The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

You've cleaned up your diet. You're taking the supplements. You've run the labs. You've done the protocols. And you're still tired, bloated, anxious, and burnt out, wondering what the heck you're missing.

If that's you, this episode is the one.

Michele Scarlet sits down with Sarah Ball, founder of Hormone Goddess and creator of the Hormone Goddess Method, for a vulnerable, story-driven conversation about burnout, cellular energy, and what's really going on for high-functioning women who feel like they're doing everything right and still not getting results.

Sarah shares her own healing journey for the first time on a podcast. From years of misdiagnoses (Hashimoto's, PCOS, IBS, fatty liver), a 4-year missing period, and a parasite protocol that landed her with a small bowel obstruction and 6 weeks without a single bowel movement, to discovering that the missing piece wasn't more supplements or another kill protocol. It was voltage.

In this episode, we cover:

Whether you're an FDN practitioner, health coach, or a woman who's tired of being tired despite doing all the "right things," this conversation will completely reframe how you think about healing.

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

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Connect with Sarah Ball: 🌐 hormonegoddess.com 📷 Instagram: @thehormonegoddess 

⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen, starting any new protocol, or addressing a medical condition. The opinions expressed by the host and guest are their own and do not constitute professional medical recommendations.

If you have been struggling with IBS, anxiety, burnout, or unexplained symptoms and feel like conventional medicine keeps letting you down, this episode is for you. And if you are a health coach or aspiring functional medicine practitioner who wants to build a practice with real time freedom and financial freedom, keep reading because this one covers both.

This week on the Health Detective Podcast, how one woman went from burnt out corporate executive to running a thriving functional medicine practice helping over 500 women around the world.

In this episode you will learn:

→ How healing your gut can directly impact your anxiety, immune system, and hormone health AND business.

Whether you are searching for answers to your own gut health journey or looking for a clear path to building a functional medicine business that supports the life you actually want, this conversation will show you what is possible when you stop managing symptoms and start addressing root causes.

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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Women don’t randomly develop bloating, food sensitivities, rosacea, eczema, hormone issues, and chronic inflammation overnight.

But most are never told how connected these symptoms actually are.

In this episode, Michele Scarlet sits down with Elizabeth Aylor to unpack her personal health transformation after years of severe gut dysfunction, histamine intolerance, hormone imbalance, skin flare-ups, food reactions, and losing her cycle for over seven years.

After trying nearly every diet imaginable; including keto, carnivore, vegan, raw vegan, and strict gut-healing protocols. Nothing truly worked until she stopped chasing symptoms and started addressing the deeper stressors driving them.

This episode dives into:

If you feel like your body is reacting to everything, this episode will help you understand why.

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace medical advice. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or healthcare plan.

Dr. Steven Rondeau has conducted over 50,000 qEEG (quantitative EEG) brain scans, building one of the largest pattern recognition datasets in mental health.

In this episode, we break down how brain patterns show up in anxiety, ADHD, trauma, mood instability, cognitive issues, and why some clients do not respond to standard protocols.

This conversation shifts the lens from symptoms to patterns and what those patterns reveal about the brain.

We cover:

Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

Medical Disclaimer

Parasites, bacterial overgrowth, and gut infections are often treated as the starting point of dysfunction, but what if they're not?

In this episode, Michele breaks down a clinical perspective on gut health that goes beyond identifying pathogens and focuses on the environment that allows them to exist.

You’ll hear how practitioners can get pulled into marker-based thinking, why validation matters without over-identifying the problem, and how poor sequencing can lead to stalled progress or recurring symptoms.

This episode also explores the concept of capacity through the lens of the Vital Reserve, and why antimicrobial protocols require more from the body than we often consider.

If you’ve had cases that improve but don’t hold, or clients who react poorly to the “right” protocol, this will help you think more clearly about timing, readiness, and the bigger picture.

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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Chronic pain that keeps coming back isn’t random, and it’s rarely just about the injury itself.

In this episode, Michele sits down with movement specialist Helen Hall to break down why so many people stay stuck in cycles of chronic pain, recurring injuries, and failed rehab.

From an FDN perspective, we talk about hidden stressors in the body; the things most practitioners aren’t measuring, including movement inefficiencies, compensation patterns, and how the body adapts under stress.

Helen shares how posture, gait, and movement patterns can quietly drive inflammation, overload the system, and prevent true healing, especially in clients who feel like they’ve already tried everything.

If you’re a practitioner, or someone dealing with chronic pain, tightness, or recurring injuries, this episode will completely shift how you look at the body.

Website: https://www.helen-hall.co.uk/

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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What happens when even the best doctors in Los Angeles can’t help you?

In this episode, I sit down with Elle Russ to share her raw, unfiltered thyroid story, from years of debilitating symptoms… to being dismissed and gaslit by top-tier doctors.

At her lowest point, Elle took matters into her own hands, sourcing thyroid medication on the black market just to feel human again.

This conversation isn’t just about thyroid health…

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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Website: https://www.elleruss.com/

This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It should not be used to diagnose, treat, or replace individualized care from a qualified healthcare professional. Always consult your Doctor or health care practitioner before making changes to your health protocol.

Addicted to meth.

This is where Samantha Lander’s story begins.

In this episode, she shares her full transformation—what it took to break that cycle, what healing actually looked like on the other side, and why getting sober wasn’t the end of the journey… it was the beginning.

Because rebuilding your life is one thing.

We also touch on where peptides enter the conversation—and why timing, readiness, and physiology matter more than most people realize.

This is a powerful, honest conversation about what it really takes to heal.

Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

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Connect with Samantha

Getting consistent clients in your health coaching business can be tough when you don't have a clear strategy (and with ALL the noise around going viral on social media)

Many coaches we work with are stuck in a cycle of posting, hoping, and waiting, relying on social media to somehow bring in their next client.

But what if the problem isn’t your content…

In this episode, I sit down with Jenn Malecha to break down how to build a stable, repeatable client pipeline on repeat with REAL business strategies.

This isn’t about posting more.

It’s about building a system that actually works.

• Why social media alone isn’t a client acquisition strategy

If you’re tired of feeling like you’re starting from zero every month…

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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We’ve normalized sleeping beside a mini cell tower.

Phone plugged in.

And we never question it.

But your body is electrical.

So what happens when that system is surrounded by noise… 24/7?

Not here to scare you.

Just here to ask a better question.

Try this tonight:

And see what happens.

No assumptions. Just awareness.

I’m curious…

Do you sleep with your phone plugged in, right by your head? 👀

Tell me honestly ↓

Until the next investigation… keep asking deeper questions.

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The EMF Truth

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Follow one men’s health case through 5 functional labs + 10 live sessions and learn what happens when practitioners dig deeper.

🎟️ Get your ticket: http://fdntraining.com/5in5

Podcast listeners attend FREE! Use code: 5in5gift

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