In this episode we jump in and address why someone can have optimal levels of hormones on labs but still not see or feel the results of "so called" optimal hormones. Unfortunately, the majority of people get prescribed hormones and yet the provider does not address: 1-Why their hormones were low to begin with and 2-What can prevent hormones from finding their landing/receptor site on the cell... essentially making them less effective, even at an optimal dose. The net result... people having hormones that are normal or often even high normal but still have all the same damn symptoms that led them to go on the hormones to begin with. Initially, they may see a month or two of mild to moderate benefit and then this eventually goes away because all the ways our Landing sites for hormones get beat up and less efficient, goes overlooked and forgotten.

I do believe hormone replacement has a time and place in optimizing health and when done with an approach that appreciates the full song and dance and how hormones work and interact with the cell, they can be incredibly beneficial.

In this episode we dive into 10 Ways Receptors for Hormones and be damaged or impacted. Now for the most part, the majority of these are due to our lifestyle and to our environment...essentially meaning we can do something about it when we understand what might be holding your hormones from reaching their landing site to give you the benefit you are anticipating.

This story is all too common and our team of providers see this all too often.

I hope you enjoy this episode and the educational content of it. Please if you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out and connect. #hormones #weightgain #functionalhealth #functionalmedicine #brainhealth @healthwealthultimateself

In this episode on Gut Health, we dive deep on the the importance of a great functioning gut, what's is normal and what happens when it starts to break down and become problematic. Most commonly known as leaky gut, intestinal permeability is the more accurate and the term that will help track down better research on the subject matter.

Many try diets, detoxes but do they truly address the enough of the stresses that lead to leaky gut? The truth is many do not and so it is a repetitive cycle of attempts to solve the issue. The key aspect to the anatomy of the small intestine that determines if the gut is leaky or not is referred to as Tight Junctions and Tight Junction Proteins. This is where zonulin comes in...a hormone that regulates the tight junctions.

In this episode we detail all the common and well know triggers to zonulin and leaky gut, from dietary to medications to brain based mechanisms.

We discuss what can happen if this becomes chronic and goes uncorrected, leading to many issues and diseases well outside the gut.

The goal of this episode is to walk you through what is normal, what are triggers that take you away from optimal gut health, how this can lead to chronic systemic inflammation and how if uncorrected can lead to bigger health issues more widespread than the gut.

We hope you enjoy the episode. Please if there are topics you would like discussed, be sure to comment on our IG @healthwealthultimateself and we can plan future episodes to cover your specific topics or bring in guests specialized on that topic.

Until next time,

The Team at Health Wealth and the Ultimate Self

We’re Back! Kicking Off Season 3 with Energy, Insight & Transformation

We’re thrilled to be back for Season 3, and we’re not just returning—we’re coming back with inspirational energy and more than just healthcare knowledge. Too often in healthcare, we focus solely on giving medical advice. We listen to patients, but are we truly hearing them? We miss the deeper reasons why they struggle to reach their goals—why they start implementing a healthier lifestyle but fall off after a week or a month.

This episode is about launching into Season 3 with momentum and getting our community fired up to achieve their goals for the future.

Fresh from Unleash The Power Within, the incredible four-day event led by Tony Robbins and his amazing team, I’m bringing you valuable insights gained from this powerful experience.

In a world filled with stress, fear, and anger, it’s more important than ever to tune in to your heart and soul—to the energy that truly resonates within you. I share my personal journey over the past year and how patterns don’t have to define us forever. They simply need to be recognized, understood, and released when they no longer serve us.

I dive into the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people—those who support your dreams and vision rather than dampen your flame.

And we explore how this all ties back to healthcare—how providers can do better in understanding and supporting patients beyond just the physical. Too often, healthcare is rushed. Patients feel unheard. Providers assume patients don’t want to make changes. But what if we took the time to recognize the underlying patterns driving their behaviors? What if we helped open doors to solutions that instill the lasting habits patients are looking for—but just don’t know how to implement?

Me and the team are honored to serve you this season! We hope this episode is the start of an empowering year—one where you realize you are truly capable of achieving anything you dream of. Sometimes, it’s just about reconnecting with the vision in your soul and stepping onto the path toward it.

Life happens FOR you, not TO you.

@teamtonyrobbins