One Thing with Dr. Adam Rinde

Dr. Adam Rinde

https://www.soundintegrative.com

Dry eyes get dismissed as a minor inconvenience—reach for artificial tears and move on. But for many people, persistent dry eye is the first sign of a systemic autoimmune disorder like Sjogren's disease or rheumatoid arthritis. In this episode, Dr. Pam Theriot, an eye care specialist and author of Alleviate Dry Eye, unpacks why dry eye disease is multifactorial and how a proper evaluation can uncover what's really happening behind your symptoms. You'll learn why dry eye treatment has transformed since 2018, when physicians had only one medication option. Today's approach is personalized—matching treatment to the actual cause, whether that's inflammation, insufficient tear production, meibum deficiency, or environmental factors. Dr. Theriot walks through the eight-week framework of her book and her upcoming course, The Eyes Method, which helps you identify your unique dry eye triggers across medications, nutrition, sleep, cosmetics, contact lenses, and environment. By the end of this episode, you'll understand how to advocate for yourself in the eye doctor's office, ask better questions, and take daily steps to protect your vision—and potentially catch a serious systemic condition early.

About Pam Theriot, O.D.

Dr. Pam Theriot is a Dry Eye Specialist in Louisiana. Her undergrad degree was received from Rice University, and her doctorate was earned at UC Berkeley, School of Optometry. She completed a residency at SUNY, and a fellowship from the American Academy of Optometry. In 2018, Dr. Theriot published a book, “Alleviate Dry Eye”, as a guide for patients. In 2021, she was appointed to the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS). In 2024, she became a monthly columnist for Optometric Management. In 2025, she won a TEDx Editor’s Pick Award for her talk titled: Seeing Clearly in a Screen-Filled World: 3 Tips to Preserve Your Vision. And, in 2026, she developed a research branch of the clinic at Williamson Azar Vision.

Key takeaways:

• Dry eye is multifactorial: inflammation, insufficient tear volume, meibum (oil) deficiency, and digital/environmental strain each require different treatments—one-size-fits-all artificial tears don't work for everyone

• Dry eye can be the first clinical sign of systemic autoimmune disorders like Sjogren's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; proper evaluation is essential for ruling out systemic conditions

• Before 2018, patients had only one prescription dry eye medication; today there are immunomodulators, LipiFlow, gels, ointments, and newer therapies like Mibodrye and Xdemvy that target specific causes

• The eight-week 'Alleviate Dry Eye' framework addresses why you have dry eye, plus medications, nutrition, sleep, cosmetics, contact lenses, and environmental factors that impact ocular health

• The Eyes Method (launching 2027) uses a four-part framework: E (Eyes—daily care), Y (Your Body—medications/medical history), E (Environment—digital/seasonal), S (See the Doctor—procedures and advanced treatments)

• Small daily habits—intentional blinking while on screens, using preservative-free tears, and adjusting your environment—make a significant difference in eye comfort and long-term ocular health

Resources mentioned:

• Alleviate Dry Eye book

• The Eyes Method online course (launching 2027)

• Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)

• LipiFlow in-office procedure

• Mibodrye treatment

• Xdemvy medication

• Doxycycline

• Preservative-free artificial tears

Links mentioned:

Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society — https://www.tfos.org

https://www.pamtheriot.com/tedx

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pam.theriot/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamtheriot/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alleviatedryeyewithdr.T

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pamtheriot6

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If you (or someone you love) can't stop scanning for signs that something serious is being missed — checking, Googling, asking for reassurance — this conversation names it and offers a real way out. Dr. Karen Cassiday, a clinical psychologist and past president of the ADAA, joins Dr. Adam Rinde to unpack illness anxiety (often called health anxiety): what it is, why it isn't the old, dismissive "hypochondria," and why it can attach just as fiercely to a child's or spouse's health as your own.

Karen explains why reassurance is "gasoline on a fire," how to distinguish anxiety symptoms from genuine red flags, and why more screening — like the $1,000 whole-body MRI — buys anxiety, not better health. She shares the heart of exposure-based therapy, the qualities that make it work, and how snowplow parenting feeds the cycle. She closes with a concrete mid-spiral walkthrough: stop reassurance, slow the body, then do exposure — because "it's sad, but it's not a tragedy. The tragedy is not living well because of your anxiety."

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About Dr. Karen Cassiday

Dr. Karen Cassiday is a lively, sought-after speaker and media commentator on anxiety, featured on outlets including Nightline, The Today Show, Animal Planet, The Joy Behar Show, and public radio, and host of the Moms Without Worry radio show on iHeartRadio. A TEDx speaker, she served as President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and is the founder of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago — the longest-running clinic to first use modern exposure-based treatment for anxiety disorders in the Chicago region.

She is the author of The No Worries Guide to Raising Your Anxious Child, Freedom from Health Anxiety, and Helping Children and Teens with Difficult-to-Treat OCD, along with numerous peer-reviewed and media articles on overcoming anxiety. A recipient of ADAA's Clinician of Distinction Award and a Clinical Fellow of ADAA, she is also a Diplomate and Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and has trained mental health professionals throughout the world.

LINKS

Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago | https://www.facebook.com/anxietytreatmentcenterchicago

Dr. Karen Cassiday on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karencassiday/

Anxiety Treatment Center on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/3320303/

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Panic disorder isn't a flaw in your character—it's your body's alarm system misfiring. In this episode, Dr. Adam Rinde sits down with Dr. Nicole Cain, author of Panic Proof (published by Penguin Random House), to unpack the neurobiology of panic and reveal why the traditional medical model often misses what's really driving it. Dr. Cain breaks down the critical difference between fear, anxiety, and panic—and introduces her "stoplight strategy" (green, yellow, red) to help you recognize where you are in your activation cycle. The key insight: panic isn't the problem; what your panic is trying to communicate is. Drawing on trauma-informed principles and her own journey through panic disorder, Dr. Cain explains how your gut microbiome, hormone systems, and skeletal alignment all contribute to anxiety—and why treating only one system never works. You'll learn how to access her free Panic Proof audiobook through your library, explore her Root Cause Anxiety Method course, and discover why having an "ace in your pocket" (an emergency tool) actually empowers healing rather than enabling avoidance.

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About Dr. Nicole Cain, ND, MADr. Nicole Cain, ND, MA is a leading voice in integrative approaches to mental and emotional wellness. She holds a degree in psychology from Luther College, a Master of Arts in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Sonoran University of Health Sciences. An Arizona-licensed Naturopathic Physician and EMDR-trained psychotherapist, she specializes in anxiety, panic disorder, and trauma through a whole-person approach that is at once medical, psychological, and holistic.She is the author of Panic Proof: The New Holistic Solution to End Your Anxiety Forever (Rodale, 2024) and the founder of the Holistic Wellness Collective, a membership program that guides self-healers through the practical application of the Panic Proof method. Her insights have been featured in Psychology Today, Health Magazine, HuffPost, Katie Couric Media, Salon, and Spirituality & Health.

Resources & Links

Connect with Dr. Nicole Cain

• Website — drnicolecain.com
• Panic Proof (book site) — panicproof.com
• Instagram — @drnicolecain
• YouTube — Dr. Nicole Cain, ND, MA
• LinkedIn — dr-nicole-cain

• The Holistic Wellness Collective — her 3-month signature program applying the Panic Proof method — drnicolecain.com/holistic-wellness-collective
• The Anxiety Breakthrough Program — drnicolecain.com/the-anxiety-breakthrough-program
• The Vagus Nerve Reset Program — drnicolecain.com/the-vagus-nerve-reset-program
• All courses — drnicolecain.com/courses

• Sonoran University of Health Sciences (formerly Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine) — sonoran.edu
• AANP — American Association of Naturopathic Physicians — naturopathic.org
• PESI — continuing education for clinicians — pesi.com/topics/anxiety
• EMDR training — EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs

• Polyvagal theory — Stephen Porges' model of the vagal nervous system — background · foundational paper

Concepts discussed

• Window of tolerance — the zone of arousal where you can process experience without overwhelm
• The therapeutic order — the naturopathic principle of treating from least-force interventions upward
• The stoplight strategy — green (calm) / yellow (activated) / red (crisis), Dr. Cain's self-assessment model
• The six F's — running, fighting, flopping, fawning, freezing, fracturing
• The nine types of anxiety — covered in depth in Panic Proof




Go Deeper — From The One Thing Podcast

• Episode 127: Richmond Heath on TRE and Somatic Trauma Release — trauma release, vagal states, and the panic cycle from a body-first angle
• Psychobiotics and the Gut-Brain Axis with Scott Anderson — the gut side of the anxiety picture Dr. Cain describes
• Polyvagal theory and IBS — Dr. Rinde's own lecture — mindsethealth.com
• Safe and Sound Protocol — vagal regulation in clinical practice — soundintegrative.com/ssp

If you live with hypermobility, EDS, POTS, or MCAS, you've likely been told to stay "safe," stay small, and never push — advice that can leave you feeling like a jellyfish with no sense of where your body is in space. Heidi Pasch offers a different path. A trainer, author, and artist who went from competitive athlete to disabled after seven surgeries, she rebuilt her body by ignoring the templates and learning to read the body in front of her.

In this conversation, Heidi and Dr. Adam Rinde unpack why flexibility without control is the real danger, what "earned range of motion" means, and how strength — not restriction — protects a hypermobile joint. They dig into why the scale misses everything that matters, how a body can show up completely different day to day (mast cell reactions, POTS flares, hormonal shifts), and why recovery is where the real rebuilding happens. Heidi also shares her book, Beyond Weight: Body and Context, and her art exploring the lived experience of connective tissue. It's an empowering listen for anyone told their body's limits are fixed.

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ABOUT HEIDI:

Heidi Pasch is a trainer, author, and artist who specializes in movement for hypermobile bodies. After a series of orthopedic surgeries took her from competitive athlete to disabled, she rebuilt her body by developing her own approach — grounded in control, strength, and reading "the body in front of you." Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, and MCAS, she trains hypermobile clients around the world, works across ballroom and circus-arts movement traditions, and is the author of Beyond Weight: Body InContext, which explores the disconnect between movement, measurement, and medicine.--------------------social links:

Hypermobility and joint-stability training:

https://www.heidipasch.com/training-for-hypermobility-and-joint-stability

Beyond Weight: Body in Context:

https://www.heidipasch.com/shop/p/beyond-weight-body-in-context

(also available on Amazon)

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/heidi.pasch/

about the One Thing Podcast with Dr. Rinde

(Featured this episode: Three Square's BackPack for Kids — if we reach 300 listens in the first 30 days, we'll make our donation there. n Heidi's honor,

• Three Square Food Bank — BackPack for Kids (Las Vegas): sends backpacks of food home with kids who may lack weekend food security — because food should be an equal-opportunity foundation for lifelong health. https://www.threesquare.org

Discussion: Discussion question: If you're hypermobile, what's one piece of standard fitness advice that never worked for your body — and what did you find instead?

#hEDS, #EDS, #POTS, #Hympermoblity

About The One Thing Podcast with Dr. Adam Rinde

Host Dr. Adam Rinde, ND brings together leaders in functional and naturopathic medicine for actionable conversations on gut health, brain health, metabolism, and longevity. Subscribe and share at https://onethingpod.com.

When conventional medicine says 'there's nothing else we can do,'

Dr. Marty Ross knows you're just getting started. This episode explores the overlooked co-infections, mold toxicity, and system dysfunctions behind chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia—and the terrain-based healing approach .

Dr. Ross walks through a patient case: a young missionary bedridden from what appeared to be Lyme disease received eighteen months of IV antibiotics with minimal improvement. The course changed when he recognized mold toxicity as the missing link—cholestyramine alone brought 90% recovery in weeks.

He reveals why treating the system—not just killing the germ—matters.

He discusses testing recommendations (IgeneX for Borrelia and co-infections; Vibrant Lab or Mosaic for mold biotoxins), then three no-cost starting points: sleep hygiene (7-9 hours nightly), feeding your microbiome with polyphenols and plant-forward foods, and addressing limbic system dysfunction via tools like the Gupta Program or Primal Trust.

For those suffering with Lyme diagnosis or suspect chronic illness which has terrain-based roots, this conversation offers both immediate steps and the framework to reframe your healing—plus Dr. Ross's resources for personalized guidance.

about Dr. Ross

Dr. Marty Ross is a functional medicine physician based in Seattle and one of the leading clinical voices in chronic Lyme disease, tick-borne infections, and complex chronic illness in the United States. Over 25 years, he has helped thousands of patients across the US and internationally recover from conditions that mainstream medicine often dismisses, including Lyme, mold toxicity, fibromyalgia, and long COVID.

He is the founder of Treat Lyme, one of the largest chronic illness education platforms online, and is the author of Hacking Lyme Disease: An Action Guide to Wellness. He also runs a monthly live Q&A webinar and a curated supplement line in partnership with Femologist. Before opening the practice in Seattle, Marty shaped US public health legislation from the Senate. Today, he is the doctor who shows up for patients when everyone else has stopped looking.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-ross-md/

https://www.instagram.com/martyrossmd/

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You've downloaded another app. Read another article. Tried another supplement. And somehow, you're more confused than ever.

What if what your gut actually needs isn't more information—it's clarity?

Welcome to The One Thing Podcast. I'm Dr. Adam Rinde.

Today, I'm announcing the Gut Freedom Journey, a five-phase personalized root cause program I've spent years developing to help you cut through the noise and walk a clear path toward healing.

In this episode, you'll learn how to identify exactly where you are on your gut health journey, why your 'why' matters more than any protocol, and why clarity, a guide, and community are the real cure for information overload.

Let's quiet the noise together.

Note: this intended for California and Washington Residents

• Join a free webinar — every Wednesday through the end of September at 12pm Pacific → https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82321540278?pwd=NKEQSfEfRsbuw2c1fCV5Obgj1yaqTm.1
• Book a discovery call with me, just to talk through the program → https://mysih.md-hq.com/embedded/schedule.php

After 22 years on antidepressants—escalating from a quarter dose to maximum doses of multiple medications—Dr. Noushin Hart hit a wall: her psychiatrist said he had nothing else to offer. Instead of accepting that as an ending, she embarked on a journey revealing the real root of her depression: 30 years of untreated childhood trauma and a nervous system locked in survival mode. This episode explores why the serotonin hypothesis misses the full picture, why repeating trauma stories in talk therapy can re-traumatize you, and how somatic approaches process trauma in the body without requiring you to relive it—leading to genuine healing without medication dependency. You'll learn the neuroscience behind why your HPA axis and nervous system dysregulation matter more than serotonin levels, hear about alternatives like transcranial magnetic stimulation and plant medicine, and discover how saffron offers natural mood support. Whether you're stuck on antidepressants, skeptical of talk therapy alone, or searching for integrative solutions, Dr. Hart's story and practical insights offer both hope and a clear path forward.

Dr. Noushin Hart shares her 22-year journey from antidepressant dependency to somatic healing, revealing why conventional psychiatry missed the trauma-informed approach her body needed. This conversation examines the limitations of the serotonin model, the re-traumatization trap of repetitive talk therapy, and the nervous-system science behind why body-based modalities create lasting transformation.

Key takeaways:
• Antidepressants work for acute depression but long-term chronic use leads to tolerance, escalating doses, and side effects that mirror original symptoms—making it impossible to distinguish depression from medication effects.
• Depression frequently roots in unprocessed childhood trauma and nervous system dysregulation (HPA axis), not serotonin deficiency alone; the body keeps score for decades.
• Repetitive talk therapy—retelling trauma stories over and over—can re-traumatize the nervous system; somatic approaches that process trauma at the body level without re-narration create safer, faster healing.
• The sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight) can remain dominantly activated for 30+ years due to childhood trauma; somatic work restores parasympathetic balance and safety.
• Dependency on practitioners or modalities signals unhealthy treatment; true healing empowers you with self-directed tools so you become your own healer.
• Natural alternatives like saffron show strong evidence for mood support, insomnia, and concentration—offering a gentler starting point or complement to other interventions.
• Being told 'there's nothing else to offer you' reflects a practitioner's limitation, not your capacity to heal; seek modalities and practitioners that fit your nervous system's needs.

Resources mentioned:
• MAP (somatic trauma processing modality)
• Plant medicine protocols for trauma and depression
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
• Saffron (clinical evidence for mood, insomnia, and concentration)
• Dr. Gabor Maté (trauma framework and nervous system science)
• HPA axis regulation and polyvagal theory
• Somatic and energy-based healing approaches

Links mentioned:
• Heart to Heart Cancer Consultants —https://h2hcc.com/
• Healing by Hart — https://healingbyhart.com/

Most of us live in a light-deprived world. We spend less than 15 minutes outside daily—despite thinking we're outdoors for hours—leaving our circadian rhythms dangerously misaligned. In this episode, Dr. Jamie Zeitzer and Lucas Tang of Lumos Glasses break down how light acts as a conductor, orchestrating every system in your body: your sleep, mood, metabolism, and immune function. You'll discover why the contrast between bright days and dark nights matters more than total light exposure, why morning light directly impacts serotonin production and depression risk, and how light therapy works synergistically with SSRIs. Whether you have outdoor access or not, they share practical, evidence-backed tools to reclaim your natural rhythm—from outdoor time to Lumos Glasses, a fashionable light-therapy solution for those who can't get consistent daylight. This episode cuts through outdated light-therapy advice and equips you with science-grounded strategies to transform your health from the inside out.

Resources mentioned:
• Dr. Jamie Zeitzer (circadian rhythm researcher)
• Lucas Tang (Lumos Glasses co-founder)
• Lumos Glasses (light-therapy eyewear)
• Happy Light (light therapy lamp)
• NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics Time Use Survey
• OSHA workplace lighting standards
• UBC landmark study (light therapy + fluoxetine for depression)
• Fluoxetine (SSRI medication)

Links mentioned:
Circadian Rhythm and Light Therapy Guide here: https://dradamrinde.kit.com/5320da545b

Sponsorship Mentioned: Pulsetto: Listen for special code mentioned in the episode https://pulsetto.sjv.io/jed7KM

Links:
• Lumos Glasses: https://www.lumosglasses.com
• Lumos Glasses on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumosglasses/
• Lumos Glasses on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumosglasses
• Lucas Tang on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaswencanada
• Dr. Jamie Zeitzer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-zeitzer-7888185/

Dr. Adam Rinde sits down with Russell Van Brocklen — aseverely dyslexic researcher whose writing program was funded by the New York State Senate — to unpack why dyslexia is a strength waiting to be activated,not a deficit to be accommodated.

Russell explains the brain science behind dyslexia, then demonstrates his method live: find the child’s “specialty,” ask specific-to-general questions, and use word analysis followed by articulation to force the brain to organize itself through writing. The results he reports are startling — middle schoolers writing at graduate level, a homeschoolergaining 20 points in under six months, and an 11-year-old jumping eight grade levels. Practical, replicable, and hopeful for any parent or teacher of astruggling reader.

Show Notes

About the Guest

Russell Van Brocklen is a dyslexia researcher and educatorbased in New York State. Severely dyslexic himself, he developed his method by combining the brain research in Sally Shaywitz’s Overcoming Dyslexia with JamesCollins’s Strategies for Struggling Writers. His original program was funded bythe New York State Senate; he has trained New York City special-ed teachers forover a decade at the Everyone Reading Conference and is co-authoring the forthcoming book Literacy and Reading: Dyslexia Turnaround.Resources & Links

•       Russell’s website + free guide: dyslexiaclasses.com(“Download Free Guide” — The Three Reasons Your Child Is Having Trouble inSchool Due to Dyslexia)

•       Overcoming Dyslexia (2nd ed.) — Sally Shaywitz, MD(Yale)

•       Strategies for Struggling Writers — James Collins

•       Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination —Neal Gabler

•       The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt — Edmund Morris

•       The Craft of Research — Booth, Colomb & Williams

Cynthia Thurlow shares how a life-threatening medical crisis transformed her understanding of menopause, gut health, and longevity. She explains why the microbiome changes during perimenopause, why so many women experience weight-loss resistance, the role of stress and immunity, and how hormone replacement therapy, strength training, protein, and fiber can help women age with resilience.In this episode:Cynthia's near-death health crisisThe gut-hormone connectionImmune system agingWeight loss resistance explainedThe microbiome and GLP-1The gut-bone axisWhy stress changes everythingPractical strategies for women in midlifeWhat if menopause isn't just about hormones?In this conversation, nurse practitioner and author Cynthia Thurlow explains why your gut microbiome may be one of the biggest missing pieces in women's health. We discuss weight loss resistance, immune function, GLP-1 medications, bone health, stress, and the surprising science connecting the microbiome to longevity.Whether you're in perimenopause, menopause, or helping someone who is, this episode offers practical and evidence-based insights.----connect with Cynthia here https://www.onethingpod.com/guests/cynthia-thurlow/or https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/