The Dr. Lodi Podcast

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Ep. 190 | The Brain Cleans at Night, and Dreaming Is Steaming

2026-10-2301:58:09

Fear sells, but biology explains. Tonight we strip away the labels that leave people overwhelmed and replace them with mechanisms you can actually act on: metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, detox capacity, sleep-driven brain clearance, and the repair programs that switch on when you stop eating long enough to truly fast. We also get specific about what “fasting” means, why time-restricted eating is not the same as a 24-hour fast, and what changes in the first 48 to...

Ep. 189 | Drinking Hydrogen Peroxide: Ask Them to Prove It

2026-10-1601:57:09

Someone says “Drink 6% hydrogen peroxide and you’ll cure cancer,” and the internet nods along because it sounds bold. We slow that down and walk through the chemistry and biology that get ignored: what happens in an acidic stomach, why peroxide can turn risky around iron and copper, and why route and dose decide whether something helps or harms. If you’ve ever felt whiplash from confident wellness claims, you’ll hear a clear framework for demanding proof and staying grounded. From ther...

Ep. 188 - Cancer Is A Zodiac Sign, Not A Diagnosis

2026-10-0502:08:41

A listener starts with a simple fear: “What if I got sick from pigeon exposure?” That question turns into a much bigger, more useful conversation about how people get stuck chasing labels while their symptoms and story stay blurry. We walk through what standard parasite testing misses, why a Universal Parasite Diagnostic (UPDX) built on 18S ribosomal DNA sequencing can be a game-changer, and how to think clearly about what to test, where to look, and what details actually matter when you want...

Ep. 187 - Parasites, The New Boogeyman

2026-10-0102:10:01

A lot of health advice starts with a monster story: a “disease” is attacking you, and the only hope is finding the right weapon. We push back hard on that framework and replace it with something more grounded and less terrifying: the body is adapting to stay in balance, and symptoms are often the price of that adaptation. When we understand homeostasis, toxicity, deficiency, excess, and chronic inflammation, we stop chasing labels and start building real health. We also take on modern miracl...

Ep. 186 - Six To Eight Months To Live, And Why That Is A Guess

2026-09-2602:09:35

A listener writes in after being told they had stage four lung cancer and six to eight months to live. Dr. Lodi answers with arithmetic. Picture a doctor, he says, telling a hundred patients they will be dead by a certain date unless they do as he says: eighty agree, twenty walk out, and from that point the twenty are "lost to followup", so that doctor has no data on the ones who refused. "You're wearing a white coat, they call it a medical opinion," he says. "You're not wearing a white coat,...

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