The Heal Deal Podcast with Dr. Leona

Your liver enzymes came back normal, so your liver is fine. Right?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen breaks down why fatty liver can go unnoticed, even when routine liver tests look normal, in a special 100th episode for Liver Awareness Month.

The truth is, the most common liver tests weren't designed to measure fat. ALT and AST can signal injury, but they can stay in range while fat builds up inside liver cells. You'll learn how insulin resistance and sugary drinks can keep fat flowing to your liver, which clues deserve a closer look, and which tests can check for scarring.

Dr. Leona also walks through the healthy ALT ranges, metabolic lab numbers, and the questions worth bringing to your next appointment.

If you've been told your numbers are fine but you're still struggling with belly weight, afternoon crashes, or sugar cravings, this episode is for you. You'll walk away knowing what your labs can and can't tell you, and where to start this wee

✅ Why normal liver enzymes don't rule out fatty liver

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What if your child's autism diagnosis only tells you half the story?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen sits down with Dr. Theresa Lyons, a Yale-trained scientist and mom to a non-speaking autistic daughter, to look at autism through the lens of the body, not behavior alone.

The truth is, autism is diagnosed by watching behavior. There is no blood test, no urine test, and no scan that makes the diagnosis, so what is happening inside your child's body can get missed. You'll learn what "on the spectrum" really means, what the research says about risk factors like heavy metals, mold, and air pollution, and why a Boston Children's Hospital study found 37% of kids diagnosed as toddlers no longer met the criteria by age 6.

Dr. Leona and Dr. Lyons also walk through how sleep, vitamin D, and food sensitivities can change a child's behavior and a family's whole day.

If you've been told "that's just autism" and your gut says otherwise, this conversation is for you. You'll walk away knowing where to start, which questions to ask, and why your intuition as a parent matters.

✅ The Diagnosis Gap: Why autism has no lab test

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms—that is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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Would you recognize lab-grown meat if you saw it at the grocery store?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen breaks down cultivated meat: what it is, how it is made, and what you need to understand before putting it in your cart.

Cultivated products have already entered select U.S. restaurants and limited grocery sales. But with names like “cultivated,” “cell-cultured,” and “cell-based,” would you know what you were buying?

This episode goes beyond the words on the package.

You’ll learn how animal cells are grown into food, what feeds those cells, what regulators review, and which long-term health questions remain unanswered. Dr. Leona also explains why cultivated meat is different from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods and why “plant-based” does not automatically mean whole food.

From her functional health perspective, the bigger concern is how far we have moved from real, recognizable food and how disconnected we have become from the people and practices that produce it.

If you’ve ever stood in the grocery aisle wondering which labels to trust, this episode will help you understand what to look for, ask better questions, and make more informed choices for yourself and your family.

You have the right to know how your food was produced.

✅ How lab-grown meat moved from an expensive experiment to limited restaurant and grocery sales

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Thank you for listening! Until next time, go out there and achieve more freedom in your health and your life. Take care.

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What if your cholesterol isn’t the enemy, but a clue in a much bigger story?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen breaks down the new 2026 cholesterol guidelines, now called the Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia, and explains why more adults may now be having a different conversation with their doctor.

But this episode goes beyond guidelines and prescriptions.

You’ll learn why your body makes cholesterol, the vital roles it plays, and why one red number on your lab report cannot tell the full story. Dr. Leona explains what your cholesterol markers actually measure, how they connect to your metabolic health, and what deserves a closer look before you accept or reject a statin.

If you’ve ever left a doctor’s appointment confused, frightened, or feeling pressured after being told your cholesterol was “high,” this episode will help you understand your numbers, ask better questions, and make a more informed decision with your healthcare provider.

This is not about ignoring cardiovascular risk. It is about understanding that cholesterol is one piece of a much larger puzzle.

✅ How cholesterol guidelines have changed from 1988 to 2026 and why those changes matter

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Thank you for listening! Until next time, go out there and achieve more freedom in your health and your life. Take care.

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What if the oil you cook with every day is quietly driving inflammation you cannot see or feel?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen sits down with Cherie Calbom, known as The Juice Lady, author of more than 36 books, and holder of a Master of Science in Whole Foods Nutrition, to break down one of the most debated nutrition topics right now: seed oils.

The truth is, most seed oils are not just poor nutritional choices. They are industrially processed at 500-degree heat and with chemical agents, including hexane, bleaching, and deodorizing compounds, that create unstable, damaged fatty acids before the oil ever reaches your shelf. At the cellular level, those damaged fats drive oxidative stress and chronic inflammation linked to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer's, and more. And because the average American's omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is now approximately 20 to 1 instead of the ideal 4 to 1, the burden compounds with every meal.

Cherie also covers the adulteration problem in olive and avocado oil products, the Seed Oil Scout app for scanning products in real time, and practical pantry swaps anyone can make starting today.

Whether you are just learning about seed oils, trying to navigate the conversation and still feeling confused, or thinking you're eating clean and now questioning everything, this episode will change how you look at what is in your kitchen.

✅ What Seed Oils Are and Which Ones to Avoid: Corn, Soy, Canola, Safflower, Sunflower, Grape Seed, and More

🎁 The Truth About Seed Oils by Cherie Calbom available on Amazon

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms—that is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

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Those are the terms—that is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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What if the reason you keep falling off your fitness routine has nothing to do with motivation and everything to do with the advice you've been following?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen sits down with Chris Ryan, featured trainer on NBC Strong, founding trainer for Mirror and Lululemon Studio, one of America's top 10 trainers, and creator of the Chris Ryan Fitness app, to break down what actually works for busy adults who want to stay strong, fit, and functional in their 40s and beyond.

The truth is, most fitness advice is built for a 25-year-old with two hours to spare, not a 45-year-old with three kids, a career, and a bad knee. Chris and Dr. Leona break down why a 15-minute workout beats a one-hour workout you never do, why constant soreness is a sign your approach is wrong, and how the 80/20 rule, doing the right things most of the time, is what produces lasting results when life gets busy. They also cover the science of progressive overload, why your bones need weight training after 40, how sarcopenia makes strength training non-negotiable after 30, and why women in perimenopause need to prioritize protein above all else.

Chris also shares the mobility practice he does every single morning in five minutes, why you can't outrun a bad diet, and how to build a fitness identity that survives a bad week.

Whether you haven't worked out in years, you're a former athlete trying to figure out what realistic fitness looks like now, or you just can't carve out an hour, this episode will change how you think about showing up for your health.

✅ The 80/20 Rule: How to Stay Consistent Without Trying to Be Perfect

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms—that is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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What if the reason you feel exhausted and stuck has nothing to do with what you are adding to your health routine and everything to do with what you have stopped listening to?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen sits down with Dr. Brook Sheehan, a chiropractor and creator of the Body OS framework, to explore why so many high-achieving women may not be nutrient-deficient first. They may be signal deficient.

The truth is, most of us have been taught that the answer is always to add more; more supplements, more protocols, more information. But your body has been communicating with you all along. Dr. Brooke shares how she gained 40 pounds in chiropractic school despite doing everything, lost it not by adding another protocol but by finally learning to listen, and built an entire framework around what she discovered. The Body OS framework — Pause, Connect, Ask, Adjust — is a four-step process for building a real relationship with your body so you can understand what it is actually asking for.

Dr. Brooke also covers the This or That technique, how to identify whether a signal is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual, and what your body is trying to tell you when you sneeze, get a headache, or crave a food your diet says is off-limits.

Whether you are drowning in wellness information, stuck in a supplement routine that stopped working, or just tired of overriding your own body, this conversation will change how you approach your health. You will walk away with a practical framework you can use today, no new supplements required.

✅ Signal Deficient vs. Nutrient Deficient: Why This Changes Everything

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms—that is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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20-year Marine Veteran. 68 years old. Off all his medications. Down 45 pounds. This is what healing from the root looks like.

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen sits down with Isadore, a 20-year Marine veteran who came out of the hospital with blood clots in both lungs, diabetes, fatty liver, kidney dysfunction, and high blood pressure. He was walking five miles every other day. He thought he was in great shape. When Isadore first called Dr. Leona, he said something he had never said to anyone in 20 years of military service: "I'm scared."

The truth is, real healing is not about managing what you have. It is about addressing what is driving it. Isadore is now 68, off every medication, including Gabapentin, Metformin, Eliquis, and blood pressure meds. Down 45 pounds. Diabetes reversed. Fatty liver gone. Feeling better than he did at 55.

If you or someone you love has been told they have to live with a diagnosis, manage it indefinitely, or stay on medication for life, this episode will show you what becomes possible when you start asking different questions.

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms. That is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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Your labs came back normal. So why do you still feel terrible?

In this episode of The Heal Deal Podcast, Dr. Leona Allen breaks down why a normal lab result does not mean everything is fine, and which markers your doctor is likely not running that could be revealing the root cause of your symptoms.

The truth is, there are two types of reference ranges: pathological ranges that identify disease, and functional ranges that identify optimal health. Most labs only use one of them. And when 88 percent of American adults are metabolically unhealthy, being compared to that average is not the same as being well. Dr. Leona walks through the markers that actually tell your metabolic story, including liver enzymes, fasting insulin, and thyroid markers that go beyond TSH, and explains what they mean in the context of your health history.

Dr. Leona also covers why your medications may be affecting your results, how to take blood pressure correctly, and what acid reflux is really telling you about your digestion.

If you have ever walked out of a doctor's appointment with "everything looks normal" and still felt like something was off, this episode will give you the language to start asking better questions.

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I'm making a deal with you to help you remove the physical, chemical, and emotional barriers holding you back from healing.

All I need from you is to feel, deal, and heal.

Those are the terms. That is The Heal Deal.

If you enjoyed today’s episode, seal the deal to heal by leaving a review and sharing this episode with someone who needs it.

Thank you for listening! Until next time, stop chasing symptoms and start healing your metabolism.

Take care.

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