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The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

Reed Davis 297 Episodes Oct 8, 2026

The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition features interviews with individuals who have overcome complex health challenges using the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition philosophy and related healing methods. Listeners hear from experts who have personally navigated severe health issues and emerged successfully. The podcast focuses on natural healing and functional medicine approaches. For more information, visit the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition website.

Episodes

How to Get Clients as a Health Coach Without Feeling Salesy | Mike Millner
How to Get Clients as a Health Coach Without Feeling Salesy | Mike Millner Oct 8, 2026 2830 How do you get clients as a health coach without constantly posting on social media, sending cold DMs, or feeling like a pushy salesperson? If you're a health coach, nutrition coach, or Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) practitioner struggling to attract clients, market your services, or grow your coaching business, this episode of the Health Detective Podcast is for you. Michele Scarlet, FDNP
From Skin Cancer to Root Cause Healing: Mold, Gut Health & Midlife Wellness | Diane Dahi
From Skin Cancer to Root Cause Healing: Mold, Gut Health & Midlife Wellness | Diane Dahi Oct 1, 2026 2013 What happens when a health problem keeps getting treated but the deeper questions never get answered? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with Diane Dahi, an FDNP, integrative health coach, massage therapist, and personal trainer, to explore a deeply personal health journey spanning decades of bodywork, wellness, chronic health challenges, and Functional Diag
Will AI Replace Health Coaches? ChatGPT, Functional Labs & the Future of Health Practitioners | Jenn Malecha
Will AI Replace Health Coaches? ChatGPT, Functional Labs & the Future of Health Practitioners | Jenn Malecha Sep 24, 2026 1468 Is AI coming for health coaches, or is it about to make good practitioners even better? In this episode, Michele Scarlet sits down with FDN business mentor Jenn Malecha to unpack what AI actually means for health practitioners. They discuss how tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini can support practitioners, why the quality of the prompt matters, what happens when AI confidently gives you inaccura
Multiple Sclerosis, Root Cause Healing & Nervous System Health | Dr. Sierra Bains
Multiple Sclerosis, Root Cause Healing & Nervous System Health | Dr. Sierra Bains Sep 18, 2026 2725 What if a diagnosis could explain your symptoms without defining your future? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with Dr. Sierra Bains, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, best-selling author of Rooted, and founder of Lightstyle, for a powerful conversation about Multiple Sclerosis, root cause healing, nervous system hea
GLP-1s for Weight Loss & Metabolic Health: Benefits, Risks & Practitioner Guidance | Brandy Buskow
GLP-1s for Weight Loss & Metabolic Health: Benefits, Risks & Practitioner Guidance | Brandy Buskow Sep 10, 2026 2265 What happens when weight loss becomes about more than the number on the scale? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with FDNP Brandy Buskow for an honest conversation about GLP-1 medications, obesity, metabolic health, gut health, weight loss, and the role of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioners in supporting clients through this changing health lands
Emotional Eating, Self-Worth & Mindset Healing | How Your Mind Impacts Cortisol & Gut Health with Amber Romaniuk
Emotional Eating, Self-Worth & Mindset Healing | How Your Mind Impacts Cortisol & Gut Health with Amber Romaniuk Sep 3, 2026 2796 What if lasting physical healing requires more than changing what you eat or taking another supplement? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with Amber Romaniuk, an emotional eating, digestive, and hormone expert, to explore the powerful connection between mindset, self-worth, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, gut health, hormone health, and physic
GLP-1s & Peptide Therapy: Weight Loss, Food Noise, Metabolic Health & Longevity | Laura Young
GLP-1s & Peptide Therapy: Weight Loss, Food Noise, Metabolic Health & Longevity | Laura Young Aug 27, 2026 2117 GLP-1 medications and peptide therapy are everywhere right now, but are they simply weight loss tools, or is there more to the conversation? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with holistic health practitioner Laura Young to discuss GLP-1s, peptide therapy, metabolic health, food noise, inflammation, healthy aging, and the importance of building strong healt
Red Light Therapy & Infrared Sauna Benefits for Inflammation, Detox & Lyme Disease | Robby Besner
Red Light Therapy & Infrared Sauna Benefits for Inflammation, Detox & Lyme Disease | Robby Besner Aug 20, 2026 2957 What are the real benefits of red light therapy and infrared saunas, and how could infrared therapy support detoxification, inflammation, pain, recovery, and overall cellular health? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with Robby Besner, Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Therasage, whose work with infrared technology began after his teenage daughter was
Chronic Bloating & Constipation | What Functional Lab Testing Can Reveal with Chandra Marin
Chronic Bloating & Constipation | What Functional Lab Testing Can Reveal with Chandra Marin Aug 13, 2026 2793 What if you’ve spent years being told that everything is “normal,” while your body is telling you something completely different? In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with Chandra Marin, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, to explore her decades-long journey with chronic symptoms, digestive dysfunction, brain fog, anxiety, fatigue, and unexplained
Functional Lab Testing, Metabolic Health & the 100-Pound Transformation | Lori Balue
Functional Lab Testing, Metabolic Health & the 100-Pound Transformation | Lori Balue Aug 6, 2026 2656 What if sustainable weight loss isn't about eating less, but about fixing what's happening beneath the surface? In this inspiring episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P) Lori Balue shares how she transformed her health after decades of obesity, Metabolic Dysfunction, PCOS, Prediabetes, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Inflammation, asthma, and fail
Bloating, Gas And H. Pylori: What A GI Map Test Reveals | Jaime Dadd
Bloating, Gas And H. Pylori: What A GI Map Test Reveals | Jaime Dadd Jul 30, 2026 2716 In this episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Michele Scarlet sits down with recent FDN graduate Jaime Dadd to unpack what a GI Map test finally revealed after a lifetime of guessing: H. pylori, low pancreatic elastase, bacterial overgrowth, and gut inflammation that had likely been building since her teenage years. In this episode: Why bloating and gas on a clean diet almost always point somew
The Root Causes Behind Hormone Imbalance, Gut Issues & HPA Axis Dysfunction | Betsy Stevenson
The Root Causes Behind Hormone Imbalance, Gut Issues & HPA Axis Dysfunction | Betsy Stevenson Jul 23, 2026 2700 What happens when every medical test comes back "normal," yet your body is telling you something is seriously wrong? In this powerful episode of the Health Detective Podcast, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN Practitioner) Betsy Stevenson shares her remarkable journey through years of unexplained neurological symptoms that mimicked mini-strokes, debilitating fatigue, digestive dysf

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