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The Inflammation Code
by Dr. Shivani Gupta
Your body isn’t broken. It’s out of balance. And it’s been trying to tell you something. The Inflammation Code Podcast is your guide to decoding that message. From unexplained fatigue and joint pain to brain fog, bloating, and burnout, we explore the root causes often ignored by modern medicine. Hosted by Ayurvedic practitioner and integrative health expert Dr. Shivani Gupta, each episode breaks down the true nature of inflammation and offers practical, powerful tools rooted in both science and ancient healing. If you’re ready to shift from symptom chasing to long-term healing, you’re in the right place. We don’t promise instant fixes. We guide you into a steady rhythm that helps your body feel safe, supported, and strong again. If you’re ready to turn healing into a lifestyle, not another task, start here. 🎧 New episodes weekly 👉 Learn more about the host here: ShivaniGupta.com
Episodes
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Feel Better From the Inside Out: Mold, Inflammation & the Toxic Free Way with KB
What if feeling better isn’t about doing more but about understanding what your body actually needs? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Kate “KB” Middleton, founder of Toxic Free with KB, to talk about mold exposure, mycotoxins, inflammation, nervous-system stress, and the hidden...
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How Fall Affects Your Body Type
The light is changing, the air is crisp, and your body has already noticed. Maybe your sleep shifted, your skin dried out, or you feel more anxious, tired, or foggy than you did a month ago. That isn't you falling apart. It's your body responding to the season, exactly as it was designed to. Dr....
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You Were Never Meant to Heal Alone
Perimenopause. An empty nest. A divorce. A health journey no one around you quite understands. Midlife can be quietly isolating, and your body notices. In this honest solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta connects the latest gene research with ancient Ayurvedic wisdom to show why loneliness is a real,...
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ADHD or Perimenopause? Why Your Brain Feels Different in Midlife with Dr. Jolene Brighten
Can't focus, can't remember, can't follow through, and you're wondering if something is wrong with your brain? For many women in their late 30s and 40s, the answer involves hormones, and sometimes a lifetime of undiagnosed ADHD. Dr. Jolene Brighten is a board-certified naturopathic…
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The Second Bloom: Why HRT Isn’t the Whole Answer, with Dr. Jila Senemar
What if the reason your hormone therapy hasn't worked isn't the medication, it's that no one walked you through the first few months of it? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta talks with Dr. Jila Senemar, a board-certified OB/GYN, certified menopause specialist, and longevity physician, about why...
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Inflammopause: The Hidden Fire Behind Your Menopause Symptoms | Dr. Shivani Gupta
You haven't stopped taking care of yourself. You may still be exercising, eating well, taking your supplements, and doing many of the same things that worked for years. So why does your body suddenly seem more inflamed? In Part 2 of Dr. Shivani Gupta's Vata Season of Menopause series, she…
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The Vata Syndrome of Menopause: The Root Cause No One Named| Dr. Shivani Gupta
What if your joint pain, your sleepless nights, your stubborn belly weight, and your 3am anxiety were never ten separate problems? In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta names the root condition underneath nearly all of it: the Vata Syndrome of Menopause. Drawing on 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic…
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Healing, Mental Inflammation & the Power of Relationships with Shawn Stevenson
What if the diagnosis you were given isn't the end of your health story? Shawn Stevenson was only 20 when he was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, two herniated discs, and told he had the spine of an 80-year-old. After two years of worsening pain and declining health, one question changed...
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Could Parasites and Mold Be Behind Your Symptoms? with Kim Rogers, The Worm Queen
You're eating clean, sleeping (or trying to), doing everything you know to do, and your labs still come back low across the board. Dr. Shivani sits down with Kim Rogers, "The Worm Queen," to talk about a root cause that's rarely discussed in Western wellness circles: the hidden trifecta of...
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The Conscious Parenting Shift Every Midlife Mother Needs with Dr. Shefali
What if the way we're raising our children is quietly teaching them to perform instead of connect? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta talks with Dr. Shefali, Clinical Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Founder of the Conscious Parenting Movement, about the difference between...
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Why Pain Is the Last Signal Your Body Sends, Not the First | Dr. Shivani Gupta
Most of us treat pain as the beginning of a problem. It isn't. By the time you feel it, whether it's a stiff knee, an aching lower back, or hands that hurt in the morning, inflammation has usually been quietly active for months, sometimes years. In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta breaks down...
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What Your Cholesterol Test Isn’t Telling You with Dr. Philip Ovadia
Most people are taught to focus on cholesterol when they think about heart disease. But what if cholesterol is only one small part of the story? In this episode of The Inflammation Code Podcast, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Philip C. Ovadia, a board-certified heart surgeon, founder of...
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"The Turmeric Truth" — What Actually Makes Curcumin Work with Dr. Shivani Gupta
If you've ever taken turmeric and felt nothing, this episode explains exactly why. Dr. Shivani Gupta, whose PhD dissertation was on turmeric bioavailability, walks through the science of curcumin absorption, the safety issue almost nobody talks about (lead contamination, even in organic…
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Why Your Metabolism Needs Flexibility, Not a Diet, with Ben Azadi
If you've tried keto, fasting, or cutting carbs and felt like your body just won't cooperate the way it used to, you're not broken and you're not doing it wrong. You may just be missing the piece that makes it sustainable: flexibility. In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with returning...
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Running on Fumes: Why Your Body Is Shutting Down and How to Refill Your Tank
You know that feeling when you're at the end of your rope, but you push a little further anyway because you assume there's more fuel left in the tank? In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani breaks down why that instinct, so common in women, is quietly setting the stage for burnout, hair loss, and even...
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The New Rules of Women’s Health with Meghan Rabbitt
Most women have felt it. You bring your symptoms to a doctor, you leave without real answers, and somewhere between the waiting room and your car, you start wondering if you are the problem. You are not. In this episode of The Inflammation Code Podcast, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Meghan...
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Why Summer Quietly Increases Your Inflammation with Dr. Shivani Gupta
Summer can quietly dismantle the health routine you worked so hard to build. Travel, heat, later nights, celebrations, and disrupted rhythms all ask more of your body than regular life does. In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta explains why summer can increase inflammation through the…
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Is Hashimoto's the Missing Root Cause? Inna Topiler on Thyroid Symptoms and Immune Confusion
Could Hashimoto’s be the missing root cause behind your thyroid symptoms? If you have been told your thyroid labs are “fine,” or you are taking thyroid medication but still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or not like yourself, this conversation will help you understand what may be happening...
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Everyone’s Talking About Ozempic: Inflammation, GLP-1, and What Ayurveda Knew First
If you’ve been anywhere near the internet in the last couple of years, you’ve heard about Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs. You’ve seen the before-and-afters. Maybe a friend asked if you should try it too. And if you’re like most of the women Dr. Shivani works with, you may feel confused. The results look...
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Why Trendy Supplements Don’t Work: Dr. Shivani Gupta Explains
You've tried supplement after supplement. You followed the trends, bought what the influencers recommended, spent real money on the latest ingredients, and still felt nothing change. If that sounds familiar, it's not because natural remedies don't work. It's because many of the products built...
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Why Is Weight Loss So Hard in Midlife? Karen Martel on Hormones, HRT & Perimenopause
If you've been eating well, exercising consistently, and still watching your body change in ways that don't make sense, this episode is for you. Karen Martel is a Certified Hormone Specialist, Certified Thyroid Specialist, and host of the globally ranked Hormone Solution Podcast. She went through...
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It’s Not You, It’s Your Thyroid: What 7 Doctors Missed, Why T4 Is Failing Women, and the Root-Cause Fix with Dr. Amie Hornaman
Have you been told your thyroid is normal, but you are still gaining weight, losing hair, exhausted by 3 PM, and living in a fog? If you have done everything right, clean eating, consistent exercise, and supplements, and nothing is working, this episode may finally give you the answer you have…
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Why Can't You Stay Consistent? What I Learned from Failing My Own Protocol
You know what you need to do. You have the supplements on the counter. You set the alarms. You started strong. And then, somewhere around week two, it all fell apart. Not because you are lazy. Not because you do not care about your health. But because the protocol was asking more of you than your...
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Why Your Brain Feels Foggy and Your Mood Is Off in Perimenopause with Dr. Anna Cabeca
Are you eating clean, managing your stress, doing everything right and still gaining weight, snapping at everyone you love, and lying awake at 3 a.m. wondering what happened to you? You are not imagining this. And you are not broken. In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with the beloved…
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Health Sovereignty: Why I Stopped Trusting the System and Started Trusting My Body
What if the system designed to protect your health was never actually built to make you well? Dr. Shivani Gupta has spent 25 years studying why the body gets sick and more importantly, how it heals. What she discovered along the way changed everything about how she practices, how she lives, and…
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Why You Are Mineral Deficient and How to Fix It with Caroline Alan
Most of us are walking around with underpowered cells and we don't even know it. In this episode, Dr. Shivani welcomes back Caroline Alan, founder of Beam Minerals and author of The Mineral Reset, for a conversation that will completely change how you think about your energy, your sleep, and your...
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The Menopause Gut: What Estrogen Is Really Doing to Your Microbiome with Cynthia Thurlow
Have you ever done everything right, eating clean, exercising, managing stress and still felt like your body was quietly unraveling? In this episode, Dr. Shivani sits down with Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner, two-time TEDx speaker, and author of the brand-new book The Menopause Gut, for one…
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The Science of Synergy: How to Make Your Supplements and Habits Actually Work
Most of us have been taught to treat our health like a checklist. Take the probiotic. Go to the gym. Sleep more. Reduce stress. Check, check, check. But what if the checklist itself is the problem? Not because those things aren't good, they are, but because a list of isolated actions is not the...
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The Nervous System Shift Every High-Achieving Woman Needs
What if the reason you feel overwhelmed… isn’t because you’re doing too little but because you’ve been living in “go mode” for too long? In this conversation, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Melissa Sonners, a nervous system guide, brainwave educator, and author of The Connection Code to...
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Why Your Metabolism Is Inflamed (Not Broken) — And How to Fix It
Are you eating clean, working out consistently, and still gaining weight — especially around your middle? You're not broken, lazy, or imagining things. Your metabolism is inflamed. In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta breaks down the real science behind midlife weight gain and why the tired...
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Menopause Without HRT? Detox, Hormones & Pro-Aging Wisdom (with Dr. Nicole Rothman)
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Nicole Rothman, a functional medicine practitioner known for her whole-body approach to women’s health. We explore a refreshing, empowering message: menopause isn’t a cliff and HRT isn’t the only path. We talk about being pro-aging (not anti-aging), why some…
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Why You’re Bloated Every Day: The Gut Inflammation Connection
You wake up with a flat stomach… but by the end of the day, you feel bloated, uncomfortable, and wondering what went wrong. If you’ve tried eliminating foods, taking probiotics, or “eating clean” and the bloating still shows up, your body may be sending you a deeper signal. In this solo episode…
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Hormones, Identity & Boundaries: The Missing Link in Women’s Healing (Dr. Sonya Jensen)
In this episode of The Inflammation Code, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Sonya Jensen, naturopathic doctor and women’s health expert, to explore the deeper roots of hormonal imbalance through the lens of identity, boundaries, nervous system regulation, and relational stress. Dr. Jensen…
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Your Symptoms Aren’t Random: The Inflammation Iceberg Explained
In this solo episode of The Inflammation Code, I introduce a powerful metaphor that can completely shift how you see your health: the iceberg effect. Most of what we experience — joint pain, fatigue, brain fog, bloating, anxiety, stubborn weight gain — is just the tip of the iceberg. What lies...
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Low-Tox Living: The Missing Puzzle Piece for Hormones, Weight & Inflammation (with Christy Winner)
In this episode, I’m joined by Christy Winner- a passionate low-tox lifestyle educator who’s helping women reduce their total toxic burden so their hormones, mitochondria, and inflammation levels can finally stabilize. If you’ve been doing all the right things - lifting weights, eating clean,...
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The Fatigue Sleep Can’t Fix: When Exhaustion Is Really Inflammation
Have you ever slept 7–9 hours… and still woken up bone-tired—like there’s a weight on your chest and your energy is gone before the day even starts? In this solo episode, I break down the kind of exhaustion that doesn’t resolve with more rest—because it’s often not a sleep problem. It’s an...
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Perimenopause & Menopause Reset: Food, Breathwork & Nervous System Support with Heather Berg + Rebecca Kastin
Perimenopause and menopause don’t mean your body is “failing”—they’re often your body asking for a new kind of support. In this episode, I’m joined by two trusted South Florida wellness leaders: Rebecca Kastin (functional nutrition + mind-body eating coach) and Heather Marcus Berg (yoga +...
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Why You’re Still Inflamed: Ayurveda, Turmeric, and the Healing Blueprint (Kiran Krishnan Interviews Dr. Gupta)
Today is a celebration—The Inflammation Code is officially out. In this special “flip-the-script” episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta’s mentor and friend Kiran Krishnan interviews her about the book, the science behind turmeric and inflammation, and the deeper Ayurvedic framework that makes healing feel...
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Welcome to The Inflammation Code: Your Body Isn’t Broken—It’s Communicating
Welcome to the next chapter. In this first episode of The Inflammation Code, Dr. Shivani Gupta shares why the podcast is evolving from Fusionary Health into a focused space for decoding inflammation as a message, not a malfunction. You’ll learn why “more information” isn’t the answer when you…
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Ep. 147 - Sustainable Weight Loss for Busy Men & Women Over 40 | Dr. Anthony Balduzzi
What if the secret to lasting weight loss, energy, and longevity isn’t doing more but simplifying everything? In this week's episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Anthony Balduzzi, founder of the Fit Father Project and Fit Mother Project, to cut through the noise of modern health trends....
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Ep. 146 - "Why Women Are Being Gaslit in Menopause Care — Dr. Fiona Lovely Tells the Truth"
For decades, women have been told to push through midlife symptoms quietly—sleep less, eat less, exercise more, complain less. But the reality is far more complex, and far more biological. Menopause isn’t a breakdown. It’s a system-wide recalibration that medicine has failed to fully explain or...
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Ep. 145 - The Ayurvedic Personality System That Changes How You Eat, Work & Heal with Dr. Shivani Gupta
You’re doing all the right things, eating well, managing stress, trying supplements yet your body still feels inflamed, exhausted, anxious, or stuck. What if the problem isn’t what you’re doing… but that the advice was never designed for you? In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta, Ayurvedic...
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Ep. 144 - Burnout, Mental Inflammation & Human Design with Dr. Karen Parker
What if you’re not “too sensitive” or “too lazy” — you’re just living completely out of alignment with your design? In this episode, we explore how your energetic blueprint might be the missing link in your burnout, chronic stress, and health struggles. Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Karen...
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Ep. 143 - "Are Your Beliefs Blocking Healing? Unconscious Programming & Health with Daniel Brown "
What if the biggest blocks to your health aren’t your habits… but your thoughts and your home? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Shivani sits down with Daniel Brown aka “The Not Doc” a real estate developer turned health thinker with a radical perspective: nearly all chronic illness can be…
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Ep. 142 - "Is Your Smile Toxic? Biological Dentistry, Autoimmunity & Chronic Inflammation with Dr. Maya Assi "
What if the real source of your inflammation, fatigue, hormone imbalance, or stubborn health symptoms isn’t your gut, sleep, or stress… but your mouth? This episode pulls back the curtain on the oral–systemic connection—one of the most overlooked drivers of chronic illness and long-term vitality....
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Ep. 141 - Fibroid Treatment Alternatives with Dr. Bhatia: Save Your Uterus Without Surgery
Dr. Shivani Gupta welcomes board-certified interventional radiologist Dr. Shivank Bhatia, founder of Florida Prostate Centers and Florida Fibroid Centers, to discuss groundbreaking minimally invasive alternatives to common surgeries. Dr. Bhatia, internationally recognized for pioneering...
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Ep. 140 - "Become CEO of Your Health: Functional Testing and Longevity Tools with Dr. Darshan Shah "
What if your doctor could help you avoid disease decades before it starts? In this episode, we unpack what longevity medicine really looks like—far beyond trends, quick fixes, or biohacks. Dr. Darshan Shah, MD is a board-certified surgeon, founder and CEO of Next Health longevity clinics, and a...
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Ep. 139 - Still in Pain? Discover the Science of Orthobiologics & True Joint Healing with Dr. Sean Goddard
Still in pain after “rest and NSAIDs”? There’s a smarter path. Discover how comprehensive orthobiologics, osteopathic care, and IV wellness can get you back to lifting, running, and living without surgery. Dr. Sean Goddard, DO founder of The Osteopathic Center (Miami, Jupiter, Jacksonville, and...
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Ep. 138 - The Hidden Epidemic: Mold, Fatigue & Hormone Chaos with Dr. Andrew Campbell
Is mold the hidden culprit behind your fatigue, brain fog, and stubborn “diagnoses” that never resolve? Get the real 101 on mycotoxins, mold exposure, and what actually works. Renowned clinician Andrew Campbell, M.D. with 35+ years in integrative medicine, 100+ publications, and global lectures...
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Ep. 137 - Mold Toxicity 2025: Dr. Shivani’s Real-Life Mycotoxin Detox, Hair Loss, & How to Make Your Home Safer
Could “nothing to see here” be the biggest red flag in your home? Dr. Shivani reveals how a musty hint uncovered a full-blown mold toxicity story and the exact, doable steps that actually helped. Ayurvedic practitioner and Fusionary Formulas founder Dr. Shivani Gupta with a PhD focused on…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your body isn’t broken. It’s out of balance. And it’s been trying to tell you something. The Inflammation Code Podcast is your guide to decoding that message. From unexplained fatigue and joint pain to brain fog, bloating, and burnout, we explore the root causes often ignored by modern medicine. Hosted by Ayurvedic practitioner and integrative health expert Dr. Shivani Gupta, each episode breaks down the true nature of inflammation and offers practical, powerful tools rooted in both science and ancient healing. If you’re ready to shift from symptom chasing to long-term healing, you’re in the right place.
We don’t promise instant fixes. We guide you into a steady rhythm that helps your body feel safe, supported, and strong again. If you’re ready to turn healing into a lifestyle, not another task, start here.
🎧 New episodes weekly
👉 Learn more about the host here: ShivaniGupta.com
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