Elizabeth McGann is a holistic nutritionist, life coach, and founder of the Holistic GLP-1 Method. Her podcast, The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, consistently ranks as a top show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Drawing from her own experience navigating weight challenges from childhood, Elizabeth takes a comprehensive approach that addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of sustainable weight management.

This conversation challenges the current approach to GLP-1 medications and offers a science-backed roadmap for anyone considering these drugs or struggling with weight management. Elizabeth doesn't hold back about what's going wrong with standard GLP-1 prescribing practices and provides clear guidance on how to use these medications safely while building genuine, lasting health.

● The GLP-1 Problem Nobody's Talking About

Most people are being dosed dangerously high on GLP-1 medications. Elizabeth argues that standard dosing protocols are compensating for poor diet rather than supporting metabolic health. The higher the dose, the more severe the side effects and potential health risks.

● The Five-Pound Rule

Before considering GLP-1 medications, Elizabeth recommends losing the first 5-10 pounds on your own through diet management. This proves you understand the fundamentals and means you won't need the highest doses. If you can't lose weight without the medication, you're likely eating in a way that requires dangerous dosing levels.

● Food Noise Is Metabolic, Not Just Mental

The 'food noise' that GLP-1 medications quiet isn't just psychological. It's the result of glucose spikes from high-carbohydrate, processed foods. When you eat foods that spike your blood sugar, your body spends the rest of the day seeking the next sugar hit. A properly managed low-glycemic diet can achieve the same mental clarity without medication.

● Strength Training Is Non-Negotiable

Taking GLP-1 medications without strength training is dangerous, especially for people over 40. These medications cause disproportionate muscle loss, which affects bone health and overall metabolic function. If you're not willing to commit to resistance training, you shouldn't be on these drugs.

● The Minimum Effective Dose Strategy

Working with a compounding pharmacy allows for microdosing and customization that standard pharmaceutical protocols don't offer. The goal is to find the smallest dose that supports your metabolic shift while you do the real work of building sustainable habits around nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management.

● You Can Get Off These Medications

Contrary to what many doctors suggest, GLP-1 medications don't have to be lifelong. When used correctly alongside fundamental lifestyle changes, these drugs can be tapered down and eventually discontinued without regaining weight. The key is addressing root causes rather than treating symptoms.

● Track your glucose: Consider using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) or apps like MyFitnessPal to understand how different foods affect your blood sugar. Companies like Levels Health provide extensive research on optimal glucose management.

● Start with elimination: Remove wheat/gluten, corn, eggs, dairy, and soy for a period of time to identify what may be causing inflammation and digestive issues. Reintroduce one at a time to observe your body's response.

● Prioritize gut health: Incorporate probiotic-rich fermented foods and bone broth (especially on an empty stomach) to heal and seal the gut lining. Much of our immune...

My guest, Ellen Barrett is a 30-year veteran of the fitness industry. She had DVDs for sale! And she’s never had an injury in all of her years of teaching movement classes from HIIT to yoga and pilates.

I joined her online fitness studio and love the variety of classes. Especially love the 20 minute ones for a midday fitness snack.

Are you tired of fitness culture telling you that real workouts require pain, soreness, and 200-pound deadlifts? Ready to rebel against the idea that movement should feel like punishment? Then this is a great conversation for you and you might also enjoy Ellen’s online studio.

Ellen Barrett has been teaching movement since 1989—back when it was called aerobics, before Instagram created an economy around fake fitness results, and long before "biohacking" became a buzzword.

Her message is refreshingly simple: Movement is medicine. It should feel GOOD. And it should have zero negative side effects.

That's right. Zero. No soreness. No exhaustion. No injuries.

If you have those things? You went too far.

Ellen's fusion approach combines Pilates, yoga, dance, and breathwork—all done barefoot, because shoes might be secretly destroying your alignment and causing chronic pain you can't explain.

This conversation will change how you think about fitness, your feet, and what it actually means to be "fit" after 50.

✅ Why gym class trauma turned off an entire generation - Those timed pushup tests and heart rate monitors made fitness feel clinical, competitive, and intimidating instead of joyful

✅ The barefoot movement revolution - How going shoeless strengthens feet, fixes alignment, prevents chronic pain, and makes you feel integrated from head to toe

✅ Why Ellen is "allergic to shoes" - After 30+ years of barefoot teaching, her feet are so capable they can't stand being trapped anymore

✅ Fusion fitness beats perfectionism - Why Ellen left the rigid world of Pilates to create workouts that let you "just move" with heat, strength, and stretch combined

✅ The fitness fakery problem - Cosmetic surgery passed off as "results," influencers not walking their talk, and devious behind-the-scenes stuff at an all-time high

✅ How breathing reveals how you're living - Show Ellen how someone breathes and she'll show you how they're living their life (tension blocks flow and abundance)

✅ Why flexibility is the fountain of youth - Everyone talks about strength training for women over 50, but mobility and flexibility are the neglected keys to longevity

✅ Exercise as an anti-aging facial - Movement nourishes your skin through circulation better than any cream or serum

✅ The research on movement and creativity - Writers who walk are more prolific than those who don't—even accounting for time spent walking

✅ How to avoid victim mentality in your 50s - Why some women lose confidence and capability while others feel like they're just getting started

Who This Episode Is Perfect For

✔️ Women over 50 who feel intimidated by gym culture and Instagram fitness

✔️ Anyone who's convinced they need to lift heavy or run marathons to be "fit"

✔️ People suffering from chronic pain that doctors can't explain (especially back and knee problems)

✔️ Rebels tired of the all-or-nothing, perfectionist approach to fitness

✔️ Anyone who hated gym class and still carries that trauma

✔️ People looking for joyful movement that doesn't feel like punishment

✔️ Those...

Episode Guest: Dr. Edward Kondrot - Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Homeopath & Founder of Healing the Eye

Okay, I had to use "eye-opening" just once because this conversation literally changed how I think about vision health forever.

Are you tired of being told "there's nothing we can do" when your eyesight starts to fade? Ready to rebel against the idea that cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration are just inevitable parts of aging you have to accept?

What if I told you there's a board-certified ophthalmologist who cured his own life-threatening asthma with homeopathy—and then brought those same principles to eye care?

Dr. Edward Kondrot is the world's leading homeopathic ophthalmologist, and he's been treating eye diseases with alternative therapies for over 45 years. He still wears two hats—traditional ophthalmology when surgery is needed, and homeopathic approaches for everything else—which makes him uniquely qualified to tell you what actually works.

Here's what makes this conversation so important: Your eyes aren't isolated organs. They're connected to your liver, your emotional state, your circulation, your diet, your stress levels—your WHOLE body health. And that means you have way more control over your eye health than you've been led to believe.

✅ How a traditional ophthalmologist became a homeopath - Dr. Kondrot's near-death experience with asthma led him to a cure Western medicine said didn't exist (and transformed his entire approach to treating disease)

✅ Why cataracts are a warning light, not a death sentence - What your body is trying to tell you when a cataract develops, and the questions you should ask before rushing into surgery

✅ The truth about glaucoma that most eye doctors won't tell you - It's not just about pressure—it's about the health of your optic nerve, and there are steps you can take to improve it

✅ Macular degeneration from a whole-body perspective - Understanding the dry vs. wet forms, and why improving circulation and nutrition can change the trajectory of this disease

✅ The Ozempic blindness connection - Why this wildly popular weight loss drug is causing optic neuritis and permanent vision loss in some patients

✅ What "the eye is the flower of the liver" means - The Chinese medicine connection between your eyes, your liver, and unprocessed frustration and anger

✅ Light therapy and microcurrent that's been used for over 100 years - Ancient modalities that help the eye regenerate and balance your autonomic nervous system

✅ The shocking increase in diabetic retinopathy - Why what was rare 45 years ago is now epidemic (hint: it's not just diabetes—it's obesity and what we're eating)

✅ Computer vision syndrome and the blue light problem - How our screens are creating a generation of kids with eye problems, and what to do about it

✅ How to get a FREE eye health consultation - Dr. Kondrot personally reviews eye records at no charge for people who've been told "there's nothing more we can do"

On his asthma cure awakening: "The third remedy I took, it was like somebody turned on the light switch. Not only did my asthma improve, mentally and emotionally there was a shift. I said, why didn't they teach us this in medical school?"

On what homeopathy actually is: "The homeopathic doctor feels, if the body's intelligent and wants a fever, let me give something which causes a fever. Then miraculously, you no longer have the fever. When I was cured of my...