In the first episode of a new format — Health Hot Take — Dr. Will Cole and Andrea from his clinical team break down the gain-of-function research news cycle following recent declassified documents from the Director of National Intelligence. They cover what gain of function actually is, the COVID lab leak evidence, Fauci's pardon and what the 2014 date may mean, the Lyme disease bioweapons origin theory, and the bioethics article suggesting scientists should intentionally engineer ticks to spread alpha-gal to reduce meat consumption. Then the conversation pivots to what actually matters: what any of this means for your immune system, your epigenetics, and your health — and what you can do about it. Dr. Cole also shares his personal tick bite story, how to send a tick in for free testing, and the three things he's taking proactively. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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Elle Macpherson returns to The Art of Being Well for her most personal conversation yet — recorded the morning after a dinner where she and Dr. Will Cole shared things they'd never discussed on camera before. They cover the Hoffman Process and how it quietly laid the groundwork for sobriety, what getting sober actually changed physically and relationally, the healing power of tears and screaming in the car, and why Elle thinks healing is better understood as rebalancing. They also get into the power of language around illness, the perimenopause reframe she wishes every woman had access to, the WellCo Three Steps Well protocol, and a morning routine built around simplicity and consistency. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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Dr. Barbara Paldus — biotech engineer, founder of Codex Labs Corp, and one of the most rigorous minds in plant-based skin science — joins Dr. Will Cole to break down the full skin-gut-immune axis behind eczema, acne, psoriasis, and rosacea. They cover the five layers of the skin most people don't know exist, the filaggrin protein that eczema patients are missing, and how a combination of 14th-century Irish plants and a Bulgarian resurrection plant was clinically proven to achieve 95–97% eczema clearance in eight weeks with zero topical corticosteroids. Dr. Paldus also walks through the hormonal cascade driving acne, why milk thistle compares favorably to doxycycline, the L-histidine supplement protocol from their pediatric and adult clinical trials, and the launch of Decode Me — the first tele-naturopathy platform integrating functional labs, AI interpretation, and Fullscript. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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Josephine Musco — entrepreneur, biodynamic winemaker, jewelry designer, and founder of Olyxir — joins Dr. Will Cole for a conversation about the silent health crisis hiding in the most mundane places: your tea bag, your paper cup, your K-Cup, your yoga pants. She breaks down the microplastics and nanoplastics data (including the 11.6 billion microplastics released by a single tea bag), why plastic plus heat is the most dangerous combination in most people's daily routine, and how she invented the Tea Strip — a dissolvable strip of ground tea leaves with zero plastic, zero bleach, and zero compromise. They also cover epigenetics, olive leaf's antimicrobial power, selenium as the overlooked anti-aging nutrient, and the story of a father who healed with herbs from a garden and a daughter who turned his wisdom into a product. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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• Visit www.sleep.me/willcole to get up to $255 off your Chilipad 2.0 with code willcole. This special offer is available for Art of Being Well listeners — and only for a limited time!
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Lucy Goff, founder of LYMA, joins Dr. Will Cole to break down the science behind one of the most talked-about supplement and laser brands in wellness. Lucy shares the story behind LYMA's founding - collapsing at 8 months pregnant, surviving septicemia after six weeks in ICU, and a chance encounter in Geneva with Professor Paul Clayton that led to a patented supplement formulation that changed her life. They cover the 11 peer-reviewed ingredients in the LYMA supplement, why the ID Squared gut powder uses different-length prebiotic fibers that no other gut product has replicated, and the clinical science behind the LYMA laser - including why LED cannot biologically change the dermis, and why the SIRT1 longevity gene was expressed six times in the dermis using the LYMA laser but not at all with LED. Plus: Martha Stewart, Courteney Cox, Joanna Czech, and a 78% wound reduction clinical trial. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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In this Ask Me Anything episode — recorded from memory after the questions were accidentally deleted — Dr. Will Cole and his team answer listener questions on candida overgrowth, body odor as a gut-skin axis check engine light, and Alpha-Gal syndrome. They cover the rotating antifungal approach, the microbiome-body odor connection from a 2017 study, and how ear acupuncture showed 96% symptom relief for Alpha-Gal in a small clinical trial. The conversation also lands on a jaw-dropping Bioethics journal article suggesting scientists should intentionally bioengineer ticks to give humans Alpha-Gal syndrome as an environmental strategy to reduce red meat consumption. Plus Sip of the Summer round two: LaCroix Sunshine, a Costa Rica orange espresso, and organic black iced tea. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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• Use code WILLCOLE for an extra 30% off at blissy.com/WILLCOLE!
• To learn more and get 20% off your order, visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use code: WILLCOLE . You can also find Active Skin Repair on Amazon and at your local CVS.
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Doyle Bramhall II - guitarist, healer, and longtime collaborator of Eric Clapton - joins Dr. Will Cole for his very first podcast appearance. Doyle shares the story of growing up immersed in the Austin music scene, the dark side of the flower power era, and the decades-long personal journey through plant medicine, breathwork, Reiki, and energy work that led to the healing practice he now facilitates. They cover the science of DMT (including why gorillas beat their chests), the dangers of plant medicine without proper integration, the mycelia-internet connection, and intergenerational trauma stored in the body's cells. Dr. Cole also shares what happened during his own three-hour session with Doyle - a psychedelic-level experience with no plant medicine. Plus: how Doyle met Eric Clapton over a cold call from Japan and a Starbucks in Venice. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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UFC World Champion Miesha Tate joins Dr. Will Cole for one of the most honest conversations about an athlete's relationship with food, hormones, and identity ever recorded on this show. Miesha shares her journey from a broke college kid fighting in a barn to winning a world title — and what it cost her: eating disorders, yo-yo dieting for 14 years, a hypothyroidism diagnosis at 19, losing her period after dropping to 125 pounds post-kids, and the moment after retiring that brought her to a breaking point. She also shares what actually healed her — spiritually, relationally, and physically — and why she's now on a mission to close the gender gap in hormonal research, starting with the luteal phase. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

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In this Ask Me Anything episode, Dr. Will Cole and his team answer three listener questions that go deeper than most: BPC-157 for osteopenia at 35 and the full food-first bone density protocol, what to do when you live within a mile of a golf course and have Hashimoto's while pregnant, and ovarian cysts with a doctor who only offers birth control. They also cover the PCOS-to-PMOS name change — what it means clinically, why functional medicine has known about the metabolic component for years, and whether the timing of the rebrand is a little too convenient given the GLP-1 explosion. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.

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• Head to http://bioptimizers.com/willcole and use my exclusive code WILLCOLE to get 15% off any order!
• Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY.COM/WILLCOLE!
• Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/artofbeingwell. Find your favorite flavor, or share with a friend.
• Head to MANUKORA.com/WILLCOLE to save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gift swith the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook.
• Go to lyma.life and use code WILL10 for 10% off the LYMA Laser.

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Sisley Fraser - holistic nutritionist, and one of the leading voices in functional skin health - joins Dr. Will Cole for a comprehensive, root-cause conversation on what acne is actually communicating and what to do about it. They cover the gut-skin axis, TCM face mapping, how acne timing in the menstrual cycle points to specific hormonal imbalances, the A1 vs. A2 dairy debate, phytoestrogenic foods as gentle estrogen modulators, xenoestrogens and the toxic bucket, why most people's skincare routines are making their acne worse, and the case for going pro-fruit. Sisley also shares her minimalist skincare protocol - including Manuka honey as a morning mask - and why the conventional "avoid all dairy, restrict everything" approach is creating more problems than it solves. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.

Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.

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Visit www.sleep.me/willcole to get up to $255 off your Chilipad 2.0 with code willcole. This special offer is available for Art of Being Well listeners — and only for a limited time!

To learn more and get 20% off your order, visit ActiveSkinRepair.com and use code: WILLCOLE . You can also find Active Skin Repair on Amazon and at your local CVS.

Go to CLEARSTEM.com/WILLCOLE, add the free mini HYDRAGLOW Plumping Moisturizer to your cart, and use code WILLCOLE at checkout to get the mini moisturizer free when you spend $75 or more.

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