Your Health Reclaimed: Exposing The Root Causes Of Lyme & Chronic Illness So You Can Finally Heal

What does a muscle disorder in a horse have to do with human fibromyalgia? In the final episode of this three-part Your Health Reclaimed conversation, FMP Brad Montagne and Alicia VanderGriend connect a health scare in Alicia's own herd back to the root-cause story from earlier in the series.After a fall at a horse show left Alicia with a broken knee, she discovered her mare was struggling too, with wobbly legs, twitching muscles, and enzyme levels far outside the normal range. The diagnosis, PSSM, causes lactic acid to build up in muscle tissue, the same underlying mechanism behind fibromyalgia's trigger points. FMP Brad and Alicia also walk through how to read the body's more subtle signals, including skin, hair, and tongue, and why lasting change has to start with self-awareness rather than outside fixes.This episode is for listeners who've followed Alicia's story from the start, and for anyone ready to understand how chronic pain, fatigue, and muscle dysfunction trace back to the same root causes, whether in horses or in humans.If this series resonated with you, book a consult at healthfullyu.com to start uncovering your own root cause.Topics discussed: PSSM and fibromyalgia, lactic acid and trigger points, muscle pain root cause, reading your body's signals, skin and hair health signals, self-awareness and healing, chronic pain and inflammation, functional medicine coaching, root cause of muscle dysfunction, mind-body connection, health and horsemanship parallels, holistic healing approachChapter Timestamps:00:41 — Slow Work Before Fast Results03:32 — Reading the Body's Signals: Skin, Hair, and Tongue04:31 — The PSSM-Fibromyalgia ConnectionIn the finale of this three-part series, FMP Brad and Alicia trace a hidden muscle disorder in her horse back to the same root cause as human fibromyalgia.Ready to find your own root cause? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com.

Ever get a "normal" lab result but still feel awful? In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, FMP Brad Montagne and Alicia VanderGriend dig into why that happens, and the daily habits that helped turn Alicia's fibromyalgia symptoms around.Alicia shares how she discovered Ayurveda while working to support her liver, adrenals, and thyroid, and why her own thyroid labs looked "perfect" even while her body was struggling. FMP Brad explains what a medical diagnosis really reflects, then walks through simple, at-home ways to read your body's signals, starting with what a white or scalloped tongue can reveal about Candida and nutrient absorption. They also cover food freshness and why leftovers lose their value, how to properly balance plant-based proteins like rice and beans, and the meal-timing habits that support digestion instead of working against it.This episode is for anyone who's been told their labs are fine but still doesn't feel like themselves, especially listeners curious about using food and daily habits to support gut and hormone health.Ready to put these principles into practice? Explore the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com.Topics discussed: Candida tongue diagnosis, gut health signs, Ayurvedic health principles, liver and hormone support, food as medicine, vegan protein combining, meal timing for digestion, thyroid symptoms with normal labs, functional medicine nutrition, food freshness and nutrients, dairy sensitivity and hormones, GMO grains and food toxinsChapter Timestamps:00:44 — Why Alicia Turned to Ayurveda04:06 — What Your Tongue Reveals About Candida11:49 — The Protein-Balancing Mistake Most Vegans MakeFMP Brad and Alicia explore Ayurvedic self-diagnosis tools, the truth about "normal" lab results, and how food choices and timing support gut and hormone health.Ready to rebuild your gut and hormone health through food? Explore the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com.

What if the exhaustion, aches, and brain fog you've been living with actually trace back to your gut? In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, FMP Brad Montagne sits down with horsewoman and wellness coach Alicia VanderGriend to unpack the health crisis that changed the course of her life.Alicia spent years leading high-stakes research projects and chasing grant funding, all while her body was quietly breaking down. After months of unexplained pain and fatigue, she was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia. FMP Brad walks through exactly how that happens from a root-cause perspective: how chronic stress raises cortisol, wears down the gut lining, lets toxins build up, and suppresses thyroid function until the body can't produce energy efficiently. Alicia also opens up about a pattern she sees often in horsewomen — spending on their horse's chiropractor, dentist, and vet care while putting off their own.This episode is for anyone dealing with unexplained fatigue, body-wide pain, or a diagnosis that still hasn't given them real answers. It's part one of a three-part conversation, with more to come in the next two episodes.If fibromyalgia or chronic, unexplained symptoms sound familiar, book a consult at healthfullyu.com to start finding your root cause.Topics discussed: fibromyalgia root cause, chronic stress and fibromyalgia, adrenal fatigue symptoms, leaky gut and inflammation, thyroid and chronic fatigue, functional medicine for fibromyalgia, cortisol and blood sugar, gut health and toxin buildup, root cause healing, stress and hormone health, fibromyalgia diagnosis story, trigger points and muscle painChapter Timestamps:01:15 — Alicia's Lifelong Love of Horses13:47 — When Horsewomen Forget to Take Care of Themselves18:03 — The Real Root Cause of FibromyalgiaHorsewoman and wellness coach Alicia VanderGriend joins FMP Brad to unpack her fibromyalgia diagnosis and the stress-gut-thyroid chain reaction behind it.Struggling with unexplained fatigue or pain? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com to find your root cause.

If you've ever wondered whether your body can actually clear out the microplastics you're exposed to every day, this episode has real answers. Dr. Brad wraps up his three-part conversation with public health researcher Dave Roberts by getting into exactly how detox pathways work — and what it actually takes to support them.They cover new research suggesting sulforaphane (the compound in broccoli) may help mobilize microplastics stored in the body's cells for excretion, primarily through the digestive tract, and why the liver-to-bile pathway is central to getting toxins out for good. Dave also explains why so many popular supplements — resveratrol, curcumin, and glutathione among them — are poorly absorbed by the body, and why "bioavailability" matters more than the ingredient itself. The conversation closes with practical, everyday steps: what to avoid (plastic containers in the microwave, certain tea bags), the concept of bio-individuality (why the same approach doesn't work for every person), and why root-cause thinking matters more than chasing symptoms.This episode is for anyone trying to lower their toxic load, who's tried supplements without results, or who wants a clearer picture of how the body actually detoxifies.Ready to look at your own root-cause picture? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com to get started.Topics :functional medicineroot cause healingtoxic loadmicroplastics detoxgut healthbioavailabilitydetox pathwaysenvironmental toxinsbio-individualitychronic illnessChapters: 00:06 - How much microplastic are we really consuming? 03:03 - New research on how the body excretes microplastics 08:37 - Practical steps to actually lower your exposureSummary: In the final part of this conversation, Dr. Brad and Dave Roberts explain how the body actually clears out microplastics, why so many supplements never reach the cells that need them, and why root-cause thinking beats chasing symptoms.Guest: Dave Roberts, public health researcher affiliated with MARA Labs — mara-labs.comWant to map out your own root-cause plan? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com.

Feeling foggy, wiped out, or hormonally off with no clear explanation? FMP Brad Montagne shares why one research article calls these toxins "chemical sharks" — hydrocarbons that lodge into your cell membranes and quietly disrupt everything from your energy to your hormones to your brain.In this episode, FMP Brad breaks down what hydrocarbons actually are (think herbicides, pesticides, and other petroleum-based chemicals found in the food supply), how they interfere with mitochondrial energy production, gut lining function, and hormone signaling, and why fat-rich organs like your brain and hormone glands are especially vulnerable. He also explains why popular binders and cleanses often fall short of clearing these toxins from tissue, why gut and microbiota repair have to come first, and how the body's two-phase detox system — plus daily elimination — plays into recovery. You'll also hear why a truly individualized approach (what Brad calls bioindividuality) matters more than any generic protocol.This episode is for anyone dealing with unexplained fatigue, brain fog, or hormone imbalance who's ready to look at root causes instead of just symptoms. If that's you, book a consult at healthfullyu.com to talk through what's really going on in your body.Topics discussedhydrocarbon toxicitybrain fog causesgut healing and repairmitochondrial dysfunctioncell membrane healthhormone imbalance root causefunctional medicine detoxglutathione supportherbicide and pesticide toxinsLyme disease and brain fogchronic fatigue root causeSummary:FMP Brad Montagne breaks down how hydrocarbon toxins disrupt cell membranes, mitochondria, gut function, hormones, and brain health — and why healing starts with gut repair, not binders.What your doctor isn't testing for and why it may be the root cause of everything. Book a free introductory call for The 12-Week Reset: Get Your Life Back at diet.healthfullyu.com.

Your favorite comfort foods might be working against you in ways that have nothing to do with willpower. In this episode, Dr. Brad and public health researcher Dave Roberts pick back up where they left off, breaking down why so many everyday foods are harder to walk away from than they should be — and what's actually possible once you address the root cause.They dig into how corn sprayed with atrazine and Roundup disrupts the gut's shikimate pathway (the same pathway involved in nutrient absorption), why dairy proteins and gluten can produce opioid-like compounds that make quitting them feel like withdrawal, and why profit motives in the pharmaceutical industry don't always align with patients' best interests. Then the conversation shifts to genuinely good news: the sulforaphane compound in broccoli, how it activates the body's phase-two detox pathway (NRF2), and how it supports brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) for brain health. Dr. Brad also shares a deeply personal story about his brother's recovery after a bicycle accident left him quadriplegic overnight, and what it revealed about the nervous system's capacity to rebuild pathways.This one's for anyone who's felt stuck in a cycle with certain foods, is managing brain fog or gut symptoms, or wants to understand how detox pathways actually work.Book a consult at healthfullyu.com to talk through your own root-cause picture, or catch the final episode in this series for more on microplastics and detox.Topics:functional medicineroot cause healinggut healthtoxic loadgluten and dairy sensitivitybrain health and BDNFneuroplasticitydetox pathwaysbrain fogchronic fatigueChapters: 00:06 - Recap: the truth about corn, atrazine, and Roundup 09:43 - The good news: sulforaphane and the NRF2 detox pathway 14:21 - A personal story: neuroplasticity and recovery after paralysisSummary: Dr. Brad and Dave Roberts expose how corn, Roundup, and dairy quietly damage gut and hormone health, then pivot to real solutions — sulforaphane's detox benefits and a powerful personal story about the brain's ability to heal.Guest: Dave Roberts, public health researcher affiliated with MARA Labs — mara-labs.comIf gut symptoms, brain fog, or fatigue have you searching for real answers, book a consult at healthfullyu.com — or listen to the final episode in this series.

Most people have no idea how deeply everyday plastics are tied to hormone health, fertility, and even cancer risk. In this episode, Dr. Brad talks with public health researcher Dave Roberts about the science most of the health industry never mentions.Dave shares how his background in biomedical engineering and public health led him into toxin research — a path that became deeply personal after his late wife's breast cancer diagnosis. Together, he and Dr. Brad break down how microplastics act as endocrine disruptors (mimicking estrogen and affecting fertility, puberty, and hormone balance), why cancer has a measurable metabolic foundation tied to glucose, oxygen, and stress hormones, and why so much published health research contains more "spin" than solid evidence. They also get into a real-world experiment on how just three days of different diets can reshape the gut microbiome, and why a simple fast-food meal can visibly change your blood.This episode is for anyone dealing with unexplained hormone symptoms, fertility concerns, or a general sense that something in their environment or diet is working against their health — and who wants the actual mechanisms, not just a symptom checklist.Curious how this connects to your own health? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com, or stay tuned for part two of this conversation.Topics:functional medicineroot cause healingtoxic loadmicroplastics and hormonesBPA endocrine disruptorsgut microbiome healthcancer and metabolic healthenvironmental toxinschronic illness recoveryhormone healthChapters: 00:06 - Meet Dave Roberts: from engineering to public health research 04:21 - Microplastics, BPA, and hormone disruption 08:52 - The real metabolic drivers behind cancerSummary: Dr. Brad sits down with public health researcher Dave Roberts to unpack how microplastics disrupt hormones, what actually drives cancer at the metabolic level, and why the health industry keeps missing the root cause.Guest: Dave Roberts, public health researcher affiliated with MARA Labs — mara-labs.comIf unexplained hormone symptoms or toxic load concerns sound familiar, book a consult at healthfullyu.com — or catch part two of this conversation.

Autoimmune disease isn't your body turning against you — it's your immune system doing exactly what it was designed to do. In this episode, Dr. Brad Montagne breaks down the real mechanism behind autoimmune conditions and why they've become so common.Dr. Brad explains how the immune system responds to only two things — inflammation and antigens — and why nearly 75% of immune activity is centered in the gut. He walks through how a compromised gut lining, often called "leaky gut," allows toxins, undigested particles, and bacterial byproducts to slip into the bloodstream, setting off the very immune response that shows up as autoimmune disease. The conversation also covers how everyday exposures — certain medications, pesticide residue on food (including "organic" produce), and airborne toxins — feed this cycle, and why restoring gut integrity, rather than simply suppressing the immune system, is the piece most conventional approaches miss.This episode is for anyone living with autoimmune symptoms, chronic inflammation, or unexplained health issues who wants to understand what's actually driving them rather than just managing the flare-ups.If you're ready to find out what's really going on beneath your symptoms, book a consult at healthfullyu.com and get your gut and toxic load properly evaluated.Topics:autoimmune disease causesleaky gut syndromegut health and autoimmune diseasefunctional medicine for autoimmune conditionsgut lining repairtoxic load and inflammationCandida overgrowthgut microbiome and immune systempesticide toxicity in foodroot cause of chronic illnesstight junctions and leaky gutenvironmental toxins and brain fogSummary: Dr. Brad Montagne explains how leaky gut and everyday toxin exposure trigger the immune response behind most autoimmune disease, and why restoring gut integrity — not suppressing the immune system — is the key to resolving it.Book a consult at healthfullyu.com to uncover the root cause of your autoimmune symptoms.

What actually happens during an all-night ayahuasca ceremony — and could years of searching for answers have been shortened with the right guidance from the start? In this second half of our conversation with holistic mentor and retreat facilitator Ania Halama, Dr. Brad gets into specifics: how ceremonies are timed and dosed, why she personally prefers uncooked medicine over cooked, and what "reverse tolerance" means for first-time participants.Dr. Brad also walks through his own explanation of the neuroscience behind hallucinogenic experiences — synapses, neurotransmitters, and the brain's sensory "association cortexes" — while Ania describes what integration looks like in the weeks after a ceremony. Along the way, they cover her path from Poland to Chicago to Colombia, daily life near the retreat center, and the practical realities of building a home in the jungle.This episode is for listeners curious about the mechanics behind alternative healing practices, and anyone who has spent years chasing answers Western medicine couldn't give them.If you're tired of searching without answers, book a consult at healthfullyu.com — let's look for your root cause without the years of trial and error.Topics Discussed:ayahuasca ceremony explainedplant medicine preparationneuroscience of hallucinogensintegration after ceremonyholistic retreat logisticsroot cause healing journeybreathwork and nervous systemreverse tolerance ayahuascabuilding a retreat in the junglehealing without years of searchingChapters:00:00 - Retreat logistics and building a life in the jungle05:55 - Diet, daily life, and preparing for ceremony09:11 - Inside the ceremony: timing, dosage, and effectsSummary: Dr. Brad and Ania Halama get into the practical and neurological details of ayahuasca ceremonies, plus her path from Poland to a jungle retreat center in Colombia.Don't spend years searching for answers — book a consult at healthfullyu.com and let's find your root cause together.

What does it feel like when a medicine chooses you? Holistic mentor Ania Halama returns to explain how ayahuasca kept showing up in her life — in a book she opened, a show she stumbled onto — until she finally paid attention.In this episode, Ania traces the deeper turn her healing journey took: her first ceremony in Colombia, seeking clarity about her health and her past, and the roughly fifty ceremonies that followed before she felt called to train as a facilitator herself. She describes traveling to a school in Peru to learn directly from indigenous teachers — and how that same trip led her to meet her now-partner. Dr. Brad and Ania also touch on her path from Poland to Chicago to Colombia, and what it took to go from someone plant medicine helped heal to someone who now holds space for others.This conversation is for anyone curious about the road from personal healing to becoming a practitioner, and how a calling can show up when you least expect it.Curious where your own root cause healing path might lead? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com.Topics Discussed:ayahuasca facilitator trainingplant medicine callinghealing journey to practitionerindigenous teachers Peruayahuasca ceremony experienceroot cause healing storyholistic mentor interviewbuilding a retreat centeralternative healing pathfrom patient to practitionerChapters: 18:47 - How ayahuasca kept "calling" her 20:16 - Training in Peru and founding the retreat center 22:24 - Meeting her partner in the jungleSummary: Ania Halama shares how ayahuasca kept showing up in her life until she trained as a facilitator in Peru, built a retreat center, and found her partner along the way.Curious where your own root cause healing path might lead? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com.

Fiber gets most of the attention, but resistant starch might matter even more for your gut — and most people have never heard of it. In this episode, Dr. Brad breaks down what resistant starch actually is, how it's different from ordinary fiber, and why your colon's health may depend on it more than you'd think.He walks through where resistant starch comes from — grains, legumes, and seeds, plus starchy foods like potatoes, green bananas, rice, and oats that behave differently depending on how they're prepared, especially raw versus cooked, and cooked-then-cooled. From there, he explains how gut bacteria ferment resistant starch into butyrate, the primary fuel for the cells lining your colon, and why that matters for gut barrier strength, hormone production, and your body's ability to process and clear toxins. He also shares his take on which starchy foods deserve their "healthy" reputation and which don't, plus the food source he considers most effective for boosting butyrate.This one's for anyone who's added fiber to their diet and still isn't seeing results — there may be a piece you're missing.Ready to put it into practice? Learn about the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com. Topics :resistant starch benefitsresistant starch vs fiberbutyrate and gut healthhealing the colon lininggut microbiota and hormonesbest resistant starch foodscooked and cooled starchesbuckwheat gut healthfunctional medicine gut healthroot cause gut healingChapters: 00:00 - Introducing resistant starch and why it's different from fiber 25:14 - The 12-Week Reset programSummary: Dr. Brad explains what resistant starch is, how it differs from fiber, and why the butyrate it produces is essential for colon health, gut barrier strength, and toxin processing.Ready to rebuild your gut health from the ground up? Check out the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com.

Anxiety, depression, insomnia, vision problems doctors couldn't explain, and IBS so severe she was going to the bathroom once a month — after years of Western medicine turning up no answers, Ania Halama packed up, put the rest in storage, sold her car, and bought a one-way ticket to Thailand. She never really looked back.In this conversation with Dr. Brad, Ania shares the ten-year corporate career she left behind, the health crisis that pushed her out the door, and how that decision eventually led her to become a holistic mentor — working in breathwork, EFT tapping, and subconscious reprogramming — and an ayahuasca retreat facilitator. Now based in Colombia, she's preparing to move deeper into the jungle to build a retreat center rooted in indigenous plant medicine traditions.They also get into how her retreats are structured — the ceremonies, the breathwork, and the strict dietary and medication preparation required beforehand — and who tends to show up looking for answers, from doctors and police officers to the simply curious.If you've been told your labs look "normal" but you still don't feel like yourself, this episode is worth the listen. Ready to find your own root cause? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com.Topics Discussed :ayahuasca retreat facilitatorroot cause of chronic illnessholistic healing journeyhealing after Western medicine failsIBS and gut health storybreathwork and EFT tappingindigenous plant medicine wisdomcorporate burnout recoveryalternative healing modalitiesColombia jungle retreat centerChapters: 00:00 - Meet Ania Halama: from corporate career to holistic mentor 03:05 - The health crisis that led to a one-way ticket to Thailand 06:06 - Building an ayahuasca retreat center in the Colombian jungleSummary: A corporate career cut short by an unexplained health crisis led Ania Halama to become a holistic mentor and ayahuasca retreat facilitator now building a center in the Colombian jungle.Struggling with symptoms doctors can't explain? Book a consult at healthfullyu.com and let's find your root cause.

In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Brad Montagne and Angela Marshall go even deeper — from a remarkable prison ministry story to a teaching on intimacy that will change how you think about your relationship with God.Picking up where Part 1 left off, Dr. Brad shares a story from decades of prison ministry: praying for a man's healing from 40 feet away and letting other inmates lay hands on him instead — and what that taught an entire facility about how God actually works. From there, the conversation moves into the four pillars of biblical faith — visitation, communication, revelation, and transformation — and Angela's own parallel framework for living: Communication, Information, Transformation.The two also unpack one of the most memorable teachings in the show's history: a candid breakdown of intimacy — foreplay, engagement, and aftermath — and why Dr. Brad says the real measure of intimacy, with a partner or with God, is found in what happens afterward, not in the moment itself. Angela closes with hard-won wisdom on why so much modern faith stays shallow, why (as her grandmother used to say) "you can't outrun God," and why she can't remember the last time she complained.KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM PART 2:- Dr. Brad's prison ministry story: why he stayed 40 feet away during a healing prayer- The 4 pillars of biblical faith, drawn from Abram's story in Genesis 15- Angela's framework for living: Communication, Information, Transformation- The intimacy allegory that reframes what real connection with God looks like- Why real peace has nothing to do with your circumstancesGUEST SPOTLIGHT: Angela Marshall is a motivational speaker, professional writer, columnist, bestselling author, and creative consultant based in Augusta, GA. Known as "Author Stone," she's the owner of In Other Words, By Stone, an ex-NFL wife, a mother of two and grandmother of six, who speaks and writes on strengthening the mental to strengthen the physical.🌐 www.inotherwordsbystone.com📧 [email protected]📘 facebook.com/wisewordswomanHOST: Dr. Brad Montagne is the host of Your Health Reclaimed and founder of HealthfullyU. Ready to get to the root cause of your own health? Dr. Brad's 12-Week Reset Program is open now — schedule your free discovery call at diet.healthfullyu.com.🌐 healthfullyu.com📸 instagram.com/healthfullyu📘 facebook.com/healthfullyuMissed Part 1? Go back and hear how a bedside goodbye to her mother — and a frightening 2023 health scare — set Angela on this path in the first place.New episodes of Your Health Reclaimed every Monday & Thursday. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs a reset.This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalized medical or mental health advice.Keywords: Angela Marshall, Author Stone, biblical faith, Genesis 15 Abram, prison ministry, real intimacy, Christian relationships, spiritual transformation, real peace, Dr Brad Montagne, Your Health Reclaimed, HealthfullyU, faith based healing, root cause healing, Christian podcast, personal development, purpose driven life

After a client had a severe reaction, Dr. Brad went digging into the research behind neem — one of the most common pesticides used in organic farming — and what he found raises real questions. In this episode, he walks through case observations and published research on how neem may affect digestion and nutrient absorption, disrupt the gut microbiome, and throw off mineral and hormone balance. He looks at studies connecting neem to shifts in estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, to fertility outcomes in both men and women, and to liver and kidney stress — then breaks down why the "organic" label doesn't actually tell you which pesticides were used. If you care about gut health, hormone balance, fertility, or just want to know what's really behind your food, this one's worth your time.Episode HighlightsThe reaction that sent Dr. Brad digging into neem researchHow neem may affect digestion, absorption, and the gut microbiomeWhat the research says about neem, estrogen, and testosteroneNeem and fertility: findings in men and womenLiver and kidney considerations raised in the studiesWhy "organic" doesn't automatically mean pesticide-freeHow to actually find clean, trustworthy produce🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into the hidden health effects of everyday food and farming practices.neem toxicity, organic pesticides, is neem safe, neem side effects, organic food safety, gut health, gut microbiome, hormone balance, estrogen and testosterone, fertility and pesticides, Ayurvedic medicine, clean eating, holistic health podcast

Angela Marshall was, in her own words, selfish, controlling, and convinced the world revolved around her — until she sat bedside and watched her mother transition in August 2013.In Part 1 of this two-part conversation on Your Health Reclaimed, host Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with author, motivational speaker, and mentor Angela Marshall (known as "Author Stone") for an unscripted, deeply personal look at grief, self-confrontation, and the beginning of a total spiritual reconstruction.Angela opens up about her complicated relationship with her mother, the hard truths she faced about her own selfishness and control while sitting at her bedside, and the January 2014 decision that put her on an entirely new path. She and Dr. Brad also unpack what the word "sin" actually means in scripture, why memorizing Bible verses isn't the same as living them, and how a frightening 2023 health scare became the moment Angela's faith was tested for real.KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM PART 1:- Why Angela calls her past self "someone I didn't like" — and what she did about it- The root-level definition of "sin" most believers were never taught- How grief can either bury you or become the wake-up call of your life- The difference between reciting scripture and actually studying to show yourself approved (2 Timothy 2:15)- Why a frightening 2023 health scare became the moment Angela chose to fully surrender controlGUEST SPOTLIGHT: Angela Marshall is a motivational speaker, professional writer, columnist, bestselling author, and creative consultant based in Augusta, GA. Known as "Author Stone," she's the owner of In Other Words, By Stone, an ex-NFL wife, a mother of two and grandmother of six, and a community advocate who turns her own story of struggle and strength into words, work, and wisdom for others. Her personal message: strengthen the mental, strengthen the physical.🌐 www.inotherwordsbystone.com📧 [email protected]📘 facebook.com/wisewordswomanHOST: Dr. Brad Montagne is the host of Your Health Reclaimed and founder of HealthfullyU, where he's spent decades helping people find and heal the root causes behind chronic illness — and life's chronic dysfunction. Ready to get to the root cause of your own health? Dr. Brad's 12-Week Reset Program is open now — schedule your free discovery call at diet.healthfullyu.com.🌐 healthfullyu.com📸 instagram.com/healthfullyu📘 facebook.com/healthfullyuPart 2 of this conversation — covering biblical faith, real intimacy, and the secret to lasting peace — drops Thursday. Subscribe now so it lands in your feed automatically.New episodes of Your Health Reclaimed every Monday & Thursday. If this episode spoke to you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone walking through grief or searching for purpose.This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalized medical or mental health advice.Keywords: Angela Marshall, Author Stone, In Other Words By Stone, grief and healing, losing a parent, spiritual transformation, faith journey, Christian podcast, biblical definition of sin, self improvement, personal growth, overcoming selfishness, health scare, Dr Brad Montagne, Your Health Reclaimed, HealthfullyU, root cause healing, faith based healing, purpose driven life

One mentor's radical kindness rewrote an entire family legacy. In this finale, Melissa Swonger shows how to break generational trauma and step fully into your calling.How far can one act of radical kindness reach? In the emotional conclusion to this three-part series, Melissa Swonger shares the story of her mentor, Laura Casper — the woman whose relentless, unoffendable kindness reparented Melissa's inner child, became a grandmother figure to her children, and helped rewrite the trajectory of an entire family line.If you haven't heard Parts 1 and 2 yet, start there — this finale builds directly on the Integrative Transformation Blueprint and the neuroscience of change covered earlier in the series.This episode covers the "peace that passes understanding," the reality of epigenetic trauma, and what it means to be "regrafted into the vine" after generational pain. Dr. Brad opens up about taking the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) test after 30 years of prison ministry, and what he learned about resilience from the results. Melissa and Dr. Brad then zoom out globally — a disconnected culture in South Korea, the underground church in China, and a story of supernatural provision from inside an Idi Amin-era African prison.The conversation closes with a powerful reframe of humility — not self-deprecation, but authentically knowing who you are — and a direct call to action for anyone ready to mobilize radical kindness in their own life, home, or workplace.🎯 Key Takeaways: ✅ The mentor story that reparented Melissa's inner child and changed her family's legacy ✅ What epigenetic trauma is — and how to be "regrafted into the vine" ✅ Dr. Brad's honest reflection on taking the ACE test after decades in prison ministry ✅ Why global stories from South Korea, China & Africa reveal what real faith and resilience look like ✅ The real difference between humility and insecurity ✅ How to start mobilizing radical kindness in your own life, starting today⏱️ Episode Timestamps (approx.): 01:07 – The peace that passes understanding 02:21 – Revisiting a past conversation on Christian suffering 03:52 – Radical kindness in action: the mentor who changed everything 07:01 – Epigenetic trauma & being "regrafted into the vine" 07:32 – Taking the ACE test after 30 years of prison ministry 10:21 – A disconnected culture: reflections from South Korea 11:59 – Faith without a Bible: China's underground church & the "29th chapter of Acts" 14:18 – Repentance, sin nature & wanting to "be God" 16:46 – Redefining humility: not less than, not more than 19:07 – Closing thoughts & how to mobilize radical kindness 19:45 – Where to find Melissa Swonger & The Sage Hill Project✨ Radical kindness doesn't just change a moment — it can change a legacy. This finale shows you where to start.🎧 Now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow & Connect with Dr. Brad: 📲 Instagram: @healthfullyu 🌐 Website: healthfullyu.com ▶️ YouTube: Your Health ReclaimedFollow & Connect with Melissa Swonger: 🌐 Website: www.thesagehillproject.com 📧 Email: [email protected] podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and isn't a substitute for personalized medical or mental health care.Topics Covered: generational trauma, epigenetic trauma healing, radical kindness, mentorship, ACE test, adverse childhood experiences, healing family legacy, Christian resilience, humility, faith and culture, Sage Hill Project, trauma-informed coaching, Melissa Swonger, Dr. Brad Montagne, Your Health Reclaimed

Clean Protein Guide: Grass-Fed Beef vs Wild Fish vs Pastured EggsBook your free consultation today at: diet.healthfullyu.comGrass-fed beef. Wild-caught salmon. Free-range eggs. Pasture-raised lamb flown in from New Zealand. If you're paying premium prices for these because you assume "premium" automatically means clean, this episode will challenge that.Dr. Brad walks through seven proteins most health-conscious eaters consider safe — and breaks down why the growing and feeding practices behind them can quietly load your body with pesticides, herbicides, and toxins that overwhelm your gut, liver, and hormones. Then he reveals which single protein actually comes out on top — and it's not the one most people expect.In this episode, you'll learn:Why grain-finished feedlot beef can trigger a massive spike in gut pathogens within just one week — and how that toxic load spreads through the entire bodyThe real reason a cheap "bonus deer tag" hunt ended with meat too toxic to eatHow one pork producer's ultra-cheap growing practice reshaped the entire U.S. pork industryWhy New Zealand and Australian lamb — often marketed as a "clean" import — may come from some of the most heavily-sprayed pastures in the worldWhat Grazon is, and why manure from livestock grazing Grazon-treated hay can leave garden soil unusable for 20+ yearsTrue wild-caught vs. farmed seafood, and why an old fish-and-chips staple deserves more credit than it getsWhy white rice, corn, and most legumes fall short of their nutritional potential — and the traditional prep method that used to fix thatWhy eggs may be the most nutritionally complete protein available, and the role choline plays in brain health, cell membranes, and preventing fatty liverDr. Brad also shares exactly how to vet a local grower's feeding practices before you buy, why the commodity grain market quietly determines the quality of almost everything in the supermarket, and how to build a diet around real food principles — no calorie counting, no restrictive food lists.Topics discussed: grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef, feedlot pathogens, wild game safety, pork industry practices, New Zealand & Australian lamb, herbicides and pesticides in meat, the Grazon herbicide, farmed vs. wild-caught seafood, whole grains vs. white rice, legumes and beans, pasture-raised eggs, choline and brain health, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, functional nutrition.🔗 Ready to take control of your diet without counting calories or cutting out entire food groups? Dr. Brad's brand-new nutrition program — the foundation of four decades of clinical work — is live now. Link in the show notes.This episode is for educational purposes only and isn't intended as medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet. (optional line — common in this niche, drop it if your show doesn't typically use one)clean protein, grass-fed beef, feedlot beef, pasture-raised eggs, wild-caught fish, functional medicine, gut health, herbicides and pesticides, glyphosate, Grazon, non-GMO food, choline, fatty liver disease, holistic nutrition, ancestral health, farmers market, clean eating, healthy protein sources, toxins in food, functional nutrition podcast

Why can't shame or blame ever create real change? Melissa Swonger breaks down the neuroscience of transformation, the true meaning of repentance, and two jaw-dropping prison-ministry stories.Can shame or blame ever actually change someone? According to the neuroscience, the answer is no — and in Part 2, Melissa Swonger explains exactly why.If you missed Part 1, go back and hear the story of Melissa's two accidents first — then come here for the science and theology behind how transformation really works.Melissa unpacks Richard Boyatzis' research on the Positive and Negative Emotional Attractor spaces, revealing why a defensive brain can't learn, grow, or heal — and why radical kindness, not correction, is the real catalyst for lasting change. She reframes repentance not as guilt or punishment, but as its true meaning: a transformation, a change of heart and mind, built on Mark 12:30-31's command to love God, self, and others.Dr. Brad matches her with two powerful, on-the-ground prison-ministry stories, including a spontaneous "divine appointment" during a facility lockdown that left both inmates and staff stunned. Together, they dig into why healing doesn't always look the way we expect, how trauma physically rewires the brain for protection instead of connection, and why chasing approval from others keeps so many people stuck in what Melissa calls a 40-year loop instead of an 11-day path forward.This episode is a masterclass in the psychology and theology of real, lasting change.🎯 Key Takeaways: ✅ The Positive vs. Negative Emotional Attractor Space — and why shame shuts down the brain's ability to change ✅ What repentance actually means (hint: it's not what most people think) ✅ The "epic love triangle": loving God, self, and others — and why the order matters ✅ Two real-life prison-ministry stories of prophetic words, healing, and divine timing ✅ Why unanswered prayers for healing aren't a failure of faith ✅ How childhood trauma rewires the brain for protection — and how love resets it ✅ Why external validation keeps you stuck, and what "vertical connection" offers instead⏱️ Episode Timestamps (approx.): 01:07 – Recap and reframing "repentance" as transformation 03:20 – Mark 12:30-31 and the "epic love triangle": God, self, others 04:00 – Boyatzis' theory: Positive vs. Negative Emotional Attractor Space 05:43 – Prison ministry story #1: the divine appointment 06:28 – Prison ministry story #2: lockdown, prophecy & laying on of hands 11:12 – Speaking things into existence & Dr. Brad's brother's healing, revisited 13:13 – When faith doesn't "look like" healing 15:10 – Bethany's story: a mother's peace after unimaginable loss 19:15 – How trauma rewires the brain — and how love resets it 20:52 – External vs. internal vs. vertical validation 23:57 – Part 2 wrap-up (Part 3 concludes the series)✨ If you've ever tried to "talk yourself" into change and stayed stuck anyway, this episode explains exactly why — and what actually works instead.🎧 Now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow & Connect with Dr. Brad: 📲 Instagram: @healthfullyu 🌐 Website: healthfullyu.com ▶️ YouTube: Your Health ReclaimedFollow & Connect with Melissa Swonger: 🌐 Website: www.thesagehillproject.com 📧 Email: [email protected] podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and isn't a substitute for personalized medical or mental health care.Topics Covered: repentance meaning, neuroplasticity and faith, positive emotional attractor space, Boyatzis theory, trauma and the brain, radical kindness, Christian psychology, prison ministry, faith and mental health, healing trauma, validation and self-worth, spiritual transformation, Melissa Swonger, Sage Hill Project, Dr. Brad Montagne, Your Health Reclaimed

Told she'd never walk again — twice — trauma researcher Melissa Swonger shares the raw story behind her Integrative Transformation Blueprint and the power of radical kindness.What happens when a trauma researcher becomes her own case study — not once, but twice?In Part 1 of this raw, unfiltered three-part conversation, Dr. Brad sits down with Melissa Swonger — Ph.D. candidate in psychology, Gordon-Conwell-trained theologian, and founder of The Sage Hill Project — to trace the story behind her Integrative Transformation Blueprint.Melissa opens up about her first "freak accident," which put her in a wheelchair for four years and had doctors pushing to amputate her leg, telling her she'd never walk again without assistance. She refused to accept it — relearning to walk, running a 5K, then a 10K, then summiting mountains. Just when she thought she'd rebuilt her life, a second accident changed everything: she fell through an unlocked storm-shelter trap door and broke her back in two places. Lying on the floor, unable to sit up, she heard the same three words that had carried her before: write your story.That act of obedience became the seed of her Integrative Transformation Blueprint — a framework tracing the pattern connecting trauma, radical kindness, and transformation across mind, body, and spirit. Dr. Brad matches her story with one of his own: a prison-ministry visit to his paralyzed brother that turned into a real-time testimony of prophetic dreams, neuroplasticity, and a physical-therapy recovery that left hospital staff speechless.If you've ever wondered whether a life can be rebuilt after devastating trauma — physically, mentally, and spiritually — this episode is where the series begins.🎯 Key Takeaways: ✅ Why Melissa calls radical kindness the catalyst that sparks every real transformation ✅ How two catastrophic accidents led to her Integrative Transformation Blueprint ✅ The three words — "write your story" — that changed the direction of her life ✅ A firsthand account of prophetic dreams, paralysis & a stunning physical-therapy recovery ✅ Why we're three-part beings — and what happens when mind, body, or spirit gets ignored ✅ How faith and neuroplasticity work together to help rebuild what trauma broke⏱️ Episode Timestamps (approx.): 00:09 – Welcome to Your Health Reclaimed + introducing Melissa Swonger 01:29 – From seminary to psychology: Melissa's unconventional path 03:20 – The first "freak accident": four years in a wheelchair 05:15 – The trap door fall: a broken back and a third call to "write your story" 06:50 – Dr. Brad's brother: prophetic dreams, paralysis & a stunning recovery 12:36 – Neuroplasticity, faith & believing what your eyes can't see 16:41 – Dead beliefs, resurrection power & the book Whom He Raised 17:51 – Kingdom vs. "Salvation Camp": rethinking depression and identity 19:46 – Part 1 wrap-up (Part 2 drops next)✨ This is the human story behind the blueprint — Part 2 goes deep into the science and theology of how transformation actually happens.🎧 Now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow & Connect with Dr. Brad: 📲 Instagram: @healthfullyu 🌐 Website: healthfullyu.com ▶️ YouTube: Your Health ReclaimedFollow & Connect with Melissa Swonger: 🌐 Website: www.thesagehillproject.com 📧 Email: [email protected] podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and isn't a substitute for personalized medical or mental health care.Topics Covered: trauma healing, radical kindness, faith and healing, chronic illness, neuroplasticity, Christian trauma recovery, mind body spirit healing, resilience, PTSD recovery, spiritual healing, root cause healing, integrative transformation blueprint, testimony, Melissa Swonger, Sage Hill Project, Dr. Brad Montagne, Your Health Reclaimed

In Part 1, John Graham Harper shared how skepticism turned into a company after red light therapy healed a knee injury that had plagued him for years. In Part 2 of this Your Health Reclaimed conversation, Dr. Brad and John go deep into the actual science — the wavelengths, the devices, and the clinical protocols behind Lumaflex.John breaks down exactly how his devices work: red light at 630 nanometers penetrates roughly an inch into the body, while near-infrared light at 850 nanometers reaches about four inches deep — meaning the same device can address surface-level inflammation or deeper chronic pain, depending on the wavelength. He compares Lumaflex to a familiar tool: it's built to be the light-therapy version of a massage gun — portable, durable, and designed for a 10-minute, skin-contact session rather than a distant, passive treatment.The conversation covers all three Lumaflex devices: the Essential (the standard red and near-infrared unit), the Body Pro (a fully waterproof, IP67-rated version with a spare battery that's GSA-approved and used by the U.S. military, including in ambulances overseas), and the Essential Pro (a six-wavelength device reaching up to 1064 nanometers, built around brain-health applications and currently part of an autism clinical trial in Italy).Then Dr. Brad introduces one of the episode's most practical insights: pulse frequency. Lumaflex's app lets users adjust pulse frequency up to 100Hz, with clinical research behind specific settings — including 40Hz aimed at the back of the neck for PTSD, and 50Hz for menstrual pain. Dr. Brad adds a protocol tip from his own clinical experience: higher frequencies (60–100Hz) calm pain down fast but don't last, while lower frequencies (5–15Hz) take longer to kick in but produce relief that actually holds.Key takeaways from Part 2:Why wavelength determines how deep light therapy penetrates — and which conditions it can reachThe difference between near-infrared and far-infrared light (and why only one is FDA-cleared for pain)What separates Lumaflex's three devices, including the one used by the U.S. militaryThe pulse-frequency protocol that can make the difference between short-term and lasting pain reliefIf you missed Part 1, go back and hear the injury story that started it all — then come here for the science.Want to get to the root cause of your own health issue? Book a consultation with Dr. Brad and the HealthfullyU team at healthfullyu.com, or connect on Instagram @healthfullyu.Ready to try Lumaflex, or want John's free photobiomodulation education course? Message John Graham Harper on Instagram @JohnGrahamFitness, or visit lumaflex.com to explore the Essential, Body Pro, and Essential Pro devices.New episodes of Your Health Reclaimed drop every Monday and Thursday — subscribe and leave a review if this episode helped you understand pain differently.

What if the pain you've been told to "just live with" could start disappearing in a week — not from a pill, but from light?This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation on Your Health Reclaimed. Dr. Brad sits down with John Graham Harper, founder and CEO of Lumaflex, to trace the injury-to-innovation story behind one of the most talked-about red light therapy devices on the market — before the science and product breakdown come in Part 2.John's journey starts on the rugby pitch. A competitive rugby player turned amateur boxer, he suffered two separate shoulder dislocations from brutal, front-on tackles, plus a left knee injury so severe he couldn't sit in a seated position for more than 15 minutes without agonizing pain. Proud, stubborn, and determined to fix himself without doctors, he self-treated with drugstore deep-heat creams for years rather than get the imaging or care his injuries actually needed.Then his then-girlfriend, now wife, handed him a red light lamp and told him to aim it at his knee for 20 minutes a night. He thought it was "pseudoscience" — until, one week later, the chronic pain that had shaped years of his life was simply gone. That moment sent him down a research rabbit hole into photobiomodulation and, eventually, to founding Lumaflex.Dr. Brad, drawing on decades of orthopedic experience treating shoulder injuries without surgery, breaks down exactly what happened inside John's shoulder the moment it dislocated — and the one exercise that could have prevented it entirely. From there, the conversation opens into the physics of light itself: what a photon really is, why the "solar system" model of an atom you learned in school isn't quite accurate, and the fundamental difference between red and blue light therapy.Key takeaways from Part 1:The real mechanism behind the most common shoulder dislocation in contact sports — and how to prevent itWhy John dismissed red light therapy at first, and what changed his mind in exactly one weekHow red light and blue light are used for completely different purposes in the bodyA brief history of light therapy, from early 1900s "light booths" to today's portable devicesThis is the human story behind the technology — Part 2 goes deep into the exact wavelengths, devices, and clinical protocols John built into Lumaflex.Want help getting to the root cause of your own chronic pain or health issue? Book a consultation with Dr. Brad and the HealthfullyU team at healthfullyu.com, or connect on Instagram @healthfullyu.Curious about Lumaflex? Message John Graham Harper on Instagram @JohnGrahamFitness, or visit lumaflex.com.New episodes of Your Health Reclaimed drop every Monday and Thursday — subscribe so Part 2 lands in your feed automatically.

Carnivore promises strength and clarity. Here's why an all-meat diet may quietly wreck your hormones, gut, and blood sugar instead.In this solo episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad breaks down the carnivore diet — one of today's most popular "fad" diets — and walks through what happens to your hormones, gut, and metabolism when plant foods disappear from your plate entirely. No culture in human history has ever eaten this way, and Dr. Brad explains why that's not a coincidence.🎯 What You'll Discover:✅ Why Dr. Brad believes high-protein, no-fiber eating can throw off your body's pH balance and slow cellular function✅ The hormone pathway he says gets hijacked when stress and excess protein compete for the same raw materials — and why he connects it to low testosterone in men✅ Why most grocery-store and even "professional" multivitamins fail basic quality testing, in Dr. Brad's experience✅ How grain-finished meat and full-fat dairy may carry more toxic load than people realize✅ Why fiber — completely absent on carnivore — plays a bigger role in detox than most people think✅ The link Dr. Brad draws between excess protein, blood sugar swings, and long-term metabolic risk💡 Key Topics Covered:Why an all-meat diet has no precedent in any historical food cultureAcid/alkaline balance and cellular functionFiber, bowel health, and toxin clearanceGrain-fed vs. grass-fed fat qualityVitamins, minerals, and antioxidants found only in plant foodsThe adrenal-hormone connection Dr. Brad ties to libido and sexual health🧭 This Episode's Roadmap (topic order — exact timestamps coming once the final cut is live):Intro: the 3 most common "fad" diets, starting with carnivoreWhat's actually allowed (and excluded) on a carnivore dietpH, acidity, and why it matters at the cellular levelGrain-finishing, toxic fat storage, and gut bacteria overgrowthDairy, hormones, and why Dr. Brad doesn't recommend itFiber, bowel frequency, and detox capacityProtein, blood sugar, and the diabetes connectionAdrenal hormones, testosterone, and libidoVitamins, minerals, antioxidants — and why supplements often don't fill the gapClosing thoughts + what's coming next from Dr. Brad✨ If you've been told carnivore is the "clean" way to eat, this episode will make you think twice — and give you a clearer picture of what your body actually needs to thrive.🎧 Now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow & Connect with Dr. Brad:📲 Instagram: @healthfullyu🌐 Website: healthfullyu.com▶️ YouTube: Your Health ReclaimedTopics included: carnivore diet, all-meat diet, testosterone, low testosterone, gut health, fiber deficiency, blood sugar, insulin resistance, dairy and hormones, holistic nutrition, functional medicine, men's health, hormone balance, detox, Dr. Brad Montagne

What if the depression, OCD, or "mental breakdown" a doctor diagnosed was actually a tick-borne infection attacking the brain?In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad sits down with Dr. Gary Kaplan — founder and medical director of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine and a clinical associate professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine — for a candid look at why so many "treatment-resistant" chronic illness and psychiatric cases are actually undiagnosed neuroinflammatory disease.🎯 What You'll Discover:✅ Why Borrelia ("official" Lyme) is often the smallest problem compared to Bartonella, Babesia & Anaplasma✅ How a leaky gut convinces your immune system that ordinary food is the enemy — and why that creates dozens of false "food allergies"✅ The real case of a teenager hospitalized and medicated for years before anyone tested her for Lyme and PANDAS✅ Why standard LabCorp/Quest tick-borne panels miss most active infections✅ How therapeutic plasma exchange is helping slow Alzheimer's progression — including in Dr. Kaplan's own wife✅ Why insurance, not the medical literature, is quietly deciding what your doctor is "allowed" to consider💡 Key Topics Covered:Epigenetics — why only a fraction of people with a genetic risk ever get sickThe leaky gut → autoimmune → "it's all in your head" pipelineFluid-transfer myths: how tick-borne illness actually spreadsWhy a 2-hour intake can find what another round of labs won'tFull remission cases in Crohn's and celiac disease⏱️ Episode Timestamps:00:00 – Meet Dr. Gary Kaplan & his approach to neuroinflammatory disease02:05 – Epigenetics: why genes aren't your destiny03:07 – Leaky gut and the truth about food "allergies"07:17 – Healing Crohn's and celiac disease at the root08:18 – Gut-healing research and its surprising link to autism symptoms09:29 – When depression was actually undiagnosed celiac disease11:48 – Bartonella, Babesia, Anaplasma & the co-infections doctors miss17:21 – Why a 2-hour intake beats another round of labs20:53 – Misdiagnosed for years: one teenager's PANDAS story23:31 – Therapeutic plasma exchange & Dr. Kaplan's wife's Alzheimer's journey26:08 – How insurance is reshaping what doctors are allowed to treat✨ If you've been told it's "all in your head," this episode shows why that's almost never the full story — and what to ask your own doctor instead.🎧 Now streaming on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow & Connect with Dr. Brad:📲 Instagram: @healthfullyu🌐 Website: healthfullyu.com▶️ YouTube: Your Health ReclaimedFollow & Connect with Dr. Gary Kaplan:🌐 Website: kaplanclinic.com/provider/gary-kaplan-d-o📲 Instagram: @kaplan_clinic📘 Facebook: facebook.com/KaplanCenterforIntegrativeMedicineTopics Covered:Lyme disease, Bartonella, Babesia, tick-borne illness, PANDAS, leaky gut, functional medicine, integrative medicine, chronic illness, neuroinflammation, autoimmune encephalitis, Alzheimer's treatment, Gary Kaplan, Kaplan Center, Georgetown medicine

The Paleo Diet is one of the most popular eating plans in the world — but is it actually healing your body, or quietly making things worse? In this episode, Dr. Brad Montagne of HealthfullyU.com takes a hard, science-backed look at the Paleo (Hunter-Gatherer) diet and exposes the critical gaps that most health influencers never talk about. With nearly 40 years of Functional Medicine experience — and having personally conquered Lyme disease, systemic Candida, and chronic illness through diet — Dr. Brad breaks down exactly what this diet gets right, what it dangerously gets wrong, and what the world's healthiest, longest-living cultures actually eat instead. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: — Why the "hunter-gatherer as our original diet" story doesn't hold up historically — The truth about lean meats: why grass-fed vs. feedlot is a non-negotiable — Farm-raised fish vs. wild caught — and why farm fish creates the same toxic problems as feedlot beef — How Roundup and Atrazine (10x more toxic than Roundup) are silently destroying your gut microbiome, detox pathways, and nutrient absorption — The fiber crisis hiding inside the Paleo diet — and why low-fiber diets cause leaky gut, IBS, Crohn's disease, hemorrhoids, and skin rashes like eczema and psoriasis — Why removing apples from your diet eliminates one of nature's most powerful gut-healing foods (pectin absorbs up to 10 times its volume in water) — The dangerous truth about nuts and seeds as a protein source: rancid oils, incomplete proteins, and the pH-acidifying effect on every cell in your body — Why clean organic grains — not all grains — are one of the most stable, staple foods in every healthy culture on earth — Why legumes are the healthiest protein food on the planet — and how to combine them with grains and mushrooms to build complete proteins without relying on meat — How incomplete proteins destabilize blood sugar, spike cortisol, and drive insulin resistance, fat gain, and diabetes — Why dairy causes osteoporosis, hormone dysregulation, PCOS, PMS problems, and why it contains casomorphine — an opioid compound designed to keep you addicted — What the healthiest, longest-living cultures in the world eat daily — and why their average bowel habit is 3 to 5 times per day THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: — You're on the Paleo diet and not seeing the results you expected — You're struggling with gut issues, constipation, skin rashes, hormone problems, or chronic fatigue— You want to understand how diet connects to root causes of chronic illness — You've been told to avoid grains, legumes, or dairy but never understood the real science — You're dealing with Lyme disease, Hashimoto's, leaky gut, IBS, PCOS, or autoimmune conditionsABOUT DR. BRAD MONTAGNE Dr. Brad Montagne, PSc.D is a Functional Medicine pioneer based in Leicester, NC, with nearly four decades of clinical experience helping thousands of people recover from the most disabling chronic illnesses — even after leading specialists failed them. Named "one of the top 3 doctors in a multi-state area" by Greg Peterson, VP of NutriDyn, and called "a clinical genius" by Dr. Isaac Jones (founder of Health Experts Alliance), Dr. Brad specializes in root-cause healing for Lyme disease, Candida, leaky gut, hormone dysfunction, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, adrenal fatigue, autoimmunity, infertility, and chronic fatigue. He overcame his own case of Lyme disease, Babesia, and systemic Candida using the exact protocols he teaches — making him uniquely qualified to guide others out of the same struggles. CONNECT WITH DR. BRAD Website: https://healthfullyu.com Book: "Exposing Lyme & Chronic Illness" — available at HealthfullyU.com Free E-Book: "Healing Lifestyles" — download at HealthfullyU.com Instagram: @healthfullyu Podcast: Your Health Reclaimed — on Apple Podcasts & Spotify This episode is part of Dr. Brad's ongoing nutrition series exploring the root causes of chronic illness through the lens of diet, gut health, and functional medicine. Keywords: paleo diet, paleo diet dangers, hunter gatherer diet, gut health, leaky gut, functional medicine, chronic illness, Lyme disease diet, grass-fed beef, herbicides gut health, Roundup glyphosate, complete protein, legumes nutrition, dairy and hormones, Hashimoto diet, fiber and bowel health, Dr. Brad Montagne, HealthfullyU, root cause healing, fad diet truth

Keto has become one of the most popular diets in the world — but is it actually doing what people think it's doing? In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed Podcast, host Dr. Brad Montagne, a functional medicine practitioner and founder of HealthfullyU, takes a hard look at why keto was designed as a short-term metabolic reset, not a permanent lifestyle, and why so many longtime keto dieters share the same warning signs: red, blotchy skin, hormone imbalances in women, and developmental concerns in children raised on the diet.Dr. Brad unpacks the diet's core promoted foods one by one — butter, ghee, avocado oil, "extra virgin" olive oil, high-fat dairy, fatty fish, feedlot meat, and conventional poultry — and explains where the marketing claims fall apart. He covers why most commercial dairy is difficult for the body to fully absorb or tolerate, how the wrong form of calcium in milk may actually pull minerals from your bones rather than supporting them, and how herbicide residue in animal feed (atrazine and glyphosate) can end up concentrated in the fat we eat. He also shares a firsthand story from a functional medicine conference that revealed how MCT oil and coconut oil affected two physicians' systems in real time — and a patient case that connected coconut oil use to symptoms she'd been told were an unrelated bladder condition.Beyond the fats and proteins, Dr. Brad makes the case that keto's restrictive vegetable list leaves people without enough fiber to properly feed their gut microbiome or enough variety to get a full range of antioxidants — two things he ties directly to long-term gut and hormone health. He closes with why beans, legumes, and starchy vegetables, often demonized on keto, may actually be some of the most important foods for regular, healthy digestion.In this episode, you'll learn:Why keto was never meant to be followed long-termThe hidden issues with dairy, coconut oil, and avocado oil on ketoHow feedlot and commodity-fed meat changes the nutritional pictureWhy women and children may be more affected by keto's downsides than menWhat's missing from a "low-carb vegetables only" approachWhy fiber and antioxidant variety matter more than most diets admitAbout the host: Dr. Brad Montagne is a functional medicine practitioner and founder of HealthfullyU, based in Asheville, North Carolina, where he works with clients nationwide through in-person and distance care. After overcoming his own chronic health struggles, he has spent decades helping clients address root causes behind gut dysfunction, hormone imbalance, autoimmunity, and chronic illness.🎥 Watch the full video episode on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed Podcast."Ready to dig into your own health concerns? Visit healthfullyu.com to learn more or book a consultation with Dr. Brad. Follow along on Instagram and Facebook @healthfullyu for more functional health insights every week.This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalized medical advice.

In the final part of this series, Philip De Luca shares what he calls his "crown jewel" — a single insight that took him 30 years to fully figure out, and one he says even world-class anger-management experts have never identified.The question: in any argument, when one person is calm ("front brain") and the other is escalating ("back brain") — who actually holds the power, and why? Phil walks Dr. Brad (and you) through a vivid drug dealer/addict analogy that makes the answer click instantly — and reveals exactly what the escalating person is really looking for (it's not what you think).Then Phil tackles the question every listener has been waiting for: "What do I do when walking away makes them even angrier?" He explains why people escalate the moment you try to leave — using the same biology from Part 3 — and shares (very relatable, occasionally hilarious) real-world examples, from slammed doors to smashed windshields, that you'll probably recognize from your own relationships.Finally, Phil and Dr. Brad discuss the simple, principle-based boundary that can stop a fight cold — without ever needing the other person's cooperation — plus details on Phil's upcoming book and how you can work with him directly.🎯 Key Takeaways:Step 5 ("the Crown Jewel"): who really holds the power in a conflictThe drug dealer/addict analogy that explains every escalationWhy people get MORE upset when you try to walk away — and what it meansReal stories: doors, windows, windshields (you'll relate to at least one)The boundary that ends arguments — without the other person's buy-inHow to tell when you're winning, even when it feels like you're losingPhil's upcoming book and how to book a consultationThis is the episode that ties the whole series together — don't miss it.LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Dr. Brad / Your Health Reclaimed: healthfullyu.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/healthfullyu 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/healthfullyu 🌐 Philip De Luca, LCSW: gobeyondtalktherapist.comSUBSCRIBE to Your Health Reclaimed for more episodes exposing the real, root causes of Lyme disease, chronic illness, and chronic dysfunction — and how to reclaim your health, your relationships, and your peace.If this episode opened your eyes, LIKE this video, COMMENT your biggest takeaway below, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it.

In Part 3, Philip De Luca finally lays out the first three steps of his game-changing 5-step communication system — the same framework that's helping couples stop fighting in as little as one or two sessions.Step 1 is deceptively simple: good communication can only happen when BOTH people are in "front brain." If even one person has flipped into "back brain," it's not a good time to talk — period.But here's the catch: most people don't recognize the difference between fighters and flighters. Phil and Dr. Brad break down why women tend to "confront" (fighter mode) while men tend to "withdraw" (flighter mode) — including Dr. Brad's unforgettable "white glove" analogy for why a man walking away from conflict isn't cowardice, it's often the healthiest response in the room.Then things get really interesting: Phil explains how chronic conflict creates a literal adrenaline addiction — and why some people unconsciously "provoke" arguments just to get their fix, the same way the body craves a substance during withdrawal. (Dr. Brad connects this to research on pornography addiction and the adrenaline — not arousal — drive behind it.)You'll learn Step 2 (how to recognize, in your own body, the exact moment you or your partner "flips" from front brain to back brain) and Step 3 (the science-backed "detox" — the specific things you can do to calm your nervous system back down, fast). Plus: why "never go to bed angry" often leads to multi-day "text wars," and the real cost — physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual — of chronic unresolved conflict.🎯 Key Takeaways:Step 1: Why both people must be in "front brain" before talkingFighters vs. Flighters — and why this isn't a "him vs. her" problem, it's biologyThe "white glove" analogy: why men withdraw from conflictHow your body gets addicted to the adrenaline rush of arguingStep 2: How to spot the physical signs of "flipping" to back brainStep 3: The science-backed way to actually calm down (and why willpower alone won't work)The hidden costs of "never go to bed angry" — for your body, your relationship, and your faithIf you've ever wondered why the same fight keeps happening over and over — this episode gives you the missing piece.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Dr. Brad / Your Health Reclaimed: healthfullyu.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/healthfullyu 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/healthfullyu 🌐 Philip De Luca, LCSW: gobeyondtalktherapist.comSUBSCRIBE to Your Health Reclaimed for more episodes exposing the real, root causes of Lyme disease, chronic illness, and chronic dysfunction — and how to reclaim your health, your relationships, and your peace.If this episode opened your eyes, LIKE this video, COMMENT your biggest takeaway below, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it.

What if the reason you're still sick has nothing to do with your diagnosis — and everything to do with what's on your plate?In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne shares what four decades of clinical practice with chronically ill patients has confirmed over and over: diet accounts for roughly 50% of whether people heal from chronic illness — or stay stuck in a cycle of symptoms that never fully resolve.He opens with a story that captures the problem perfectly. A patient with Lyme disease kept recovering under Dr. Brad's care — then relapsing. Every time he called, convinced his Lyme had come back. Every time, the real culprit was the same thing: food. Foods he'd been eating his whole life. Foods he had no idea were toxic for his body. It took one memorable phone call — the man was standing in a Subway restaurant, ready to order a meatball marinara — to finally drive the lesson home.That story sets the stage for one of the most practical, science-grounded breakdowns of diet and health you'll find in any podcast. Dr. Brad walks through every macronutrient — carbohydrates, proteins, and oils — explaining not just what to eat or avoid, but why, at a physiological and cellular level.You'll learn why carbohydrates are not the enemy (they're the primary fuel your body was designed to burn), the real difference between simple and complex carbs, and how the Western diet's carb problem is less about carbs themselves and more about proportion, quality, and a cascading inflammatory response that quietly drives blood sugar dysregulation, metabolic syndrome, and ultimately diabetes.You'll hear the shocking story of a 15-year-old Type 1 diabetic whose medical doctors told her not to worry about what she eats — while her blood sugars were hitting 750, three times the lethal level.And you'll hear the reveal that surprises almost everyone: every artificial sweetener on the market — including stevia and xylitol — is a neurotoxin that dysregulates blood sugar and actually increases appetite, completely undoing the "zero calorie" promise.The episode goes deep on oils — why your brain is 60% fat, why omega-3s are critical for nerve function and hormone production, and why the "healthy" oils you're buying at the grocery store (avocado oil, olive oil) are frequently being quietly diluted with cottonseed oil — one of the most toxic and hormone-disrupting substances in the modern food supply.Dr. Brad closes with a preview of his upcoming dietary program — a practical, low-cost resource built on everything covered in this episode.If you've been sick and can't figure out why, this episode is the place to start.🌐 healthfullyu.com 📸 Instagram: @healthfullyu 📘 Facebook: @healthfullyu 📺 Watch on YouTube: Search "Your Health Reclaimed"

Your cells are listening to your thoughts. In Part 2, Philip De Luca and Dr. Brad Montagne dive into the science of how chronic conflict literally switches on pro-inflammatory, disease-promoting genes — and why the "express yourself" model isn't just bad for your relationship, it's bad for your DNA.Phil shares a wild story from his work doing deliverance ministry in Mexico — and how laughter completely defused a situation that "professional" approaches couldn't touch. From there, he introduces his upcoming book, Stop Talking and Start Communicating, and explains his holistic, whole-person approach — one that's so effective, often only ONE partner needs to apply it for the relationship to change.Then comes one of the most requested topics in relationships today: narcissism. Phil explains why "everyone is a narcissist" right now (just like "everyone was codependent" a decade ago, and "everyone was bipolar" before that) — and gives you the real test for telling the difference between a true Narcissistic Personality Disorder and someone who's simply stuck in a "back brain" flare-up (which is fixable).You'll also hear about Dr. Porges' Polyvagal Theory — the science showing that when we're upset, we ALL lose the ability to accurately judge a situation, "regardless of our intelligence level" — and a faith-based perspective on why the "express yourself, never go to bed angry" model isn't actually biblical, including a powerful story from Dr. Brad's own wedding.🎯 Key Takeaways:How chronic conflict "switches on" inflammatory genes in real timePhil's new book: Stop Talking and Start CommunicatingWhy one person can often fix a relationship — without the other "cooperating"True narcissism vs. a normal (but damaging) "back brain" flare-upDr. Porges' Polyvagal Theory: why upset people "become fools," regardless of IQA Christian perspective on conflict, servant leadership, and what real peace looks likeWhether you're dealing with a partner who shuts down, blows up, or you're wondering if YOU might be the one stuck in back brain — this episode will reframe how you see every relationship in your life.LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Dr. Brad / Your Health Reclaimed: healthfullyu.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/healthfullyu 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/healthfullyu 🌐 Philip De Luca, LCSW: gobeyondtalktherapist.comSUBSCRIBE to Your Health Reclaimed for more episodes exposing the real, root causes of Lyme disease, chronic illness, and chronic dysfunction — and how to reclaim your health, your relationships, and your peace.If this episode opened your eyes, LIKE this video, COMMENT your biggest takeaway below, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it.

For 50 years, marriage counselors have told couples to talk it through, express their feelings, and never go to bed angry. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Philip De Luca tried exactly that with his very first clients back in 1977 — and watched it fail, again and again, leaving couples worse off than before.In Part 1 of this 4-part conversation, Phil joins Dr. Brad Montagne to reveal where the "express yourself" communication model actually came from (hint: it's not science — it's the 1960s "let it all hang out" movement), and why it sets couples up for a "funnel" — or as Dr. Brad calls it, a "gauntlet" — of escalating conflict that ends in what Phil calls the dead zone: the point where there's no love left.Then the conversation goes deep into the body: Dr. Brad explains the HPA axis (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis) and how stress — relational, chemical, physical — accumulates until "the straw breaks the camel's back," dysregulating your hormones, blood sugar, and inflammation. Phil connects this to the "amygdala hijack," the moment your blood flow shifts from your rational front brain to your reptilian back brain — and why, once that happens, "talking it through" is biologically impossible.You'll also hear the eye-opening numbers: chronic relational conflict has been linked to premature aging of 9–17 years, a 2000% increase in heart attack risk, and a 3000% increase in cancer risk — plus how neuroplasticity and epigenetics mean your brain and your genes are being shaped, for better or worse, by every argument you have.🎯 Key Takeaways:The real (non-scientific) origin of "talk it through" adviceThe "gauntlet": how couples get pushed into worse and worse conflictThe HPA axis, inflammation, and why stress isn't "one size fits all"Amygdala hijack: front brain vs. back brain, explained simplyThe shocking health costs of chronic conflict (aging, heart disease, cancer risk)How neuroplasticity and epigenetics are rewiring your brain and body right nowIf you've ever walked away from an argument feeling like you "did everything right" and it still got worse — this episode explains exactly why, and sets up the science behind the 5-step solution coming in Parts 2–4.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Dr. Brad / Your Health Reclaimed: healthfullyu.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/healthfullyu 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/healthfullyu 🌐 Philip De Luca, LCSW: gobeyondtalktherapist.comSUBSCRIBE to Your Health Reclaimed for more episodes exposing the real, root causes of Lyme disease, chronic illness, and chronic dysfunction — and how to reclaim your health, your relationships, and your peace.If this episode opened your eyes, LIKE this video, COMMENT your biggest takeaway below, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it.

If you've ever been told you need gallbladder surgery — or if you've tried keto, carnivore, or paleo and wondered why you still feel terrible — this episode is going to change how you see your own health.In this solo episode, Dr. Brad Montagne walks through one of the most striking clinical cases of his 40-year career: a patient in acute right-sided abdominal pain called him from over a thousand miles away, desperate and in crisis. A year earlier, the same problem had resulted in a two-week hospital stay, tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills, and a push to remove the gallbladder. The patient had refused — and the stones were cleared naturally. But now the same symptoms were back.Through careful remote evaluation, Dr. Brad identified the real trigger: a meal of smoked turkey tails and ribs. Smoked food, like Candida and fungal infections, produces acetylaldehyde — a toxin seven times more potent than formaldehyde. Paired with ibuprofen (which shuts down all four of the body's primary detox organs and blocks the regeneration of glutathione), the system had no way to clear the toxic load. Pain escalated. And then the prescribed opioid pain medications — codeine with acetaminophen and Percocet — made everything dramatically worse: opioids cause direct bile duct spasms, shutting down blood supply and intensifying the very pain they were prescribed to relieve.Once the patient understood what was happening, stopped the pain medications, and started targeted supplements, the pain resolved within 24 hours. They went back to work the next day.Two-week hospital stay vs. 24 hours. Fifty thousand dollars vs. a few hundred. The contrast speaks for itself.But Dr. Brad doesn't stop at the case study. He connects this to the broader dietary crisis in America, calling out three of the most popular diet trends — keto, paleo, and carnivore — with clinical evidence of the damage they cause: hormone dysregulation, blood sugar collapse, adrenal failure, gut microbiome destruction, and neurological impairment in children. He explains why every hormone in your body is built from fat and cholesterol, and what happens when fad diets disrupt that foundation. He explains how the same dietary failures that destroy your hormones also fail to build cholesterol-based insulation in your nervous system — setting the stage for cognitive decline and dementia.Hippocrates said it 2,400 years ago: disease starts in the gut. Dr. Brad has been proving it for four decades.This episode also includes a preview of Dr. Brad's upcoming dietary program — the most comprehensive diet guide he has ever created, with clear practical guidance on what to eat, why it matters, and how to make the transition without guesswork.Also available on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed." Subscribe for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.🌐 healthfullyu.com | 📱 Instagram: @healthfullyu | 👍 Facebook: healthfullyuKeywords: natural gallbladder treatment, diet chronic illness, ibuprofen gut damage, keto diet dangers, carnivore diet risks, functional medicine, root cause chronic illness, diet and dementia, disease starts in the gut, bile duct spasm, detox organs, glutathione diet, Dr Brad Montagne

When Dr. Brad walked into Moscow's Red Square just after the Berlin Wall fell, he felt something no diagnostic test can measure: the weight of collective oppression pressing him toward the ground. That experience taught him something about energy — and about the invisible forces that shape not just our environments, but our bodies, our relationships, and our capacity to heal.Part 2 of this landmark conversation between Dr. Brad Montagne and Dr. Jay LaGuardia picks up where the quantum physics discussion left off — and takes it somewhere even more personal.Dr. Jay opens with a truth that most people are only beginning to confront: the majority of us live reactively. We respond to whatever crisis is loudest. We chase short-term fixes. We are terrible, as a culture, at delayed gratification. And the research is unambiguous — every genuinely successful person Dr. Jay has encountered in 30 years has one thing in common: they mastered the long game. They put in the time, stayed the path, and trusted the process even when results weren't immediate. In a world wired to deliver the next dopamine hit in seconds, that capacity has become almost revolutionary.This episode also tackles a topic rarely addressed on health podcasts: the quantum dimension of sexual integrity. Dr. Brad describes — through a lens of molecular physiology — how every sexual encounter involves an energetic exchange, a literal transfer of vibrational data between two people. Without commitment and genuine connection, this becomes a source of fragmentation rather than wholeness. It's a conversation that audiences across age groups — from college students to retirees — have found unexpectedly profound.When Dr. Jay defines success, his answer has nothing to do with net worth. Success, to him, is a life of passion and purpose — one where the impact you had on people is evident in who shows up when your time is done. Not what's in the estate. Who's at the funeral. He challenges every listener to ask themselves: if someone turned to a relative at my casket and said "they lived a life well lived" — what would that actually need to look like?The conversation moves through the concept of true riches (spoiler: it's your relationships and your health — neither of which can be measured in dollars), the power of creating space for self-reflection in a world that doesn't encourage it, and the discovery-based coaching methodology Dr. Jay uses — built on leading questions that help people define their own truth rather than having someone else's beliefs imposed on them.And it closes on one of the most disarming observations Dr. Brad has ever offered: sometimes the greatest growing season of our lives is raising children, because it's the only experience that repeatedly shatters your most cherished ideas and forces you to build something better.If you've been asking what success really means, what riches actually look like, or why you keep attracting the things you say you don't want — this episode has your answer.Also on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed Podcast" or visit healthfullyu.com.Key topics: delayed gratification, success mindset, riches of relationships, self-reflection, sowing and reaping, vibrational attraction, legacy, reactive vs. proactive living, unconditional love, leading questions coaching, personal transformation.Connect with Dr. Jay LaGuardia: https://www.powerpassionprosperity.com/ | [email protected] with Dr. Brad : https://healthfullyu.com

What if the doctor's office isn't where your healing actually begins?In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation on Your Health Reclaimed Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with Dr. Jay LaGuardia — physician, motivational speaker, author, and transformational coach with over 30 years of experience — to tackle the real root causes of chronic illness, poor health, and the patterns that keep people stuck.Dr. Jay opens with a bold claim: the #1 contributor to the chronic health conditions devastating American families today is the toxic environment in which we live. That means the food on your plate, the water in your tap, the air you breathe, the synthetic fabrics against your skin, and the microplastics that have infiltrated every part of the food chain. The environment has changed radically in the last 50 to 75 years — and human health has been in freefall as a result.But Dr. Brad pushes the conversation deeper. Environmental toxins may be the physical mechanism — but what about the belief systems that determine whether you'll do anything about it? As a child up until the age of nine, 90% of your experiences are processed through theta brainwaves, the frequency at which the subconscious mind is most open to suggestion. Everything your parents, teachers, doctors, and society told you — about health, about self-worth, about what's possible — got hardwired into your nervous system before you were old enough to evaluate it.The good news, as Dr. Jay explains with unmistakable optimism, is that the brain is neuroplastic. You can change your beliefs. And when you change your beliefs, you change your life — including your physical health.This episode also examines the emotional intelligence crisis that's quietly making it impossible for most people to have a rational conversation, let alone change a deeply held belief. When you're operating from the limbic system — the emotional brain — you literally inhibit the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that handles logic, reason, and adult decision-making. And Dr. Jay argues that emotional intelligence is currently the lowest it has ever been in American society.The conversation moves into quantum physics — the science of vibrational energy, local and non-local consciousness, and the remarkable truth that every cell in your body vibrates at a specific frequency that can be altered by your thoughts, your beliefs, and your state of being. Dr. Jay explains it this way: if you believe you are not worthy of health, you will create the circumstances to make that your reality. If you believe you deserve to be healthy, wealthy, and surrounded by great relationships — you'll create those circumstances instead.This isn't wishful thinking. It's physics.If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still not healing, this episode will introduce you to the layer of the problem that almost no one in conventional medicine is addressing.Also on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed Podcast" or visit healthfullyu.com.Key topics: environmental toxins, chronic illness, subconscious belief programming, theta brainwaves, neuroplasticity, emotional intelligence, quantum physics, vibrational healing, self-love, limiting beliefs, mind-body connection.Connect with Dr. Jay LaGuardia: https://www.powerpassionprosperity.com/ | [email protected] with Dr. Brad: https://healthfullyu.com

What if the way we think about elder care is completely backwards?In Part 2 of this essential conversation on Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne and long-term care expert Lindsay Friedman go beyond the basics — into the deeply human side of aging, caregiving, and what it truly means to plan for your future with dignity and intention.Lindsay returns with insights from a book that's reshaping how she thinks about care: Creative Care by Dr. Anne Basting. The TimeSlips movement — where nursing home residents become storytellers, actors, and creators — is proving that purpose and creativity aren't luxuries. They're medicine.Dr. Brad shares an extraordinary personal story from his time doing street drama in Siberia, where a grandmother's tears showed him the profound power of human connection through art. Then they take it even further: what if assisted living facilities housed daycares? What if aides' children played with residents every day? The research — and common sense — says it works.🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:→ The Creative Care movement and how storytelling, drama, and art extend wellbeing for people with dementia → Why Bingo isn't enough — and what truly engaged elder activity looks like → Intergenerational programs: why facilities with children are measurably healthier → The daycare-in-assisted-living idea that could solve the staffing crisis and transform daily life for residents → Why you cannot wait for a diagnosis to start long-term care planning — and what "planning ahead" actually means in practice → The shocking difference between a will and a trust, and how failing to establish a trust costs families everything → How LT Care Nav is completely free for families — and why that matters → Why you — not your family — must be the one to create your care plan → The critical importance of values alignment between you and whoever manages your care → Dr. Brad's 90-year-old mother: transferred to hospice, then walking home four days later — and the two simple interventions that made it possibleThis is the episode that changes how you think about the end of life — not as a thing that happens to you, but as something you can shape, plan for, and approach with purpose.🎧 ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE — Watch the full visual conversation at: youtube.com/@Yourhealthreclaimed👤 ABOUT LINDSAY FRIEDMAN: Lindsay is the founder of LT Care Nav (ltcarenav.com) and Care Bloom. Her 25-year career spans every level of the eldercare ecosystem. Her upcoming podcast is called The Caregiver's Compass.👤 ABOUT DR. BRAD MONTAGNE: Dr. Brad is the host of Your Health Reclaimed, focused on root cause healing rather than chasing diagnoses. Find him at healthfullyu.com | @healthfullyu.📩 Work with Lindsay: [email protected] | ltcarenav.com 📩 Work with Dr. Brad: healthfullyu.comNew episodes drop every Monday & Thursday. Don't miss one — subscribe now.

Are you prepared for the long-term care conversation your family hasn't had yet?Most people don't think about nursing homes, home health aides, or care planning until they're in a full-blown crisis — and that's exactly when the system takes advantage of you. In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne welcomes Lindsay Friedman, founder of LT Care Nav and Care Bloom, for a raw and deeply important conversation about what really happens inside long-term care facilities — and what families can do right now to protect their loved ones.Lindsay has spent 25 years working across every level of the eldercare spectrum — as a hands-on caregiver, a senior care advisor, and now an advocate helping families navigate the financial and emotional maze of long-term care planning. She's also a personal caregiver for her own parents and a chronically ill daughter, which gives her insights that go far beyond theory.🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:→ The "smell test" for nursing homes — the sensory red flag most people ignore when touring facilities → Bedsores kill over 110,000 Americans per year and are entirely preventable with proper staffing and care → Why human dignity is the most underrated healing force — illustrated by Dr. Brad's powerful story of his brother's recovery from a near-fatal bicycle accident → The truth about caregiver burnout: you cannot give quality care from an empty cup, and your burnout shows up directly in your loved one's wellbeing → The retirement longevity secret: people who retire with no purpose have an average lifespan of just two years — and how care facilities must take this seriously → Why memory care residents thrive when they're given purposeful tasks like folding laundry or helping in the kitchen → The legal difference between a will and a trust — and why a will leaves your entire estate vulnerable to probate → How to put assets in a trust to shield them from Medicaid spend-down and long-term care costs → How LT Care Nav matches families with vetted care professionals — completely free of charge → Why you need to choose your care manager based on shared values, not just convenience or proximityWhether you're currently a family caregiver, planning ahead, or managing a loved one's care from a distance, this episode will give you the tools, the language, and the clarity to advocate powerfully for the people you love.🎧 ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE — Watch the full visual episode at: youtube.com/@Yourhealthreclaimed👤 ABOUT LINDSAY FRIEDMAN: Lindsay is the founder of LT Care Nav (ltcarenav.com) and Care Bloom. She has worked in long-term care since right after high school — as a caregiver, memory care aide, and senior care advisor. Her podcast, The Caregiver's Compass, is launching soon.👤 ABOUT DR. BRAD MONTAGNE: Dr. Brad is the host of Your Health Reclaimed, a podcast dedicated to finding root causes rather than chasing diagnoses. Find him at healthfullyu.com and on Instagram & Facebook @healthfullyu.📩 Work with Lindsay: [email protected] | ltcarenav.com 📩 Work with Dr. Brad: healthfullyu.comNew episodes every Monday & Thursday. Subscribe so you never miss one.

Therapy wasn't working. The diet plans weren't sticking. The weight wouldn't move.And then Matt Melvin walked into a room full of men who were willing to cry. And everything changed.In Part 2 of this powerful conversation on Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne and Matt Melvin pick up where they left off — going deeper into the spiritual and emotional breakthroughs that powered Matt's 100-pound transformation. This isn't a weight loss story. It's a healing story. And the difference matters enormously.Matt had spent years in therapy that never reached the root. What finally cracked him open was a Christian men's weekend in February 2022 — where he watched other men drop their armor and share vulnerably about their lives on the "carpet." Seeing himself in their stories unlocked something no clinical intervention had touched. He began doing the same. And the healing began.Dr. Brad connects this emotional breakthrough to something deeply physiological: when we hold onto anger, resentment, and unforgiveness, we keep our nervous system locked in a chronic stress response. That response drives cortisol, inflammation, and fat storage — and no amount of clean eating can fully override it. Forgiveness, in this framework, isn't just spiritual wisdom. It's metabolic medicine.The episode also explores the hard science behind why fasting, journaling, prayer, and movement all compounded together to produce 100 pounds of weight loss in under a year. Dr. Brad breaks down why fasting without proper recovery — something Matt experienced painfully in prison — can backfire, and how strategic fasting combined with dietary changes creates a completely different outcome on the outside.Faith threads through this entire episode. Dr. Brad shares one of the most extraordinary stories from his 30+ years of prison ministry. Matt reflects on how solitary confinement became a spiritual classroom — where reading Scripture, praying, and fasting without the distractions of the outside world sharpened him in ways that still carry him today.The episode closes with a message every man needs to hear: the suicide rate among men is five times higher than women. Isolation kills. Vulnerability heals. And finding your tribe — a real, honest, faith-grounded community of men willing to go deep — may be the most important health intervention available.Key topics in this episode:Why forgiveness is the #1 lever for physical transformationThe Christian men's group using "carpet work" for deep healingDr. Brad's most dramatic prison ministry momentHow fasting + prayer + diet compounded to produce 100 lbs lost in a yearThe suicide crisis among men — and what to do about itWhy the Holy Spirit is essential to understanding ScriptureAgent Orange, autism, vaccines, and the glutathione-acetaminophen connection🎥 Also on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed Podcast" for the full video episode.Connect with Matt: www.bulliedbehindbars.com | @bulliedbehindbars Connect with Dr. Brad: www.healthfullyu.com | @healthfullyu

Most people think chronic illness, obesity, and self-destructive behavior are problems of willpower or genetics. They're wrong.In this deeply honest first episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with Matt Melvin — the man behind Bullied Behind Bars — for a conversation that strips away the comfortable narratives around health and gets to what's really driving the epidemic of chronic illness in America: unhealed childhood trauma.Matt's story begins in Tingsboro, Massachusetts, where bullying started young. It escalated when his family relocated to rural Vermont at age 7 — a move that placed him in a tightly closed community where outsiders simply weren't accepted. With no tribe, no support, a father emotionally hollowed out by Vietnam combat and raised by a military general, and a mother stuck in a victim role, Matt grew up in what therapists call the "drama triangle." He was always the villain.The body keeps score. By grade school, Matt was already using food — carbs, fried food, desserts, zero vegetables — as his primary emotional release. The weight climbed. The bullying got worse. The sense of worthlessness deepened. And without the tools to process any of it, the cycle fed itself for decades.Dr. Brad brings his 40 years of clinical and ministry experience to this conversation, connecting the dots between toxic food, damaged cell membranes, inflammatory diets, and the neurological impact of early trauma. He explains why deep-fried, low-quality protein is like building your body's foundation with crumbling concrete — and why no amount of willpower can overcome a biology that's been starved of real nutrition.The episode also explores the generational roots of Matt's struggles: his father's exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, the connection between toxic chemical exposure and autism spectrum disorders, and how gut health at conception shapes the brain development of children. This isn't blame — it's biology. And understanding it is the first step to breaking the cycle.By the end of this episode, you'll see why so many people who struggle with weight, self-worth, and chronic illness aren't broken — they're responding normally to abnormal circumstances they were never given the tools to heal.Key topics covered:How childhood bullying reshapes belief systems, self-worth, and physical healthThe emotional and biological roots of food addiction and obesityWhy toxic oils, fried food, and carb-heavy diets create cellular inflammationThe link between Agent Orange, autism, and gut healthHow the drama triangle (hero/victim/villain) plays out in family systemsWhy forgiveness — not dieting — was the first step toward Matt's 100-lb weight loss🎥 Also available on YouTube — search "Your Health Reclaimed Podcast" to watch the full video episode.Connect with Matt: www.bulliedbehindbars.com | @bulliedbehindbars Connect with Dr. Brad: www.healthfullyu.com | @healthfullyu

In honor of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Dr. Brad Montagne delivers one of the most comprehensive — and sobering — breakdowns of why the vast majority of people suffering from Lyme disease never fully recover. And the answer, he explains, rarely has to do with the Lyme bacteria itself.The root of the problem, as Dr. Brad sees it, is a fundamental misunderstanding of what Lyme disease actually is. Most patients and practitioners assume: eliminate Borrelia, eliminate suffering. But Lyme disease is not a single infection. It travels with co-infections — Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, and Babesia among them — each of which attacks a different system in the body. Babesia alone destroys red blood cells from the inside, gutting the body's ability to carry, transport, and deliver oxygen. And Babesia, Dr. Brad explains, may be more common than Lyme disease itself.Then there's the gut. Seventy-five percent of the immune system resides in the gut — and in virtually every chronic Lyme case, the gut is under siege. H. pylori infections block stomach acid production. Candida and fungal overgrowths produce acetaldehyde, a compound seven times more toxic than formaldehyde. Pathogenic microbes ferment and rot food instead of digesting it. And as the gut lining degrades, LPS — lipopolysaccharides from dying bacterial cell walls — flood the bloodstream, triggering systemic autoimmune responses that attack the body's own tissues.The microvilli in the gut lining — which increase surface area 400-fold — can atrophy to near nothing within 24 hours under this kind of assault. Food intolerances compound the problem, contributing to nearly half of all symptoms in chronic Lyme patients. Yet standard testing for those intolerances is only 2–3% accurate.As this toxic load overwhelms detoxification pathways in the gut, liver, and colon, hormonal dysregulation follows. And when hormones — the body's global regulatory system — stop working, metabolism collapses at the cellular level. Brain fog, tissue destruction, and progressive systemic decline become the daily reality.The reason no single practitioner can fix this, Dr. Brad explains, is because treating one piece while ignoring the others allows each intervention to cancel out the last. The only path forward is addressing all of these systems simultaneously — and that is precisely what his protocol is designed to do.With over four decades of clinical experience and a greater than 90% success rate with patients who had previously failed every specialist they tried, Dr. Brad is not speaking theoretically. He has lived through chronic illness himself and brought thousands of patients through it.KEY TAKEAWAYS:• Lyme disease is never a single infection — co-infections are often the bigger problem• Babesia and gut pathogens may cause more damage than Borrelia itself• Food intolerances contribute to nearly half of all Lyme symptoms• Leaky gut, LPS, and acetaldehyde drive systemic autoimmunity• No piecemeal treatment will work — everything must be addressed togetherReady to break the cycle? Visit healthfullyu.com to schedule a consultation with Dr. Brad.New episodes every Monday & Thursday.

What does it look like when the treatment makes the illness worse? In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode of the Your Health Reclaimed Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne welcomes Ioannis Skiotes — a first-generation Greek-American who was institutionalized at 25 with severe Bipolar Type 1 and spent two years in a state mental hospital being treated with the wrong psychiatric medications for illnesses he didn't even have.Ioannis pulls no punches about what life inside a state institution truly looks like: exponential drug side effects that hit like a freight train four times a day, forced injections when he refused medications, physical abuse from security staff, and a complete disconnection from any meaningful treatment. As one doctor told him years later after reviewing his file — he had been treated for illnesses that, by modern medical standards, didn't even exist.But this is not a story of defeat. It is a story of extraordinary resilience.Ioannis shares the 6-Point Faith-Based Daily Method he developed to manage his bipolar disorder without psychiatric drugs — a system built on common sense, spiritual practice, and years of lived experience. From starting each morning prayerful, grateful, and hopeful, to using an ancient Greek phrase from scripture to repel intrusive negative thoughts, his method is both practical and deeply human.Dr. Brad and Ioannis also dig into the lifestyle factors that serve as early warning signs of relapse — disrupted sleep and poor diet are almost always the first dominoes to fall before a depressive episode. They discuss the science of epigenetics (the study of how lifestyle influences genetic expression), the role heredity plays, and why so many people — even those with wealth and the best medical care — still struggle with mental illness.KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:• Bipolar Type 1 requires hospitalization — understanding the spectrum matters• Combining psychiatric drugs creates exponential (not additive) side effects• 'You're never cured' — the mindset shift that prevents relapse• Diet and sleep are the first symptoms to monitor as early warning signals• A 6-step daily routine can serve as powerful armor against depressive episodes• Faith, positivity, and community can be as powerful as any pharmaceuticalWhether you or a loved one are navigating bipolar disorder, depression, or any chronic mental health challenge, this episode offers genuine hope grounded in real survival.Connect with Ioannis Skiotes: ioannisskiotes.com | @skiotes on Instagram | facebook.com/iskiotesConnect with Dr. Brad Montagne: healthfullyu.comNew episodes every Monday & Thursday. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Episode 2 of Your Health Reclaimed Podcast continues the deep dive into how our inner stories shape our health and healing. Dr. Brad Montagne and Zac Russell reveal surprising examples of how emotional narratives can manifest as chronic illness. Zac shares powerful case studies: a woman who lived with heart disease for a decade and a man battling Crohn’s disease – both found dramatic relief by rewriting the stories they told themselves. These accounts illustrate how fear-based beliefs and subconscious narratives can turn into real illness if left unchecked.They also explore concepts like present-moment awareness versus constant mental chatter and the practice of trust and letting go – using vivid analogies such as a Mexico sunset meditation and communicating with horses. Through these metaphors, Zac shows how resistance and unresolved emotions become “heavy backpacks” that burden the body. Listeners will learn why modern medicine often overlooks mind-body connections, and how simply becoming aware of subconscious pain can begin to shift your physiology toward healing.Guest Spotlight: Zac Russell is a mental health and trauma transformation coach who guides people to dissolve fear-based narratives and heal holistically. His work focuses on subconscious mind reprogramming and emotional wellness.Host: Dr. Brad Montagne is a naturopathic physician and founder of Your Health Reclaimed, dedicated to uncovering the root causes of chronic illness through natural, mind-body approaches. He brings decades of experience helping clients overcome anxiety, depression, autoimmune issues, and other chronic conditions by addressing root traumas and lifestyle.Key takeaways:Become aware of your internal story to break its grip on your body.Letting go of resistance and staying present can unlock healing in mind and body.Real-life success stories (heart disease and Crohn’s recovery) show that shifting your mindset can eliminate even long-term chronic conditions.The past only has the power you give it when you live in awareness.Episode highlights: The difference between telling a story and living in reality; Zac’s powerful insight during a Mexico sunset; the horse-communication metaphor for trust; how psychological resistance can turn into physical disease; plus the inspiring healing stories of patients who transformed their health by changing their narratives.If you’re feeling trapped by chronic illness, anxiety, or past trauma, this episode offers hope and practical wisdom.Resources & CTAs:Visit healthfullyu.com to explore Dr. Brad Montagne’s healing programs and holistic treatments.Reach out to Zac Russell via Linktree or email [email protected] for guidance in trauma recovery and subconscious healing.Subscribe to Your Health Reclaimed, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it.Every step toward awareness is a step toward reclaiming your health, and it starts now.

Episode 1 of Your Health Reclaimed Podcast explores the hidden forces that keep us stuck in health and emotional struggles. Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with transformational coach Zac Russell to unpack how early childhood experiences shape our beliefs and physical well-being. Zac introduces the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) framework and explains how trauma and fear of abandonment during ages 3–5 program our subconscious minds. They discuss the narcissism spectrum, suggesting that “everybody is a narcissist” to some degree, and examine how conditional love in childhood affects us. Zac and Dr. Brad use analogies like the sun to illustrate how we confuse beliefs with reality, and even discuss how propaganda and social media manipulate our minds.Listeners will learn how limiting beliefs from childhood can lead to chronic anxiety, depression, and even physical illness. Dr. Brad shares personal stories from his work with prisoners and refugees to illustrate how early trauma shows up later in life. Zac explains that identifying and questioning these old narratives is the first step toward healing. Together, they make a compelling case that many health issues trace back to unchallenged childhood programming.Guest Spotlight: Zac Russell is a mental health coach and trauma transformation guide. He helps people break free from subconscious narratives and rewrite the story of their lives by releasing limiting beliefs.Host: Dr. Brad Montagne is a naturopathic physician and founder of Your Health Reclaimed. With decades of experience helping clients overcome chronic illness, Dr. Brad is passionate about uncovering root causes and empowering people to take control of their health.Key takeaways:We carry a “3-year-old” version of ourselves in our subconscious; understanding your past traumas can unlock healing.Many health and relationship issues stem from unchallenged, fear-based narratives planted in childhood.Believing versus knowing can keep you trapped — questioning your beliefs is the first step to reclaiming your health.Episode highlights: Zac’s story about the ACE test, Dr. Brad’s Berlin Wall anecdote, the unconditional vs. conditional love discussion, the “belief is poison” insight, and tips for breaking free from old stories.If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain or illness, this episode offers a roadmap to understanding the “why” behind your suffering.Resources & CTAs:Visit healthfullyu.com to connect with Dr. Brad Montagne and learn about his healing programs.Reach out to Zac Russell via linktr.ee/zacrussell or email [email protected] for trauma recovery and subconscious healing.Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with anyone seeking deeper healing.Every step toward awareness brings you closer to reclaiming your health.

If you've spent years cycling through doctors, protocols, and diagnoses without real answers, this episode may be the most important conversation you've ever heard.Dr. Brad Montagne — founder of Your Health Reclaimed and a functional wellness practitioner with over four decades of clinical experience — makes a bold, evidence-backed claim: in 40 years and thousands of patient cases, he has never seen a case of chronic illness where Candida overgrowth and leaky gut were not the root cause. Not once.In this episode, Dr. Brad dismantles the myths keeping chronic illness patients stuck — including why Lyme disease lab tests are as low as 0–20% accurate, why 40% of peer-reviewed scientific studies contain statistically distorted results, and why the conventional medical system has not updated its educational framework for chronic disease since 1910.He walks through the physiology of how the gut wall breaks down — from healthy microvilli and protective mucus layers to atrophied villi, collapsed microbial balance, and the catastrophic "Mack truck of toxicity" that floods the bloodstream when tight junctions fail entirely. You'll understand, possibly for the first time, exactly why your liver is overwhelmed, your hormones are dysregulated, and your immune system is exhausted.Dr. Brad also explains the four forms of Candida — yeast, fungal, fungal parasite, and mold — and why chitin, the same material that armors beetles and shrimp, makes Candida biologically immune to your body's defense systems. This is not a conversation about probiotics and sugar-free diets. This is root-cause clinical medicine at its most direct.You'll also hear why Louis Pasteur — the father of germ theory — admitted on his deathbed that his opponent Claude Bernard was right all along: it's not the germ, it's the terrain. The state of your body determines whether disease takes hold. That single paradigm shift changes everything about how you approach healing.This episode is for anyone dealing with chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, unexplained symptoms, Lyme disease, gut issues, or years of failed treatment. Dr. Brad offers individualized consultations through Your Health Reclaimed — click the link in the show notes to book your intake session.🌐 healthfullyu.com | 📋 Book a consult via the link below

You've been trying to stop the anger, the addiction, the numbing, the people-pleasing. You've tried willpower. You've tried therapy. You've maybe even tried just pretending it isn't there.And it keeps coming back.In the final installment of this landmark three-part series on the HealthfullyU Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne and trauma recovery coach Betsy Kudlinski reveal the most important — and most overlooked — truth about behavioral and emotional healing: your coping mechanisms exist for a reason. They once kept you alive. And until you honor that purpose, you cannot truly release them.Drawing on one of the most vivid and unexpected metaphors in the series — a bald-faced hornet nest discovered during Hurricane Helene recovery — Betsy explains how the things we hate most about ourselves often serve the same ecological role as the insects we want to exterminate: protection, purpose, and an irreplaceable function in our inner ecosystem.In this episode you'll discover:🌿 Why every coping habit — addiction, anger, freeze, fawn — is a former survival strategy that never got a retirement notice🌿 Why "just stopping" doesn't work, and why you always end up shuffling sideways to a new coping strategy instead of healing🌿 The neurological truth about triggers and reflexes: how maladaptive responses that worked once keep firing long after they're needed🌿 How Betsy's approach gently helps people "soften the need for the reflex" — not through force, but through resolution🌿 Why trust — especially self-trust — is the most essential ingredient in healing (and why decades of overriding our instincts destroys it)🌿 The "invitation-response" model of healing: seeing every interaction, every challenge, every trauma as a conversation rather than an event🌿 Dr. Brad's profound closing reflection on Agape love and why the greatest serve the least — and what this means for how we help others healWhether you're a therapist, a coach, someone on their own healing journey, or simply someone who is tired of fighting themselves — this episode offers a new framework: one built on grace, curiosity, and the radical wisdom already living inside your body.🎙️ Guest: Betsy Kudlinski | [email protected] | betsykudlinski.com🩺 Host: Dr. Brad Montagne | healthfullyu.com | YT @yourhealthreclaimed📲 Follow Betsy: FB & Bluesky @betsykudlinski | YT @RenaturingwithBetsyKSubscribe to HealthfullyU on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Most approaches to trauma and mental health healing have one major flaw: they push too hard, too fast — and in doing so, they reinforce the exact patterns they're trying to heal.In Part 2 of this transformative conversation on the HealthfullyU Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne and trauma recovery coach Betsy Kudlinski explore the nervous system with a depth and compassion rarely found in conventional therapy — and reveal why the gentlest approach is also the most powerful.At the center of this episode is Betsy's key concept: the "Zone of Confidence" — her reframing of the clinical "window of tolerance." Unlike the sterile, diagnostic language of most mental health frameworks, the Zone of Confidence is a lived, felt experience: the range within which your nervous system is still present, still engaged, still capable of making good decisions — even while touching difficult material.In this episode you'll learn:🧠 Why most people can no longer sit quietly without a screen — and what that reveals about the state of their nervous system🧠 How working WITHIN your nervous system's actual capacity (not the one you wish you had) creates lasting neural change🧠 Why forcing healing — through emotional catharsis, intensive therapy marathons, or sheer willpower — often just reinforces old patterns🧠 The "presence zone" vs. the "comfort zone": why trauma work doesn't have to be comfortable to be effective🧠 Why the DSM is better understood as an insurance handbook than a healing tool — and how diagnosis can actually strip people of their agency to change🧠 The horse training parallel: why the same gentle, progressive process used to train a horse without trauma creates profound, permanent neural change in humans🧠 Why "trauma happens in relationship — and so it heals in relationship"Betsy draws on decades of working with horses, herds, and animals of all kinds to read human nervous systems with extraordinary precision. This episode is essential listening for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or who has tried and failed to "get over" difficult past experiences.🎙️ Guest: Betsy Kudlinski | [email protected] | betsykudlinski.com🩺 Host: Dr. Brad Montagne | healthfullyu.com | YT @yourhealthreclaimed📲 Follow Betsy: FB & Bluesky @betsykudlinski | YT @RenaturingwithBetsyKNew episodes every Monday and Thursday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

What if everything modern medicine has been missing about chronic illness, trauma, and mental health dysfunction could be found in the way animals live, eat, move, and heal?In this groundbreaking first episode of the HealthfullyU Podcast, host Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with Betsy Kudlinski — a trauma recovery coach with over 30 years of professional animal experience — to introduce a concept she calls "Renaturing": the radical idea that returning to our animal nature is the most direct path to lasting health.Betsy brings a one-of-a-kind lens to healing. Having worked with pets, zoo animals, horses, farm animals, and herds of all kinds, she now applies the same observational skills to the human nervous system. Her work draws on somatic experiencing — a body-based trauma modality — to help people stop overriding their body's natural intelligence and start healing from the inside out.In this episode, you'll discover:🐾 Why we are animals pretending we're not — and why that pretense is making us sick🐾 How herd animals like deer, wolves, and horses live in extended family structures that mirror healthy human community (and what we've lost)🐾 What watching a deer eat in the wild can teach us about the destruction of monochromatic, repetitive diets🐾 The ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study — and why one caring adult can counteract enormous childhood trauma🐾 The "prefrontal cortex running a meat robot" problem: why treating your body like a machine it should obey is a root cause of breakdown🐾 Dr. Brad's incredible story of raising championship horse competitors at age 13 — and what that connection reveals about healingDr. Brad also shares a deeply personal insight: decades of prison ministry gave him a first-row seat to the effects of childhood trauma — and a profound understanding of what it takes to build trust, confidence, and self-worth from the ground up.Whether you're struggling with chronic illness, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, or simply feel disconnected from your body and community, this episode will shift the way you see yourself — and your path to wellness.🎙️ Guest: Betsy Kudlinski | [email protected] | betsykudlinski.com🩺 Host: Dr. Brad Montagne | healthfullyu.com | YT @yourhealthreclaimed📲 Follow Betsy: FB & Bluesky @betsykudlinski | YT @RenaturingwithBetsyKSubscribe to HealthfullyU on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

In this deeply transformative second episode of the HealthfullyU Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne and Dr. Jennifer Schluter continue their groundbreaking dialogue — moving from the physical roots of disease into the subconscious landscape where true, lasting healing actually happens.Dr. Jennifer breaks down the powerful tools of hypnotherapy that she uses to help clients release trauma stored in the body: inner child healing, memory reconsolidation, and direct conversation with the "emotion" or energetic wound within the body. She explains why healing is like peeling an onion — sometimes one session is enough, but sometimes it takes ten — and why the most critical step is always identifying and releasing the root cause, not just managing symptoms.The episode takes a profound turn when the pair explore the identity transformation required for lasting healing. "Who are you without your illness? Who are you without your trauma?" Dr. Jennifer asks — because until a person steps into their new identity, old patterns and pain tend to resurface.Dr. Brad brings clinical depth to the conversation, explaining the devastating impact of narcissistic stress — one of the most damaging yet least discussed stressors in modern life — and how stress of all kinds (chemical, physical, relational, narcissistic) mathematically accumulates until the body's hormonal systems collapse.Together they explore the often-overlooked differences in how men and women restore self-worth, the creative and relational nature of the feminine spirit, and how genuine intimacy and affirmation from a caring partner can seal healing in a way that no therapy alone can fully replicate.This is an episode for anyone who has tried everything — supplements, surgery, therapy — and still feels stuck. The answer may not be in adding more treatments, but in going deeper to where the root truly lives.KEY THEMES: Inner child work and memory reconsolidation in hypnotherapy | The "who are you without your illness" identity shift | Narcissistic stress and hormonal collapse | How men and women rebuild self-worth differently | The power of affirmation in clinical healing | Relational intimacy as a healing environment | Women as creators and relaters | Practical tools for whole-person healingCONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS:Dr. Brad Montagne — healthfullyu.comDr. Jennifer Schluter — mindyoursubconscious.comNew episodes every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe, share, and leave a review — it helps more people find the healing conversation they didn't know they needed.

In this landmark episode of the HealthfullyU Podcast, host Dr. Brad Montagne is joined by Dr. Jennifer Schluter — certified hypnotherapist and PhD-holding spiritual healing expert from Zimbabwe — for a profound, multi-layered conversation about one of the most misunderstood women's health conditions of our time: endometriosis. Dr. Jennifer's doctoral dissertation focused on the emotional and ancestral root causes of endometriosis — and her findings are nothing short of revolutionary. In her research, 3 out of 5 women with endometriosis carried root causes that traced back not to their own lives, but to generations of women before them: grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and maternal ancestors who were silenced, violated, betrayed, or suppressed. This trauma, she discovered, is stored in the DNA and manifests physically in the womb. Together, Dr. Brad and Dr. Jennifer bridge the gap between cutting-edge functional medicine and deep subconscious healing — revealing why treating the physical alone is rarely enough. KEY TOPICS COVERED:• The clinical anatomy of endometriosis and why it creates a hormonal and inflammatory "time bomb"• How chronic stress hijacks your adrenal glands, strips your body of pregnenolone and DHEA, and starves your reproductive tissues of hormones• The five emotional root-cause themes of endometriosis: motherhood, sexual trauma, creativity, feminine energy, and ancestral wounds• How hypnotherapy can reach these buried root causes — and why three out of five cases traced back to ancestral trauma• The spiritual and biblical framework for generational healing — and how it mirrors the findings of modern subconscious therapy• Why endometriosis tissues have even been found in the wrist — and what this means for understanding this condition• How to begin addressing root causes at ALL levels (physical, emotional, spiritual) for lasting healing ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:Dr. Brad Montagne is an integrative health practitioner with over four decades of experience helping patients uncover the root causes of chronic illness. Visit healthfullyu.com to learn more or schedule a consultation. Dr. Jennifer Schluter is a certified hypnotherapist and spiritual healing PhD based in Zimbabwe, specializing in helping women heal the subconscious roots of physical and emotional pain. Visit mindyoursubconscious.com to learn more or book a session. New episodes of the HealthfullyU Podcast drop every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with every woman in your life who deserves to finally understand why her body is hurting.

What if everything you've been told about cholesterol is wrong?In this episode, functional wellness coach Dr. Brad walks you through the complete chain reaction — from chronic stress to gut breakdown, to arterial plaque, to heart attacks and strokes — and why cholesterol is actually your body's emergency repair system, not the cause of your problem.You'll hear the real story of a patient in his early 40s whose blood pressure crashed from over 200 to 120/80 in under a week — no medication changes, just lifestyle intervention.In this episode:• The stress-sugar-fat-cholesterol chain explained simply• How your gut lining drives heart disease• What "foam cells" and arterial plaque actually are• Why type 2 diabetes and heart disease share the same root cause• Foundational diet principles that every long-lived culture shares• What to do in a cardiovascular emergencyOur Website : https://healthfullyu.comIf this helped you, share it with someone who's been told their cholesterol is too high — they need to hear this.

In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad continues the conversation with Brian Sachetta about chronic illness, mental health, and why root cause care matters. They discuss short appointments, insurance driven medicine, symptom pacification, asking better questions, and why many people with ongoing symptoms need a deeper history and a wider lens. This is Part 3 of the conversation.Chronic illness, mental health, broken healthcare, short doctor visits, and root cause care discussed with Brian Sachetta.You can reach out to:Dr Brad: www.healthfullyu.comBrian Sachetta: www.getoutofyourhead.com

In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad continues the conversation with Brian Sachetta, author of Get Out of Your Head, about the deeper causes of anxiety and depression. They discuss ultra processed food, gut health, chronic illness, hydration, folate, synthetic vitamins, and why symptoms in the mind may connect to broader lifestyle and system problems. The conversation also covers bad incentives in healthcare, the limits of acute care, and why root cause thinking matters. If you are looking for a deeper look at anxiety help, depression help, gut health, or chronic illness, this episode is for you.You can reach out to:Dr Brad : www.healthfullyu.comBrian Sachetta : www.getoutofyourhead.com