The Rejuvenating Health Podcast

Rejuvenating Health
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Join Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey VanSchoyck for a weekly dose of Precision Medicine as she addresses the hot-button topics specific to Women's Health, Fitness and Nutrition, interviews expert guests and hosts round table discussions with the team of dedicated functional health care specialists. 

  1. 2d ago

    E180 | When Familiar Feels Like Safe

    Share Your Thoughts! *Warning - This episode includes sensitive material relating to domestic abuse.* If you need confidential support, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. If the phrase “but it’s not that bad” has ever crossed your mind, this conversation may land hard. We’re talking about domestic abuse and abusive relationship dynamics in a way that’s clear, trauma-informed, and grounded in what we actually see with women in real life: patterns that start small, escalate gradually, and get mislabeled as normal conflict, complicated love, or “just a stressful season.” We unpack what abuse can look like beyond physical violence, including coercive control, emotional abuse, psychological manipulation, gaslighting, isolation, surveillance, financial control, sexual pressure, and threats involving children. We also address the question people love to ask from the outside “Why doesn’t she just leave?” and why that framing can be both unhelpful and dangerous. Leaving can be one of the highest-risk moments, which is why safety planning, personalized support, and trained advocates matter so much. Then we connect it back to health and the nervous system. When your body is stuck in hypervigilance, familiar chaos can feel safer than unknown peace. That survival wiring affects sleep, digestion, inflammation, hormones, cravings, anxiety, and the ability to follow through on any health plan. We also share practical guidance for safer next steps, including why you shouldn’t use this conversation as a script to confront a partner who may retaliate. If you need confidential support, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. If you found this helpful, subscribe, share it with someone you care about, and leave a review so more women can find it when they need it most. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  2. Oct 1

    E179 | The Test That Tells You What To Eat

    Share Your Thoughts! Your metabolism is not a guess, and it definitely is not whatever your smartwatch says after a workout. We’re back in the lab with Lindsay as our very willing “test subject,” walking through her PNOE metabolic testing results and what they actually mean for real women trying to feel better, perform better, and stay healthy for the long haul. We get into the basics of indirect calorimetry, why measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production can reveal what’s happening under the hood, and why this kind of data can be a game changer for personalized nutrition and training.  We talk through the resting test first: resting metabolic rate (RMR), daily calorie needs, and why “maintenance” can be way higher than the numbers many women aim for. From there we dig into fuel utilization, metabolic flexibility, and the practical problem a lot of us have: we want to burn fat efficiently at low intensity, then switch smoothly to carbs when intensity climbs, but our training habits don’t always support that. If you’ve ever wondered whether you should eat fewer carbs, cut fat, or overhaul your macros, this will help you stop guessing and start thinking in terms of what your body is actually doing.  Then we get into the active test: VO2 max, accurate heart rate training zones, and the most humbling part of Lindsey’s results, recovery. Great performance does not automatically mean you’re recovering well, and a poor recovery score can point to the real fix being more sleep, more food, fewer grind days, and more true zone two sessions that stay easy on purpose. We also cover who this testing is best for, what it typically costs, and where to find it if you’re not local. If you enjoy actionable health data and want a clearer path to fat loss, performance, and longevity, hit play, subscribe, and leave a review, then share this with a friend who’s stuck in the “eat less, do more” loop. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  3. Sep 24

    E178 | Why Labs Alone Won't Cut It

    Share Your Thoughts! A pile of lab results can feel like certainty, until you realize you still do not feel like yourself. Coach Laken and Dr. Lindsey get real about the question we hear constantly: “Can you just run my labs?” Even as two people who genuinely love data, we explain why labs without context are not healthcare and why we will not sell you an expensive PDF of numbers with no plan for real change. We break down what “normal” actually means, how lab reference ranges are built, and why a normal value does not automatically match your symptoms. We also push back on the other extreme: chasing perfect “optimal” targets for every biomarker. Using clear examples like fasting insulin and metabolic health, we walk through how we connect glucose, A1C, lipids, inflammation, blood pressure, body composition, sleep, stress, medications, and family history to understand the whole picture. Then we go straight into the areas that frustrate women most: perimenopause hormone testing and thyroid labs. Perimenopause is volatile by nature, so a single hormone snapshot can miss the story. Thyroid symptoms overlap with iron deficiency, underfueling, overtraining, poor sleep, anxiety, and menopause, which is why clinical reasoning matters as much as the lab panel itself. We close with the part nobody can outsource: implementation. Labs are a map, not the intervention, and progress comes from picking a few high-impact habits, following up, and adjusting as life changes. If this resonates, subscribe, share it with a friend who feels dismissed by “normal labs,” and leave us a review with the biggest question you want answered next. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  4. Sep 17

    E177 | a Deep Dive into Dr. Lindsey's Labs

    Share Your Thoughts! Your labs can look “fine” or even impressive while a major risk hides in plain sight. Today we do something different: we walk through Dr. Lindsey’s own blood work and show why symptoms and body composition are not a real risk assessment, especially for busy, high-performing women who train, eat well, and still want to protect their long-term health. We start with the good news: excellent metabolic health markers like fasting glucose, insulin, A1C, triglycerides, HDL, and CRP. Then we dig into the surprising part: a high LDL and total cholesterol that would trigger a quick medication conversation in a typical appointment. From there, we explain the advanced lipid panel pieces most people never get, including ApoB, LDL particle number, particle size, ratios, and the marker that changes the entire story for Lindsey: lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a). We talk about why Lp(a) is often genetic, why you can’t outwork it, and how you can still meaningfully reduce overall cardiovascular disease risk with the right next steps. We also cover why “TSH is normal” doesn’t automatically mean your thyroid is fine, especially if you’re taking T4 and T3, plus a real-world look at unexplained anemia when iron and ferritin are strong. Along the way we share practical lab prep guidance (fasting, exercise, cycle timing, meds, supplements) and why lab interpretation is an art that requires context, not just red and green flags. If you want a clearer, more proactive approach to women’s health, preventative care, and precision medicine, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who “feels fine,” and leave a review with the one lab marker you want to understand better. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  5. Sep 10

    E176 | The Vagus Nerve Reset

    Share Your Thoughts! Your brain can swear you’re fine while your body keeps bracing for impact, and that gap is where so many women get stuck. We’re talking about the vagus nerve: what it is, why it’s trending, and why it matters for everyday health markers like digestion, sleep, cravings, inflammation, recovery, and heart rate variability (HRV). Think of it as a communication highway between your brain and body that helps decide whether you’re safe enough to “rest and digest” or stuck in survival mode. We walk through the three nervous system states we see most often: regulated (calm, connected, clear), activated (urgent, irritated, wired), and shut down (numb, autopilot, “I’ll start Monday”). If you’ve ever wondered why a protein breakfast feels easy one day and like punishment the next, or why your bedtime routine turns into rebellion, we connect those patterns to nervous system state and vagal tone rather than “lack of motivation.” Then we get practical with free, realistic tools you can use in real life: longer exhales, orienting to the room, humming or singing, jaw and shoulder release, and finding safe connection that doesn’t require you to perform. We also share a weekly reflection prompt and a simple challenge: pick one practice and repeat it for seven days, long enough for your body to start believing you. If this helps, share it with a friend who’s been stuck in tired-but-wired mode, and please subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell us which practice you’re trying this week. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  6. Sep 3

    E175 | Eliminate These Four Foods For a Clearer You (REPLAY)

    Share Your Thoughts! Today's episode is a replay from last November. One of our most popular topics for ladies looking to feel great, while the school season comes back into full swing this Labor Day weekend. The Core Four. If your body feels “random” right now, bloating after meals, cravings you cannot shut off, brain fog, skin flare-ups, joint pain, or PMS and perimenopause symptoms that seem louder every month, you might not need another complicated plan. You might need a clean baseline. We sit down and walk through the Core Four protocol we use with clients: a short-term elimination of gluten, dairy, sugar, and seed oils to reduce inflammation and make your signals easier to interpret. We explain the science in plain language: how gut permeability can amplify systemic inflammation, how blood sugar spikes and crashes can fuel cravings and cortisol, and why histamine load matters for women under stress. We also connect inflammation to hormone balance, including estrogen detox through the liver and gut, and why patterns like estrogen dominance and PCOS often improve when glucose regulation and gut function improve. If you have ever wondered whether your symptoms are “just hormones” or “just stress,” this gives you a practical framework to test what is actually driving them. Then we get tactical. We break down why each Core Four category can cause problems, what to eat instead (simple proteins, fruits, vegetables, fiber-rich options, and better fats like olive oil and avocado oil), and why alcohol is a non-starter during a true elimination reset. We also cover the part most people skip: reintroduction. You will learn how to add foods back one at a time and what markers to watch for, from bloating and acne to cravings, mucus, sleep issues, and mood swings, so you stop guessing and start collecting real data. If you want a clearer gut, steadier energy, and a calmer relationship with food, hit play now. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is always bloated, and leave us a five-star review so more women can find a safe, structured way to lower inflammation. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  7. Aug 27

    E174 | Steps Aren’t Strength: A Complete Guide To Strength Training For Women

    Share Your Thoughts! Ten thousand steps a day can change your health, but it won’t automatically build muscle, protect your bone density, or give you the strength you need for the second half of life. Today, Coach Laken and Dr. Lindsey, draw a hard line between “moving” and “training”. A lot of women are doing plenty of activity while still losing muscle, feeling stuck with body composition, and wondering why their workouts don’t translate to real strength. We break down the layered difference between movement, exercise, and training, then make progressive overload feel practical instead of intimidating. We talk about what “lifting heavy” actually means, how close to muscular failure you need to be for results, and the simplest ways to progress even if you only have limited dumbbells at home. We also unpack the decades of messaging that taught women to stay small, fear discomfort, and avoid resistance, and why that mindset can backfire as we move through perimenopause and menopause. From a clinical lens, we get into why muscle matters beyond aesthetics: higher resting metabolic rate, better glucose disposal and insulin sensitivity, stronger joints, improved mobility, and the underrated concept of muscle “reserve” for illness, injury, or surgery. We also cover underfueling, why carbs can be essential for intense training, and how wearables and lab work only help when they lead to an action plan. If you want stronger bones, better metabolism, and a body that can carry groceries, travel, and get off the floor with confidence, this one is for you. Share this with a friend, subscribe, and leave us a five-star rating and review. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

  8. Aug 20

    E173 | Ask Us Anything Part 2: More Midlife Health Myths Unpacked

    Share Your Thoughts! Peptides, GLP-1s, carb fear, menopause facial hair, and the dreaded “I’m doing everything” weight plateau all show up in the same place: a health world overflowing with confident advice that often ignores context. We pick up the second half of our Ask Us Anything with a grounded take on what actually helps midlife women feel better, get stronger, and make progress without getting pulled into expensive trends or fear-based rules. We start with peptides and the bigger issue behind them: the rise of “Big Wellness.” We talk about why buying peptides off the internet is a hard no, why medical supervision matters, and why there’s still no free lunch when it comes to long-term risk. From there we move into midlife nutrition, explaining why carbohydrates can be a powerful tool for active women, gut health, fiber, and training performance, and how to reintroduce carbs slowly without panicking about temporary water weight. We also share practical food choices and pairing strategies to support steadier blood sugar. Next we tackle building visible muscle in your 60s, including anabolic resistance, progressive resistance training, protein needs, and why strength matters beyond aesthetics for bone health, glucose disposal, and independence. Then we break down the most common reasons the scale stalls despite effort, from timeline and tracking bias to sleep, stress, medications, thyroid issues, insulin resistance, and the need for better data. We close with nuanced answers on menopause facial hair, preventing hair loss and micronutrient deficiencies on GLP-1 medication, and when a bedtime snack can actually improve sleep. If this helped you cut through the noise, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review so more women can find trustworthy midlife health guidance. If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠ And be sure to follow along on the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

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Join Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Lindsey VanSchoyck for a weekly dose of Precision Medicine as she addresses the hot-button topics specific to Women's Health, Fitness and Nutrition, interviews expert guests and hosts round table discussions with the team of dedicated functional health care specialists. 

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    Rejuvenating Health
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
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