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What if your ovaries influence your metabolism, inflammation, sleep, and long-term health, not just your ability to have children? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD speaks with reproductive biologist and Celmatix founder Dr. Piraye Beim about the emerging field of ovarian health.

Dr. Beim explains why the ovary should be understood as a metabolic, immune, and endocrine organ that communicates with tissues throughout the body. She reveals what may happen when ovarian function begins declining, why perimenopause can feel so sudden, and how those changes may influence weight, insulin signaling, inflammation, and healthy aging.

The conversation also explores AMH and ovarian reserve, the overlooked 300-day process behind egg development, and the experimental treatments scientists are developing to regulate ovarian function and potentially extend ovarian health.

Dr. Beim also shares practical ways women can support the ovarian function they have today, including reducing smoking and toxin exposure, managing inflammation, protecting sleep, getting appropriate morning light, exercising, and supporting metabolic health.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why ovarian health affects much more than fertility
• How ovarian function interacts with metabolism and inflammation
• Why weight management can become harder during perimenopause
• What high or low AMH may reveal about ovarian function
• How PCOS and endometriosis can affect ovarian health
• Why sleep and light exposure matter for hormone signaling
• Whether lifestyle changes may influence ovarian aging
• What the future of fertility and menopause treatment could look like

The AMH-mimicking treatment discussed in this conversation remains experimental and is still being developed.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Beim also discuss PCOS, endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, fertility treatments, and the overlooked 300-day process behind the development of an egg. Dr. Beim shares how Celmatix is developing an experimental therapy designed to mimic AMH and potentially regulate how quickly ovarian follicles are used over a woman’s lifetime.

If you have struggled with fertility, PCOS, painful periods, perimenopause, menopause, unexplained weight changes, or low AMH, this conversation offers a new way to understand the connection between your ovaries and your overall health.

The AMH-mimicking treatment discussed in this episode is still under development and has not been proven or approved to extend ovarian function in humans.

About Dr. Piraye Beim:

Dr. Piraye Beim is a reproductive biologist, women’s health innovator, and founder and CEO of Celmatix. For more than 20 years, she has worked to advance the scientific understanding of female biology, fertility, ovarian aging, and reproductive health. Through Celmatix, she is helping pioneer the field of ovarian health and develop new therapies intended to improve fertility care, regulate ovarian function, and support women’s health across the lifespan. She also shares ovarian-health education and her personal journey through Boss Ovary.

Connect with Dr. Piraye Beim:

https://www.celmatix.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bossovary/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/celmatix/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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Your children do not just hear what you say. They can also sense your stress, anxiety, and emotional state. So how can parents regulate themselves before that stress spreads throughout the family?

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt opens up about the anxiety and overwhelm that can come with modern motherhood. She explains how learning about co-regulation changed the way she responds to tantrums, meltdowns, running late, and other stressful parenting moments.

Katherine shares how introducing meditation into her morning routine helped her feel calmer, become less reactive, and better handle whatever the day brings. She emphasizes that the solution will look different for every parent, whether it involves meditation, walking, exercising, asking for help, or simply creating a few quiet moments before the day begins.

Dr. Taz and Katherine also discuss:

• Why children often absorb and respond to their parents’ stress
 • How regulating your own nervous system can help your children feel safer
 • Why today’s parents may feel more anxious and overwhelmed
 • The importance of asking for help instead of trying to do everything alone
 • How grandparents can provide connection, support, and stability
 • Staying connected with your partner when traditional date nights are difficult
 • Why clear communication matters when dividing parenting responsibilities
 • Katherine’s experience with postpartum anxiety during the pandemic
 • How Ayurvedic practices supported her postpartum recovery
 • Preparing older children and the wider family for a new baby

Katherine also shares how she and her husband, Chris Pratt, navigate parenting as a team. Rather than expecting each other to instinctively know what is needed, they focus on honest communication, regular check-ins, and clearly asking for support.

If parenting sometimes leaves you feeling overstimulated, anxious, or stretched beyond your limits, this conversation is a reminder that you do not need to be a perfect parent. Finding your own calm, accepting help, and reconnecting with the people around you can create a positive ripple effect throughout your family.

About Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a New York Times bestselling author, animal advocate, and mother. She is an ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA and a global ambassador for Special Olympics. Through her books, interviews, and BDA Baby platform, Katherine explores motherhood, pregnancy, family relationships, wellness, and the experiences that connect parents across different stages of life.

Connect with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:

https://www.katherineschwarzenegger.com/

https://www.instagram.com/katherineschwarzenegger/

https://www.youtube.com/@KatherineSchwarzenegger

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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What if being productive, successful, and dependable is not proof that you are okay, but the mask hiding how much you are struggling?

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, board-certified psychiatrist and High Functioning author Dr. Judith Joseph explores the hidden patterns often described as high-functioning depression. These are the people who continue working, parenting, achieving, and caring for everyone around them, even while feeling emotionally empty inside.

Dr. Joseph explains why depression does not always look like sadness, how anhedonia can leave you feeling disconnected from joy, and why people-pleasing often comes at the expense of your own mental and physical health.

She also breaks down her five Vs for thriving:

• Validation: acknowledging and naming what you feel
• Venting: expressing emotions in a healthy, authentic way
• Values: reconnecting with what gives your life meaning
• Vitals: supporting your brain through food, movement, sleep, technology boundaries, and healthy relationships
• Vision: planning joy and celebrating your wins

Dr. Taz and Dr. Joseph also discuss how culture shapes mental health, the effect of toxic relationships, nutritional psychiatry, why children and teenagers are struggling, and how families can create more open communication and emotional connection at home.

If you are always “the strong one,” but privately feel exhausted, numb, or disconnected, this conversation may help you recognize what has been hiding beneath the surface.

About Dr. Judith Joseph:

Dr. Judith Joseph is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, speaker, and author who works across pediatric and adult mental health. She is the author of High Functioning: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy, which explores the hidden emotional struggles experienced by people who appear successful and capable on the outside but feel numb, overwhelmed, or disconnected internally. Through her clinical practice, research, speaking, and educational content, Dr. Judith focuses on making complex mental-health concepts understandable and helping people develop practical tools for greater emotional awareness, meaning, and joy.

Connect with Dr. Judith Joseph:

https://drjudithjoseph.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drjudithjoseph/

https://highfunctioningbook.com/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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Many women first learn that they have dense breast tissue after receiving a mammogram report. But what does breast density actually mean, and could it change the type of screening a woman should discuss with her healthcare provider? 

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, ultrasound sonographer and SonoBreasts founder Jasmine Khorsandi discusses dense breasts, automated whole-breast ultrasound, early detection, and the gaps she believes exist in conventional breast screening.

Jasmine explains how SonoCiné automated whole-breast ultrasound captures thousands of images that are compiled into a moving view for review. She compares the experience with handheld ultrasound and mammography and explains why she advocates greater awareness of supplemental imaging, particularly for women with dense breast tissue.

Dr. Taz shares her own experience of finding a lump and moving through a mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsy over six months before learning that the finding was benign. She and Jasmine discuss the anxiety, confusion, and logistical challenges women can encounter while navigating breast imaging.

Jasmine also shares stories from her practice, including a young woman whose persistent breast pain led her to seek additional evaluation. She explains why women should learn what is normal for their breasts, pay attention to physical changes, understand their personal risk factors, and ask more informed questions about screening.

The conversation expands beyond imaging to explore stress, burnout, emotional health, feminine energy, intuition, and community. Jasmine describes the physical burnout that forced her to change how she operated her business, accept help, and make more room for rest, spiritual practices, and connection.

In this episode:

What dense breast tissue meansWhy breast density can affect mammogram sensitivityHow women can learn their breast-density categoryThe difference between mammography and breast ultrasoundHandheld versus automated whole-breast ultrasoundHow SonoCiné breast imaging worksWhen supplemental breast imaging may be consideredDr. Taz’s experience with mammography, MRI, and biopsyWhy persistent breast pain or physical changes deserve attentionJasmine’s observations from working with younger womenHow to advocate for yourself during the screening processWhat to look for during breast self-awareness checksHow to choose healthcare practitioners you trustThe possible connections between stress and physical healthWhy women become disconnected from their bodiesJasmine’s experience with severe burnoutMoving from perfectionism and fear toward delegation and supportThe importance of community, rest, and emotional expressionHow women can begin reconnecting with their intuition

About Jasmine Khorsandi:

Jasmine Khorsandi is an ultrasound sonographer and the founder of SonoBreasts, an ultrasound clinic in Los Angeles, California.

She has worked in women’s health and ultrasound imaging for more than a decade and specializes in SonoCiné automated whole-breast ultrasound. Her work focuses on breast-health education, access to radiation-free supplemental imaging, and creating a supportive, holistic experience for women navigating breast screening.

Jasmine also incorporates practices such as meditation, Reiki, sound healing, journaling, and community into her broader approach to women’s well-being.

Connect with Jasmine Khorsandi:

https://www.sonobreasts.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sonobreasts/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
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Tamsen Fadal was an experienced news anchor when heart palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, and severe brain fog left her on the bathroom floor of her newsroom. Despite spending decades in the media, she had no idea she was experiencing menopause.

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, Tamsen shares how that frightening experience led her to investigate why so many women remain unprepared for perimenopause and menopause.

Tamsen reflects on losing her mother to breast cancer and later realizing that her mother had experienced medical menopause following chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. Nearly 28 years separated their experiences, yet both women suffered without the information or support they needed.

That realization inspired Tamsen to step away from a three-decade career in television journalism and devote her work to menopause education and advocacy. She explains how social media revealed the scale of the problem and gave women a place to share symptoms and experiences that had been ignored or dismissed.

Dr. Taz and Tamsen also discuss the confusion surrounding hormone replacement therapy, the importance of personalized care, barriers to finding informed doctors, and the role telehealth may play in improving access. They explore how brain fog, anxiety, sleep disruption, and other symptoms can affect women’s confidence, careers, relationships, and sense of identity.

Tamsen also shares the story behind The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause. After being told there was no audience for a menopause documentary, Tamsen and her partners self-funded the project, brought together leading experts and women’s personal stories, and ultimately secured national distribution through PBS.

The conversation turns toward reclaiming menopause as a powerful stage of life rather than a period of invisibility or decline. Tamsen discusses her book, How to Menopause, and the practical lifestyle changes that have helped her take better care of herself at 54.

In this episode:

Tamsen’s frightening menopause experience in the newsroomHeart palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, and severe brain fogWhy she did not recognize her symptoms as menopauseHer mother’s experience with medically induced menopauseWhy menopause care has changed so little across generationsLeaving a three-decade journalism career for women’s advocacyThe fear and financial uncertainty of making a major midlife changeHow social media helped women begin sharing their experiencesCreating The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on MenopauseBeing told there was no audience for a menopause documentaryWhy hormone replacement therapy remains confusingThe need for personalized menopause treatmentWhat to do when a doctor dismisses or minimizes your symptomsImproving menopause research, education, and access to careHow menopause symptoms affect women in the workplaceReframing menopause as a powerful new stage of lifeThe sleep, exercise, protein, stress, and alcohol changes helping Tamsen at 54

About Tamsen Fadal:

Tamsen Fadal is a 13-time Emmy-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and menopause advocate.

After more than three decades as a television journalist and news anchor, she shifted her work toward helping women understand perimenopause, menopause, and life beyond midlife.

Tamsen is the author of How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Before. She is also a co-producer and executive producer of The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause, a documentary exploring the medical, emotional, social, and workplace effects of menopause.

Connect with Tamsen Fadal:

https://www.tamsenfadal.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tamsenfadal/

Get How to Menopause:

https://www.howtomenopause.com/

Watch The M Factor:

https://themfactorfilm.com/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
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Join The Circle and use code "PODCAST": https://holplus.co/circle/ What if the fasting, workouts, and eating patterns that are supposed to improve your metabolism are actually working against your hormones? In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, women’s hormone expert Alisa Vitti explains why women in their reproductive years have a second biological clock that most health and fitness advice completely ignores. Known as the infradian rhythm, this approximately month-long cycle affects metabolism, cortisol, immune function, brain activity, energy, appetite, and exercise performance.

Alisa breaks down the follicular, ovulatory, luteal, and menstrual phases and explains how nutritional needs, metabolism, and stress tolerance change throughout the cycle. She shares how the Cycle Syncing Method can help women adjust their food, exercise, recovery, and daily routines to better support these biological changes.

Dr. Taz and Alisa also challenge some of the most popular advice given to women about intermittent fasting and fasted exercise. Alisa explains why she believes women should fuel before working out, why glucose is needed to build lean muscle, and how combining carbohydrates with protein and fat may support blood sugar stability and workout performance.

Alisa shares her personal experience with PCOS, maintaining a significant weight loss, losing additional body fat by eating more, and intentionally building muscle as she approaches 48. She explains why blood sugar regulation is the first step she recommends for women experiencing PMS, PCOS, infertility, fibroids, perimenopause, or other hormonal concerns.

The conversation also explores progesterone, estrogen dominance, cortisol, HRT, ovarian aging, hot flashes, strength training, environmental exposures, and the habits that may help women protect their hormonal health throughout every stage of life.

In this episode:

Why women have both circadian and infradian biological rhythmsHow the menstrual cycle affects metabolism, cortisol, immunity, and the brainWhat happens during the follicular, ovulatory, luteal, and menstrual phasesWhy women may need more calories during the luteal phaseHow blood sugar instability may affect cortisol and progesteroneWhy Alisa says women should never work out in a fasted stateWhat to eat before strength training to support lean muscleHow Alisa structures protein, carbohydrates, and meal timing throughout her dayWhy strength training is important during every phase of the cycleHow to modify cardio and recovery throughout the menstrual cycleWhy eating more helped Alisa lose additional body fat and build muscleThe relationship between blood sugar, PCOS, PMS, and perimenopauseHow fasting recommendations may change after menopauseWhere HRT fits into a broader hormone-support strategySimple habits that may support healthier hormonal agingWhether ovarian aging can be slowed or partially reversed

About Alisa Vitti:

Alisa Vitti is a women’s hormone and functional nutrition expert, bestselling author, and creator of the Cycle Syncing Method. She is the founder of FLO Living and creator of the MyFLO app, which helps women adjust their nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle practices to the different phases of their menstrual cycle. After experiencing PCOS, weight challenges, acne, and an absent menstrual cycle in her teens and early twenties, Alisa began studying nutrition, functional endocrinology, and women’s hormonal health. Her experience became the foundation for FLO Living and her bestselling books, WomanCode and In the FLO.

Connect with Alisa Vitti:

https://floliving.com/
https://www.instagram.com/alisa.vitti/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
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Join The Circle and use code "PODCAST": https://holplus.co/circle/ What if chronic disease, declining energy, cognitive issues, and fertility challenges are not isolated problems, but signs of a deeper disconnection from the natural world?

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, Dr. Zach Bush explores the relationship between human health and the health of our environment. Drawing from his background in internal medicine, endocrinology, cancer research, and hospice care, he explains how his search for the root causes of disease led him from the hospital and laboratory to the microbiome, soil science, and regenerative agriculture.

Dr. Bush describes mitochondria as essential generators of cellular energy and explains how the microbes living within and around us help support metabolism, immunity, neurological function, and communication throughout the body. He shares his perspective on how chemical agriculture, declining biodiversity, and changes in our food systems may be affecting these biological relationships.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Bush also discuss the rise of obesity, insulin resistance, autoimmune disease, cognitive decline, chronic fatigue, and infertility. Dr. Bush presents his theory that these conditions may be connected through a broader decline in metabolic energy and our increasing separation from nature.

The conversation ultimately turns toward hope and practical action. Dr. Bush explains why restoring soil, supporting regenerative farmers, growing food, strengthening local communities, and spending more time in direct contact with nature may help rebuild both human and planetary health. He also shares how something as simple as growing a mint plant can begin restoring a family’s relationship with living food.

In this episode:

Dr. Bush’s journey from conventional medicine to microbiome and soil researchWhat mitochondria do and why they are essential for cellular energyHow the microbiome influences metabolism, immunity, and brain functionThe relationship between soil health, food quality, and human healthHow chemical agriculture may disrupt biological communicationWhy Dr. Bush describes modern illness as nature deficit disorderHis theory connecting metabolic decline with chronic disease and fertilityWhy supplements cannot fully replace a healthy food systemHow regenerative agriculture can support human and planetary healthSimple ways to reconnect your family with food, soil, and natureWhy community and human connection may be essential parts of healing

About Dr. Zach Bush:

Dr. Zach Bush is a triple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism, and hospice and palliative care. His work has focused on the relationships between the microbiome, human health, environmental health, food systems, and regenerative agriculture. 
After years of working in conventional medicine and biomedical research, Dr. Bush began exploring how soil health, biodiversity, and chemical exposure may influence human metabolism and chronic disease. His work helped give rise to Project Biome and Farmer’s Footprint, initiatives focused on regenerative food systems and restoring the relationship between human and planetary health.

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https://zachbushmd.com/
https://www.instagram.com/zachbushmd/
https://farmersfootprint.us/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
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Kris Carr was 31 when she was diagnosed with a rare, incurable stage four sarcoma. More than 20 years later, her tumors remain stable and her work has helped people around the world take a more active, compassionate role in their health.

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, Kris shares how she moved from fear and uncertainty toward self-trust, acceptance, and a whole-person definition of healing. She explains what it meant to become the CEO of her health, find doctors she trusted, explore integrative care, and change her relationship with food and her body.

But Kris’s biggest turning point came about 10 years into her journey. Despite good scans and a thriving career, she realized she still felt like a failure because she had not made cancer disappear. That moment led her to distinguish between curing and healing, and to begin caring for her mind and emotional life as intentionally as she cared for her physical body.

Kris and Dr. Taz discuss grief, fear, anger, trauma, perimenopause, gut health, stress, supplement overwhelm, and the five foundational wellness pillars that can make healthy living feel more practical and accessible.

In this episode:

Receiving a rare stage four cancer diagnosis at 31Becoming the CEO of your health without rejecting medical careFinding supportive food and lifestyle practices through trial and errorMaking peace with food after years of deprivation and body pressureMoving from what you are eating to what is eating youUnderstanding the difference between curing and healingBuilding emotional literacy around grief, anger, fear, and shameSimplifying wellness through five foundational pillarsStarting with stress support and gut health when everything feels overwhelming

About Kris Carr:

Kris Carr is a New York Times bestselling author, wellness leader, and cancer thriver. Her wellness journey began in 2003, when she was diagnosed with a rare stage four cancer. Since then, she has dedicated her work to helping people take an active, compassionate role in their health and care for the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.

Kris is the author of seven books covering cancer support, plant-forward nutrition, wellness, and emotional health. Her latest book, I’m Not a Mourning Person, explores grief, loss, and the difficult emotions that emerge when life changes unexpectedly. She is also the host of the Made to Thrive podcast and the founder of a wellness community offering education, coaching, and practical resources.

Connect with Kris Carr:

https://kriscarr.com/

https://www.instagram.com/crazysexykris/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
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Are you tired throughout the day but unable to switch off at night? Are you experiencing anxiety, brain fog, disrupted sleep, blood sugar swings, or stubborn belly fat?

In this episode of Hol+, Dr. Taz examines what she calls the modern cortisol crisis and explains how chronic stress can affect the body far beyond your emotional health.

You’ll learn how cortisol is supposed to rise and fall throughout the day, what can happen when that rhythm becomes disrupted, and why screens, artificial light, processed foods, caffeine, overscheduling, isolation, and poor sleep may keep the body in a prolonged stress response.

Dr. Taz also walks through four commonly described stages of cortisol dysregulation, from elevated daytime cortisol to feeling wired at night and eventually completely depleted. She explains how cortisol may interact with blood sugar, weight, inflammation, reproductive hormones, thyroid function, mood, and cognitive health.

The episode concludes with practical ways to support a healthier stress response through consistent sleep, morning light, balanced meals, nutrient support, time in nature, intentional recovery, and stronger family connection.

In this episode:

 How cortisol functions as part of the stress response
• Why high cortisol may contribute to palpitations, blood sugar instability, and belly fat
• What it means to feel tired during the day but wired at night
• Four commonly described stages of cortisol dysregulation
• How chronic stress can affect hormones, mood, and inflammation
• How cortisol patterns may be evaluated
• Why sleep and light exposure are foundational
• How nutrition and meal timing may support recovery
• Why stress regulation should involve the entire family

The symptoms discussed in this episode can have many possible causes. “Adrenal fatigue” is not recognized as a formal diagnosis by major conventional medical organizations. Speak with a qualified healthcare professional before changing your treatment, diet, supplements, or hormones.

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Chapters
00:00 Why We’re Living Through a Cortisol Crisis
 00:58 Signs of Chronic Stress in Adults and Children
 03:10 What Cortisol Does in the Body
 04:42 High Cortisol, Blood Sugar, and Belly Fat
 06:26 How Cortisol Affects the Brain, Mood, and Inflammation
 09:30 Why Modern Life Keeps Cortisol Elevated
 12:58 How Technology and Poor Sleep Affect Children
 13:43 How Food, Sugar, Alcohol, and Caffeine Affect Cortisol
 15:17 Nature, Isolation, and Family Stress
 17:47 Why Conventional Medicine May Miss Cortisol Dysfunction
 18:41 The Four Stages of Cortisol Dysregulation
 21:33 How to Reset Your Sleep and Cortisol Rhythm
 23:19 What to Eat When Your Cortisol Is Disrupted
 24:29 Nutrient Deficiencies and Hormone Imbalances
 25:52 Building Recovery Time Into a Stressful Life
 27:29 How to Test Your Cortisol Levels
 28:55 Creating a Holistic Cortisol Recovery Plan
 30:09 How to Lower Cortisol Across the Entire Family

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Can grief cause physical symptoms? Learn how loss may affect cortisol, inflammation, hormone balance, heart health, sleep, energy, and the nervous system. Grief is not only an emotional experience. It can affect the brain and body, yet many people feel pressured to stay strong, move on, or process their loss alone. In this episode, grief expert David Kessler explains what grief does to us physically and emotionally, why grief must be witnessed, and how meaningful healing can begin.

We explore the five stages of grief, why they are not linear, and the misconceptions surrounding denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. David also shares how losing his 21-year-old son led him to identify meaning as the sixth stage of grief and explains why meaning is not found in the tragedy itself, but in what we choose to do afterward.

David and Dr. Taz discuss the physical symptoms of grief, broken heart syndrome, post-traumatic growth, isolation, grief in men, and what to say when someone you love is grieving. They also explain why grief can result from divorce, betrayal, job loss, illness, lost identity, or the loss of the future you expected, not only the death of a loved one.

This conversation is for educational purposes and should not replace individualized medical or mental health care. Chest pain and other concerning physical symptoms should always be evaluated by a qualified healthcare professional.

Subscribe for weekly conversations about physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and comment below: What do you wish more people understood about grief?

About David Kessler:
David Kessler is one of the world’s leading experts on grief and loss. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, including On Grief and Grieving, and later introduced meaning as the sixth stage of grief in his bestselling book Finding Meaning.

His first book, The Needs of the Dying, received praise from Mother Teresa. David has also served as an LAPD specialist reserve for traumatic events and with the Red Cross disaster services team. He is the founder of Grief.com, which provides resources, support groups, and training for people experiencing grief and the professionals who support them.

Connect with David Kessler:
https://grief.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iamdavidkessler/
https://www.facebook.com/IamDavidKessler/
https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdavidkessler

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further with hol+ at https://holplus.co/ and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

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Can stem cell therapy help the body repair itself? Learn how stem cells may influence inflammation, immune function, tissue regeneration, brain health, and aging.

Stem cell therapy is one of the most talked-about areas of regenerative medicine, but not all stem cells or treatments are the same. In this episode, Dr. Joy Kong explains how stem cells work, why their source matters, and what patients should investigate before choosing a treatment or clinic.

We explore the differences between bone marrow, fat-derived, and umbilical cord-derived stem cells, along with IV infusions, local injections, PRP, and exosomes. Dr. Kong also discusses emerging research and clinical observations involving chronic inflammation, neurological health, joint pain, skin, hair loss, aging, and cancer.

Many of the treatments and potential applications discussed remain experimental and are not established treatments for the conditions mentioned. This conversation is for educational purposes and should not replace individualized medical advice.

Subscribe for weekly health and longevity breakdowns, and comment below: Would you ever consider stem cell therapy?

If you are managing chronic inflammation, exploring ways to support healthy aging, or looking for personalized cancer support, explore related Hol+ care options here:

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0:00 Can Stem Cells Help the Body Heal?
0:57 Meet Dr. Joy Kong
7:28 What Is a Stem Cell?
14:49 Bone Marrow, Fat, and Umbilical Cord Stem Cells
17:10 How to Evaluate Stem Cell Quality and Safety
23:00 IV Stem Cells, Injections, PRP, and Exosomes
33:45 Stem Cells and Cancer
40:26 Brain Health and Neurological Conditions
42:20 Skin, Hair, Anti-Aging, and Weight Loss
48:01 The Future of Stem Cell Medicine
55:19 Stem Cell Costs and Overseas Clinics
59:04 Dr. Kong’s Approach to Health and Longevity

About Dr. Joy Kong:
Dr. Joy Kong is a UCLA-trained, triple board-certified physician specializing in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She is the founder of the American Academy of Integrative Cell Therapy, where she educates physicians about stem cell therapy and other regenerative treatments.

After beginning her career in psychiatry, Dr. Kong became interested in stem cells after learning about their potential applications beyond conventional symptom management. Her work now focuses on regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy, peptides, longevity, and educating patients and physicians about this rapidly developing field.

Connect with Dr. Joy Kong:
https://joykongmd.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/
https://www.youtube.com/@joykongmd
https://chara-health.com/podcast/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
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https://holplus.co/appointments Are we over-treating breast cancer? Learn why metabolic dysfunction may be the real driver behind many diagnoses and how to rethink treatment.

Approximately 20 to 30 percent of screen detected breast cancer cases are treated unnecessarily. This video challenges the current standard of breast cancer treatment by focusing on the underlying metabolic health factors that often go unaddressed. If you are concerned about the current approach to screening or are looking for a more preventative perspective, this discussion provides a critical look at how we diagnose and manage the disease.

We break down the three major drivers that contribute to long-standing metabolic dysfunction. By identifying these root causes, we can move toward a more accurate breast cancer diagnosis and more effective, targeted strategies for long-term health.

Subscribe for weekly health and metabolic disease breakdowns, and comment below with your thoughts on these new findings.

If you are navigating cancer treatment or recovery, concerned about inflammation, or want personalized support for your hormones and nutrition, explore related Hol+ care options here:

Cancer Support:
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Inflammation:
https://holplus.co/conditions/inflammation/

Hormone Balancing:
https://holplus.co/services/hormone-balancing/

0:00 Rethinking Breast Cancer Care
1:04 Meet Dr. Jen Simmons
2:59 A Family History of Cancer
6:53 When the Doctor Becomes the Patient
12:53 Why We Focus on the Wrong Thing
18:51 Navigating a Diagnosis
23:24 The Flaws in Mammographic Screening
35:17 A New Paradigm for Breast Health

*About Dr. Jenn Simmons:*
Dr. Jenn Simmons is an Integrative Oncologist, Breast Surgeon, Author, Podcast Host, and the founder of PerfeQTion Imaging. Her journey into breast cancer care began with a personal tragedy. At the age of 16, Dr. Jenn's cousin, acclaimed singer-songwriter Linda Creed, died of metastatic breast cancer just weeks after Whitney Houston's recording of her iconic song, "The Greatest Love of All," topped the charts. This loss became a defining moment, inspiring Dr. Jenn to dedicate her life to transforming how we approach breast cancer treatment and prevention.

Dr. Jenn became Philadelphia's first fellowship-trained breast surgeon and spent 17 years leading the field. However, her perspective changed significantly when she became a patient herself. Through this personal experience, Dr. Jenn saw how broken the conventional medical system can be. This led her to discover and embrace functional medicine, a revelation that sparked her journey towards a more holistic approach to breast cancer care.

Connect with Dr. Jenn Simmons:
https://www.realhealthmd.com/
https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

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Produced by https://ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

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Why aren’t you losing weight, even when you’re eating well, exercising, taking hormones, or using a GLP-1? If the scale will not budge, stubborn belly fat keeps returning, or your cravings and energy feel impossible to control, cortisol may be blocking your progress.

In this solo episode of hol+, Dr. Taz explains how chronic stress and disrupted cortisol patterns affect your metabolism. She breaks down the connection between cortisol, blood sugar, insulin, inflammation, gut health, and visceral fat, revealing why weight loss can stall even when you feel like you are doing everything right.

You’ll also learn how cortisol patterns can change throughout the day, why a stressful event may affect your blood sugar for hours, and how chronic stress can alter your appetite, digestion, hormones, and response to weight-loss medications.

In this episode:

Why weight loss can stall despite diet and exerciseHow cortisol affects your metabolismSigns your natural cortisol rhythm may be disruptedWhy you may feel tired all day but wired at nightThe connection between stress, blood sugar, and insulinHow cortisol increases cravings for sugar, salt, and comfort foodsWhy stress can promote visceral belly fatHow chronic inflammation blocks metabolic progressWhy GLP-1 medications may appear to stop workingHow stress affects digestion and the gut microbiomeWhy cortisol may contribute to bloating, constipation, or diarrheaWhat a four-point cortisol test can revealHow lowering cortisol can support metabolic health

Learn more about cortisol testing, stress-related weight gain, and the hol+ approach:
https://holplus.co/services/cortisol-stress/

Learn more about hol+ and schedule an appointment:
https://holplus.co/

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https://holplus.co/podcast/

If you know someone who is struggling to lose weight despite doing everything right, share this episode with them. Subscribe for new episodes about hormones, metabolism, gut health, inflammation, healthy aging, and whole-person healing every week.

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Hol+ Show: https://www.instagram.com/holplushow/

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Chapters
00:00 Why You’re Not Losing Weight Despite Diet and Exercise
01:21 How High Cortisol Causes Weight Gain
03:37 High Cortisol Symptoms: Tired All Day, Awake at Night
04:24 How Cortisol Affects Blood Sugar and Insulin Resistance
06:47 How to Break the Chronic Stress and Cortisol Loop
08:56 Why Blood Sugar Spikes Cause Fat Storage
10:13 Why Stress Causes Sugar and Salt Cravings
14:12 How Chronic Inflammation Blocks Weight Loss
19:57 How Stress and Cortisol Affect Gut Health
23:40 How to Test Cortisol When Weight Loss Stalls

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What if breast cancer risk is not determined only by your genes or family history? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with double board-certified breast cancer surgeon and lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Kristi Funk to discuss why breast cancer is becoming more common, especially among younger women, and what women can do to better understand and potentially reduce their risk.

Dr. Funk explains why 95% of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a BRCA mutation and why 87% do not have a first-degree relative with the disease. Together, Dr. Taz and Dr. Funk explore how food, alcohol, exercise, body weight, stress, inflammation, environmental toxins, sleep, and hormone therapy may influence breast health.

They also break down some of the most confusing questions surrounding breast cancer screening and treatment. Do mammograms cause cancer? Is ultrasound a good alternative? When should women begin breast exams? Are some cases of stage zero breast cancer being overtreated? And how much does menopause hormone therapy actually increase breast cancer risk?

Breast cancer screening is important, but screening and prevention are not the same thing. Understanding your individual risk factors can help you have better conversations with your doctor and make more informed decisions about your health.

If you are navigating cancer treatment or recovery, concerned about inflammation, or want personalized support for your hormones and nutrition, explore related Hol+ care options here:

Cancer Support:
https://holplus.co/services/cancer-support/

Inflammation:
https://holplus.co/conditions/inflammation/

Hormone Balancing:
https://holplus.co/services/hormone-balancing/

About Dr. Kristi Funk:

Dr. Kristi Funk is a double board-certified breast cancer surgeon, lifestyle medicine physician, bestselling author, and international speaker. She graduated from Stanford University and received her medical degree from UC Davis before completing her surgical residency and breast cancer fellowship.

Dr. Funk previously served as Director of the Cedars-Sinai Breast Center and co-founded the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Los Angeles, where she continues to practice. She has helped thousands of women navigate breast health and breast cancer, including Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow. She is also the author of Breasts: The Owner’s Manual and the founder of the Cancer-Kicking! Summit.

Connect with Dr. Kristi Funk:
https://www.instagram.com/drkristifunk
https://pinklotus.com/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, also known as Dr. Taz, is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
0:00 Why breast cancer is rising
6:20 Why most cases are not genetic
14:53 The biggest breast cancer risk factors
34:25 How stress and inflammation affect risk
40:33 Breast exams, mammograms, and screening
49:40 Are we overtreating stage zero breast cancer?
57:20 Hormone therapy and breast cancer risk

Join The Circle (use code PODCAST): ➡️ https://holplus.co/circle/
Why are you always tired, even after getting enough sleep? If you wake up exhausted, struggle with brain fog, rely on caffeine, or lose your energy halfway through the day, the problem may begin inside your cells.

In this solo episode of hol+, Dr. Taz explains why your body may be “biologically bankrupt,” meaning it is using energy faster than it can rebuild it. She breaks down three hidden causes of low energy: mitochondria that are not producing enough power, declining NAD levels, and old “zombie cells” that remain in the body and increase inflammation.

You’ll also learn simple ways to support your energy, including better sleep, moderate exercise, stress management, intermittent fasting, and nutrients such as magnesium, B vitamins, CoQ10, and quercetin.

In this episode:
Why you may still feel tired after sleeping
How your cells create energy
The connection between fatigue and brain fog
What mitochondrial dysfunction means
Why NAD matters for energy and cellular repair
What “zombie cells” are
How inflammation drains your energy
Why caffeine and sugar only provide a temporary boost
How sleep and exercise help rebuild cellular energy
Practical ways to stop running on empty

Learn more about hol+ and schedule an appointment:
https://holplus.co/

Listen to more episodes of the hol+ podcast:
https://holplus.co/podcast/

If you know someone who is always tired or struggling with low energy, share this episode with them. Subscribe for new episodes about hormones, gut health, inflammation, healthy aging, and whole-person healing every week.

Stay Connected:

Dr. Taz: https://www.instagram.com/drtazmd/
Hol+: https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/
Hol+ Show: https://www.instagram.com/holplushow/

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Chapters
00:00 Why Your Energy Never Seems to Last
00:48 Chi, Prana and the Body’s Energy
01:49 Why Our Cells Are Running on Empty
02:54 What Is Biological Bankruptcy?
04:01 The 3 Pillars of Cellular Energy
05:08 How Mitochondria Produce Energy
06:24 Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Damage
07:39 How Mitochondrial Dysfunction Accelerates Aging
08:29 Chronic Fatigue, Long COVID and Cellular Energy
09:48 Your Fatigue Has an Address
10:14 Join The Circle
11:00 Why NAD Is Essential for Cellular Repair
11:44 Why NAD Levels Decline
12:13 The NAD and Inflammation Cycle
13:41 What Are Senescent or “Zombie” Cells?
15:22 How Zombie Cells Drive Inflammaging
15:57 What Fatigue May Reveal About Your Health
16:35 Cellular Energy, Focus and ADHD
17:24 How to Reverse Biological Bankruptcy
17:46 Sleep and Mitochondrial Repair
18:15 Exercise and Mitochondrial Renewal
18:41 CoQ10, Magnesium and B Vitamins
19:04 Rebuilding NAD Levels
19:39 How to Clear Out Zombie Cells
19:59 Intermittent Fasting and Autophagy
20:13 Cortisol and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
21:02 Final Takeaways

Produced by https://ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

What’s Carol Alt’s secret to glowing skin, boundless energy, and youthful vitality at 64?

In this episode of Hol+, Dr. Taz MD sits down with the iconic supermodel, entrepreneur, and raw food advocate to reveal the powerful truths behind aging well, naturally. From reversing signs of aging to healing chronic health issues with food, Carol shares how raw nutrition, enzyme therapy, and a deeply holistic lifestyle transformed her health in her 30s, and why she’s never looked back.

You’ll learn the raw, unfiltered truth (pun intended) about how Carol rebuilt her body from the inside out, the rituals that keep her glowing into her 60s, and her philosophy that the closer you eat to God, the better your body functions. From raw tiramisu to trail mix, from detox protocols to spiritual mindset shifts, this is a must-watch episode for anyone who wants to age with grace, energy, and empowerment, without surgery or shortcuts.
 
If you’re listening to this and thinking, “My symptoms feel connected, but no one is helping me connect the dots,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Carol opens up about:
• The moment she knew cooked food was draining her life force
• Her enzyme-rich daily routine that supports digestion, skin, and energy
• How she healed chronic health problems (like candida) by going raw
• Why beauty really does start in your 20s, and what to do now if you didn’t know
• Her take on fats, fasting, juicing, and eating with intention
• How mindset, discipline, and food all fuel her glow at 64

If you’re dealing with fatigue, low energy, hormone changes, or want to support healthy aging from the inside out, explore related Hol+ care options here:

Longevity and Anti-Aging:
https://holplus.co/services/longevity-anti-aging/

Hormone Imbalance:
https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/

Menopause & Perimenopause:
https://holplus.co/conditions/menopause-perimenopause/

About Carol Alt
Dubbed The Face by The Fashion Industry, Carol Alt is a pioneer and chameleon in the fashion, entertainment and Health industries; she is constantly on the lookout for new challenges. Since her days as the world’s most renowned Supermodel, Carol has gone on to be multi-award winning actor, successful entrepreneur, best-selling author on Raw Food and Nutrition, and the host of A Healthy You & Carol Alt on FOX News Channel.

Follow Carol Alt
https://carolalt.com/
https://instagram.com/modelcarolalt  

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, also known as Dr. Taz, is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe
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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Health, aging, and your daily choices
01:00 Meet Carol Alt
02:20 Why beauty begins earlier than we think
03:49 Why Carol changed her diet at 36
08:12 Her biggest dieting mistake and raw food basics
17:31 Raw food, digestion, and rebuilding nutrition
20:50 What Carol noticed after changing her diet
23:25 How to begin and what to remove first
27:30 Juicing, fasting, cravings, and practical food swaps
35:30 Aging after 60, oils, beauty, spirituality, and final advice

What happens when men’s health gets reduced to one testosterone number? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Brandon Smith, MD, a conventionally trained physician practicing at hol+, for a practical and eye-opening conversation about men’s health, low testosterone, sleep apnea, TRT, GLP-1s, muscle, stress, hormones, and why so many men are waiting too long to get proactive about their health.

Together, they explore why men’s health needs a reframe, especially in a medical culture where many men are taught to only go to the doctor when something is clearly broken. Dr. Smith shares what he sees in the exam room, from younger men asking about testosterone before starting a family, to men in their 40s, 50s, and 60s realizing they have spent years pushing through fatigue, stress, brain fog, weight changes, low libido, poor sleep, or changes in performance without knowing where to start.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Smith also unpack why low testosterone is not always a simple testosterone problem. Dr. Smith explains the difference between total testosterone and free testosterone, why one lab number is only a snapshot, why testosterone can fluctuate throughout the day, and why morning testing matters. They also discuss why symptoms, context, body composition, sleep, stress, inflammation, chronic illness, and lifestyle all need to be part of the conversation before jumping straight to testosterone therapy.

This conversation takes a closer look at one of the most overlooked drivers of low testosterone: sleep apnea. Dr. Smith explains why disrupted sleep can create a stress signal in the body, why men may not realize they are waking up throughout the night, and why the body may lower reproductive hormones when it does not feel safe, rested, or recovered. They also discuss how fasting, chronic stress, high cortisol, poor recovery, and underlying medical conditions can affect hormone levels.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Men’s health is not just about testosterone, TRT, libido, or muscle. It is shaped by sleep, stress, metabolism, body composition, inflammation, blood sugar, chronic illness, movement, recovery, hormone signaling, and the way men are often conditioned to ignore symptoms until they become impossible to avoid. In this episode, Dr. Taz and Dr. Smith look at men’s health through a whole-body lens, where the goal is not just replacing a number, but understanding why the body is responding the way it is.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Men’s Health:
https://holplus.co/services/mens-health/

Hormone Imbalance:
https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Dr. Smith shares why most testosterone deficiency is often secondary, meaning the issue may not start in the testes, but in the brain’s signal to the testes. He explains how sleep apnea, diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, infections, stress, and poor recovery can all push testosterone levels down. He also explains why a more complete workup may include LH, FSH, sleep history, body composition, lifestyle patterns, symptoms, and a deeper look at what is getting in the way of healthy hormone signaling.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Smith also discuss the different approaches men may hear about, including testosterone injections, creams, pellets, Clomid, lifestyle changes, and GLP-1 medications. Dr. Smith explains why the right path depends on the individual, including whether the biggest barrier is sleep, weight, joint pain, libido, motivation, metabolic health, or body composition. They also discuss why strength training, muscle mass, and movement are essential parts of the men’s health conversation, especially for long-term resilience and aging.

If you are navigating low testosterone, low libido, fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, sleep apnea, high stress, low motivation, muscle loss, GLP-1 questions, TRT decisions, or the feeling that something is off but you are not sure what to test first, this episode offers a more complete way to understand what your body may be trying to tell you.

About The Guest:
Dr. Brandon Smith, MD, is a conventionally trained physician practicing at hol+. His background includes biochemistry, conventional medicine, integrative health, movement, fitness, and a deep interest in helping patients connect the dots between symptoms, lifestyle, labs, and long-term health. In his work with patients, Dr. Smith focuses on asking better questions, understanding the whole person, and creating practical, personalized plans around diet, sleep, stress, exercise, hormones, and metabolic health.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe
Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcasts

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters

00:00 Why Men’s Health Needs a Reframe
01:20 Why Men Avoid the Doctor
03:35 What Brings Men Into the Clinic
06:00 Why Younger Men Are Asking About Testosterone
07:25 What Testosterone Actually Is
09:15 Why One Testosterone Test Is Not Enough
10:10 The Best Time to Test Testosterone
11:15 Total Testosterone vs Free Testosterone
14:00 Is Testosterone Therapy Always the Answer?
15:25 Sleep Apnea and Low Testosterone
18:05 Stress, Fasting, and Hormones
20:05 Symptoms of Low Testosterone
22:15 When to Consider a Sleep Study
24:30 Why Most Low Testosterone Is Secondary
26:10 Cortisol, Stress, and Testosterone
28:20 Testosterone Shots, Creams, Clomid, and Pellets
32:20 Lifestyle Changes That Can Raise Testosterone
35:00 Why Muscle Matters for Men’s Health
40:00 How Often Men Should Strength Train
43:00 GLP-1s, Weight Loss, Muscle, and Testosterone
47:30 Why Men Need a Whole-Body Health Partner
50:20 What Makes Dr. Brandon Smith Feel Whole

What if aging gracefully is not about trying to look younger, but about staying energized, purposeful, healthy, and connected to yourself? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Jane Seymour to talk about healthy aging, beauty from the inside out, energy after 70, and the daily habits that help her keep showing up with vitality.

Jane shares how she thinks about sleep, movement, supplements, intermittent fasting, beauty standards, Botox, mindset, and living with purpose. Together, Dr. Taz and Jane explore why aging does not have to mean slowing down, and how women can support their bodies, chemistry, skin, energy, and confidence at every stage of life.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “My symptoms feel connected, but no one is helping me connect the dots,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Stop following confusing diet trends that make you miserable. Learn how to prioritize your actual body function over endless food lists.

We are constantly bombarded with instructions on how much kale, blueberries, or celery we need to eat by a certain time every day. This video breaks down why most popular nutritional advice is completely impractical for the average person. Instead of tracking arbitrary ingredients, focus on understanding how your body function works so you can make sustainable choices that actually matter.

This approach is for anyone tired of the noise surrounding healthy diet habits. By cutting through the hype, you can stop obsessing over specific superfoods and start building a routine that fits your lifestyle. If you are overwhelmed by conflicting diet trends, this perspective offers a simpler way to view your health.

If you’re dealing with fatigue, low energy, hormone changes, or want to support healthy aging from the inside out, explore related Hol+ care options here:

Longevity and Anti-Aging:
https://holplus.co/services/longevity-anti-aging/

Hormone Imbalance:
https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/

Menopause & Perimenopause:
https://holplus.co/conditions/menopause-perimenopause/

About Jane Seymour:
A multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner, recipient of the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II, Jane Seymour has proven her talents in virtually all media, the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television.  As iconic star of the beloved TV series “Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman,” she became a role model to young women and girls throughout the world with her inspiring rendition of a woman who can courageously dare, achieve, and improve anything a man can do, investing it with that “woman’s touch” of caring humanity.   

Seymour currently stars in the leading role in Harry Wild for Acorn TV and BBC America as a retired college professor who cannot quite manage to stay quietly retired to the dismay of her police inspector son. 

Beyond her acting career, Seymour has made significant contributions as a producer and philanthropist. She has been involved in numerous charitable initiatives, including the creation of the Open Hearts Foundation, which supports nonprofit organizations aligned with her mother's philosophy of selfless giving. Seymour’s artistic endeavors extend to her work as a sculptor and painter, with notable exhibitions and collaborations, including designing limited-edition champagne bottles and receiving accolades for her contributions to the fine arts. Today, she continues to inspire others through her art, philanthropic efforts, and motivational speaking, all while balancing her roles as a mother and grandmother.

Follow Jane Seymour:
https://JaneSeymour.com
https://instagram.com/janeseymour

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, also known as Dr. Taz, is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
0:00 Jane Seymour on staying present, purposeful, and healthy
2:15 Why aging does not mean you are “done”
5:40 Breaking age barriers in Hollywood
8:30 Jane Seymour’s mindset around energy and purpose
11:10 Her daily routine for sleep, fasting, and supplements
15:20 Movement, core strength, and listening to your body
20:05 Why “less is more” with wellness routines
25:40 Beauty from the inside out
32:15 Botox, aging naturally, and Hollywood beauty standards
38:50 What makes Jane Seymour feel whole

What if your birth control is affecting more than your cycle? In this episode, Dr. Taz breaks down how birth control pills, hormonal IUDs, copper IUDs, and other forms of contraception may influence inflammation, mood, metabolism, nutrient levels, libido, gut health, and fertility over time.

If you’re navigating hormone symptoms, birth control decisions, or long-term reproductive health and want deeper support, join the Circle here:
👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Birth control can affect hormone balance, inflammation, fertility, gut health, mood, and metabolism.
Learn more about related conditions and support here:
Hormone Imbalance: https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/
Fertility Support: https://holplus.co/conditions/fertility-support/
Inflammation: https://holplus.co/conditions/inflammation/

In this episode, Dr. Taz explains the holistic birth control conversation every woman should have before staying on the pill or choosing another contraception option long term. You’ll learn how birth control may affect inflammation markers, nutrient levels, gut health, testosterone, ovarian reserve, and even how you feel and make decisions.

If you’ve been on birth control for years, are considering starting the pill, or are helping a daughter make informed choices, this episode will help you understand what to ask, what to test, and how to support your body.

In this episode, we cover:

How birth control may affect inflammationThe difference between hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptionHow the pill may influence mood, libido, metabolism, and testosteroneWhy nutrient testing matters before and during birth controlThe connection between birth control, gut health, and ovarian reserveWhat labs to consider before choosing contraceptionHow diet, sleep, stress, and holistic support can protect hormone healthThis is not about fear. It’s about choosing wisely, understanding your body, and making birth control decisions with the full picture in mind.

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters

00:00 Can Birth Control Change Your Brain and Hormones?
02:10 Why Long-Term Birth Control Use Needs a Deeper Look
05:25 Birth Control, Inflammation, and Disease Risk
10:20 IUDs, Gut Health, and the Microbiome Connection
13:45 Types of Birth Control: Pills, Patches, Rings, IUDs, and More
18:30 Birth Control Side Effects: Testosterone, Mood, Libido, and Nutrients
25:20 Non-Hormonal Birth Control and Fertility Awareness
29:40 What to Test Before Choosing Birth Control
36:30 Diet, Sleep, Stress, and Nutrient Support for Hormone Health
44:20 Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and the Holistic Approach to Birth Control

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine offer a different way to understand the body, especially when it comes to chronic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, stress, digestion, anxiety, inflammation, nervous system dysregulation, and unexplained symptoms.

In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with  Dr. Jordan Barber, clinician, educator, published researcher, licensed acupuncturist, and author of Thinking in Chinese Medicine: A Patient’s Guide to Acupuncture, Herbs, and Healing, for a grounded conversation about what Chinese medicine actually is, why it has been misunderstood in the West, and how it can help us see chronic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, stress, symptoms, and whole-body health through a more connected lens.

Together, they explore why Chinese medicine is not just acupuncture, herbs, or “energy work,” but a way of thinking. Dr. Barber explains how Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at the whole person, including sleep, digestion, emotions, stress, relationships, movement, pain patterns, and the way someone experiences life. He also breaks down how the word qi became simplified into “energy,” why that translation can be misleading, and why Chinese medicine is often more practical, physiological, and science-informed than many people realize.

Dr. Barber shares his own path into Chinese medicine after working in IT, living through 9/11 in New York City, and experiencing chronic health issues that conventional care did not resolve. After trying acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and dietary changes, he saw a major improvement in his recurring sinus issues and began to understand health through a completely different framework.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “My symptoms feel connected, but no one is helping me connect the dots,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Chinese medicine is not just about needles. It is about patterns, relationships, the nervous system, circulation, metabolism, pain signals, emotional stress, and the body’s ability to return to balance. In this conversation, Dr. Taz and Dr. Barber discuss why chronic disease is often connected to the mind, why stress can reshape the body, and why patient agency is such a central part of healing.

They also explore how Chinese medicine approaches chronic pain, including biomechanics, inflammation, central sensitization, scar tissue, nerve entrapment, neuromodulation, dry needling, electroacupuncture, and vagus nerve stimulation. Dr. Barber explains how acupuncture may help regulate pain signals and support the body’s ability to shift out of a chronic stress state.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Barber also take a deeper look at pelvic floor dysfunction, a condition that can affect both women and men in ways many people do not recognize. They discuss hidden signs such as urinary leaking, pelvic pain, pain after bowel movements, tailbone pain, hip pain, back pain, erectile dysfunction, painful sex, and symptoms that may be dismissed or misunderstood for years.

This episode also explores why TikTok herbal advice can be risky, why Chinese herbs should be personalized, and why the question “What are the best Chinese herbs?” is often the wrong place to start. Dr. Barber explains why ginger may help one person and aggravate another, why formulas are traditionally customized, and why Chinese medicine has always been rooted in matching the treatment to the person.

If you are navigating chronic pain, pelvic floor symptoms, stress, nervous system dysregulation, digestive issues, unexplained symptoms, or curiosity about acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, this episode offers a grounded, science-informed, and deeply practical way to understand what your body may be trying to communicate.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Chinese Medicine: https://holplus.co/services/chinese-medicine/
Acupuncture: https://holplus.co/services/acupuncture/
Integrative Mental Health: https://holplus.co/services/integrative-mental-health-services-for-emotional-wellbeing/
Arthritis / Chronic Joint Pain: https://holplus.co/conditions/arthritis-chronic-joint-pain/

About The Guest:
Dr. Jordan Barber is a clinician, educator, author, published researcher, and licensed acupuncturist known for explaining Chinese medicine without mysticism or oversimplification. His published work includes research on acupuncture and dry needling in the Journal of Medical Acupuncture. He is a former faculty member in bioscience and acupuncture, serves on the NCCAAOM AI Task Force, and is the author of Thinking in Chinese Medicine: A Patient’s Guide to Acupuncture, Herbs, and Healing. His work focuses on pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, psychosocial medicine, and helping bridge Chinese medicine with modern clinical understanding.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, also known as Dr. Taz, is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe
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Connect with Dr. Jordan Barber:
https://www.instagram.com/jbarberlac/

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Pain, Suffering, and Changing Perception
00:19 Meet Dr. Jordan Barber
00:39 Chinese Medicine and the Mind Body Connection
01:21 Dr. Barber’s Research and Background
01:46 Dr. Taz Introduces the Episode
02:07 Dr. Taz’s Personal Connection to Chinese Medicine
02:53 From IT to Acupuncture After 9/11
04:09 How Acupuncture Changed Dr. Barber’s Health
05:28 Dr. Taz’s Healing Journey with Chinese Medicine
06:59 Acupuncturists, Herbalists, and Chinese Medicine Credentials
10:18 How to Choose a Chinese Medicine Practitioner
11:31 What Chinese Medicine Really Is
12:36 Health, Disease, and the Chinese Medicine Model
13:29 Dr. Taz Introduces The Circle
14:14 Is Chinese Medicine an Energetic System?
15:06 Why Chinese Medicine Is Not Just Energy Work
16:31 Acupuncture, fMRI, and Real Physiological Effects
17:36 Why Chinese Medicine Should Not Be Called Alternative
19:07 A Brief History of Chinese Medicine
21:51 How Chinese Medicine Came to the West
23:01 Lineage...

What happens when the womb is treated as separate from the rest of women’s health? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Kemi Doll, double board-certified gynecologic oncologist, equity scientist, researcher, coach, and author of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing, for a powerful conversation about womb health, uterine cancer, fibroids, HRT, health equity, and why so many women are still being taught to normalize symptoms that deserve care.

Together, they explore why womb health is not only about pregnancy, fertility, or menopause, but a lifelong part of women’s physical, emotional, hormonal, and whole-body health. Dr. Doll shares how her grandmother’s death in childbirth, her mother’s near-death experience, and her own work as a gynecologic cancer surgeon shaped her mission to bring the uterus back into the center of women’s health.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Doll also discuss why uterine cancer is rising, why Black women are twice as likely to die after a uterine cancer diagnosis, and how gaps in research, screening, and diagnostic tools may leave women of color especially vulnerable. They unpack the role of ultrasound, endometrial thickness, post-menopausal bleeding, and why women need clearer conversations with their providers when something feels off.

This conversation also takes a closer look at the explosion of hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, and the questions every woman with a uterus should be asking. Dr. Doll explains why estrogen without proper progesterone protection can increase uterine cancer risk, why some women may not understand the role progesterone plays, and why monitoring the uterus matters when using hormones.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Womb health is not just about periods, pregnancy, fibroids, or menopause. It is shaped by hormones, stress, inflammation, medical history, race, research gaps, diagnostic bias, body literacy, emotional suppression, and the way women are taught to silence or normalize pain. In this episode, Dr. Taz and Dr. Doll look at the womb as a vital part of women’s health that deserves attention across every stage of life.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Cancer Support: https://holplus.co/services/cancer-support/
Hormone Imbalance: https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/

Dr. Doll shares why fibroids often begin earlier and become more severe for Black women, why many women are not believed until symptoms become unbearable, and how chronic stress, anger suppression, vitamin D deficiency, and delayed care can all become part of a larger womb health crisis. She also explains why some women may still have options beyond surgery, while others need honest, compassionate conversations about myomectomy, hysterectomy, fertility preservation, and quality of life.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Doll also explore the connection between traditional medicine, Chinese medicine, science, and what Dr. Doll calls “womb suffering.” They discuss why women need better language for their symptoms, why bringing an advocate to medical appointments can help, and why prioritizing your womb in your 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond may change the trajectory of your health.

If you are navigating fibroids, heavy bleeding, endometriosis, pelvic pain, post-menopausal bleeding, HRT, menopause, hysterectomy decisions, fertility concerns, or the feeling that your symptoms have been dismissed, this episode offers validation, education, and a deeper way to understand what your body may be trying to tell you.

About The Guest:
Dr. Kemi Doll is a double board-certified gynecologic oncologist, equity scientist, researcher, coach, speaker, and author dedicated to advancing healing, liberation, and leadership for Black women in medicine and beyond. Her groundbreaking research on racial disparities in endometrial cancer has been funded by the NIH, PCORI, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, BET, and Good Morning America. She is the author of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:
Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/ - Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.

Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe
Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcasts

Connect with Dr. Kemi Doll:
https://kemidoll.com
https://www.instagram.com/kemidoll/

Get your copy of A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Uterine Cancer Is Rising
02:27 Why Dr. Taz Wanted This Conversation
03:32 Dr. Kemi Doll’s Personal Connection to Womb Health
06:04 Why Womb Health Goes Beyond Pregnancy
07:16 Why Medicine Has Missed the Womb
09:05 The Uterus, Menstruation, and Scarless Repair
11:25 Uterine Cancer, Diagnosis, and Delayed Care
12:42 What Doctors Look for on Ultrasound
13:15 Why the Research May Not Protect Black Women
14:26 Why There Is No Standard Uterine Screening
15:19 Why Women Normalize Pain and Heavy Bleeding
18:08 HRT, Estrogen, Progesterone, and Uterine Cancer Risk
20:41 The Womb Health Crisis for Black Women
21:43 Why Fibroids Affect Black Women Differently
24:20 Anger Squelching, Chronic Stress, and Fibroids
25:45 Chinese Medicine, Liver Stagnation, and Estrogen
28:23 Estrogen, Progesterone, and Fibroid Growth
30:15 Vitamin D and Slowing Fibroid Growth
31:25 Medical Options Beyond Surgery
35:06 When Fibroids Become Harder to Treat Holistically
40:08 Why Women’s Pain Gets Dismissed
50:01 How Young Women Can Advocate for Themselves
53:45 Bringing an Advocate to the Doctor
54:00 Prioritizing Womb Health in Your 30s
58:05 Menopause, HRT, and Protecting the Uterus

What happens when your body starts to heal, but your mind is still trapped in survival mode? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Amy Kurtz, certified health coach, patient advocate, speaker, and author "But You Look Fine", for a powerful conversation about chronic illness, Lyme disease, medical gaslighting, nervous system trauma, and what it really means to heal.

Together, they explore Amy’s 20+ year journey through unexplained pain, chronic symptoms, misdiagnosis, and the search for answers that finally led to a diagnosis of late-stage neurological Lyme disease and co-infections. Amy shares what it was like to be told her labs were normal while knowing something was deeply wrong in her body, and how years of invalidation shaped her relationship with her health, her identity, and her trust in herself.

Dr. Taz and Amy also discuss why so many people live in the “gray zone” between sick and well, especially when symptoms are invisible, complex, or hard to explain. They unpack why normal labs do not always mean optimal health, why Lyme disease can be missed for years, and how chronic illness can impact relationships, career, emotional safety, and the nervous system.

This conversation offers a grounded and hopeful look at what happens after illness, when the body may be improving but the mind and nervous system are still bracing for the next crash. Amy introduces her concept of Medical Trauma Brain, or MTB, which describes the anxiety, hypervigilance, fear, and survival patterns that can remain after chronic illness, cancer, stroke, chronic pain, or any major health crisis.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Healing is not only physical. It is shaped by the nervous system, emotional safety, medical experiences, self-trust, community, trauma, hormones, inflammation, and the way the body and mind learn to feel safe again. In this episode, Dr. Taz and Amy look at healing as a whole-person process, especially for people who have been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told “but you look fine.”

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Lyme Disease & Chronic Infections: https://holplus.co/conditions/lyme-disease/
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: https://holplus.co/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/

Amy shares why chronic illness can create an “illness after the illness,” why recovery often brings up grief, and why so many patients feel lost once they are expected to simply get back to normal. She explains how Medical Trauma Brain can show up as fear of relapse, obsessive symptom checking, anxiety, hypervigilance, and feeling physically better but emotionally stuck in survival mode.

Dr. Taz and Amy also explore the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, why patients need to feel believed, and how reclaiming agency can become a central part of healing. They discuss practical tools for calming the nervous system, including orienting, CBT-based stress checks, walking, rest, breathwork, meditation, exercise, and learning to pause before reacting to every internal alarm.

If you are navigating chronic illness, Lyme disease, invisible symptoms, medical gaslighting, nervous system dysregulation, fear of getting sick again, or the emotional aftermath of a long health journey, this episode offers language, validation, and practical tools to begin rebuilding trust with your body.

About The Guest:
Amy Kurtz is a certified health coach, patient advocate, speaker, and author dedicated to empowering patients to reclaim agency over their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. She is the author of Kicking Sick and But You Look Fine: Trapped in the Hell Between Sick and Well and How to Break Free. Amy has been featured on Good Morning America, Oprah Daily, The Boston Globe, and Wanderlust, where she was named one of their 35 women under 35 to watch in wellness.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram: 

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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe

Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcasts

Get your copy of The Hormone Shift: Balance Your Body and Thrive Through Midlife and Menopause

Connect with Amy Kurtz:
https://amykurtz.com
https://instagram.com/@_amykurtz

Get your copy of But You Look Fine: Trapped in the Hell Between Sick and Well and How To Break Free

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters

00:00 What Is Medical Trauma Brain?
02:35 When Your Labs Are Normal But You Still Feel Sick
03:27 Amy Kurtz’s Chronic Illness Journey
05:20 The 36th Doctor and the Lyme Diagnosis
07:10 Symptoms That Started in Childhood
09:01 Learning to Live With Discomfort
11:20 Taking Her Health Into Her Own Hands
12:35 Medical Gaslighting and Losing Self-Trust
13:10 Why the Medical System Misses the Gray Zone
14:47 Hypothyroidism, Celiac, and Still Not Feeling Well
15:21 Writing Kicking Sick While Still Searching for Answers
17:06 Why Amy Wrote Her First Book
18:45 The Rise of Chronic Illness
20:34 Trusting Your Inner Intelligence
22:14 Why Lyme Disease Is So Often Missed
24:20 Chronic Lyme, Co-Infections, and Nervous System Symptoms
27:00 Tick Prevention and What Patients Need to Know
29:18 Lyme Testing and Late-Stage Diagnosis
30:15 Treating Barto...

What does it really take to keep intimacy alive after years together? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Caitlin V, sexologist, educator, coach, author, and host of Good Sex, for a candid conversation about sex, connection, hormones, communication, and the relationship patterns that quietly shape long-term intimacy.

Together, they explore why many couples start to feel disconnected over time, especially through the pressures of marriage, parenting, midlife, stress, changing bodies, shifting hormones, and unspoken resentment. Caitlin explains why intimacy is not something couples are simply supposed to “know how to do,” and why learning to talk about sex, desire, needs, and repair can completely change the direction of a relationship.

Dr. Taz and Caitlin also discuss the role of men’s health, testosterone, cortisol, perimenopause, menopause, performance pressure, emotional shutdown, and the invisible load that many women carry. They unpack why both men and women can check out of a relationship, how resentment builds, and why emotional distance is often one of the earliest signs that a couple needs support.

This conversation offers a grounded and hopeful look at how couples can rebuild closeness, not through pressure or blame, but through communication, curiosity, physical connection, appreciation, and a willingness to keep learning each other.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Intimacy is not only about sex. It is shaped by hormones, nervous system stress, emotional safety, communication patterns, body changes, desire, identity, and the way partners repair after disconnection. In this episode, Dr. Taz and Caitlin look at intimacy as a vital part of health and partnership, especially during midlife and beyond.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Hormone Balancing: https://holplus.co/services/hormone-balancing/
Menopause & Perimenopause: https://holplus.co/conditions/menopause-perimenopause/
Men’s Health: https://holplus.co/services/mens-health/

Caitlin shares why sex often changes after the early years of a relationship, why many couples wait too long to talk about what is not working, and why resentment can become one of the biggest barriers to desire. She also explains how scheduled intimacy, honest repair conversations, non-sexual touch, and simple practices of appreciation can help couples reconnect before disconnection becomes the norm.

Dr. Taz and Caitlin also explore the pressures men often face around masculinity, performance, sexual confidence, and providing, as well as the ways women can support connection without shrinking themselves or taking on all the emotional labor. The result is a more balanced conversation about how both partners can participate in rebuilding intimacy together.

If you are navigating changes in desire, emotional distance, midlife hormone shifts, stress, resentment, communication breakdowns, or the feeling that your relationship needs more intentional care, this episode offers language, perspective, and practical tools to begin repairing connection.

About The Guest:
Caitlin V is a sexologist, educator, coach, author, and host focused on helping people build greater confidence, connection, and satisfaction in their sex lives. She is the author of Harder, Better, Longer, Stronger: The Science, Skills and Secrets for the Best Sex of Your Life and the host of Good Sex, a television series on HBO Max where she works

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

Follow Dr. Taz on Instagram: 

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https://www.instagram.com/liveholplus/

Subscribe to the audio podcast: https://holplus.transistor.fm/subscribe

Subscribe to the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTazMD/podcasts

Get your copy of The Hormone Shift: Balance Your Body and Thrive Through Midlife and Menopause

Connect with Caitlin V
https://caitlinvneal.com/
https://www.instagram.com/Caitlinvictoriousx/
https://www.youtube.com/@CaitlinV

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Why Intimacy Changes in Long-Term Relationships
06:11 Why Modern Relationships Feel More Complicated
10:31 The 2-Year, 4-Year, and 7-Year Relationship Patterns
16:31 Hormones, Midlife, and Relationship Connection
19:25 Men’s Health, Confidence, and Performance Pressure
23:03 Resentment, Distance, and Relationship Warning Signs
29:38 How Couples Can Reconnect and Repair
35:00 Stress, Cortisol, and the Invisible Load
44:25 Moving From Pressure to Connection
55:00 Communication, Desire, and Lasting Intimacy

What if the best workout for your body is not the hardest one, but the one you can actually keep showing up for? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Megan Roup, founder of The Sculpt Society, celebrity trainer, mother, former professional dancer, and creator of a movement method designed to help women build strength, confidence, and consistency without burnout. Together, they explore why so many women feel overwhelmed by midlife fitness advice, especially around strength training, cardio, cortisol, pelvic floor health, menopause, and body composition.

Megan shares why extreme, all-or-nothing workout plans often fail women in real life, especially during midlife when hormones, sleep, stress, family responsibilities, and energy levels are constantly shifting. She explains how shorter, well-programmed workouts can still support muscle, bone density, cardiovascular health, mobility, and emotional well-being.

Dr. Taz and Megan also discuss pelvic floor function, progressive overload, cardio myths, GLP-1 medications, body image, intuitive movement, and why body confidence does not come from being thin. Megan offers a more realistic, joyful, and sustainable way to think about movement as medicine, especially for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, postpartum recovery, and the constant transitions of life.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like fitness became another source of pressure instead of a path back to themselves.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Movement is not just about weight loss. It is a hormone story, a nervous system story, a mental health story, and a body confidence story. Dr. Taz and Megan discuss how strength training, mobility, deep core work, cardio, breath, pelvic floor function, and recovery all work together to support women through different life stages.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Menopause & Perimenopause: https://holplus.co/conditions/menopause-perimenopause/
Hormone Balancing: https://holplus.co/services/hormone-balancing/

Megan also explains why cardio still matters, why pelvic floor release is just as important as pelvic floor activation, how progressive overload actually works, and why women should not abandon movement just because they are naturally thin, on a GLP-1 medication, or not trying to lose weight. She also shares how tools like sleep, energy, HRV, and readiness scores can help women choose the right workout for the right day.

Dr. Taz and Megan also discuss body neutrality, intuitive eating, food freedom, postpartum recovery, cycle syncing, and how women can stop using movement as punishment and start using it as medicine. They explore why thinness does not equal confidence, why body image struggles can show up at every stage of life, and why daughters are watching the way women talk about their bodies.

If you struggle with all-or-nothing workouts, midlife weight changes, high cortisol, body image pressure, pelvic floor concerns, menopause fitness confusion, fear of strength training, or feeling like fitness has become one more thing to “get right,” this episode will help you find a more realistic and supportive path forward.

About The Guest:
Megan Roup is the founder of The Sculpt Society, a celebrity trainer, former professional dancer, mother, and entrepreneur. She created The Sculpt Society to make dance cardio, sculpt, strength, mobility, pelvic floor, prenatal, postpartum, and midlife movement more accessible, joyful, and effective for everyday women.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters

00:00 Why Midlife Fitness Needs a Reset
03:34 Fitness Advice for Women in Perimenopause and Menopause
07:23 How to Make Movement Feel Joyful Again
09:48 Listening to Your Body, Cortisol, Sleep, and Energy
11:18 Why Shorter Workouts Can Still Be Effective
15:17 Strength Training, Mobility, Deep Core, and Pelvic Floor Health
21:38 Progressive Overload and Strength Training Without Burnout
25:35 Why Cardio Still Matters for Women Over 40
34:56 Intuitive Eating, Protein, GLP-1s, and Muscle Loss
39:13 Body Confidence, Body Neutrality, and Food Freedom

What if the patterns in your relationships are not just about communication, compatibility, or choosing the wrong person, but subconscious wounds your nervous system learned years ago? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Thais Gibson, PhD, bestselling author, counselor, speaker, attachment theory expert, and founder of The Personal Development School, to explore how attachment styles, childhood conditioning, core wounds, subconscious programming, and nervous system regulation shape the way we love, fight, connect, and pull away.

In this episode, Thais explains why the conscious mind often cannot overpower the subconscious mind, and why so many people keep repeating the same relationship patterns even when they know better. She breaks down the four attachment styles: secure, anxious, dismissive avoidant, and fearful avoidant, and explains how each style can show up in adult relationships, dating, marriage, family dynamics, conflict, ghosting, love bombing, emotional shutdown, clinginess, and the painful push-pull cycle.

Dr. Taz and Thais discuss why affirmations may not be enough to heal deep core wounds, why the subconscious mind responds more to emotion and imagery than language, and how childhood experiences can become the lens through which we interpret adult relationships. Thais also shares a practical 21-day rewiring exercise using memory, emotion, visualization, and repetition to help shift core wounds like abandonment, betrayal, shame, unworthiness, and fear of being trapped.

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Attachment is not just a relationship story. It is a nervous system story. Dr. Taz and Thais discuss how unresolved attachment wounds can keep people in fight-or-flight, create emotional trigger cycles, increase conflict in relationships, and shape the health of families across generations.

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Dr. Taz and Thais also discuss why anxious and avoidant partners are often drawn to each other, why secure attachment can feel boring before someone heals, why high-conflict couples can still change when both people are willing to do the work, and why healthy relationships require more than insight. They require rewiring core wounds, understanding your needs, regulating your nervous system, learning healthy communication, and building real boundaries.

If you struggle with relationship anxiety, emotional shutdown, fear of abandonment, fear of betrayal, ghosting, love bombing, conflict, people-pleasing, or repeating the same relationship cycle with different people, this episode will help you understand the deeper pattern and where healing can begin.

About The Guest:
Thais Gibson, PhD, is a bestselling author, counselor, speaker, and one of the leading voices in attachment theory and personal development. She is the founder of Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory and co-founder of The Personal Development School, where she helps people understand and rewire subconscious relationship patterns, attachment wounds, and emotional conditioning.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Why affirmations may not heal core wounds
03:35 Thais Gibson’s story and the subconscious mind
08:12 How childhood conditioning shapes adult relationships
10:55 The four attachment styles explained
13:14 Anxious attachment, abandonment, and relationship anxiety
17:55 Dismissive avoidant attachment, ghosting, and emotional shutdown
24:17 Fearful avoidant attachment and the push-pull cycle
29:21 Why certain attachment styles attract each other
35:00 The 5 pillars of rewiring attachment patterns
38:40 Why affirmations do not work

What if your genes are not your destiny, but a set of clues your body has been giving you all along? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Florence Comite, endocrinologist, clinician scientist, longevity expert, and author of Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer, to explore how biomarkers, genetics, hormones, sleep, metabolism, and family history shape the way we age.

In this episode, Dr. Comite explains why longevity is not just about biohacking, supplements, peptides, or the latest wellness trend. Instead, she shares why true healthspan begins with understanding your own body, your own patterns, and your own family story. She explains how changes in blood sugar, fasting insulin, free testosterone, cholesterol risk ratio, sleep quality, muscle, and metabolism can reveal early signs of disease risk long before symptoms fully appear.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Comite discuss why “normal” lab ranges are not always the same as optimal health, why some people begin showing signs of metabolic disease decades earlier than expected, and how family history can act as a powerful roadmap for prevention. They also explore how genetics, lifestyle, hormones, wearables, continuous glucose monitoring, sleep, movement, protein, and personalized medicine may help people change the trajectory of their future health.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Longevity is not just a biohacking story. It is a family story. Dr. Taz and Dr. Comite discuss how your parents, grandparents, ethnic background, hormone patterns, metabolic markers, sleep habits, and lifestyle choices can all influence your risk for diabetes, heart disease, dementia, osteoporosis, hormone decline, and accelerated aging.

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Dr. Taz and Dr. Comite also discuss why sleep may be one of the most powerful modifiers of genetic destiny, why muscle matters so much as we age, and why personalized medicine requires more than a list of biomarkers. It requires a doctor who can interpret the data, understand your story, and help translate your numbers into real-life action.

If heart disease, diabetes, dementia, hormone imbalance, low energy, weight gain, or accelerated aging runs in your family, this episode will help you understand why your future may not be fixed and how earlier awareness can help you protect your healthspan.

About The Guest:
Dr. Florence Comite is a clinician scientist, endocrinologist, longevity expert, and founder of the Comite Center for Precision Medicine & Health. She has spent decades studying how biomarkers, genetics, hormones, metabolism, and lifestyle influence aging and chronic disease. She is the author of Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer, where she shares a personalized approach to healthspan, prevention, and precision medicine.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

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https://florencecomite.com/
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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
 00:00 Sleep, genetics, and the future of aging
 03:11 Why longevity needs a more grounded approach
 04:33 How early signs of aging can appear in children
 06:15 Hormones, midlife changes, and genetic patterns
 08:00 What the longevity conversation is missing
 12:10 The five biomarkers that reveal future risk
 15:24 Why normal labs are not always optimal
 18:04 Fasting insulin, free testosterone, and cholesterol risk
 19:45 Early metabolic signs in children and young adults
 21:27 South Asian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and early disease patterns
 24:03 How medicine should evaluate healthspan
 27:52 Genetic testing, biomarkers, and your health story
 30:23 Why wearables and CGMs can make data actionable
 33:00 How to defy your genetic destiny
 35:39 Why continuous glucose monitoring can be life-changing
 36:46 A 90-year-old improving VO2 max and muscle
 37:24 Meditation, cortisol, magnesium, and sleep
 38:41 The non-negotiables for longevity
 40:54 The seven patterns of aging
 42:54 Sarcopenia, testosterone, and hormone decline
 44:42 Long-term hormone use and aging
 46:05 Peptides, GLP-1s, and regenerative medicine
 48:20 Brain health, APOE4, and dementia risk
 49:29 Invincible and owning your health destiny
 51:03 Longevity is a family story

What if the stress you feel around certain friendships is not just emotional, but something your body is carrying too? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Ericka Sóuter, journalist and author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide to explore the hidden health impact of toxic friendships, toxic mom groups, social rejection, motherhood, loneliness, and the deep need for real connection.

In this episode, Ericka explains why toxic female friendships can leave women feeling anxious, rejected, drained, and unsure of themselves, and how social rejection can activate the same neural pathways as physical pain. She shares how these dynamics often begin early in girlhood, continue into adulthood, and become even more complicated when motherhood raises the stakes of belonging.

Ericka and Dr. Taz discuss why so many women stay in social groups that do not feel good, often because of proximity, fear of rejection, their children’s friendships, school communities, social pressure, or the emotional cost of leaving. They also explore the different roles that show up inside toxic groups, including the queen bee, flying monkey, emotional arsonist, silent stabilizer, and disruptor.

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Friendship is not just a social issue. It is part of your health. Dr. Taz and Ericka discuss how your community body, the relationships and environments you live inside, can influence your stress, mental health, family dynamics, self-worth, and even your physical wellbeing.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
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Dr. Taz and Ericka also discuss how mothers can model healthier friendship for their daughters, why girls need to learn what real friendship looks like, and why two trustworthy friends may be more powerful than a large social group that leaves you feeling lonely, anxious, or unseen.

If you’ve ever left a dinner, school event, group chat, mom group, or social gathering feeling smaller, tense, excluded, or emotionally drained, this episode will help you understand why that feeling matters and how to begin choosing connection that actually supports your health.

In this episode, we cover:

 Why toxic friendships can affect your mental and physical health How social rejection activates the brain like physical pain Why motherhood makes belonging feel even more urgent How toxic mom groups form and why women stay in them The roles of the queen bee, flying monkey, emotional arsonist, stabilizer, and disruptor Why girls learn friendship more from what mothers model than what they say How toxic friendships can affect your home life, family dynamics, and self-worth Why real connection does not require a large friend group How to help daughters navigate exclusion, rejection, and social pressure Why diversifying your social groups can protect you and your children How to recognize when a friendship no longer feels aligned When to use a quiet exit and when to call out harmful behavior

This is not just about friendship drama. It is about understanding how your relationships shape your nervous system, your emotional wellbeing, your family environment, and your ability to feel safe, supported, and whole.

About The Guest:
Ericka Sóuter is a journalist, author, and speaker who writes about motherhood, identity, friendship, and the emotional realities women often face behind the scenes. She is the author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide, a book based on research and conversations with hundreds of women about the challenges of motherhood, relationships, career, identity, and self-care.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
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https://erickasouter.com/
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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Toxic friendships and social rejection
 03:41 Why women stay in toxic relationships
 06:46 Why rejection feels like physical pain
 10:44 Queen bees, flying monkeys, and emotional arsonists
 14:30 Why toxic behavior has to be called out
 19:36 Why diversifying your social groups matters
 24:17 Community health and the “community body”
 32:53 What toxic stress does to the brain and body
 36:25 How mothers can model healthier friendships
 55:36 Quiet exits vs. calling out harmful beha...

What if the pain men carry is not always obvious, but quietly shaping their health, relationships, addiction patterns, and ability to feel connected? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with producer John Bard Manulis and Emmy-winning filmmaker Peter Jones, creators of Fortunate Sons, a documentary following the 1974 class of Harvard School for Boys, to explore men’s emotional repression, family secrets, addiction, father wounds, vulnerability, and the healing power of honest conversation.

In this episode, John and Peter share how a group of former classmates reconnected during the pandemic and began having conversations they were never taught to have as boys. Raised in a culture of achievement, leadership, privilege, silence, and emotional control, many of these men went on to experience depression, addiction, burnout, broken relationships, hidden family trauma, and deep personal reckoning.

The conversation explores how emotional repression can show up through addiction, anxiety, depression, inflammation, cortisol dysregulation, hormone changes, disease patterns, and disconnection from the self and others. Dr. Taz connects these patterns to the broader conversation around men’s health, family health, and the physical cost of keeping pain buried for too long.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body or my family system, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here: 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Healing is not just about fixing symptoms. It is about understanding the deeper patterns beneath them, including shame, stress, emotional suppression, addiction, family secrets, unresolved trauma, nervous system dysregulation, trust, boundaries, and the ability to be honest in the presence of people who can truly listen.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Mental Health: https://holplus.co/services/mental-health
Anxiety: https://holplus.co/conditions/anxiety

Dr. Taz, John, and Peter also discuss why men often “clam up” when pressured to open up, why trust must come before vulnerability, how father-son dynamics shape identity, why partners cannot always force healing, and how strong but loving boundaries can sometimes become a turning point. They explore why men need trusted cohorts, shared activity, deep listening, humility, curiosity, and relationships where they can tell the truth without fear of being abandoned.

If you’ve ever loved a man who shuts down, worried about a son, struggled with addiction in your family, carried unspoken pain, or wondered why men often suffer in silence, this episode will help you understand what may actually be happening beneath the surface.

In this episode, we cover:

 Why men’s health is family health How emotional repression can shape addiction, anxiety, depression, and disease patterns Why men often shut down when directly confronted about their feelings How father-son wounds and family expectations influence male identity Why family secrets can quietly shape mental and physical health How shame, silence, and addiction can move through generations Why trust and listening are essential before vulnerability can happen How partners can support men without trying to fix them too quickly When loving boundaries may become necessary in addiction or destructive behavior Why male friendship, community, and trusted cohorts are essential for healing How shared activities can help fathers and sons build connection Why social media may be affecting young men’s mental and emotional development What young men need to learn about humility, curiosity, flexibility, and resilience How Fortunate Sons is creating conversations in schools, families, churches, and communities

This is not just about men opening up. It is about understanding the hidden emotional architecture beneath men’s health, addiction, family dynamics, and generational pain, and remembering that healing often begins when someone feels safe enough to tell the truth.

About The Guests:
John Bard Manulis and Peter Jones are the creators of Fortunate Sons, a documentary following the 1974 class of Harvard School for Boys. The film explores privilege, emotional repression, addiction, family trauma, male friendship, and the healing power of vulnerable conversation. Through deeply personal stories, the documentary shows how men can move from silence and shame toward honesty, connection, and transformation.

Peter Jones is an Emmy-winning filmmaker whose work includes documentaries, television projects, and storytelling centered on people, history, and identity. After making Fortunate Sons, he began pursuing a master’s degree in psychology, inspired by the healing power of listening and helping others find their voice.

John Bard Manulis is a producer and filmmaker whose work with Fortunate Sons has helped bring the documentary into communities, schools, nonprofits, churches, and family systems as a tool for meaningful conversations around men’s emotional health.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

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What if the symptoms you feel in your body are not random, but signals of something deeper happening in your energy system? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Sue Morter, master of bioenergetic medicine, founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics, and author of The Anatomy of Awakening, to explore how energy medicine connects to the nervous system, chronic stress, emotional patterns, and the body’s ability to heal.

In this  episode Dr. Sue explains how energetic blockages can show up as a lump in the throat, tightness in the chest, a knot in the stomach, chronic tension, anxiety, digestive issues, allergies, pain patterns, and other symptoms that often appear disconnected from the deeper root cause.

Dr. Sue shares how the flow of energy through the body acts like a master system, influencing the nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and the body’s self-regulating capacity. When that flow becomes blocked by unresolved emotions, survival patterns, stress, fear, or disconnection from the self, the body may move into dysregulation and lose access to its natural healing intelligence.

If you’re listening to this and thinking, “I know something is off in my body, but I don’t know where to start,” join the Circle here:  👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Healing is not just about treating symptoms. It is about understanding the deeper patterns beneath them, including stress, emotional suppression, nervous system dysregulation, breath, posture, self-compassion, and the relationship you have with your own body.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Mental Health: https://holplus.co/services/mental-health
Anxiety: https://holplus.co/conditions/anxiety

Dr. Taz and Dr. Sue also discuss why affirmations and manifestation practices may not work if they are coming from the protective or performing personality, why posture and breath can help shift the body into a different state, and how reconnecting with the true self can open the door to healing, creativity, safety, and wholeness.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in chronic stress, disconnected from your body, frustrated by symptoms that don’t fully resolve, or curious about the connection between energy, emotions, and physical health, this episode will help you understand what may actually be happening beneath the surface.

In this episode, we cover:

 What energy medicine really means and why it belongs in the healing model How energetic blockages can dysregulate the nervous system Why symptoms like chest tightness, throat tension, stomach knots, and chronic pain may be body signals How unresolved emotions and survival patterns can affect physical health Why the body can get stuck in fight-or-flight, even when the original threat is gone How breathwork, posture, and internal awareness help energy move through the body Why affirmations may not work when they come from a place of lack or fear How self-compassion helps shift the relationship between the protective personality and the true self What Dr. Sue means by “the anatomy of awakening” and the five hidden codes How small daily practices can begin to restore a sense of safety, wholeness, and self-healing

This is not just about energy healing. It is about understanding the body as a connected system, learning how stress and emotion shape your physiology, and remembering that healing often begins by returning to yourself.

About The Guest:
Dr. Sue Morter is an international speaker, master of bioenergetic medicine, founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics, and author of The Anatomy of Awakening. With more than 40 years of clinical experience, she is known for bridging energy medicine, neuroscience, consciousness, breathwork, and embodied healing practices to help people move from survival patterns into coherence, vitality, and wholeness.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

Stay Connected:

Connect further to Hol+ at https://holplus.co/- Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.
Book a Hol+ Consultation: https://holplus.co/locations/virtual/

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 https://drsuemorter.com/
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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Energy blockages and nervous system dysregulation
00:46 Introducing Dr. Sue Morter and bioenergetic medicine
03:08 Why energy medicine belongs in the healing model
04:40 What energy healing really means
06:00 Ancient medicine, qi, and energy flow
08:15 Is energy medicine scientific?
09:45 Quantum science, consciousness, and physical reality
12:00 Emotions, mitochondria, and generational patterns
14:09 Patient stories and emotional blockages
16:00 Can every illness be connected to energy?
20:10 How to know if you have an energy blockage
21:05 Throat tension, chest tightness, stomach knots, and body signals
22:15 How energy flow affects the body’s master systems
24:20 Safety, chronic stress, and nervous system overdrive
26:30 Why self-compassion changes your energy
29:45 How your inner world reflects in your outer life
31:15 Support inside the Circle
32:05 Why some people stay stuck in repeated patterns
34:15 Manifestation, affirmations, and why they may not work
35:15 T...

What if weight loss has never been the right goal in the first place? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with registered dietitian Ashley Koff, RD, author of Your Best Shot, to unpack why the conversation around GLP-1 medications is much bigger than Ozempic, Wegovy, or tirzepatide alone.

This episode reframes the entire GLP-1 conversation by shifting away from weight loss as the goal and toward what Ashley Koff calls “weight health.” Instead of treating Ozempic, Wegovy, tirzepatide, and related medications as magic fixes or villains, the conversation explores the deeper hormonal ecosystem behind appetite, blood sugar, digestion, inflammation, body composition, and metabolic health.

Ashley explains that GLP-1 and GIP are part of a larger family of peptide hormones made in the gut lining, and that when this system is disrupted by poor digestion, stress, gut lining damage, nutrient insufficiency, dehydration, medications, or microbiome imbalance, the body’s weight regulation becomes suboptimal. She argues that many people are not failing at weight loss. Their body simply does not have what it needs to function optimally.

If you’re dealing with weight changes, food noise, metabolic dysfunction, or feeling like your body is not responding the way it should, and want deeper, root-cause support, join the Circle here:
 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Weight is not just about calories in and calories out. It is deeply tied to gut health, digestion, blood sugar, inflammation, hydration, stress, hormones, and how well your body is actually functioning beneath the surface.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Metabolic Health & Weight Support: https://holplus.co/glp1-and-peptides
Digestive Health: https://holplus.co/conditions/digestive-health

Dr. Taz and Ashley also discuss when GLP-1 medications may be useful, why low dose use is often misunderstood as “microdosing,” the importance of preserving muscle and digestion while using these medications, and why a truly personalized, holistic plan matters far more than chasing a number on the scale. 

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by belly fat, food noise, weight regain, or confusing lab results that say everything is “fine” when you know it’s not, this episode will help you understand what may actually be going on.

In this episode, we cover:

 Weight loss is not the same as weight health, and focusing only on the scale can be misleading  GLP-1 and GIP are gut-derived peptide hormones that act like signaling switches in a broader metabolic ecosystem  Poor digestion, gut lining damage, stress, dehydration, and nutrient deficiencies can all impair natural GLP-1 function  Many “normal” labs miss early signs of suboptimal metabolic health  GLP-1 medications can be helpful, but they need to be part of a personalized, holistic strategy  Low dose GLP-1 use is often mislabeled as microdosing, even though true microdosing is something different  Preserving muscle, digestion, sleep, and hormone balance matters just as much as reducing appetite 

This is not just about losing weight. It is about understanding your body, improving metabolic function, and building a healthier, more personalized foundation for long-term well-being.\

About The Guest:
Ashley Koff, RD is a registered dietitian with more than 25 years of clinical experience and the author of Your Best Shot. She is known for her work in metabolic health, nutrition, and personalized wellness, with a focus on helping people understand the deeper root causes behind weight, digestion, and hormone-related challenges.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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Chapters
00:00 Why weight loss may be the wrong goal
02:00 Introducing Ashley Koff and the idea of weight health
03:00 How Ashley got into the GLP-1 space
04:20 What the incretin effect really means
05:15 How gut hormones regulate the body
08:30 Where GLP-1 hormones are made and how they work
09:45 What happens when the signaling system breaks down
13:30 Why natural GLP-1 function becomes suboptimal
15:00 Gut lining damage, digestion, and modern life
16:40 The vagus nerve, stress, and metabolic signaling
19:00 Stress, cortisol, and early warning signs
22:00 Digestive clues your body may be struggling
25:25 Why GLP-1 medications are everywhere right now
30:00 Weight health vs. weight loss
34:35 What to track instead of total body weight
40:30 The truth about metabolic health markers
46:40 Where GLP-1 medications can help
49:00 Side effects, digestion, and appetite suppression
50:40 Low dose vs. true microdosing
53:30 Why GLP-1s need a holistic plan
55:30 Insurance, responsibility, and the broken system
59:30 Ashley’s message from Your Best Shot
01:01:00 The future of GLP-1 and new medications
01:03:10 Creating generational weight health

What if your anxiety, overwhelm, or constant sense of unease is not just a mental health issue, but a signal from a body that is overstimulated, under-rested, and out of balance? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with integrative psychiatrist Ellen Vora, author of The Anatomy of Anxiety, to unpack how modern life, stress, and physiology are quietly driving the rise of anxiety.

If you’re dealing with anxiety, burnout, or feeling “off” and want deeper, root-cause support, join the Circle here:
 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Anxiety is rarely just about your thoughts. It often reflects a deeper imbalance involving sleep, blood sugar, gut health, inflammation, and how your nervous system is responding to the world around you.

Learn more about support related to this conversation: Anxiety & Stress Support: https://holplus.co/anxiety

In this episode, Dr. Ellen Vora explains the difference between true anxiety and physiological anxiety, and why many people are treating the wrong problem. She breaks down how poor sleep, overstimulation, gut imbalances, and even mouth breathing can create anxiety symptoms, and why medications don’t always address the root cause. You’ll learn why some anxiety is actually a healthy signal, how modern lifestyles are dysregulating our nervous systems, and why addressing the body first can change everything. This conversation challenges the idea that anxiety is simply a chemical imbalance and offers a more holistic, empowering path forward.

If you’ve ever felt like your anxiety doesn’t fully make sense, or that you’ve tried everything but still don’t feel better, this episode will help you understand what might actually be missing.

In this video, we cover:
What “true anxiety” vs. “false anxiety” really means
Why anxiety is not always a mental health disorder
How sleep, blood sugar, and gut health impact anxiety
The hidden role of overstimulation and modern life
Why medications don’t always solve anxiety long-term
The connection between ADHD and a “tired brain”
How breathing and sleep quality affect mental health
Why emotional sensitivity is not a weakness
Practical foundations to regulate your nervous system

This is not just about managing anxiety. It’s about understanding your body, restoring balance, and creating a foundation for mental clarity, resilience, and long-term well-being.

About The Guest:
Dr. Ellen Vora, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher who takes a functional, whole-person approach to mental health. She is the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety and specializes in identifying the root causes of anxiety through physiology, lifestyle, and emotional health.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Why anxiety may not be what you think
 02:00 True anxiety vs. physiological anxiety
 06:00 The “wide open antenna” and emotional sensitivity
 10:00 Why crying is a biological release
 13:00 The myth of the chemical imbalance
 18:00 The foundations: sleep, nourishment, movement
 22:00 Why medications don’t always work long-term
 25:00 Withdrawal and hidden medication effects
 30:00 Anxiety in kids and teens
 37:00 ADHD as a “tired brain”
 39:00 Sleep, breathing, and oxygenation
 41:00 Gut health, food, and inflammation
 46:00 Women, hormones, and emotional health
 53:00 Reclaiming intuition and nervous system balance

What if your chronic pain, stiffness, or recurring injuries are not just about aging, but signals from a nervous system that feels overwhelmed, inflamed, and under-supported? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with physical therapist Dr. Dan Ginader, author of The Pain-Free Body, to unpack how modern lifestyles, stress, and sedentary habits are quietly driving the rise of chronic pain.

If you’re dealing with ongoing pain, fatigue, or inflammation and want deeper, root-cause support, join the Circle here:
 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Chronic pain is rarely just about one injury or one body part. It often reflects a deeper imbalance involving movement, mindset, inflammation, and how the brain interprets safety and threat.

Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Inflammation https://holplus.co/conditions/inflammation/
Arthritis / Chronic Joint Pain: https://holplus.co/conditions/arthritis-chronic-joint-pain/

In this episode, Dr. Dan explains why pain is not always a reliable indicator of damage, why MRIs and scans often don’t tell the full story, and how fear, stress, and inactivity can keep pain stuck in the body. He breaks down what actually drives chronic pain, why so many people feel worse as they get older, and what simple daily habits can either worsen or reverse the process.

You’ll learn why movement is essential medicine, how optimism and mindset influence recovery, and why small, consistent actions matter more than occasional intense workouts. This conversation challenges the idea that pain is inevitable with age and offers a more hopeful, practical path forward.

If you’ve been told your pain is “just part of getting older,” or feel like nothing has fully worked, this episode will help you understand what might actually be missing.

In this video, we cover:

Why chronic pain is not just about agingThe real impact of sedentary lifestyles on the bodyWhy scans and imaging don’t always match your painHow fear, stress, and mindset influence recoveryThe difference between acute pain and chronic painWhy “weekend workouts” can increase injury riskSimple daily movement habits that reduce pain over timeHow to catch early warning signs before pain becomes chronic

This is not just about fixing pain. It’s about understanding your body, rebuilding resilience, and creating a lifestyle that supports long-term strength, mobility, and ease.

About The Guest:
Dr. Dan Ginader, DPT is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, author of The Pain-Free Body, and Clinic Director at Mims Method Physical Therapy in New York City. He specializes in helping patients understand the root causes of pain and build long-term resilience through movement and education.

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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Check out Dr. Dan's book The Pain-Free Body

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Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 Optimism and the surprising link to chronic pain 

01:05 The #1 contributor to chronic pain: sedentary behavior 

03:42 What most people get wrong about pain 

04:46 Where pain actually comes from 

07:51 How fear, stress, and expectation amplify pain 

12:35 When acute pain becomes chronic pain 

18:15 How much movement you actually need 

20:55 Easy movement snacks to reduce pain 

26:20 Why MRIs and scans often don’t explain your pain 

50:45 The #1 rule for staying pain-free as you age

What if your child’s anxiety, disconnection, screen obsession, or emotional shutdown are not random at all, but signs of a deeper struggle for safety, attachment, and regulation in a world shaped by algorithms? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Shafali to unpack how technology, social media, and modern stress are quietly reshaping childhood, parenting, and emotional well-being.

If you’re navigating parenting challenges, emotional overwhelm, or family disconnection and want deeper support, join the Circle here:
 👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Struggles with attention, anxiety, and emotional regulation often point to something deeper happening beneath the surface.
Learn more about support related to this conversation:
Anxiety: https://holplus.co/conditions/anxiety/
Mental Health Services: https://holplus.co/conditions-and-services/

In this episode, Dr. Shafali explains why parenting today is no longer just about discipline or communication. Parents are now competing with screens, social media, and algorithms that are designed to capture children’s attention, attachment, and identity. She breaks down what children actually need most, why boys and girls often struggle differently, and how conscious parenting can help families reconnect in a distracted, dysregulated world.

You’ll learn why children need safety, soothing, significance, and belonging, how screens can become a substitute for emotional regulation, and why real healing in families starts with presence, attunement, boundaries, and connection.

If you’ve been feeling like technology is changing your child, your family dynamic, or your ability to stay connected, this conversation may help you understand why.

In this video, we cover:

 How social media and algorithms are reshaping childhood  What children really need to feel safe and connected  Why boys and girls often respond differently to stress  How screens affect emotional regulation and identity  The difference between conscious parenting and permissive parenting  Why connection must come before boundaries  Practical tools to rebuild trust, presence, and co-regulation at home 

This is not just about screen time. It’s about understanding what our children are turning toward, what they are missing, and how parents can become the anchor again.

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Website: https://www.drshefali.com/

Dr. Shefali's Newest Books
- Raising Conscious Daughters
- Raising Conscious Sons

Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
00:00 The algorithm is competing with parents
00:42 Introducing Dr. Shafali
01:38 What conscious parenting really means
03:02 Why parenting has changed in the digital era
05:30 How technology replaces emotional regulation
07:42 Australia banning social media for children
09:16 Dr. Taz shares her daughter’s phone battles
12:07 What parents should do instead of fighting screens
15:17 Why busy parents cannot ignore this problem
18:08 Presence, attunement, and what children really need
20:42 Stress, cortisol, and dysregulated family systems
23:20 Why parents should think deeply before having kids
25:12 The role of community, mentors, and extended family
30:16 Raising conscious sons vs. daughters
32:58 Why boys and girls are struggling differently
36:58 What boys need most from parents
42:06 What girls need most from parents
47:39 Social media, identity, and perfectionism in girls
52:26 Common parenting traps and overcorrection
57:38 Boundaries, compassion, and developmental realism
1:03:15 Parenting as a spiritual journey
1:08:24 How parents can regulate in real time
1:12:08 Mirror neurons, co-regulation, and hope
1:14:30 Final thoughts and what makes Dr. Shafali hol

What if your fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, and belly fat are actually signs of high cortisol, low cortisol, or chronic stress building up over time? In this episode, Dr. Taz explains how your cortisol levels shift and why learning how to lower cortisol levels starts with understanding the pattern your body is stuck in.

If you’re dealing with chronic stress, fatigue, or hormone imbalances and want to address the root cause, join the Circle and get support here:
👉 https://holplus.co/circle

Chronic stress often shows up as adrenal fatigue and hormone imbalances.

Learn more about conditions related to cortisol imbalance:

Adrenal Fatigue: https://holplus.co/conditions/adrenal-fatigue/Hormonal Imbalance: https://holplus.co/conditions/hormone-imbalance/

In this episode, Dr. Taz breaks down what she calls the cortisol loop - a chronic stress cycle where your body goes from high cortisol to low cortisol, leaving you feeling wired, exhausted, and unable to recover. You’ll learn how this loop affects your nervous system, hormones, gut health, and long-term well-being, even when your labs appear “normal.”

If you’ve been feeling off and can’t explain why, this may be the missing piece.

In this video, we cover:

What the cortisol loop actually isThe difference between high cortisol and low cortisolHow chronic stress keeps your body stuck in the cycle7 key signs your body is dysregulatedWhy your symptoms aren’t randomWhere to start to begin breaking the loop

This is not just about stress. It’s about understanding the cycle your body has been stuck in.

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Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters

00:00 High Cortisol or Low Cortisol? Understanding the Cortisol Loop
00:50 What Is the Cortisol Loop? Chronic Stress Explained
01:42 Normal Labs but Still Feeling Bad? Cortisol Levels Explained
02:55 Acute vs Chronic Stress and Cortisol Response
05:00 High Cortisol Symptoms and Effects on the Body
06:50 Low Cortisol Symptoms: Burnout and Fatigue Explained
07:42 Chronic Stress, Cortisol Imbalance, and Disease Risk
09:29 Cortisol, Brain Health, and Inflammation
11:30 Cortisol in Women vs Men (Hormones and Stress Response)
14:20 Chronic Stress in Modern Life (Why It’s Getting Worse)
15:20 7 Signs of High Cortisol and Low Cortisol
17:10 Fatigue, Brain Fog, Belly Fat (Cortisol Symptoms)
18:08 How to Test Cortisol Levels (Blood Sugar, HRV, Sleep)
20:05 Nervous System Regulation and the Cortisol Loop
21:25 How to Lower Cortisol Levels Naturally
22:12 Gut Health, Diet, and Blood Sugar Stability
23:45 Best Supplements for Cortisol (Magnesium, B Vitamins, Omega-3)
25:35 Daily Habits to Reduce Cortisol and Stress
27:10 Chronic Stress, Environment, and Relationships
28:55 How to Break the Cortisol Loop (Step-by-Step)
30:37 Final Thoughts on Chronic Stress and Cortisol Recovery

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Optimism is often misunderstood. It gets reduced to positive thinking, good vibes, or pretending everything is fine. But real optimism is not about denying pain. It is about learning how to stay grounded in reality while still believing that healing, change, and resilience are possible.

In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Deepika Chopra, known as The Optimism Doctor, to explore what optimism actually means and why it matters for both mental and physical health. Together, they unpack the difference between optimism and toxic positivity, why our brains are wired to expect worst-case scenarios, and how that pattern may no longer serve us in modern life.

They also explore the science behind sensory-based visual imagery and how the brain responds to what we vividly imagine, often in ways that influence expectation, motivation, and even the body’s stress response. Dr. Deepika shares how these tools were used in psych-oncology settings, where patients practiced visualizing treatments working with the body rather than against it, and how similar techniques can support people navigating anxiety, illness, self-doubt, and major life transitions.

The conversation expands into practical tools for everyday life, including the 12-second rule, the role of awe in calming anxious or depressive states, and the importance of collecting believable evidence rather than relying on empty affirmations. They also discuss why naming emotions honestly is more healing than suppressing them, how to shift deeply rooted self-beliefs in realistic ways, and why purpose plays such an important role in long-term well-being.

Rather than asking listeners to force positivity, this episode offers a more compassionate and evidence-based framework. It is about building optimism as a skill, strengthening resilience over time, and learning to meet hard seasons with honesty, curiosity, and hope. This conversation is for anyone feeling stuck in negative thought loops, overwhelmed by stress, or ready to approach healing with more realism and self-trust.

About Dr. Deepika Chopra
Dr. Deepika Chopra is a licensed clinical health psychologist, speaker, and author known as the Optimism Doctor. With a background in cognitive behavioral therapy, psych-oncology, and integrative mental health, her work focuses on helping people build resilience through practical, science-based tools.

She is the author of The Power of Real Optimism, a book that explores how optimism can be strengthened through everyday practices rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and emotional honesty. Her approach bridges research with real life, offering accessible strategies for navigating stress, uncertainty, and personal growth.

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The Power of Real Optimism

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Hormone therapy is often framed in extremes. It is either dangerous and cancer-causing, or it is the miracle solution to aging. For decades, women have been told to fear estrogen, avoid progesterone, and accept midlife decline as inevitable. But what if the story around hormones was shaped more by panic and oversimplified data than by the full clinical picture?

In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with preventive medicine pioneer Dr. Erika Schwartz to revisit the Women’s Health Initiative and the ripple effects that followed. Together, they explore how one study reshaped hormone replacement therapy guidelines, why the concept of “class effect” blurred important distinctions between different types of hormones, and how relative risk statistics can be misunderstood in ways that drive fear-based decisions.

They also discuss bioidentical hormone therapy, the difference between compounded and FDA-approved options, and how delivery methods like creams, patches, and pellets may affect long-term outcomes. The conversation expands beyond menopause into birth control, progesterone deficiency, teen hormone health, and the broader question of how women can advocate for themselves in a system that often prioritizes protocols over personalization.

Rather than promoting blind trust or blanket rejection, this episode focuses on clarity. It invites listeners to understand risk more accurately, ask better questions, and approach hormone care with nuance instead of fear. This conversation is for anyone navigating perimenopause, menopause, hormone therapy decisions, or simply wanting to better understand how women’s health became so complicated.

About Dr. Erika Schwartz
 Dr. Erika Schwartz is a board-certified internist and a leading voice in preventive and integrative medicine. After spending 15 years practicing conventional medicine and running a trauma center, she shifted her focus toward prevention, longevity, and personalized hormone therapy.

For more than three decades, Dr. Schwartz has advocated for bioidentical hormones and individualized care, teaching physicians, speaking internationally, and helping patients navigate midlife health with a whole-body approach. She founded one of the first compounding hormone pharmacies in New York and has worked extensively in physician education through organizations focused on longevity and preventive medicine.

She is the author of multiple bestselling books, including the newly revised edition of Don’t Let Your Doctor Kill You, which empowers patients to understand medical risk, advocate for themselves, and make informed decisions without fear.

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What if the real issue in women’s health isn’t that women are “doing it wrong,” but that the entire wellness system was built on research, protocols, and performance standards designed for male bodies?

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz breaks down why bro science and modern biohacking culture often backfire for women, and how pushing harder, optimizing more, and chasing protocols can quietly drive hormone chaos, burnout, inflammation, and nervous system dysregulation. She explains why so many women are told their labs are “normal” while their bodies are clearly signaling that something is off, and how medical models that isolate symptoms fail to capture how women’s systems actually work.

This episode is rooted in the same clinical patterns that led Dr. Taz to writeThe Hormone Shift. After years of watching women come into her practice exhausted, inflamed, and dismissed by conventional care, she began documenting the repeating cycles she saw across life stages, from teens to perimenopause to post-menopause. You’ll learn why women were historically excluded from research, how that gap still shapes today’s treatment models, and why intensity, calorie restriction, and rigid optimization strategies may worsen hormonal imbalance, metabolic stress, and emotional exhaustion in female bodies. This episode reframes women’s health as a whole-body system, not a protocol stack, and explores why safety, rhythm, recovery, and regulation matter more than force.

This conversation reframes healing as a process of supporting interconnected systems, not overriding them. Hormones, gut health, immune function, nervous system regulation, emotional safety, stress load, and life stage are not separate variables. When these systems fall out of sync, symptoms multiply. When they are supported together, the body can restore balance, energy, and resilience.

Dr. Taz shares:
• Why bro science and biohacking trends often backfire for women
• How “normal labs” can still mean your body is not functioning optimally
• Why women’s bodies were historically excluded from research and how that impacts care today
• How pushing harder, restricting calories, and overtraining disrupt hormones and metabolism
• Why women’s nervous systems require safety, rhythm, and recovery to heal
• How stress physiology, trauma patterns, and life stage shape women’s health outcomes
• Why hormones don’t act in isolation, but communicate with the gut, immune system, and brain
• Where modern tools like HRT, GLP-1s, peptides, and protocols fit and where they fall short
• How to build a sustainable, personalized approach to women’s health that works with the body, not against it

Whether you’re feeling dismissed by your labs, burned out from trying every new wellness trend, or frustrated by protocols that seem to work for others but not for you, this episode offers a grounded, integrative framework for understanding what women’s bodies actually need.

Women don’t heal through force. They heal through safety, rhythm, and whole-system support.

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by ClipGrowth.com (Producer: Pat Gostek)

Chapters
0:00 Women told it’s “normal” and “in your head”
 1:13 Holistic approach and the “five bodies”
 1:25 Why Dr. Taz is done with “bro science”
 4:25 “Your labs are normal” and the dismissal problem
 5:20 Why biohacking culture worsens women’s health
 6:10 HRT, IVF, peptides, GLP-1s without a holistic context
 8:18 Why AI and protocols can’t replace the whole-woman lens
 9:01 What bro science gets wrong (intensity, restriction, isolated hormones)
 10:31 Life stage, stress load, nervous system, trauma, lineage
 11:45 Bias against women and what it means in the exam room
 13:28 Why “evidence-based” fails women when studies exclude women
 14:20 What “evidence-based holistic medicine” actually means
 16:19 Stats on women’s health disparities and research gaps
 17:55 Where are you on the health spectrum: powering through vs powering up
 18:21 Identify your biggest symptom and quality-of-life limiter
 20:00 Don’t let “normal labs” end the story, track patterns over time
 21:10 Female stress response, intuition, and cortisol sensitivity
 24:15 Hormones, gut, immune system triangle and inflammation
 27:00 Stress processing differences and guardrails
 28:15 Safety as the foundation of women’s health
 30:10 Women’s rhythms: hormones, sleep, food, nervous system
 32:50 A woman’s body doesn’t respond to force
 34:25 What holistic healing for women actually looks like
 35:39 Closing: share this with a woman who needs it

(00:00) - Women told it’s “normal” and “in your head” (01:13) - Holistic approach and the “five bodies” (01:25) - Why Dr. Taz is done with “bro science” (04:25) - “Your labs are normal” and the dismissal problem (05:20) - Why biohacking culture worsens women’s health (06:10) - HRT, IVF, peptides, GLP-1s without a holistic context (08:18) - Why AI and protocols can’t replace the whole-woman lens (09:01) - What bro science gets wrong (intensity, restriction, isolated h...

Breast cancer screening is often treated as a given. Mammograms are framed as routine, early detection as unquestionably life-saving, and following guidelines as the responsible choice. But what if the full picture is more complicated?

In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz sits down with integrative oncologist and breast surgeon Dr. Jenn Simmons, author of The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, to explore what breast cancer screening data actually shows, where common narratives may oversimplify reality, and how statistics can sometimes be misunderstood by both patients and providers.

Together, they discuss the difference between screening and diagnostic imaging, why detecting more cancers does not always mean fewer deaths, and how concepts like overdiagnosis and lead-time bias shape our interpretation of outcomes. Dr. Jenn also explains how breast cancer behaves differently from many other cancers, why progression is not always linear, and what tumor markers like ER, PR, HER2, and triple-negative really indicate.

The conversation expands beyond imaging into a whole-body view of breast health, touching on inflammation, immune function, metabolic health, toxic burden, stress, and lifestyle as factors that shape cancer risk and recovery. Rather than promoting fear or urgency, this episode focuses on helping listeners understand their bodies, ask better questions, and make informed decisions with clarity.

This episode is for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of breast cancer screening, feels overwhelmed by conflicting guidance, or wants to approach breast health with more nuance and less panic.

About Dr. Jenn Simmons

Dr. Jenn Simmons is an integrative oncologist, breast surgeon, and founder of Real Health MD. She was Philadelphia’s first fellowship-trained breast surgeon and spent nearly two decades leading one of the region’s top breast programs before transitioning into integrative oncology.

Drawing from her experience in conventional cancer care and her own health journey, Dr. Simmons now focuses on whole-body approaches to breast health, cancer prevention, and recovery, including metabolic health, inflammation, immune function, lifestyle medicine, and root-cause healing. She is the author of The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, a patient-centered resource designed to help women better understand their diagnosis, ask informed questions, and navigate treatment decisions with clarity rather than fear.

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00:00 Swedish trial claim and overdiagnosis framing
00:52 Why this became a part two conversation
03:25 Reframing screening narratives and medical training gaps
04:39 Why Dr. Simmons questions mammograms as a screening tool
06:06 Origins of screening programs and “invitation to screen” bias
07:12 Relative risk vs absolute numbers example (4 vs 5 per 1,000)
08:49 Overdiagnosis explained with a vivid analogy
09:50 Autopsy-study claim and the “microscopic cancer” idea
12:11 Swedish trial claim revisited: more diagnoses, same deaths
13:38 Downstream harms: callbacks, biopsies, overtreatment
15:04 Lead-time bias and survival statistics explained
16:44 Dr. Simmons’ view on the founder’s regret narrative
18:16 Switzerland headline clarified and what actually changed
20:10 Cautionary stories and aggressive cancers discussion
22:07 Why breast cancer does not always progress linearly
24:21 Buckets: DCIS, invasive, inflammatory, receptor types
26:15 Clinical vs subclinical disease approach
28:25 Long-term tradeoffs and “forgotten woman” after treatment
32:15 What ER PR HER2 mean biologically and system incentives
35:33 Testosterone discussion and prevention claim presented
42:15 Hormones after breast cancer and the 4-year “reintroduction” idea
44:29 Triple negative: environment, toxicity, immune system focus
49:19 What to do next: pause, exceptions, whole-body workup
52:32 Prevention and breast health approach begins
53:24 At-home tears test explanation (as discussed)
56:24 Detox basics and why sweating is emphasized
59:34 Imaging preferences for screening and what to do if limited access

OCD is often misunderstood as being about cleanliness, checking, or perfectionism. In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with therapist and author Melissa Mose, LMFT, to unpack why OCD is frequently misdiagnosed for over a decade and what’s really happening beneath the surface of obsessions and compulsions. Melissa’s book Internal Family Systems Therapy for OCD bridges compassionate parts-based work with proven science to offer a richer path to lasting change.

Using clear science and compassionate explanations, this conversation explores how OCD hijacks the brain through a cycle of alarm and relief, why reassurance and family accommodation can quietly reinforce symptoms, and what actually works in treatment. Melissa breaks down why talk therapy alone often fails OCD, how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) retrains the nervous system, and how Internal Family Systems (IFS) adds depth, self-compassion, and relational healing to recovery.

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with therapist, educator, and author Melissa Mose, LMFT, to unpack what OCD really is and why it often goes undiagnosed for over a decade. Melissa shares why OCD disguises itself as “just anxiety,” how well-meaning reassurance can quietly reinforce the disorder, and why many people spend years in talk therapy without real relief.

Using clear science and compassionate language, this episode explores how OCD operates through a cycle of alarm and relief, why the brain learns to depend on compulsions, and how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) helps retrain the nervous system. Melissa also explains how Internal Family Systems (IFS) adds a relational, self-compassionate layer to treatment, helping people work with their inner world instead of battling it.

This conversation also looks at the bigger picture. OCD does not exist in isolation. Dr. Taz and Melissa explore how neuroinflammation, PANS and PANDAS, hormonal shifts, trauma, ADHD, eating disorders, and chronic stress can overlap with or intensify OCD symptoms. They discuss why intrusive thoughts can be disturbing and taboo, why intolerance of uncertainty sits at the core of OCD, and how relationships and intimacy are often quietly impacted.

From shame and self-blame to clarity and support, this episode offers a grounded reframe of OCD as a treatable condition rooted in brain-body patterns, not personal failure. Whether you are seeking help for yourself, supporting someone you love, or trying to understand OCD beyond the stereotypes, this conversation replaces fear with understanding and helplessness with practical pathways forward.

Dr. Taz and Melissa Mose, LMFT discuss:

 Why OCD often goes undiagnosed for 11 to 17 years How reassurance and family accommodation make OCD worse The obsession-compulsion cycle and why it gets reinforced Why talk therapy alone often fails OCD What ERP actually does to retrain the brain How Internal Family Systems supports compassion and healing The role of uncertainty intolerance in OCD How OCD affects families, partners, and intimacy Neuroinflammation, PANS, PANDAS, hormones, and symptom flares Why intrusive thoughts do not define who you are

About Melissa Mose, LMFT
Melissa Mose is a licensed marriage and family therapist, educator, and specialist in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. With over 30 years of clinical experience, she works with individuals and families navigating OCD and anxiety, and trains clinicians in evidence-based treatment approaches. Melissa integrates Exposure and Response Prevention with Internal Family Systems to support deep, sustainable change that goes beyond symptom management. Melissa is the author of Internal Family Systems Therapy for OCD: A Clinician’s Guide, a resource designed to help therapists bring compassion, parts-based awareness, and relational healing into gold-standard OCD treatment.

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Many women reach their 30s and suddenly feel an invisible pressure set in. The clock gets louder. The messaging gets scarier. And fertility, something that once felt distant or optional, becomes charged with fear, urgency, and self-blame.

This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered if they waited too long, if their body is betraying them, or if turning 35 means everything has suddenly changed.

This is not a failure of timing.
This is not a lack of effort.
And it is not a fertility cliff.

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with double board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist Dr. Lucky Sekhon to dismantle one of the most anxiety-producing myths in women’s health: that fertility suddenly collapses at 35.

Dr. Lucky explains why fertility is a continuum, not a deadline, and why the panic surrounding age often does more harm than the biology itself. Using clear science and compassionate language, she breaks down the difference between egg quantity and egg quality, why egg quality cannot be directly tested, and what actually changes as women age.

This episode explores why fertility struggles are increasing worldwide, even among young women, and how factors like insulin resistance, PCOS, endometriosis, inflammation, environmental toxins, and chronic stress quietly shape reproductive health long before pregnancy becomes a goal.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Lucky also reframe painful and irregular periods as vital signs that should never be ignored, explain why many fertility diagnoses remain unclear, and clarify how treatments like IUI and IVF work not because the body is broken, but because human reproduction is naturally inefficient.

From fear-based fertility messaging to evidence-based clarity, this conversation offers a grounding reset. If you are trying to get pregnant, thinking about egg freezing, navigating fertility anxiety, or simply want to understand your body better, this episode replaces panic with perspective and urgency with informed choice.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Lucky Sekhon discuss:
• Why fertility does not suddenly end at 35
• The difference between egg count and egg quality
• Why egg quality cannot be directly tested
• The real drivers behind declining fertility rates
• PCOS, endometriosis, and insulin resistance as fertility blockers
• Why painful or irregular periods are red flags
• What fertility treatments actually improve and what they cannot
• How to approach pregnancy with clarity instead of fear

About Dr. Lucky Sekhon
Dr. Lucky Sekhon is a double board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, infertility specialist, and OB/GYN based in New York City. She is widely recognized for her compassionate, evidence-based approach to fertility care and her ability to translate complex reproductive science into language women can actually understand.

Dr. Lucky is the author of The Lucky Egg: Understanding Your Fertility and How to Get Pregnant Now, a practical and empowering guide designed to help individuals and couples navigate fertility decisions with confidence, clarity, and realism. Her work focuses on demystifying fertility testing, treatment options, and the emotional toll of trying to conceive.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Lucky is a trusted educator across social media and digital platforms, where she helps women move beyond fear-based fertility narratives and make informed choices aligned with their life goals.

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Many women hit midlife and feel something they cannot name. They are still doing the right things, eating well, exercising consistently, showing up for everyone, yet life suddenly feels harder and less familiar. Age Like a Girl gives language to this experience and explains why it is not a failure, but a shift happening beneath the surface.

This is not a motivation problem.
This is not a discipline issue.
And it is not “all in your head."

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with New York Times bestselling author and leading voice in women’s health Dr. Mindy Pelz, host of the hit podcast The Resetter Podcast, to explore the core message behind Age Like a Girl: menopause is not a decline, it is a biologically wired reinvention.

Instead of treating perimenopause and menopause as a crisis to manage, Dr. Mindy reframes the transition as a neurochemical and cognitive remodel designed to make women more focused, emotionally resilient, and aligned with who they truly are. She breaks down why modern life often clashes with this primal design, and why brain fog, mood shifts, and emotional intensity are not random symptoms, but signals that the brain is asking for a new way of living.

This episode explores why women can feel anxious, disconnected, or unlike themselves even when they are “doing everything right,” and how metabolism, stress chemistry, and neurotransmitters shape mood, clarity, and identity. Dr. Taz and Dr. Mindy discuss why many women initiate big life and relationship changes after 40, why community and connection become essential, and why reinvention is not a midlife crisis, but biology.

From perimenopause into postmenopause, this conversation reframes aging as an awakening. Not the end of youth, but the return of clarity, boundaries, and self-trust. If you have ever felt dismissed, confused, or afraid that something is wrong with you, this episode offers a validating and hopeful roadmap forward.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Mindy Pelz discuss:
 • The core message of Age Like a Girl and why it reframes menopause
 • Why the female brain is biologically wired for reinvention after 40
 • Brain fog and mood shifts as signals of a cognitive remodel
 • How modern life clashes with primal biology
 • Why women often make major life decisions in midlife
 • The role of neurotransmitters in clarity, calm, and confidence
 • Why community and deep connection matter more than ever
 • How to reclaim vitality without another exhausting checklist

About Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz is a New York Times bestselling author, visionary educator, and trailblazer in the field of women’s health and hormone science. With over two decades of experience, she’s built a global movement to help women understand the power of their bodies at every stage of life. Her bestselling books, including Fast Like a Girl, The Menopause Reset, and Eat Like a Girl, have helped millions of women use fasting, nutrition, and lifestyle shifts to balance hormones, boost energy, and take back control of their health. Her newest release book, Age Like a Girl, redefines what it means to grow older as a woman.Rooted in the latest science and rich in personal story, the book challenges outdated narratives about menopause and aging offering instead a roadmap for awakening. Dr. Mindy shows women how to use the neurochemical shifts of midlife as a launchpad for purpose, leadership, and bold reinvention. 

Dr. Mindy’s Resetter Podcast consistently ranks among Apple’s top U.S. science shows, with guests ranging from LeAnn Rimes and Rachel Hollis to Dr. Rangan Chatterjee. Her YouTube channel has surpassed 110 million views, and her teachings have reached hundreds of thousands through workshops, online programs, and live events.

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What if the real question isn’t just how to live longer, but why so many people are living longer and healthier lives on paper, yet feel depleted, inflamed, disconnected, or cognitively foggy in daily life?

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz reframes what longevity really means and why healthy aging has far less to do with chasing more years and far more to do with protecting cellular health, vitality, and resilience across decades. She explains why humans are living longer than ever before, yet not necessarily living better, and how focusing only on disease management or biohacking trends misses the real drivers of aging.

You’ll learn why longevity is not defined by a number, but by biological age, health span, and cellular aging, and how inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, gut imbalance, nervous system stress, emotional disconnection, and loss of community quietly accelerate aging long before symptoms become diagnoses.

This episode reframes longevity as a full body system, not a supplement stack or a protocol. One that integrates physical health, brain function, emotional regulation, spirituality, and community. When these systems fall out of sync, aging speeds up. When they are supported together, living longer becomes living with clarity, strength, and purpose.

Dr. Taz shares:
• What longevity actually means and why lifespan and health span are not the same
• Why humans are living longer but not necessarily healthier
• How cellular aging, inflammation, and metabolic stress drive chronic disease
• Why diet quality, gut health, liver function, movement, sleep, and nervous system balance matter more than biohacking
• How cognitive reserve, dopamine regulation, and emotional health protect the aging brain
• Why community and spirituality are overlooked but essential pillars of healthy aging
• Where peptides, hormones, and modern longevity tools fit and where they don’t
• How to build a longevity plan that is realistic, accessible, and sustainable

Whether you’re thinking about how to live longer, worried about aging faster than you should, or simply want to protect your health span as you move through midlife and beyond, this episode offers a grounded, integrative roadmap.

Longevity is not about optimizing harder. It’s about supporting the systems that keep you well, year after year.

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Chapters
00:00 Longevity is not about more years
00:50 Are humans really living longer
01:49 The global aging reality
03:31 Why aging became something to fear
05:17 Aging on a spectrum, not a number
06:07 The hidden disease burden of aging
08:31 Cellular aging explained
09:45 Why biohacking misses the foundation
11:10 The five-body approach to longevity
13:10 Community, emotion, and aging
14:05 Diet, inflammation, and cellular health
16:19 Medications, gut health, and aging
16:49 Fasting, calories, and longevity
18:52 What eating for longevity actually means
19:39 Movement and aging well
21:35 Sleep, repair, and brain health
22:50 Dementia, cognitive reserve, and prevention
24:20 Dopamine, emotion, and brain aging
26:49 Spirituality, community, and vitality
30:05 Peptides, hormones, and future medicine
31:58 A new vision for positive aging
32:48 Longevity is built day by day

(00:00) - Longevity is not about more years (00:50) - Are humans really living longer (01:49) - The global aging reality (03:31) - Why aging became something to fear (05:17) - Aging on a spectrum, not a number (06:07) - The hidden disease burden of aging (08:31) - Cellular aging explained (09:45) - Why biohacking misses the foundation (11:10) - The five-body approach to longevity (13:10) - Community, emotion, and aging (14:05) - Diet, inflammation, and cellular health (16:19) - Medications, gut health, and aging (16:49) - Fasting, calories, and longevity (18:52) - What eating for longevity actually means (19:39) - Movement and aging well (21:35) - Sleep, repair, and brain health (22:50) - Dementia, cognitive reserve, and prevention (24:20) - Dopamine, emotion, and brain aging (26:49) - Spirituality, community, and vitality (30:05) - Peptides, hormones, and future medicine (31:58) - A new vision for positive aging (32:48) - Longevity is built day by day

Fertility, motherhood, and grief are rarely experienced in isolation. They overlap, compound, and quietly reshape how a woman sees herself, her body, and her future.

Many women move through loss while still being expected to function. They carry grief while building families. They navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and fertility decisions while holding careers, relationships, and public identities together. From the outside, it can look composed. Inside, it often feels fragile, confusing, and deeply human.

This is not failure.
This is not weakness.
And it is not something that needs to be fixed.

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with Whitney Port for an honest, grounding conversation about motherhood without the myth, and finding peace after profound loss. Whitney shares what unfolded after The Hills, including the loss of her father, who was also her business partner, and how grief reshaped her identity, marriage, and mental health during a pivotal season of life.

Together, they explore the realities that are often softened or skipped entirely. Pregnancy that does not feel joyful. Postpartum that feels disorienting. Breastfeeding struggles that take a real toll on mental health. And the invisible pressure women carry to do motherhood and fertility “the right way.”

Whitney also opens up about her fertility journey, including recurrent miscarriage, IVF, surrogacy, and failed transfers. She speaks candidly about the emotional spiral that can happen when you are someone used to achieving goals, but suddenly face something you cannot control. Rather than centering the story on struggle alone, this conversation focuses on what helped her find steadier ground: learning to stop future-spiraling, returning to the present, and holding gratitude alongside grief.

This episode is a reminder that healing does not mean bypassing pain. It means allowing space for it, while slowly reconnecting to meaning, relationships, and self-trust. It reframes fertility and motherhood not as tests of worth or discipline, but as deeply relational, emotional, and embodied experiences.

Dr. Taz and Whitney Port discuss:
 • Life after The Hills and the identity shift that followed
 • Losing a parent and navigating grief while building a family
 • Motherhood without the myth of constant joy
 • Pregnancy, postpartum, and mental health honesty
 • Breastfeeding pressure, pumping, and maternal burnout
 • Fertility, IVF, surrogacy, and the emotional weight of uncertainty
 • Why high-achieving women struggle most with loss of control
 • How to stop future-spiraling and return to the present
 • Sharing your story publicly while protecting what is sacred

About Whitney Port
Whitney Port is a television personality, entrepreneur, podcast host, and creative consultant. Known for starring on The Hills and The City, she now uses her platform to speak openly about grief, anxiety, fertility, body image, and modern motherhood, helping women feel less alone in experiences that are often hidden.

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(00:00) - Grief after dad’s diagnosis and loss (00:30) - Dr. Taz introduces Whitney Port (01:30) - Pregnancy was not “the best time” (02:00) - Fertility pressure, self-blame, finding the right team (02:30) - Dr. Taz fan-girl moment and why Whitney’s story matters (04:30) - Reality TV then vs now (06:30) - Who Whitney is beyond the show (08:00) - Losing control of your narrative (editing + portrayal) (10:15) - The gifts of the show and creative platform (11:30) - Dad’s illness, grief, identity shift (13:30) - “I Love My Baby, But…” and being vulnerable on YouTube (16:00) - Marriage, grief fog, and coping (18:00) - Breastfeeding, pumping, mastitis, mental health (21:00) - What we’re not telling new moms (trust + noise) (23:00) - Body image, female bodies, and acceptance (27:30) - Fertility journey begins: miscarriage cycle (29:30) - Surrogacy conversation and failed transfers (32:00) - Age, hope, and continuing the journey (33:30) - Shame, grief, staying sane, gratitude shift (37:30) - Finding the right doctor and the lab factor (42:30) - Preparing physically and emotionally this time (44:00) - Privacy boundaries in public life (46:00) - Advice: purpose, staying in your lane (50:30) - Businesses, creative consulting, entrepreneurship (56:30) - What makes you hol + where to follow

What if the fatigue, stubborn weight changes, brain fog, inflammation, or burnout you’re experiencing isn’t a failure of willpower, but a signal that your metabolism is under strain? 

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz unpacks what metabolic health actually means in the age of GLP-1 medications. She explains why weight loss alone is not the same as healing, and how focusing only on the scale can quietly erode muscle, gut function, hormonal balance, cellular energy, and nervous system resilience.

You’ll learn why so many people lose weight but still feel exhausted, inflamed, anxious, or disconnected from their bodies. Dr. Taz breaks down the six core metabolic engines that regulate energy, fat storage, blood sugar, hormones, stress response, and longevity, and why ignoring even one of them can stall long-term health.

This episode reframes metabolism as a full body system. One that includes the gut microbiome, hormone signaling, mitochondrial function, liver detoxification, muscle health, and the nervous system. When these systems fall out of sync, weight becomes a symptom, not the root issue.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • Why GLP-1 medications support weight loss but do not repair metabolic dysfunction
 • How up to 25% of weight lost on GLP-1s can come from muscle, impacting long-term health and longevity
 • Why the gut is the foundation of metabolic health and how digestion, bile flow, and microbiome balance shape hormones and inflammation
 • How hormone shifts, especially in midlife, can rapidly disrupt blood sugar, cholesterol, energy, and weight
 • The role of cellular and mitochondrial health in fatigue, brain fog, and metabolic slowdown
 • Why liver function is central to detoxification, fat metabolism, and insulin regulation
 • How stress and nervous system dysregulation can drive cravings, poor sleep, and metabolic instability
 • How to identify which metabolic engine needs attention first so your plan stays targeted and sustainable

Whether you’re currently on a GLP-1, considering one, struggling after coming off, or simply want to build metabolic health that lasts for decades, this episode offers a grounded, integrative roadmap. You don’t need to chase trends or stack solutions. You need to understand the system you’re living in.

You may not control every variable that shaped your metabolism, but you can change how it functions moving forward.

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Many women describe a pattern they are never able to explain. They eat well, exercise consistently, and follow every recommendation they are given. Yet their weight fluctuates, their mood shifts unpredictably, and their focus disappears for weeks at a time. Anxiety creeps in. Depression settles quietly. Brain fog becomes normal. And eventually, shame takes over.

This is not a motivation problem.
This is not a discipline issue.
And it is not “all in your head.”

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Oreck to reveal why PCOS is not just a hormonal or reproductive condition, but a whole-body mental health story that has been overlooked for decades.

Instead of viewing PCOS through isolated symptoms like irregular cycles, acne, or fertility struggles, Dr. Oreck explains how insulin resistance, inflammation, cortisol dysregulation, and androgen shifts directly affect brain chemistry, cognition, emotional regulation, and stress tolerance. She breaks down why women with PCOS experience significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression, brain fog, and eating disorders, even when routine labs appear normal.

This episode explores how blood sugar instability alters neurotransmitter production, why inflammation may be a core driver of mood disorders, and how chronic stress and cortisol overload reshape the nervous system over time. Dr. Taz and Dr. Oreck also examine the role of medical gaslighting, delayed diagnosis, and the psychological toll of being told symptoms are imagined, exaggerated, or self-inflicted.

From adolescence through fertility journeys, pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause, this conversation reframes PCOS as a condition that affects the brain, gut, metabolism, and nervous system together, not in isolation. It highlights why symptom masking often fails, why talk therapy alone is not enough during hormonal dysregulation, and why true healing requires integrated, compassionate care.

You will learn why weight swings are not about willpower, why mood changes often track with insulin and cortisol rather than character, how gut health and microbiome shifts influence cognition, and what it means to become hormone-literate early, for yourself and for your children.

Together, Dr. Taz and Dr. Oreck offer a clear, validating roadmap for anyone who has felt dismissed, confused, or trapped in a body that will not respond the way it is supposed to.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Sarah Oreck discuss:
• Why PCOS has a major mental health component that is rarely addressed
• How insulin resistance and blood sugar swings impact mood and cognition
• The link between inflammation and anxiety, depression, and brain fog
• Why cortisol and chronic stress intensify PCOS symptoms
• How medical gaslighting delays diagnosis and fuels shame
• Why fertility journeys often uncover long-missed PCOS patterns
• The connection between PCOS and eating disorders like bulimia
• How gut health and microbiome shifts affect brain function
• Why birth control can help some women and worsen symptoms for others
• The importance of hormone literacy across the lifespan
• How to advocate for yourself when symptoms are dismissed
• Why healing requires integrated care, not isolated fixes

About Dr. Sarah Oreck
Dr. Sarah Oreck is a reproductive psychiatrist and the founder of Mavida Health. She specializes in the intersection of female reproductive hormones and mental health, with a focus on conditions like PCOS, fertility-related mood disorders, pregnancy, and postpartum mental health. Through clinical care, education, and community building, she works to close the gap between psychiatry, endocrinology, and whole-person medicine.

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(00:00) - Doing everything right but nothing changes (00:18) - Shame and medical gaslighting (00:37) - PCOS as a mental health story (01:16) - Inflammation and brain chemistry (02:00) - Focus, memory, emotions, and PCOS (04:21) - Origin story: hormones and gaslighting (06:11) - Why PCOS is missed (07:52) - PCOS and depression/anxiety rates (09:22) - Why fertility journeys reveal PCOS (11:30) - Labs and patterns clinicians ignore (12:59) - Diagnosis criteria explained (14:57) - Blood sugar swings and mood (15:56) - Insulin resistance and cognition (18:18) - Cortisol, stress, and PCOS (20:51) - Pregnancy exposure and cortisol (27:11) - Why we need screening tools (30:49) - Supplements that may help (32:15) - Microbiome and brain fog (44:31) - Rehearsing your story with doctors (46:10) - PCOS and bulimia connection (49:42) - Become hormone literate early

What if the anxiety, burnout, inflammation, or exhaustion you carry didn’t begin with you?

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz explores the emerging science behind generational trauma and how stress, fear, and survival patterns can be passed down biologically through mitochondrial DNA, the nervous system, and hormonal pathways. She explains why some people struggle with symptoms that don’t resolve despite doing everything right, and how ancestral trauma may be quietly shaping inflammation, cortisol levels, emotional regulation, and energy production across generations.

You will learn how trauma can alter mitochondrial function, disrupt the HPA axis, and create inherited patterns of hypervigilance, anxiety, burnout, and chronic disease. Dr. Taz introduces her five body map framework, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and community, to help you understand where inherited trauma may be showing up and how healing becomes possible when all layers are addressed.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • How trauma can be transmitted biologically through mitochondrial DNA passed down the maternal line
 • Why chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and cortisol dysregulation often appear in families with histories of displacement, silence, or survival stress
 • The signs of inherited nervous system patterns, including hypervigilance, fear based thinking, emotional suppression, and burnout that starts early
 • How ancestral trauma affects hormones, energy production, mental health, and emotional regulation
 • Why family secrets, shame, and silence can destabilize the entire family ecosystem and show up as disease
 • The five body map approach to screening generational trauma across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and community layers
 • Practical ways to begin healing, including nervous system regulation, storytelling, somatic release, mitochondrial support, and restoring safe connection within families

Whether you are dealing with unexplained symptoms, chronic stress, emotional patterns that seem bigger than your life experience, or simply want to understand your family’s health history more deeply, this episode offers a new lens on healing. You may inherit biology, but you can change how it is expressed and what gets passed forward.

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(00:00) - Hi everyone, it's Dr. Taz. Before we get into today's episode, I just wanna pause and say thank you. Your messages, your shares, your stories are, the reason we make Whole Plus every conversation here is about connecting the science, the intuition, and everyday life together so you can feel more like yourself. (00:00) - if you haven't already hit that subscribe or follow button, it helps us reach more people who need this. All right, let's begin. What if the pain you [00:00:30] carry didn't start with you? Science now shows that trauma can be passed through generations, not just through stories or behaviors, but through biological changes in the body itself. (00:00) - this episode, we're exploring the connection between ancestral trauma and mitochondrial DNA and how your body might still be echoing the stress, the fear, or the survival patterns of your lineage. The gift of being in practice for over 16 years and seeing, I don't know how [00:01:00] many patients, I think collectively as, uh, a series of whole plus clinics were at 60, 70,000. (00:00) - the gift of seeing a patient day in and day out and following them through their journey. Allows us as providers a lot of time to think, observe, learn, and listen. And one of the things that has always confused me until recently is why some people have symptoms or have issues without any explanation.[00:01:30] (00:00) - done all the right things. They're following the diet, they're exercising, they are doing all the things they're supposed to do. They've got those wellness routines down, red, light, blue, light, you name it, they're doing it, but they're still not well. And while I could have a conversation with all of you about chemistry and biology and physiology, here's what maturity and time has taught me. (00:00) - healing and being well doesn't exist on [00:02:00] one plane. It's not just about the numbers and the data. It's actually a whole lot more, so much more that it may even be linked to your generational trauma. Now, bear with me for a second. Please don't roll your eyes and change the channel or flip the screen. (00:00) - is important information and we are just beginning to understand what all of this means and how it's all connected. I've had many opportunities to observe [00:02:30] this. Some of them begin right in our home. I have watched as the women in our family have a very similar look in their eye demeanor way of talking tone. (00:00) - name it. Some of it we could explain away. My mom was an immigrant, came here at a very young age, 17, 18, 19 years old, had an arranged marriage. She had, I thought, the insecurity of being an immigrant, of being somebody in a new [00:03:00] country without a community. And I always explained away her inability or fear. (00:00) - of in terms of taking action or taking next steps as a part of that story, the immigrant story, right? I, I can't imagine what so many immigrants go through to get here and then to build a life in a family of their own, leaving behind mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, huge families. So I explained her story away that way. (00:00) - then there [00:03:30] was me and I grew up, as I've shared sometimes in a slightly chaotic, dysfunctional childhood home, and I don't wanna get into all of those details, but I had that same glimmer of fear and insecurity that I saw in my mom. But let's fast forward to my daughter all these years later, growing up in a pampered home with a father that dotes on her. (00:00) - we doted on her even a bit too much, but regardless, had all the comforts and the [00:04:00] security that anybody externally could provide. But guess what? The same glimmer, that same sparkle, that same sort of tone. Something, I can't describe it, where there's fear...

Postpartum is not just a recovery phase, it is one of the biggest full body transitions a woman will ever go through. In this episode, Dr. Taz breaks down what actually happens in the fourth trimester, from the steep drop in estrogen and progesterone to fluid shifts, tissue dryness, gut slowdown, metabolic changes, and the mental and emotional load that can follow. You will learn why so many women feel unprepared after birth, why the six week bounce back expectation is unrealistic, and how older systems like Chinese medicine and Ayurveda approached postpartum as a sacred 40 to 100 day window of restoration.

Dr. Taz shares:
• Why postpartum can feel so destabilizing: the hormone crash, nervous system strain, and energy depletion most women are never taught about
• The hidden physical shifts after delivery, including swelling and fluid volume changes that can take months to fully regulate
• Why skin, hair, and vaginal dryness are common postpartum, and how this can affect libido, confidence, and self perception
• How breastfeeding changes hormones, including oxytocin’s calming effect and its relationship with cortisol and mood
• Why weight loss varies dramatically postpartum, and how insulin sensitivity, blood sugar history, PCOS, and metabolic factors change the timeline
• The gut changes no one talks about: slower motility, constipation, reflux, and why progesterone shifts play a role
• The fourth trimester frameworks from Chinese medicine and Ayurveda: rest, warming foods, nourishment, massage, acupuncture, herbs, and community care
• A modern 100 day postpartum plan that starts in the third trimester with nutrient optimization, thyroid and blood sugar support, gut health, and a real support circle

Whether you are newly postpartum, preparing for birth, or supporting someone in those early months, this episode gives you a clear, practical roadmap to protect energy, reduce depletion, and recover in a way that helps you feel like yourself again.

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Many people today describe a pattern they cannot explain. Life feels manageable until something unexpected happens at work or home, then the body suddenly shuts down. The mind spins, energy collapses, irritability rises, and the only thing that feels safe is withdrawing into the couch, the phone, or Netflix. This is not laziness or burnout. This is functional freeze.

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with environmental and root cause medicine expert Dr. Jessica Peatross (Dr. Jess) to reveal why so many people experience chronic fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, histamine reactions, food sensitivities and unexplained inflammation even when routine labs look normal.

Instead of chasing symptoms or isolated toxins, Dr. Jess explains how a dysregulated nervous system alters detox, hormones, digestion, immunity and gene expression. She breaks down how trauma, mold exposure, hidden infections, parasites and environmental chemicals overload the body when the vagus nerve is stuck in fight, flight or freeze. And she shows why healing is impossible when the body does not feel safe.

From childhood trauma and dorsal vagal shutdown to blocked drainage pathways, cytokine storms, reactivated viruses and misdiagnosed environmental illness, this episode reframes chronic symptoms through a lens of nervous system physiology, not personal weakness or aging.

You will learn what functional freeze looks like, why detox often makes people worse, how to identify nervous system dysregulation, and the steps Dr. Jess uses to help patients regulate, open pathways and finally begin to heal. Together, Dr. Taz and Dr. Jess outline a clear, compassionate roadmap for anyone who has ever felt dismissed, overwhelmed or stuck in a body that will not calm down.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Jess discuss:
• What functional freeze is and why it shows up in daily life
• How nervous system dysregulation drives fatigue, anxiety and chronic symptoms
• The role of mold, parasites, toxins and environmental chemicals in chronic illness
• Why detox fails when the body does not feel safe
• Vagus nerve physiology and dorsal vs ventral vagal states
• How trauma, stress and grief reshape hormones, immune function and methylation
• Medical dismissal and the reality of normal labs with real symptoms
• The drainage pathways that must open before detox
• Histamine issues, MCAS, POTS and their connection to the nervous system
• Tools that help regulate the system and support healing
• How to track progress through sleep, HRV, emotional stability and digestion
• Why healing is not linear and why support and community matter

About Dr. Jessica Peatross
Dr. Jessica Peatross  is a functional and environmental medicine expert known for her work on nervous system dysregulation, toxin-driven illness and trauma informed detox. She is the founder of WellnessPlus, an educational platform teaching step-by-step protocols for mold, parasites, drainage and nervous system healing. Her approach blends clinical training with nervous system science to uncover root causes often missed in conventional care.

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Millions of women say the same thing in their late 30s and 40s “I don’t feel like myself anymore.” Fatigue grows, stress tolerance collapses, brain fog hits, and everyday tasks suddenly require more effort. Yet most are told it’s “normal aging,” “just stress,” or “anxiety.”

In this hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with functional medicine expert and bestselling author Dr. Mariza Snyder to ask the hard questions about perimenopause, what it is, when does perimenopause start, and why rage, irritability, and cognitive changes are often the earliest symptoms women experience.

Together, they unpack why perimenopause is widely misdiagnosed, why progesterone decline shows up long before hot flashes or missed periods, how estrogen fluctuations affect brain function, and why so many women feel like their identity, mood, and capacity are suddenly slipping away.

From mood swings, brain fog, and sleep crashes to metabolic slowdowns and rising visceral fat, this conversation reframes perimenopause symptoms as hormone-driven neurological and physiological shifts — not personal weakness, aging, or lack of willpower.

You will learn what perimenopause is, what age perimenopause starts, why rage and irritability show up first, and how to track early hormone changes through menstrual patterns, symptoms, biometrics, and stress physiology. Dr. Taz and Dr. Mariza also share lifestyle tools, boundaries, morning and evening routines, and targeted support that help stabilize brain energy, mood, and metabolic health during this transition.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Mariza discuss:
• What is perimenopause and why it hits earlier than women expect
• When does perimenopause start and what age perimenopause typically begins
• Why perimenopause rage is real and often the first warning sign
• Perimenopause brain fog, cognitive shifts, and declining stress tolerance
• Progesterone decline, estrogen fluctuations, and why hormones become unpredictable
• Perimenopause vs aging: why symptoms are dismissed or misdiagnosed
• Mood swings, irritability, fatigue, and the identity shift many women feel
• Early metabolic changes in perimenopause and why belly fat increases
• How to track symptoms, cycles, HRV, sleep, and biomarkers for early clues
• Tools women can use: routines, nervous system regulation, boundaries, lifestyle resets
• When progesterone or estrogen support can make a meaningful difference
• Why community and sisterhood become critical for emotional resilience

About Dr. Mariza Snyder
Dr. Mariza Snyder is a functional practitioner, women's health expert, hormone educator, and bestselling author of The Perimenopause Revolution. With over 15 years of clinical experience, she helps women navigate perimenopause and midlife with clarity, confidence, and science-based tools that support hormone balance, brain health, emotional resilience, and metabolic vitality. Her work empowers women to understand what perimenopause is, recognize early symptoms, and take back control of their health with practical strategies and integrative support.

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Your gut is not just a digestion system, it is one of the most powerful control centers in your body. In this episode, Dr. Taz explains how the gut lining, bile, digestive enzymes, and microbiome all work together to shape your hormones, mood, weight, and inflammation. You will learn why gut health is still not standard of care in conventional medicine, how stress, toxins, sleep, and even popular GLP 1 drugs change the microbiome, and what that means for conditions like anxiety, depression, perimenopause, menopause, and stubborn belly fat.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • Why ancient systems called the gut "ground zero" and modern research is finally catching up
 • The four pillars of gut health: gut lining, digestive enzymes and stomach acid, bile flow, and a diverse microbiome
 • How leaky gut, SIBO, candida, and low diversity bacteria drive inflammation, brain fog, rashes, and chronic symptoms
 • The gut brain axis and why up to 90 percent of serotonin and other neurotransmitters are made in the gut
 • How butyrate and beta glucuronidase affect estrogen recycling, perimenopause, and andropause, leading to estrogen dominance and hormone shifts
 • The links between microbiome balance, circadian rhythm, GLP 1 medications, and metabolic syndrome and weight gain
 • A practical step by step protocol using diet changes, collagen, glutamine, enzymes, probiotics, fermented foods, sleep, and stress tools to rebuild gut health

Whether you are dealing with mood changes, hormone chaos, weight that will not budge, or unexplained symptoms that never fully resolve, this episode gives you a clear roadmap to understand your gut and start rebuilding your microbiome from the inside out.

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