Uncle Marv's Unhealthy Podcast
by Marvin Bee
Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast isn’t your typical health show; it’s where real life meets real wellness.Each week, Marvin Bee (aka Uncle Marv) cuts through the noise to challenge what you think is healthy and uncover what actually works for your body, your mind, and your relationships. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this podcast helps you make sense of it all—without the fluff, fads, or guilt.From breaking down trending health headlines to calling out popular myths (yes—even the ones you’ve been told are “good” for you), Uncle Marv keeps it honest, practical, and relatable. You’ll learn how to turn everyday habits into sustainable routines that support long-term energy, mental clarity, and meaningful connection with others.Through candid conversations and expert interviews, the show dives into topics that matter in real life—hormones and menopause, stress and happiness, gut health, sleep, and how modern technology is quietly shaping your health choices
Episodes
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Learning To Say No Without Guilt (EP 114)
This conversation picks up right where part one left off, but now we zoom in on Barb’s actual work helping overwhelmed professional women who say yes when they want to say no. She breaks down “internal safety” as the ability to have your own back when someone is upset with you or when that old...
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When “Being Nice” Turns Toxic (EP 113)
When Barb Nangle talks about boundaries, she’s not talking about controlling other people, she’s talking about finally realizing you have standards for your own life and you’re allowed to live by them. She shares how she went from “just dealing with whatever came at her” to saying no to things…
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Make Anything Possible, Even Healing (EP 112)
Dr. Noushin Hart’s story is a raw one. She talks about living with hidden trauma for decades, trying to push through with therapy and medication, and eventually hitting a wall where she felt like the usual medical answers had run out. That moment changed how she saw herself, how she saw patients,...
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From Sugar Cravings To Real Recovery (EP 111)
Paige comes back on Unhealthy and basically dismantles the idea that we can “fix” ourselves with another diet, a GLP‑1 prescription, or sheer willpower. We talk about dopamine with a memory, why you end up back in the cookie jar at night, and how using food for comfort is giving it a job it was...
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Are You Really Addicted To Sugar (EP 110)
Most of us joke about having a sweet tooth, but Paige Alexander has lived through the darker side of sugar, where “just one cookie” turns into a full-on binge you hide from everyone. She walks me through her journey from living on a dessert diet and out-exercising the calories to hitting that…
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Are You Handing AI Your Life? (EP 109)
I brought Catherine back for a third round because we both felt something was still unfinished, and it landed in a place I didn’t expect: how much we’re letting AI and tech speak, feel, and even relate for us. We start with her process of trusting zero prep, trusting intuition, and even helping a...
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Stop Ignoring Your Gut, Start Living (EP 108)
Catherine Creestani is back to talk about what life really looks like after you walk away from the job, the title, and the version of “success” everyone else applauds but your soul can’t stand. She shares how her days now revolve around mom duties, homeschooling, writing, podcasting, and clients,...
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Letting Go Of The Life You Built (EP 107)
If you’ve ever convinced yourself, “I just need to push a little harder,” this episode might hit a little too close to home. Catherine walks us through the arc from ambitious young speech pathologist to co‑owner of a booming clinic, pulling six figures a month while quietly abandoning her own...
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Circadian Rhythm Saved My Life (EP 106)
If you’ve ever done all the “right” health things and still felt awful, Jason Yun’s story is going to sound uncomfortably familiar. He was the textbook gym owner: 4:30 am alarms, 5:15 am classes, late‑night sessions, massive smoothies, and bodybuilding nutrition that looked impressive on paper…
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Stop Giving Your Health Away (EP 105)
Magic Barclay spent more than 40 years being the “good patient” who did what she was told, took the pills, and tried to push through the pain, only to be told it was all in her head. In this conversation, she shares how chronic illness, cancer, medical gaslighting, and being quietly dropped from...
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It’s Not Lyme, It’s Something Else (EP 104)
If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office with “normal” labs but a body that feels like it’s falling apart, this episode is for you. Greg Lee and I dig into the tech he uses in his Lyme Research and Healing Center, a scanner that works kind of like Star Trek medicine to pick up hidden...
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From NASA Robots To Root Cause (EP 103)
Greg Lee didn’t leave NASA because he got bored playing with robots in space. He left because his gut was exploding, his brain felt like dial‑up internet, and the meds that were supposed to “fix” him made it worse. Picture running high‑stakes experiments at 2:30 in the morning while wondering if...
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Rethinking “Good” And “Bad” Foods (EP 102)
This episode is for anyone who has ever counted calories, tried the next “miracle” diet, or gone to bed mad at themselves because of what they ate… or didn’t eat. I talk with registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick, who has spent decades in the trenches of those hard...
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Brain Surgery, Setbacks, And Second Chances (EP 101)
In this episode, Dan and I walk through the messy middle that most comeback stories skip: the fear under the jokes, the “get me out of here” note he wrote from his hospital bed, the boredom and grind of rehab, and the second “you’ve got to be kidding me” brain setback that dragged him even lower...
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I Bought a RingConn - not the Oura (EP 100)
I’ve talked about it before, but this time I actually followed through and bought a smart ring: the RingConn, not the Oura Ring. Oura has the stronger peer-reviewed validation story and a big reputation, and I’m not arguing with that at all, but when it came time to swipe my own card, RingConn…
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Eat Like Your Ancestors (EP 99)
Chapters: 00:16 Introduction and Welcome 01:51 Beverly Meyer's Wellness Journey and Sleep Apnea Discovery 05:56 What is Ancestral Eating - Paleo vs Primal Explained 11:04 The Cholesterol Myth and Agricultural Revolution 18:24 Beverly's Personal Health Story and Science Background 24:01 How...
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Sleep Apnea Warning Signs (EP 98)
Beverly Meyer is not your typical nutritionist. She's a certified clinical nutritionist and functional health practitioner who's been in the health game since the 1970s. Her whole approach is built around getting to root causes instead of slapping a Band-Aid on symptoms, and she's been preaching...
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Mind Hunger Versus Real Hunger (EP 97)
This episode is part two of my conversation with anti‑diet health and life coach Sherry Shaban, and yes, we’re still poking holes in everything diet culture has been screaming at us for years. Sherry recaps her journey from a brutal back injury at 16, to hard partying, to obsessive fitness, and...
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Make Peace With Food, Finally (EP 96)
This conversation with Sherry Shaban is for anyone who has ever stared at an empty pizza box thinking, “How did we get here again?” while also knowing way too much about carbs, macros, and whatever diet is trending this month. Sherry is an osteopath, strength coach, and self-described science…
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Fat Loss for Busy Men (EP 95)
What I liked about Brian is he's not out here selling some magic diet or begging you to join CrossFit. He's talking about real systems that fit into your actual chaotic life. One of his clients lost 38 pounds in 100 days by walking 10,000 steps a day. That's it. No vegetables. No meal prep…
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The Real Reason Your Kid Can’t Lose Weight (EP 94)
We dug into one of the most emotional topics out there: kids, weight, and the mess of shame, blame, and bad advice wrapped around childhood obesity. Dr. Evan Nadler breaks down why obesity is a chronic disease driven heavily by genetics and epigenetics, why kids are not “choosing” this, and why...
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Chronic Pain’s Muscle Connection (EP 93)
Julie has been hunting down chronic pain for almost four decades, and she is not buying the lazy “nothing’s wrong” answer when your scans look fine but you can barely stand up straight. She walks me through how tight muscles pull on joints like someone yanking your hair, why sitting wrecks your...
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Living with Long COVID (EP 92)
This conversation is for anyone who “never bounced back” after COVID and has been told it’s just stress, burnout, or all in their head. Dr. Zeest walks me through how a high-performing physician ended up collapsing in a hospital parking lot, what long COVID actually is, and why fatigue, brain…
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Homeless Pothead To Health CEO (EP 91)
This part of the conversation dives into the messy, human side of health — not just lab reports and buzzwords. Len explains why he avoided pharmaceuticals after watching his grandfather suffer through stroke after stroke while his family juggled bags of meds and side effects. That early distrust...
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DNA, Stress, And Everyday Health (EP 90)
I sit down with Len May, co‑founder and CEO of EndoDNA, to unpack what our genetics are really telling us about how we eat, handle stress, and respond to our environment. Len explains DNA as an “encoding” that sets up predispositions, while epigenetics, lifestyle, and neurochemistry decide which...
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Own Your Health Story (EP 89)
In Part 2 of my conversation with Carlijn Krigjer, we shift from the struggle to the solutions. Carlijn picks up where we left off and walks me through how she completely turned her health around—by tuning into her body, aligning with natural rhythms, and questioning a lot of what we’re told…
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Using Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Stress (88)
We all say we want to change—but then we keep reaching for the same snacks, the same stress, and the same excuses. In this conversation, Craig and I talk about why that happens under the hood of the subconscious mind, and how hypnotherapy can help you finally change the story. Chapters 00:10...
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Losing Your Period, Finding Yourself (EP 87)
I brought Carlijn on because her story is the kind of “I did everything right and still got sick” tale that so many of us can relate to. She was fit, clean-eating, and crushing school, yet her body quietly broke down to the point of no period, brain fog, and emotional chaos. If you’ve ever felt...
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Eat What You Love, Still Lose Fat (EP 86)
In this episode of Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast, I talk with nutrition coach Lisa Franz about sustainable weight loss, food freedom, and why most restrictive diets backfire. We cover calorie balance, protein, and the 80/20 approach that lets you enjoy travel, social life, and real food while...
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Functional Medicine vs “There’s a Pill for That” (85)
This episode starts with a question I’ve been asking myself for a while: what if the real problem isn’t just your symptoms, but the way they’re being treated? I sit down with Dr. Kevin Smith, a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner from the Pittsburgh area, to talk about what happens...
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Intermittent Fasting Isn’t Magic (84)
This episode is like a weekly health briefing without the scare tactics. We look at real-world data on diet, sleep, noise, and vascular health, and I keep it grounded in one big question: what can you tweak this week that will matter ten years from now? === Time Stamps 00:41 Intermittent Fasting...
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One Habit to Change Your Health (83)
In this short but packed conversation, we zoom in on one question: what’s the one habit you’re actually ready, willing, and able to change right now? Diana walks us through treating your 168 hours like a dashboard and picking the smallest possible lever that can shift your health, mood, and…
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How Your Gut Talks to Your Brain (82)
Tired of being told everything is “fine” while you still feel off? In this episode, Jana and I talk about what to do when your labs look normal but your body is clearly throwing up red flags. We dig into gut testing, nutrition basics, and why you should be skeptical of any supplement that sounds...
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Fixing Fat, Bloat, Ache and Burnout at the Root (81)
If you’re exhausted, bloated, and living on coffee and willpower, this conversation is going to hit home. Sarah Reilly and I unpack why so many of us feel “off” even when our labs look “normal,” and how functional medicine and real-world nutrition can finally make things click. Why Listen Hear…
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Misdiagnosed for Years: Sarah’s Story (80)
Ever been told “your labs look normal” while you feel anything but? In this episode, Sarah Reilly shares a no‑BS account of what it’s like to lose your health in your 20s, get bounced around the medical system, and finally learn that Lyme disease and co‑infections were driving the chaos. It’s…
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Can 22 Minutes a Day Save Your Heart? (79)
If you’re over 35, glued to a chair most of the day, and your dinner often comes in a box or a bag, this episode has your name on it. I’m breaking down new research on movement, ultra-processed foods, and LDL cholesterol, and turning it into real-world steps you can actually live with. Global...
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168-Hour Health Audit with Diana Feinstein (78)
If you’re the person everyone thinks is crushing it while you quietly feel like you’re running on fumes, this episode is for you. Diana Feinstein and I dig into what’s really behind that gap between knowing what to do for your health and actually doing it—and how to close it without blowing up…
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GLP-1 Warning: What Telehealth Isn’t Telling You (EP 77)
Tired of trying to decode health headlines and influencer advice on your own? In this Straight Shooting Health Newscast, Uncle Marv walks you through the latest stories shaping your health—from FDA warning letters about compounded GLP‑1 weight loss drugs sold through telehealth, to a new…
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Heart Disease Warning for Women Everywhere
If you’re tired, overextended, and trying to keep your health from slipping through the cracks, this roundup is for you. Uncle Marv shares real data, plain language, and practical takeaways so you can protect your heart, gut, sleep, and bones without overhauling your entire life. Forecast Warns...
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Never Too Late To Eat Better (Health Newscast EP75)
It’s never too late to improve your diet. Small habits matter. Movement protects your brain. And simple food choices can support long-term metabolic and mental health. Exercise May Actually Slow Brain Aging https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-aerobic-exercise-impacts-brain-health-11902596 Changing...
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Valentine’s Day, Ghosting, and Mental Health
Today’s Unhealthy News Update pulls together some of the biggest stories in physical health, diet, exercise, relationships, mindset, and mental health. Valentine’s Day and Dating Apps: A Mental‑Health Minefield Full story at Global Dating Insights Happy Couples Savor the Small Stuff Read more on...
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Right Where You’re Supposed To Be
Nancy shares how her marriage, subsequent divorce, and her grandmother’s final days in hospice forced her to confront unhealthy coping, heavy drinking, and the fear of repeating childhood patterns in front of her kids. She talks about her grandmother’s journey from an unschooled girl in El…
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Running From Grief to Healing
Nancy shares how being a single mom, starting a business, and caring for her sick grandmother forced her to ask, “What matters most right now?” and to choose capacity over hustle for the sake of her mental health and nervous system. Marv offers his own framework from a Lou Holtz story—WIN…
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Letting Go: Tattoos, Divorce, and Grief
Nancy Henriquez returns to the Unhealthy Podcast to share how she went from “girl with a thousand tattoos” to business owner, coach, and woman in deep transition. She opens up about removing meaningful tattoos, facing divorce, walking with her grandmother through cancer, and still trying to keep...
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Healthy News: You Can't Outrun a Bad Diet
Discover why new global research shows diet causes 90% of obesity rises, not inactivity—learn how to prioritize food for weight loss on the Unhealthy Podcast. Explore the 2026 U.S. measles outbreak with 700+ cases in low-vax areas and urgent CDC vaccine calls. Uncover fitness peaks in your 30s…
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Find Your North Star for Real Change
Tired of "eat less, move more" lies leaving you exhausted? Diana Feinstein drops truth bombs on protein-powered midlife hacks that fuel your hustle, not fight it. Why Listen Protein every 2-3 hours stabilizes glucose, sharpens focus Diagnostic intelligence brief maps your 168-hour habits Clean...
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Struggling to Feel at Home? Build Your Own Community
This episode centers on how connection and community shape both workplace culture and personal wellbeing. Lori Saitz shares how she helps companies use internal podcasts to improve communication and build culture, while also telling her story of moving from digital nomad life to creating a...
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Move More, Stress Less, Live Longer (67)
If you’ve been wondering which health headlines actually matter for your day-to-day life, this episode connects the dots in plain English. === U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New Record Source:...
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Your Gut, Your Age, Your Health (66)
The new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans urge people to center meals on real, minimally processed foods and water while cutting back on ultra-processed products, added sugar, refined carbs, and alcohol. === Read more: https://linkly.link/2Z0R5 A 30-year study of over 116,000 adults…
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Happiness Comes Before Your Health Plan
Marv lays the foundation for the show’s focus this year. Instead of starting with diets, gym memberships, or sugar detoxes, he kicks things off with mindset and happiness, drawing from a research-based article on the seven secrets to happiness. You’ll hear how tiny, everyday choices—checking in...
About this show
Uncle Marv’s Unhealthy Podcast isn’t your typical health show; it’s where real life meets real wellness.Each week, Marvin Bee (aka Uncle Marv) cuts through the noise to challenge what you think is healthy and uncover what actually works for your body, your mind, and your relationships. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this podcast helps you make sense of it all—without the fluff, fads, or guilt.From breaking down trending health headlines to calling out popular myths (yes—even the ones you’ve been told are “good” for you), Uncle Marv keeps it honest, practical, and relatable. You’ll learn how to turn everyday habits into sustainable routines that support long-term energy, mental clarity, and meaningful connection with others.Through candid conversations and expert interviews, the show dives into topics that matter in real life—hormones and menopause, stress and happiness, gut health, sleep, and how modern technology is quietly shaping your health choices
Hosted by
Marvin Bee