Uncle Marv's Unhealthy Podcast

Magic Barclay spent more than 40 years being the “good patient” who did what she was told, took the pills, and tried to push through the pain, only to be told it was all in her head. In this conversation, she shares how chronic illness, cancer, medical gaslighting, and being quietly dropped from social invitations finally forced her to ask a hard question: what if my body has been right all along and nobody bothered to listen. We dig into how functional medicine helped her stop playing whack‑a‑mole with symptoms and start looking at root causes, including trauma, hormones, and a powerful pathway called PNEI that links your thoughts, nervous system, hormones, and immune system. Magic explains why autoimmune issues are not “your body attacking itself,” why even a paper cut counts as trauma, and how fear keeps us handing our health over to people who never teach us what’s actually happening. Chapters 00:36 Guest Introduction 01:59 Health Struggles Begin 05:44 Family and Social Isolation 10:48 Discovering Functional Medicine 19:41 Immune System Explained 24:54 Trauma in Every Form 28:05 Challenging Medical Authority 33:09 Free Root Cause Analysis 35:01 Daily Life and Balance 37:16 Listening to Your Body 38:40 Accountability and Fear 42:03 Writing Through Weight Loss 44:50 Healthy Relationships First0:00 Introduction === Guest: Magic Barclay, Holistic / Wholistic Natural Health Australia Website: https://www.wholisticnaturalhealth.com.autrustpilot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magicbarclaylinkedin === Shout-outs Dr. Perry Nickelston: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrynickelston/ Dr Stewart Gillespie: https://functionalmedicineservices.com/ === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts A Magical Life: Health, Wealth, and Weight Loss (podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/2kz6CzwwdasSa7IUw94SrLopen.spotify Stop Being Fat, Love Yourself Skinny: An Easy Approach to Achieving Permanent Weight Loss (book) https://amzn.to/4dNT588 Join Kindle: https://amzn.to/4f8JxXx === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W   === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office with “normal” labs but a body that feels like it’s falling apart, this episode is for you. Greg Lee and I dig into the tech he uses in his Lyme Research and Healing Center, a scanner that works kind of like Star Trek medicine to pick up hidden infections, toxins, brain issues, and gut problems that standard tests miss. We get into why some folks do “everything right” with antibiotics and still crash, and why so many end up asking Google and AI for answers after the medical system shrugs. Greg shares real stories you will not forget. There’s the UK school leader who spent five years treating Lyme, only to find out her biggest problem was candida overgrowth from all those antibiotics, and the woman whose chronic symptoms traced back to tarantula toxins after a beach trip in Florida. We even talk about the college kid with genius-level brains whose memory came back after snorting bee venom under supervision, plus some intense Herxheimer reactions that will make you think twice about “more meds, more often” as a strategy. Chapters 0:27 Journey to Lyme Healing 1:32 From Pain to Lyme Practice 2:40 Herbs, Infections, and Relief 4:17 Discovering the Body Scan 5:58 Wearables and Future Scanning 8:37 Decoding Scan Results 10:20 Experimental, Not FDA Approved 11:44 Herbs, Herx, and Caution 14:25 Patients Turn to Google 15:57 Treating Patients Worldwide 18:08 When Lyme Wasn't Lyme 19:55 Bee Venom Breakthrough 24:39 Who Needs This Care 26:13 What the Scanner Detects 28:22 Weekly Healing Community 31:18 Star Trek Medicine Ahead === Guest: Greg Lee, Lyme Research & Healing Center Website: https://lymeresearchandhealing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goodbyelyme/ === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com Star Trek: https://www.startrek.com Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com Sprouts Farmers Market: https://www.sprouts.com George Mason University: https://www.gmu.edu Doxycycline: https://www.drugs.com/doxycycline.html === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Greg Lee didn’t leave NASA because he got bored playing with robots in space. He left because his gut was exploding, his brain felt like dial‑up internet, and the meds that were supposed to “fix” him made it worse. Picture running high‑stakes experiments at 2:30 in the morning while wondering if you’re going to sprint out of a meeting to the bathroom again. His doctors told him it was irritable bowel syndrome, gave him a prescription, and sent him on his way… even as the brain fog and anxiety started tanking his work and his sleep. Out of options, Greg followed a colleague’s suggestion and tried acupuncture. Not only did an acupuncturist help calm his gut and change his diet, it cracked open a completely different way of looking at health, energy, and what “root cause” actually means. That path led him out of engineering and into Chinese medicine, subtle energy work, and eventually to running the Lyme Research and Healing Center in Maryland, where he helps people with Lyme, mold, autoimmune issues, and long‑term “what is wrong with me?” symptoms that everyone else shrugs off. Chapters 0:35 Introduction to Hidden Health Issues 3:40 From NASA to Gut Crisis 6:30 Follow Your Bliss 9:33 Acupuncture Beyond the Needles 15:07 Choosing a New Path 18:55 Aging or Something More? 21:49 Finding the Root Cause 25:14 Listening to Gut Signals 27:57 Autoimmune Clues and Scans 33:34 Healing the Hard Cases 34:39 Part One Wrap-Up === Guest: Greg Lee, Lyme Research and Healing Center Website: https://www.lymeresearchandhealing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-lee-lyme-research-healing-center === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Lyme Research Center – Free Video for Unhealthy Podcast Listeners: https://lymeresearchcenter.com/marv Toyohari (Japanese Meridian Therapy Organization): https://www.toyohari.org === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

This episode is for anyone who has ever counted calories, tried the next “miracle” diet, or gone to bed mad at themselves because of what they ate… or didn’t eat. I talk with registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick, who has spent decades in the trenches of those hard conversations, about why so many of us feel like food is running the show and why “I’m fine” usually translates to “feelings I’m not expressing.” We start with that little word fine, move into the awkward “so what do you do” conversations about being a dietitian, and quickly land in the uncomfortable truth that a lot of what we call “healthy” is shaped by culture, social media, government, and marketing long before we ever sit down to eat. Jessica breaks down why there isn’t one “normal” way to eat and why those neat little plate diagrams and public health messages can actually make us feel more broken, not less. She explains how the same tools used to help people with full-blown eating disorders can help the rest of us who are “just trying to eat better” but keep getting stuck in the same cycles of rules, rebellion, and regret. We get into intermittent fasting, processed food fear, and the way people brag about their diets as if food has become their whole personality, and she doesn’t hold back on what’s actually harmful versus what just sounds good on TikTok. Chapters 00:28 Fine Means Feelings Unexpressed 04:38 Dietitian at the Dinner Table 07:03 Glutening Over Identity 10:55 What Really Counts as Disorder 13:06 The Myth of Normal Eating 18:12 Finding a Career in Eating 22:28 Healthy Diets and False Bragging 28:33 Rebuilding Your Food Relationship 35:52 Night Eating and Old Habits 41:35 Rethinking Healthy Eating === Guest: Jessica Setnick Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasetnick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/understandingnutrition === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Understanding Nutrition: https://www.understandingnutrition.com Healing Your Inner Eater: https://healingyourinnereater.com/ === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

In this episode, Dan and I walk through the messy middle that most comeback stories skip: the fear under the jokes, the “get me out of here” note he wrote from his hospital bed, the boredom and grind of rehab, and the second “you’ve got to be kidding me” brain setback that dragged him even lower than the first. He talks openly about fatigue, living with a 75 percent battery, and why he let himself “lay in the suck” for a while before deciding to go all‑in on recovery instead of living like a victim. Dan also shares the simple mindset shifts and routines that keep him going now: his mantra “it’s not what happens to you, but how you respond that matters,” his “chop wood, carry water” daily rhythm, and the four horsemen of motivation that helped him out‑work self‑doubt. We connect his story back to the rest of us who are just wrestling with burnout, health scares, life changes, or one more rough season at work, and Dan lays out a practical, stoic‑inspired way to handle change when the waves keep coming. Chapter 00:19 Tech Life Before Crisis 03:59 Headaches Turn Severe 06:45 Emergency Brain Surgery 11:03 Waking From the Coma 14:05 First Recovery Setback 17:58 Discipline Builds Resilience 24:25 Hootsuite Supported Recovery 27:07 Second Collapse, New Resolve 30:46 Speaking on Change 36:45 Advice to His Younger Self === Guest: Dan MacQueen, DMac Keynote / Professional Speaker Website: https://www.macqueendan.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macqueendan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macqueendan === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Hootsuite: https://www.hootsuite.com HealthTech Connex: https://healthtechconnex.com NeuroCatch Platform (via HealthTech Connex): https://www.neurocatch.com === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

I’ve talked about it before, but this time I actually followed through and bought a smart ring: the RingConn, not the Oura Ring. Oura has the stronger peer-reviewed validation story and a big reputation, and I’m not arguing with that at all, but when it came time to swipe my own card, RingConn made the more practical argument for where I am right now. Chapters 00:26 Smart Ring Intro 02:33 Why Rings Over Watches 06:33 The Subscription Question 08:58 Sleep Tracking and Apnea 11:37 Limits and Disclaimers 12:43 Choosing Practical Benefits 13:43 Next Episode Teaser Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned RingConn: https://ringconn.com/  Purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dP0LIh Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/  Purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nAs8Jl Sleep Cycle (sleep tracking app): https://www.sleepcycle.com/  === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Chapters: 00:16 Introduction and Welcome 01:51 Beverly Meyer's Wellness Journey and Sleep Apnea Discovery 05:56 What is Ancestral Eating - Paleo vs Primal Explained 11:04 The Cholesterol Myth and Agricultural Revolution 18:24 Beverly's Personal Health Story and Science Background 24:01 How Carbohydrates Become Body Fat 29:12 What an Ancestral Plate Actually Looks Like 35:22 Eating More Vegetables Than Vegetarians 39:33 Cooking Without Recipes Method 43:37 Herpes Viruses and Diet Connection 45:45 Final Advice - Follow the Biology 46:51 Wrap-Up and Resources Beverly Meyer is a certified clinical nutritionist who's been in the game since the '80s. She's also a self-diagnosed wellness warrior who figured out her own sleep apnea, celiac disease, and rare immune disorder through relentless research and trial-and-error. We dove into what ancestral (or primal, or paleo) eating actually means. It's not some trendy influencer thing—it's eating the way humans did for hundreds of thousands of years before agriculture came along and convinced us that grass seeds (aka grains) were food. Spoiler: they're not great for us. Guest: Beverly Meyer Website: https://ondietandhealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverlymeyerondietandhealth Companies, Products and Books Mentioned "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson: https://amzn.to/3R95Oue "Fast, Make-Ahead Meals" by Beverly Meyer: https://www.ondietandhealth.com/fast/ === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Beverly Meyer is not your typical nutritionist. She's a certified clinical nutritionist and functional health practitioner who's been in the health game since the 1970s. Her whole approach is built around getting to root causes instead of slapping a Band-Aid on symptoms, and she's been preaching blackout bedrooms and mouth taping for 20+ years before it was trendy. We started with sleep apnea because Beverly has it herself, and she's become somewhat of an expert on living with it. The stats are wild: sleep apnea is the number one undiagnosed medical disorder in the United States. One in five adults have it and don't know it. The scary part? You can be a thin, non-snoring person like Beverly and still stop breathing 50 to 100 times a night. Your blood oxygen levels can drop into the 70s, which is absolutely not okay. Chapters 00:32 Introduction to Unhealthy Habits 01:38 The Role of a Clinical Nutritionist 09:01 Importance of Sleep 13:23 Understanding Sleep Apnea 20:22 Symptoms of Sleep Apnea 24:42 Diagnosing Sleep Apnea 28:41 Types of Sleep Apnea 32:11 Home Testing for Sleep Apnea 38:48 Treatment Options for Sleep Apnea 47:54 Conclusion and Future Topics GUEST: Beverly Meyer, On Diet and Health / Primal Diet Modern Health Podcast Website: https://www.ondietandhealth.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverly-meyer Primal Diet Modern Health Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/primal-diet-modern-health/id577470427 COMPANIES / VENDORS / PRODUCTS MENTIONED Somnifix (Mouth Tape): https://somnifix.com SleepHQ (CPAP Data Forum & Community): https://sleephq.com CPAP Equipment Retailer: https://www.cpap.com OSCAR (CPAP Analysis Software): https://www.sleepfiles.com/OSCAR/ Bleep Eclipse (Magnetic CPAP Mask): https://bleepsleep.com/pages/eclipse ResMed AirSense 10 (CPAP Machine): https://www.resmed.com/en-us/products/cpap/machines/airsense-10/ HIRO / Z Machine / Z Synergy (Home Sleep Test Machine): https://www.generalsleep.com/zmachine-synergy.html Breathe Right Nasal Strips: https://www.breatheright.com Oura Ring (Smart Ring): https://ouraring.com ** Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/48HBlJO Fitbit (Sleep & Fitness Tracking Wearables): https://store.google.com/category/watches_trackers ** Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4n8yJdP RingConn (Smart Ring): https://ringconn.com ** Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4wunyAL === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

This episode is part two of my conversation with anti‑diet health and life coach Sherry Shaban, and yes, we’re still poking holes in everything diet culture has been screaming at us for years. Sherry recaps her journey from a brutal back injury at 16, to hard partying, to obsessive fitness, and finally to building a much healthier relationship with food and her body. Chapters 00:17 Welcome to the Unhealthy Podcast 02:03 Embracing Change in Diet Culture 09:29 The Influence of Social Media 17:14 Understanding Hunger Types 20:42 Balancing Social Eating and Personal Goals 26:00 The Importance of Supportive Friends 28:45 Coaching vs. Podcast Learning 33:11 Finding Joy in Daily Life 37:12 Shifting Identity and Pain Management Guest: Sherry Shaban Website: https://sherryshaban.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherryshaban/ Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned Make Peace With Food podcast: https://sherryshaban.com/podcast Calm the Craving (book / guide): https://amzn.to/3PnDcwQ Blue Zones (documentary / concept): https://www.bluezones.com === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

This conversation with Sherry Shaban is for anyone who has ever stared at an empty pizza box thinking, “How did we get here again?” while also knowing way too much about carbs, macros, and whatever diet is trending this month. Sherry is an osteopath, strength coach, and self-described science nerd who used to live in what she calls a self-made food prison: counting grams, tracking every bite, and stressing out her family and friends with constantly changing rules about what she would or wouldn’t eat. Chapters 00:17 Introduction to Unhealthy Podcast 02:35 Journey to Anti-Diet Coaching 10:10 Realizations and Disordered Relationships 11:25 Back to the Beginning 14:49 The Shift to Fitness 21:00 Understanding Overeating 23:55 The Role of Biology and Psychology 37:42 Moving Towards Peace with Food Guest: Sherry Shaban Website: https://makepeacewithfood.com Podcast (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-peace-with-food/id1543673323 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@makepeacewithfoodofficial Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned CrossFit: https://www.crossfit.com MyFitnessPal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

What I liked about Brian is he's not out here selling some magic diet or begging you to join CrossFit. He's talking about real systems that fit into your actual chaotic life. One of his clients lost 38 pounds in 100 days by walking 10,000 steps a day. That's it. No vegetables. No meal prep Sundays. Just walked and managed his calories. Another guy dropped 13 pounds, got his confidence back, went job hunting, and landed the same position at a different company for 65 grand more a year. What I liked about Brian is he's not out here selling some magic diet or begging you to join CrossFit. He's talking about real systems that fit into your actual chaotic life. One of his clients lost 38 pounds in 100 days by walking 10,000 steps a day. That's it. No vegetables. No meal prep Sundays. Just walked and managed his calories. Another guy dropped 13 pounds, got his confidence back, went job hunting, and landed the same position at a different company for 65 grand more a year. Chapters: 00:28 Introduction to Health Struggles 02:45 The Journey Begins 04:14 Athletic Background Uncovered 06:47 Life in Midlife 15:38 Common Health Challenges 16:32 The Importance of Focus 18:05 Core Four for Health 20:46 Mistakes We Make 25:34 The Reality of Timelines 29:22 Strategies for Sustainable Health 35:27 Customizing the Approach 39:12 Executive Challenges 42:05 The Shift to Online Coaching 46:40 Personal Struggles Shared 50:49 Balancing Family and Health 54:43 Brotherhood in Wellness 59:08 Final Thoughts and Takeaways 1:10:43 Closing and Call to Action Guest: Brian Parana Website: brianparana.com Website: thecalltorise.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachbrianparana/ Driven for Health Podcast: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/73931a4f-888a-41bb-9df9-720b582d0e1f  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachBrianParana === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE:  Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

We dug into one of the most emotional topics out there: kids, weight, and the mess of shame, blame, and bad advice wrapped around childhood obesity. Dr. Evan Nadler breaks down why obesity is a chronic disease driven heavily by genetics and epigenetics, why kids are not “choosing” this, and why telling them to just move more and eat less is lazy, outdated nonsense that doesn’t work for most adults either. We also got real about BMI as a screening tool, how parental health and pregnancy weight gain affect a child’s long-term risk, and why the body fights to defend its weight even when you’re doing “all the right things.” From GLP‑1 meds like semaglutide to bariatric surgery in teens, Dr. Nadler walks through what’s actually available, what’s approved for kids, why it’s not the “easy way out,” and how early treatment can prevent a lifetime of metabolic damage. Chapters 00:23 Welcome to My Unhealthy Podcast 01:23 Understanding Childhood Obesity 05:39 The Role of Genetics and Environment 13:49 Defining Obesity and BMI 18:14 The Complexities of Treatment 23:43 Exploring Bariatric Surgery 30:05 Insurance and Bariatric Surgery Criteria 34:30 The Biological Nature of Obesity 40:25 Understanding the Challenges Ahead 46:44 Wrapping Up the Discussion Guest: Evan Nadler, MD Website: https://www.obesityexplained.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanpnadler Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned Ozempic (semaglutide): https://www.ozempic.com Wegovy (semaglutide): https://www.wegovy.com Mounjaro: https://www.mounjaro.com Zepbound: https://zepbound.lilly.com Eli Lilly (maker of Mounjaro/Zepbound and oral GLP‑1): https://www.lilly.com Oral Wegovy: https://www.novonordisk.com/products/obesity.html Children’s National Hospital: https://www.childrensnational.org National Institutes of Health (NIH): https://www.nih.gov HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): https://www.hhs.gov === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Julie has been hunting down chronic pain for almost four decades, and she is not buying the lazy “nothing’s wrong” answer when your scans look fine but you can barely stand up straight. She walks me through how tight muscles pull on joints like someone yanking your hair, why sitting wrecks your lower back, and how she stumbled into this whole thing by accidentally knocking out a woman’s three-week headache on a cruise ship. We also get into her Jules Stroke method, why she ditched traditional sliding-oil massage, and how she ended up treating everyone from bodybuilders and marathoners to symphony musicians and regular office chair warriors. We talk practical stuff too: why your iliacus and other hip flexors might be the real jerks behind your low back pain, how plantar fasciitis is usually a lower leg muscle tantrum, and why rolling a tennis ball under your foot is basically massaging the wrong part of the problem. Julie lays out how her books Treat Yourself to Pain-Free Living and The 15-Minute Back Pain Solution teach you to chase pain back to the actual source, and she explains how she coaches people over Zoom around the world to fix this stuff themselves. Chapters 00:18 Welcome to the Unhealthy Podcast 00:52 Meet Julie Donnelly, Muscle Therapist 07:16 The Journey to Muscular Therapy 12:04 Discovering the Pain Relief Method 19:46 Building a Career After the Cruise 24:34 Learning from an Osteopath 27:38 Developing the Jules Stroh Method 36:33 The 15-Minute Back Pain Solution 41:26 Treating Athletes and Musicians 47:03 Understanding Muscular Pain Sources 52:00 Embracing the Journey of Healing Guest: Julie Donnelly Flexible Athlete Website: https://www.flexibleathlete.com/ Julstro Method: https://julstromethod.com The 15 Minute Backup Pain Solution (book): https://amzn.to/4uaZ0dP Treat Yourself to Pain Free Living (book): https://amzn.to/4ewMJMv TED Talk – “The Pain Question No One Is Asking”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrxURd8ZJk Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned Swedish Institute (of Allied Health, NYC): https://swedishinstitute.edu The Perfect Ball – Deep Muscle Massage Ball: https://julstromethod.com/product/perfect-ball-deep-muscle-massage/ === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item Item Title: Healthy Eating Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P Author Username: CrazyTunes Licensee: Marvin Bee Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast License Date: January 3rd, 2026 Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode.Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/ Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarvConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.