The Health Detective

The Health Detective

The Health Detective podcast is dedicated to Uncovering Health Truths for Your Body, Mind, and Soul. The show is hosted by Dr. Lauryn, a former TV news journalist and ex-chronic illness patient, gone health detective and functional medicine expert, bringing you over 25 years of clinical and personal experience so you can take your health into your own hands. On this show, we’re all about disrupting diet culture and conventional wisdom, and in our episodes, you’ll eavesdrop on “real talk” topics and conversations with both myself and a variety of interesting guests who are all “health detectives” in their own unique way. Ultimately, get ready to quiet the noise in the health, food and wellness world and reach your optimal potential.

Episodes

December 5, 2022 45 mins

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes.” In this episode, Dr. Aumatma and Dr. Lauryn talk about age, fertility, and helping patients live healthy lifestyl...

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Trina Felber is the Founder and Creator of Primal Life Organics, the original “Paleo Skincare” company. In this episode, Trina and Dr. Lauryn discuss the close relationship between oral and gut health. Trina shares the oral health products we should avoid and even recommends a few we should implement into our routine! Stay tuned!

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5:45 - Trina talks about her background and what got her into the work she does

13:28 - Trina ...

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​​Dr. Kines is the CEO and Founder of Global Epstein-Barr Virus Institute. She is a leader in recovery therapy for chronic EBV, author, wellness expert, and a highly respected doctor of clinical nutrition, a graduate of the prestigious Bastyr University. In this episode, Dr. Kasia and Dr. Lauryn talk about all things EBV, what it is, what the symptoms are, how to live with it, and much much more!

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4:04 - Dr. Kasia talks ab...

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Sarah Morgan is an author, inventor with several patents, and founder and CEO of Even. In this episode, Sarah helps us better understand SSRIs, medical foods, and how nutrition can help support our mental health. Stay tuned!

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3:20 - Sarah talks about her background and what inspired her to help people. She also talks about the “pesky” side effects of medicine.

6:51 - How many women are on birth control?

7:33 - The usage of S...

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Kashif Khan is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The DNA Company where personalized medicine is being pioneered through unique insights into the human genome. In this episode, Kashif shares his approach to genetic testing and how, with the proper information, we can learn more about our bodies and get ahead of illnesses!

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3:03 - Kashif talks about his background and what got him interested in Genetics

5:22 - Informatio...

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October 31, 2022 36 mins

Jess Sherman is an international speaker and author, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner and award winning Registered Holistic Nutritionist™, board certified in Practical Holistic Nutrition. In this episode, she talks about the roots of picky eating, her approach to helping patients, and much more!

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3:17 - Jess talks about her background and what got her into helping resilient kids

8:04 - Jess talks about the gran...

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Dr. Marny is a former Pediatrician who invented the Parenting Do-Over by living it. In this episode, Dr. Marny talks about the experiences that led her to develop the Parenting Do-Over and shares what a Do-Over looks like in practicality. She even goes over the 7 Key areas of transformation that she covers with her clients, so be sure to stick around!

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0:37 - What inspired Marny to start parenting do-over

5:32 - What becomi...

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Tiffany Flaten, M.Ed., MSN, CNS, and wellness coach and is a thyroid expert in nutrition. In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Tiffany and Dr. Lauryn explore the Wild West of the thyroid, discussing symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this widespread epidemic.

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4:08 - Tiffany talks about how her own thyroid conditions led her to her to study nutrition and help others

8:47 - Some hallmarks symptoms of thyroid c...

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Madiha Saeed, MD, also known as HolisticMom, MD on social media, is a practicing board-certified family physician in the USA, an international speaker, and a best-selling author. In this episode, Dr. Saeed shares the methods and benefits of holistic parenting. If you’re a parent or you know a parent, you don’t want to miss this one!

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6:02 - Madiha talks about how a horrific incident with one of her children led her to the ...

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Dr. Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, consultant, and much more! She has been featured as an expert on VH1, Inside Edition, ABC Nightline, and other television; and has been quoted in the New York Times, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and other print media. Today, Dr. Chloe shares ways in which we can benefit from our anxiety and not just see it in a negative light. She a...

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Dr. Erika Gray is a UCSF trained pharmacist, educator, national speaker, and co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ToolBox Genomics and MyToolBox Genomics. Today we’re talking all about epigenetics. Dr. Gray discusses ways in which understanding our epigenetics can help us more effectively fight signs of aging, fine-tune our diet, and lead happier and healthier lives. Dr. Gray also shares the immediate steps we can take to optimi...

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Kate is a Functional Medicine Physician Assistant, Estrogen Dominance Expert, founder of Radiant Health, and the author of “Estrogen Is A B*tch,” - a book bringing awareness to estrogen dominance. We talk about lifestyle factors impacting our hormones, birth control’s effect on estrogen, symptoms of PMS that we don’t have to accept, and much more! Kate also shares five telltale signs of estrogen dominance!
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“Healing is possible if you follow the right strategy in a clean diet.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. 

Dr. Lauryn will remind you to rebuild your gut with probi...

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 “I do what I do because I see those changes so impactful in making a positive change in someone's.”

Dr. Farah Sultan earned her medical degree from Christian Medical College in Vellore, India. After graduation, she trained in Internal Medicine at the Royal London Hospital, and she completed six months of residency training in General Surgery at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She completed her Family Medicine residenc...

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“Bacterial overgrowth is just the simple overgrowth of bacteria up top in our small intestine.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will enlighten you abo...

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 “You don't know what you don't know until you know it, or you don't know how good you can feel until you feel it.”

Rachel is the COO of Annmarie Skin Care, a skincare line that creates clean and effective products utilizing organic and wildcrafted ingredients. Her favorite parts about her job include research on ingredients, formulation, sustainability efforts, and working to increase education on organics, chemicals, and the skinc...

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 “My philosophy with food is a little dirt never hurt, I eat no perfection.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will enlighten you on how she learned int...

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 “Health is an inside job, a lot of our society and diet culture, focus, fitness culture and has greatly been on fixing the outside.”

Dr. Bindiya Gandhi is double-boarded by the American Board of Family Medicine as well as the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Physicians. Her interests include integrative, holistic, and functional medicine, women’s health, preventative medicine, international medicine, and health care refor...

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 “If it didn't grow in the ground, swim in the sea, or roam the earth, then it's not real food.”

Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will introduce the 10...

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“Testosterone in women is the forgotten hormone.”

Dr. Amie Hornaman, a.k.a The Thyroid-Fixer, is a woman on a mission to optimize thyroid around the world and give them their lives back using her proprietary transformational program: The FIX Method. Dr. Amie is also the founder of the Institute for Thyroid and Hormone Optimization.

Dr. Lauryn and Dr. Amie will enlighten you about the toxicity of both food sources and environmental as...

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