Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
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All You Need to Know About CT Heart Scans and Coronary Calcium Scores
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
07/19/21 • 13 min
CT heart scans to generate a coronary calcium score is, by a long stretch, the best and most precise way to gauge risk for heart disease, certainly far better than virtually useless cholesterol values. Even though this technology dates back over 25 years, it is still plagued by misinformation, often used to twist people's arms into taking drugs like statins, and even used to exploit people by putting them unnecessary procedures.
The reality is that a coronary calcium score can be the starting point for an enormous effective heart disease prevention program that does not involve conventional wastes-of-time such as reducing fat, tracking cholesterol, or taking statin drugs. Instead, let's focus on the natural methods that actually address the real causes of coronary disease, coronary calcium, and cardiovascular risk. By doing so, you can be far more knowledgeable than your doctor.
For more information on Dr. Davis’ programs:
Books:
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded edition
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
Online media:
Wheat Belly Blog: www.wheatbellyblog.com
Wheat Belly Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWheatBelly/
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox private Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527516110738721/
Undoctored Inner Circle (membership website with direct interaction with Dr. Davis):
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZp4ONYOXZkf92UxxNnAiKQ
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Unveiling the Secrets of Ancestral Dental Health: Diet, Lifestyle and Beyond
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
07/06/23 • 17 min
Anthropologists will tell you that, of all body parts preserved in the fossil record, going back thousand or even millions of years, teeth are the best preserved, even better than bone. And teeth are, of course, the entryway into the gastrointestinal tract, the first exposure to whatever food you are ingesting or chewing.
We often think of teeth as these inert things, but they are not. They are biologically responsive influenced by many factors, but especially the composition of diet. So, in this episode of Defiant Health, let’s consider what teeth can tell us about the human diet: how to eat, how not to eat, how teeth can instruct us on what and how the human body is adapted to the components of diet, and how a simple practice can make or break the difference in dental health.
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*Dr. Davis and his organization are financially compensated for supporting Paleovalley and their products.
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For BiotiQuest probiotics, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
*Dr. Davis and his organization are financially compensated for supporting these products.
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
My recent antibiotic experience
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
03/06/24 • 25 min
I recently had an experience in which I had to take an antibiotic. Those of you who have been following my Defiant Health podcast discussions, or have been reading my thousands of blog posts on DrDavisInfiniteHealth.com, or my books, especially my latest Super Gut book, know that I advocate for absolutely minimizing our reliance on antibiotics, as they are extremely destructive to the microbiome. Antibiotics disrupt microbial composition of the gastrointestinal tract, the airway, the sinuses, reproductive organs, urinary tract, and other body parts with serious potential long-term consequences.
Well, I had a failed root canal and crown put in more than 30 years ago. It recently failed and I had the tooth extracted, following by insertion of an implant. Because the periodontist had to drill into the jawbone and insert an anchor for the implant, he prescribed an antibiotic to prevent osteomyelitis, or infection of the jawbone that can be catastrophic. I therefore spent weeks dreading this process as, in past, I’ve had some nasty experiences with antibiotics: GI distress, abdominal discomfort, skin rashes. But I was especially dreading the awful insomnia that I feared I’d experience with loss of the L. reuteri that I had been supplementing for several years that converted me from a severe chronic insomniac to a deep sleeper.
To my great surprise, I experienced none of these effects and I wanted to share with you why and how I believe I, and my listeners who have engaged similar strategies, avoided these effects from antibiotics. It’s my n of one experience, along with some of my listeners, so it’s proof of nothing. But, because these concepts are evolving rapidly with very little formal evidence, it’s worth at least being aware and even trying some of these strategies.
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For BiotiQuest probiotics including Sugar Shift, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
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Get your 15% Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, low-carb snack bars and other high-quality organic foods here.* For 12% off every order of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats from Wild Pastures, go
Better Animal Handling
Weekly 10 to 20 minute lessons in handling of dogs, horses, and other animals.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Unlocking Wellness: Reed Davis on Environmental Toxins and Holistic Health Solutions
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
10/18/24 • 36 min
“Everyone coming in the door were sick and had already been to 8 or 10 healthcare practitioners and weren’t better yet. This is all wrong.”
“It’s not just what you eat. It’s the air you breathe and the water you drink, the personal care products you use, household cleaning products. . .”
Here is a conversation I had recently with with Reed Davis, a board-certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT). Over many years of experience, Reed has developed expertise in applying functional lab testing to pinpoint environmental, hormonal, nutritional, and other health disruptions and toxicities. He is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) and the FDN Certification Course that has trained over 4000 graduates in 50 countries that follow Reed’s principles of functional testing and remediation. Reed is a fountain of knowledge and experience on solving health questions even after many doctors have failed.
To identify a FDN-trained practitioner near you, a practitioner taught by Reed Davis in his unique approach, go to FDNtraining.com/william.
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For BiotiQuest probiotics including Sugar Shift, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
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Get your 15% Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, low-carb snack bars and other high-quality organic foods here.* For 12% off every order of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats from Wild Pastures, go here.
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Lessons to Learn From Lactose Intolerance
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
08/04/22 • 17 min
Many people have been advised by their doctors or have decided on their own that adverse reactions to dairy products are due to an inability to digest lactose, the primary sugar in dairy products.
While there are indeed people who have lost the ability to digest lactose, numerous people who have adverse reactions to dairy are not truly lactose intolerant, but have disruptions of the gastrointestinal microbiome that are responsible for these reactions. Understanding and addressing the difference can be life-changing. And you can make the distinction on your own, even if the doctor does not understand the difference.
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More about my new book, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight that includes the recipes for L. reuteri and other yogurts and full prescriptive lifestyle plan:
Super Gut
For more information on Dr. Davis’ programs:
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded edition
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
Online media:
Dr. Davis Infinite Health Blog: www.wheatbellyblog.com
Dr. Davis Infinite Health Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWheatBelly/
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox private Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527516110738721/
Dr. Davis Infinite Health Inner Circle (membership website with direct interaction with Dr. Davis):
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZp4ONYOXZkf92UxxNnAiKQ
And, of course, subscribe to the Defiant Health podcast through your favorite podcast directory!
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Microbes
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
07/07/21 • 12 min
It is estimated that we, as modern people, have lost about half of the microbial species occupying our gastrointestinal (GI) tracts compared to indigenous populations who hunt and gather. Exposure to antibiotics, glyphosate residues in food, other herbicides/pesticides, synthetic sweeteners like aspartame, emulsifying agents in ice cream or salad dressings--we swim in a sea of microbiome disrupting factors.
Among the consequences? Loss of a number of species crucial to health. We are just beginning to identify these lost microbes, then take steps to replenish them, a strategy that is far more powerful than just taking some commercial probiotic.
For more information on Dr. Davis’ programs:
Books:
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded edition
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
Online media:
Wheat Belly Blog: www.wheatbellyblog.com
Wheat Belly Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWheatBelly/
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox private Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527516110738721/
Undoctored Inner Circle (membership website with direct interaction with Dr. Davis):
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZp4ONYOXZkf92UxxNnAiKQ
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Disentangling the Web of Deceptive Diet Advice
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
07/13/23 • 29 min
Prepare to be astonished as we unravel the enigma of diet advice that has left us entangled in numerous contradictions and confusions. We're taking you on a journey, tracing back the pivotal events that have led us to our current state of dietary disarray. In the spotlight are none other than the controversial figures of Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, whose well-intentioned but misguided advice has arguably had disastrous health implications. Brace yourselves as we delve into the real-life consequences of their low-fat, vegetarian, no-animal product diets.
But the rabbit hole goes deeper. The episode shifts focus to the questionable dietary guidelines released by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 1977. We challenge the widely accepted belief that fat, particularly saturated fat, is the villain behind cardiovascular diseases, which has led to erroneous dietary recommendations. Unmasking the food industry's role in the carbohydrate-centric diet we're accustomed to today, we aim to lay bare the bitter truth. As we wrap up, we explore the seeming paradox of hunter-gatherer populations, who, despite their unconventional diets, evade the modern diseases that plague us today. Join us in this enlightening and potentially life-altering discourse on diet and health.
No other species on the planet experiences this uncertainty. A wolf, deer, frog, giraffe or lion knows exactly what it wants to eat without regard to fats or calories. And obesity and our human “diseases of lifestyle” are virtually unknown among these creatures (except for the ones we domesticate and feed fake food).
There was a series of events that led us down this path. In this episode of Defiant Health, let’s recount a handful of those events, because it will help you make sense out of diet: what is true, what is false, what is misinterpretation, misrepresentation, or plain blundering or marketing.
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Get your 15% Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, low-carb snack bars and other high-quality organic foods here. For 12% off every order of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats from Wild Pastures, go here.
*Dr. Davis and his organization are financially compensated for supporting Paleovalley and their products.
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For BiotiQuest probiotics, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
*Dr. Davis and his organization are financially compensated for supporting these products.
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Identify the Emotional Roadblocks Holding You Back: An Interview With JJ Flizanes
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
12/03/21 • 40 min
In this episode of Defiant Health, we consider something that we do not often consider: identifying the emotional stumbling blocks to success.
Whether you are faltering in gaining control over weight loss, chronic pain, or other health or life struggle, JJ Flizanes discusses how the cause for your failure can be emotional, some factor in your past life that is keeping you from enjoying the success you desire. After a long career helping people overcome physical disabilities, JJ now devotes her efforts to helping people overcome their emotional roadblocks.
JJ is a prolific podcaster and book author. Her podcasts include Fit 2 Love Podcast Show; Spirit, Purpose & Energy with JJ Flizanes; Women, Men, & Relationships with JJ Flizanes and others. She’s author of 3 books including Fit 2 Love: How to get physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit to attract the love of your life. Her latest book is The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame.
For more information on Dr. Davis’ programs:
Books:
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded edition
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
And his new book, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Online media:
Wheat Belly Blog: www.wheatbellyblog.com
Wheat Belly Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWheatBelly/
Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox private Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527516110738721/
Undoctored Inner Circle (membership website with direct interaction with Dr. Davis):
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZp4ONYOXZkf92UxxNnAiKQ
And, of course, subscribe to the Defiant Health podcast through your favorite podcast directory!
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Why managing skin pH is crucial for skin health and appearance
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
12/13/24 • 21 min
I’ve been showing thousands of people how to restore this microbe lost by the majority of modern people, Lactobacillus reuteri. But, of all the spectacular improvements in health we can gain by managing our microbiomes, such as an increase in empathy and generosity, reduction in anxiety and depression, deeper sleep, increased libido, restored youthful musculature and strength, the females in my audience have repeatedly said something like, “Well, that’s all well and good, but I’m mostly interested in the skin benefits.” So I’ve spent a good deal of time, energy, and resources in exploring this question, including performing a small human clinical trial to better understand how and why restoration of L. reuteri, especially when combined with other non-microbial synergistic factors, can restore youthful healthy skin.
One issue that has emerged to the forefront in our quest to better under skin health and appearance is the issue of skin pH. We may not think about skin this way, but healthy skin is acidic. The pH of healthy skin in someone not plagued by eczema, acne, rosacea, psoriasis, or other skin conditions is typically around 4.5. Recall that neutral is 7.0 and the blood is mildly alkaline at a pH of 7.4. Unhealthy skin, in contrast, skin with various skin rashes, has a pH of around 5.5—given the logarithmic nature of the pH scale, unhealthy skin is therefore 10-fold less acidic than healthy skin, a huge difference. This difference in pH is a crucial determinant of what you skin looks and feels like, whether you will be prone to these sorts of skin rashes or whether you can enjoy smooth youthful skin. So let’s dive into that topic, the importance of managing skin pH.
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For BiotiQuest probiotics including Sugar Shift, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
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Get your 15% Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, low-carb snack bars and other high-quality organic foods here.* For 12% off every order of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats from Wild Pastures, go here.
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MyReuteri and Gut to Glow can be found here: oxiceutics.com
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Are health coaches the future of healthcare?
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis
02/05/25 • 40 min
We all recognize that American healthcare is a badly broken system. Wildly overpriced, exploitative, with a focus on pharmaceuticals and medical procedures to the exclusion of basic issues such as nutrition, the role of nutrients, and the microbiome. Can we expect doctors, healthcare executives, pharma or medical device executives to find better solutions?
I highly doubt it. One of the problems plaguing conventional delivery of healthcare is that doctors lack the time, knowledge, and frankly the interest in spending more time with their patients, hearing about their issues, then creating solutions that address their unique concerns.
Enter the age of health coaches. A number of years ago, when I first heard about this phenomenon, of heath coaches playing a role in the delivery of health, I was skeptical. But over the past decade, as I’ve worked with health coaches, witnessed what they could accomplish, and heard plenty of positive feedback from the public engaging their services, my opinions about health coaching has completely changed. I now see them as part of the engine that will drive improvements in healthcare.
I therefore tracked down Sandra Scheinbaum, a Phd clinical psychologist who counseled patients for many years but then diverted her career into functional medicine and health coaching, bringing the unique insights into human behavior and emotions that came from decades of practicing clinical psychology, now applied to health coaching. Dr. Scheinbaum founded the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy that educates and trains people in acquiring the skills and knowledge to practice as a health coach. She is also author of several books including Functional Medicine Coaching: Stories from the Movement That's Transforming Healthcare, and her newest book, Your Health Coach Will See You Now available in April 2025 on Amazon and selected bookstores. In this episode of Defiant Health, Dr. Scheinbaum recounts how she made this change in direction and what she foresees for the future of this important phenomenon of health coaching.
For more information:
FunctionalMedicineCoaching.org
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For BiotiQuest probiotics including Sugar Shift, go here.
A 15% discount is available for Defiant Health podcast listeners by entering discount code UNDOC15 (case-sensitive) at checkout.*
_________________________________________________________________________________
Get your 15% Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, low-carb snack bars and other high-quality organic foods here.* For 12% off every order of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats from Wild Pastures, go
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
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How many episodes does Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis have?
Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis currently has 121 episodes available.
What topics does Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Podcasts, Health, Microbiome and Weight Loss.
What is the most popular episode on Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis?
The episode title 'Will my programs make you younger?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis?
The average episode length on Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis is 27 minutes.
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Episodes of Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis are typically released every 9 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis?
The first episode of Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis was released on Jun 30, 2021.
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