Episode #99: Your Feet Called. They Want to Talk About Your Sex Life.

It turns out, your feet have a lot more to say about your health—and your sex life—than you've been letting them. Joshua Holland is back, and this time he and Dr. Cindy go there: circulation, intimacy, reflexology, and why the fastest-growing industry on the internet involves feet. Equal parts science, sensory awareness, and absolutely no filter.

In this episode, we cover:

• (4:00) How can putting your best foot forward improve things in the bedroom?
• (7:00) Foreplay starts at the feet!
• (14:00) Talking about the length of toes and how that can impact your lifestyle.
• (21:00) Does fashion hinder the health of our feet?
• (30:00) Where should we focus when stimulating the feet?
• (37:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Joshua J. Holland:

Joshua J. Holland is a wealth of experiential knowledge and wisdom, renowned as a dedicated biohacker, state-of-the-art fitness trainer, holistic health coach, and athlete. He champions the philosophy of “awareness through experience” and has spent years consulting with elite professionals to build a vast well from which to evoke alignment of body, mind, and spirit for his clients and community.

His ideological approach to life and work is based on principles of effectiveness, efficiency, and quantifiability. His passion stems from fostering a state of bodily wholeness via connection through an extensive network of like-minded individuals.

Joshua's vast experiential knowledge base has earned him a sought-after following in the world of health, wellness, fitness, and lifestyle. He collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned musical and theatrical artists to fine-tune their physical and spiritual bodies.

Additionally, he has expanded his expertise to work with Vivobarefoot, integrating their innovative barefoot philosophy into his holistic approach. This collaboration further enriches his exploration of healing modalities, aiming to restore individuals to optimal physical and spiritual wellness awareness.

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Episode #103: Tierra Duncan on the Birth Control Illusion

Tierra Duncan got diagnosed with endometriosis at 17 and spent over a decade on birth control before anyone tested her hormones. She joins Dr. Cindy to unpack what that pill is really doing, why "your labs are normal" doesn't mean you're fine, and what she'd tell her teenage self about advocating for her own body. Practical, overdue, and full of things nobody taught either of them in health class.

In this episode, we cover:

(5:00) How blackberry brandy relieves menstrual cramps.

(6:00) Why do most women think, “What’s wrong with my body”?

(8:00) Looking at blood levels to see why you are broken in the first place.

(9:00) Looking further into the birth control pill.

(15:00) What advice would you give your seventeen-year-old self?

(16:00) What is endometriosis, and what are ways to help support the body?

(20:00) The stages of sleep and how most women struggle to get good-quality sleep.

(22:00) Making fitness approachable for women.

(26:00) Do’s and don’ts with nutrition.

(29:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Tierra Duncan:

Tierra Duncan is a women’s health educator, author, and coach with over a decade of experience helping women understand their hormones and feel at home in their bodies. Through her writing and her publishing company, Duncan Milam, she challenges outdated health narratives and shares practical, science-backed strategies for natural hormone balance. Tierra lives in Maryland with her husband and daughter.

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Episode# 98: Marcus Riley & Stuart Kaplan on Why Aging Is the Advantage You're Not Using

Retirement was designed in 1935 for people who lived to sixty-three years old. So why are we still using that metric as life's finish line? In this episode, Dr. Cindy sits down with Marcus Riley and Stuart Kaplan—co-authors of Your Aging Advantage—to reframe aging as a series of self-determined stages, not a countdown. They explore The Flicker Phase, Aging on Pace, and why it's never too early—or too late—to plan.

In this episode, we cover:

• (5:00) Let’s change our outlook from anti-aging to better aging.
• (8:00) Talking more about the Global Aging Network.
• (11:00) Does aging scare us because we know death is near?
• (14:00) “I’m older” doesn’t mean that you are stuck.
• (19:00) We retire from a job, we don’t retire from life.
• (25:00) The best place to live, according to Marcus.
• (28:00) Why being cared for at home is the holy grail of true health care.
• (41:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Marcus Riley

Marcus Riley is the Founder of the Booming Ageing Agency and a global leader in positive aging, longevity, and the aging economy. With over 25 years of experience across health, ageing services, and public policy, he has worked with governments, organizations, and international bodies– including the United Nations–to shape the future of aging. Marcus is the co-author of the upcoming book Your Aging Advantage: The 7 New Stages of Aging (Morgan James; Apr 2026) and host of the Booming Podcast, where he explores how later life can be a time of growth, purpose, and opportunity.

About Stuart Kaplan

Stuart Kaplan is CEO of Selfhelp Community Services, one of New York’s leading organizations serving older adults. A recognized voice in aging and housing, he specializes in housing-with-services models that support independence and dignity for more than 25,000 seniors each year. With a background spanning healthcare, human services, and public policy, Stuart is an active leader in shaping the future of aging services at both the state and national levels. Stuart is the co-author of the upcoming book Your Aging Advantage: The 7 New Stages of Aging (Morgan James; Apr 2026)

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Flashback Friday Episode #97: Boost Your Energy and Brain Power by Turning Your Cells Into Superheroes

In this episode of the Positively Altered Podcast, Dr. Cindy Howard talks with Dr. Scott Scheer, COO of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice, about metabolomics, a science that looks at the small molecules in our body to help us understand and improve our health. Scott explains how this science helps us optimize everything from our nutrition to how our body reacts to stress and the environment. They also dive into the benefits of methylene blue, a compound that boosts energy and brain function while helping to keep our cells healthy. Tune in for easy-to-understand advice on how to improve your well-being!

• (9:15) What are Metabolomics?
• (12:29) Are there things that we can do to slow down the aging process?
• (16:46) Where do we start if we want to improve our lifestyle?
• (21:17) Learning more about the new trend behind the blue tongue.
• (29:06) How can we effectively make more energy?
• (32:40) How can Methylene Blue help to increase your endurance?
• (34:15) The truth behind Nicotine and how it can help rather than hurt.
• (37:44) Dr. Scott’s Products
• (41:35) Learning how failure can lead you to new opportunities.
• (49:47) Rapid-fire questions

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About Dr. Scott Sherr

Dr. Scott Sherr is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician Certified to Practice Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe) and a specialist in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).

He is the COO of Troscriptions, a line of physician-formulated, pharmaceutical-grade, and precision-dosed buccal troches containing novel ingredients like methylene blue, and others in formulas for energy, focus, sleep, stress, immune support, and more.

Dr. Scott is also the COO of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe), the nonprofit arm of Troscriptions, which trains practitioners on how to optimize health rather than treat disease.

His clinical practice includes HOMe as its foundation plus an integrative approach to hyperbaric oxygen therapy that includes cutting-edge and dynamic HBOT protocols, comprehensive laboratory testing (using the HOMe framework), targeted supplementation, personal practices, synergistic technologies (new and ancient), and more.

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Episode #96: The Data Doesn't Lie: What Female Founders Need to Know About Peak Performance

If you're waking up tired, powering through on caffeine, and telling yourself it's just part of getting older, Jessica Van Antoine has some news for you. In this episode, she and Dr. Cindy dig into why "no symptoms" doesn't mean healthy, how female entrepreneurs are quietly burning out while putting everyone else first, and why the real ROI isn't in your insurance plan.

In this episode, we cover:

• (4:00) The body isn’t the bottleneck; it’s the opportunity.
• (7:00) The absence of symptoms doesn’t mean you’re in great health.
• (9:00) Taking your health into your own hands and getting the data.
• (12:00) If you spent $500 on Taylor Swift tickets, would you put that same money into your own health?
• (15:00) Jessica’s favorite mineral!
• (22:00) Does your practitioner need to be fired?
• (25:00) What you believe affects the outcome.
• (27:00) When can we start prioritizing the needs of women?
• (30:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Jessica Van Antoine

Most female founders optimize every system in their business. But almost none optimize the one system absorbing all the pressure: their biology.

Jessica Van Antoine helps high-performing female founders and entrepreneurs optimize their health so they can lead, deliver, and scale at their full potential.

Because if your body is only operating at 60–70%, your business is too. That means slower decisions, diluted client work, and lost revenue you may not even realize you’re missing.

As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, she combines strategic lab testing with personalized coaching to uncover the hidden stressors quietly capping your income and impact. No more one-size-fits-all protocols or guesswork supplements. Just real data, applied to a plan that aligns your biology with your business goals.

She’s been guiding people toward better health since 2009–through massage therapy, yoga, retreats, and now high-level health strategy–and has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as a “leader in the health and wellness industry.” What’s stayed the same? Her belief that your body isn’t the bottleneck. It’s the opportunity.

If you're ready to stop settling for feeling “fine” and start performing at 100%, connect with her!

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Episode #95: Chronic Pain Has No Finish Line. Here's What to Do Instead.

Dr. Jeff Bone has lived with chronic pain long enough to know that the goal isn't to fix it—it's to suffer less. In this episode, he and Dr. Cindy dig into why creativity is a legitimate pain-management tool, why scheduling your negative thoughts is actually healthy, and what happens when your whole life becomes unstructured time. You’ll appreciate this episode for its honesty and practical advice.

In this episode, we cover:

• (4:00) Learning more about Jeff Bone as a doctor and a patient.
• (11:00) There’s no finish line when you’re dealing with pain and illness.
• (13:00) What are the “good tools” that Dr. Jeff recommends?
• (15:00) Don’t get caught peeing in the corner of a round room.
• (18:00) Dr. Jeff’s passion for poetry and coloring books.
• (25:00) People can be like funhouse mirrors.
• (31:00) Finding a new doctor can feel like Christmas morning, until you walk out of the office.
• (33:00) Takeaways when living with chronic pain.
• (39:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Dr. Jeffrey Bone

Dr. Jeff Bone is a chronic-illness mentor and the author of two collections of poetry, multiple coloring books, and two chronic-illness journals. He is also the host of the podcast, To The Bone: Conversations on Pain, Illness, and Meaning. He holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. Dr. Bone has over two decades of experience specializing in the experiential aspects of the human experience of chronic pain and illness. His practice focuses on helping individuals manage the changes to identity, meaning, and connection, and how a life can still be purposeful even when it does not unfold as originally expected.

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Episode #94: The Sleep Episode You Didn't Know You Needed with Dr. Ben Long

Dr. Benjamin Long is a sleep medicine physician who noticed something curious: His Christian patients had rich bedtime rituals—prayer, Scripture, quiet—but never thought to lean on them when sleep wouldn't come. You don’t have to be spiritual to appreciate this episode. He and Dr. Cindy explore the science of sleep, why your teenager isn't lazy, and what faith traditions might have known about rest long before the research caught up.

In this episode, we cover:

• (4:00) Where are we screwing things up regarding sleep?
• (6:00) Diving into Circadian Rhythms.
• (11:00) What detriment do we see when we’re working in a second- and third-shift world?
• (15:00) Is there a connection between aging and requiring less sleep?
• (16:00) Breaking down the pros and cons of naps.
• (25:00) Making the connection between sleep and spirituality.
• (32:00) Helpful hints to improve our sleep habits.
• (34:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Dr. Benjamin Long

Dr. Benjamin Long is a dual-board certified sleep doctor by day & seminary student by night with an interest in the integration of theology and sleep. These interests have led to his debut book "Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, & Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights." He lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, son, and their dog-Rolo.

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Episode #93: You Already Have the Spark: You Just Need Someone to Turn the Light On

Tony Martignetti walked into a museum, stood inside a glowing black box, and had a revelation about human potential—including yours. In this episode, he and Dr. Cindy explore why we stop playing, how our childhood holds the clues to our best adult selves, and what it actually means to illuminate hidden brilliance. It's part philosophy, part art project, and all practical.

In this episode, we cover: ➔ (3:00) The museum exhibit that changed everything (yes, really) ➔ (5:00) A black box, a lightbulb & a life lesson ➔ (11:00) Plot twist: your childhood was trying to tell you something ➔ (20:00) Schedule joy like it's a dentist appointment ➔ (26:00) Glassblowing, skydiving & why experiences beat stuff every time ➔ (34:00) Rapid-fire questions

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