The Functional Aesthetician

This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about protein and sleep, the two habits doing more for your energy after 40 than almost anything else. Plus we do a quick gut-check on the avocado oil controversy and why so many women over 40 are eating "clean," sleeping enough hours, and still feel tired, puffy, or stuck. My guest is Lillie Kane, YouTube creator and certified nutrition health coach whose own turnaround started far from a health studio. She didn't learn ho...

This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we brought Zuzu back to talk about something most of us don't think about until something feels off. EMFs, electromagnetic frequencies, the invisible fields coming off your phone, your WiFi router, your smart meter, and just about everything else plugged in around you. If you've been doing all the "right" things for your health and still can't figure out why you're not healing, this episode might be the missing piece. Back again is Karen...

This week on the Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about pelvic floor, painful sex, and HRT; three topics women in perimenopause and menopause aren't getting straight answers on. If your labs came back "normal" but you don't feel normal, or your HRT isn't doing what you hoped, this episode is for you. Joining me is Kim Bilyk, an occupational therapist, trauma-informed pelvic health therapist, and self-titled "Queen of Turn On." Kim's own journey into this work started...

Ever wonder why your doctor makes it sound like pregnancy is inevitable the second you stop taking birth control? In this episode, Samantha sits down with Chanana McGarry, founder of Womb Literacy, to talk about a natural, side-effect-free way to track your cycle that medical professionals are ever trained in. Chanana shares her own journey from unplanned pregnancies to becoming a fertility educator, and we talk about why period pains are not "normal," what your basal body tempera...

Your labs come back "normal" You've eliminated junk food You're doing everything right, yet you still don't feel like yourself. In this episode, Samantha breaks down why the gut is the root cause behind symptoms that look completely unrelated: skin flare-ups, fatigue, mood swings, autoimmune disease, and perimenopause chaos. She walks through what gut dysbiosis is, how the gut-skin and gut-brain connections work, and the reasons your gut is struggling: from antibiotics and p...