The DNA Talks Podcast

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  The Food-Mood Connection: How Nutrition Shapes Mental Health with Dr. Uma Naidoo 16.09.2026 39min

  What if some of the most powerful tools for improving mental health are already in your kitchen? In this episode of The DNA Talks, Dr. Tracey Stead, sits down with Dr. Uma Naidoo, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist, and pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry. Together, we explore the powerful connection between food, mood, anxiety, inflammation, metabolism, and the gut-brain axis, and discuss practical ways to support mental health through e...
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  Peptides, Hormones, and Your Genetic Blueprint 09.09.2026 34min

  What do you do when your DNA report reveals dozens of insights across hormones, blood sugar, cardiovascular health, mood, detoxification, and more? In this episode, the clinical team at DNA Company explores one of the most common questions they receive from new DNA360 users:"Where should I start?" The conversation dives into how genetic insights can help prioritize health interventions, guide lifestyle choices, personalize supplementation, and support more informed discussions with healthcare...
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  Healing at the Cellular Level with Dr. Will Cole 02.09.2026 1t 5min

  What if chronic disease isn't primarily an organ problem, but a cellular one? In this episode, Dr. Will Cole joins Justin Harris to explore the emerging science of cellular health and longevity. Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine practitioner, New York Times bestselling author, and host of The Art of Being Well podcast. They sit down to discuss his latest book, Heal Your Cells: Reversing the Irreversible, co-authored with Dr. Josh Axe. Together, they explore why cellular dys...
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  Women, Genetics, Hope & the Mission of One More Life 26.08.2026 54min

  "One more life. One more life impacted. One more life supported. One more life saved." In this episode of The DNA Talks, CEO Tracy Wood sits down with SVP for Science, Dr. Krista Kostroman, and COO Alison Henry to reflect on the incredible evolution of The DNA Company. The conversation explores the creation of DNA University, the expansion of the company’s latest genetic testing platform, and the power of combining science, education, and technology to make functional genomics more acce...
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  Redefining Aging, Hormones, and Preventive Medicine with Dr. Erika Schwartz 07.07.2026 1t 1min

  "Your doctor doesn't live inside your body. AI doesn't live in your body. Influencers don't live in your body. Only you live there." What if the future of medicine isn't about treating disease, but empowering people to take ownership of their health long before illness appears? In this compelling conversation, Dr. Lara Varden sits down with renowned physician, author, and longevity expert Dr. Erika Schwartz to discuss a lifetime spent challenging conventional medicine and advocating for perso...
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  Ageless & Timeless: Redefining Longevity, Purpose, and Your Genetic Blueprint with Michele Hughes 23.06.2026 58min

  What if aging isn’t decline but a powerful opportunity for growth? In this inspiring episode of DNA Talks, Dr. Lara Varden sits down with Michele Hughes, an entrepreneur, longevity expert, and media personality. She is the founder and CEO of the Ageless & Timeless Podcast and a contributor to Top Doctor Magazine. Through her work, she educates and empowers individuals to take control of their health and live vibrant, purpose-driven lives. From overcoming personal and professional adversit...
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  Future-Proof Your Brain with Dr. Tommy Wood 05.06.2026 1t 2min

  What if the biggest lie you’ve ever been told about your health is that your brain is destined to decline? Justin Harris is joined by Dr. Tommy Wood, who currently works as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington, where my laboratory focuses on brain health across the lifespan — conducting research that focuses on ways to treat a range of brain injuries. This includes babies born preterm, adults who experience brain trauma, and the confluence of f...
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  Sex and Longevity: Benefits of Ageless Intimacy with Susan Bratton 28.05.2026 55min

  What if your sex life was one of the most powerful drivers of longevity? In this episode, Dr. Tracey Steady Hardcastle is joined by intimacy expert Susan Bratton to explore the science-backed connection between sex and longevity, and why she calls it the missing pillar of health. Together, they unpack the concept of ageless intimacy - how pleasure, connection, and “orgasmic intimacy” support everything from blood flow and hormones to nervous system regulation and emotional resilience. This co...
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  Sex and Longevity: Redefining Aging With Doreen Wendt-Weir 12.05.2026 30min

  What if everything you believed about aging was incomplete? In this engaging and refreshingly honest episode of The DNA Talks Podcast, we welcome Doreen Wendt-Weir, author of Sex in Your Seventies and its spirited sequel, Gardening in Your Nineties. Doreen challenges cultural narratives around aging by asking bold, often humorous questions about vitality, intimacy, creativity, and identity later in life. Through her writing—and this conversation—she invites listeners to rethink what it means ...
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  Healing Autoimmune Disease by Bridging Science, Spirit, and the Nervous System with Dr. Zelina Medina, DACM, L.Ac. 28.04.2026 34min

  If the body is designed to heal, what happens when we finally create the conditions that allow it to do so? In this deeply moving and empowering episode of The DNA Talks Podcast, Dr. Tracey Steady‑Hardcastle sits down with Dr. Zelina Medina, founder of Acuvida Acupuncture, to explore the powerful intersections of autoimmune disease, trauma, nervous system regulation, functional genomics, and root‑cause healing. Diagnosed with lupus and kidney failure in her twenties, Dr. Medina shares her per...
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  Why Keto and Intermittent Fasting Don’t Work the Same for Women’s Hormones with Dr. Lisa Olszewski 21.04.2026 32min

  In this deeply honest and empowering episode of The DNA Talks Podcast, Dr. Tracey Steady-Hardcastle sits down with Dr. Lisa Olszewski, chiropractor, naturopath, founder of the American Institute of Healthy Living, and host of Healthy Living Simple with Dr. Lisa. Dr. Lisa shares her personal health crisis—despite “doing everything right”—and how it reshaped her approach to nutrition, women’s hormones, ketogenic diets, intermittent fasting, and true wellness. This conversation explores why one-...
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  Training the Immune System for Longevity: Beta‑Glucans, Biological Aging, and Resilient Health with Dr. Chris D'Adamo 15.04.2026 49min

  The immune system plays a central role in how we age—but what if we could train it to work better over time? In this episode of The DNA Talks Podcast, Dr. Lara Varden welcomes Dr. Chris D’Adamo, PhD, epidemiologist and integrative medicine researcher, for an in‑depth conversation on beta‑glucans, trained immunity, and longevity‑focused health strategies. Dr. D’Adamo explains the critical difference between stimulating the immune system and modulating or training it, why not all beta‑glucans a...
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  The Missing Link in Thyroid Care: The Genetic Thyroid Clues Your Doctor Isn’t Testing For with Dr. Amie Hornaman 08.04.2026 52min

  Have you been told your thyroid labs are “normal,” yet you’re exhausted, gaining weight, foggy‑headed, or losing your hair? In this episode of The DNA Talks Podcast, Dr. Tracey Steady‑Hardcastle is joined by Dr. Amie Hornaman, “The Thyroid Fixer”, for a deep, empowering conversation on why conventional thyroid care fails so many women and what truly optimized, personalized treatment looks like. Dr. Amie Hornaman is the CEO and Founder of the Advanced Thyroid & Hormone Clinic, an internati...
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  Tantra for Emotional Healing: Nervous System Regulation, Self‑Love & the Science of Intimacy 01.04.2026 57min

  In this powerful and deeply insightful episode, Dr. Tracey Steady‑Hardcastle sits down with Dominique D’Vita—registered nurse, certified Tantra educator, and trauma‑informed master coach—to explore the intersection of Tantra, nervous system healing, genetics, and soulful intimacy. Drawing from more than three decades in critical‑care nursing and her own powerful heart‑opening awakening, Dominique shares how Tantra’s ancient tools—breath, sound, movement, intention, and embodied presence—align...
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  The Beauty of Change: Empowerment in Clothing, Healing, and Women's Health with Keira Kotler of Everviolet 24.03.2026 29min

  How do the clothes we wear shape not only our comfort, but also our healing, identity, and empowerment as women? In this inspiring conversation, Krista sits down with Keira Kotler, founder of Everviolet, a company dedicated to creating intimate apparel that supports women through the many changing seasons of life. From breast cancer recovery to pregnancy, menopause, and beyond, Keira shares how garments can nurture both body and spirit, offering comfort, inclusivity, and empowerment. This epi...
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  Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Ayurveda and Natural Food Healing for Women’s Health with Gita Vellanki 17.03.2026 34min

  “Every time we visited my grandmother in India, she went to the kitchen first before the pharmacy. Nine out of ten times, she came back with something that made us feel better.” -Gita Vellanki In this episode of DNA Talks, host Krista Kostroman sits down with Gita Vellanki, founder of Neeshi, a food-based wellness brand inspired by Ayurvedic traditions. Gita shares her personal journey from working in high tech to creating products that support women through hormonal transitions—from te...
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  The Spiral of Growth: Evolved NLP, Trauma Awareness & Values Levels with Kelley Oswin and Laura Slinn of New Avalon 05.03.2026 42min

  What if the very behaviors you judge in yourself and others are not flaws at all, but echoes of subconscious programming and unresolved trauma waiting to be understood? In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Tracey Steady-Hardcastle sits down with Kelley Oswin and Laura Slinn of New Avalon to explore their unique approach to Evolved Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Together, they unpack how subconscious programming, trauma awareness, and values levels shape human behavior—and how prac...
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  The 16‑Point Path to Chronic Illness and Wellness with Dr. Richard Horowitz 24.02.2026 1t 1min

  In this deep‑dive conversation, Dr. Krista Kostroman and Dr. Richard Horowitz explore what may be one of the most comprehensive frameworks for understanding chronic disease today: Dr. Horowitz’s 16‑point MSIDS model (Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome). Dr. Richard Horowitz is an internationally recognized physician practicing in Hyde Park, NY. He is an award-winning author of two bestselling books on Lyme disease and chronic illness, and co-author of the 2018 HHS Tick-borne Diseas...
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  Going Menopostal with Amy Alkon 20.02.2026 41min

  Menopause and perimenopause affect women greatly, yet they remain shrouded in stigma and misinformation. With that, how do we become equipped to embrace these stages of life without being overwhelmed with how to take care of ourselves whilst knowing our medical needs? In this episode of DNA Talks, Dr. Tracey Steady-Hardcastle sits down with Amy Alkon — award-winning writer, syndicated columnist, and author of Going Menopausal. With her trademark wit and rigorous approach to science, Amy unpac...
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  Biohacking Autism: Having Agency Over Your Health with Jackie McMillan 11.02.2026 30min

  What if the key to supporting autism lies in understanding the body’s environment as much as the brain itself? In this episode, we explore the powerful intersection of biohacking and autism based on the experience and study of Jackie McMillan as she joins Dr. Tracey Steady Hardcastle for our interview today. Jackie McMillan has autism, and has spent the years since 1976 - a period of dramatic functional gains and losses - figuring out what helps, what hurts, and the science which explai...