Together, Unprocessed

Together, Unprocessed

Five people united through healing — exploring real food, real living, and real connection. Together we question the processed world and rediscover what’s natural. From carnivore-inspired health journeys to lifestyle, mindset, and community, we share honest conversations about what it means to live unprocessed. Real stories, real transformation — from five paths coming together.

  1. 4 dgn geleden

    Ep. 25 — The Thyroid Test That Doesn't Test Your Thyroid

    Told your thyroid is "fine"? The standard test never actually measured it. Here are the five numbers that do. The test most doctors order — TSH — isn't a thyroid hormone. It's a message from your brain asking the thyroid for more or less. When it reads "normal," it only means the brain is satisfied. It says almost nothing about how much usable hormone is reaching your cells. It's the thermostat in the hallway while the back bedroom stays freezing. In this episode we walk through the five numbers that tell the real story: TSH (the brain's message), Free T4 (storage), Free T3 (the working hormone), Reverse T3 (the brake your body pulls under stress), and TPO & Tg antibodies (whether your immune system is attacking the gland — often years before TSH shifts). Kim shares her own thyroid story, Hugo walks through the mechanism, and Ash keeps it plain for anyone who's ever felt lost in the numbers. This is Part 3 of our Bloodwork Literacy series — Part 1 covers your metabolic markers, Part 2 your lipid panel, and the series continues from here. No fear. No pressure. Just enough understanding to walk in knowing exactly what to ask for. ⭐ Free Companion Guide The thyroid panel cheat sheet — the five numbers and what to ask for: https://togetherunprocessed.com/thyroid-panel/ 🎵 Music "Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Disclaimer Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We're not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.

    34 min.
  2. 15 mei

    Ep. 24 — The Cholesterol Question Your Doctor Can't Answer (Part 2)

    Which raises your cholesterol more — an Oreo or an egg? The answer isn't what most people are told. In Part 2 of our Bloodwork Literacy series, we walk through the numbers on your lipid panel — total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, non-HDL — and what each one actually measures. We explain why your liver makes cholesterol, why "good" and "bad" is a moral category laid over carriers doing different jobs, and the one number on the panel that most people never calculate: the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio. We touch on context that shifts how a single result reads — fasting state, illness, medications, life stage — and on ApoB and particle count for those who want to go deeper. This is Part 2 of 6. In Part 3, we move to the thyroid panel. No fear. No pressure. Just enough literacy to read your own results. ⭐ Free Companion Guide We've put together a companion guide that walks through how to read your own panel — the five carriers, the ratio the panel doesn't print, and how to read your trend over time. https://togetherunprocessed.com/reading-your-lipid-panel/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=bloodwork-pt2 🎵 Music "Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Disclaimer Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We're not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.

    46 min.
  3. 21 apr

    Ep. 20 — What Sugar Actually Does to Your Brain (Part 1)

    Sugar activates the same reward pathways as cocaine 🧠 In this episode, we break down the science of sugar addiction — how it hijacks your dopamine system, the study where rats chose sweetness over cocaine almost every time, and why the food industry engineers products to keep you eating. We also explore the difference between sweet taste and sugar itself, gut-driven cravings, and the relentless addiction loop that keeps people trapped. This is Part 1 of 2. In Part 2, we show you exactly how to break the cycle. 📄 Sources & References Lenoir et al. (2007) — Intense sweetness surpasses cocaine reward. PLoS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000698 Hoebel et al. (2009) — Sugar addiction: pushing the drug-sugar analogy to the limit. Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23719144/ 🧠 About the Evidence Our conversations reference experimental and observational research from the natural sciences — including stable-isotope data, comparative physiology, and metabolic studies — to explore what the evidence shows about human nutrition, resilience, and healing. These discussions are educational and interpretive, not prescriptive medical advice. 🎵 Music "Marathon Man" by Jason Shaw (Audionautix.com) — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Disclaimer Everything we share comes from our own journeys and experiences. We're not doctors, and nothing here is meant as medical advice. Always make decisions about your health with a trusted professional.

    36 min.

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Five people united through healing — exploring real food, real living, and real connection. Together we question the processed world and rediscover what’s natural. From carnivore-inspired health journeys to lifestyle, mindset, and community, we share honest conversations about what it means to live unprocessed. Real stories, real transformation — from five paths coming together.