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Send us Fan MailMost people treat health like a scoreboard: no pain, no problem. But what if that’s exactly why so many of us hit midlife feeling stuck, tired, and quietly unfulfilled even when nothing looks “wrong”? We sit down with Dr. Kyle Hulsebus, a third-generation chiropractor and health and human potential specialist, to make a bigger definition of wellness feel usable. His anchor idea is simple and challenging: health means wholeness, not just symptom control.We talk about why the 40s and 50s can trigger a deep reassessment of purpose, relationships, work, and identity and why blaming everything on aging or hormones misses the real point. Kyle shares how he looks for root causes, not just targets, including a powerful story where a recurring physical problem didn’t truly resolve until a hard conversation happened in real life. The thread running through it all is alignment: how your nervous system, your habits, and your environment work together to either support healing or keep you stuck in the same loop.Kyle also breaks down his 40 Over 40 program, a set of 40 short, practical daily actions designed to restore engagement, direction, and mission after 40. Some are classic longevity habits like breathing, walking, and movement. Others are deliberately unexpected “pattern breakers” like playing games and people watching without judgment, meant to widen your sense of possibility and loosen rigid stories about who you are allowed to be. If you’re searching for holistic health after 40, midlife wellness strategies, chiropractic philosophy, or simple habits for longevity, you’ll come away with multiple next steps you can try today.If this conversation helps you rethink your health, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s in a midlife pivot, and leave a review so more people can find it.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailAI can sound certain while being dangerously incomplete, and we open with a perfect example: a confident answer about methionine that falls apart the moment you compare it to published research and real patient outcomes. From there, we get very specific about cancer metabolism, why many tumors show a strong dependence on the amino acid methionine, and how methionine restriction turns nutrition into a practical part of evidence-based cancer care. We also talk plainly about food myths, including why “healthy” options like salmon can be context-dependent when methionine load becomes the variable that matters.We then dig into the most exciting clinical takeaway: combination therapy. Dr. Robert Hoffman shares decades of lab and clinical direction showing that creating a low-methionine environment, including the use of methioninase, can make standard treatments work better. We discuss how this interacts with chemotherapy, immunotherapy (including Keytruda), and other tools already used in oncology, plus the real-world hope that improved effectiveness could allow lower doses for frailer patients while preserving results.From there we get honest about the system: guidelines-based oncology, why large institutions resist personalization, and why patient advocacy is often the difference between a cookie-cutter plan and a plan that fits the person. We also cover advanced detection and follow-up, including methionine PET imaging (MatPET), PSA monitoring, and why “no evidence of disease” should shift your focus toward vigilance, trend data, and early detection rather than a full return to old habits.If this conversation helps you think more clearly about cancer nutrition, precision oncology, methionine restriction, and smarter follow-up, share it with someone who needs it, subscribe, and leave a review. What part of your care would you challenge first if you had better information?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA cancer diagnosis has a way of stripping life down to one brutal question: who’s really driving your health decisions? Joe Grumbine sits down with returning guest Richard McCuen, a military veteran who’s been through grief, injury, and a pancreatic cancer scare that forced him to rebuild his life from the ground up. We talk about what changed after watching cancer up close, why “wait and see” can be dangerous, and how recovery often starts with the unglamorous basics you control every day.We dig into nutrition and lifestyle shifts that made a measurable difference, including cutting processed foods and dairy, focusing on hydration and minerals, and leaning hard into plant nutrition and chlorophyll-rich greens. Joe also shares how he used oxygenation, movement, and heat during his own cancer fight, then breaks down metastasis in clear language so listeners can understand what “spreading” actually means and why the body’s internal environment matters.Then we get practical about the healthcare system, especially VA healthcare. Richard explains what it’s like to navigate rotating primary care providers, delays, and bureaucracy, plus the benefits many veterans don’t realize they can request. We also make a point that applies to everyone: evidence matters, sources matter, and the best plan is often a smart mix of Western medicine and supportive natural tools tailored to your case.If you care about healthy living, cancer recovery, veteran health, or patient advocacy, hit play, share this with someone who needs hope and a clear plan, and subscribe, rate, and review so more people can find these conversations.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailTrust isn’t a soft concept, it’s the invisible system running everything from your closest relationships to the way a factory floor performs. Joe Grumbine sits down with leadership coach and continuous improvement specialist Rob Carroll to unpack why so many teams feel stuck even when they have smart people, good tools, and clear goals. When trust breaks, execution drags, costs climb, and organizations build layers of workarounds just to function.Rob shares the unusual path that shaped his approach, from decades in manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma problem solving to time on stage as a singer, where connection and eye contact are everything. That same lesson shows up at work: if people don’t feel seen, they don’t feel safe, and improvement never sticks. We talk about rebuilding workplace trust through presence, deep listening, and a practical leadership mindset Rob calls “hanging an imaginary 10 over everyone’s forehead” so your actions match the value you say you hold.You’ll also hear a powerful story from an aluminum mill where Rob suits up alongside frontline associates to solve a hazardous process no one wanted to touch, proving that servant leadership can unlock real operational excellence. Rob then explains his move toward human-centered continuous improvement, including a structured trust assessment that puts numbers to culture and connects trust to measurable gains like throughput, quality, and cost reduction. If you care about leadership development, employee engagement, and healthier relationships at work and at home, this conversation will stick with you. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailYou can love your job, love your routine, and still be slowly drained by it. We talk about why taking a break is not a fancy indulgence but a real health strategy, especially when life feels like a constant grind of responsibilities, bills, and never-ending to-do lists. When we don’t step away, stress starts to chip at our peace, our mood, and even our ability to be present with the people we care about.We walk through the most practical health benefits of vacation time and true rest: lower stress and a calmer nervous system, better sleep and deeper recovery, improved mood, and that “crystal clear” focus many of us only notice after we finally unplug. We also dig into creativity and problem-solving, and why getting out into nature and away from the normal structure can clear mental clutter, spark new ideas, and help us come back with better answers instead of more exhaustion.We also explore the physical side of time off, including the role of cortisol, muscle tension, and why chronic stress can contribute to heart-related problems. Plus, we look at the social benefits: stronger relationships, better teamwork, more life satisfaction, and the long-term value of creating memories through simple adventures. Finally, we share why burnout can steal the joy from even your greatest talent, and how “joyful anticipation” gives you something healing to look forward to.If this resonates, subscribe for more simple, grounded health conversations, share this with someone who needs permission to rest, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. What kind of break would actually recharge you right now?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA voice in her head said, “You have to stay” and Shannon Presson did something wildly uncharacteristic: she canceled her flight, sat down to breakfast, and trusted the moment. That one choice led to a new home, a new life, and eventually a new way of helping people navigate change when the old map stops working.We sit down with Shannon, author of The Unexpected Story, to explore the powerful idea that the stories we tell become the maps we navigate by. Shannon breaks her work into four inner narratives we all carry: the challenge story (what hurts now), the dream story (what we want instead), the “yeah but” story (the hidden resistance that keeps us safe), and a fourth story that feels bigger than us, the thread of synchronicity and meaning that walks alongside our choices. We also talk about how hard it can be to get specific about what we want, why midlife transition can feel like an identity collapse, and how to treat your protective patterns with respect without letting them run your life.Shannon shares how her book transformed from a boring draft into a mythic fable through Lumina’s Journey, plus the practical Dragonfly Path guide for readers who want to do their own transformational work. We dig into decision-making, human design as a blueprint for energy and clarity, and a surprisingly doable practice for rewiring old narratives: ask how the story serves you, then gently move it out of the driver’s seat.If this conversation hits home, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s at a crossroads, and leave a review so more people can find the tools to rewrite what’s next. What “yeah but” story are you ready to question today?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailCancer news can feel like a nonstop parade of miracle cures, but the lived reality is messier, harder, and far more human. We sit down with Dr. Robert Hoffman to talk about what it means to find an oncologist who won’t emotionally check out, won’t rush you onto a conveyor belt of protocols, and will fight to keep you from relapsing. That leads us straight to Dr. Tom Song’s unusual mix of intensity, independence, and patient level care, including how he navigates insurance so treatments like Keytruda can continue when other systems would stop.We also zoom out to the tools patients can use to regain control. Joe shares why he went to Japan for a methionine PET scan and how functional imaging that tracks abnormal methionine uptake can answer a question standard CTs, MRIs, and blood tests often cannot: is there active disease right now? From keeping copies of every scan to showing up prepared, we make the case that self advocacy is not optional, especially when decisions carry lifelong side effects.Then we tackle research hype head on through a real example: the heavily promoted pancreatic cancer pill (daraxonrasib). Dr. Hoffman walks through how he reads the original New England Journal of Medicine paper, why overall survival can look “beautiful” while progression free survival tells a harsher truth, and how side effects like rash can be minimized in summaries but brutal in real life. We also discuss the RAS gold rush, me too drug development, and why “cure” is the wrong word for most cancers compared to control, management, and staying ahead of recurrence.If you know someone facing cancer, share this conversation, subscribe, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one cancer headline you want us to sanity check next?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA mom with Alzheimer’s looks at her daughter and asks a question that’s tender, impossible, and weirdly practical: “How will you name them all?” That one line becomes the heart of our conversation with psychologist and author Sarah Vosburgh, whose memoir *Who Will Name the Bees?* traces the months from moving her mother into memory care to the day she died, while also reaching back into childhood and earlier adulthood to show what their relationship was before dementia rewrote it. We talk about what Alzheimer’s disease can look like in real life, not just in brochures: slipping judgment, sticky notes everywhere, conversations that reset, and those startling moments when clarity returns for a beat. Sarah also shares the pressures that so many family caregivers and sandwich generation parents know well, juggling a full-time career, teenage daughters, and the daily emotional math of visiting, advocating, and trying not to agitate someone whose brain is “a mess” even when their face looks familiar. Along the way we touch on how trauma and illness can accelerate decline, including cancer treatment, chemo brain, and a house fire that forced others to step in. Sarah explains why her memoir weaves poetry between scenes, and how writing began years later through insomnia, midnight notes, and a memoir class that built the book five pages at a time. The biggest takeaway is permission: you make the best decisions you can with the information you have, and you can’t survive caregiving without learning self-forgiveness. If this conversation helps, share it with someone walking through dementia caregiving, subscribe for more stories like this, and leave a review so more listeners can find the support.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailCancer gets framed as a mystery, but a lot of the confusion is self-inflicted. We sit down with Dr. Robert Hoffman, a lifelong cancer researcher who helped shape my own treatment path, and we push on a simple question that too many papers dodge: where are the controls with normal cells? When researchers skip that step, they can mistake general cell stress for a cancer-specific weakness and then build an entire story around it. That’s part of why ideas like the Warburg effect can spread as “truth” even when the underlying experiments do not hold up.From there, we talk about chemotherapy with zero sugarcoating. Chemo is toxic, and that toxicity is exactly why it hits fast-dividing cells, but Dr. Hoffman lays out why “necessary” does not automatically mean “sufficient,” especially for solid tumors. We unpack how I combined standard of care with methionine restriction and methioninase-based thinking, and why supporting therapy choices with real data matters more than hype.The biggest mind-bender is methionine addiction in cancer metabolism. Dr. Hoffman shares lab results showing normal cells can grow when methionine is replaced by homocysteine, while cancer cells often cannot, even when they are making plenty of methionine internally. So why does a cancer cell still need a tiny amount of external methionine to grow? If we can answer that, we may get closer to the basic mechanism of cancer, including links to methylation. We also cover HDRA drug response testing in 3D culture, the realities of funding, and how resistance emerges when patients stay on the same therapy too long. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope plus rigor, and leave a review with the question you want us to tackle next.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA mental health “diagnosis” can be subjective, but the consequences are real and sometimes irreversible. We talk with Miriam Putnam, a holistic mental health advocate, board-certified wellness coach, and freedom from stress counselor, about what she saw firsthand inside a system that often defaults to labels and pharmaceuticals even when people are begging for deeper answers. If you’ve ever wondered why the standard path can feel like trial-and-error, you’ll relate to this conversation.We get specific about what holistic mental health can mean in practice: looking at the body before assuming the mind is broken. We discuss comprehensive blood tests, vitamin and mineral status, vitamin D, hormones, liver stress, hidden infections, sleep quality, hydration, and inflammation and how these can drive anxiety, low mood, brain fog, and burnout. We also share why patient advocacy matters, how to push for better care, and why you always have the right to choose a different provider when something doesn’t feel right.From there, Miriam explains her “reset and rise” work with entrepreneurs and professionals who hit a wall after loss, relationship rupture, business pressure, or relentless stress loops. We talk about the “monkey brain,” long-term change versus short-lived fixes, and what it takes to rebuild clarity, peace of mind, and forward motion. If this resonates, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s overwhelmed, and leave a review with the biggest question you want answered next.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailHair loss rarely happens all at once and that’s exactly why it catches so many people off guard. I sit down with Dr. Alan J. Baumann, MD, a board-certified hair restoration physician and founder of Bauman Medical, to get past the hype and talk about what actually drives thinning, shedding, and baldness, and what you can do before it becomes a “heroic” problem.We dig into the idea that hair restoration starts with a precision diagnosis, not a sales pitch. Genetics, chemotherapy hair loss, scalp inflammation, autoimmune issues, traction alopecia, and scarring all require different strategies, and Dr. Baumann explains how scalp health works like soil for a plant. If the scalp is inflamed or unhealthy, even great grafts can struggle, so treating conditions like seborrheic dermatitis or scalp psoriasis can be step one. We also talk about why hereditary hair loss is chronic and progressive, and how preserving existing hair can delay or prevent surgery.You’ll hear a clear breakdown of modern non-surgical hair loss treatments and how progress is measured with AI-powered microscopes and hair density analysis. We cover regenerative options like PRP, stem cell-derived exosomes, red light therapy, and lasers, plus why you often won’t “see” improvement in the mirror at 90 days but you can measure it. Then we demystify today’s hair transplant process: tiny grafts, single-follicle placement for natural hairlines, procedure-day comfort, and the artistry that separates natural results from obvious work.Finally, Dr. Baumann shares what he’s most excited about next: the stem cell era, follicle rejuvenation, and hair follicle stem cell banking. The mantra that ties it all together is simple and urgent: time equals follicles. If you’re noticing a receding hairline, crown thinning, or a widening part, hit play, share this with someone who needs it, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. If the show helps, leave a review and tell us what hair question you want answered.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailGrit gets praised like it’s the whole answer, but what happens when grit runs out and life keeps coming? Joe Grumbine sits down with Scott Lackey, a military veteran, inventor, Ironman athlete, and author, to talk about the moments that shake you down to your DNA and the surprising way those moments can become your greatest leverage for healthy living.Scott shares the inner wake-up call that hit during COVID: “You’re not where you’re supposed to be,” followed by two words that changed everything, “broken promises.” That led him back to the goals he quietly abandoned, including finishing a full Ironman and finally writing his book, *Wake Up to Die Again: Breaking Who You Became, So You Can Be Who You’re Meant To Be*. We dig into self-trust, why some commitments are best made in private, and how real resilience comes from facing the exact fear you keep running from.Joe brings his own perspective from a recent cancer battle and the blunt question he asks anyone looking for a way out: “Do you want to live?” From mindset and behavior change to trauma, purpose, and discipline, we keep it practical and honest, with a powerful closing lesson: the answer isn’t always adding more goals, money, or noise. Sometimes the healthiest move is subtraction.If this conversation hits home, subscribe to the Healthy Living Podcast, share it with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one promise you’re ready to keep starting today?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailCancer doesn’t just grow, it learns. Joe Grumbine and Dr. Robert Hoffman dig into a hard truth that too many patients discover late: tumors can change their behavior, their markers, and their vulnerabilities, even when a treatment plan looks “stable” on paper. We start with what sparked the conversation, a metastatic breast cancer case where old numbers look fine and a new number shifts, then use that as a launch point for how cancer adapts over time.We unpack why drug resistance can emerge after long stretches on the same therapy, why “recurrence” may be better understood as cancer regrouping, and how that changes the way you think about timing, sequencing, and strategy. Dr. Hoffman explains methionine dependence, methionine restriction, and oral methioninase, with a clear warning against naive single-solution thinking. We also get into adaptive therapy concepts like cycling treatment, plus the real-world tools that help you stay ahead: PET CT and other imaging, cancer-specific blood markers, and the growing role of circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells in precision oncology.We also talk nuts and bolts that matter in daily life: why comparing lab results across different labs can mislead, how insurance realities shape testing, and why off-label targeted therapy is often just common sense when the genetic target matches. The conversation touches on emerging and controversial areas too, including ivermectin research signals and why intravenous vitamin C alongside chemo keeps coming up in clinical data conversations.If you want a practical, clear-eyed framework for long-term cancer surveillance and personalized cancer care, press play. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a smarter plan, and leave a review with your biggest question about monitoring or resistance.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailIf you’ve ever felt like healthcare is all process and no humanity, this conversation snaps that illusion in half. We’re joined by Winston Meikle, a lifelong nurse who started as a home health aide at 16, spent decades in critical care and the ER, and now leads hospital teams while teaching the next generation of clinicians. Along the way, he built a bold framework he calls The Power of Love, a nursing theory rooted in one core claim: true healing accelerates when care is infused with empathy, connection, and clear intention.We talk about what bedside nursing really looks like during open-heart recovery, why nurses carry the emotional weight most people never see, and how fear-based training can quietly erode compassion among healthcare workers. Winston lays out why love is not a sentimental feeling but a practical orientation, and why more compassion can be the antidote to burnout rather than its cause. We also get into patient advocacy, the limits of the standard of care, and the uncomfortable reality that you have to stay informed and vigilant to protect your own outcomes.Then we zoom out to the big ideas that inspired Winston to write: repeated “too consistent to be random” moments he witnessed in clinical practice, and how concepts from quantum physics and the observer effect shaped his thinking about consciousness, thoughts, words, and healing. He also shares what he’s building next, including Mobile Lab Tech to bring diagnostics into the community and Loving Care Partners to help patients navigate a complex system.If this hit home, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope and practical tools, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA terminal diagnosis doesn’t have to be the loudest voice in the room. We sit down with Nicholas Kelly, a Cleveland-born registered dietitian, author, dancer, and longtime cystic fibrosis advocate, to hear how he’s built a life driven by compassion, creativity, and grit while living with CF.Nicholas breaks down cystic fibrosis in plain language: the thick mucus, the lung damage over time, the GI and pancreas complications, and how cystic fibrosis-related diabetes can change everything. He shares the story of how his mother essentially diagnosed him decades ago, pushing through false tests and the harmful myth that African Americans don’t get CF. That moment sets the tone for a conversation about identity, family support, and refusing to let illness become your whole story.We also get practical about food. Nicholas explains what dietitians actually do, why he chose the field, and how his “meet you where you are” approach helps clients set goals they can stick with. He offers two anchors that apply to almost everyone: moderation and remembering that food is meant to be enjoyed and used as fuel. Along the way, he talks about his children’s books that teach CF care, his high-calorie cookbook for CF, athletes, and cancer pre and post chemo, and his advocacy work around minority representation and the CF modulator gap for the 10% who still lack effective options.If you care about nutrition, chronic illness, patient advocacy, or clinician-patient communication, this one will stay with you. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan Mail“Unexplained infertility” can sound like a verdict. Gabriella Rosa joins me to argue it’s often a sign we haven’t looked closely enough, or we’re asking the wrong questions. Gabriela is a Harvard-trained fertility specialist and founder of the Rosa Institute, and she brings a grounded, evidence-based approach to integrative fertility care that still respects the power of IVF when it’s truly needed.We dig into why fertility rates in the news don’t always mean what people think, then get honest about the real-world incentives inside reproductive healthcare. Gabriela explains how repeated IVF cycles can become the default when clinics treat infertility as unfixable, even though better testing and better interpretation can uncover actionable causes for both women and men. We also talk about diminishing returns after multiple IVF cycles, and why “investigation before intervention” can save time, money, and heartbreak.The conversation goes deeper than conception. Gabriela connects infertility and recurrent miscarriage to broader health risks, including insulin resistance and later-life chronic disease, and she makes the case for treating the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. We cover PCOS symptoms, cycle tracking, basic male-factor screening like semen analysis, and her FERTILE method, built to systematize fact-finding, education, and treatment. She also shares her preconception mantra: act pregnant now to get pregnant later by reducing exposures and supporting egg and sperm health.If you found this helpful, share it with someone trying to conceive, subscribe for more health-forward conversations, and leave a quick review with your biggest takeaway.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA lot of people can teach mindset. Far fewer can tell you what it costs to rebuild a nervous system that learned fear before it learned safety. We sit down with Thayne Martin, creator of the “equation of life and abundant happiness,” for a conversation that moves from childhood sexual abuse and decades of depression, PTSD, dissociation, addiction, and shame to the moment everything cracked open and healing finally started. Thane shares the suicide attempt that exposed how much he’d been hiding, the friend who stepped in at the last moment, and the long road through therapy that included EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) to unlock memories his mind had walled off. We also talk openly about overmedication and medical risk, including the medication reaction that triggered a seizure and led to Thayne drowning in a pool, then surviving a near-death experience he says permanently changed his direction. From that pivot point, we explore his practical framework for emotional regulation and trauma recovery, built around simple math: add what brings goodness, subtract what harms your energy, multiply aligned action and intention, and divide by sharing excess with others. He calls gratitude the equal sign, and he breaks down a “gratitude sandwich” practice you can use with a stranger that he believes creates real neurobiological change and deeper human connection. If you’re searching for tools that help trauma healing stick, want to understand EMDR stories from someone who lived it, or you’re curious about gratitude practice backed by a neuroscience lens, this one will stay with you. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with the one gratitude habit you want to try next.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA lot of recovery stories skip the messy parts, but Jonathan Crawford doesn’t. He takes us back to being told he was “the man of the house” at 10, growing up in South Central LA, and carrying pressure that quietly shaped his identity, emotions, and choices for years. When his sister dies by suicide, grief hits with nowhere to go and it becomes the spark for crack cocaine, denial, and a fast spiral into addiction and homelessness.We get honest about what relapse really feels like, including the guilt that can push you deeper instead of pulling you out. Jonathan shares the moment his body started rejecting the drugs and he realized it was life or death, then breaks down the hard middle of sobriety: too much time, constant triggers, and rebuilding trust one small decision at a time. If you’ve ever wondered why “just stop” doesn’t work, this conversation puts language to the real mechanisms, from survival mode to habit loops, and why repeated attempts can still be progress.Then the story expands into leadership and purpose. Jonathan talks about walking into a temp agency with no formal education, finding a passion in broadcasting, earning promotion after promotion, and eventually reaching CEO level in telecommunications, all while hiding his past for decades. We also dig into his book, Surviving Jonathan: The 360 Degrees of Resilience, and how emotional, mental, physical, relational, and identity resilience can be built with practical takeaways you can use right now.If this helps you, subscribe to the Healthy Living Podcast, share it with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with the one line you’re taking from Jonathan’s story.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan Mail“Complete remission” is the phrase everyone hopes to hear, and I just did. But once the celebration settles, the real question shows up fast: how do you keep cancer away when you know recurrence can happen years later and come back tougher than before? Dr. Robert Hoffman joins me to talk through the moment a clean Met-PET scan and a liquid biopsy finally bring real relief, and why that relief has to turn into a long-term plan.We dig into the language medicine uses to measure success, including overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Those numbers can be helpful, but they can also hide what it feels like to live through toxicity, side effects, and “tolerable” harm that never makes the headline. We also talk about why my outcome does not fit the standard box, what that means for decision-making, and why follow-up should be proactive instead of passive.From there we get practical about cancer survivorship and monitoring: how often to test, what trends matter, and how to think about PET scans without spiraling over radiation exposure. We cover stacking low-risk, high-upside habits and adjunct strategies like methionine restriction, methioninase support, ivermectin, ozone approaches, exercise, and sleep, plus staying on standard therapies when appropriate. If you have ever been told you are in remission and wondered what comes next, this is the roadmap we are using in real time.If this helped you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope plus a plan, and leave a review with the one follow-up question you want answered next.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailYour life can change in one play, one decision, or one diagnosis. When it does, the real question is whether you cling to the old story or build a better one with what’s left.We sit down with Don Kurz, a former Johns Hopkins lacrosse champion turned Studio 54 hustle regular turned entrepreneur and creative agency leader, to unpack how reinvention actually works. Don shares what it feels like to lose an athletic future to a brutal knee injury, why the disco era became more than a party, and how dance helped him rebuild confidence and joy when he hit a low point. From there, we trace his path through a Columbia MBA, a decade in management consulting, and the leap into entrepreneurship that led to taking a company public on NASDAQ.Along the way, we dig into practical leadership and healthy living lessons: how to develop focus when your attention is scattered, why team-based goals can be a powerful source of motivation, and how to stop wasting years chasing bitterness or “justice” that never restores what you lost. Don also explains why he wrote his book, Do the Hustle, as a lessons-driven story instead of a standard business memoir, and what he learned from an 18-month writing and editing grind.If you’re searching for resilience, mindset coaching you can actually use, and a clear framework for navigating career pivots, setbacks, and personal change, this conversation delivers. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who’s rebuilding, and leave a review with the toughest reality you’re ready to accept and embrace.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailHe didn’t break in Vietnam. He broke years later in a quiet office, with stress piled so high that one more “push through it” simply wasn’t possible. We talk with Keith Cole, a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran who carried combat wounds, the trauma of notifying next of kin, and the weight of becoming a guardian for his younger siblings, then spent decades building a high-pressure career as a CPA. The result was a familiar modern story with uncommon honesty: burnout, sleepless nights, and a moment where alcohol looked like the only escape.Keith shares what changed when he stopped treating surrender like a dirty word and started seeing it as a path back to life. We get into his faith-based recovery plan and the APRAISER practice he outlines in his book Burnout God’s Recovery Plan: action, prayer, reading scripture, inscribing gratitude journaling, seeing through visualization, exercise, and rest. It’s simple, disciplined, and grounded in the idea that healing isn’t fueled by sheer willpower alone.We also talk about why community support matters, especially for trauma, chronic stress, and burnout recovery. Keith explains why “going it alone” isn’t strength, how he’s using the program in church groups, and how listeners can find his book and connect through recoverybyfaith.com. If you’ve been running on fumes, this conversation offers a steady next step. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailThe scariest part of cancer isn’t always the diagnosis, it’s the not knowing if it’s truly gone. After aggressive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and months of brutal chemotherapy, my U.S. PET CT and MRI looked “good,” but nobody could tell me with confidence whether I was in complete remission. So I flew to Japan for a carbon-11 methionine PET scan, a rare imaging tool that demands an onsite cyclotron and a near-immediate scan because the tracer’s half-life is only about 11 to 12 minutes. What I heard next changed everything. Dr. Robert Hoffman joins me to unpack the science and the real-world decisions behind my outcome. We talk neoadjuvant chemotherapy as a first move, why standard guidelines often push surgery and radiation early, and how those choices can come with life-altering side effects like swallowing damage and disfigurement. Then we dig into metabolic cancer therapy, including a low methionine diet, oral methioninase, fasting-mimicking, oxygenation strategies, heat therapy, and why “stacking” low-harm supports alongside oncology treatment may matter more than any single tactic. We also get specific about imaging and cancer metabolism: why many tumors may be more methionine dependent than glucose dependent, how methionine PET can reveal signals that FDG glucose PET can miss, and why confirmation of remission is a survivorship issue, not just a medical detail. If you’re navigating cancer treatment options, recurrence fear, or follow-up planning, this conversation offers a clear framework for asking better questions and staying proactive. If this helps you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope and clarity, and leave a review so more patients can find it. What’s the one question you wish your oncology team would answer directly?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA scan that can’t wait sounds like science fiction until you hear the numbers: carbon-11 has a 12-minute half-life, which means a carbon-11 methionine PET scan has to be made onsite, injected fast, and run immediately or the signal can vanish. That time pressure is exactly why we traveled to Japan to talk with Dr. Toshihiko Sato at the Utsunomiya Clinic, where they produce specialized PET radiotracers and perform total-body methionine PET imaging that many hospitals simply can’t offer. We get into what methionine PET shows that a standard FDG PET (glucose PET) may miss, and why “we think” isn’t good enough when you’re trying to confirm whether cancer is truly gone. We also talk through the practical reality of running these scans, from the onsite cyclotron to the tight workflow that keeps results reliable, plus how other tracers differ in half-life and use cases across neurology and oncology. Then we zoom out to the bigger theme: metabolic cancer therapy as an add-on to standard care. We share how methionine restriction, methioninase, and carefully chosen combinations with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy can change outcomes, including our own stage IV story that leads to complete remission verified by imaging. If you’ve ever wondered whether nutrition, metabolism, and precision diagnostics belong in the same treatment plan, this conversation will give you new questions to ask. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with someone navigating cancer decisions, and leave a review so more people can find these tools and discussions.Intro for podcast Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailHeat can feel like comfort, but I see it as something more useful than that: a hands-on tool for pain relief, mobility, recovery, and nervous system support. I walk through thermotherapy in plain language, starting with the basics of why warmth helps tight muscles relax, why stiff joints often move better once you warm up, and how improved circulation can deliver oxygen and nutrients while clearing metabolic waste that adds to soreness. If you deal with arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, or that brutal “I can’t move yet” morning stiffness, you’ll recognize a lot of what we cover. From there, I zoom out to the everyday ways people actually use heat therapy: hot baths, warm compresses, heating pads, topical warming ingredients like capsaicin or ginger, and the deeper heat of sauna, steam room, and infrared sauna sessions. We talk about stress reduction, the relaxation response, and why warmth can help you get sleepy even if a cool bedroom helps you sleep better once you’re out. I also touch on specific situations where heat is commonly helpful, including menstrual cramps, chronic injury recovery after the initial phase, and sinus congestion where steam can loosen everything up and make breathing feel easier. Then we get into the “respect the tool” side: sweating, skin effects, heart rate changes, metabolism, and the real need to replace fluids and electrolytes. I share simple hydration ideas that avoid the sugar load of typical sports drinks. Finally, I connect heat to immunity and discuss hyperthermia and cancer treatment as an evolving area, including how heat can sometimes enhance other therapies and why careful limits matter to avoid burns or overdoing it. If any part of your health routine could use a smarter, safer approach to heat, this conversation will give you a solid starting point. Subscribe, share this with a friend who lives on a heating pad, and leave a review if the show helps you think more clearly about your health. What’s your go-to heat therapy method: sauna, hot bath, steam, or a simple warm compress?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailThe condolences pour in, the flowers fill the room, and then the funeral ends. What happens when the hardest part of grief shows up weeks later, when everyone else has gone back to normal?We sit down with Kelly Edmondson, a trauma ICU and ER nurse turned grief counselor, whose life changed when her 28-year-old son Darius died suddenly from an epilepsy-related seizure. Kelly shares the moment that cracked something open for her: Mother’s Day. She expected darkness, but her family created space to speak his name, laugh, remember, and breathe. That experience exposed a problem most people miss. Support is often intense at first, then disappears right when grief becomes a daily, recurring reality.From there, we dig into the real health impact of bereavement and unresolved grief. We talk mental health, sleep, stress, and the “broken heart” effect, plus why asking “What do you need?” can be the wrong move when someone is overwhelmed. Kelly explains how she built Timely Presence, a year-long grief support service that sends personalized memorial gifts on the dates that hit hardest, including birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and the anniversary of death. We also discuss miscarriage and stillbirth grief, and why being remembered can be a lifeline.If you want practical grief support ideas, meaningful ways to help widows and grieving families, and a reminder that showing up matters, press play. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the one thing you wish people understood about grief.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailYou can feel it when someone stops telling their story to get sympathy and starts telling it to get free. That’s where Juan is right now, and our conversation goes straight into the real mechanics of healing from childhood trauma.We talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), what it means to carry a high ACE score, and why silence doesn’t erase pain it just hands it the steering wheel. Juan shares a vivid metaphor for trauma recovery: holding it in is like refusing to throw up after alcohol poisoning. It’s unpleasant to bring it up, but keeping the poison down can cost you your life, your relationships, and your ability to feel safe in your own body. We also dig into how toxic stress, chronic cortisol, hypervigilance, dissociation, and shame can show up in school, in anger, in addiction, and in the ways people learn to survive.A powerful section focuses on prison rehabilitation and what happens when volunteers sit across from incarcerated men and choose to see their humanity. We explore labeling, dehumanization, and the difference between “What’s wrong with you?” and “What happened to you?” Juan then walks us through lyrics from his song about ACE, and he shares a verse inspired by a poem about intimate partner violence that makes the stakes brutally clear for adults and children living inside that cycle.If something here sparks recognition, don’t let it fade into the background. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. What part of Juan’s story connected with you most?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailTrauma doesn’t just live in the past. It can live in your nervous system, showing up as anxiety, addiction patterns, sleeplessness, shutdown, or that moment when you feel your brain go offline and you don’t know why. We sit down with Steve Sapourn, founder of Neuros Journey, to unpack trauma-informed neuroscience in a way that’s practical, human, and surprisingly hopeful: what if the “settings” you’ve been fighting are adaptations your brain made to survive?Steve walks us through how neurofeedback works, why seeing your brainwave patterns can dissolve shame, and how tracking change over time can keep you moving when healing isn’t linear. We also dig into the core skill underneath so many approaches: nervous system regulation. When you widen your window of tolerance, you don’t just feel better. You think more clearly, make better choices, and stop letting triggers run your life.We go beyond personal healing to regulated leadership and relationships, including the common urge to fix rather than listen, and how learning to stay present can transform a partnership and family life. Steve also shares a grounded take on psychedelic-assisted therapy, why facilitator experience matters, and why breathwork and meditation remain the most accessible tools for daily nervous system support.If you got something out of this conversation, subscribe, share it with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find the tools to heal and grow.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA lot of people look “fine” on the outside while they are quietly falling apart on the inside. We talk with Jeremy Stalneker, a Marine Corps infantry veteran and the leader of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, about what happens after combat stress, career transition, and life trauma collide with identity loss. When someone starts thinking, “If I’m not in the military anymore, who am I?” the slide into isolation, bad decisions, and hopelessness can feel fast and final. Jeremy’s message cuts through the fog: there is always hope, and forward movement is still possible.We get specific about what Mighty Oaks actually does for PTSD and post-traumatic stress. It is not a clinical program, but a faith-based, peer-led week where the people teaching have sat in the same chair as the people listening. That transparency matters because it breaks shame and makes recovery feel believable. We also talk about veteran suicide prevention, what “success” really looks like in this work, and why aftercare and ongoing contact can be the difference between a powerful week and lasting change.Jeremy shares the combat story behind “March Or Die,” and we connect it to real-life resilience: you may not get to pick the fight, but you always decide how you fight. If you’re overwhelmed, the goal is not to solve everything today, but to take the next step with the right people around you. Listen, share this with someone who needs it, and if you value conversations like this, subscribe and leave a review so more veterans, first responders, and families can find the help and hope they deserve.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhen you’re sick and every appointment creates a new theory, hope can feel like a luxury. I sit down with Allie Chandler, founder of Upsell Health, to trace the long road from a life-changing Lyme disease crash to a near-full recovery, and what that journey taught her about modern healthcare, functional medicine, and real patient advocacy.We get into why Lyme is often called the great mimicker, how symptoms can ricochet across the heart, nervous system, digestion, and immune function, and why strict diagnostic boxes can leave people stranded. From there, we zoom out to the bigger picture: long COVID overlap, dysautonomia and POTS style patterns, and the growing demand for root cause care that considers labs, history, and lived reality. We also unpack the gut-brain axis and psychobiotics, plus why the microbiome is reshaping how people think about anxiety, mood, and inflammation.Then we pivot to the business side of wellness. Allie shares how her writing background turned into content strategy, clinic growth, and building a marketing agency for functional medicine practitioners and supplement brands. We talk about using AI for health education without letting it replace clinical judgment, and she previews Meet Your Healer, an upcoming app designed to help patients find practitioners and brands that actually fit their needs and values.If this conversation helps, subscribe, share it with someone who feels stuck, and leave a review so more people can find credible stories of healing and better care.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailSomething is off in modern health: more specialists, more tests, more “answers” and yet so many people still feel stuck, inflamed, anxious, and exhausted. We sit down with Brandon Yager to explore a different map of healing, one that treats the nervous system, beliefs, and unresolved emotional shock as central factors in physical symptoms.Brandon shares how early personal development shaped his life, then takes us into the Yager Method Framework, where NLP, subconscious reprogramming, emotional safety, and habit change help people create rapid lasting shifts. We talk about trauma without glamorizing it, including how old stories can loop for years and keep the body in a stress response that shows up as skin issues, autoimmune problems, chronic conditions, and more. You’ll also hear why many practitioners are moving beyond a pills-only model toward holistic health, energy medicine, and deeper mind-body connection work.We go practical too: why nature restores rhythm, why in-person community can be more healing than doing everything online, and how tools like hypnosis and conscious language can rebuild trust with your body’s intelligence. Brandon closes with a blunt but freeing reminder: authenticity matters, and waiting has a cost.If this conversation lights something up, subscribe to the Healthy Living Podcast, share it with a friend who needs a new perspective on healing, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s one change you know you’re ready to make?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailOne moment can split your life into “before” and “after” and you still have to wake up the next day and decide who you’re going to be. Earl Thompson joins me to share the deeply personal story of losing his wife to acute myeloid leukemia, the years of remission and relapse, and what it really takes to grieve without getting trapped in an identity built around tragedy.From there, we dig into Earl’s work as a rehabilitation counselor and vocational rehabilitation expert witness. We talk about how disability and injury change a person’s ability to earn a living, what vocational rehab evaluations look at (cognitive, psychological, psychiatric, physical, and pain factors), and why job fit can make or break someone who’s dealing with trauma. Earl also breaks down the real-world landscape behind workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability, long-term disability, personal injury, and medical malpractice cases where the core question becomes: can this person work, and what will they lose if they can’t?We also go straight at a tough mental health reality: when medication works, many people feel “fine” and stop taking it, especially with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and the consequences can be devastating. Earl shares what he’s seen, why consistent support matters, and how people can end up self-medicating when symptoms return. We close with a hopeful challenge about starting over later in life, taking uncomfortable risks, and finding unexpected joy through new skills and new doors.If this conversation helps you, subscribe to the Healthy Living Podcast, share it with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one change you’ve been putting off that you’re ready to try?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan Mail“Trust the science” is easy to say until you are staring at a scan that can’t truly rule cancer out. We sit down again with Dr. Robert Hoffman to talk about what medical evidence can prove, what it can only suggest, and why patients get trapped between uncertainty and aggressive standard-of-care treatment. Along the way, we share real stakes: recurrence fear, metastasis language that lands like a hammer, and the hard truth that you have to want to live enough to do the work that survival demands.We walk through the practical side of cancer diagnostics, including the limitations of PET/CT detection thresholds, the role of blood biomarkers like the SCCA “liquid biopsy,” and why Joe is traveling to Japan for a MetPET scan to get clearer answers. Then we zoom out to the bigger problem: how scientific paradigms decide what gets funded, published, and taken seriously, even when real-world results seem too important to ignore.Dr. Hoffman draws on decades in research to explain why “science” is a method, not a message from God. We unpack how cancer research has swung from virus explanations to gene-first thinking, why massive collaborations can miss simpler metabolic truths, and how evidence for cancer metabolism, including methionine addiction and methionine restriction, struggles to break through. We also touch vaccines and public health history as a reminder that disruptive ideas can save the world, even when they start outside the mainstream.If you care about cancer research, metabolic therapy, clinical trials, FDA barriers, and how patients can think clearly inside a noisy system, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with someone making treatment decisions, and leave a review with the biggest “science claim” you want to question next.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWalking into a prison for the first time changes your body before it changes your mind. Gates, rules, metal detectors, and then something you don’t expect: a room full of people trying to practice honesty, calm, and respect. I’m joined by Megan McDrew, founder of Empathy in Action at the Transformative Justice Center, to explain how her volunteer-based prison program brings civilians together with incarcerated men and women to build the one tool trauma most desperately needs: a meaningful relationship.We talk about trauma-informed rehabilitation through the lens of ACE scores, fight-or-flight stress, addiction, and the growing recognition of post-traumatic prison syndrome. Megan shares why “choice” can get sticky when your nervous system has been shaped by early harm, and why prisons can be both traumatized and traumatizing environments. Then she walks me through what a real night inside the program looks like: breathwork for nervous system regulation, intention setting around virtues like forgiveness and accountability, circle “families” using a talking piece for deep listening, and a closing ritual that helps people leave the room lighter than they entered.We also get practical about outcomes and scale. Megan breaks down retention, why volunteers keep coming back, how incarcerated facilitators are selected, and what reentry support looks like when the community stays present after release. You’ll hear about the Going Inside documentary and the Time Together YouTube series, plus her vision to expand this restorative justice model to more prisons across the U.S. and even abroad.If you care about criminal justice reform, empathy training, prison rehabilitation, and reducing recidivism through real human connection, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What would it take for your community to show up this close?Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA secret can feel like armor, especially when you learned early that telling the truth might cost you love, respect, or safety. We get honest about how childhood trauma turns into a vow of silence, how that vow shapes identity and “manhood,” and why the toughest thing many of us will ever do is let ourselves be seen.We walk through Juan’s “Letters To The Young Me,” a raw set of lyrics aimed at interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline and the cycle of acting out. We unpack the psychology behind it: trauma that grows like toxic mold, emotions that don’t disappear but come out sideways, and the way suppression can lead to explosions, violence, or addiction. We also talk about the “accidents without repairs” metaphor, the constant adjustments people make to survive, and why those workarounds eventually drain your energy and stack new regrets on old wounds.Then we get practical. We explore what “therapy” can look like in real life, from professional counseling to a priest, mentor, or any trustworthy person with tools and care. We highlight a key trauma-informed idea from Bruce Perry and Oprah’s What Happened to You: a healthy relationship can be the best form of therapy. We also challenge adults to ask better questions when kids show disruptive behavior, and we name the uncomfortable truth that men’s trauma is often ignored.If you’ve been carrying a secret, consider this your nudge to choose healing over hiding. Listen, share it with someone who works with youth or mental health, and if the conversation helps, subscribe and leave a review so more people can find it.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA hard truth sits at the center of cancer care: remission isn’t the finish line. We open up about the maintenance mindset—how to manage cancer for the long haul—through a rare blend of lab insight, clinical pragmatism, and real-world patient experience. With Dr. Robert Hoffman, we unpack the “Hoffman effect,” the addiction of many tumors to methionine, and why that metabolic weakness changes how we scan, treat, and monitor disease.We compare methionine PET with standard glucose PET and MRI, explaining when each tool shines and where they fall short. If you’ve ever stared at a scan report and wondered, “Is this alive or just a shadow?” this breakdown helps you ask sharper questions and make clearer decisions. From there, we move into action: pairing low-methionine nutrition with methioninase, chemo, and immunotherapy; using imaging to confirm metabolic activity; and shifting into a maintenance phase that keeps pressure on residual disease. Think of it as a stack—diet, drugs, data, and vigilance—working together to tip the odds.You’ll also hear why a weekly patient-science community can feel like having five brilliant AIs on your side, only they’re people with skin in the game. We share how spirits rise and fall during treatment, why motivation matters, and which simple lifestyle rules travel well: avoid ultra-processed foods, choose lower-methionine staples, and use fasting windows wisely with medical guidance. The goal is not perfection—it’s momentum and honesty. No one gets told they’re “done” while risk remains. We keep learning, scanning, adjusting, and living.If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs a plan beyond “watch and wait,” and leave a review to help others find the show. Then check the show notes and join our Sunday call to bring your questions and your story.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat does it take to stand up for your family when the system feels stacked against you? We sit down with Paula Yost—both a seasoned attorney and a licensed mental health clinician—to unpack the real skills of advocacy through stories that move from foster care to the NICU and back to the courtroom. Paula’s journey, from first‑generation college grad to mother of four, grounds a conversation that stays clear-eyed about harm while refusing to give up on change.We start with foster care myths and realities. Paula explains why the system can retraumatize kids yet still be safer than a violent or unstable home, and how a simple fix—transparent sharing of a child’s trauma history—helps foster parents care with precision. Then we shift to preeclampsia, the leading killer of pregnant women in the U.S., and how Paula’s own stroke-level blood pressure at 26 weeks turned into an emergency preterm birth. Her takeaway is blunt and lifesaving: know the signs, trust your gut, and bring someone who will speak up when you cannot.From the clinic to the courtroom, Paula shows how to advocate without burning bridges. You’ll hear practical scripts for rushed appointments, when to ask for referrals, and how to stay calm and firm so concerns get action. She spotlights the SUN Clinic, a model that keeps substance‑using moms and newborns together under coordinated OB‑peds‑DSS‑therapy care—reducing stigma, improving outcomes, and proving systems can be redesigned to heal. A powerful case study of a woman with schizophrenia, stabilized with the right long‑acting medication and support, shows what recovery looks like when treatment and environment finally align.Across every topic runs the same message: hope is not naive when it’s informed. If you’re a parent, patient, foster caregiver, or professional trying to do right in a messy world, this conversation offers tools you can use today. If it resonates, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help others find these life‑saving insights.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if we measured justice by how well it heals? We sit down with Juan to unpack a rare, unfiltered look at growth behind the wall—how being seen and heard can jumpstart dignity, how trauma-informed practices rewire the brain, and why labels fail to capture a living, changing human. Juan describes the painful split between the authentic self and the survival self, the years spent pushing down feelings to fit expectations, and the moment a safe room—and a simple handshake—made humanity feel possible again.We trace the arc from retribution to restoration. Restorative justice brings survivors and offenders into a structured space where stories meet accountability. Survivors learn how disconnection breeds harm; offenders face the impact they caused and trace their own unhealed wounds. With insights from Compassion Prison Project and Empathy in Action, we talk amygdala and prefrontal cortex, toxic stress and ACEs, and why punishment often shuts down the very learning change requires. Juan offers a powerful reframe: if you hurt many, help many. That is accountability in motion.This conversation is stacked with practical takeaways: how to create safety so vulnerability can bloom, why group attention heals shame, and how community becomes a repair shop for accumulated “car crashes” of childhood trauma. Juan refuses to let prison be a warehouse; he’s turned it into a university, teaching cohorts in English and Spanish and modeling daily service. The heartbeat here is simple and bracing: your past does not define you; your repairs do. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start rebuilding, this is it.If this resonated, share it with someone who needs hope, subscribe for the next chapter in our Healthy Living Through Adversity series, and leave a review with one repair you’ll start today. Your story might be the spark that helps someone else begin theirs.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if feeling truly safe was the first step to feeling truly better? We sit down with licensed psychotherapist Scott Stolarick to explore how trauma ripples through the body, why listening can be more powerful than lecturing, and how the right pace turns resistance into real change. From mapping family systems with genograms to giving adolescents the mic, Scott shows how a nonthreatening, collaborative approach builds trust—and why trust is the doorway to any lasting result.We take a clear, practical tour of EMDR therapy—what it is, why bilateral stimulation helps the brain process stuck memories, and how targets are chosen with informed consent. Scott explains what progress looks like: not erasing memories, but shrinking their charge so they become part of a larger narrative rather than a trap. You’ll hear the subtle line between healthy vigilance and over-desensitization, and why dialing a “ten” down to a “three” can restore calm without blunting wise caution.Scott also draws on decades of work in corrections, reflecting on accountability, reentry, and the difficult good of helping people few are eager to help. That perspective feeds his guiding metaphor: each of us is a mosaic. Up close, life looks like scattered pieces; step back, and a coherent picture emerges. If you’ve wondered why your body keeps the score, how to advocate for your pace in therapy, or whether EMDR might fit your healing path, this conversation brings grounded answers and usable insight.Subscribe for more grounded mental health conversations, share this episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review to tell us what resonated most.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if reversing type 2 diabetes could start with your next meal and a five-minute walk? We welcome Dr. Jonar, a dual board certified physician in internal and lifestyle medicine, who left hospital medicine after seeing the cycle of late-stage complications—heart attacks, amputations, kidney failure—and chose to go upstream. His message is both practical and hopeful: target insulin resistance at its roots with food, movement, stress relief, and real sleep, and watch markers move fast.We unpack how a plant-forward, whole food approach stabilizes blood sugar without demanding perfection or labels. Dr. Jonar explains why strategic movement—especially short walks or air squats after meals—turns big muscles into glucose sinks, flattening post-meal spikes. We go deep on cortisol, the stress hormone that quietly raises blood sugar, and simple ways to bring the nervous system back to baseline. Sleep takes center stage as the keystone habit, with seven-hour targets that restore insulin sensitivity and appetite balance. Along the way, we talk Blue Zones, cultural patterns, visceral fat risk in Asian populations, and the reality that genes load the gun while lifestyle pulls the trigger.This is also a human story. Dr. Jonar shares the painful, purpose-shaping journey with his daughter, Sedona, and how personal loss clarified a mission to help people reclaim health with coaching that builds systems and habits for life. You’ll hear rapid client turnarounds—lower A1C, improved blood pressure, fewer meds—and tangible steps to craft a personal health mission statement that makes consistency easier than willpower. Ready to trade react-and-treat for root-cause change? Press play, then subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailOne diagnosis can shape a decade—and the wrong one can steal it. We sit down with author Benton Savage to unpack how a bipolar label masked what was really driving his life: severe OCD and schizophrenia. His account is unsparing and deeply human, from an impulsive proposal and a terrifying break‑in to a dehydrated trek after deciding to “run home” across the country. Benton’s story doesn’t ask for pity; it argues for precision. When the diagnosis finally fit, the treatment did too.Benton walks us through the medications that failed him and the ones that finally clicked—moving from lithium and Zyprexa to an Abilify‑anchored plan supported by Prozac and Wellbutrin. He makes a compelling case for medication adherence as the non‑negotiable foundation, with lifestyle as the amplifier. Morning routines became his ballast: up at five, write before dawn, exercise, then run his short‑term rental business. Sleep hygiene, consistent meals, and predictable days turned chaos into traction.Alcohol sits in the background as a familiar trap. Benton’s journal project, The Stoic Alcoholic, started as a 366‑day sobriety sprint and evolved into something more honest after a slip around day 100. Instead of throwing the year away, he reframed relapse as a single bad day and started again. He credits Naked Mind for helping him confront the cost of “just one drink” and shares practical strategies for journaling, swapping rewards, and sustaining a sober mindset without perfection theater.We also talk about the social toll—friends drifting, family fatigue, and the slow work of becoming reliable again. Benton isn’t looking to be a counselor or a hero; he wants to live a normal, steady life and let the work speak for itself. Madness Misdiagnosed (Wrong Side Out) is out now with strong early reviews, and the audiobook is on the way. If you or someone you love is questioning a diagnosis, wrestling with compulsions, or trying to rebuild after a spiral, this conversation offers clarity, tools, and a path back to solid ground.If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review—your support helps others find honest mental health stories that actually help.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailThe headlines make rescheduling sound like progress, but what if shifting cannabis to Schedule III quietly shuts dispensaries and makes patients criminals again? We dig into the science and the policy with guest Jason Grenninger, a certified surgical technologist and plant researcher, to show why descheduling is the only move that protects access, advances research, and respects how people actually use this medicine.We start with clarity on RSO and whole‑plant extracts: why their safety profile differs from single‑molecule drugs and how the entourage effect emerges when cannabinoids, terpenes, and other compounds work together. Jason contrasts that with pharma‑grade isolates and synthetics, explaining why “pure molecules in chalk” fit acute care but can misfire for chronic conditions. From lab panels comparing different concentrates across multiple cancer cell lines to the practical reality that some strains help certain cancers while others don’t, we stress a data‑first approach that evolves with patient outcomes rather than shutting them down.Then we pull back the policy curtain. Schedule III isn’t a softer landing; it’s a tightly controlled gate that requires prescriptions and pharmacies, turning current adult‑use and many medical frameworks into legal dead ends. We unpack how that would ripple through states, criminalize possession without a script, and erase years of advocacy that brought patients out of the shadows. Instead, descheduling aligns with the endocannabinoid system we all carry, opens the door for real clinical research on whole‑plant products, and keeps quality, age limits, and labeling intact without forcing cannabis into a box built for pills only.If you care about patient rights, honest science, and keeping people out of handcuffs, this is your moment. Tap the links in our show notes to sign the petition, message national leaders through the official portal, and share your story in a few sentences. Subscribe, leave a review to boost the signal, and pass this episode to someone who thinks Schedule III is “good enough.” Let’s make descheduling the standard we demand. https://243363614.hs-sites-na2.com/deschedule-cannabis-petition-compassion-center-cprIntro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA single phone call at Gate B13 changed everything for Glenn Sturm—and then he changed the playbook for how to live with cancer. Glenn’s rare T cell lymphoma set off a 17-year run of oral and IV chemo, 55 surgeries, and a minefield of side effects. Yet what emerges is not a story about disease; it’s a masterclass in agency, teamwork, and purpose. Glenn breaks down the mindset that kept him moving—“leave cancer in Connecticut,” pay the “chemo tax,” and put a smile on someone’s face every day—while donating all astrophotography revenue to children’s health and cancer causes.We dive deep into why multidisciplinary, integrated cancer care teams outperform siloed treatment. Glenn maps the real roster: oncologists and surgeons for the core plan; psychiatrists to tackle fatigue and narcolepsy; pharmacists to prevent deadly interactions; neurologists to decode complex symptoms; physical therapists, genetic counselors, and social workers to protect function, tailor therapies, and sustain life outside the clinic. He shares hard-won lessons from retinal detachments and liver enzyme spikes to an ER steroid misstep that led to ketoacidosis—then shows how coordinated reviews and vigilant advocacy can prevent the next near-miss.The numbers are stunning: large cohort studies and meta-analyses link team-based oncology to lower mortality and longer survival across lung, renal, liver, breast, and head and neck cancers. Glenn pairs those stats with a practical blueprint—document every med, reconcile before any new prescription, train consistently, and build a care team before you need the full bench. Along the way, we talk purpose as medicine: writing books, planning eclipse shoots, mentoring patients, and reclaiming identity from a diagnosis that once signaled finality.Subscribe to stay close to conversations that change outcomes. Share this with someone who needs a path forward, and leave a review with the one idea you’ll act on this week.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA diagnosis can take your breath away. For Chisholm, it literally did—fluid in his lung, a kidney tumor, metastasis, and a “terminal” label delivered inside a prison where information moves slowly and empathy moves slower. What emerges is not a tragedy, but a fierce blueprint for agency: prayer in the dark, a smile that refuses to dim, and the daily work of aligning belief with action.We sit with Chisholm and unpack the critical beats of his journey. He explains the moment breathing failed on a routine run, the scan that found a lung full of fluid, and the surgery that took a kidney with the tumor. He shares how an outside oncologist provided clarity when the system would not, and how a late notice nearly erased his right to appeal. We dig into the mechanics of metastasis and why timelines are statistics, not sentences. Joe adds hard-won context from his own remission after stage four, and together we map a practical path forward when resources are scarce.Food, movement, and mindset become the tools you can reach even when options are thin. We talk plant-heavy meals inside prison, why limiting high-methionine proteins may support immunotherapy, and how beans can be a steady but modest protein source. We outline simple exercise to raise oxygen and morale, and a breathing routine that calms a nervous system stuck on high alert. Then we zoom out: how immunotherapy teaches T cells and NK cells to see what cancer hides, and how visualization—clear, vivid images of health—can anchor a body that wants to heal.This story is intimate, grounded, and stubbornly hopeful. It asks better questions about cancer care behind bars and shows how community, faith, and small choices accumulate into momentum. Press play, share this with someone who needs a reason to keep going, and tell us what hope looks like in your life. If you’re finding value here, subscribe, leave a review, and pass the episode to a friend who could use some light.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if disease isn’t a life sentence but a set of missing pieces you can replace? We sit down with Zuzu—holistic health educator, author, and speaker—to trace how she ended seizures in her early 20s by shifting neurotransmitter nutrition, then later reversed scoliosis with myofascial therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic care. Her journey becomes a practical roadmap: when you give cells the inputs they crave, systems stabilize and the body remembers how to heal.We explore the fascia’s hidden role in posture, pain, and mobility, and why targeted myofascial work can create changes a standard massage can’t. Zuzu brings us inside her retreat center, where clients pair ultrasounds, labs, and thermal imaging with Traditional Chinese Medicine, needless acupuncture, and applied kinesiology. Education sits at the core: learn basic anatomy and physiology, understand how digestion, bile, and microbes work, then choose foods and habits that shift your “cell context” toward repair.Gut health gets clear and actionable. We unpack SIBO and intestinal methane overgrowth, why probiotics and fiber can backfire in certain cases, and how the appendix acts like a microbial seed bank. Considering gallbladder surgery? We cover what bile actually does, when ox bile helps after cholecystectomy, and the fundamentals of a safer liver-gallbladder flush—starting with consistent bowel movements. Along the way, Joe shares his path through aggressive cancer using diet, select conventional care, and plant medicines, and how learning to listen to his body changed everything.This is an empowering conversation for anyone seeking natural healing, integrative medicine insights, or real-world strategies for gut issues, pain, and metabolic health. Expect grounded takeaways on mindset, plant-forward nutrition, fiber diversity, and reducing pesticide exposure—plus resources for deeper study, from Zuzu’s School of Natural Medicine to her updated book Live With Energy, Stop Disease Before It Stops You. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review telling us your biggest takeaway.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if the clearest path to a stronger heart starts far from the cardiology lab? We sit down with Dr. Melanie Icard, a naturopathic physician and mind-body expert, to unravel a terrain-based blueprint that helps patients stabilize blood sugar, calm inflammation, repair the gut, and improve oxygen delivery so arteries can finally relax. Instead of chasing cholesterol and blood pressure in isolation, we explore how systems thinking turns scattered fixes into a powerful, repeatable plan.Dr. Mel shares the origin story of her Biohacked Heart Blueprint—born from a patient given two months to avoid an intervention—and why balancing insulin, detoxifying gently, and restoring microbial health changed the outcome. We dig into oxygenation strategies from zone-two training and breathwork to medical ozone and UV therapies, and we show how these combine with targeted IVs to jump-start mitochondrial function and microcirculation. Sleep moves from afterthought to pillar, and simple language shifts break identity loops that keep us stuck in night-owl patterns and stress-driven routines.Along the way, you’ll hear how nervous system regulation ties everything together. When we downshift from chronic fight-or-flight, the body finally gets back to repair. Retreats, community, and family-style meals become tools, not luxuries, building the safety and consistency that healing demands. From the risks and realities of stents to practical steps you can try now—three-day fasts, mineral repletion, fiber-forward meals, and vagal-toning breath—we keep the focus on what works in real life.Whether you’re a practitioner looking for integrative cardiovascular strategies or someone determined to reclaim energy without leaning solely on meds, this conversation delivers grounded insights and hopeful next steps. If this resonated, subscribe, share it with someone you love, and leave a review to help more people find a smarter path to heart health.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if your hardest moments are actually training you for the life you want? We sit down with Cain Velasquez to unpack how breathwork, meditation, and carefully held plant medicine experiences can turn hair-trigger reactions into grounded, loving choices you trust.Cain describes his heart-opening work with ayahuasca and a profound 5-MaO-DMT near-death experience that revealed a felt sense of oneness and radical compassion. But the most important takeaway is what happens after ceremony: bringing insight back into daily life, where breath and accountability meet conflict, boredom, and pressure. We talk through the mechanics of triggers—tight muscles, shallow breath, racing thoughts—and how big, relaxed breathing restores oxygen, widens perspective, and interrupts the spiral. From there, meditation sharpens awareness so you can feel emotions fully, trace them to their roots, and let them move through instead of calcifying into armor.Cain also breaks down holotropic breathwork: fast, rhythmic breathing over extended sessions that can surface and release stored tension, sometimes with the intensity of compressed therapy. He shares facilitation tips, what “hitting the wall” feels like, and how to find your rhythm safely. The throughline is empowering: the healer is within. When adversity arrives, accept it as essential, ask what it’s teaching, breathe into the discomfort, and choose from your highest values. We close with simple, durable practices—daily breath, modest meditation, gratitude, and service—that make resilience a habit, not a hope.If this resonates, follow the show, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway so we can bring more conversations like this to you.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if the fastest way to level up your career, relationships, and energy is to treat your body like your most valuable asset? We sit down with Ari Rastigar—entrepreneur, author of The Gift of Failure, and committed biohacker—to map a clear, no‑nonsense path from burnout to durable health. Ari’s story starts with a bloodwork wake‑up call and evolves into a system that’s simple enough to start today and strong enough to change your life.We unpack the fundamentals that quietly do the heavy lifting. Clean water comes first: distill, remineralize with Celtic salt, add lime, and drink half your body weight in ounces. Pair it with a filtered shower head to protect your skin. Breathe better by upgrading HVAC filters and adding an affordable HEPA unit. Then make food a strategy, not a splurge—Costco wild salmon, organic frozen vegetables, sweet potatoes, and avocado can fuel a full week for pocket change. If time is tight, blend a pot of vegetable soup and sip it like coffee.Ari shines a light on posture and alignment as a missing pillar. Short Egoscue‑style routines open the chest, level the hips, and free the “hoses” your organs rely on, improving breath, digestion, and circulation. For advanced recovery, he breaks down when hyperbaric oxygen therapy actually works: hard chambers only, 60–90 minutes per session, at least 40 sessions for change and 80+ in close succession for long‑term gains in angiogenesis and neuroplasticity. No consistency, no results.Finally, we outline a focused supplement core that supports the basics: a high‑quality multivitamin, extra vitamin D, DHEA under professional guidance, omega‑3 fish oil, and the gut duo of prebiotic plus probiotic so beneficial bacteria can colonize. Throughout, Ari returns to the same principle: every healthy choice is a deposit in your personal endowment. Make those deposits daily and watch the yield show up in clearer thinking, stronger relationships, and steadier drive.If this conversation helps you rethink your routine, share it with a friend who needs a simple starting point, subscribe for more grounded health strategies, and leave a review to tell us which habit you’ll try first.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA rough childhood doesn’t just fade; it leaves tracks in the body and mind that can guide every choice we make. We sit down with Juan, who speaks candidly from inside prison about ACEs—Adverse Childhood Experiences—and how early abuse, neglect, and instability hardwire a constant state of threat. Together we unpack the brain’s threat circuit: the brainstem scanning for danger, the amygdala firing alarms, and the prefrontal cortex that goes offline when survival takes over. If you’ve ever felt your words vanish, your appetite crash, or time slow during a conflict, you’ve felt that circuit in action.What makes this conversation different is the bridge from science to practice. Juan shows how awareness turns into skill: noticing shallow breaths, naming the trigger, and using slow, deep breathing to keep the cortex online. We explore the heavy cost of toxic stress—cortisol flooding the body like a stuck gas pedal—and why chronic hypervigilance links to real health problems. We also confront a hard truth: dehumanization fuels violence. When trauma disconnects us from our own humanity, it becomes easier to objectify others. Reconnection is the antidote. Compassion isn’t a free pass; it’s a strategy that restores choice, accountability, and safety.You’ll leave with a clear map of ACEs, practical tools to regulate in the heat of the moment, and a hopeful reminder that neuroplasticity makes change possible at any age. We talk about small daily practices—breathwork, brief meditation, grounding—that shift outcomes from escalation to understanding, even in high-stakes settings like a prison yard. If you’re a parent, educator, clinician, or anyone who cares about healing and public safety, this story-driven guide will help you spot triggers, prevent spirals, and build a culture that treats dignity as a design principle. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help others find their way to regulation and repair.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailWhat if the difference between adversity and trauma is whether someone helps you carry it? We sit down with Juan, speaking from incarceration with striking clarity, to explore how childhood adversity, attachment, and the simple act of asking for help can rewrite a life. His story moves from suppression and survival to routine, reflection, and repair—offering practical tools anyone can use to feel safer in their own body and steadier in their daily choices.We unpack the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) framework and why naming your ACE score isn’t about labels—it’s about understanding risk, symptoms, and pathways to healing. Juan explains how trauma is not the event but the internal aftermath: shattered trust, loss of safety, and a nervous system stuck in overdrive. He shares how group work, writing lyrics, exercise, and faith formed a protective rhythm that replaced impulsive reactions with grounded responses. If you’ve ever wondered why “just get over it” never works, this conversation maps the missing steps.Attachment takes center stage as we break down the four S’s of secure bonding: seen, soothed, safe, and secure. Without them, kids often grow into adults who struggle to trust or regulate emotions. With them, even hard experiences can be processed without becoming lifelong wounds. We talk about what caregivers can do right now—believe the child, name the feelings, create safety—and what adults can practice later if that support never came: self-compassion, co-regulation with trusted people, and steady habits that teach the body it is safe again.The takeaway is both bracing and hopeful: you can become the caregiver you needed. Start where you are—ask for help, build small daily practices, and choose relationships that protect your healing. If this conversation resonates, share it with someone who might need these words. Subscribe, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell us: what’s one practice that helps you feel safe today?Intro for podcast Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

Send us Fan MailA bad cookie changed everything. When our guest, Mightylicious founder and CEO Carolyn Haeler, was blindsided by celiac disease, she didn’t just swap pasta for salad—she rebuilt how gluten free cookies are made, from flour particle size to protein balance. What started as a health crisis became a masterclass in food science and a blueprint for turning frustration into a beloved national brand.We dig into the diagnosis that flipped her life overnight and the hidden gluten that trips up even careful eaters: caramel color in sodas and vinegar, cross-contaminated spices, fermented sauces, and preservatives in deli meats. Carolyn breaks down why so many gluten free products disappoint—grit from rice milled for cooking, bitter aftertastes from ancient grains, pale bakes with no caramelization—and how a custom milled rice flour and whole milk powder restored structure, browning, and flavor without the telltale “GF” compromise. Her brown butter chocolate chip opened doors at Whole Foods, but the real story is what it took to scale consistent quality in a certified gluten free world where one mistake can send 600 pounds of dough to the bin.If you’re navigating celiac or gluten intolerance, you’ll get practical strategies for eating well at home and on the road, plus a candid look at the tradeoffs behind price and ingredients. If you’re a builder at heart, you’ll hear how Carolyn financed growth, sourced scarce inputs through droughts and cocoa spikes, and found the right manufacturing partners to keep standards high. We also spotlight the product lineup—seven flavors, with the vegan, non-GMO oatmeal coconut winning fans who never expected to prefer it to chocolate chip.Press play to learn how science, persistence, and taste buds can coexist—and why solving your own problem might just serve thousands more. If this story resonates, follow the show, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves a good cookie comeback.Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the showSupport for Joe's CureHere is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting