Nutrition with Judy | Carnivore Diet

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  396. Heart Surgeon Performed 3,400 Heart Surgeries. Here’s What Actually Causes Heart Disease 30.07.2026 43min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia joins Judy Cho to discuss what may actually drive heart disease beyond a single focus on LDL cholesterol. Drawing from 25 years in cardiac surgery and more than 3,400 operations, he explains why insulin resistance, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, diet, and vascular damage deserve more attention in heart disease prevention. The conversation also...
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  395. Before You Try Peptides, Listen to This 23.07.2026 33min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Peptides are everywhere right now: VIP, KPV, BPC-157, TB-500, Thymosin Alpha 1, GHK-Cu, GLP-1s, and more. They are being talked about for inflammation, gut repair, immune support, tissue healing, weight loss, recovery, and chronic illness—but they are not automatically safe just because they sound “natural.” In this episode, Judy Cho breaks down what peptides are, why context matt...
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  394. UCLA Stress Expert: Your Body Is Still Stuck in Survival 16.07.2026 1j 4min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ What if chronic stress is the real reason chronically ill patients fail to heal, no matter what protocol they follow? Dr. Stephen Sideroff has spent decades researching exactly what happens to the nervous system under prolonged stress, and what he's found challenges how most practitioners think about root-cause healing. In this episode, he reveals what conventional medicine gets wr...
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  393. Why Eating Fatty Meat Can Improve Anxiety 09.07.2026 17min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Anxiety is not just “in your head.” Sometimes the body is giving signals through blood sugar, caffeine tolerance, and how well your nervous system is being fueled. In this episode, we talk about a simple shift that may help some people feel calmer and more stable, and why eating too lean may backfire. Anxiety, blood sugar dysregulationFatty meats benefitAnadamideCaffeineEgg yolks,...
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  392. How Much Sugar Is Actually in Your Blood? 02.07.2026 15min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Most people hear “blood sugar” and think the body has a lot of sugar floating around at any given moment. But the actual amount is much smaller than most people realize. In this episode, I use a simple visual demo to show what normal, prediabetic and diabetic blood sugar levels look like. We also talk about insulin, the pancreas, and why repeatedly high blood sugar can create real...
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  391. Plant-Based Researcher: Blue Zones Were Never What You Were Told - Belinda Fettke 25.06.2026 1j 36min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Belinda and I dive into the hidden history behind our dietary guidelines, tracing how a 19th-century religious health movement helped shape the modern demonization of meat and the rise of fiber, breakfast cereal, and plant-based dogma. She breaks down how the Seventh Day Adventist Church, John Harvey Kellogg, and powerful food and academic institutions worked together to manufactur...
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  390. PCOS Just Got Renamed. What Is It and Here's Why. 18.06.2026 15min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ PCOS has a new name: PMOS, or Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. The shift matters because PCOS was never really just about “cysts” on the ovaries. It has always been a broader endocrine and metabolic condition that can affect periods, ovulation, androgen hormones, insulin signaling, skin, mood, and long-term cardiometabolic risk. In this short solo episode, I break down why...
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  389. Why Your Body Reacts to Everything: MCAS Explained Simply 11.06.2026 31min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ MCAS is often treated like a food problem. But if your “safe food” list keeps getting smaller, restriction may no longer be the solution. In this episode, Judy Cho explains why mast cell activation syndrome is not just about histamine, why food reactions can be a sign of a deeper immune threshold problem, and why the goal is not to fear more foods. The goal is to understand why the...
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  388. WHY People Quit the Carnivore Diet - 6 Real Talk Reasons and Troubleshooting 04.06.2026 38min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Why do people quit the carnivore diet even after it helped them at first? In this episode, Judy Cho breaks down the most common reasons the carnivore diet stops working for some people, from undereating and poor fat tolerance to electrolyte issues, thyroid and hormone changes, food boredom, cholesterol fears, and the pressure to do “perfect carnivore.” A carnivore diet can be a po...
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  387. A Doctor Admits: "I Taught Lies in Medical School" - Dr. Robert Lufkin 28.05.2026 54min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Robert and I discuss why metabolic dysfunction may be the root cause behind many chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and even mental illness. We dive into how modern medicine often treats symptoms instead of root causes, why lifestyle and metabolic therapies can reverse disease progression, and how low-carb and ketogenic diets may i...
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  386. Sugar vs. Seed Oils vs. Carbs: Which One Is Actually Making You Sick? - Dr. Gary Fettke 21.05.2026 1j 41min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Gary Fettke and I dive into the real drivers of modern disease: sugar, processed carbohydrates, and seed oils, and which of the three is doing the most damage. We break down the biochemistry of fructose, the polyol pathway, and how LDL particles are affected by diet. We also get into the origins of fat shaming, how pharmaceutical companies shaped public language around obesity,...
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  385. Truth about LMHRs, Heart Disease, and Chronic Illness 14.05.2026 16min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) is often framed as a cholesterol story. That framing is incomplete. This video defines the LMHR pattern at a high level, then expands beyond cardiovascular markers into broader physiology—energy balance, thyroid signaling, stress response, nutrient status, and environmental inputs. The pattern may reflect adaptation, but it can also signal tradeoffs...
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  384. Why Chronic Stress Wrecks Sleep, HRV, and Healing - Dr. Deborah Rozman 07.05.2026 1j

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Deborah and I discuss how chronic stress disrupts the nervous system, impacts hormones, sleep, and overall health, and why regulating the heart–brain connection is foundational for healing. We dive into HeartMath techniques like heart rate variability and coherence, showing how simple tools like breathing and gratitude can shift the body from fight-or-flight into rest, repair, and ...
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  383. What Really Causes Heart Disease? It’s Not Cholesterol - Dr. Malcolm Kendrick 30.04.2026 1j 50min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Malcolm and I explore the true causes of heart disease, challenging the conventional belief that cholesterol and LDL are the primary drivers. We dive into endothelial damage and blood clotting as the underlying mechanisms behind cardiovascular events, and unpack metabolic syndrome, statins, and the role of inflammation, toxins, and lifestyle factors in damaging blood vessels. Liste...
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  382. Why Some Carnivores Still Don’t Heal - Intro to CIRS with Mikhaila Peterson 23.04.2026 1j 7min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Mikhaila and I talk about what it really looks like when a carnivore diet doesn’t fully resolve your symptoms, and how to troubleshoot when you feel stuck despite doing everything “right.” We dive into histamine intolerance, nutrient concerns like folate, and why some people remain highly sensitive even after years on a strict meat-based diet. A big part of our conversation focuses...
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  381. Where to Start with Chronic Illness: Carnivore, CIRS, Mold, Lyme, Parasites, Heavy Metals 16.04.2026 50min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Cheryl and I break down where to start when dealing with chronic illness, and why diet and environment come before testing and protocols. We discuss how an elimination diet helps quiet inflammation, why symptoms should guide your healing approach, and how factors like mold, detox pathways, and undereating can stall progress. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more. ...
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  380. Is the Carnivore Diet Unbiblical? What the Bible Says About Diets, Restrictions, and Your Body (Part 2) 09.04.2026 23min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Is eating a limited diet, such as a Carnivore diet, or avoiding certain foods because they harm you unbiblical? This episode explores what Scripture actually says about food, freedom, and caring for the body. The Bible does not treat medically necessary or health-based food avoidance as sin. Instead, it emphasizes stewardship, wisdom, self-control, and honoring God with your body. ...
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  379. The Garden of Eden Diet - What the Bible Really Shares (Part 1) 02.04.2026 24min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Is a plant-based pattern like the Garden of Eden diet or the “Daniel diet” the ideal biblical way to eat? This episode looks at what the Bible actually shows about food across different periods: from the plant foods in Eden, to the permission to eat animals after the Flood, to Israel’s dietary laws, and finally to the New Testament's focus on faith rather than food rules. It also c...
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  378. Why Carnivore Isn’t Enough for Everyone - Mold, CIRS, and Root-Cause Healing 26.03.2026 57min

  Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Emily and I talk about my health journey: from years of plant-based eating and an eating disorder to finding stability with carnivores, and how diet can support recovery from mold illness and CIRS by lowering inflammation and strengthening the gut-immune system. We also cover practical carnivore troubleshooting (electrolytes, fat intake, meat variety, histamine sensitivity) plus t...
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  377. She Treats Breast Cancer—Then Got It Herself - Dr. Sue Hwang 19.03.2026 43min

  Support your health journey with our private practice! Explore comprehensive lab testing, functional assessments, and expert guidance for your wellness journey. Find exclusive offers for podcast listeners at nutritionwithjudy.com/podcast. _____ Dr. Sue and I talk about what it’s like to go from treating breast cancer to becoming the patient herself, and how fear, uncertainty, and loss of control can linger long after treatment ends. We also dive into practical coping strategies like shr...