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Join Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey VanSchoyck for a weekly dose of Precision Medicine as she addresses the hot-button topics specific to Women's Health, Fitness and Nutrition, interviews expert guests and hosts round table discussions with the team of dedicated functional health care specialists.
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Share Your Thoughts! Tired, inflamed, foggy... and your labs still look “fine”? We’ve been there. Today we pull back the curtain on why the brain under chronic stress craves a single villain and how that hunt can keep you stuck when real healing requires layers. As a women’s health nurse practitioner and a mindset coach, we blend clinical insight with nervous system work to explain how allostatic load, disrupted sleep, under-eating, caffeine reliance, people pleasing, and relentless pace stac...
Share Your Thoughts! What if eating more is the missing step between you and sustainable fat loss? We dive into reverse dieting with a clear, no-drama roadmap for restoring metabolism, calming a stressed nervous system, and rebuilding the muscle that keeps your engine running. If you’ve been living on 1200 to 1500 calories and still feel stuck, this conversation reframes the problem: your body isn’t failing... it’s adapting to protect you. We break down what reverse dieting is and what it’s ...
Share Your Thoughts! A headline and a clip can warp the story. We tackle the genetics-and-obesity debate with clear science, zero shame, and practical steps you can use today. With Coach Laken back on board and Lindsey guiding the conversation, we break down what heritability really means, how FTO and MC4R variants affect hunger and satiety, and why environment determines whether those genes whisper or shout. If you’ve ever wondered why willpower feels weak against cravings, you’ll hear how d...
Share Your Thoughts! Today's one of those things many people shy away from. It's confronting. It's a tough conversation. And it's necessary if you want to truly reclaim your health, ladies. We challenge the quick-fix mindset and map how stress, alcohol, and poor sleep blunt even the best protocols. Today, while Laken travelling, Lindsey shares a compassionate, science-backed path to reclaim agency through consistency, mindset shifts, and behavior change that creates real safety in the body. ...
Share Your Thoughts! You power through the holidays, then January takes you out. Sound familiar? We unpack why that crash is so common and how to turn a predictable dip into a plan you can trust. From the cortisol cliff to sugar-fueled immune slowdowns, we connect the dots between December habits and January colds, flares, fatigue and even injuries that force you to sit down. We walk through the biology in plain language: how chronic stress blunts T cells and NK cells, how blood sugar swings...
Share Your Thoughts! Trends promise easy buttons, but your body runs on context, capacity, and consistent basics. We dive into the 2026 wellness landscape with a clear, practical lens: where hormones, protein, and strength training helped last year and where oversimplification led many women to feel worse. Our conversation reframes quick fixes into personalized patterns, unpacking how two people can share a diagnosis yet need completely different strategies based on stress, sleep, digestion, ...
Share Your Thoughts! You made it through treatment, heard the words “cancer free,” and then the questions started piling up: Why am I still exhausted? Where did my libido go? Why does my body feel like a stranger? We’re tackling life after cancer with a clear-eyed look at hormones, quality of life, and the difference between avoiding recurrence and actually feeling well. We break down what survival medicine prioritizes versus what optimization requires, showing how blanket rules like “no hor...
Share Your Thoughts! If you've noticed your New Year's Resolutions keep failing you, it's not because you’re weak. Your brain is wired to reject threat, restriction, and delayed rewards, so it's inevitable when you set yourself up for failure. Today, on this holiday edition, we unpack the science behind why all-or-nothing January makeovers spike cortisol, wreck sleep, and send you running back to quick dopamine hits like sugar, scrolling, and the couch. Then we map a better path: identity-fir...
Share Your Thoughts! Parties everywhere, pressure from every angle, and a voice in your head saying you’ve “earned” that drink... But let’s talk about what your body is actually experiencing and how to take back control without missing the fun. We unpack why alcohol feels like relief at first and why the rebound is so costly: dopamine dips, cortisol spikes, blood sugar crashes, and the cravings that follow. Then we map those ripples across hormones and metabolism; think estrogen dominance, lo...
Share Your Thoughts! Holiday lights are pretty; holiday pressure is not. We dig into a practical, compassionate plan to protect your peace during the busiest weeks of the year without ghosting your family, sacrificing sleep, or blowing your budget. Our six-part framework blends preparation, mindset shifts, and simple scripts so you can set clear boundaries, avoid people pleasing, and still savor the rituals that matter. We start with preparation: pre decide which gatherings you’ll attend, ho...
Share Your Thoughts! If bloating, cravings, skin flares, or brain fog feel like your new normal, you might be dealing with a body that’s inflamed, not broken. We walk through the Core Four...cutting sugar, dairy, gluten, and seed oils out of your diet to reduce gut permeability, stabilize blood sugar, and support hormone balance without falling into diet culture traps. Instead of restriction for restriction’s sake, we use food as medicine and behavior science to lower “food noise,” rebuild se...
Share Your Thoughts! Ever feel like your brain is stuck on a loop about food? What to eat next, what you “shouldn’t” have eaten, and why the cravings won’t quit? We unpack food noise from the inside out, connecting the dots between hunger hormones, stress chemistry, dopamine-driven foods, and the gut-brain axis so you can finally understand why willpower alone hasn’t worked. We start with the biology: how ghrelin, leptin, and the hypothalamus shape appetite, why blood sugar swings ignite cra...
Share Your Thoughts! What if the problem isn’t your willpower but the goal you’re chasing? We get candid about body change and the hidden expectations that push women toward burnout, resentment, and a constant restart. Instead of obsessing over the scale, we unpack the real drivers... Belonging, approval, control, and safety, and show how to align your health goals with who you are right now, not who you were ten years ago. We dig into identity nostalgia, why confidence doesn’t appear at a t...
Share Your Thoughts! On today's show the ladies bring the heat again... (something about when Coach Laken is around...) They're tackling the controversial myth that hormone therapy fixes everything and show how sleep, strength, protein, fiber, and stress shape whether HRT works. We walk through labs that matter, real client wins, and a practical way to build habits that make hormones land. Here are some of the key takeaways: • hormones as messengers and why receptors matter • terrain-first ...
Share Your Thoughts! We explore the fascinating scientific connection between the gut and brain, explaining how your intuition is rooted in physical systems rather than just being a mystical "feeling." The gut-brain axis influences our decision-making, clarity of thought, and intuitive abilities through a complex network of nerves, hormones, and microbial interactions. Today we'll dive into: • How the gut houses the enteric nervous system (our "second brain") and connects to the brain via th...
Share Your Thoughts! Sleep becomes significantly harder for women in midlife due to three main factors: hormonal shifts, cortisol dysregulation, and circadian rhythm disruption. Lindsey and Laken dive deep into all these and the reasons why women tend to have difficulties sleeping in midlife. Grab your weighted blanket, your sleep mask and shut those blackout blind, we're snoozing. Here's what you'll learn in today's show: • Why progesterone is so critical to sleep • The n egative eff...
Share Your Thoughts! Today, Lindsey and Laken get into real-world health markers to give you some tangible indicators of your health, well-being and longevity potential. Unconventional metrics like strength, mobility, sleep quality, and social connection often tell a more complete story than conventional testing alone. Here's what you can expect to learn today: • Why strength measurements are powerful predictors of mortality risk and protection against age-related conditions • What cardiovasc...
Share Your Thoughts! Ever wonder if that nightly glass of wine or social media scroll is really self-care, or something more sinister? Lindsey and Laken give you the real talk in today's episode, exposing how we often confuse self-sabotage with self-nurturing and why it matters for your long-term health. Today you'll learn Why the distinction is crucialAll mabout the common "time" and "money" myths women use to justify skipping health-supporting behaviors. And the neuroscience, we...
Share Your Thoughts! The back-to-school season is an Olympic Sport for moms. Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey shares why this time of year cause many moms to feel completely drained. Transition from summer's relaxed pace to early mornings, packed schedules, and constant demands brings about a whole new approach to your lifestyle. With proper understanding of energy physiology, morning rituals, nutrition strategies, stress management, and immune support, moms can create their own bac...
Share Your Thoughts! Ever feel like you're emotionally volatile one minute and fine the next? Waking at 3 AM with racing thoughts? Experiencing unexplainable anxiety despite being generally happy? You might be living in a progesterone desert, and you're not alone. Today, Lindsey and Laken discuss why progesterone is arguably the most misunderstood hormone in women's health. While commonly associated only with pregnancy and menstruation, this powerful neurosteroid affects everything from your...
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