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The Inflammation Code

The Inflammation Code

Dr. Shivani Gupta 166 Episodes Sep 15, 2026

The Inflammation Code Podcast, hosted by Dr. Shivani Gupta, explores the root causes of chronic inflammation often overlooked by modern medicine. Each episode offers practical tools rooted in both science and ancient Ayurvedic healing to address issues like fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, and bloating. The podcast aims to guide listeners from symptom chasing to long-term healing, emphasizing a balanced lifestyle over quick fixes. New episodes are released weekly.

Episodes

Inflammopause: The Hidden Fire Behind Your Menopause Symptoms | Dr. Shivani Gupta
Inflammopause: The Hidden Fire Behind Your Menopause Symptoms | Dr. Shivani Gupta Sep 15, 2026 1813 You haven't stopped taking care of yourself. You may still be exercising, eating well, taking your supplements, and doing many of the same things that worked for years.So why does your body suddenly seem more inflamed?In Part 2 of Dr. Shivani Gupta's Vata Season of Menopause series, she explores what she calls inflammopause—the inflammatory shift that can accompany declining estrogen during perime
The Vata Syndrome of Menopause: The Root Cause No One Named| Dr. Shivani Gupta
The Vata Syndrome of Menopause: The Root Cause No One Named| Dr. Shivani Gupta Sep 8, 2026 2936 What if your joint pain, your sleepless nights, your stubborn belly weight, and your 3am anxiety were never ten separate problems? In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta names the root condition underneath nearly all of it: the Vata Syndrome of Menopause.Drawing on 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic texts alongside modern menopause research, she explains why estrogen functions as your body's "anti-vata" ho
Healing, Mental Inflammation & the Power of Relationships with Shawn Stevenson
Healing, Mental Inflammation & the Power of Relationships with Shawn Stevenson Sep 1, 2026 3831 What if the diagnosis you were given isn't the end of your health story?Shawn Stevenson was only 20 when he was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, two herniated discs, and told he had the spine of an 80-year-old. After two years of worsening pain and declining health, one question changed the direction of his life:“What can I do to feel better?”In this deeply personal conversation, Dr. Shiv
Could Parasites and Mold Be Behind Your Symptoms? with Kim Rogers, The Worm Queen
Could Parasites and Mold Be Behind Your Symptoms? with Kim Rogers, The Worm Queen Aug 25, 2026 2685 You're eating clean, sleeping (or trying to), doing everything you know to do, and your labs still come back low across the board. Dr. Shivani sits down with Kim Rogers, "The Worm Queen," to talk about a root cause that's rarely discussed in Western wellness circles: the hidden trifecta of parasites, mold, and Lyme.Kim spent over 20 years working inside Western medicine before her own health crisi
The Conscious Parenting Shift Every Midlife Mother Needs with Dr. Shefali
The Conscious Parenting Shift Every Midlife Mother Needs with Dr. Shefali Aug 18, 2026 2591 What if the way we're raising our children is quietly teaching them to perform instead of connect? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta talks with Dr. Shefali, Clinical Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Founder of the Conscious Parenting Movement, about the difference between raising a "human doing" and a "human being."They dig into why girls today feel crushing pressure to be eve
Why Pain Is the Last Signal Your Body Sends, Not the First | Dr. Shivani Gupta
Why Pain Is the Last Signal Your Body Sends, Not the First | Dr. Shivani Gupta Aug 11, 2026 2524 Most of us treat pain as the beginning of a problem. It isn't. By the time you feel it, whether it's a stiff knee, an aching lower back, or hands that hurt in the morning, inflammation has usually been quietly active for months, sometimes years.In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta breaks down why pain is the last signal your body sends, using her own experience with plantar fasciitis and a roun
What Your Cholesterol Test Isn’t Telling You with Dr. Philip Ovadia
What Your Cholesterol Test Isn’t Telling You with Dr. Philip Ovadia Aug 4, 2026 3301 Most people are taught to focus on cholesterol when they think about heart disease.But what if cholesterol is only one small part of the story?In this episode of The Inflammation Code Podcast, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Dr. Philip C. Ovadia, a board-certified heart surgeon, founder of Ovadia Heart Health, host of The Stay Off My Operating Table Podcast, and author of Stay Off My Kitchen Tabl
"The Turmeric Truth" — What Actually Makes Curcumin Work with Dr. Shivani Gupta
"The Turmeric Truth" — What Actually Makes Curcumin Work with Dr. Shivani Gupta Jul 28, 2026 2552 If you've ever taken turmeric and felt nothing, this episode explains exactly why. Dr. Shivani Gupta, whose PhD dissertation was on turmeric bioavailability, walks through the science of curcumin absorption, the safety issue almost nobody talks about (lead contamination, even in organic turmeric), and what a properly formulated curcumin supplement actually needs to include.She also shares the stor
Why Your Metabolism Needs Flexibility, Not a Diet, with Ben Azadi
Why Your Metabolism Needs Flexibility, Not a Diet, with Ben Azadi Jul 21, 2026 1607 If you've tried keto, fasting, or cutting carbs and felt like your body just won't cooperate the way it used to, you're not broken and you're not doing it wrong. You may just be missing the piece that makes it sustainable: flexibility.In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with returning guest Ben Azadi, FDN-P, New York Times bestselling author of Metabolic Freedom, to talk about his newly r
Running on Fumes: Why Your Body Is Shutting Down and How to Refill Your Tank
Running on Fumes: Why Your Body Is Shutting Down and How to Refill Your Tank Jul 14, 2026 2178 You know that feeling when you're at the end of your rope, but you push a little further anyway because you assume there's more fuel left in the tank? In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani breaks down why that instinct, so common in women, is quietly setting the stage for burnout, hair loss, and even autoimmune disease.Using the story of her friend Rima, whose autoimmune diagnosis showed up right afte
The New Rules of Women’s Health with Meghan Rabbitt
The New Rules of Women’s Health with Meghan Rabbitt Jul 7, 2026 3559 Most women have felt it.You bring your symptoms to a doctor, you leave without real answers, and somewhere between the waiting room and your car, you start wondering if you are the problem.You are not.In this episode of The Inflammation Code Podcast, Dr. Shivani Gupta sits down with Meghan Rabbitt, award-winning health journalist and author of The New Rules of Women's Health, written for Maria Shr
Why Summer Quietly Increases Your Inflammation with Dr. Shivani Gupta
Why Summer Quietly Increases Your Inflammation with Dr. Shivani Gupta Jun 30, 2026 1220 Summer can quietly dismantle the health routine you worked so hard to build. Travel, heat, later nights, celebrations, and disrupted rhythms all ask more of your body than regular life does.In this solo episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta explains why summer can increase inflammation through the Ayurvedic lens of Pitta season and Vata disruption from travel. She shares the three priorities that help protec

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