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BetterHealthGuy Podcast

BetterHealthGuy Podcast

Von: Scott Forsgren FDN-P
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BetterHealthGuy Podcast features conversations with leading experts exploring complex chronic illnesses, mold illness, chronic Lyme disease and other chronic infections, environmental toxicity, and related conditions. After nearly 30 years navigating his own journey through chronic Lyme disease and mold illness to recover his health, Scott has been fortunate to learn from many leading experts and healers in the integrative health space. Among those who have influenced Scott's journey are Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD; Neil Nathan, MD; Jill Crista, ND; Amy Derksen, ND; Simon Yu, MD; Dale Bredesen, MD; Lee Cowden, MD; Raj Patel, MD; and many others. Through these conversations, Scott explores topics such as mold and mycotoxin illness (CIRS), chronic Lyme disease and coinfections, Long COVID, ME/CFS, PANS/PANDAS, autism, Alzheimer's, parasites, the microbiome, detoxification, limbic system retraining, emotional health, and much more. Join Scott, the BetterHealthGuy, as he shares insights and conversations for those seeking new ways to create better health.Copyright 2026 Alternative & Komplementäre Medizin Hygiene & gesundes Leben
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  • EP236: The Microbiome Connection: Optimizing Health from the Inside Out - Jason Hawrelak, ND, PhD

    EP236: The Microbiome Connection: Optimizing Health from the Inside Out - Jason Hawrelak, ND, PhD
    Jul 6 2026
    🎧 Episode Summary Jason Hawrelak, ND, PhD explores the central role of the gut microbiome in shaping human health, explaining how the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract influence immunity, metabolism, brain function, inflammation, and resilience. Drawing on more than two decades of research and clinical experience, he discusses how modern lifestyles, antibiotic exposure, processed foods, and environmental factors have altered the diversity of the human microbiome and contributed to the growing burden of chronic disease. The conversation examines the balance between beneficial microbes, pathobionts, and pathogens, highlighting the importance of microbial diversity, short-chain fatty acid production, intestinal pH, and ecological balance rather than simply eliminating unwanted organisms. Dr. Hawrelak shares practical insights into microbiome testing, comparing culture, PCR, 16S sequencing, and shotgun metagenomics while explaining how these tools can guide personalized interventions to restore healthier microbial ecosystems. Dr. Hawrelak also discusses the microbiome's role in conditions such as IBS, SIBO, inflammatory bowel disease, Candida overgrowth, and systemic inflammation. He explains how dietary strategies, prebiotics, probiotics, herbal medicines, and targeted microbiome support can improve gut ecology, reduce inflammatory burden, optimize digestive function, and promote lasting health throughout the body. 🧭 In This Episode - The evolution of microbiome research over the past 25 years - Why the gut microbiome functions like another human organ - Microbial diversity, richness, and ecosystem resilience - The microbiome's influence on immunity, inflammation, and brain health - Dysbiosis, leaky gut, and the roots of chronic disease - Butyrate, short-chain fatty acids, and microbial metabolites - Beneficial microbes, pathobionts, and microbial balance - Akkermansia, Proteobacteria, Bacteroides, and gut ecology - Prebiotics, dietary fiber, polyphenols, and microbiome restoration - Lactulose as a powerful microbiome-modulating prebiotic - SIBO, methane, motility, and the migrating motor complex - Shotgun metagenomics, 16S sequencing, PCR, and stool testing - Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and microbiome-targeted therapies - Candida, the mycobiome, and fungal overgrowth - Colonic pH, digestive health, and ecological balance - Practical strategies for optimizing the microbiome and overall health 👤 About the Guest Jason Hawrelak, ND, PhD is a researcher, educator, Western herbalist, and naturopathic physician with over 25 years of clinical experience. He earned his PhD examining the capacity of probiotics, prebiotics, and herbal medicines to modify the gastrointestinal microbiota and teaches worldwide on the topics of microbiota modification and gut health. He has published extensively in these areas, including 20 textbook chapters. Dr. Hawrelak serves on the Medical Nutrition Council of the American Society for Nutrition and is a Fellow of both the American College of Nutrition and the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia. Dr. Hawrelak maintains a busy telehealth practice as lead clinician at the Hawrelak Gut and Microbiome Clinic. Dr. Hawrelak is Chief Research Officer at Probiotic Advisor, which offers a searchable database that enables evidence-based prescribing of probiotic products. Dr. Hawrelak also founded and serves as Lead Educator at the Microbiome Restoration Center, an online educational platform devoted to training health professionals to become microbiome clinicians through its flagship courses, Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Approaches to Gastrointestinal Disorders and Advanced Microbiome Manipulation. Connect With the Guest Website - https://microbiomerestorationcenter.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/probioticadvisor Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/probioticadvisor Interview Date: June 21, 2026 🔗 Related Resources Probiotic Advisor - https://www.probioticadvisor.com ProbioticAdvisor.com provides independent, unbiased, evidence-based information on probiotics, their potential risks, and documented benefits. 📄 Transcript Review a transcript of this episode: https://betterhealthguy.com/ep236 ☕ Support the Show Support the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://betterhealthguy.link/BuyMeACoffee 🧭 My 16-Step Framework Learn more about my 16-Step Framework for better health: https://betterhealthguy.link/Steps 💸 Community Discounts Explore BetterHealthGuy Community Discounts: https://betterhealthguy.link/Discounts 🌐 Additional Information Learn more: https://BetterHealthGuy.com 📱 Connect With Me Facebook - https://facebook.com/betterhealthguy Instagram - https://instagram.com/betterhealthguy X - https://twitter.com/betterhealthguy TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@betterhealthguy ℹ️ Disclaimer The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, ...
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    2 Std. und 9 Min.
  • EP235: Inside CIRS Lab and the Evolving Science of Biotoxin Illness - Christian Navarro-Torres, PhD

    EP235: Inside CIRS Lab and the Evolving Science of Biotoxin Illness - Christian Navarro-Torres, PhD
    Jun 15 2026
    🎧 Episode Summary Christian Navarro-Torres, PhD shares his journey from cognitive neuroscientist and academic researcher to becoming a patient with severe CIRS, biotoxin illness, and extreme environmental hypersensitivity. Drawing from both scientific training and lived experience, he discusses how mold exposure, immune dysregulation, chronic infections, and microbial colonization shaped his understanding of complex chronic illness and led to the creation of CIRS Lab. The conversation explores the evolving science of CIRS, including HLA genetics, innate immune activation, mycotoxins, transcriptomics testing through GENIE, and the potential roles of mold, endotoxins, beta-glucans, Actinobacteria, and chronic infections in driving persistent symptoms. Dr. Navarro-Torres also examines how nervous system dysregulation, trauma, neuroinflammation, and metabolic dysfunction may contribute to illness severity and recovery challenges. Dr. Navarro-Torres suggests that recovery often requires looking beyond environmental exposures alone to address microbial burden, immune resilience, metabolic health, sinus health, and physiological repair. He emphasizes the importance of restoring interconnected systems that support long-term healing and improved adaptability. 🧭 In This Episode - Dr. Navarro-Torres' journey from neuroscientist to CIRS patient - Extreme hypersensitivity and reacting to everyday exposures - Microdosing binders and treatments in sensitive patients - Trauma, nervous system regulation, and chronic illness severity - HLA genetics, mold exposure, and immune recognition - GENIE testing and patterns of CIRS causation - NeuroQuant findings in CIRS, inflammation, and brain recovery - VIP, ProdromeGLIA, plasmalogens, and lipid support - Environmental testing and remediation strategies - Immune dysregulation, autoimmunity, and microbial burden - MARCoNS, MSH, and sinus-related immune signaling - SinusKEY, Actinobacteria, fungal DNA, and the sinubiome - Actinobacteria, endotoxins, and illness persistence - Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, viruses, and parasites - Gut health, SIBO, fungal colonization, and Long COVID - Reintegration, resilience, and long-term recovery 👤 About the Guest Christian Navarro-Torres, PhD is a cognitive neuroscientist with formal training in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, language science, and applied data analysis. He earned his PhD in Language Science from the University of California, Irvine, after completing an MS in Cognitive Psychology at Penn State and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Puerto Rico. His research career has included postdoctoral fellowships at Princeton University and at Georgetown University, where his work focused on the intersection between experience-dependent neuroplasticity and clinical assessment in patients with brain damage affecting language and cognition. He is the Co-Founder of CIRS Lab, the Scientific Director of The CIRS Research Foundation, and a Research Consultant for the Einstein Mission, which investigates erythromelalgia and CIRS. Christian's recent scientific work extends into environmental health and immune dysregulation, including publications and presentations on biotoxin illness, its multi-system and multi-symptom pathology, and treatment outcomes with a particular interest in how CIRS-related brain changes may contribute to processes of neurodegeneration. Equally important, his mission is grounded in lived experience. He is a complex, hypersensitive patient who has endured serious microbial colonizations; an underappreciated and often overlooked issue in the mainstream mold illness community; alongside tick-borne and protozoal co-infections. These overlapping comorbidities created a perplexing clinical profile that demanded self-advocacy, where his scientific background became essential to navigating conflicting medical advice and fragmented care. Drawing from both his expertise and his personal recovery journey, he now provides training for physicians and clinicians on how to identify, understand, and treat those with complex, multi-layered presentations. Connect With the Guest Website - https://cirslab.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CIRSLab Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cirslab Interview Date: May 27, 2026 🔗 Related Resources MARCoNS Research Paper - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2026.1728408/full Clearance of multiple antibiotic-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci is selectively associated with higher circulating α-melanocyte stimulating hormone in patients evaluated for chronic inflammatory response syndrome CIRS Research Foundation - https://cirs-research-foundation.org Improving health outcomes globally through innovative research, education, and outreach The Coherent Health Podcast - https://www.coherencedx.com The Coherent Health Podcast with Lacey Venanzi, DC and Christian Navarro-Torres, PhD 📄 Transcript Review a transcript of this ...
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    2 Std. und 7 Min.
  • EP234: Born Free: Rethinking Chronic Illness Through the Lens of Systems Biology - Part 2 - Joshua Leisk

    EP234: Born Free: Rethinking Chronic Illness Through the Lens of Systems Biology - Part 2 - Joshua Leisk
    Jun 1 2026
    🎧 Episode Summary Joshua Leisk continues the discussion of his systems biology model for ME/CFS, Long COVID, and related chronic illnesses, focusing on how lymphatic dysfunction, sympathetic nervous system dominance, metabolic impairment, and chronic stress responses may contribute to the persistence of complex chronic conditions. He explores the relationships between cortisol regulation, trauma, autonomic imbalance, energy metabolism, and the body's ability to maintain resilience and recovery. The conversation examines how biofilms, chronic infections, viral reactivation, hypoxia, oxidative stress, and immune system blind spots may interact to drive ongoing symptoms and disease progression. Joshua discusses the potential roles of microbial adaptation, mitochondrial dysfunction, connective tissue disorders, circulatory challenges, and inflammatory signaling in creating self-perpetuating cycles of illness. Joshua shares his perspective that meaningful recovery requires addressing the interconnected factors underlying chronic illness, including metabolism, nutrient status, autonomic regulation, lymphatic flow, structural integrity, and immune function. He suggests that restoring these foundational systems may help the body regain adaptability, improve cellular energy production, and support long-term healing. 🧭 In This Episode - Lymphatic system function in detoxification, immune activity, and fat transport - Lymphatic drainage approaches for supporting recovery and reducing bottlenecks - Localized lymph node congestion as a clue to underlying infection sites - Cortisol regulation and its relationship to metabolic dysfunction - Complex PTSD and childhood trauma as contributors to autonomic dysregulation - Sympathetic dominance, hypervigilance, and progression of chronic illness - Vagal tone interventions and their relationship to underlying metabolism - Biofilm formation and microbial life cycle transitions - Immune system blind spots and limitations in biofilm surveillance - Microbiome adaptation to sympathetic nervous system signaling - Viral reactivation mechanisms involving hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha - Hypoxia, oxygen transport dysfunction, and chronic illness progression - Nitric oxide metabolism and circulatory regulation - Connective tissue disorders, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and mitochondrial dysfunction 👤 About the Guest Joshua Leisk is a biological engineer and independent researcher focused on complex chronic illness. He is the creator of Born Free, a patient-led community research project that develops models and potential interventions for conditions such as ME/CFS and Long COVID. His work takes a systems biology, reverse engineering approach, exploring how disruptions in metabolism, mitochondrial function, and cellular signaling may contribute to chronic disease. He is known for developing detailed, evolving models that aim to explain how illness begins, progresses, and may potentially be reversed. Joshua collaborates with a global community of patients, practitioners, and researchers, sharing pathway diagrams, hypotheses, and research intended to advance the understanding of complex chronic conditions. He is a founder of the Collaborative Sciences Institute, which provides systems biology education for clinicians treating complex chronic disease. He is also involved with Renegade Research, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing together patients, caregivers, scientists, and clinicians to drive innovation in healthcare. Connect With the Guest Website - https://bornfree.life X - https://x.com/joshual_tm Interview Date: May 13, 2026 🔗 Related Resources Collaborative Sciences Institute - https://collabsci.org Systems biology education for clinicians treating complex chronic disease JoshuaLeisk.com - https://joshualeisk.com Rethinking tomorrow's medicine, using a systems-based biological reverse engineering approach 📄 Transcript Review a transcript of this episode: https://betterhealthguy.com/ep234 ☕ Support the Show Support the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://betterhealthguy.link/BuyMeACoffee 🧭 My 16-Step Framework Learn more about my 16-Step Framework for better health: https://betterhealthguy.link/Steps 💸 Community Discounts Explore BetterHealthGuy Community Discounts: https://betterhealthguy.link/Discounts 🌐 Additional Information Learn more: https://BetterHealthGuy.com 📱 Connect With Me Facebook - https://facebook.com/betterhealthguy Instagram - https://instagram.com/betterhealthguy X - https://twitter.com/betterhealthguy TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@betterhealthguy ℹ️ Disclaimer The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.
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    2 Std. und 7 Min.
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