Cynthia Thurlow shares how a life-threatening medical crisis transformed her understanding of menopause, gut health, and longevity. She explains why the microbiome changes during perimenopause, why so many women experience weight-loss resistance, the role of stress and immunity, and how hormone replacement therapy, strength training, protein, and fiber can help women age with resilience.In this episode:Cynthia's near-death health crisisThe gut-hormone connectionImmune system agingWeight loss resistance explainedThe microbiome and GLP-1The gut-bone axisWhy stress changes everythingPractical strategies for women in midlifeWhat if menopause isn't just about hormones?In this conversation, nurse practitioner and author Cynthia Thurlow explains why your gut microbiome may be one of the biggest missing pieces in women's health. We discuss weight loss resistance, immune function, GLP-1 medications, bone health, stress, and the surprising science connecting the microbiome to longevity.Whether you're in perimenopause, menopause, or helping someone who is, this episode offers practical and evidence-based insights.----connect with Cynthia here https://www.onethingpod.com/guests/cynthia-thurlow/or https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/

Is picky eating really “just a phase”?

Feeding specialist and mom Lena Livinsky says no — and this conversation may completely change the way you see mealtime struggles

.In this episode, Lena explains why picky eating is often a biological and nervous system response rather than a simple behavior problem. Drawing from both her clinical expertise and her personal journey with her son, she shares how underlying sensory, mechanical, gut health, and environmental factors can shape a child’s relationship with food.

We dive into the hidden causes behind food aversions, how to recognize red flags, and practical ways parents can create calmer, more connected mealtimes.

⏱️ In This Episode:• The emotional “lightbulb moment” that changed Lena’s understanding of her son’s eating struggles•

How to tell the difference between normal picky eating and deeper feeding issues•

Sensory processing challenges that can make food feel overwhelming or even frightening

• Hidden chewing and swallowing difficulties parents often miss•

Why posture and proper seating matter for safe eating and nervous system regulation

• Lena’s BLOOM Framework for supporting children with feeding challenges:Balanced HealthLearned Oral SkillsOptimal MicrobiomeOpen ExplorationMealtime Boundaries

• The surprising connection between sunlight, gut health, and digestion

• A powerful transformation story of a child overcoming severe food aversions and malnourishment🎙️

Resources & Links

:🌐 Website: Lena Livinsky Official Website https://lenalivinsky.com

📸 Instagram: @lena.livinsky on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lena.livinsky/

🎧 Podcast: Lena Livinsky Podcast https://lenalivinsky.com/podcast:

❤️ Charity Mentioned:This episode supports Children’s Health Defense. If this episode reaches 100 views within 30 days, a donation will be made in honor of our guest

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What if the thing your doctor is calling a disorder is actually a brain that's working fine — just in the wrong environment?

Dr. Steve Rondeau has analyzed more than 50,000 brain scans, and his work is starting to change how a lot of clinicians, including me, think about psychiatric diagnosis.

If you've spent years collecting diagnoses, swapping medications, and wondering whether the next label will finally be the right one — this conversation is for you.

If you've spent years collecting diagnoses, swapping medications, and wondering whether the next label will finally be the right one — this conversation is for you.

My guest is Dr. Steve Rondeau, founder of Axon EEG Solutions and author of the forthcoming book Think Like a Brain. He's spent the last fifteen years asking a different question than most psychiatry asks. Not what's wrong with this person, but what pattern is showing up here, and what environment would actually fit it.

We talk about why the diagnosis-chasing loop keeps so many people stuck, the heterogeneity hiding inside labels like depression and ADHD, what he calls the Husky Phenomenon (his analogy for why your brain probably isn't broken, just mismatched to its environment), and the cases that taught him to look at the data before he looked at the diagnosis.

This isn't a conversation about replacing your doctor with a brain scan. It's about what becomes possible when objective data and a person's lived experience finally start talking to each other — and what that means for anyone who's been told their symptoms are in their head, or that they just haven't found the right medication yet.

About Dr. Rondeau

Dr. Steve Rondeau is the founder of Axon EEG Solutions and the author of Think Like a Brain. An award-winning naturopathic physician, he began his career in developmental pediatrics looking for objective biomarkers in autism — the experience that shaped his core conviction that mental health deserves the same kind of measurable data the rest of medicine takes for granted. Over fifteen years and more than 50,000 qEEG brain scans later, he's best known for what he calls the Husky Phenomenon: the idea that many of the brain patterns we label as disorders aren't broken at all, just mismatched to the environments they're being asked to function in.

Connect with Dr. Rondeau

Website: axoneegsolutions.comBook: Think Like a Brain thinklikeabrain.com

LinkedIn: Dr. Steven RondeauEmail: info@axoneegsolutions.com

What if the root cause of brain fog, chronic illness—and even autism—wasn’t just neurological… but a metabolic problem at the cellular level?

In this episode, Dr. Adam Rinde sits down with Dr. Kurt Woeller, Chief Medical Officer at Mosaic Diagnostics, to break down the critical role of mitochondria in complex chronic conditions. From fatigue and gut dysfunction to regressive autism, this conversation explores how mitochondrial dysfunction may be a hidden driver behind it all.

You’ll learn how the Organic Acids Test (OAT) provides a powerful window into metabolic health, revealing patterns that can guide targeted treatment—and why markers like succinic acid can signal deeper dysfunction.

Dr. Woeller also shares how advanced tools like the MitoSwab can uncover issues within the electron transport chain, and why healing isn’t something you can force—but something you must support.

This episode is both a deep dive into biochemistry and a grounded reminder that true healing starts with restoring balance.

• What mitochondria actually do—and why they matter more than you think
• The difference between mitochondrial dysfunction vs disease
• Early signs of mitochondrial imbalance (brain, gut, immune system)
• How the Organic Acids Test reveals hidden metabolic issues
• Why succinic acid is a key marker to watch
• The role of toxins, infections, and nutrient deficiencies
• How the MitoSwab test evaluates mitochondrial function
• Why pushing treatment too fast can backfire
• The importance of lifestyle, stress, and natural rhythms in healing

:🎯 Who This Is For

• Parents navigating autism or developmental concerns
• Practitioners in functional or integrative medicine
• Anyone struggling with fatigue, brain fog, or chronic illness
• Listeners curious about root-cause health and advanced testing

🔗 Connect with Dr. Kurt Woeller:

• Integrative Medicine Academy
• Functional Medicine Doc Talk Podcast
• Substack: drwoeller.substack.com

If you found this episode helpful, share it with someone who needs a new perspective on healing.

Most skincare advice is focused on fixing what you can see—wrinkles, texture, tone. But by the time those changes appear, the underlying biology has already been shifting for years.

In this episode of The One Thing Podcast, Dr. Rinde sits down with pharmacist and founder of Atika Wellness , Lily Shapiro, PharmD – to explore a more accurate way to think about skin health—one that moves beyond “anti-aging” and toward what she calls skin span.

Lily breaks down the science behind how skin actually ages and why many popular solutions fall short. From the truth about collagen and biotin to the limitations of topical products, this conversation challenges some of the most common assumptions in the skincare world.

You’ll also learn the four core drivers of skin longevity—collagen integrity, antioxidant balance, lipid barrier function, and mitochondrial health—and how a systems-based approach can support your skin from the inside out.

If you’re looking for a clearer, more science-backed way to approach your skin and your health, this episode will give you a new framework to work from.

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Topics covered:
• Why “anti-aging” is the wrong framework
• The truth about collagen, biotin, and hyaluronic acid
• The CALM framework for skin longevity
• How hormones impact skin, especially in midlife
• Why most supplements fall short
• The connection between internal health and visible skin changes

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Show links: https://www.atikawellness.com/

About our guest:

About Lily Shapiro, PharmD

Lily Shapiro is a pharmacist and the founder of ATIKA, a nutritional dermatology brand built on scientific clarity, therapeutic dosing, and a commitment to skin longevity. Her work centers on helping women nourish the biological foundations of resilient, healthy skin through evidence-based daily nutrition.

During her 40s, Lily began noticing the early signs of collagen decline, dryness, and barrier changes that accompany midlife transitions. What she found in the supplement aisle were under-dosed blends, fragmented routines, and marketing-driven formulations that lacked clinical integrity.

As a pharmacist trained in pharmacology, nutrient metabolism, and compounding, she saw an opportunity to bring therapeutic precision into the ingestible beauty space. ATIKA was created to offer one clinically aligned, properly dosed formula supporting the four core pillars of skin health: collagen structure, lipid barrier integrity, antioxidant defense, and cellular renewal.

• Evidence before trend. Every ingredient is selected based on published human data, not aesthetics or hype.
• Therapeutic dosing. Clinical outcomes require clinical amounts — not pixie-dust blends or proprietary dilution.
• Mechanism-first formulation. Collagen synthesis, barrier lipids, oxidative stress, and cellular energy work together; the formula must reflect that integration.
• Restraint and transparency. No exaggeration, no over-claiming, no clutter — only what is necessary and clinically relevant.

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• Clinical background in compounding and women's health
• Experience analyzing ingredient pharmacokinetics, nutrient pathways, and therapeutic dosing
• Founder & Formulator of ATIKA Advanced Skin Nutrition

Her work reflects a belief that skin longevity begins with foundational biology — collagen structure, barrier lipids, detoxification of oxidative stress, and cellular energy. ATIKA exists to bring these truths to the center of daily ritual.

Why Some Patients Do Everything Right — and Still Don’t Fully Heal

Some patients do everything right — and still don’t fully heal.

They follow the plan. Change their diet. Take the supplements. Commit to lifestyle shifts. Show up consistently. And yet something deeper remains unresolved.

After more than twenty years in clinical practice, Dr. Adam Rinde has seen this pattern repeatedly. At some point, the question shifts from “What are we missing physically?” to “Is there another layer of healing we’re not addressing?”

In this episode of The One Thing Podcast, Dr. Rinde sits down with Eva Müller , an energy practitioner who works in the realm of emotional clearing and consciousness-based healing. Eva believes that unresolved emotional patterns, stored trauma, accumulated stress, and even ancestral influences may contribute to chronic illness in ways we don’t always measure — but still experience.

This conversation is not anti-medicine.

It’s an exploration of whether physical and energetic healing can work in parallel.

• Why some patients hit a healing plateau
• Emotional trauma and stored stress in the body
• The concept of energetic root causes
• Surrender vs. striving in chronic illness
• Why groundedness matters in spiritual work
• How energy-based practices can complement conventional care

Eva Müller is an energy practitioner and meditation guide who works with high-vibrational energetic transmissions to support emotional clearing and expanded awareness. After leaving a traditional career path that felt misaligned, she underwent years of personal transformation that led her into energy-based healing work. Today, she offers live group meditations, small-group healing sessions, and an online platform designed to support deeper emotional and energetic shifts.

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If you’ve felt like something deeper needs to shift in your healing journey, this episode may expand your framework.

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What if inflammation isn’t just something to manage… but something you could actually remove?

For decades, chronic inflammation has been treated with suppression — steroids, biologics, immune blockers. But what if there were a way to physically remove inflammatory burden from the bloodstream?

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Pamela Smith — ER physician, toxicologist, hormone specialist, and pioneer in therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) — to explore the emerging science behind physically reducing inflammatory load.

We break down:

• What actually happens during therapeutic plasma exchange• How inflammation, cytokines, and antigen load circulate in the blood• Why autoimmune disease may be driven by persistent toxin burden• The connection between mold, plastics, metals, and immune dysfunction• Whether TPE can help long COVID, PCOS, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive decline• Who should — and shouldn’t — consider this therapy

This is not a hype episode.It’s a grounded, nuanced exploration of what’s possible when inflammation is treated as something measurable — and potentially removable.

If you’re navigating autoimmune disease, chronic illness, hormone resistance, long COVID, or simply want to understand the future of inflammation science, this conversation will challenge how you think about immune regulation.

Is therapeutic plasma exchange the next frontier in functional medicine — or an emerging tool still finding its evidence base?

Let’s explore the science.

Dr. Anna Sitkoff, naturopathic physician and medicinal mushroom researcher, reveals why so many people try high-quality mushroom products and feel nothing. This deep dive explores extraction methods, fruiting body versus mycelium, proper dosing, and the clinical applications of Lion's Mane, Cordyceps, Reishi, and Turkey Tail for immune support, gut-brain health, and neurodegeneration.find her on your socials at:@drannasitkoff @lucidummedicinalsfull episode notes at https://onethingpod.com/sitkoff