Episode #338: Who Loses Weight And Why

The story goes that hard exercise is risky for women, and that the idea is ancient. Both halves fall apart on contact. In this solo episode, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum follows the claim that physical effort harms the female body across twenty centuries, and shows that almost every ver ...  Show more

In 1889 a French physiologist injected himself with guinea pig and dog testicle extract and published a claim of self-rejuvenation in The Lancet. That announcement kicked off a 200-year medicalization of menopause that ran through leeches and bromides, Premarin, the 2002 Women's ...  Show more

If you've been curious about GLP-1s but assumed they're only for people with diabetes or major weight to lose—this episode will absolutely shift your perspective. Chalene sits down with Dr. Kathleen Jordan of MIDI Health to unpack everything from microdosing GLP-1s (like Ozempic ...  Show more

Can weight loss meds help or hurt your health?" 🚨 Chalene Johnson and Sal Di Stefano uncover the truth about GLP-1s—are they the ultimate game-changer or a risky shortcut? This episode covers the science, myths, and practical strategies for using GLP-1 medications safely while m ...  Show more

What if the solution to your health plateau isn’t adding more biohacks, but identifying the single hidden stressor that’s crushing everything else? Live from the Health Summit stage, Dr. Andy Galpin introduces the concepts of “performance anchors” and the “three I’s framework,” t ...  Show more

Today, I am blessed to have Mike Mutzel here with me. Mike has a B.S. in Biology from Western Washington University and an M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and is a graduate of the Institute for Functional Medicine’s (IFM) Applying Functional Medicine ...  Show more