The Rock Bottom Podcast

Gary Kiss looked healthy on the outside, but internally, something felt deeply wrong. In his late 30s, he was struggling with severe insomnia, relentless mind chatter, relationship challenges, and a persistent feeling of emptiness. When the pandemic forced him to spend more time alone with his thoughts, things intensified. His blood pressure eventually reached 238/190, and he was warned that he was a "walking stroke." Despite his background in IV nutraceuticals and access to numerous health interventions, nothing seemed to provide lasting relief.

Gary’s journey took an unexpected turn when he began meditating and experienced improvements in his sleep, mind chatter, and overall well-being. That experience led him deeper into questions about the relationship between the mind, energy, and physical health. Through his work around stem cells and live blood cell microscopy, Gary became fascinated by biophotons and the role he believes light plays in cellular communication. Today, he is the co-creator of ELUUMIS and BioHealing Stream, technologies built around his theories and experiences with biophotonic energy.

In this episode, Gary shares his unconventional journey from insomnia and extreme hypertension to meditation, biophotons, and what he calls the "missing link" between chemistry, energy, and health.

Gary Kiss / ELUUMIS

Website: https://www.eluumis.com/

BioHealing Stream: https://biohealing.stream/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eluumis_official/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters

00:23 Podcast Intro: Gary Kiss’s Story
01:17 Interview Begins: Welcome Gary Kiss
02:30 Gary’s “Quantum Illness”
03:44 The Emptiness Behind a Healthy Exterior
04:17 Extreme Insomnia & Mind Chatter
06:54 The Pandemic Forced Him to Face Himself
08:08 The “Million Voices” in His Head
09:30 Trying Everything to Fix His Sleep
11:16 “Gary, You’re a Walking Stroke”
11:43 Blood Pressure of 238/190
14:27 Why Sleep Became the Foundation
15:31 Discovering Meditation
19:05 What He Saw Under the Microscope
20:30 Discovering Biophotons
23:59 “Signal Dictates Our Chemistry”
26:25 Where Does a Biophoton Come From?
29:56 Could You Harness Biophotons?
32:09 The Experience That Changed Gary’s Mind
36:12 Asking for Help on a Mountaintop
40:01 The Beginning of ELUUMIS
43:37 Putting Biophotons Under the Microscope
46:04 What Happened to the Blood Cells?
53:49 How BioHealing Stream Works
57:40 Where to Find Gary & ELUUMIS
01:02:40 Rock Bottom Score: “I Was a Two”
01:03:41 Life Today: Seven or Eight

Presented by: @JigsawHealthTV

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Dr. Amie Hornaman, better known as “The Thyroid Fixer,” was in her early 20s and competing in fitness shows when her body suddenly stopped responding the way it always had. Despite a strict diet and working out twice a day, she rapidly gained around 40 pounds. She went to six different doctors searching for answers, only to repeatedly hear that her labs were “normal,” she was “fine,” and she simply needed to eat less and exercise more.

After finally being diagnosed with hypothyroidism, Amie thought she had found the answer, but the medication she was prescribed did nothing. Her search for a different approach ultimately changed the course of her career and led her to become “The Thyroid Fixer.” Years later, she faced another rock bottom when abnormal cells progressed to stage one uterine cancer. In this episode, Amie opens up about hypothyroidism, medical gaslighting, thyroid testing, hormone therapy, her hysterectomy, the fear of cancer returning, and why patients need to advocate for their own health.

Dr. Amie Hornaman
Website: https://dramiehornaman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dramiehornaman

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:23 Podcast Intro: Dr. Amie’s Story
01:10 Interview Begins
02:07 Growing Up Struggling With Weight
03:45 Entering the Fitness World
04:33 Preparing for a National Competition
05:10 “You’re Normal, Everything Is Fine”
05:29 Six Doctors & No Answers
05:50 Hitting Rock Bottom
06:40 Gaining 40 Pounds in Six Months
07:16 Being Medically Gaslit
08:01 “You Know When Something Is Wrong”
08:38 Doctor #7 Checks Her Thyroid
09:17 Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism
09:43 The Medication That Did Nothing
11:07 Looking Outside Conventional Medicine
11:55 Finding the Practitioner Who Changed Her Life
13:02 T3 vs. T4 Thyroid Hormones
16:25 Understanding Reverse T3
18:57 The Thyroid Test Dr. Amie Says to Ask For
20:18 Why the Thyroid Affects the Entire Body
23:00 Finding the Treatment That Worked for Her
25:36 Blood Work vs. DUTCH Testing
26:45 Why She Wrote The Thyroid Fix
29:31 Dr. Amie’s Uterine Cancer Story
31:45 “You Lost the Bet. It Changed to Cancer.”
32:02 Catching Cancer at Stage One
33:02 Deciding to Have a Hysterectomy
33:38 When a Health Advocate Gets Cancer
34:02 The Fear of Cancer Returning
36:22 Getting the Cancer Diagnosis Call
38:46 What Medical Gaslighting Looks Like
40:27 When Patients Start Blaming Themselves
43:35 Finding the Right Thyroid Practitioner
47:00 Rock Bottom Score: “I Was a Two”
49:02 Life Now: “I’m a 9 or 10”

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Jon Hacker was just 11 years old when severe OCD made everyday life feel impossible. He hid his struggles from everyone, including his own twin brother, while growing up in a stressful home marked by financial hardship, bullying, and his father's battle with alcoholism. Desperate to understand what was happening inside his mind, Jon became obsessed with the nervous system, eventually transforming his own recovery into a mission to help others better regulate stress and improve mental wellness through innovative vagus nerve technology.

In this episode, Jon shares how chronic stress changes the way we experience reality, why modern life keeps so many of us stuck in fight-or-flight mode, and why he believes your brain sees every email, text, and notification as another "tiger" to survive. We also explore the science behind the vagus nerve, practical ways to support your nervous system, and the journey that led Jon to create Zen Bud.

Jon Hacker
Website: https://zenbud.health
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenbudhealth
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-hacker

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters

00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:22 Podcast Intro: Jon Hacker's Story
01:06 Interview Begins: Welcome Jon Hacker
01:40 Severe OCD at 11 Years Old
03:09 What OCD Actually Looked Like
03:33 Childhood Stress, Bullying & Family Struggles
06:44 Hiding OCD From Everyone, Even His Twin Brother
07:21 The Nervous System Obsession That Changed Everything
11:09 The Practice That Helped Him Overcome OCD
13:46 Discovering the Vagus Nerve
14:52 Why the Vagus Nerve Is Your Stress "Off Switch"
16:03 How Chronic Stress Changes Your Reality
17:49 Why Your Brain Thinks Every Email Is a Tiger
19:53 Natural Ways to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve
21:49 The Story Behind Zen Bud
26:25 What the Vagus Nerve Actually Does
29:07 Can It Help You Sleep?
30:42 Measuring Stress & HRV Improvements
31:52 Are We More Stressed Than Cavemen?
35:27 Why "Your Attention Is the Product"
37:27 Can Kids Benefit From Vagus Nerve Therapy?
39:15 How Zen Bud Changed Jon's Life
40:17 Jon's Thoughts on Neuralink
47:05 Rock Bottom Score: "I Was a One"
47:26 Life Today & OCD Recovery
48:27 The Book Jon Wants to Write
49:00 Where to Find Jon Hacker

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As a functional health practitioner, Jenn Malecha followed a clean diet, exercised regularly, took high-quality supplements, and lived what most people would consider a healthy lifestyle. Yet despite all of that, her health started to decline. She gained 15 pounds without explanation, developed cystic acne, experienced night sweats, and eventually woke up one morning with severe breast inflammation that left her terrified she might have cancer.

Specialists offered few answers. Some suggested hormones. Others told her to simply monitor the symptoms. None could explain why her body seemed to be falling apart.

The answer was hiding just a few feet away.

After years of unexplained symptoms, Jenn discovered toxic black mold growing in the ceiling of her home office. The room where she spent most of her workday had been exposing her to mold for years. Looking back, she realized her dog had actually shown signs of illness before she did, becoming what she now calls the "canary in the coal mine."

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Jenn shares how mold exposure affected her hormones, thyroid, nervous system, detox pathways, and overall health. She explains why many people feel stuck despite doing all the right things, how environmental toxins can create symptoms that often go overlooked, and the steps she took to reclaim her health.

Jenn Malecha

Website: https://www.wholistichealthboss.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholistichealthboss
Podcast: The Wholistic Health Boss Podcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

**Chapters**

00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:22 Podcast Intro: Jenn's Story
01:07 Interview Begins: Welcome Jenn Malecha
01:28 Doing Everything Right... And Getting Worse
02:14 The Health Scare That Changed Everything
04:31 Discovering Black Mold In Her Home Office
05:24 When Your Dog Becomes The Canary In The Coal Mine
08:28 The Lightbulb Moment
10:14 Testing For Mold Exposure
14:40 How Mold Impacts Hormones, Weight & Health
18:43 Why Mold Affects Everyone Differently
20:11 Environmental Toxins & Root Cause Health
24:20 How Jenn Detoxed From Mold
25:17 Reversing Hashimoto's In Six Months
26:29 Understanding Detox Pathways
30:09 Why Most People Aren't Pooping Enough
34:50 How Long Recovery Actually Took
36:50 The Mold Remediation Process
39:03 Mold Exposure... Again
41:16 The Test That Found Hidden Mold
44:17 Mold In Coffee, Nuts & Food
51:30 EMFs, Wi-Fi & Environmental Stressors
58:05 Why Jeremy Didn't Have The Same Symptoms
01:00:40 Why Mold Testing Should Be Standard Practice
01:02:48 The Best Mold Test To Use
01:03:44 "Making The Impossible Possible"
01:04:14 Rock Bottom Score: "I Was A Three"
01:04:41 Life Today: "I'm At A Seven"

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Jeremy Malecha spent years doing everything he thought was right. He exercised regularly, ate organic and gluten-free, tracked his health obsessively, and followed expert advice. Yet despite his efforts, he continued to gain weight, struggle with chronic back pain, and watch his health markers move in the wrong direction.

Everything changed when genetic and lab testing uncovered the root causes of his inflammation. In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Jeremy shares how discovering a BRCA gene mutation, hormone imbalances, and food sensitivities helped him lose 40 pounds, eliminate chronic back pain, and build a company dedicated to helping practitioners deliver more personalized healthcare.

Today’s Guest: Jeremy Malecha
Website: https://www.biocanic.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biocanic

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:23 Podcast Intro: Jeremy's Story
01:06 Interview Begins: Welcome Jeremy Malecha
02:40 The Worst Day Of His Life
04:49 Doing Everything Right But Getting Worse
05:31 The Question That Changed Everything
06:34 The BRCA Gene & Estrogen Dominance
09:43 Losing 40 Pounds In Three Months
10:57 Why His Back Pain Disappeared
11:32 The Testing That Revealed The Root Cause
15:15 Function Health, Superpower & Lab Testing
18:03 AI, Healthcare & Human Connection
22:37 Understanding MTHFR & COMT
30:59 Food Sensitivity Testing & Beef Reactions
34:28 Why Food In Europe Feels Different
35:29 Mold, Mycotoxins & The American Food Supply
40:01 The Joe Rogan Effect & Taking Control Of Your Health
41:22 Building Biocanic
45:27 Finding The Right Practitioner
47:03 Where To Find Jeremy

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Coach Dar was just 25 years old when a chiropractic neck adjustment led to a stroke that changed the course of her life. One moment she was treating traumatic brain injury and stroke patients at a world-renowned hospital — the next, she became the patient herself. Doctors told her she could die at any moment if the blood clot in her brain dislodged. She was warned not to run, not to get pregnant, and to completely rethink the future she had planned for herself.

What followed were decades of rebuilding through chronic health struggles, emotional isolation, multiple strokes, and an intense drive to prove herself through work. Along the way, she became a healthcare executive and eventually found herself coaching elite athletes and executives at the highest levels of performance, including players within the Phoenix Suns organization.

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Coach Dar shares the terrifying details of her first stroke, what it felt like to believe she was watching herself die during her third stroke, and how those experiences shaped her philosophy on resilience, adversity, leadership, and purpose. She also opens up about the emotional toll of being told she could never have children, the failures she witnessed inside the healthcare system, and why people must become advocates for their own health.

Coach Dar
Website: https://www.coachdar.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/thecoachdar
Coach Dar's Book: a.co/d/eeOhKTl

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Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:22 Podcast Intro: Coach Dar’s Story
01:06 Interview Begins: Welcome Coach Dar
02:15 The Chiropractic Adjustment That Changed Everything
03:24 Misdiagnosed Stroke & Torn Artery
05:27 “You Could Die Any Day”
08:02 Becoming a Healthcare Executive at 28
10:33 How She Started Coaching Elite Athletes
11:02 “I’ve Had Three Strokes Now”
14:16 The Third Stroke & “Watching Myself Die”
16:56 “When You Ask for Easy, You’re Almost Flatlining”
19:44 Did Mindset Push Her Too Far?
23:05 Living With the Fear of Another Stroke
26:03 The Emotional Cost of Being Told She Couldn’t Have Kids
29:06 Why You Must Advocate for Yourself in Healthcare
31:58 Dr. Donese Worden at the Hospital
33:28 Rebuilding Her Brain After Stroke
35:13 Fighting Insurance & Hospital Billing
40:40 Her Daily Self-Care & Recovery Routine
43:39 “Have a Friend for Every Decade”
45:16 Rock Bottom Score: “I was at a one”
46:46 The Blackberry Message That Changed Her Life
48:22 Life Now: “I’m at an eight or nine”

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After stopping birth control in her early 30s, Ashley Banek expected life to feel more natural and connected to her body. Instead, she began experiencing debilitating cycles, severe pain, vomiting, exhaustion, and symptoms so extreme they left her curled up on the bathroom floor for days at a time. Despite repeated attempts to get help, she says many medical professionals minimized her pain, dismissed her concerns, and pushed solutions that didn’t address the root issue.

What followed was years of confusion, misdiagnosis, emergency situations, and major decisions about her future fertility. Ashley eventually discovered she had severe endometriosis that had spread extensively throughout her body, leading to a nine-hour surgery, conversations about organ removal, and the realization that she would need to become her own advocate inside a fragmented healthcare system.

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Ashley shares the emotional and physical toll of living with chronic illness, the fear and uncertainty surrounding endometriosis, and the long process of finding doctors who truly listened. She also opens up about how her experience inspired her to found Samara Health, a company focused on helping women navigate complex medical challenges with advocacy, support, and personalized care.

Featured Guest:
Ashley Banek
Founder of Samara Health
Website: https://www.samarahealth.com
Instagram: @ashleybanek
Samara Health Instagram: @samarahealth

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:23 Podcast Intro: Ashley Banek’s Story
01:16 Interview Begins: Welcome Ashley
02:00 Going Off Birth Control & Early Symptoms
06:44 Cycles Become Debilitating
12:14 “Pain Was 10 Out of 10”
18:43 Medical Dismissal & Fighting to Be Heard
27:08 Emergency Health Complications Begin
41:37 Searching for a Surgeon Who Would Preserve Her Organs
42:38 Endometriosis & The Hysterectomy Conversation
58:10 The Emotional Toll of Chronic Illness
01:10:42 Becoming Her Own Advocate
01:29:19 Founding Samara Health
01:38:27 Rock Bottom Score: “Negative Hundreds”
01:38:48 Life Now: “I’m a Nine or a Ten”
01:40:08 Final Thoughts & Encouragement

Presented by: @JigsawHealthTV

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Barry Goldstein spent years chasing his dream career in music. He became a Grammy-winning producer, worked with legends like Les Paul, and built a successful career in the music industry. But behind the scenes, the pressure of deadlines, nonstop studio sessions, anxiety, and burnout slowly turned the thing he loved most into something painful.

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Barry shares the moment everything shifted. After reaching a breaking point in the late 90s, he began experimenting with music in a completely different way, slowing his heart rate to 60 beats per minute and creating long-form soundscapes designed to quiet the analytical mind. What started as a personal experiment eventually evolved into decades of work exploring music, meditation, coherence, and healing.

Barry explains how those early experiments led to collaborations with Dr. Joe Dispenza, Neale Donald Walsch, and others, along with live meditation events attended by thousands of people around the world. He also dives into the science behind music and brainwaves, “heart coherence,” creativity, stress, sleep, emotional regulation, and why he believes music can become a powerful tool for healing.

The conversation also explores AI in music, improvisation and intuition, how creativity gets “unlearned” as we age, and Barry’s newest project: creating music-based emotional regulation tools for children.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:23 Podcast Intro: Barry Goldstein’s Story
01:23 Interview Begins: Welcome Barry
03:43 When Music Became “Painful”
06:08 Discovering 60 BPM & Heart Coherence
07:20 “What If I Just Let The Music Flow Through Me?”
09:01 Music, Anxiety & Sleep Healing
12:20 The Four Body System Explained
14:48 Heart Coherence & “The Zone”
16:38 “My Pleasure Had Become My Poison”
20:10 Composing Music From Intuition
23:05 The Science of Entrainment
28:11 Music As Medicine (“Acousticeuticals”)
31:27 Music, Grief & Emotional Healing
34:38 Barry’s Weight Loss & Health Journey
37:18 Bringing Healing Music Into Pop Culture
42:04 Touring With Dr. Joe Dispenza
46:26 Creating Coherence In Live Audiences
50:15 Improvisation, Pressure & Performance
52:01 The “Wizard of Oz Voice” Conversation
58:05 Scoring Meditation Like Film
01:01:16 Barry’s Kids Emotional-Regulation Project
01:05:27 AI & The Future of Music

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Dr. Denise Worden already understood the importance of patient advocacy, but one hospital experience made it impossible to ignore just how critical it is.

While advocating for her 92-year-old father in the hospital, she caught seven critical mistakes that could have cost him his life. Medications that had been discontinued were about to be administered. Vital details were missing from his chart. And in just 30 minutes away from his bedside, something went wrong.

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Dr. Worden shares her journey from early-career betrayal and a lawsuit that shook her trust, to becoming a fierce advocate for patients navigating a complex and often overwhelmed healthcare system. She introduces her philosophy of “Dare to Doubt,” a call to trust your intuition, ask better questions, and take an active role in your care.

From real hospital scenarios to practical ways you can protect yourself or a loved one, this conversation is a powerful reminder: sometimes the most important voice in the room is yours.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:23 Podcast Intro: Dr. Denise Worden
01:07 Interview Begins
02:54 Perspective from Treating Serious Illness
04:05 “Dare to Doubt” and Her Mother’s Story
06:20 Advocating for Her 92-Year-Old Father
07:03 The 7 Mistakes That Could Have Been Fatal
07:43 How Medical Errors Actually Happen
09:23 How to Speak Up and Ask the Right Questions
11:30 Practical Patient Advocacy Tips
16:20 Learning to Trust Your Intuition
20:02 Applying This to Cancer and Treatment Decisions
30:48 What Actually Matters Most for Healing
48:05 Sponsor + Outro

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Suzanne Dunn was just 19 years old and pregnant when her body began shutting down. She couldn’t walk. She was crawling. Her potassium levels dropped to a life-threatening 1.3—and doctors scrambled to stabilize her without fully understanding what was happening. What followed was decades of extreme fatigue, full-body cramping, heart palpitations, and a rare diagnosis that few in the medical system recognized: Gitelman Syndrome.

In this episode of The Rock Bottom Podcast, Suzanne shares her long and difficult journey through misdiagnosis, repeated ER visits, and years of treatments that never fully worked. At one point, she spent over 50 days hospitalized in a single year—stuck in a cycle of temporary relief, only to crash again days later. She describes what it feels like when your electrolytes drop so low that your body begins to fail—and how frustrating it is to know something is wrong, but not be fully understood by the people trying to help you.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a qualified health professional before making changes to your health routine.

Chapters
00:00 Coming Up This Episode
00:22 Podcast Intro: Suzanne Dunn’s Story
01:06 Interview Begins: Welcome Suzanne
01:23 What Is Gitelman Syndrome?
02:12 Life-Threatening Pregnancy & First Diagnosis
06:39 “I was crawling…” — Severe Symptoms Begin
07:13 Heart Palpitations, Delirium, and Electrolyte Crash
11:17 Magnesium Infusions & ER Reality
13:00 50 Days Hospitalized & Medical Frustration
14:05 The Magnesium Oxide Mistake
20:20 Tracking Labs & Finding Patterns
23:35 “I’m going to figure this out myself”
30:01 What Rock Bottom Felt Like
34:11 Rock Bottom Score: “I was at a one”
41:43 Life Now: “I’m at an eight”

Presented by: @JigsawHealthTV
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