What if the future of healthcare isn't treating disease but preventing it before it starts?

In this episode of the Vibrant Wellness Podcast, Dr. Brooke Stubbs sits down with Danese Rexroad, Family Nurse Practitioner and Chief Clinical Officer at Ways2Well, to explore how advanced testing, precision medicine, metabolic health, and regenerative therapies are changing the way we approach longevity.

They discuss why "normal" lab results don't always mean optimal health, the importance of fasting insulin and comprehensive biomarker testing, environmental toxins, inflammation, peptides, regenerative medicine, and the role of genetics in personalized healthcare.

Whether you're a healthcare practitioner or someone looking to take a proactive approach to your health, this conversation offers practical insights into finding root causes and optimizing long-term wellness.

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🔗 Dr. Brooke Stubbs, MD

https://www.rootedfemme.com/

https://www.instagram.com/brookiestubbsmd

🔗 Danese Rexroad, MSN, FNP-C

https://ways2well.com/

https://www.instagram.com/saima_danese/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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Many women spend decades believing they're simply overwhelmed, anxious, disorganized, or "bad at keeping up."

But what if the real issue is ADHD?

Women's health expert Dr. Jolene Brighten explains why ADHD is often missed in women, why symptoms become dramatically worse during perimenopause and how hormones, inflammation, gut health, sleep, and brain energy all play a role.

We discuss:

✔ Why ADHD often goes undiagnosed until midlife
 ✔ The connection between estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and brain function
 ✔ ADHD vs normal perimenopause symptoms
 ✔ Exercise as a powerful brain-health intervention
 ✔ GLP-1 medications and neuroinflammation
 ✔ Functional medicine strategies for women with ADHD
 ✔ Sleep, gut health and hormone optimization

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco

🔗 Dr. Jolene Brighten, NMD

https://drbrighten.com

https://www.instagram.com/drjolenebrighten

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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Many providers focus on symptoms but what if the real issue is hidden toxicity, neurological dysfunction and structural instability?

In this episode of the Vibrant Wellness Podcast, Dr. Sarah Kotlerman shares how her team combines advanced imaging, concentrated chiropractic care and functional laboratory testing to uncover the root causes behind chronic illness.

Topics include:

• Why toxicity testing should be foundational in complex cases
 • Heavy metals, mycotoxins, environmental toxins and PFAS
 • The importance of testing over guessing
 • NeuroZoomer insights and brain autoimmunity
 • Structural instability and chronic inflammation
 • Why objective testing changes clinical outcomes
 • How Vibrant Wellness testing supports clinical decision making

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Dr. Sarah Kotlerman BS, DC, NTP

https://averiohealth.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-kotlerman-bs-dc-ntp-583345255

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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Mick Emandi joins the show to discuss regenerative medicine, molecular hydrogen therapy, stem-cell signaling technologies, chronic inflammation, longevity, cognitive health and emerging approaches to helping patients who have exhausted conventional treatment options.

We dive into:

- The connection between inflammation and chronic disease

- How molecular hydrogen may impact oxidative stress

- Regenerative medicine and stem-cell signaling technologies

- Longevity and healthy aging

- Cognitive decline, recovery and neurodegenerative conditions

- Chronic pain, joint health and recovery

- What functional medicine practitioners should know about these emerging therapies

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Mick Emandi, CEO

https://regenmds.com/

https://www.hydroheal.com/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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What actually creates long-term health?

In this episode, Christa Elza, NP joins us to discuss the future of functional medicine, preventative healthcare, longevity, cardiovascular prevention, metabolic health, GLP-1s, genetics and why personalized medicine is changing the way practitioners approach disease.

Christa shares her own journey from emergency medicine into functional medicine, why root-cause healthcare matters and how early testing, lifestyle interventions, genomics and preventative strategies can dramatically improve healthspan.

We also discuss:

• The foundations of longevity medicine
• Why prevention matters more than treatment
• Functional medicine vs conventional care
• The truth about GLP-1 medications
• Cardiovascular disease prevention
• Genetics & personalized healthcare
• Stress, nervous system regulation & chronic disease
• How practitioners can better support patients
• The importance of muscle, movement & metabolic health
• Healthspan vs lifespan

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Christa Elza, NP

https://elive-health.com/teams/christa-elza/

https://www.instagram.com/christaelza/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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What’s really happening to women during perimenopause?

In this episode of the Vibrant Wellness Podcast, Dr. Christine Maren breaks down the hidden connections between hormones, gut health and the nervous system and why so many women feel exhausted, inflamed, anxious and unlike themselves in midlife.

We discuss:

• Perimenopause symptoms most doctors miss
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Gut health & estrogen metabolism
• The estrobolome explained
• Thyroid dysfunction & Hashimoto’s
• Why women struggle with weight loss in their 40s
• GLP-1s, metabolism & insulin resistance
• Nervous system regulation & survival mode
• Stress, trauma & chronic inflammation
• Functional medicine approaches for women’s health
• Strength training, fiber & lifestyle strategies that actually help

🔗  Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Dr. Christine Maren, DO

https://drchristinemaren.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drchristinemaren/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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In this episode of the Vibrant Wellness Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jennifer Knight, MD. A board-certified physician specializing in integrative medicine, longevity and women’s health.

We dive into:

• Why the nervous system is the foundation of health
• The truth about hormones in perimenopause and menopause
• Chronic stress and its impact on metabolism and sleep
• Why doing MORE can actually make you worse
• Practical tools to regulate your nervous system

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗Dr. Jennifer Knight, MD

 https://novawellnessnj.com/dr-jennifer-knight/

https://www.instagram.com/jennknightmd/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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What’s really behind brain fog, anxiety and focus issues?

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Eboni Cornish, MD to explore neuroinflammation, the gut-brain connection and practical steps to improve brain health.

🧠 In This Episode, We Cover:

• What neuroinflammation actually is (and why it matters)
• The real causes behind brain fog and focus issues
• Why ADHD may be overdiagnosed or misunderstood
• The gut-brain connection and “leaky brain”
• How toxins and infections impact cognition
• The role of dopamine, overstimulation and modern lifestyle
• A simple framework to start improving brain health today

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Dr. Eboni Cornish, MD

https://www.drebonicornish.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.ebonicornish/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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In this episode, we sit down with Rachel Scheer to unpack her journey from competitive athlete to being told she needed her large intestine removed and how that moment changed everything.

We dive into:

• Why IBS is often a “catch-all” diagnosis
• The real root causes behind SIBO and gut dysfunction
• Why gut issues keep coming back
• The role of stress and the nervous system in healing
• How to actually fix the root cause (not just symptoms)

If you’ve struggled with bloating, IBS, SIBO or unexplained health issues, this conversation will change how you think about healing.

🔗 Dr. Alex Carrasco, MD

https://nourishmedicine.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dralexcarrasco/

🔗 Rachel Scheer, BS, FM

https://rachelscheer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/rachelscheer/

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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Fertility isn’t just about getting pregnant, it’s a window into your overall health.

In this episode of the Vibrant Wellness Podcast, Dr. Brooke sits down with Dr. Natalie Crawford, a double board-certified Fertility Doctor and Author of The Fertility Formula.

After experiencing 4 pregnancy losses herself, Dr. Crawford began questioning the conventional approach and what she discovered could change how we think about fertility forever.

We dive into:

• The real root causes of infertility (beyond hormones)
• How inflammation impacts egg and sperm quality
• Why “just do IVF” isn’t always the answer
• The 5 non-negotiables for optimizing fertility
• How to actually track your cycle (and why most apps are wrong)

🔗 Dr. Brooke Stubbs, MD

https://www.rootedfemme.com/

https://www.instagram.com/brookiestubbsmd

🔗 Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD

https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nataliecrawfordmd/

The Fertility Formula

Do you use lab testing to get to the root cause of patient health issues? Vibrant Wellness offers the largest selection of advanced specialty lab solutions, and it's free to sign up! If you're a practitioner, sign up here: https://portal.vibrant-wellness.com/#/sign-up to order, manage, and track results from dozens of precise lab tests. Are you a patient? Achieve your health goals faster with advanced root-cause lab testing. Sign up here to get connected to a Vibrant provider: https://www.vibrant-wellness.com/Signup/Patient

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