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PODCAST

Vitality Unleashed: The Functional Medicine Podcast

Dr. Kumar from LifeWellMD.com

Welcome to Vitality Unleashed: The Functional Medicine Podcast, your ultimate guide to achieving holistic health and wellness. Created and vetted, by Dr. Kumar from LifeWell MD a dedicated functional medicine physician, this podcast dives deep into the interconnected realms of physical, emotional, and sexual health. Carefully curated medical insights to expand your options, renew hope, and ignite healing—especially when traditional medicine has no answers.Each week, we unpack the complexities of the

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16:12

Ozone Therapy For Fibromyalgia Relief

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2025/11/06

Send us a text Chronic pain shouldn’t feel like a life sentence. We take a hard look at fibromyalgia as a complex, measurable condition—driven by central sensitization, immune dysregulation, and chronic oxidative stress—and unpack why so many patients feel failed by conventional medications alone. From fatigue that sleep can’t fix to the mental haze often called fibro fog, we connect symptoms to biomarkers like thiol–disulfide balance and discuss how these chemistry shifts correlate with real...

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13:20

What If Managing Testosterone Is The Missing Lever...

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2025/11/05

Send us a text The way we measure aging is changing, and it’s changing fast. We dig into a major multi-ethnic study that connects men’s total testosterone with the speed of biological aging, then translate the findings into clear steps you can use to protect your health span. Instead of counting candles, we focus on the KDM biological age method, which blends eight clinical markers to capture how your body is really doing—metabolism, inflammation, cardiovascular stress, and more. We break do...

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14:29

The Cancer Paradigm Shift: Why Energy, Not Genes, May...

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2025/11/04

Send us a text What if cancer’s engine isn’t in the nucleus, but in the mitochondria? We open with the cracks in the mutation-first narrative—millions of tumor variants, no universal driver gene—and follow the trail to a simpler, unifying idea: cancer as a metabolic disorder. From the Warburg effect to PET imaging, we show why a cell’s hunger for glucose is more than a quirk; it’s a signature of an energy system in distress that floods the cell with reactive oxygen species and chaos downstrea...

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13:21

The Hidden Fat That's Killing Your Heart (BMI Won't...

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2025/10/31

Send us a text Most people think the scale tells the truth. We pull back the curtain on why it often lies, and how hidden visceral fat can quietly drive insulin resistance, bad cholesterol patterns, and heart disease even when BMI looks “normal.” Drawing on decades of research, we explain why location is destiny for body fat, what makes visceral depots uniquely dangerous, and how the portal vein gives them a direct line to overwhelm the liver and derail metabolism. We walk through the real m...

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14:26

The Hidden Food Category Destroying Men's...

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2025/10/30

Send us a text What if the biggest lever for men’s vitality isn’t counting calories but changing the kind of calories you eat? We dig into a rigorous randomized crossover trial that matched energy intake yet found ultra-processed foods drove rapid fat gain, worse cholesterol ratios, blood pressure increases, and early insulin resistance signals—within just three weeks. The kicker: the same pattern spilled into reproductive health, with drops in FSH, a trend toward lower testosterone, and redu...

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12:48

The Amino Acid That Rebuilds Your Gut From the Inside...

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2025/10/29

Send us a text A single nutrient can flip the body’s repair switch—and the path runs through the immune system. We unpack new MIT research showing that dietary cysteine doesn’t just act as an antioxidant; it primes CD8 T cells in the small intestine to release IL-22, the signal that tells intestinal stem cells to multiply and rebuild. By converting cysteine to coenzyme A and broadcasting that signal locally, gut cells recruit a specialized repair crew exactly where damage from chemotherapy an...

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17:46

The 'Anti-Cancer Grocery List': 7 Unexpected Foods...

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2025/10/28

Send us a text Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your supplement regimen or health routine. Individual needs and reactions vary, so it’s important to make informed decisions with the guidance of your physician. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed today’s episode, be sure to subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with som...

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12:58

Is Your Nightcap Fueling Prostate Cancer? The...

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2025/10/24

Send us a text A single habit can tilt the odds on one of the most common cancers men face. We dig into decades of research to explain how alcohol—especially heavy or binge patterns—raises prostate cancer risk, accelerates progression, and complicates diagnosis and treatment. The story changed after widespread PSA screening, which cleaned up control groups and revealed a much clearer link. From there, we connect the dots between epidemiology and biology so you can understand not just that the...

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13:29

Your Daily Habits Are Reprogramming Your Body (Here’s...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text What if the biggest factor shaping your future health isn’t what you’re doing this week, but what you’ve repeated for years? We dive into a rare 30-year cohort study that tracked adults from 27 to their early 60s and found a clear winner between “current habits” and “lifetime exposure.” The results are striking: accumulated years of smoking, heavy drinking, and physical inactivity are far more predictive of depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and metabolic risk than a simpl...

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15:59

The Free Wellness Trick That Instantly Lowers Stress

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2025/10/22

Send us a text Your body runs on direct current, and so does the Earth. We unpack how reconnecting to that steady DC signal—what we call “vitamin G”—can stabilize your internal clock, feed your mitochondria with a flow of electrons, and lower the inflammation that drags health down. Drawing on classic bunker studies and modern mitochondrial research, we connect measurable physics to practical outcomes: better ATP production, calmer brain waves, improved heart rate variability, and blood that ...

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26:54

Living Underwater Sounds Cool Until You See The Bill

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2025/10/21

Send us a text A man lives underwater for months and claims a decade shaved off his biological age—great headline, poor roadmap. We break down what HBOT really does at high pressure and high oxygen, from telomere dynamics and senescent cell clearance to stem cell mobilization and neuroprotective pathways. Then we ask the hard questions: where is the evidence strong, what are the risks, and how do time, cost, and lack of standard protocols limit its use for healthy people chasing longevity? O...

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15:22

Cancer Vaccines Move From Hype To Hope

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2025/10/17

Send us a text Imagine training your immune system to recognize cancer before it takes hold—and keeping it vigilant for the long haul. That’s the promise we unpack as we connect breakthrough prevention science in animals with real-world vaccine signals in human trials, and then translate it into practical steps you can take today. We start with a bold shift: a lipid nanoparticle “superadjuvant” from UMass Amherst that co-delivers two immune stimulants to ignite stronger, coordinated response...

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14:54

Muscle, Fat, and the Metrics That Actually Matter for...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text Forget chasing a single number on the scale. We dig into what truly predicts men’s longevity and performance: body composition and the balance of muscle and fat, especially the hidden visceral fat that drives metabolic risk. We break down why BMI can’t tell a lifter from someone with high cardiometabolic danger, and how a precise DXA baseline reveals what tape measures and smart scales miss. From there, we translate the latest men-only evidence into a clear training strategy. ...

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These meds may mute cravings—and shift habits far...

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2025/10/15

Send us a text Cravings don’t just live in the pantry—they live in the brain. We take a deep look at how GLP‑1 receptor agonists, known for diabetes and weight loss, may also tune the reward circuits that drive habits far beyond food. Drawing on thousands of real‑world accounts and current neurobiology, we connect GLP‑1 receptor sites in the hypothalamus, cortex, and hippocampus to the mesolimbic pathway, where dopamine shapes motivation, cue salience, and impulse. The result is a surprising,...

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Microbes, Metabolites, Longevity

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2025/10/14

Send us a text Your gut isn’t just digesting lunch; it’s running a molecular switchboard that shapes metabolism, immunity, and how you age. We pull back the curtain on the chemical messages your microbes send—why butyrate calms inflammation and fuels your colon, how SCFAs nudge GLP‑1 and PYY to steady appetite and insulin, and where things go off the rails with LPS leaks, TMAO spikes, and dysregulated bile acids. Along the way, we map the three lines of defense—microbes, barrier, liver—and sh...

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15:33

Redefining Masculinity: Sexual Wellness as a Pillar...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text You can feel the shift the moment shame leaves the room. We open the blinds on men’s sexual health and show how a clear, skill-based approach to intimacy becomes a keystone for strength, confidence, and longevity. No euphemisms, no quick-fix hype—just a grounded path to better function and deeper connection. We start by dismantling the cultural script that tells men to be silent, self-sufficient, and already expert about sex. That script pushes men toward isolation and short-t...

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LifeWellMD's Integrative Oncology: The Plan Most...

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2025/10/09

Send us a text October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor the strength, courage, and resilience of those touched by cancer. This message is dedicated to every patient and survivor around the world, with the hope of inspiring healing, restoring vitality, and creating a better, brighter life beyond cancer. What if recovery after cancer could feel stronger, steadier, and more in your control? We walk through a practical, evidence-led roadmap for integrative oncology that pair...

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Late Diagnoses, Lost Time: Why Male Breast Cancer...

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2025/10/08

Send us a text A painless lump behind the nipple shouldn’t wait a year. We confront the quiet crisis in men’s breast health—why male breast cancer is found late, what to look for during a quick self‑check, and how genetics like BRCA2 raise risk far beyond the “rare” label. We speak plainly about stigma, the emotional weight of feeling like a “blue island in a sea of pink,” and the practical steps that turn uncertainty into action. We walk through what the science actually shows: around 90% o...

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Young Women, Tough Odds: A Clear Guide to Early...

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2025/10/07

Send us a text The numbers are moving in the wrong direction for women under 40—but there are powerful, practical ways to bend the curve. We dive straight into the seven symptoms you should never ignore, why fast action changes survival odds, and how to navigate pushback by securing a second opinion. From there, we unpack a smarter screening playbook: 3D digital breast tomosynthesis to see through overlapping tissue and whole-breast ultrasound for dense breasts, working together to catch what...

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From Fear to Action: Early Screening, Smarter Tech,...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Fear can freeze action, but the data gives us a brighter path. We open with 40 years of hard-won progress—screening rates up, mortality down—and then make the case for the single most important step you can take: start annual mammograms at 40. With one in six breast cancer cases occurring between 40 and 49, waiting costs lives; beginning a decade earlier can reduce deaths by roughly 40% compared to starting at 50 and screening every two years. From there, we widen the lens. AI...

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