Longevity Unfiltered

Regenerative medicine, like PRP and stem cell therapy, helps the body repair itself, and Zach Dancel used it to recover from a torn muscle without surgery.In this episode of Longevity Unfiltered, Zach Dancel, Chief Operating Officer at Nava Health, and Stephanie Misanik, Clinical Director at Nava Health, host together. There is no guest this week. They break down what regenerative medicine involves, and walk through the real differences between conventional, functional, integrative, personalized, and longevity medicine.Zach and Stephanie discusswhat regenerative medicine like PRP and stem cell therapy can do for recoveryZach's own recovery from a torn pec muscle without surgerythe real differences between functional, integrative, and personalized medicinewhy one in two people will get cancer in their lifetimehow the Flexner Report shaped modern medical educationwhy cold plunging isn't the right fit for every bodythe real cost difference between eating out and cooking at homesimple ways to build a nutrient dense diet without a big grocery billwhy over 90% of your mood chemicals are made in your gut, not your brainhow longevity medicine brings healthspan and lifespan togetherYou will hear why Zach chose regenerative medicine over surgery, and what his recovery says about how the body actually heals.Stop accepting symptom management as the only option before exploring what personalized care, comprehensive labs, hormone optimization, nutrition, and lifestyle can do. Learn the health strategies traditional medicine often overlooks. Discover how, click the link below: https://navacenter.com/Watch the full conversation on Longevity Unfiltered. Follow, like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next.PERSONALIZED. EVIDENCE BASED. UNFILTERED. Follow Longevity Unfiltered  Website: LegacyandLongevity.com | Instagram: @legacyandlongevity | YouTube: @LegacyandLongevityPodcast | Facebook: Legacy and Longevity PodcastFollow Zach Dancel  Instagram: @zachdancel | Facebook: Zach Dancel | LinkedIn: Zach DancelFollow Stephanie Misanik  Instagram: @stephaniemisanik | Facebook: Stephanie MisanikFollow Nava Health  Website: Navacenter.com | Instagram: @navahealth | Facebook: Nava Health and Vitality Center | LinkedIn: Nava Health | TikTok: @navahealth | Schedule a Call: navacenter.com | Locations: navacenter.com | The Nava Method: navacenter.com

Your labs come back normal, but you still feel tired, foggy, or stuck.  explain why normal testosterone is not the same as optimal testosterone, for men and women, and why that gap gets missed so often.In this episode of Longevity Unfiltered, Zach Dancel and Stephanie Misanik take on one of the most misunderstood labs in medicine. They walk through why a normal reference range and an optimal range are two different standards, and why testosterone shows that gap more clearly than almost any other marker for both men and women.You will hear why a normal result can still leave you tired, foggy, or stuck, and what an optimal testosterone range actually looks like for both men and women.PERSONALIZED. EVIDENCE BASED. UNFILTERED.Follow Longevity Unfiltered for more conversations that put the evidence first. New episodes drop weekly. Stop accepting symptom management as the only option before exploring what personalized care, comprehensive labs, hormone optimization, nutrition, and lifestyle can do. Learn the health strategies traditional medicine often overlooks. Learn more about personalized care at : https://navacenter.com/#Testosterone #HormoneHealth #LowT #WomensHormoneHealth #LongevityUnfilteredFollow Longevity Unfiltered  Website: LegacyandLongevity.com | Instagram: @longevityunfiltered | YouTube: @LongevityUnfiltered | Facebook: Legacy and Longevity PodcastFollow Zach Dancel  Instagram: @zachdancel | Facebook: Zach Dancel | LinkedIn: Zach DancelFollow Stephanie Misanik  Instagram: @stephaniemisanik | Facebook: Stephanie MisanikFollow Nava Health  Website: Navacenter.com | Instagram: @navahealth | Facebook: Nava Health and Vitality Center | LinkedIn: Nava Health | TikTok: @navahealth | Schedule a Call: navacenter.com | Locations: navacenter.com | The Nava Method: navacenter.com

Why can't a five-minute appointment find the root cause of chronic fatigue? Zach Dancel and Stephanie Misanik launch Longevity Unfiltered, explaining why.Zach Dancel and Stephanie Misanik open Longevity Unfiltered by explaining what root cause medicine looks like in practice and why chronic fatigue rarely has one simple fix. They close the episode on how a longer appointment changes what a provider can find.Stop accepting symptom management as the only option before exploring what personalized care, comprehensive labs, hormone optimization, nutrition, and lifestyle can do. Learn the health strategies traditional medicine often overlooks. Discover how, click the link below: https://navacenter.com/Zach and Stephanie discuss:Why a five-minute appointment can miss the real cause of chronic fatigue What root cause medicine looks like once it reaches the patient Why the same supplement does not work for every case of low energy How running a comprehensive lab panel every four months changes what a provider can see Why personalized medicine rejects a single default protocol for every patient Why Nava serves thousands of patients instead of a handful of wealthy clients How Zach and Stephanie's ten-year partnership shaped Nava's approach to care What a negative 7.66-year biological age result means What listeners can expect from every future episode of the showYou will hear why a short appointment can miss the source of a symptom, why the same fix does not work for everyone with chronic fatigue, and why root cause medicine takes more time than most patients ever get.How long was your last doctor's appointment, and did it get to what was really causing the problem? Tell us in the COMMENTS below.Follow along every week as Zach Dancel and Stephanie Misanik break down what works in longevity medicine. Subscribe so you never miss an episode.Follow Longevity UnfilteredWebsite: https://legacyandlongevity.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580402169288YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LegacyandLongevityPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/legacyandlongevity/Follow Zach DancelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdancelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/zach.dancel/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachdancel/Follow Stephanie MisanikLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smhhc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieannnutrition/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanieMisanikTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephanieannnutritionFollow Nava HealthWebsite: https://navacenter.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navahealth/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NavaHealthandVitalityCenter/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/navahealthTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@navahealthSchedule a Call: https://navacenter.com/make-an-appointment/Locations: https://navacenter.com/locations/The Nava Method: https://navacenter.com/how-it-works/

Taking control of your health after a thyroid diagnosis starts with comprehensive labs, food sensitivity testing, gut repair, and habits that protect energy.In this episode of The Legacy and Longevity Podcast, host Zach Dancel sits down with Katelyn Ansari, host of the Love in the Wild podcast, viral creator, and single mom of two. They cover reverse goal setting, her hypothyroidism discovery, gut health, food sensitivities, and the case for testing before guessing.In this episode, Zach and Katelyn share: How reverse goal setting turns audacious dreams into a daily roadmap How a routine set of labs uncovered a thyroid reading of 0.01 Why discomfort became Katelyn's signal that something is worth pursuing What the FDA ruling on desiccated thyroid meant for millions of prescriptions Why gut health drives immunity, mood, energy, and focus How gluten and casein sensitivities can show up days after a meal Why comprehensive lab testing beats guessing at symptoms How modeling behavior shapes the next generation What the test, don't guess, looks like inside a functional medicine visit the legacy Katelyn wants to leave for her kids and communityYou will hear why comprehensive testing, gut repair, and intentional habits give you back a level of control that quick prescriptions rarely deliver.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Grab the FREE Live Well Beyond 100 guide at https://legacyandlongevity.com/Stop accepting symptom management as the only option before exploring what personalized care, comprehensive labs, hormone optimization, nutrition, and lifestyle can do. Learn the health strategies traditional medicine often overlooks. Discover how, click the link below:https://navacenter.com/ Follow Legacy and Longevity PodcastWebsite: LegacyandLongevity.com | Facebook: Legacy and Longevity Podcast | YouTube: @LegacyandLongevityPodcast | Instagram: @legacyandlongevityFollow Zach DancelInstagram: @zachdancel | Facebook: Zach Dancel | LinkedIn: @zachdancelFollow Katelyn AnsariWebsite: KatelynAnsari.com | Instagram: @katelynnansari | TikTok: @katelynnansari | LinkedIn: @katelynnansari | Facebook: Katelyn Ansari | YouTube: @KATELYNNANSARI | Podcast: Love in the Wild

Most people are told their labs are normal long before anyone asks what's actually driving their symptoms. Dr. Randy Michaux has spent nearly two decades treating the complex, chronic cases that most doctors give up on. In this episode, Zach Dancel sits down with Dr. Randy Michaux, founder clinician at Total Body Wellness Clinic in Meridian, Idaho, for a conversation on why functional medicine catches what traditional medicine misses. This episode of The Legacy and Longevity Podcast covers Lyme disease, mold toxicity, parasites, the nervous system's role in healing, and the metabolic test that can flag disease risk years in advance. Here is what you will take away: Why functional medicine asks what else is connected instead of stopping at a single diagnosisWhy curiosity, not certainty, is the real difference between good and great practitionersWhy the nervous system has to leave fight-or-flight before the body can actually healWhy eating in front of a screen quietly damages digestion over timeWhy community functions as a legitimate health strategy, not a soft add-onWhy childhood experiences can imprint patterns that surface as illness decades laterWhy being heard by a practitioner is often the first step toward recoveryWhat the MVX test measures and why it can predict five-year mortality riskWhy skeptics of functional medicine usually need education, not an argumentWhy losing belief that your body can heal is the hardest thing to recover from You will hear why symptoms are signals worth listening to, not sentences to accept. Watch, like, share, and subscribe for more conversations on health, healing, and longevity. Stop accepting symptom management as the only option before exploring what personalized care, comprehensive labs, and root-cause medicine can do. Discover how, click the link below. https://navacenter.com/ StartFragment Follow The Legacy and Longevity Podcast:Website | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram Follow Zach Dancel:Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn Follow Dr. Randy Michaux:Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn