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Episode #39 Thriving with Bioidentical Hormones with Dr. Nayan Patel

In this episode of the Evolving Ageless podcast, I am joined by renowned hormone health expert Dr. Nayan Patel for an enlightening conversation on women’s hormone health. Together, we are unpacking the widespread hormonal challenges so many women face today and the deeper impact these imbalances can have on overall well-being. Dr. Patel shares insights into the role of hormone replacement therapy, the effects of stress and lifestyle choices on hormonal health, and why personalized care is key to achieving balance. You’ll also learn how women can become stronger advocates for their own health and how Thrive Lab is helping make hormone health solutions more accessible. Don’t miss this empowering discussion filled with practical tips to support your journey toward ageless vitality.

Episode #38 Holistic Practice with Traditional Treatment for Breast Cancer with Dr. Carol Lourie

Chances are you know or have known a woman with Breast Cancer. It is one of the most common cancer diagnoses in the United States, with 1 in 8 women being diagnosed with it in their lifetime. On today’s episode of Evolving Ageless we look at an additional approach to traditional cancer treatment. This added support given before, during and after chemotherapy can greatly improve the experience and chances of survival.

Episode #37 A Healthy Gut means Living Ageless!

Are you ready for the coolest biology class ever?! Today my guest is Steven Wright. He is a medical engineer and digestion specialist who walks us through the Triad of the Gut. He explains what happens when our digestive system does not function properly and ultimately how it directly affects the way we age. He is truly a genius in the world of gut health and his discussion really brings this important topic to life.

Episode #36 Say Goodbye to Chronic Joint Pain with Dr. Angela Cortal

Dr. Angela Cortal helps women improve their joint and hormone health using functional medicine. She is passionate about helping her patients move and feel their best through any stage of life. Sheworks one-on-one with patients in person and virtually through her Oregon-based medical practice. During the Covid pandemic, Dr. Cortal developed a 4 week virtual course called the Foundations for resilience to educate patients on how to work on chronic pain on your own.

Episode #35 Supercharging your Immune System with Dr. Sally LaMont

My guest is NaturopathicPhysician, Dr. Sally LaMont. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to protecting and strengthening your immune system! Join us as we discuss the connection between food and lifestyle as it relates to our immune system and its effect on healthy aging!

Episode #34 Autoimmune Disease: It’s Not Your Body Gone Awry with Gabe Golden

My guest, Gabe Golden is a filmmaker, writer and advocate for optimizing our health and environment. He shares with us his own30 year challenge with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis and the remarkable healing journey he’s been on. Join us as we talk about his journey, along with 3 others seeking the same, as documented in his upcoming film, Lighting the Path. Gabe’s film goes beyond what conventional medicine tells us and it proves how the human spirit naturally allows our bodies to be well.

Episode #33 The Mitochondria Powerhouse with Dr. Tim Jackson

My guest is Dr. Tim Jackson and he speaks to us about this incredible organelle. With his vast knowledge in biochemistry and epigenetics, he is a wealth of knowledge! Combining his background in integrative health and wellness with the emerging field of epigenetics he is able to help us understand the importance of your mitochondria’s well-being. Join us as we discuss how the health of the mitochondria ultimately impacts our future health.

Episode #32 The Harmony and Power of Essential Oils with Dr. Eric Zielinski

My guest is Dr. Eric Zielinski or Dr. Z. He is the guru of essential oil use and benefits. Dr. Z is an aromatherapist, public health researcher, and chiropractor who educates us on the correct use of essential oils...from diffuser use to using a carrier oil to properly use essential oils topically. Join us as we discuss the benefits of using essential oils as part of a toxic free, holistic lifestyle!

Episode #31 Identifying Insulin Resistance and Diabetes with Dr. Gina Pritchard

My guest is Dr. Gina Pritchard. You may recognize her from previous episodes because she is extremely knowledgeable and has a great passion for women’s health! Dr. Gina specializes in the PREVENTION of cardiac disease as one of the nation’s leading specialists in the prevention of heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and dementia. On this podcast we focus on Diabetes and Insulin Resistance. Join us as we discuss the myths, what to watch for and lab tests you should be getting to be informed and able to discuss with your healthcare provider.

Episode #30 Relationships: How Do You Show Up to Them? with Holly McCusker

Today my guest is relationship expert and coach, Holly McCusker. She explains the 7 Levels of Emotional Energy and how each level affects how a relationship exists. We also discuss what can be done to enhance the connection we have with others.

Episode #29 The Ketogenic Diet for Women Over 40 with Dr. Anna Cabeca

My guest is Dr. Anna Cabeca, a triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, and is the author of “The Hormone Fix,” a diet and holistic lifestyle program for menopausal women. Her latest book, “Keto-Green 16” provides a healthy plan to maximize your results using Keto. Join us as we dive into how Keto works and its proven weight loss and anti-aging benefits all backed by clinical research.

Episode #28 Emotional Drinking – It’s the Thinking Before the Drinking with Georgia Foster

My guest is Georgia Foster, the “go-to girl” for over-drinking, anxiety, emotional overeating and self esteem issues. She gives us a new, positive perspective on drinking as a habit versus a problem and how it’s the Inner Critic that drives us to drink. Such an alternative way of thinking…you are definitely going to want to check it out!

Episode #27 The Good, The Bad and The Stress with Dr. Venus

My guest is Dr. Venus. She is a licensed physician who specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation who received her medical training at Yale University, University of Miami, and University of California-Irvine. We dive into how elevated cortisol levels impact our health in a variety of ways and the simple things we can do to combat its effect.

Episode #26 Fueling the body to accelerate your performance with Stan Graham

My guest had created a solution to getting in that whole food meal right to you in a matter of minutes! Meet Stanford Graham, the founder and CEO of Elements Meals. My guest has created a solution to getting in that whole food meal right to you in a matter of minutes! He has taken his love for nutrient dense, whole foods, and using state-of-the-art freeze drying technology, has been able to create an easy way to get that straight from the farm meal right to you. Join us as he talks about the journey that brought him full circle from his roots on a farm to now providing that same pure goodness to people around the world.

Episode #25 Peptide Therapies: The Next Level Fountain of Youth with Dr. Amber Krogsrud

My guest is Dr. Amber Krogsrud, a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in women’s health. She is an expert on the use of therapeutic peptides to help you live your best life! Join us as we discuss the science behind peptides and how they can boost your body’s ability to bring back your youthful spark.

Episode #24 Detoxification: Taking Out The Garbage with Bridgit Danner

My guest is Bridgit Danner, a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner. She shares her own journey with detox after experiencing environmental toxins and we discuss how to help your body release toxins…taking out the garbage.

Episode #23 The Impact of Social Connections with Dr. Kara Parker

My guest is Dr. Kara Parker, a board certified in Family Medicine physician who is also certified in Functional Medicine and boarded in integrative health. Join us as we discuss how developing social connections with people and with ourselves significantly affects our overall well-being..

Episode #22 Lifestyle, Intermittent Fasting and Living Your Best Life Into Menopause with Cynthia Thurlow

My guest is Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner, nutrition and intermittent fasting expert! She is passionate about helping women find wellness through the healing power of nutrition and solving health problems from the inside out. Cynthia and I discuss lifestyle and how intermittent fasting can support a smooth transition into postmenopause.

Episode #21 Endometriosis: More than infertility, pelvic pain and the impact at menopause

My guest is Dr. Jessica Drummond and she specializes in working with women with chronic pelvic pain due to endometriosis. Jessica also facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals worldwide in addition to leading virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis.

Episode #20 Love the Skin You’re In With Jennifer Fugo

My guest Jennifer Fugo, is a clinical nutritionist with a passion to help women identify the root causes of their skin conditions. Her goal is to help women not just manage their skin issues but solve them! Join Jennifer and I as we take a deep dive into these root causes that turn up in our skin.

Episode #19 Movin’ and Groovin’ without Chronic Joint Pain with Dr. Angela Cortal

Dr. Angela Cortal specializes in helping women improve their joint and hormone health using functional medicine. We discuss how the aches and pains don’t have to be the end of the vibrant lives we lead. She explains the 7 Steps for Younger Joints and how hormones are a big part of the process. Who knew there was a connection! She sees her patients flourish from her methods as she helps them move and feel their best through any stage of life.

Episode #18 Olive Oil – The Healthy Fat: From Tree to Table with Tony Kasandrinos

My guest today is Tony Kasandrinos, the co-founder of Kasandrinos Olive Oil. His family owns olive orchards in Greece and produces organic olive oil. He is here to talk about the process of producing one of the most natural, healthy ingredients we could ever use.

Episode #17 YES! There is HOPE! – Infertility isn’t a forever diagnosis with Dr. Elizabeth Cherevaty

My guest, Dr. Elizabeth Cherevaty is here to give us HOPE! She is a Naturopathic Doctor and the creator of the Well-Conceived Fertility Method™, an evidence-based program helping women and couples to enhance their fertility and enrich the health of their future children.

Episode #16 Removed my Breast Implants and Changed My Life! With Sarah Phillipe

On my podcast today I speak with Sarah Phillipe, a Breast Implant Illness and Cellular Toxic expert. From the time she was a young girl she was told “not to worry” because she’d be well endowed as the women in her family. When it didn’t happen she, like many young women, decided to have breast implants. Soon after Sarah begins to experience rather common symptoms that lead her to questioning if her implants are causing them. When Sarah finally chose to explant, that is truly when her journey began.

Episode #15 Managing our Stress by Reclaiming our Self-Respect with Brodie Welch

.My guest today is Brodie Welch, a licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, and self-care strategist. She works with women to Level Up their lives. She explains how stress overrides our self-respect and in order to gain it back we must engage in self-care. It is once we take care of ourselves we are able to put our best selves forward for our families and for the world.

Episode #14 The Hormone Dance to Live and Age Well with Dr. Stephanie Gray

I am so excited for you to meet Dr. Stephanie Gray. She is a functional medicine provider who helps men and women build sustainable and optimal health and longevity. Her expertise lies within integrative, anti-aging, and functional medicine. Together we discuss the effects of hormones on our overall health and quality of life and she explains the hormone dance we all experience as we age.

Episode #13 Environmental Toxins: Beyond Eating Organic with Beth Greer

My guest today is Beth Greer. She is an author, award-winning documentary film producer and environmental toxin expert. She gives great insight on the hidden toxins that are around us everyday and gives us tips on how we can live a lifestyle that’s as close to nature as possible.

Episode #12 Laugh, Cough or Sneeze: Incontinence and Vagina Health with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf

Joining me today is Dr. Betsy Greenleaf and she is here to educate us! She specializes in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She is also the first female in the United States to become board certified in Urogynecology. Dr. Greenleaf explains what exactly is happening to our pelvic floor and the vagina as we age and what are the latest treatments available.

Episode #11 Cup My Face: The Ancient Art of Face Cupping with Lisa Dowling

Lisa Dowling is an Eastern Asian Medicine Practitioner who not only offers facial cupping therapy in her practice but also teaches the techniques to practitioners around the country. Today she gives a little history and discusses the health benefits of cupping. She then talks about how facial cupping therapy can help combat those fine lines and wrinkles naturally.

Episode #10 Menopause and the Hormones That Don’t Want Us Anymore with Dr. Ryan Shelton

Dr. Ryan Shelton is a physician and researcher with vast experience and knowledge about hormones. He clarifies the benefits and explains what we, ourselves, can do to assist in slowing down the aging process. The woman’s hormonal makeup works like a symphony, with many moving parts that go beyond estrogen and progesterone. Dr. Shelton discusses possible options including the differences between synthetic and bioidentical hormones so you can make the right decision for yourself.

Episode #9 The Ideal Workout for Women Over 40 with Dr. Elke Cooke

My guest today is Dr. Elka Cooke, an amazing Functional Medicine physician who specializes in Anti-Aging medicine. In this episode we talk about how building muscle is our metabolic currency. Our muscle strength is the key to all things aging when it comes to body composition and hormone balance. According to Dr. Cooke, the greatest impact we can have on our aging is when we focus on our muscle strength.

Episode #8 Secrets that Slow Down the Aging Process with Dr. Kristine Burke

Women tend to be concerned about looking good on the outside, whether it’s the fine lines or the way we look in our clothes. The fact is we need to focus on what’s going on inside our body! My guest, Dr. Kristine Burke, discusses the relationship between inflammation and aging and what we need to do to slow down the aging process.

Episode #7 Coronavirus – AN UPDATE with Dr. Ellie Campbell

Dr. Campbell is our guest on today’s episode of Evolving Ageless, Dr. Campbell is a native Chicagoan with a BS and MS from the University of Illinois, a DO degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a Family Medicine residency from the Medical College of Georgia. Board certified in Family Medicine for over 25 years, she also holds certification from the American Board of Integrative Medicine. For thirteen years, Dr. Campbell practiced indigent healthcare in a Community Health Center, but since 2005 has championed a solo, concierge-style integrative, holistic, functional medicine-based family practice.

Episode #6 Coronavirus – Prepare but Don’t Panic! With Dr. Ellie Campbell

Dr. Campbell has specialty interests– and lectures internationally on– innovative medical practice design and management, community partnerships, Functional Medicine, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, cardiovascular disease prevention, the oral-systemic connection, solutions to physician burnout and Vitamin D.

Episode #5 Skin Care Science with Rachel Varga

Rachel Varga BScN, RN, CANS is a Board Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist since 2011, an international clinical trainer, speaker and academically published award-winning author in the field of plastic and aesthetic nursing. Through education on skin care, skin and laser rejuvenation, non-surgical solutions, and healing lifestyle practices, Rachel helps inspire others with her unique toolkit to navigate and strategize aging impossibly well – using the SCIENCE of BEAUTY.

Episode #4 Finding Your Inner Power Through Difficult Times with Carmen Hunter

Carmen Hunter is the founder of The Institute for Functional Health Coaching and the creator of the proven functional method of coaching Education, Preparation & Action ©. During her own ten year journey trying to get to the bottom of her mystery health symptoms she became her own best advocate and now teaches others to do the same. Carmen learned during that experience that we have to be willing to do the work to get well. She became a health coach and created a way to make a bigger impact in the world by opening IFHC and teaching others how to do the same. She has over 10 years of health coaching experience to include hundreds of one-on-one clients, group training, live and online talks and teaching with clients. She has been educating and mentoring coaches for over 7 years and has collaborated her teachings on low risk health coaching with top wellness professionals from around the world.

Episode #3 Age Defying Fatigue Fix with Dr. Evan Hirsch

Dr. Evan Hirsch suffered with fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. Through his best selling book and online programs, he has helped thousands of people across the nation optimize their energy and he is on a mission to help 1 million more. He is board certified in family medicine and integrative medicine and when he’s not at the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing and playing basketball with his family.y we are talking all about fatigue and why so many of us are suffering from it. Dr. Hirsch lets us in on the causes, treatment and even has a give a way for everyone listening to today’s episode. So make sure to listen to the end.

Episode #2 How Stress Accelerates Aging with Dr. Deb Matthew

Dr. Deb Matthew is a best-selling author, speaker, wife and mom, as well as a frequent guest expert on TV news and talk shows. She suffered for years with fatigue and irritability, and her quest to restore her own health led her to change everything about how she practices medicine. Now, instead of just treating diseases with drugs, she helps people resolve the root cause of their health issues so they can get well, get off prescription drugs, and love the way they feel!

Episode #1 Cardiovascular Disease: Why It’s Killing Women More Than Men with Dr. Gina Pritchard

Dr. Gina Pritchard is our guest on today’s episode of Evolving Ageless. Gina Pritchard, DNP is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment. She is the owner of The PREVENT Clinic and is the Clinical Program Director for the BaleDoneen Method. She is one of the nation’s leading specialists in prevention of heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and dementia. Dr. Pritchard’s life work is focused on bringing life-saving, life-improving education and quick-start tools to millions in order for each individual to live life uninterrupted by cardiovascular disease and full of health and energy. No matter what your age is, Dr. Pritchard wants to help you re-write your future story.

Episode TRAILER The Mission to Evolve Ageless with Michele Drielick

Welcome to the Evolving Ageless podcast – the enlightened woman’s antidote to aging. I am on a mission to change the way women age. Each week I will take you inside the minds and behind the scenes with trusted doctors, nutrition, beauty experts and more.

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