Renee Belz & Lauren Sambataro

What if the key to navigating perimenopause isn’t just balancing your hormones, but understanding the powerful role p@pt*des can play in metabolic health, energy, and longevity? In this episode, Jennifer Woodward, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, breaks down the science behind peptide therapy and how it may support women through midlife. She shares insights on hormone testing, low estrogen symptoms, and why personalized lab work should come before jumping into hormone replacement therapy or p@pt*des. From growth hormone analogs and MOTS-C to recovery peptides and GHK-Cu, Jennifer explores emerging strategies, potential side effects, and important safety considerations, including copper balance and cancer risk. Tune in for an empowering conversation that separates peptide hype from science and helps women make more informed decisions about their hormones, healthspan, and future health.

Jennifer Woodward is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner with a Master’s in Integrative Nutrition who has helped over 1,400 midlife women lose weight, balance hormones, restore energy, and feel strong again. She is the author of Easy Perimenopause, host of the P@pt*des for Women Podcast, and the upcoming 2026 book on p@pt*des and metabolic health, and a hormone educator featured in multiple national publications. She also teaches the P@pt*des for Practitioners Certification Program, training health professionals to safely and confidently integrate this therapy into clinical practice. Her work bridges clinical science with real life to deliver results women can finally trust. She and her husband have four teenagers and reside in sunny central California. 

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

2:05 About Jennifer Woodward

2:54 Welcome her to the show

3:32 What she wants everyone to know about p@pt*des

5:02 Delivery formats & bioavailability

6:48 Why testing is imperative for HRT

9:45 Getting enough time with your doctor

11:44 At-home hormone tests

13:37 Low estrogen symptoms

16:27 The importance of potassium

20:59 Before p@pt*des: HTMA & DUTCH

25:31 Helpful p@pt*des for Perimenopause

27:42 Benefits of growth-hormone analogs

30:18 Dosing GH p@pt*des

31:28 MOTS-C & side effects

35:46 SS-31 as an advanced strategy

38:30 GHK-Cu 

42:56 Copper toxicity

46:08 Recovery p@pt*des for Perimenopause

49:37 Minimum age for p@pt*des

50:47 Concerns around Cancer

53:38 Where to find her

54:22 Her final piece of advice

55:09 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Her Website

Podcast: P@pt*des for Women

IG: @jenniferwoodwardnutrition

Mira Hormone Tracker

Rhythm Hormone Test

Potassium-forward Electrolytes:

Hi-Lyte 

Dr. Berg’s

Could your tongue be the reason your body work never seems to hold? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Neel Bulchandani to explore how the tongue influences far more than speech and swallowing, from breathing and the diaphragm to tension patterns throughout the whole body. Dr. Neel walks us through how tongue ties begin, how to assess them, and why they remain so controversial. We get into what Weston A. Price's work and evolution can tell us about modern mouths, the four phenotypes, and what tongue restrictions mean for lactation, breastfeeding, and gas and bloating in babies. He also explains his Floor Four framework, how the brain decides what to loosen versus strengthen, and what treatment for a tongue tie looks like. Plus, he guides us through a visualization exercise you can follow along with in real time.

Dr. Neel Bulchandani is an integrative specialist working at the intersection of manual therapy, tongue/jaw function, longevity, and health optimization. He developed Functional Mandibular Diaphragmatic Integration (FMDI), linking tongue and jaw mechanics with cranial, visceral, fascial, and foot dynamics to unlock whole-body pain, tension, and dysfunction. He trains practitioners and organizations worldwide, consults for Ben Greenfield’s Life Network team, is on faculty with the Institute of Applied Quantum Biology, and hosts the Compromised to Alchemized podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the show!

4:00 About Dr. Neel Bulchandani

4:41 Welcome him to the podcast!

4:46 How your tongue affects your health!

7:40 Easing gas & bloating for breastfeeding babies

8:10 Phase Shift

10:38 Making body work last

12:23 The goal of the diaphragm

15:25 The “Floor Four” areas

17:39 Assessing tongue ties

20:59 Controversy around tongue ties

23:56 How tongue ties begin

31:20 Weston A. Price & evolution

35:25 The 4 Phenotypes

39:18 Lactation & breastfeeding for babies

41:25 Treatments for tongue tie

43:19 Visualization exercise

56:50 How the brain decides what to loosen vs strengthen

1:00:38 How to learn more

1:03:27 Benefits of The Floor Four

1:04:25 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Website: www.neelbulchandani.com

IG: @drneelbulchandani

Podcast: Compromised to Alchemized

Big 6 Lymph Reset

Naboso

Is cortisol really the enemy? Or have we completely misunderstood this essential hormone? In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Erin Kinney breaks down what healthy cortisol should actually look like, how chronic stress can leave us stuck in a cycle of exhaustion, and the surprising signs that your nervous system may be dysregulated. We share our own burnout experiences as we explore the connections between cortisol, blood sugar, thyroid function, perimenopause, caffeine, intermittent fasting, and even fasted workouts. Dr. Kinney also reveals why multitasking, emotional suppression, and stealth infections can keep the body in stress mode—and what we can do to strengthen our “relax muscle.” If you’ve ever felt exhausted but wired, relied on caffeine to get through the day, or wondered why your body isn’t responding to all the “healthy” things you’re doing, this episode is a must-listen!

Dr. Erin Kinney is a Naturopathic Doctor, speaker, and podcast host who helps stressed-out patients balance their hormones, improve their mood, and restore their energy. She runs a private practice in Annapolis, Maryland, specializing in chronic health conditions related to hormonal and nervous-system imbalances, and has guided more than 7,000 people back to vibrant health through her clinic, workshops, retreats, and online programs. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her husband and their five children. 

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

3:27 About Dr. Erin Kinney

4:08 Welcome her to the show!

5:36 Why do we need cortisol?

7:55 Energy surplus vs deficit

10:26 A normal cortisol pattern

12:28 Cortisol crash & adrenaline

13:55 Perimenopause advice

14:30 Lauren & Renee’s burnout stories

16:06 Signs & symptoms of dysregulated cortisol

20:41 How to strengthen your relax muscle

22:58 Cortisol testing

26:24 How cortisol affects thyroid

30:23 Taking a “bed day”

32:23 The impact of multi-tasking

38:37 Glucose-Cortisol relationship

41:08 Intermittent Fasting

43:05 Vicious caffeine-sedative cycle

44:27 Fasted workouts & fat burning

47:35 Stealth infections & cortisol

52:03 How emotional suppression affects cortisol

57:23 Where to find her book

58:04 Her final piece of advice

58:40 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Book: The Cortisol Cure

Website

Instagram

Podcast

YouTube

Facebook

What happens when a former college athlete and self-described skeptic slowly becomes a biohacker? In this episode, Renee sits down with her husband Ryan to unpack his evolution from late nights, drinking, and little focus on recovery to prioritizing sleep, nutrition, longevity, and health optimization.

Ryan shares the biohacks and tools that have made the biggest difference for him, from wearables and meditation to nootropics, peptides, and IV therapy. They also dive into the realities of navigating health changes as a couple, why trust and patience matter, and how to optimize your health without losing the fun and spontaneity of life.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

2:42 How Renee & Ryan met

3:29 His habits as a college baseball player

5:50 Resilience in your 20s

7:32 Poker community

8:35 Readiness vs Performance

10:28 His reflection on health in his 20s

13:53 Immune challenges

15:23 Is it woo-woo?

16:30 Muse for athletic performance

19:01 Nootropics for poker

20:25 OURA Ring feedback

21:54 Infrared sauna

24:00 The cost of getting sick

25:45 Nicotine benefits & downsides

29:47 Peptide turning point

34:11 Trust vs resistance in health partnership

37:55 Late-night snacking

39:40 Balancing living life with being healthy

42:52 Living to 156

45:55 His final piece of advice

47:53 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Muse headband

OURA Ring

Peptides:

BioLongevity Labs - code: BIOHACKERBABES

EllieMD

Nootropics:

Nootopia - code: BIOHACKERBABES

Thesis

Troscriptions - Methylene Blue

Lucy Nicotine

In this roundtable episode, Freddie Kimmel joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about what we’re actually doing to stay strong, mobile, energized, and healthy as we get older. We get into morning routines, fascia work, training with a partner, old injuries, pain and mobility, foam rolling, massage, vibration plates, recovery technology, and which biohacking tools are actually worth the hype. We also talk about how our priorities change with age, shifting from simply looking good to making sure our bodies actually function well. It’s a candid conversation filled with personal experiences, different perspectives, and plenty of discussion around what’s really worth your time, money, and effort when it comes to longevity and feeling your best.

Freddie Kimmel is a leading voice in patient advocacy and radical ownership of health. A survivor of metastatic cancer, Lyme disease, and toxic mold, he helps others reconnect with nature’s rhythms and the body’s innate capacity to heal. Certified in Functional Health, Biological Regulatory Sciences, and International Sports Science, Freddie serves as Head of Innovation at Flowpresso and consults with AmpCoil and Lightpath LED. He is the creator of the Biological Blueprint Academy and host of the acclaimed Beautifully Broken Podcast, where science, spirit, and technology meet to help people activate their body’s natural intelligence.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

3:06 About Freddie Kimmel

3:50 Welcome him to the show!

4:57 His morning routine

8:15 Pain & fascia

10:28 Foam rolling & massage guns

13:15 Lymphatic boots & Vibration plates

16:30 Studies on bone density

19:18 Fecal transplants

22:30 Renee’s morning routine

25:58 Lauren’s morning routine

27:09 Retinol for skin aging

29:52 Freddie’s stem cell skin cream

32:39 Bimini oxygen therapy

34:29 Red light therapy & face masks

36:53 Young Goose L.A.D.R. Serum

37:35 Body dysmorphia 

45:23 Regenerative skin alternatives

46:52 Glymphatic detox & Alzheimer’ss

48:05 Overlooked behaviors for skin health

52:10 New science of delaying the aging process

55:19 Meet Schumann PEMF Pal!

1:02:09 Where to find Freddie

1:02:24 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Freddie's Website

Instagram

Rapid Release

Power Plate - code: BIOHACKERBABES for 20% off

Bimini Oxygen Hydrotherapy

Recellebrate EXOAGELESS (Exosomes) - Discount code: BIOHACKERBABES

Young Goose - code: BIOHACKERBABES10

Counter Retinatural

Schumann PEMF Pals - code: BIOHACKERBABES

What if the key to healing trauma, addiction, depression, and other deeply rooted emotional patterns lies beyond the tools of conventional medicine? In this fascinating episode, we sit down with Dr. Jeff McNairy, Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia and a pioneer at the intersection of Western psychology and indigenous plant medicine, to explore the transformative potential of ayahuasca. Dr. Jeff explains how this powerful medicine may influence the brain, including synaptic plasticity, while emphasizing the critical importance of safety, screening, intention, and the “set and setting” surrounding the experience. He also shares insights into trauma, women’s emotional health, supporting highly sensitive people, and why some individuals may be drawn to plant medicine after conventional approaches haven’t delivered lasting results. Whether you’re curious about ayahuasca or simply interested in the future of mental and emotional healing, this conversation offers a thought-provoking look at what may be possible when we expand the definition of medicine.

Dr. Jeff McNairy, Psy.D., M.P.H. is a pioneer in the mental health revolution and Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia, the world’s first and only medically licensed ayahuasca retreat. With over 18,000 success stories and a 98% transformation rate, Dr. Jeff is leading the healing work at Rythmia, guiding people from all walks of life - including doctors, veterans, therapists, and those who have tried everything else toward emotional breakthroughs, recovery from trauma, and lasting transformation.

Supported by influential figures such as Kelly Slater, MLK III, Jack Canfield and comedian Ron White, who serve on the board, along with Hollywood A-listers like Terrence Howard, Rythmia helps individuals reconnect with their true selves in a way that traditional medicine often overlooks. For over 25 years, Dr. Jeff has worked at the intersection of Western psychology and indigenous medicine, helping thousands break free from PTSD, addiction, and depression. As a former Clinical Director of Passages Malibu, the world’s most successful luxury rehab center, he’s seen firsthand where traditional treatments fail - leading him to explore the power of alternative therapies.

SHOW NOTES:

0:48 Welcome to the podcast!

2:47 ABout Dr. Jeff McNairy

3:50 Welcome him to the show!

4:40 Why Ayahuasca?

5:55 About Iboga

7:13 How Ayahuasca works

9:24 Who it’s not for

12:25 Pre-trip cardiac work-up 

14:28 Safety at Rythmia

15:16 Schizophrenia

17:19 Indigenous cultural practices

19:15 When Westerners take Aya

19:59 About Shamanism

22:49 Importance of Set & Setting

25:26 Abuse & trauma in plant medicine

28:27 Women’s emotional & mental health

30:49 First discovery of Ayahuasca

33:31 Mechanisms of Action

36:50 Synaptic plasticity

37:55 Purging on Ayahuasca

44:39 How to prepare for visiting Rythmia

47:20 The main reasons people do Aya

51:30 Rythmia facilities & schedule

57:08 Supporting Empaths

1:07:25 Dosing Aya

1:11:40 Where to learn more

1:15:24 Ayahuasca in a nutshell

1:16:40 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Website: Rythmia

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

If you’ve done all the “right” things for your gut, eating clean, avoiding gluten, taking supplements, running labs, and still feel like your gut health stinks, this episode is for you. We’re challenging the idea that your gut is something you need to “fix” and exploring why symptoms like bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and gas may actually be signals rather than signs that something is broken. We zoom out to look at the gut as part of a much bigger web involving the brain, nervous system, hormones, immune system, stress, sleep, and circadian rhythm, and we share simple strategies that can help support your body without adding another complicated protocol to your life. Our goal is to help you stop chasing symptoms, start listening to your body, and build resilience from the inside out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the show!

3:03 Why your gut isn’t broken

6:09 Limbic Retraining

8:48 Underlying stressors to the gut

9:24 Spider web analogy

11:15 Simple hack to sync your gut rhythms

14:28 Overnight fasting

15:32 Perimenopausal & bloated

16:31 Gut Healing Framework

18:11 Basic elimination foods

19:02 Regulating the stress response

19:28 Renee’s gut story

21:15 How to support digestion

27:30 The many types of trauma 

30:18 Food Therapy

31:15 Repairing the gut lining & microbiome

32:56 “Party in my stomach”

35:02 Supplements for gut healing

37:50 The acid reflux myth

43:22 Supporting motility & bowel movements

47:00 Diagnostic lab testing

49:50 Triggers for leaky gut

57:30 Allergies vs Intolerances vs Sensitivities

1:01:29 Elimination Diet

1:03:41 Can you over-optimize your gut?

1:05:21 Recapping the framework

RESOURCES:

Fullscript Gut Supplements (must create an account to access)

Biohacker Babes Gut Healing Framework E-book (FREE until Sept 14)

Primal Trust - code: BIOHACKERBABES10

FREE Nervous System Harmony e-book

Book: Food Therapy

Podcast with Luis Mojica

What if the clothes touching your skin every day are quietly exposing you to chemicals you never agreed to wear? In this eye-opening conversation, Chris Kolbe pulls back the curtain on the plastic-heavy clothing industry, revealing the hidden chemicals, questionable dyes, PFAS, and “recycled” materials that can turn your closet into a potential source of exposure. We dive into the most important swaps to make, how to identify truly cleaner fabrics and underwear, why European standards often differ from those in the U.S., and whether you really have to sacrifice performance to choose healthier clothing. Plus, Chris explains the science behind HyperNatural’s innovative Hyper-Cool Jade™ technology and shares his vision for transforming the apparel industry from the inside out.

Chris Kolbe is the cognizant founder of HyperNatural, which he launched in 2022 after recognizing the overlooked health potential of bio-based materials in an apparel industry dominated by plastic-heavy synthetics. He saw what consumers were up against: the “Perfect Problem” of opaque systems pushing chemical-loaded performance fabrics into closets and onto skin with little awareness. 

Through HyperNatural, he is building a premium wellness apparel brand and bio-based materials platform powered by patented nano fiber technology called Hyper-Cool Jade™ to create a cleaner, higher-performing alternative to the synthetic / chemical status quo.

With more than 30 years of experience across apparel, retail, merchandising, design, and brand building, Chris has held senior executive leadership roles at some of the industry’s most recognized brands and retailers, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, J.Crew, and Kohl’s, as well as serving as President of Lands’ End.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

4:23 About Chris Kolbe

5:32 Welcome him to the show!

6:30 The state of our clothing supply chain

8:42 The real problem with plastic

12:38 Beware of the $20 t-shirt

15:16 The most important swaps to make

17:15 Can you avoid PFAS?

19:06 European vs American standards

23:50 Natural “biomaterials” to look for

26:24 Hypercool Jade

27:44 Toxic vs safe dyes

30:11 Hypernatural philosophy & health benefits

32:05 Safe standards to look for when shopping

37:45 Clean underwear

40:10 Golf + feedback from our husbands!

42:15 Why you can have both performance and clean

45:29 What we want in clean athleisure

48:25 How to create change in the industry

49:25 Is “recycled clothing” clean?

54:34 More about Hypernatural

55:43 His final advice

58:05 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

 https://hypernaturalstyle.com/

IG: @hypernaturalstyle

TikTok: @hypernaturalstyle

Luis Mojica is a somatic therapist, trauma nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, where he teaches thousands of people around the world how to recover from stress and trauma. He uses whole foods, self-inquiry, and Somatic Experiencing as tools to find safety within yourself.

Through Holistic Life Navigation, Luis offers online courses and webinars, in-person workshops and retreats, trauma-informed support groups, a monthly membership and newsletter, a weekly podcast, and a popular YouTube channel filled with insights and interviews. Luis’ first book, Food Therapy, was released in April of 2026, and is a USA Today bestseller.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the podcast!

2:17 About Luis Mojica

3:58 Welcome him to the show!

6:58 Using a CGM for feedback

8:34 Relationship between cortisol & glucose 

10:35 Getting out of food addiction 

14:45 Hyper-vigilance & co-regulation

17:30 The biology of trauma

19:33 What is “co-regulation” & how to do it

23:43 Somatic Therapy

29:48 LIVE somatic experiencing

33:13 Using food to regulate stress

35:35 Categorizing food (a healthier way)

41:26 Beans, greens & proteins

43:01 Debunking the myth of beans

51:15 Where to find him

52:54 His final piece of advice

54:23 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Hack Your Health - code: BIOHACKERBABES

Website: Holistic Life Navigation

6-month Parenting Program

YouTube: @holisticlifenavigation

Podcast: Holistic Life Navigation

Book: Food Therapy

What happens when you stop outsourcing your health and start learning how to think for yourself? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Stephanie Rimka challenges the way we’ve been taught to approach health, healing, and even our own bodies. We dive into medical gaslighting, health sovereignty, nervous system regulation, autism spectrum, biohacking, and why the right intervention at the wrong time can sometimes do more harm than good. We also explore the deeper biology of safety, femininity, intimacy, relationships, and what it takes to reconnect with yourself after years of overriding your own signals. Dr. Rimka offers a radically different perspective on health: one that asks us to stop blindly following protocols, understand our own physiology, and learn how to think rather than simply being told what to do. If you’ve ever felt dismissed by the medical system, disconnected from your body, stuck in survival mode, or overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this conversation will challenge you to rethink what it really means to take your health back.

Dr. Stephanie Rimka is a clinician, educator, and speaker specializing in mitochondrial function, nervous system regulation, and the biological foundations of brain health, mental health, and human performance. With nearly three decades of clinical experience working with conditions such as ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, and complex neurodevelopmental challenges, her work focuses on helping practitioners and audiences understand why conventional protocols often fail and how to think in systems rather than isolated interventions.

She is a founding faculty member of Peptide University, where she teaches clinicians worldwide how to apply advanced therapies through the lens of mitochondrial physiology, signaling, and clinical sequencing. Her approach integrates bioenergetics, trauma physiology, and metabolic health to create a more precise and effective model for restoring energy, cognitive function, and emotional resilience.

Dr. Rimka is also the author of Receive: The Dance of Feminine Power, and the creator of multiple educational programs exploring the intersection of biology, identity, and human potential. Her work challenges reductionist approaches to health and emphasizes the importance of sequence, structure, and system-wide coherence, particularly in the treatment of chronic mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions.

SHOW NOTES:

0:38 Welcome to the show!

2:33 About Dr. Stephanie Rimka

3:21 Welcome to the podcast!

4:01 How she defines health

5:28 How we lose our sovereignty

10:26 Medical gaslighting

12:45 Renee’s story

16:20 Learning how to think

18:35 Nervous system & decision-making

20:53 The problem with biohacking

25:30 Burning man

28:13 Parenting children with autism spectrum disorder

33:14 Restoring intimacy & sex

37:56 Balancing masculine & feminine in relationships

39:58 Strategies to decrease dissociation & increase creativity

46:45 Bioenergetics & nature somatics

51:49 Permission to be lazy

56:47 Brain wave support

1:00:49 When to use biohacking tech

1:06:30 Creating a healthier home

1:11:15 Beauty is safety

1:13:05 Botox issues

1:20:20 How she learned to think

1:22:43 How to find her

1:31:30 Thanks for tuning in!

RESOURCES:

Website: www.drrimka.com

IG: @dr_rimka

LinkedIn: @drstephanierimka