Inflammation is one of the most common words I hear from clients, yet so few people truly understand what it means or how it shows up in the body. If you have been dealing with joint pain, fatigue, digestive issues, brain fog, or a sense that your body feels constantly dysregulated, this conversation is for you.

In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Shivani Gupta to explore inflammation through the lens of Ayurveda and modern science. We talk about how chronic inflammation develops, why digestion and daily rhythm matter so much, and how understanding your unique constitution can change the way you care for your body. We also dive into simple, grounding rituals like tea time, movement in nature, supporting digestive fire, and the science behind turmeric as a powerful anti-inflammatory when used intentionally.

Dr. Shivani Gupta is an Ayurvedic practitioner, PhD researcher, and author of The Inflammation Code, dedicated to helping people heal at the root and reconnect with their body’s wisdom.

What's Discussed:

(02:10) Daily rituals that help the body feel grounded and regulated

(08:00) Early signs of inflammation most people overlook

(11:20) What chronic inflammation really is and why it becomes the root of disease

(14:30) Ayurvedic constitutions and why personalized healing matters

(19:00) Life stages, perimenopause, and shifting inflammation patterns

(22:40) Turmeric science and why most supplements miss the mark

(31:10) Why herbal remedies take time and how to know they are working

(41:00) Digestion, digestive fire, and the gut as the center of healing

(53:30) Detox, nourishment, and restoring balance in a toxic modern world

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If you have tried cleanses, protocols, or lifestyle changes and still feel bloated, fatigued, hormonally off, or stuck in recurring symptoms, this episode offers a clearer way to understand what your body is asking for.

In today’s episode, I sit down with Meghan Swidler to explore detoxification as a foundational and restorative process rather than an extreme or short-term fix. We talk about how modern toxin exposure, stress, dehydration, and poor elimination quietly overload the body, even in people who eat well and prioritize their health. 

We unpack how the gut, liver, lymphatic system, kidneys, and nervous system work together to support detoxification, why detox pathways must be supported in the right order, and how jumping into aggressive cleanses can leave people feeling worse instead of better.

Meghan Swidler is a detox educator and author focused on restoring gut and liver function, reducing toxic burden, and supporting the body’s return to balance through practical, sustainable detox practices grounded in physiology.

What's Discussed:

(00:02) Why detox can feel ineffective even when you’re doing everything “right”

(06:10) How gut motility and elimination influence hormones, energy, and inflammation

(12:45) Liver congestion and its impact on skin, mood, and blood sugar

(20:30) Why aggressive cleanses backfire when detox pathways are not open

(28:50) The lymphatic system, movement, and supporting detox beyond diet alone

(36:40) Hydration, minerals, and what true cellular hydration actually means

(44:55) Heavy metals, parasites, and the importance of sequencing detox properly

(54:20) How nervous system regulation and daily rituals support long-term detox and healing

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Before anything shows up on a lab report, the body often signals imbalance through lived symptoms. Sleep becomes less restorative, emotional regulation takes more effort, focus shifts, and the nervous system feels less steady, even while test results still appear normal.

We dive deeper into this in the Rooted in Wellness with Dr. Chris Renna, DO. Together, we explore why a grounded sense of self is one of the most overlooked indicators of health, how lived experience can be more revealing than lab data, and what truly shifts hormonally between ages 45 and 55.

Dr. Chris Renna, DO, is the founder of LifeSpan Medicine and an early pioneer in longevity-focused care. He has over four decades of clinical experience across precision diagnostics, integrative medicine, neuroscience, and hormone health. His work focuses on personalized approaches to aging and long-term health optimization.

What’s Discussed:

(02:55) Why modern medicine manages disease rather than creates health
(07:28) Sense of self and restorative sleep as health markers
(11:42) Why “how you feel” can reveal more than lab results
(16:58) Early symptoms that appear long before diagnosis
(24:36) Diet, movement, sleep, and perspective as longevity foundations
(33:12) Fear-based wellness and its role in inflammation
(47:58) Hormonal shifts between ages 45–55 and biological management
(53:44) Gut health, inflammation, and functional signals 

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You can eat well, journal daily, go to therapy, and still feel stuck in a body that won’t settle. When healing stays cognitive and skips the nervous system, regulation never fully happens and symptoms keep looping.

We dive deeper into this in the latest Rooted in Wellness episode with Britt Piper. We also chat about somatic healing, nervous system regulation, generational trauma, and why slowing down can feel more threatening than staying busy.

Britt Piper is a somatic practitioner, educator, and author whose work blends nervous system science with emotional and ancestral healing. Her background includes trauma studies, women’s wellness, and somatic experiencing. She specializes in translating complex neuroscience into grounded, body-based practices.

What’s Discussed:
(00:02) Why healing can stall when regulation stays cognitive instead of nervous system based
(05:10) How trauma lives in the body and shows up as anxiety, fatigue, pain, and burnout
(12:45) The difference between what happened to you and what your body didn’t receive
(18:30) Why slowing down can feel unsafe to a dysregulated nervous system
(26:10) Chronic stress, suppressed emotions, and long-term nervous system dysregulation
(33:40) How unprocessed trauma reshapes immune, hormonal, and digestive function
(41:20) Somatic healing versus talk therapy and why the body must be involved
(52:00) Presence, body awareness, and rebuilding safety from the inside out

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If you have been dealing with brain fog, anxiety, chronic fatigue, mood changes, or symptoms that feel real but keep coming back with “normal” labs, this episode will help you understand what your brain and body are signaling beneath the surface.

In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Eboni Cornish to explore the biological roots of mental and emotional health through the lens of neuroinflammation. We discuss how chronic stress, hidden infections, toxins, and gut imbalances can disrupt brain function, hormones, and mood, often long before conventional testing catches it. We also talk about why conditions like Lyme disease and autoimmune patterns are frequently missed, how the gut-brain connection shapes mental health, and why cleansing without restoration can keep people stuck.

Dr. Eboni Cornish is a physician specializing in brain health and neuroinflammation, with a focus on integrating neuroscience, functional medicine, and compassionate, whole-person care.

What's Discussed:

(00:02) Why brain fog, anxiety, and fatigue can exist even when labs look normal

(06:00) How chronic stress becomes biological and impacts brain function

(11:00) Why cleansing without restoration can keep healing stuck

(15:55) What it means to view mental health as measurable brain biology

(21:30) Neuroinflammation, anxiety, and the gut–brain connection

(30:40) Hidden toxins and infections driving chronic symptoms in women

(35:50) Why Lyme and chronic infections are often misdiagnosed

(53:20) Hormones, perimenopause, and protecting long-term brain health

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What if the holidays become a space where you stay connected to yourself instead of feeling depleted by January? In Part 3 of the holiday solos, I bring together everything we have been exploring so you can support your body with clarity and steadiness. 

I share how alcohol affects digestion, sleep, inflammation, and energy, and what the liver truly needs this time of year. You will hear the simple practices I use to minimize bloating, calm the nervous system, and keep my rhythm steady without perfectionism or restriction.

We explore mindful drinking, gut friendly food choices, hydration rituals, and the supportive herbs and supplements that help your system recover with ease. I also talk about boundaries, emotional triggers, and how to stay grounded when gatherings feel overwhelming or routines fall apart.

This final part is an invitation to choose nourishment, intention, and self trust so you can move through the season feeling centered, supported, and well.

What's Discussed:

(00:06) The Holiday Season and Why Our Rhythm Shifts

(00:23) Today’s Focus: Supporting Your Body Through the Holidays

(00:30) Your Grounding Guide for the Season Ahead

(00:40) Alcohol, Digestion, Sleep, Boundaries, and Real Holiday Support

(01:12) Question Seven: Mindful Drinking and What the Liver Needs

(10:35) Tools for Bloating, Inflammation, and Gut Friendly Choices

(23:57) Closing Reflections and Holiday Nourishment

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If you have been feeling inflamed, fatigued, overly stressed, or unsure why your body is not responding the way it used to, this episode will help you understand what your physiology is trying to communicate. 

In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Ara Suppiah, a functional sports medicine physician who makes complex biomarker data feel simple, practical, and grounded. We explore why health is shaped by patterns and trends rather than isolated numbers and how markers like the Omega-3 index, hs-CRP, cortisol, and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio reveal what is happening beneath the surface. 

We also discuss oral health as an early inflammation signal, the connection between movement and longevity, and the small daily habits that strengthen resilience.

Dr. Ara Suppiah is a functional sports medicine physician known for translating complex physiology into guidance people can apply right away.

What's Discussed:

(00:00) Why your labs look “normal” even when your body doesn’t

(04:18) The biomarkers that quietly predict resilience or burnout

(09:52) What Omega-3, hs-CRP, and NLR reveal about hidden stress

(15:10) How your gums expose inflammation before symptoms begin

(21:44) The link between movement, recovery, and long-term vitality

(28:30) What natural movement teaches us about microbiome health

(36:12) How overtraining disrupts hormones and drains energy

(42:58) When tools and medications support longevity goals

(51:05) How to build a physiology that ages slowly and feels grounded

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If you have been dealing with bloating, irregular digestion, sensitivities, or feeling off after meals, this episode will help you understand what your gut is trying to communicate. In today's episode, I sat down with Dr. Rajan Karan, a gastrointestinal surgeon and gut-health researcher who makes complex digestive science feel simple and grounded.

We explore why digestion is more than isolated symptoms and how the microbiome functions as a living ecosystem that reflects your stress levels, routines, food diversity, and nervous system patterns. We also discuss the role of fiber, the oral microbiome, healthy transit time, and the small daily habits that genuinely improve gut resilience.

This conversation is a reminder that supporting digestion does not require extremes. It begins with accessible, sustainable practices that help your whole body feel more rooted.

Dr. Karan Rajan is a board-certified gastrointestinal surgeon and gut-health researcher known for translating complex physiology into practical guidance people can apply right away.

What's Discussed:

(00:00) How travel throws digestion, routine, and nervous system balance off
(03:12) The simple morning rituals that create predictable energy and gut rhythm
(05:08) When traditional medicine falls short and why prevention matters more
(10:42) The deeper reasons bloating and sensitivities return even with a “healthy” diet
(18:27) What fiber diversity really means and how it transforms your microbiome
(26:42) How different fibers feed different microbes along the colon
(33:15) The truth about stool tests and what they can actually reveal
(55:32) Why gut diversity influences cravings, metabolism, mood, and long-term vitality

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Website: https://www.drkaranrajan.com/
Instagram: @drkaranrajan 

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

What if the holidays become a time to return to your natural rhythm instead of something you have to recover from? In Part 2 of the holiday solos, I answer your top questions about how to stay grounded, nourished, and supported through a season that often disrupts our routines. I share how I support my gut when travel and schedule changes show up, how I reduce bloating with simple daily rituals, and how I keep my energy steady using a blend of Ayurvedic wisdom and functional science.

We explore mindful ways to enjoy nostalgic holiday foods without guilt, how to regulate your nervous system when emotions feel heightened, and the grounding rituals warm morning tonics, herbal teas, mindful chewing, breathwork, and post meal walks that help you feel balanced even when life feels full. I also share realistic tools for traveling well and navigating family dynamics with intention.

This episode is an invitation to choose nourishment over pressure and stay rooted in what helps your body feel safe, calm, and well.

What's Discussed:

(00:00) Welcome Back to Rooted in Wellness

(00:20) How Holidays Disrupt Your Rhythm and Energy

(01:40) Your Top Holiday Wellness Questions

(02:50) How to Support Your Gut When Routines Break

(08:10) Travel and Microbiome Support That Actually Helps

(13:45) Staying Nourished During Holiday Eating

(20:10) Tools for Indulgent Meals Without Guilt

(23:45) A Rooted Closing for a Season of Ease

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What if the symptoms you feel every day were actually gentle messages from your energy body asking you to slow down, reconnect, and listen a little more closely?

In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Jason Yuan, a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist whose work blends functional medicine with Eastern healing and energy wisdom. 

Our conversation explores what energetic congestion really looks like, why so many people feel ungrounded even when they are doing all the right things, and how subtle signals like fatigue, anxiety, digestive shifts, or feeling off are often early invitations back to balance.

We talk about the biofield, the heart’s electromagnetic field, and the way emotions and belief shape healing. Dr. Jason shares simple, supportive practices you can begin right away to restore flow and reconnect with your inner guidance.

This is a beautiful reminder that healing becomes possible when we honor every layer of ourselves.

Dr. Jason Yuan is a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and educator whose work sits at the intersection of functional medicine, Eastern healing, and energy medicine. 

What's Discussed:

(00:00) Settling into LA and the surprising intensity beneath the calm

(03:15) Blending functional medicine with the energetic layers of healing

(07:54) Unlocking energy flow and understanding subtle early symptoms

(13:13) What “blocked energy” actually looks like in the body

(20:30) How mitochondria, coherence, and ancient wisdom connect

(30:39) When physical symptoms reveal emotional or energetic roots

(38:13) The role of belief, openness, and the placebo effect in healing

(51:45) Simple daily practices to support flow, grounding, and inner balance

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