In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons is joined by Emmie Keefe, also known as Healthy Emmie, a guiding voice in plant based nutrition. Together, they explore what it truly means to build a healthy relationship with food and why simplicity matters more than perfection.

Emmie shares her personal journey into plant focused eating, how it transformed the health of her entire family, and why food addiction is one of the biggest unspoken challenges many people face. Dr. Jenn and Emmie break down the fears, resistance, and emotional attachments that keep people stuck, and why three weeks can be enough to create real, sustainable change.

They also dive into intuitive eating, the pitfalls of calorie and macro counting, how to build a nourishing plate, and why weight training is essential for women at every age. This conversation empowers listeners to rethink their daily choices, understand the role of emotional and spiritual healing, and embrace the truth that health happens at home long before the doctor's office.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:
• Why everyone benefits from eating more plants
• How food addiction shows up and why it is so hard to break
• Why the brain can adapt quickly to new eating habits
• How simplicity supports long term health
• Why half your plate should be vegetables
• How fear of losing comfort blocks change
• Why three weeks can reset habits
• The difference between weight loss and real disease prevention
• Why intuitive eating reduces stress
• How to build a nourishing plate with balance
• Why weight training is critical for women
• Why age should never stop you from lifting weights
• How to simplify meal prep when overwhelmed
• Why fasting is not right for everyone
• How eating order impacts blood sugar
• Why knowledge is empowerment
• Why health is built daily in your home

Episode Timeline Highlights:
00:00 Introduction to plant based nutrition and behavioral change
07:15 Emmie's journey into plant focused eating
17:06 Food addiction and convenience challenges
24:42 Resistance, comfort, and why change feels hard
32:30 Weight loss vs disease prevention
34:44 Intuitive eating vs counting macros
37:03 Building a simple, nourishing plate
40:12 The role of weight training for women
44:29 Knowledge, confidence, and empowerment
50:01 Simplifying healthy eating for real life
56:22 Fasting and metabolic considerations
01:02:55 Eating order and blood sugar control

Where to find Healthy Emmie:

Social: @healthyemmie

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this illuminating episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Taz Bhatia, board-certified physician, integrative medicine pioneer, and champion for women’s health, to explore the intricate world of hormones through every season of a woman’s life.

Dr. Taz shares her personal hormonal journey, the gaps she witnessed in conventional medicine, and why personalized, root-cause driven care is essential. Together, she and Dr. Jenn break down how birth control, stress, gut health, and generational patterns shape hormonal balance. They also dive into innovative diagnostic approaches, including the auria test, and discuss why hormones are often misunderstood, and mismanaged, in modern medical systems.

This conversation empowers women to understand their physiology, challenge outdated narratives, and take an active role in their health across puberty, fertility, perimenopause, and beyond.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why hormonal changes form a lifelong continuum
• How birth control can mask deeper imbalances
• The role of gut health and liver detoxification in hormone balance
• Why progesterone deficiency is so common today
• How stress and cortisol impact young women’s hormones
• The importance of personalized hormone therapy
• Why patients must advocate for their own health
• How hormonal patterns can be passed through generations
• Why breast cancer is often linked to hormone deficiency, not excess
• How innovative tools like the auria test may revolutionize screening

Episode Timeline Highlights:

00:00 Introduction & Dr. Taz’s personal hormonal journey
02:45 Why traditional hormonal treatments fall short
06:02 How experience reshaped her integrative practice
09:06 Birth control concerns & long-term impacts
11:57 How hormonal suppression affects whole-body health
14:58 The value of holistic, root-cause approaches
17:53 Cultural resistance to new medical paradigms
20:57 Innovations in breast cancer screening (auria test)
23:50 Why change is so hard in established medicine
27:00 Understanding hormonal patterns & testing
29:51 The need for comprehensive hormone education
33:39 Hormonal shifts from puberty to menopause
43:53 Personalized hormone therapy done right
01:01:29 Gut health, the microbiome & hormonal balance
01:04:47 Empowering patients to own their health journey

Where to find Dr. Taz Bhatia:

Website: holplus.co
Social: @DrTazMD

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this deeply inspiring episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons welcomes Dr. Pete Sulack—chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and founder of Unhealthy Anonymous—for a powerful conversation about defying the odds after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Dr. Sulack shares how he turned a death sentence into a journey of hope, healing, and renewal. Through faith, nutrition, and lifestyle transformation, he reclaimed his health and now guides others to do the same. Together, he and Dr. Jenn challenge conventional cancer paradigms, exploring how mindset, personalized nutrition, and spiritual alignment can unlock the body’s innate capacity to heal.

This episode invites listeners to rethink what’s possible in cancer recovery and beyond. It’s a story of courage, resilience, and faith in both science and spirit—reminding us that health is not something we outsource but something we build from within.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Dr. Sulack overcame a terminal brain cancer diagnosis
• Why functional medicine focuses on healing the whole person, not just treating disease
• The crucial role of personalized nutrition in recovery
• How food sensitivities and gut health shape overall wellness
• Why conventional medicine often overlooks the importance of diet
• The link between faith, mindset, and the body’s innate ability to heal
• How to take proactive responsibility for your health
• Why empowerment and education can change the cancer care paradigm

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Episode Timeline Highlights:

00:00 Overcoming the Impossible: Dr. Pete Sulack’s Journey
03:11 The Diagnosis: A Life-Changing Event
05:58 Creating a New Path: Functional Medicine and Resilience
09:06 The Role of Diet in Cancer Treatment
12:05 Understanding Food Sensitivities and Gut Health
14:50 The Importance of Personalized Nutrition
18:05 Challenging Conventional Wisdom in Cancer Care
20:51 Proactive Health Management: A Call to Action
31:35 Rethinking Health Responsibility
34:19 Personalized Health Regimens
39:35 The Role of Faith in Healing
43:37 Hope and Healing Perspectives
48:07 Creating a Healing Environment
51:56 Empowering Cancer Care
54:41 Changing the Cancer Care Paradigm

Where to find Dr. Pete Sulack:

Instagram: @drpetesulack
Website: https://drpetesulack.com/

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this enlightening episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Dr. Staci Whitman, founder of NoPo Kids Dentistry and a pioneer in functional and holistic oral health. Together they uncover how the mouth serves as the gateway to the body—and why what happens there reverberates through every system.

Dr. Whitman explains how chronic disease begins long before symptoms appear and how functional dentistry offers a path toward true prevention. From the oral microbiome and nutrition to mercury fillings, x-ray exposure, and the ongoing fluoride debate, she brings clarity and compassion to topics often overlooked in conventional care.

Listeners will gain an understanding of biocompatibility in dental materials, the emotional toll of traditional dentistry, and how early-life oral care can shape a lifetime of wellness. This is an empowering look at how modern medicine and dentistry can finally come together to support whole-body health.

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why chronic disease often begins in the mouth
• How root canals can influence systemic health
• The principles of functional and holistic dentistry
• How nutrition impacts teeth, gums, and the microbiome
• What to know about x-rays, mercury fillings, and safe removal
• Why biocompatibility testing for dental materials matters
• The crucial role of saliva and the oral microbiome
• The mental-health challenges many dentists face
• How pediatric oral care shapes lifelong wellness
• Why dentistry’s future depends on integration and education

Episode Timeline Highlights:

00:00 The Epidemic of Chronic Disease
03:11 Holistic Dentistry: A New Approach
06:12 Root Canals and Systemic Health
08:50 The Shift to Functional Dentistry
12:03 The Role of Nutrition in Oral Health
15:07 Integrating Dentistry and Medicine
18:12 The Importance of Oral Microbiome
21:00 Testing and Monitoring Oral Health
23:59 X-Rays and Radiation Concerns
27:04 Mercury in Dentistry
30:07 Safe Removal of Mercury Fillings
42:16 Biocompatibility in Dentistry
45:07 Mental Health in Dentistry
49:03 The Importance of Pediatric Dentistry
51:05 The Evolution of Oral Health
57:55 The Fluoride Debate
01:10:55 Heroes in Functional Dentistry
01:13:56 Finding Biologic Dentists
01:18:59 The Future of Dental Education

Where to find Dr. Staci Whitman:

Website: https://doctorstaci.com
Social Media: @doctor_staci

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this empowering episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons welcomes Dr. Will Cole, a leading functional medicine expert, to explore what it truly means to find the root causes of disease and take back ownership of your health.

Dr. Cole shares his path from conventional to functional medicine and how telehealth revolutionized his ability to connect with patients worldwide. Together, he and Dr. Jenn unpack the modern health landscape—from the rise of autoimmune conditions and hormonal imbalances to the challenges of medical politics and social media’s influence on health narratives.

The conversation highlights why empowerment, collaboration, and bioindividuality are the future of medicine—and how you can become an active participant in your own healing journey.

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Dr. Will Cole’s journey shaped his functional medicine philosophy
• Why understanding root causes is the key to true healing
• How telehealth changed the patient–practitioner relationship
• The double-edged nature of social media in modern health discussions
• Why autoimmune and hormonal disorders are rapidly increasing
• How politics and profit can distort healthcare priorities
• What bioindividuality means for your health choices
• How collaboration across medical disciplines creates better outcomes

Episode Timeline Highlights:

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Will Cole
05:30 The Power of Root-Cause Medicine
11:24 Telehealth & Patient Empowerment
17:04 Challenges in Mystery Illnesses
19:47 Social Media’s Impact on Health Messaging
29:33 Awakening to Health Awareness
34:38 Introducing AURIA: A New Screening Tool
36:53 Questioning the Medical Dogma
44:07 Autoimmunity & Modern Health Crises
52:01 Hormones and Metabolic Health
01:00:16 When Health Meets Politics
01:06:56 The Medical Industrial Complex
01:13:53 Finding Common Ground & Progress
01:17:45 Fasting and Metabolic Flexibility
01:22:34 Making Health Accessible for Everyone

Where to find Dr. Will Cole:

https://drwillcole.com

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this solo episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons delivers an empowering and deeply personal message about what true health means—and why less than 10% of Americans are metabolically healthy.

Drawing from her recent community webinar, Dr. Jenn unpacks the real roots of breast cancer, the systemic failures of modern medicine, and how personalized health plans can transform outcomes. She explains why breast cancer is not a random event, but a metabolic and environmental response—and how women can reverse that pattern through awareness, testing, and intentional lifestyle change.
This episode also introduces the AURIA test, a revolutionary tear-based screening tool for early breast cancer detection, and features heartfelt testimonials from women who have rebuilt their health through Dr. Jenn’s programs.

If you’ve ever wondered how to move beyond diagnosis into true healing—or how to prevent breast cancer altogether—this conversation is your roadmap.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why less than 10% of Americans are metabolically healthy
• The link between metabolic dysfunction and breast cancer
• How modern medicine treats symptoms instead of root causes
• Why diet and lifestyle are the true drivers of recovery
• How alcohol, toxins, and environment shape disease risk
• The importance of personalized health plans for healing
• Why breast cancer is a normal response to an abnormal environment
• How the AURIA test is transforming early detection
• What nutrigenomic testing reveals about your unique needs

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Episode Timeline Highlights:

03:53 – Less than 10% of Americans are metabolically healthy
08:22 – Why insurance companies and healthcare don’t promote wellness
13:16 – “If we don’t change, how can we expect change?”
17:29 – A patient story: how daily wine shaped disease risk
22:10 – Taking ownership of your health and intuition
24:52 – Introducing AURIA: the tear-based breast screening test
31:07 – Why testing matters: nutrigenomics and personalization
35:57 – Everyone gets a treatment plan—but where’s the health plan?
40:30 – Patient testimonials and real transformation stories
47:07 – AURIA giveaway and how the test works
52:45 – How to build a health plan for every stage of diagnosis
57:24 – Why breast health equals whole-body health
01:04:07 – Nutrigenomic testing and actionable insights
01:09:20 – Hormones as the key to longevity and vitality
01:12:33 – Closing reflections and next steps

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this empowering episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons welcomes bestselling author and women’s-hormone expert Dr. Mariza Snyder for a candid conversation about perimenopause—the most misunderstood phase in women’s health.

Drawing on 17 years in practice and her own journey through postpartum, Hashimoto’s, and perimenopause, Dr. Snyder unpacks what really happens when estrogen and progesterone begin to decline—and why this “zone of opportunity” is every woman’s call to action.

Together, she and Dr. Jenn break down the cultural myths, medical gaslighting, and scientific blind spots that leave millions of women unheard. They discuss brain fog, mood shifts, metabolic changes, and why bioidentical hormone therapy—when properly prescribed—can protect the brain, heart, and bones.
It’s an honest, hopeful roadmap for women to reclaim their vitality, advocate for better care, and navigate midlife with confidence and clarity.

✨ Don’t miss Dr. Mariza Snyder’s new book, The Perimenopause Revolution, available now for pre-order at drmariza.com/book and officially releasing October 21, 2025.

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why perimenopause is the zone of opportunity—not the beginning of decline
• How declining estrogen and progesterone affect the brain, metabolism, and mood
• Why women often know more than their providers—and what to do about it
• How to approach hormone therapy safely and individually
• What lifestyle pillars best support women in midlife
• Why medical training must change to include hormone education
• The role of advocacy, community, and self-education in women’s health

Episode Timeline Highlights:
02:19 Why women were taught to “suffer in silence”
05:05 Her mother’s struggles and the moment that changed everything
08:58 Recognizing perimenopause symptoms and hormonal shifts
12:20 Estrogen as the brain’s CEO—how hormones drive every system
17:27 Silent shifts: heart, metabolism, and bone health in midlife
22:50 Virtual clinics, cookie-cutter care & the need for education
26:28 Why “cleanse your way out of it” messaging is harmful
31:39 Top doctors leading the charge on safe HRT
37:45 What women can do today to advocate for themselves
48:40 Pregnancy risk myths & bioidentical hormones
55:00 How to approach replacement therapy in real life
01:04:38 Dr. Jenn’s own menopause story & medical blind spots
01:09:18 Is it ever too late for HRT? Research says no

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

In this powerful episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons welcomes advocate Donna Pinto to uncover the truth about DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), mammography, and the epidemic of overdiagnosis.

Donna shares her personal journey from shock diagnosis to advocacy, exposing how fear, language, and profit drive women into unnecessary treatments. Together, she and Dr. Jenn highlight the emotional toll of mislabeling DCIS as cancer, the shortcomings of mammograms, and the need for safer, smarter approaches.

💬 If this episode resonates, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Why DCIS should not be automatically labeled as breast cancer
• How 80% of DCIS cases never progress to invasive disease
• The role of mammograms in overdiagnosis and overtreatment
• The devastating emotional toll of a cancer label
• Why women must be empowered with informed consent
• Safer alternatives like ARIA and QT imaging
• How financial incentives perpetuate outdated screening models
• The urgent need for grassroots education and advocacy

Episode Timeline Highlights:

00:00 – Why DCIS is controversial & Donna Pinto’s mission
04:05 – The conveyor belt of treatment & mammograms as “religion”
07:43 – Marketing, fear, and the reality of overdiagnosis
12:56 – “Good doctors, bad training” & systemic blind spots
14:23 – Donna’s biopsies, surgeries & harmful messaging
19:21 – Autopsy studies and why mammograms don’t change survival
25:31 – Overdiagnosis by the numbers & financial drivers
27:46 – Break: ARIA tear-based screening
29:21 – Emotional toll of a cancer label
36:30 – The cult of mammograms & celebrity myths
38:40 – Why mammograms can cost lives
42:16 – Why “carcinoma” must go & biomarker testing challenges
47:11 – Experts pushing back & grassroots advocacy grows
50:27 – Industry incentives & the $13B mammogram machine
54:35 – Resistance to safer imaging & radiation myths
57:25 – Break: Dr. Jenn’s book plug
58:53 – Donna’s mission, Opting Out, and informed consent
01:10:35 – What if DCIS was renamed? Why mindset shift matters
01:14:55 – Lifestyle as prevention & root cause approaches
01:22:53 – Smash-a-Melon campaign & closing reflections

Where to find Donna Pinto:

https://dcis411.com
https://givewellness.life
https://smashamelon.com

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://jennsimmons.simplero.com/page/377266?kuid=327aca17-5135-44cf-9210-c0b77a56e26d&kref=vOKy0sAiorrK

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://tinyurl.com/SmartWomansBreastCancerGuide

To purchase the auria breast cancer screening test go here https://auria.care/ and use the code DRJENN20 for 20% Off.

Connect with Dr. Jenn:
Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons