The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

You've cleaned up your diet. You're taking the supplements. You've run the labs. You've done the protocols. And you're still tired, bloated, anxious, and burnt out, wondering what the heck you're missing.

If that's you, this episode is the one.

Michele Scarlet sits down with Sarah Ball, founder of Hormone Goddess and creator of the Hormone Goddess Method, for a vulnerable, story-driven conversation about burnout, cellular energy, and what's really going on for high-functioning women who feel like they're doing everything right and still not getting results.

Sarah shares her own healing journey for the first time on a podcast. From years of misdiagnoses (Hashimoto's, PCOS, IBS, fatty liver), a 4-year missing period, and a parasite protocol that landed her with a small bowel obstruction and 6 weeks without a single bowel movement, to discovering that the missing piece wasn't more supplements or another kill protocol. It was voltage.

In this episode, we cover:

Why you can still feel exhausted even when your labs look "fine"

What cellular energy (voltage) actually is and why mitochondria matter

How the order of your protocols matters more than the protocols themselves

Why kill protocols backfire when your body is in survival mode

The drainage funnel and why opening it changes everything

Masculine vs. feminine energy in healing & business

Why a 20-step morning routine isn't the answer (and what actually is)

Real client stories: reversing autoimmune diagnoses, conceiving after IVF, losing weight, getting off meds

Whether you're an FDN practitioner, health coach, or a woman who's tired of being tired despite doing all the "right things," this conversation will completely reframe how you think about healing.

🎤 JOIN SARAH AT SUMMER OPEN HOUSE 2026: Sarah is the keynote speaker for SOH 2026, presenting The Nervous System of Success live on June 30th. She'll walk you through the psychology of scaling to 6 figures without sacrificing your health, how she built her brand without depending on social media, and the most underrated profit growth strategy every FDN needs to know.

👉 Register free: http://fdntraining.com/soh26

Connect with Sarah Ball: 🌐 hormonegoddess.com 📷 Instagram: @thehormonegoddess 

⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen, starting any new protocol, or addressing a medical condition. The opinions expressed by the host and guest are their own and do not constitute professional medical recommendations.

If you have been struggling with IBS, anxiety, burnout, or unexplained symptoms and feel like conventional medicine keeps letting you down, this episode is for you. And if you are a health coach or aspiring functional medicine practitioner who wants to build a practice with real time freedom and financial freedom, keep reading because this one covers both.

This week on the Health Detective Podcast, how one woman went from burnt out corporate executive to running a thriving functional medicine practice helping over 500 women around the world.

In this episode you will learn:

→ How healing your gut can directly impact your anxiety, immune system, and hormone health AND business.
→ The connection between leaky gut and leaky boundaries and why fixing one can help fix the other
→ Why antibiotics, chronic stress, and a poor diet create a cycle of illness that conventional medicine rarely addresses
→ How genetics affect your ability to detox, convert vitamin D, and manage estrogen and what you can do about it
→ What functional diagnostic nutrition is and why it gets results when nothing else has worked
→ How to build a health coaching practice with automated workflows, multiple revenue streams, and clients who are ready to invest
→ Why you do not need a perfect program to take your first client and how to start before you feel ready

Whether you are searching for answers to your own gut health journey or looking for a clear path to building a functional medicine business that supports the life you actually want, this conversation will show you what is possible when you stop managing symptoms and start addressing root causes.

 

✦ Ready to build a functional medicine practice with time freedom and financial freedom built in?
 
FDN's BIGGEST event of the year, Summer Open House is officially open for registration.
 
See exactly how practitioners around the world are creating thriving practices with the tools, automation, and community to make it sustainable.

🔗 Save your free spot: http://fdntraining.com/soh26
 
Connect with our Raewyn:
🌐 gutsyexecutivecoach.com
📲 instagram.com/raewyn.gutsynutrition

 

⚕ Medical Disclaimer: The content shared on the Health Detective Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet, supplement routine, or health plan. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not constitute a diagnosis, treatment, or cure for any health condition.

Women don’t randomly develop bloating, food sensitivities, rosacea, eczema, hormone issues, and chronic inflammation overnight.

But most are never told how connected these symptoms actually are.

In this episode, Michele Scarlet sits down with Elizabeth Aylor to unpack her personal health transformation after years of severe gut dysfunction, histamine intolerance, hormone imbalance, skin flare-ups, food reactions, and losing her cycle for over seven years.

After trying nearly every diet imaginable; including keto, carnivore, vegan, raw vegan, and strict gut-healing protocols. Nothing truly worked until she stopped chasing symptoms and started addressing the deeper stressors driving them.

This episode dives into:

histamine intolerance

bloating and food sensitivities

eczema and rosacea

gut dysfunction and detox pathways

hormone imbalance and missing periods

mold toxicity and chronic inflammation

why extreme diets often backfire

If you feel like your body is reacting to everything, this episode will help you understand why.

Want to learn how practitioners investigate cases like THIS using advanced functional lab testing? Join us for Clinical Summit Week, May 11–15:

https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/op/sm/?utm_source=organicsocial&utm_medium=HDP&utm_campaign=May2026

Connect with Elizabeth:

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@elizabethaylorfitness
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/elizabethaylorfitness
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.aylor.1

Tiktok
https://www.tiktok.com/@elizabethaylorfitness?
lang=en

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace medical advice. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or healthcare plan.

Dr. Steven Rondeau has conducted over 50,000 qEEG (quantitative EEG) brain scans, building one of the largest pattern recognition datasets in mental health.

In this episode, we break down how brain patterns show up in anxiety, ADHD, trauma, mood instability, cognitive issues, and why some clients do not respond to standard protocols.

This conversation shifts the lens from symptoms to patterns and what those patterns reveal about the brain.

We cover:
• Brain map patterns linked to anxiety, ADHD, and trauma
• How nervous system dysregulation shows up in qEEG data
• Why clients stay stuck despite doing everything right
• How pattern recognition improves assessment and outcomes

Connect with Dr Steven Rondeau:
Website: https://axoneegsolutions.com/learn-more/
Book: https://www.thinklikeabrain.com/

If this conversation got you thinking about brain patterns, the next step is understanding what is driving them.

At Clinical Summit Week (May 11–15), Pam Helmly breaks down the M2 NeuroFocus lab and how neurotransmitter patterns connect to stress, metabolism, and why clients feel wired, anxious, or burned out.

Join us for the free training:
http://www.fdntraining.com/clinicalsummit26

Dr. Steven Rondeau is not a speaker at this event.

 

 

Medical Disclaimer
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health or treatment.

Parasites, bacterial overgrowth, and gut infections are often treated as the starting point of dysfunction, but what if they're not?

In this episode, Michele breaks down a clinical perspective on gut health that goes beyond identifying pathogens and focuses on the environment that allows them to exist.

You’ll hear how practitioners can get pulled into marker-based thinking, why validation matters without over-identifying the problem, and how poor sequencing can lead to stalled progress or recurring symptoms.

This episode also explores the concept of capacity through the lens of the Vital Reserve, and why antimicrobial protocols require more from the body than we often consider.

If you’ve had cases that improve but don’t hold, or clients who react poorly to the “right” protocol, this will help you think more clearly about timing, readiness, and the bigger picture.

Join us for Clinical Summit Week | May 11–12, 2026
A free clinical event for practitioners and coaches ready to deepen their knowledge of Advanced Lab interpretation.

👉 Click here to register:
http://www.fdntraining.com/clinicalsummit26

This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol.