Occupy Health

Susan Downs, MD

Occupy Health provides leading edge health information to allow you to take proactive steps towards optimal health. We help you look under the hood to find the underlying contributing causes to illness. We also interview health and functional medicine experts to provide answers to questions and to arm you with questions for your health provider. Tune in to Occupy Health, broadcasting every Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.

  1. MAY 8

    MAHA in California: Gubernatorial Candidate, Lewis Herms

    Lewis Herms, a California governor candidate, discussed his plans to make California healthy again, and be a leader in competent government which serves the people.  Driven by divine inspiration, he discussed how to make California  a leading example of a government that serves its people   Bio Lewis Herms is a 2026 candidate for Governor of California running as an Independent Conservative and positioning himself as an "anti-politician" focused on fixing what he sees as broken systems in state government. A California native and father of seven, Herms was raised by a single mother on food stamps and began working at a young age, developing a hands-on, problem-solving mindset that shaped his career.   Before entering politics, Herms spent decades in the private sector as a turnaround operator, working with Fortune 500 companies and multi-location businesses. He built a reputation for diagnosing inefficiencies, reducing waste, and rapidly improving performance, taking underperforming operations to top rankings and later founding and running his own multimillion-dollar company.   His campaign centers on an "audit-first, fix-it" approach to government, with priorities that include implementing Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) principles, increasing transparency in public health and elections, eliminating government waste and fraud, protecting seniors, addressing human and child trafficking, and reducing or eliminating income and property taxes through cost reductions.   Herms has spent years traveling across communities through grassroots movements such as Screw Big Gov and The Truth Tour, speaking out on issues related to government accountability, healthcare, and public trust.

    47 min
  2. APR 24

    Health Assessment and Improvement with Functional Nutrition with Reed Davis

    Reed Davis has developed a wellness paradigm where he defines key laboratory tests to measure health status.  He then has a program to move the person towards optimal wellness.  He has a training program through which the students can become health coaches.    The laboratory tests he uses include: Stress and hormone profile This saliva test  assesses  cortisol levels and provides information on immune system Metabolic wellness profile This is a dried urine test which addresses digestion, detoxification (via liver) and oxidative stress.  This looks at cell and tissue damage that builds up  with metabolic dysfunction Gut  intestinal permeability which includes diamine oxide the enzyme that breaks down histamine (dried blood spot) GI map stool test Mediator Release test for food sensitivity Metabolic typing questionnaire       BIO Reed Davis, Double-Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Doctor of Nutritional Therapy (DNT), is a globally recognized expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. As the visionary founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN), Reed pioneered the FDN Certification Course, which has empowered over 5,000 practitioners across 50 countries to take charge of their clients' health.     Reed noticed that most patients had already seen multiple doctors and therapists and still had many of their original complaints. Reed decided then he would be the last practitioner anyone needed to see and became an expert in functional lab assessments. FDN is the result of more research and experience than most practitioners get in a lifetime.   While working with top leaders in alternative medicine, he ran thousands of labs on thousands of people and learned to identify "healing opportunities." Using all-natural, drug-free protocols, Reed made observations about who got better and who didn't, codifying which "general principles of health building" would outperform "specific treatments" being provided by standard and even alternative medicine. And through this work, he then developed the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Certification Reed Davis is one of the authors of four books including "The Needs Gap": A Simple Guide to Manage Autoimmune Disease and Chronic Pain. This book fills the gap between standard medicine approaches and alternative strategies for resolving chronic conditions as well as some great recipes.   His website is www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com

    57 min
  3. MAR 20

    Unlock Your Longevity Potential: A Simple Approach to Optimal Health!

    In a world where healthcare costs continue to skyrocket and chronic diseases plague millions, one truth remains constant: *Optimum Health is Your Greatest Wealth.*     An ounce of prevention is worth a TON of cure,  . With decades of experience in nutritional consulting and biohacking, Robert has witnessed firsthand how proactive health strategies can prevent the devastating cycle of illness and expensive treatments. The question isn't whether prevention is possible — it's whether you're ready to take control of your health destiny.       Instead of treating symptoms, Robert looks at underlying causes.  Important for cell functioning are essential nutrients, and identifying and eliminating harmful toxins that compromise  cell function.   Robert's approach centers on a fundamental principle: *The best way to know if you're improving is to measure.  :He discusses eight crucial biomarkers that can predict your health trajectory years in advance.  This can be useful in many aspects of health improvement such as weight loss and a comprehensive health optimization     Robert Menkemeller, R.N.C., C.P.T. Registered Nutritional Consultant & Certified Personal Trainer Robert Menkemeller brings over three decades of dedicated expertise in nutritional consulting, personal training, and longevity optimization. His journey into health and wellness began in 1984 while living in the Seychelles Islands, where he developed a deep appreciation for the connection between environment, lifestyle, and vitality.   He graduated from nutrition school in February 1992, where he was mentored by Dr. Kenneth Johnson, a triple Ph.D. in Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, and Oriental Medicine. His education continued under the guidance of renowned chemist Raymond Francis in 1996, who provided advanced training in supplement chemistry and bioavailability—critical knowledge rarely taught in traditional nutrition programs.   In 1994, Robert earned his Personal Training Certification from Hayward State University and gained practical experience at 24 Hour Fitness, developing expertise in exercise physiology with a focus on bilateral function and optimal body mechanics. In 2015, Robert expanded his expertise into biohacking, studying the science of optimizing human performance through measurable lifestyle interventions and self-experimentation. This knowledge enhanced his ability to help clients make precise, data-driven improvements to their health and longevity.   Specialized Expertise - With over 20 years of experience with PERQUE products and deep knowledge of Dr. Russell Jaffe's eight biometrics blueprint, Robert specializes in personalized health optimization through advanced biomarker analysis. His approach addresses inflammation control, nutritional optimization, and metabolic balance to unlock each individual's longevity potential. Robert's personal health journey includes overcoming seven years of chronic hip pain through natural methods, achieving complete pain relief since 2007. This experience reinforced his belief that symptoms are signals requiring root-cause solutions, not merely symptom suppression.   Philosophy & Approach - Guided by his mantra "Optimum Health is Your Greatest Wealth," Robert combines scientific precision with practical application. His methodology integrates nutritional biochemistry, supplement quality assessment, and lifestyle optimization to create personalized wellness strategies.   Robert's holistic approach incorporates mind-body wellness principles, including NLP and positive psychology, recognizing that mental health is fundamental to physical vitality.

    56 min

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Occupy Health provides leading edge health information to allow you to take proactive steps towards optimal health. We help you look under the hood to find the underlying contributing causes to illness. We also interview health and functional medicine experts to provide answers to questions and to arm you with questions for your health provider. Tune in to Occupy Health, broadcasting every Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.

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