The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

Michele Scarlet sits down with RN, Nurse Practitioner, and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Connie Wade for an honest conversation about what 25 years inside the emergency room taught her about the limits of conventional medicine, why her own doctor told her she was not "sick enough" to treat, and how she finally healed the symptoms she had been "swiping away" for years.

In this powerful Health Detective Podcast episode, Connie shares her personal journey through psoriasis, debilitating joint pain at 48, chronic reflux, daily ibuprofen use, estrogen dominance, heavy painful periods, more than 20 years of night shift, H. pylori, an overwhelmed liver and gallbladder, food sensitivities to her favorite foods, and a depleted gut microbiome. Together, Michele and Connie unpack how functional lab testing gave Connie the vindication she had been looking for, why she healed in three months once she addressed the root causes, and why she chose to keep working in the ER while building her functional health practice on the side.

This episode dives deep into:

Why her doctor said "she wasn't sick enough" and sent her home with ibuprofen

The functional labs that finally explained her symptoms after years of being dismissed

How 20 plus years of night shift flatlined her cortisol and disrupted her hormones

H. pylori, food sensitivities, and the gut findings that changed everything

Why psoriasis, joint pain, and heavy periods are not just "normal aging"

The reframe that helped Connie cut gluten, sugar, and dairy without feeling deprived

Why so many nurses are leaving bedside nursing and the third option most do not consider

How to build a functional nursing side practice without leaving your license or your job

Why going all in or all out of conventional medicine limits your reach as a clinician

The four simple daily practices Connie recommends to every patient

How to ask your family for support when you start your healing journey

Michele and Connie also discuss why the body is constantly trying to send messages, why most of us swipe them away for years, and why functional lab testing catches dysfunction long before conventional labs ever turn "abnormal."

If you are a woman struggling with joint pain, psoriasis, hormone imbalance, or symptoms your doctor keeps dismissing, or you are a nurse, NP, or clinician quietly exploring functional medicine as a career path, this episode will change how you view your body and what is possible.

🔥 JOIN THE SUMMER OPEN HOUSE Are you a nurse, NP, or clinician curious about functional health? Join the FREE Functional Health Summit, June 1 to 30. A full month of clinical and business training to help you build a thriving functional health practice. 👉http://fdntraining.com/soh26

🌐 FIND CONNIE: http://WadeWellness.org 

⚠️ DISCLAIMER This content is for education only and is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes.

You've cleaned up your diet. You're taking the supplements. You've run the labs. You've done the protocols. And you're still tired, bloated, anxious, and burnt out, wondering what the heck you're missing.

If that's you, this episode is the one.

Michele Scarlet sits down with Sarah Ball, founder of Hormone Goddess and creator of the Hormone Goddess Method, for a vulnerable, story-driven conversation about burnout, cellular energy, and what's really going on for high-functioning women who feel like they're doing everything right and still not getting results.

Sarah shares her own healing journey for the first time on a podcast. From years of misdiagnoses (Hashimoto's, PCOS, IBS, fatty liver), a 4-year missing period, and a parasite protocol that landed her with a small bowel obstruction and 6 weeks without a single bowel movement, to discovering that the missing piece wasn't more supplements or another kill protocol. It was voltage.

In this episode, we cover:

Why you can still feel exhausted even when your labs look "fine"

What cellular energy (voltage) actually is and why mitochondria matter

How the order of your protocols matters more than the protocols themselves

Why kill protocols backfire when your body is in survival mode

The drainage funnel and why opening it changes everything

Masculine vs. feminine energy in healing & business

Why a 20-step morning routine isn't the answer (and what actually is)

Real client stories: reversing autoimmune diagnoses, conceiving after IVF, losing weight, getting off meds

Whether you're an FDN practitioner, health coach, or a woman who's tired of being tired despite doing all the "right things," this conversation will completely reframe how you think about healing.

🎤 JOIN SARAH AT SUMMER OPEN HOUSE 2026: Sarah is the keynote speaker for SOH 2026, presenting The Nervous System of Success live on June 30th. She'll walk you through the psychology of scaling to 6 figures without sacrificing your health, how she built her brand without depending on social media, and the most underrated profit growth strategy every FDN needs to know.

👉 Register free: http://fdntraining.com/soh26

Connect with Sarah Ball: 🌐 hormonegoddess.com 📷 Instagram: @thehormonegoddess 

⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen, starting any new protocol, or addressing a medical condition. The opinions expressed by the host and guest are their own and do not constitute professional medical recommendations.

If you have been struggling with IBS, anxiety, burnout, or unexplained symptoms and feel like conventional medicine keeps letting you down, this episode is for you. And if you are a health coach or aspiring functional medicine practitioner who wants to build a practice with real time freedom and financial freedom, keep reading because this one covers both.

This week on the Health Detective Podcast, how one woman went from burnt out corporate executive to running a thriving functional medicine practice helping over 500 women around the world.

In this episode you will learn:

→ How healing your gut can directly impact your anxiety, immune system, and hormone health AND business.
→ The connection between leaky gut and leaky boundaries and why fixing one can help fix the other
→ Why antibiotics, chronic stress, and a poor diet create a cycle of illness that conventional medicine rarely addresses
→ How genetics affect your ability to detox, convert vitamin D, and manage estrogen and what you can do about it
→ What functional diagnostic nutrition is and why it gets results when nothing else has worked
→ How to build a health coaching practice with automated workflows, multiple revenue streams, and clients who are ready to invest
→ Why you do not need a perfect program to take your first client and how to start before you feel ready

Whether you are searching for answers to your own gut health journey or looking for a clear path to building a functional medicine business that supports the life you actually want, this conversation will show you what is possible when you stop managing symptoms and start addressing root causes.

 

✦ Ready to build a functional medicine practice with time freedom and financial freedom built in?
 
FDN's BIGGEST event of the year, Summer Open House is officially open for registration.
 
See exactly how practitioners around the world are creating thriving practices with the tools, automation, and community to make it sustainable.

🔗 Save your free spot: http://fdntraining.com/soh26
 
Connect with our Raewyn:
🌐 gutsyexecutivecoach.com
📲 instagram.com/raewyn.gutsynutrition

 

⚕ Medical Disclaimer: The content shared on the Health Detective Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet, supplement routine, or health plan. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not constitute a diagnosis, treatment, or cure for any health condition.

Women don’t randomly develop bloating, food sensitivities, rosacea, eczema, hormone issues, and chronic inflammation overnight.

But most are never told how connected these symptoms actually are.

In this episode, Michele Scarlet sits down with Elizabeth Aylor to unpack her personal health transformation after years of severe gut dysfunction, histamine intolerance, hormone imbalance, skin flare-ups, food reactions, and losing her cycle for over seven years.

After trying nearly every diet imaginable; including keto, carnivore, vegan, raw vegan, and strict gut-healing protocols. Nothing truly worked until she stopped chasing symptoms and started addressing the deeper stressors driving them.

This episode dives into:

histamine intolerance

bloating and food sensitivities

eczema and rosacea

gut dysfunction and detox pathways

hormone imbalance and missing periods

mold toxicity and chronic inflammation

why extreme diets often backfire

If you feel like your body is reacting to everything, this episode will help you understand why.

Want to learn how practitioners investigate cases like THIS using advanced functional lab testing? Join us for Clinical Summit Week, May 11–15:

https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/op/sm/?utm_source=organicsocial&utm_medium=HDP&utm_campaign=May2026

Connect with Elizabeth:

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@elizabethaylorfitness
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/elizabethaylorfitness
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.aylor.1

Tiktok
https://www.tiktok.com/@elizabethaylorfitness?
lang=en

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace medical advice. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or healthcare plan.

Dr. Steven Rondeau has conducted over 50,000 qEEG (quantitative EEG) brain scans, building one of the largest pattern recognition datasets in mental health.

In this episode, we break down how brain patterns show up in anxiety, ADHD, trauma, mood instability, cognitive issues, and why some clients do not respond to standard protocols.

This conversation shifts the lens from symptoms to patterns and what those patterns reveal about the brain.

We cover:
• Brain map patterns linked to anxiety, ADHD, and trauma
• How nervous system dysregulation shows up in qEEG data
• Why clients stay stuck despite doing everything right
• How pattern recognition improves assessment and outcomes

Connect with Dr Steven Rondeau:
Website: https://axoneegsolutions.com/learn-more/
Book: https://www.thinklikeabrain.com/

If this conversation got you thinking about brain patterns, the next step is understanding what is driving them.

At Clinical Summit Week (May 11–15), Pam Helmly breaks down the M2 NeuroFocus lab and how neurotransmitter patterns connect to stress, metabolism, and why clients feel wired, anxious, or burned out.

Join us for the free training:
http://www.fdntraining.com/clinicalsummit26

Dr. Steven Rondeau is not a speaker at this event.

 

 

Medical Disclaimer
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health or treatment.