme, MCAS, miscarriage, medical dismissal, and the long road back to health.

Alex shares how her family was impacted, what finally helped her connect the dots, why remediation mistakes can make things worse, and how she now helps women and children dealing with complex chronic illness.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that healing is possible, but the root cause has to be addressed.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:28 Symptoms begin
01:21 Moving into the fixer-upper
01:55 Mold wasn’t on her radar
03:08 Migraines, panic attacks & anxiety
04:27 Connecting the dots
05:29 The call that changed everything
06:41 Turning pain into purpose
06:54 Miscarriage, mold & infertility
08:20 Fertility and toxic load
10:45 Severe illness and survival mode
12:16 Flooding and worsening symptoms
12:57 Why the remediation failed
14:20 Why kids are more vulnerable
16:16 Why we’ve never been sicker
17:18 The biggest lie in chronic illness
18:33 Quick fixes vs root causes
21:03 Shifting the healing mindset
22:27 Being dismissed by doctors
24:18 Mold, Lyme & MCAS connection
26:08 Terrain-based healing explained
27:39 Lyme disease controversies
29:48 Life after healing
32:40 The turning point in recovery
36:00 Daily healing rituals
38:06 Her healing program
40:52 Message for those struggling
42:05 Where to find Alex

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Alex Marie Freed is the Founder and Lead Practitioner of Elliott Ray Holistic Wellness. Alex’s health journey began with migraines, nausea, vomiting, chronic fatigue, extreme food aversions, anxiety, insomnia, and air hunger, which eventually led to a diagnosis of Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Placenta Previa, Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Throughout her journey, she learned these labels could be traced to a single root cause- inflammation. Alex discovered that by increasing the body's resiliency and creating a stronger terrain, we decrease our susceptibilities. After overcoming these diagnoses and finding full healing, she created Elliott Ray Holistic Wellness, a virtual practice supporting families walking through chronic illness. Alex is a Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, Bioenergetic Practitioner, and educator. 

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What if your mold inspection came back “normal,” but your home was still making you sick?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Brian Karr, co-founder of We Inspect, to break down why traditional mold inspections often miss the real source of exposure. Brian shares his personal story of becoming sick after a water leak in his apartment, only to discover that a standard air test missed the bigger problem hiding inside the walls.

Together, Michael and Brian explain why air samples alone can create false confidence, why dust testing matters, and how exposure mapping helps identify where contamination is coming from, how it moves through the home, and how it reaches your breathing zone.

They also discuss why comprehensive inspections are especially important for chronically ill or hypersensitive individuals, how remediation plans should be prioritized, and why the right team matters when trying to create a healthier home.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Background
04:51 The Importance of Experience in Mold Inspection
10:00 Understanding Air Quality Testing
14:53 The Flaws in Traditional Air Testing Methods
19:49 Mapping Exposure and Personalized Recovery Plans
26:10 Understanding Testing Methodologies
29:12 Functional Medicine and Its Application
32:02 The Importance of Comprehensive Testing
35:06 The Role of Remediation in Health
39:19 Building a Supportive Health Team
42:40 The Journey to Meaningful Work
45:01 Resources for Mold Testing and Awareness

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Why do so many people feel tired, inflamed, and disconnected from their health… even when they’re trying to do everything right?

In this episode of the Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with longevity coach and personal trainer Ruben to break down the real reasons behind declining health in modern society.

From spending too much time indoors under artificial light to losing connection with movement, nature, and recovery, this conversation uncovers how our environment and lifestyle are quietly working against us.

Ruben shares his personal story of going from 300 pounds and struggling with addiction to becoming a high-performance coach helping others reclaim their energy, strength, and purpose.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Ruben’s transformation (300 lbs to athlete)
03:00 Why we’ve never been sicker
04:30 Modern lifestyle vs human biology
06:00 Biggest fitness myth
08:30 Injury, fear, and setbacks
11:00 The “knees over toes” breakthrough
14:00 Why pain keeps getting worse
17:00 How movement replaces bad habits
19:00 Dopamine, addiction, and lifestyle
21:30 Sedentary work reality
23:30 How to start moving again
25:00 Diet vs movement debate
26:30 Sunlight, metabolism, and hunger
28:30 The truth about abs
31:00 Strength vs body fat
32:00 Why “no pain, no gain” is wrong
33:30 Where to find Ruben

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Why are so many people struggling with chronic illness, Lyme symptoms, mold sensitivity, fatigue, and unresolved health issues?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Dr. Bill Rawls, physician, author, and chronic illness expert, to unpack the deeper reasons so many people stay sick.

Dr. Rawls shares his own story of health collapse after years of stress and sleep deprivation, why conventional medicine could not fully help him, and how his recovery led him to a completely different understanding of Lyme, mold, microbes, and cellular health.

If you’ve been wondering why symptoms linger, why mold exposure hits some people harder, or why conventional care often falls short with chronic illness, this episode is for you.

Subscribe for more conversations on mold, indoor air quality, chronic illness, and the missing links behind modern health.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro + Dr. Bill Rawls
00:33 His health crash + Lyme journey
04:03 Herbs + mold exposure
06:06 Chronic illness + microbes
07:39 Lyme + mold connection
08:35 Cellular stress explained
11:59 Mitochondria + energy
17:28 What is autophagy
19:23 What blocks healing
24:50 Why he thinks differently
30:45 Why chronic illness is rising
35:55 Blood pressure example
40:07 Biggest lie in medicine
42:20 Microbes + chronic disease
45:21 5 things to improve health
48:58 Homes + environment
50:54 How to test your home
51:24 Chemicals + modern life
56:53 Where to find Dr. Rawls
59:27 Outro

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For over 30 years, Dr. Bill Rawls has dedicated his life to medicine. When a health crisis with chronic Lyme disease abruptly changed his quality of life, he came face to face with the limitations of modern medicine and began to explore the vast possibilities of alternative treatments. Restoring his health through holistic and herbal therapies inspired him to share his revelations on the importance of cellular wellness for defending against microbes and other root causes of illness. Today, he works to bring life and vitality to others as he helps them establish their own paths to wellness through modern herbology.

Through his bestselling books, Unlocking Lyme and The Cellular Wellness Solution, Dr. Rawls demonstrates why crucial herbal phytochemicals are key to protecting cellular health and strengthening the body's defense against illness. Dr. Rawls is also the founder of Vital Plan, a holistic health company, where he developed the signature RESTORE180 program, an advanced herbal protocol that has helped thousands to reclaim vibrant health. 

Dr. Rawls is a #1 bestselling author and seasoned speaker and interviewee. With a compassionate approach and an incredible depth of knowledge, Dr. Rawls has a distinct ability to make scientific concepts accessible and enriching for everyone.

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In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Dr. Richard Wallace, MD, a longtime urgent care physician, to talk about what he’s seeing on the front lines of modern illness. Richard shares why urgent care appealed to him, how medicine is really detective work, and why post-2020 illness patterns have become far less predictable than they used to be.

The conversation dives into root-cause medicine, chronic illness, allergies, mold exposure, and why so many people are stuck in symptom management instead of actually solving the problem. Dr. Wallace explains how basic foundations like sleep, movement, hydration, food, and clean air play a major role in long-term health, and why he believes many common issues are more reversible than people are told.

The episode also covers environmental triggers, blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep quality, and the way insurance and conventional systems can sometimes get in the way of better care. It is a practical, wide-ranging conversation about what is really making people sick and what people can start doing differently.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro + meet Dr. Rich Wallace
00:33 Why he chose urgent care
01:45 Medicine as detective work
02:19 Illness vs. injury trends
03:02 Why winter brings more illness
03:34 Indoor air + HVAC discussion
04:42 Why being indoors impacts health
05:17 Common summer injuries
06:16 Are we getting sicker?
07:04 Why illness is less predictable now
09:31 Immune system discussion
10:16 Urgent care becoming primary care
11:17 How to be proactive with health
12:16 Importance of annual labs
13:14 Catching issues early
14:12 Real patient example
15:16 Why root cause matters
16:02 Problems with current care models
17:08 Insurance limitations
18:52 Chronic illness + hidden triggers
19:49 Mold + migraine case
21:16 Why mold is often missed
22:03 Why we feel sicker today
22:42 The body’s ideal range
23:33 Weight + chronic illness
24:05 Sleep importance
25:03 Phone use + sleep disruption
25:54 Lack of movement
26:52 Dehydration
27:35 Nutrition habits
28:19 Air quality added
29:06 Sedentary lifestyle
30:06 Morning routines
31:07 Clean air + breathing
31:40 Respiratory system priority
32:02 Exercise + hydration link
32:57 Daily routine + diet
35:35 Sleep improvements
37:45 Temperature + sleep
40:06 Staying updated in medicine
41:29 Lymphatic + glymphatic systems
43:22 Sleep + brain health
44:51 Biggest lie: hypertension
45:25 Weight + blood pressure
47:13 Solving root causes
48:18 Cholesterol debate
49:34 “Water vs. milkshake” analogy
50:32 Diet misconceptions
51:57 Simple nutrition approach
53:12 Where to find Dr. Wallace
54:02 Outro

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🔵 About Dr. Wallace:
I’m Richard Wallace. I am a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine Physician. I attended USF right here in Tampa for undergrad followed by four years of medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. In 2000, after graduating from med school, I returned to Clearwater to do my Family Medicine Residency at USF/MPM Family Medicine Residency Program. After residency I completed my Sports Medicine Fellowship at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg in 2004. During my sports med fellowship program in 2003, I would moonlight or take extra shifts at the local urgent care clinics. I realized this was the perfect fit as I really enjoyed the variety and challenges of working in this area of medicine. This has been such a rewarding aspect of life which I have been doing now for over twenty years.

One of the things I realized during this journey is that I absolutely could not have done this on my own. Along the way there have been several individuals who have helped me develop professionally into who I am today. From the teach

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What if chiropractic care is about far more than just back pain?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Bharon Hoag, Executive Director of OneChiropractic, to talk about the real purpose of chiropractic care, the brain-body connection, and why natural and preventative healthcare often face so much resistance.

Bharon explains why he believes people deserve better healthcare choices, how chiropractic fits into a more holistic model of health, and why so many systems are built around managing symptoms instead of creating real wellness.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro: Bharon Hoag joins the show
00:18 Bharon’s background and why he advocates for chiropractic
01:52 What led him into this work in the first place
05:56 What benefits people can get from chiropractic care
11:03 Why chiropractic care is often attacked
20:18 The biggest advocacy wins for OneChiropractic
26:55 Why Bharon believes we’ve never been sicker
33:04 The growing overlap between chiropractic and functional medicine
39:19 Why there are still so many chiropractic skeptics
44:44 The AMA, historical resistance, and how that has changed
52:17 Where people can find Bharon and support OneChiropractic

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🔵 About Dr. Lindsay:
Bharon Hoag is the Executive Director of OneChiropractic, the most disruptive advocacy organization in chiropractic today, dedicated to challenging the profession's status quo. With over 25 years of experience, Hoag brings a unique perspective shaped by owning and managing clinics, counseling over 1,000 healthcare facilities. As a former Executive Director of the Ohio State Chiropractic Association, he introduced a hands-on approach to association management, driving a 26% membership increase in his first year and transforming the organization’s influence and revenue. Known for his dynamic speaking style, Bharon bridges divides within the chiropractic profession, uniting practitioners with clarity and purpose. Through OneChiropractic, he champions cultural authority, practitioner rights, and public access to chiropractic care, aiming to make it the world’s leading healthcare choice for people in pain. His passion lies in empowering chiropractors and shaping a thriving future for the profession and helping people understand chiropractic is a viable solution for pain.

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What if your child’s eczema is not just a skin issue?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with naturopathic pediatric practitioner Dr. Lindsay Hollister, ND to talk about childhood chronic illness, the hidden role of toxicities and deficiencies, and why symptoms like eczema, allergies, constipation, and asthma are often misunderstood.

They discuss how mold exposure, environmental toxicities, disrupted gut health, and nutrient deficiencies may be contributing to chronic symptoms in kids, and why so many common issues are being normalized instead of investigated.

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00:00 Intro: Dr. Lindsay Hollister joins the show
00:18 Her journey into naturopathic medicine started as a frustrated mom
01:30 Why conventional medicine often lacks an off-ramp after medication
03:20 Reactive care vs proactive and transformational care
04:25 Toxicities and deficiencies as a roadmap for root causes
05:34 Can chronic illness start in childhood?
06:40 Why mold is one of the most underdiagnosed contributors to childhood illness
08:15 Why homes can look beautiful and still have serious mold problems
09:34 What symptoms make her think a child’s environment needs to be investigated
10:27 What eczema actually is
12:24 The connection between eczema, allergies, asthma, and mold
13:50 How often mold is missed in pediatric cases
16:38 Other immune symptoms she sees in kids
18:08 Toxicity, heavy metals, microplastics, and modern exposures
19:45 A quick discussion on homeopathy
22:48 Why are we sicker than ever?
26:26 Testing in children: stool, urine, and when to avoid overtesting
28:38 Insurance limitations and how she works around them
33:21 The biggest lie she sees in medicine
34:24 Common deficiencies in kids
35:34 What parents can do to calmly decode symptoms
38:09 Hydration, minerals, and foundational nutrition
39:21 What to say to parents who are being medically gaslit
40:26 A controversy she believes turned out to be true: Tylenol
42:14 When should parents actually worry about fever?
44:56 What febrile seizures are
46:15 Michael shares a scary story about his daughter passing out as a child
49:50 Final encouragement for parents
50:51 Where to find Dr. Hollister and her resources

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Dr. Lindsay Hollister is a Naturopathic Doctor and the founder of The Organic Cure. She is leading a movement to shift pediatric health from "transactional sick care" to "transformational healing." Dr. Lindsay bridges the gap between hard science and maternal intuition, teaching parents to decode their children's symptoms—from eczema to behavioral shifts—not as problems to be fixed, but as a language to be understood. She doesn't just treat patients; she trains parents to become the experts on their own families.

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Many people are told their symptoms are “normal,” psychosomatic, or simply stress-related, even when they know something deeper is wrong.

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Miriam Putnam, a board-certified health and wellness coach and freedom-from-stress counselor, to talk about the connection between body health, mental health, and environmental triggers.

They discuss why so many people end up on prescription medication before finding the true root cause, how mold, Lyme, allergies, and other hidden stressors can affect both the body and mind, and why self-advocacy matters so much in today’s healthcare system.

Miriam also shares her own story of a traumatic accident, neurological Lyme symptoms, and the long path toward finding answers outside the standard medical box.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro: Meet Miriam Putnam
00:41 What Miriam does: body health, stress counseling, and holistic support
01:14 Have we “never been sicker”?
02:04 Why so many people are on prescription medication
03:40 What could really be underneath the symptoms
05:16 How Miriam’s journey began through her mother’s struggles
07:14 Medical gaslighting and being told symptoms are “all in your head”
08:42 Insurance limitations and why testing often falls short
09:51 Is healthcare designed to create wellness or profit from sickness?
11:24 Why mental health care often masks symptoms instead of solving them
15:56 Michael’s story about nearly being medicated as a child
16:55 Parenting, school systems, and how quickly kids can be labeled
18:34 PANS, PANDAS, and environmental triggers behind behavioral symptoms
20:30 Why real care is often only accessible to those who can afford it
21:48 How Miriam helps people get to the root cause
24:24 Informed consent and learning to advocate for yourself
26:39 The biggest lies in mental health and medicine
27:03 Miriam’s family’s experience spending nearly $1 million seeking answers
30:10 Why fixing body health is foundational to mental health
31:05 The need for more comprehensive blood testing
32:57 Why the U.S. approach to wellness is falling behind
34:06 Miriam shares her personal Lyme disease story
35:33 The airboat accident that changed everything
37:56 Hospitalization, worsening symptoms, and neurological Lyme
39:07 Getting real answers through integrative testing
40:12 The healing modalities Miriam explored
42:38 Trauma, immunity, and what may activate deeper health issues
45:05 How many doctors it took before she found answers
47:17 Why personal advocacy matters for everyone
48:41 How to connect with Miriam and get her wellness checklist
50:09 Final thoughts

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🔵 About Miriam:
Fueled by a desire to share a clear path to freedom from stress while bringing about desirable changes in the condition of your life—and to help others avoid the same misery her family experienced—Miriam created the Freedom from Stress Course after years of study on the body, mind and soul, lived experience, and passionate advocacy.

Miriam Putnam is a Certified Wellness Coach, Freedom from Stress Counselor, Holistic Mental Health Advocate with over 25 years of experience helping individuals achieve mental well-being without pharmaceuticals while pursuing a masters in Public Health at University of South Florida.

Coming from a family of pioneers, Putnam Publishing, Crayola Crayons, and aviation legend Amelia Earhart, Miriam has always been inspired by a spirit of innovation and resilience. She carries this legacy forward in her mission to “revolutionize” mental health treatment by inspiring natural, effective solutions for well-being. Even though she grew up with a rare mix of privilege, it was a heartbreaking encounter with the failures of our system, in urgent need of change,