Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

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Health and wellness is louder and more confusing than ever. One expert says eat more meat. Another says cut it out completely. One supplement is called life-changing. The next day, someone says it will make you sick. It’s overwhelming. And that’s exactly why Heal Thy Self exists. Hosted by Dr. Christian Gonzalez, Heal Thy Self cuts through the noise and delivers clarity in a space flooded with contradictions. This isn’t trend-based wellness or recycled talking points. It’s direct, grounded truth that blends real science with deep spiritual and emotional intelligence. Each week, get expert conversations with doctors, scientists, shamans, and healers spanning physical health, mental wellness, emotional healing, and spirituality. Dr. G does the heavy lifting for you, investigating the wellness industry by reviewing third-party testing and breaking down supplements and products to reveal what’s safe, what works, what’s marketing hype, and which companies deserve your trust. You’ll also get channeled episodes that inspire and elevate beyond the physical. This is a fully integrated approach connecting body, mind, nervous system, trauma, energy, and consciousness. If you’re tired of conflicting advice and ready for clarity that empowers, relieves, and inspires, this is the podcast you’ve been missing.

  1. -1 DIA

    Peptides: What Works, What's Experimental, and What to Skip | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #474

    Shop all my verified, tested and preferred wellness products - includes most up to date brands: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Episode Description Peptides are everywhere right now. But nobody's telling you the part that actually matters. Your feed is full of peptide content — faster recovery, anti-aging, performance, healing. And some of it is real. But peptides aren't supplements. They are biological signals that tell your cells how to behave. And when you treat them all like one category, you're not just wasting money — you're gambling with your biology. Dr. G breaks down the full peptide landscape so you can stop guessing and start making an actual informed decision. In this episode, you'll learn:  • The 3 tiers of peptides — from FDA-approved medicine to experimental compounds with zero human safety data — and exactly where the popular ones fall  • Why the same peptide can be life-changing for one person and harmful for another (it's not placebo — it's physiology)  • How to evaluate sourcing, purity, and contamination risk before injecting anything into your body Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Why Peptides Exploded Into Mainstream Wellness Culture 3:19 - What Peptides Actually Do Inside the Body 4:57 - The Cancer Question: Why Growth Signaling Demands Respect 6:22 - The Three Tiers of Peptides (And Which Has Real Human Data) 9:46 - Why the Same Peptide Works for One Person and Not Another 10:10 - The Four Variables That Determine Your Response 13:06 - How to Evaluate a Peptide Before You Put It in Your Body 14:00 - FDA Approved vs. Compounded vs. Research Use Only: What's the Difference 15:50 - Contamination Risk and What's Actually in That Vial 16:31 - The Minimum Safety Framework If You Choose to Use Peptides 17:41 - Final Word: Optimize Your Foundation Before Adding Peptide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  2. -4 DIAS

    Emotional Constipation: How Holding On Is Making You Sick | ft. Iyanla Vanzant HTS #473

    Sponsored By: → Santa Barbara Chocolate | CocoaDynamics available at https://SantaBarbaraChocolate.com. Use code DRG20 for 20% off. → Puori | Go to https://puori.com/DRG and use the code DRG at checkout to get 32% off your first Puori Creatine+ subscription order. → My one-stop shop for quality supplements: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Episode Description You keep ending up in the same relationship. The same patterns. The same pain. And no matter how much work you think you've done — it finds you again. Rev. Dr. Lyanla Vanzant is a six-time New York Times #1 bestselling author, spiritual teacher, and one of the most powerful voices in personal healing of our generation. Host of Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN and called by Oprah the most powerful spiritual healer on the planet — but today, she's just Auntie. Her new book Spiritual Hygiene is a practical guide to clearing the emotional residue that has quietly been running your life, and this conversation is one of the most honest, most grounded Dr. G has had about what it actually takes to heal from the inside out. In this episode, you'll discover:  • Why you keep attracting the same relationships — and what the pattern is actually telling you about what's unresolved inside you  • What emotional constipation really is, how it builds up over a lifetime, and why it eventually ruptures in ways you don't expect  • Why self-awareness — not forgiveness, not mantras, not more events — is the first real step to spiritual hygiene If you've read the books, done the work, and still feel stuck — this is the episode that will show you why, and where to go next. Find Lyanla:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iyanlavanzant/ Book: Spiritual Hygiene: A Practical Path for Clean Living, Inner Authority, and Divine Freedom Timestamps: 0:00 - Why We Keep Attracting the Same Relationship Patterns 1:31 - Meet Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant: Spiritual Teacher & Author of Spiritual Hygiene 2:42 - Hot Seat: Emotional Constipation, Grief vs. Mourning & Why Boundaries Feel Selfish 5:49 - What Is Spiritual Hygiene? The Daily Practice Most People Skip 7:28 - How Unprocessed Residue Shows Up in Your Life Without You Knowing 9:49 - The Trust Wound: How Childhood Betrayal Runs Your Relationships 14:18 - The Brain's Negativity Bias & Why We Seek Pleasure Instead of Joy 17:14 - Your Partner Isn't the Source of Your Love — They're the Mirror 25:50 - Inner Authority: How Cleaning Up Inside Shifts Everything Outside 27:58 - Emotional Constipation Explained & How It Sabotages Relationships 34:44 - The Emotional Illiteracy of Men & Why Breath Is the Way In 39:32 - When the Body Forces the Reckoning: Iyanla's Near-Death Story 44:32 - How Emotional Holding Becomes Physical Disease 47:49 - What's Inside Spiritual Hygiene: A Reading from the Book's Welcome 51:27 - What Makes Iyanla Feel Most Free & Where to Find the Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min

  3. 2/04

    The Supplement That Outperforms Coffee on No Sleep | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #472

    Shop all my verified, tested and preferred wellness products - includes most up to date brands: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Get My Brand Masterlist: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/best-brands-form-2-2/ Get Creatine for brain Guide: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/creatine-for-brain-pdf-request-form/ Episode Description You reach for coffee when you're sleep deprived. But caffeine doesn't actually fix what sleep deprivation does to your brain — it just masks the fatigue signal while the underlying energy problem keeps getting worse. Sleep deprivation is fundamentally a cellular energy crisis. Your brain's ability to generate and recycle ATP becomes impaired, and neural networks lose efficiency. A study in the Journal of Scientific Reports kept participants awake for 21 hours, then administered a high dose of creatine monohydrate. The results were striking — measurable improvements in processing speed and cognitive performance, confirmed by brain imaging showing a direct replenishment of the energy system sleep deprivation had drained. In this episode, Dr. G breaks down:  • The critical difference between how caffeine and creatine affect your brain under sleep deprivation  • Why even moderate sleep loss — 5 to 6 hours — is quietly impacting your cognitive performance  • The creatine brands Dr. G personally trusts for purity and third-party testing This isn't about replacing your morning coffee. It's about understanding what your brain actually needs — and having the right tools for the right situation. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - What Actually Happens to Your Brain When You Lose Sleep 3:00 - How Creatine Supports Brain Energy at the Cellular Level 5:19 - The Sleep Deprivation Study That Changed the Conversation 8:42 - Creatine vs. Caffeine: Two Very Different Mechanisms 11:30 - What Actually Counts as Poor Sleep (It's Not Just All-Nighters) 13:19 - When to Choose Creatine Over Coffee 14:32 - The Best Creatine Brands Worth Your Money 16:13 - Final Takeaway: What to Do When You Can't Get Enough Sleep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  4. 30/03

    She's a Postpartum Psychiatrist — And It Happened to Her  | ft. Dr. Sarah Oreck HTS #471

    Sponsored By: → My one-stop shop for quality supplements: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Episode Description One in three women will experience postpartum depression — and most of them never see it coming. Dr. Sarah Oreck is a reproductive psychiatrist and perinatal mental health specialist, but she didn't arrive at this work from the outside looking in. She navigated IVF, fertility struggles, late-term pregnancy loss, and her own postpartum depression — and realized that if getting care was this hard for someone inside the medical system, most women didn't stand a chance. What she built from that reckoning is one of the clearest, most honest conversations Dr. G has had about what motherhood actually does to the mind, body, and identity of a woman. In this episode, you'll discover:  • Why postpartum depression affects far more women than we're told — and why rage, numbness, and panic are just as common as sadness  • How IVF, birth trauma, miscarriage history, and partner support all quietly shape your postpartum mental health before the baby even arrives  • Why the newborn phase feels so disconnected for so many mothers — and why that doesn't mean something is wrong with you If you're trying to get pregnant, already pregnant, or supporting someone who is — this is the conversation no one is having loudly enough. Find Dr. Sarah: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahoreckmd/ MVita Health: https://www.sarahoreckmd.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Is Postpartum Depression Actually 1 in 3 Women? The Truth No One Tells You 1:01 - Meet Dr. Sarah Oreck: Reproductive Psychiatrist & Perinatal Mental Health Specialist 2:25 - Hot Seat: The Biggest Lies Women Are Told About Postpartum Mental Health 5:08 - Dr. Sarah's Story: From Watching Her Mom Get Gaslit to Building MVita Health 8:11 - What Is PMDD and Why Do So Many Women Go Undiagnosed? 11:32 - Alcohol, Caffeine & Sugar: How They Make Your Hormonal Cycles Worse 16:28 - Pregnancy and the Identity Shift Nobody Warns You About 21:05 - Who Is Most at Risk for Postpartum Depression? 25:05 - When Postpartum Goes to the Extreme: Rage, Psychosis & Suicidal Thoughts 30:06 - How Birth Trauma and Miscarriage Increase Your Postpartum Risk 35:33 - Why You Might Not Feel Bonded to Your Baby (And Why That's Okay) 40:15 - Men Get Postpartum Depression Too — Here's What to Watch For 43:21 - Why We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone: The Case for Community 49:05 - First Steps to Protect Your Mental Health Before, During & After Baby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  5. 26/03

    Stop Wasting Money on Fish Oil Until You See This | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #470

    Shop all my verified, tested and preferred wellness products - includes most up to date brands: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Get My Brand Masterlist: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/best-brands-form-2-2/ Get Fish Oil Guide: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/fish-oil-pdf-request-form/ Episode Description 44 fish oil companies were asked one simple question. Most of them went silent. Fish oil is one of the most well-researched supplements on the market — but there's a side of the industry that never makes it onto the label. Fish oil oxidizes easily, bioaccumulates heavy metals, and can carry persistent organic pollutants like PCBs and dioxins. When the oil is rancid or contaminated, you're not just wasting money. You may be actively promoting the inflammation you're trying to fight. Dr. Christian Gonzalez contacted 44 fish oil brands and asked for one thing: independent third-party testing on the finished product. Real documentation. Proof. 37 companies ignored the request entirely. One refused. One opted out. Only five brands provided full transparency — and some of the biggest names in the category were nowhere to be found. In this episode, Dr. G covers:  • How oxidation turns your fish oil from anti-inflammatory to pro-inflammatory  • The heavy metals and contaminants you should always be testing for  • Why potency on the label frequently doesn't match what's in the capsule  • The five fish oil companies that earned a spot on the 2026 transparency list If you take fish oil daily, this episode will completely change how you shop for it. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  1:37 - Why Fish Oil Quality Actually Matters (Oxidation, Contamination & Potency)  3:52 - The 4 Standards Used to Evaluate Every Brand  6:44 - Companies That Partially Responded But Didn't Make the Cut  7:11 - Brands That Failed the Investigation (Full List)  7:54 - Recommended Brand #1 8:50 - Recommended Brand #2 9:35 - Recommended Brand #3 10:14 - Recommended Brand #4  11:16 - Recommended Brand #5  11:48 - Final Verdict: What This All Means for You Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    14 min

  6. 23/03

    She Danced on Broadway. Then Chronic Pain Took Everything — Until She Rewired Her Brain | ft. Ashleigh Di Lello Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #469

    Sponsored By: → My one-stop shop for quality supplements: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Episode Description Your body isn't betraying you. It's been trying to reach you for years — and it's been screaming because you stopped listening. Ashleigh Di Lello is a brain coach and creator of Bio Emotional Healing — but she didn't arrive here through academia. She arrived through four years of fighting for her life as a teenager, a failed surgery that stole her Broadway career and her ability to walk, nerve pain in nearly ten areas of her body, and a night on her bedroom floor when she finally ran out of ways to keep trying. What she built from that breaking point is one of the most embodied frameworks for chronic pain and nervous system healing Dr. G has come across — because she didn't just study it. She became her own guinea pig and got her life back. In this episode, you'll discover:  • Why the brain creates pain as a protective mechanism — and how your life experiences, not just your injuries, determine where and how intensely you feel it  • Why people who do everything right — the protocols, the diets, the biohacking — still can't heal, and what's actually missing from the equation  • How to begin rebuilding trust with a body you've been at war with, and why compassion isn't just emotional — it's neurobiologically required for your brain to change If you've been told your scans are clear but the pain is very real, or you've tried everything and still feel stuck — this episode is the missing piece. Find Ashleigh:  Website & Free Brain Body Blueprint: https://ashleighdilello.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighdilello/?hl=en Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Meet Ashleigh Di Lello: Brain Coach & Creator of Bio Emotional Healing 2:35 - Hot Seat: Why Do So Many People Feel Stuck in Pain? 8:11 - Ashleigh's Story: From Dancing at 7 to Fighting for Her Life at 13 11:40 - Broadway, a Failed Surgery & Losing Everything Again 13:16 - The Night on the Bedroom Floor She Almost Gave Up 16:05 - The Turning Point: "I'm Going to Figure Out How to Flip It Back" 19:28 - Why Pain Is About Perception As Much As Protection 25:21 - Why Doing Everything Right Still Isn't Enough to Heal 33:28 - Does Your Body Trust You? The Two-Way Relationship You're Missing 36:26 - Healing the Grief Your Body Has Been Holding For You 41:39 - Where to Actually Start: The First Step Toward Healing 46:26 - The Daily Gratitude Practice That Rewires Your Brain 51:38 - The Rabbit Study That Proves Love Changes Your Chemistry 55:19 - What Is Bio Emotional Healing & How to Work With Ashleigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h 2 min

  7. 19/03

    Doctor Reveals How to Slow Aging for Completely FREE (5 simple Step) | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #468

    → My one stop shop for quality supplements: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Get My Brand Masterlist: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/best-brands-form-2-2/ Get Slow Aging Guide: ⁠https://drchristiangonzalez.com/slow-aging-pdf-request-form/ Episode Description Longevity has become a multi-million dollar industry built almost entirely on your fear. Open Instagram or YouTube and you'll find doctors selling you concierge protocols, peptide stacks, advanced biomarker testing, and biohacking devices — all promising to add years to your life. And the algorithm keeps pushing it because fear sells. But here's what nobody in the longevity space wants to admit: The research doesn't back any of that up as a foundation. The variables that consistently rise to the top in long-term population studies aren't the sexy ones. They're not the cold plunge, the red light panel, or the weekly labs. They're the fundamentals that are nearly impossible to monetize — and that's exactly why they don't go viral. In this episode, Dr. G breaks down:  • The five dominant drivers of biological aging most doctors ignore  • Why muscle mass is your most metabolically protective tissue  • How insulin resistance silently accelerates aging for decades before diagnosis  • The real reason chronic low-grade inflammation is destroying your vascular health  • Why social isolation may be the single greatest longevity risk factor of all  • A simple weekly formula that outperforms any longevity protocol on the market This episode isn't about tearing down the industry. It's about giving you the honest clinical picture — so you stop spending money on optimization before you've built a foundation worth optimizing. Timestamps: 0:00 - The Longevity Industry Problem 1:24 - Why Biohacks Are Overrated 3:31 - What's Actually Driving Aging 4:30 - Driver #1 6:48 - Driver #2 8:07 - Driver #3 9:06 - Driver #4 10:18 - What the Research Actually Shows 24:47 - How to Structure Your Week for Longevity 30:53 - The Simple Formula That Beats Any Protocol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  8. 16/03

    The Hidden Secrets to Why Your Relationships Fail | ft.Nima Rahmany Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #467

    Sponsored By: → Timeline | Support your cells and how you age with Mitopure® Gummies from Timeline. Visit https://timeline.com/DRG and save up to 39% off your Mitopure® Gummies. → My one-stop shop for quality supplements: https://theswellscore.com/pages/drg Episode Description You didn't fall in love with them. You fell in love with who you thought you'd finally become through their eyes. Nima Rahmany spent 20 years as a chiropractor watching chronic illness follow relational ruptures — divorce, betrayal, grief — before leaving the entire system to understand why. A nervous system and attachment specialist, he built the Trigger Proof Method after hitting his own rock bottom: a toxic trauma bond, a moment of physical violence, and a reckoning with the question — how did I get here? What emerged is one of the clearest frameworks Dr. G has encountered for why relationships break down, and how they actually heal. In this episode, you'll discover:  • The three phases every relationship moves through — and why most couples get permanently stuck in phase two without ever knowing it exists • Why the moment you get triggered, the pain you're feeling is your own self-abandonment — not what the other person did • How unhealed nervous systems pass invisibly to children, and what it actually takes to break the cycle before it goes another generation If your relationships keep following the same pattern no matter how hard you try — this is the upstream answer you've been missing. Find Nima: Website & Attachment Style Quiz: becometriggerproof.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimarahmanyofficial/ Timestamps:0:00 - Intro 4:07 - Rapid Fire: Why Talking About Trauma Doesn't Heal It 6:21 - Why High Performers Struggle Most in Relationships 14:09 - Nima's Story: From Chiropractor to Cycle Breaker 24:46 - What Codependency Is Really Stealing From You 32:37 - The Truth About Boundaries (And Why Yours Keep Failing) 44:39 - The 3 Phases Every Relationship Goes Through 56:08 - The Trigger Proof Method Explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h 6 min
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Health and wellness is louder and more confusing than ever. One expert says eat more meat. Another says cut it out completely. One supplement is called life-changing. The next day, someone says it will make you sick. It’s overwhelming. And that’s exactly why Heal Thy Self exists. Hosted by Dr. Christian Gonzalez, Heal Thy Self cuts through the noise and delivers clarity in a space flooded with contradictions. This isn’t trend-based wellness or recycled talking points. It’s direct, grounded truth that blends real science with deep spiritual and emotional intelligence. Each week, get expert conversations with doctors, scientists, shamans, and healers spanning physical health, mental wellness, emotional healing, and spirituality. Dr. G does the heavy lifting for you, investigating the wellness industry by reviewing third-party testing and breaking down supplements and products to reveal what’s safe, what works, what’s marketing hype, and which companies deserve your trust. You’ll also get channeled episodes that inspire and elevate beyond the physical. This is a fully integrated approach connecting body, mind, nervous system, trauma, energy, and consciousness. If you’re tired of conflicting advice and ready for clarity that empowers, relieves, and inspires, this is the podcast you’ve been missing.

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  • Autoria
    Wellness Loud
  • Anos em atividade
    2019 - 2026
  • Episódios
    475
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    Para todos
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    © Heal Thy Self

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