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. 1d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Aug 13

    E172 | Ask Us Anything Is Back!

    Share Your Thoughts! We answer rapid-fire midlife health questions with a simple filter: stop searching for one universal rule and start matching the tool to the person. We walk through hair loss after estradiol, when HRT makes sense, how to use GLP-1s safely, and why carbs and protein still matter when you want strength and energy.  • hair shedding after starting an estradiol patch and why timing can mislead  • hair loss basics including telogen effluvium, stress lag, ferritin and thyroid checks  • EAAs explained, why leucine is not enough, powder vs pill practicality  • deciding when to start HRT based on symptoms, quality of life, risks, route, dose  • GLP-1 medications as a tool alongside lifestyle, not instead of it  • protein, resistance training, adequate intake, and monitoring as non-negotiables on GLP-1s  • sore teeth and oral sensitivity, plus the need to rule out dental causes first  • hormonal IUD vs micronized oral progesterone, local vs systemic effects, tolerability  • peptides like BPC-157, KPV, TB-500 and the gap between animal data and human evidence  • carbs in midlife, glycogen and water weight, gradual reintroduction, higher-quality sources  If you can think of any other questions that these sparked today that you want to add to our next Ask Us Anything episode, please message us. We'd love to hear. And as always, rate and review, send us all those five stars, and we will see you next time. 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 6

    E171 | Stop The Comparison Spiral

    Share Your Thoughts! One scroll can flip the switch from “I’m doing fine” to “I’m failing” and your body reacts like it’s danger. We get honest about comparison, why it hits so hard for women, and how it quietly sabotages your health journey through stress, urgency, and plan-hopping. We also celebrate a fun life update with Dr. Lindsay stepping fully into her new title, then we pivot into a topic we see constantly in real client conversations. We define comparison as measuring your worth or progress against someone else’s visible life, not their full reality. That’s why Instagram before-and-after photos, gym selfies, and perfectly staged meal prep can trigger shame, panic, and the “I should be doing what she’s doing” spiral. We walk through the full comparison loop (trigger, thought, feeling, behavior, aftermath) and explain the “comparison hangover” that lingers long after you put your phone down. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, anxious about your timeline, or tempted to swing into extreme restriction or over-exercising, you’ll recognize the pattern fast. Then we get practical. We share a simple nervous system friendly pattern interrupt: pause, name, redirect. You’ll learn how to decode envy as useful data, choose values over metrics, and take one aligned action that builds self-trust instead of panic. We also give you a weekly “comparison audit” to pinpoint your triggers, the exact story you tell yourself, and what you actually want underneath it all. If this hits home, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave us a five-star review so more women can find the tools to stay in their own lane. 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. Jul 30

    E170 | Root Cause and Corrine's Success Story: Blood Work, Lifestyle Optimization, and Overcoming Psychological Barriers (E72 REPLAY)

    Share Your Thoughts! You can’t “lab test” your way out of poor sleep, chronic stress, or diet culture rules that keep you stuck, and you also can’t mindset your way out of a real metabolic problem. That’s why we’re laying out what we mean by a true root cause approach to women’s health and sustainable weight loss, and why it’s bigger than a single blood draw or a one-time nutrition plan. Today's show is a replay from Season 1. Lindsey walks through the three-part framework: comprehensive blood work (thyroid health, hormone health, insulin resistance, inflammation markers, cortisol and stress markers, plus core labs like cholesterol and organ function), deep lifestyle coaching (weekly calls and daily check-ins to find the real friction points), and mindset work (the beliefs and old experiences that make “healthy” feel unsafe or impossible). We talk about how training and nutrition should match your age, recovery, and injuries, and why “eat less and work out more” often backfires. Then you’ll hear a client story from Corinne, that puts it all into motion. At the time of recording, she’s heading toward her 60th birthday, dealing with knee replacements, and watching her numbers trend the wrong way despite doing everything she was told. After committing to a food-first plan and moderate exercise, she drops 26 pounds in under nine weeks, lowers fat mass, gains skeletal muscle, and does it without Ozempic, punishing workouts, or feeling hungry. We also get real about trust, misinformation online, and why a supportive coach can be the difference between quitting early and finally getting results. If this resonates, subscribe, share this with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review so more women can find a smarter path to better health. 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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  • Creator
    Rejuvenating Health
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    184
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    © 2026 The Rejuvenating Health Podcast
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