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

    E146 | "Over Fueled, Under Nourished": Reverse Dieting, Made Understandable

    Share Your Thoughts! What if eating more is the missing step between you and sustainable fat loss? We dive into reverse dieting with a clear, no-drama roadmap for restoring metabolism, calming a stressed nervous system, and rebuilding the muscle that keeps your engine running. If you’ve been living on 1200 to 1500 calories and still feel stuck, this conversation reframes the problem: your body isn’t failing... it’s adapting to protect you. We break down what reverse dieting is and what it’s not: a structured, gradual increase in calories aimed at hormone health, thyroid conversion, and energy availability, not a free-for-all or a bulk. You’ll hear the science behind metabolic adaptation, why leptin drops and ghrelin rises during chronic restriction, how cortisol drives muscle breakdown, and why menstrual cycles and thyroid markers often go sideways when fuel is too low. We talk practicals too, how to raise calories by roughly 10 percent every 7 to 10 days, why protein and fiber lead the way, and which biofeedback signs prove your plan is working: deeper sleep, fewer cravings, better lifts, and steadier moods. We also get real about timelines and expectations. The first four weeks can feel messy as glycogen and water rebalance. By weeks five to eight, strength and energy return. Around eight to twelve weeks, many can hold a higher maintenance and consider a brief, smart deficit without relapsing into extremes. Most importantly, we explore the mindset shifts that unlock consistency... moving from punishment to nourishment, control to collaboration, and urgency to patience... so you can build a bigger caloric buffer and stop white-knuckling your health. Ready to trade short-term restriction for long-term freedom? Press play, then subscribe, share with a friend who’s stuck in diet limbo, and leave a quick review to help more women find a saner path to metabolic 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

    27 min

  2. FEB 5

    E145 | What Did Oprah Say!?: Genes, Willpower, And The Weight Debate

    Share Your Thoughts! A headline and a clip can warp the story. We tackle the genetics-and-obesity debate with clear science, zero shame, and practical steps you can use today. With Coach Laken back on board and Lindsey guiding the conversation, we break down what heritability really means, how FTO and MC4R variants affect hunger and satiety, and why environment determines whether those genes whisper or shout. If you’ve ever wondered why willpower feels weak against cravings, you’ll hear how dopamine, leptin, and insulin shape your choices long before you think about dessert. We dig into the rise of obesity since 1980 and connect the dots to ultra-processed foods, delivery-on-demand convenience, and endocrine disruptors that nudge fat cells to multiply. Then we move from diagnosis to direction. Learn how protein targets, fiber-rich meals, resistance training, and consistent sleep blunt genetic risk and quiet “food noise.” We also address insulin resistance—the silent saboteur that stalls fat loss—and explain why testing fasting insulin can reset expectations and keep you from quitting too soon. Along the way, we highlight the role of muscle in long-term metabolic health and share a client story that proves predisposed isn’t predestined. Medication has a place, and we say it plainly: GLP‑1s can help. But without strength training and protein, you risk losing lean mass and undermining your metabolism. Think of meds as scaffolding, not the house. What wins over time are the basics done well: quality nutrition, smart training, better sleep, and stress that’s managed instead of ignored.  Ready to reclaim control from your genes and your feed? Hit play, subscribe for more science you can use, and leave us a note to tell us which lever you’ll pull first. 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

    28 min

  3. JAN 29

    E144 | Why Healing Stalls

    Share Your Thoughts! Today's one of those things many people shy away from. It's confronting. It's a tough conversation. And it's necessary if you want to truly reclaim your health, ladies. We challenge the quick-fix mindset and map how stress, alcohol, and poor sleep blunt even the best protocols. Today, while Laken travelling, Lindsey shares a compassionate, science-backed path to reclaim agency through consistency, mindset shifts, and behavior change that creates real safety in the body. • why acute-care medicine fails chronic issues • how cortisol, insulin, thyroid, and inflammation interlock • alcohol’s effect on sleep, estrogen clearance, and weight loss • sleep as daily therapy and progress multiplier • nocebo, belief, and the biology of expectation • identity, coping habits, and nervous system safety • consistency over intensity for lasting change • why coaching supports behavior, not just knowledge • questions to audit resistance and reclaim ownership Like, share, give us a five star review, and we’ll see you back next week with the full squad. 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

    17 min

  4. JAN 22

    E143 | This Is Why You're Getting Sick...

    Share Your Thoughts! You power through the holidays, then January takes you out. Sound familiar? We unpack why that crash is so common and how to turn a predictable dip into a plan you can trust. From the cortisol cliff to sugar-fueled immune slowdowns, we connect the dots between December habits and January colds, flares, fatigue and even injuries that force you to sit down. We walk through the biology in plain language: how chronic stress blunts T cells and NK cells, how blood sugar swings reduce neutrophil function, and why delayed recovery hits hardest once the rush ends. Then we rebuild from the ground up with practical steps that actually work: protein-forward meals, mineral repletion with sodium, potassium and magnesium, and smart vitamin D, zinc and vitamin C support. We talk gut integrity, simple winter remedies like brothy soups and steam, and why sauna beats cold plunges when you’re run down. Women navigating low estrogen or low protein intake get targeted advice to avoid strains when restarting workouts. For listeners curious about advanced tools, we outline where peptides fit—and where they don’t. Thymosin alpha 1 for immune balance, BPC-157 (oral) for tissue and gut repair, and longer-term options like Sermorelin to improve sleep depth and recovery. We also explain when glutathione and NAD+ shine and why none of these replace sleep, nutrition or nervous system care. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s predictability. If you know the stress is coming, you can shore up your defenses, train smarter, and protect your immune system before it taps out. If this helped you understand your body better, share it with someone who needs a reset this season. Subscribe, leave a quick review, and tell us the one habit you’re changing this month. We’re cheering you on. 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

    29 min

  5. JAN 15

    E142 | From Hormones To Habits: Making Sense Of 2026 Wellness Trends

    Share Your Thoughts! Trends promise easy buttons, but your body runs on context, capacity, and consistent basics. We dive into the 2026 wellness landscape with a clear, practical lens: where hormones, protein, and strength training helped last year and where oversimplification led many women to feel worse. Our conversation reframes quick fixes into personalized patterns, unpacking how two people can share a diagnosis yet need completely different strategies based on stress, sleep, digestion, micronutrients, and metabolic health. We get real about tech and wearables. HRV, sleep scores, CGMs, and temperature data can be powerful, but only when they inform curiosity rather than fuel comparison. You’ll hear how to compare you to you, read trends over time, and cross-check numbers against how you actually feel. We make the case for nervous system regulation as the gatekeeper of change, sharing accessible practices like breath work, guided stillness, and journaling, that make behavior shifts stick because your body finally feels safe enough to accept them. Longevity takes center stage with a focus on healthspan. We break down why metabolic health anchors brain function, blood pressure, cancer risk, and hormone balance, and how to build a resilient foundation with protein and fiber forward meals, resistance training, daily movement, better sleep, stress skills, and real connection. Biohacks aren’t bad; they’re just the garnish, not the meal. Our approach stays steady: labs plus context, mindset plus metabolism, strategy plus sustainability. If you’re ready to play chess instead of checkers with your health, this is your roadmap. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend. What’s one simple habit your future self will thank you for starting today? 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

    27 min

  6. JAN 8

    E141 | How To Get Back On Track After The Holidays

    Share Your Thoughts! The holiday high fades, the winter gloom rolls in, and suddenly you’re puffy, tired, and snacky. We’ve all been there... and we built a simple, compassionate way back. This conversation gets honest about cortisol spikes, circadian drift, and blood sugar swings, then maps a seven-day reentry plan that actually fits a real woman’s life. We start by normalizing the come-down and explaining why your nervous system feels overloaded after late nights, sugar, alcohol, travel, and family intensity. Then we rebuild from the ground up with five steady levers: hydration you can track, protein-forward meals that stabilize energy, light movement to cue your circadian rhythm, fiber to repair your gut and mood, and sleep guardrails that bring back deep rest. Along the way, we debunk “protein” pastries and cleanse culture, share practical breakfast swaps, and show you how to habit stack tiny actions—like water before coffee or a two-minute step-outside rule—into daily momentum. We also tackle the mental game. Shame-based discipline spikes stress and stalls progress; care-based discipline keeps promises small and repeatable. You’ll learn boundaries that protect consistency—pick dessert or drinks, hold an exit time, say a clear no to food pushers—and micro-practices for cravings and calm, from tall-water-plus-air-squats to breathwork and sensory grounding. Most importantly, we tie actions to goals so every step has purpose: stable blood sugar for energy and weight loss, light and breathing for stress relief, and systems that outlast motivation. If you’re ready to recover instead of “make up” for the holidays, press play and grab the landing-day checklist. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share this with a friend who needs a gentle reset, not another extreme plan. 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

    32 min

  7. JAN 1

    E140 | Life After Cancer: Health, Hormones, And Hope

    Share Your Thoughts! You made it through treatment, heard the words “cancer free,” and then the questions started piling up: Why am I still exhausted? Where did my libido go? Why does my body feel like a stranger? We’re tackling life after cancer with a clear-eyed look at hormones, quality of life, and the difference between avoiding recurrence and actually feeling well. We break down what survival medicine prioritizes versus what optimization requires, showing how blanket rules like “no hormones ever” fail many women. Not all breast and ovarian cancers are the same, and neither are your risks or goals. We talk through ER/PR-positive versus negative subtypes, BRCA considerations, and the real factors that should shape care: time since treatment, recurrence risk, symptom severity, and personal values. From there, we explore practical options with nuance—low-dose vaginal estrogen for genitourinary health, carefully dosed testosterone to support muscle, bone, mood, and libido and why doing nothing can carry its own risks for inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. You deserve individualized care, informed choice, and a plan built around your life. Tune in for evidence, options, and encouragement you can use now. If this conversation helps, share it with someone who needs it, subscribe for more grounded women’s health, and be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review to help others find the show. 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

    27 min

  8. 12/25/2025

    E139 | Why Your New Year's Resolution Will Fail (And What To Do Instead)

    Share Your Thoughts! If you've noticed your New Year's Resolutions keep failing you, it's not because you’re weak. Your brain is wired to reject threat, restriction, and delayed rewards, so it's inevitable when you set yourself up for failure. Today, on this holiday edition, we unpack the science behind why all-or-nothing January makeovers spike cortisol, wreck sleep, and send you running back to quick dopamine hits like sugar, scrolling, and the couch. Then we map a better path: identity-first change, systems that fit your life, and tiny wins that make your brain want to repeat the behavior. We get real about timing, too. January is dark, cold, and stressful; a terrible landscape for sweeping change, especially if you’re navigating perimenopause, low vitamin D, or high work and family demands. Instead of forcing a grind, we show you how to match habits to capacity, adjust frequency without losing consistency, and protect your streaks through seasons. You’ll learn how to make habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying: set cues in your environment, bundle workouts with podcasts, shrink the first step to two minutes, and track wins to feed immediate dopamine. Our toolkit replaces resolutions with systems that stick: The science of habit stackingWhy Addition before subtraction makes it feel easierHow to shift from outcome goals to behaviour goals How to think in sprints and quarters to keep change engaging and doable If you’re ready to stop starting over, this is your blueprint. Share it with a friend who’s feeling the pressure, subscribe for more science-backed coaching, and leave a quick review to help others find the show.  What tiny habit will you add today? 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

    31 min
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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
    153
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    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Rejuvenating Health Podcast
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