Nutritional Medicine Podcast

We are speaking with Dr Felice Gersh about some of her recently published work on glucose and insulin metabolism and how a better understanding and appreciation of insulin can help with early detection and improve the management of female health concerns with a particular focus on health through menopause. Topics include a deep dive into an integrative approach to women's health and hormones as well as important nutritional considerations including time restricted eating, plant-focused diets and the microbiome. This interview is rich in clinical pearls for your practice. 
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For more information about our guest, including their website, relevant links, and a selection of publications and research discussed in this interview, visit this podcast episode at www.nmi.health/podcast

Hormone metabolism is complex, assessment nuanced and management highly personalised, however Dr. Carrie Jones extraordinary expertise and unique, accessible approach has empowered and helped countless clinicians navigate this area. In this conversation Dr. Jones discuses hormone metabolism, testing and how to think about clinical care through the perspective of 'root cause' medicine, including nutritional, lifestyle and behavioural approaches across different life stages. 
 
About our guest:
 
Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH, MSCP is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, author and educator on women's health and hormones with over 20 years in the industry. Dubbed the "Queen of Hormones" in functional medicine, Dr. Jones is a Naturopathic Physician who completed a two-year residency focused on women's health and endocrinology. She earned her Master of Public Health (MPH), became one of the first to be board certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology (FABNE), and is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). She was the first Medical Director for Precision Analytical (the DUTCH Test), the first Head of Medical Education at Rupa Health (a Fullscript Company) and served on Under Armour's Human Performance Council. She regularly consults and educates for several women's health, supplement, and lab-focused companies. Dr. Jones co-hosted the highly popular Root Cause Medicine Podcast, which has over 10 million downloads and now hosts her own podcast, Hello Hormones.
 
Guest websites and links:
www.drcarriejones.com
 
Selection of our guest's publications: 
https://www.drcarriejones.com/articles

Sometimes we are privileged enough to engage in conversations with sages that, through experience and time, have arrived at profound and novel realisations that challenge our world view. This is one of those conversations. Professor Mark L Wahlqvist has been involved in paradigm sifts in nutrition and medicine, including but not limited to the discovery of foods phytoestrogenic effects, the inflammatory basis of macrovascular disease, and the relationship between food patterns, dietary diversity and health outcomes. We explore his pioneering work and the larger themes of the interconnected relationship between human health, diet, regional ecosystems (eco nutrition) and cosmology (quantum nutrition). 
 
About our guest: 
Professor Wahlqvist was educated at Adelaide and Uppsala Universities. He is a Consultant Physician and has held chairs in Human Nutrition, Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Melbourne's Deakin and Monash Universities. He has been Chair of Internal Medicine at Prince Henry's Hospital, then of the Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, as well as Director of the APHNC (Asia Pacific Health & Nutrition Centre) at the MAI (Monash Asia Institute) and of the FAO Centre of Excellence in Food Safety at Monash University. He has also held appointments at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, the University of Indonesia and Zhejiang University in China.
 
He was President of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), Chair of the Australian Nutrition Foundation (Nutrition Australia), Foundation Chair of the WMCACA (Weight Management Code Administration Council of Australia), a Board member of ANZFA, the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority (now FSANZ), Foundation Chair of the Food Safety Council of Victoria, Chair of the Australian Academy of Science National Nutrition Committee, and Foundation Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. His advisory board memberships have included the Harvest Plus program (International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington DC), the Riddet Food Research Institute at Massey University, New Zealand and the WHO Nutrition Advisory panel.
 
He has been recognised with awards by the nutrition societies in Australia, Britain, the USA, Taiwan, Indonesia and China. He was awarded the Charlotta Medal by the Swedish Emigrants Research Institute and made an honorary Bataknese.
 
 Guest websites and links:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Wahlqvist-3
 
Selection of our guest's publications: 
Gallegos D, Wattanapenpaiboon N, Wahlqvist ML. Food and Nutrition Sustainable Food and Health Systems (5th Edition). 2026, Routledge.
Wahlqvist ML, Wattanapenpaiboon N, Shuai M, Liu HY, Zhong L, Zheng JS. Quantum food and nutrition: Subatomic approaches to nourishment for health and well-being. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb;34(1):1-9. 
Wahlqvist ML. Imagining a habitable planet through food and health. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2021 Feb;75(2):219-229. 
Wahlqvist ML. Future food. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2016 Dec;25(4):706-715. 
Wahlqvist ML. Ecosystem Health Disorders - changing perspectives in clinical medicine and nutrition. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2014;23(1):1-15. 
Wahlqvist ML, Specht RL. Food variety and biodiversity: Econutrition. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1998 Dec;7(3/4):314-9.

Chronic migraine is a debilitating, poorly understood and poorly managed illness due to limited clinical options. Dr. Kyle Bills is a neuroscientist and clinician specializing in migraine who has been involved in the characterisation of unique phenotypes related to glucose dysregulation that may help guide more effective, personalised treatments. The discussion includes his remarkable clinical research utilizing continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) and a ketogenic diet. 
 
About our guest:
 
Dr. Kyle Bills, DC, PhD, is a neuroscientist and clinician specializing in migraine, brain injury, and addiction recovery.
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Dr. Bills serves as Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he helped build the institution from the ground up. His leadership includes launching the research program, establishing the Academic Research Clinic, developing a four-year student research curriculum, and helping the college achieve full accreditation.
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He founded and directs both the Migraine and Neurological Research Center and the Academic Research Clinic, leading a research lab of over 40 medical students studying chronic migraine, generalized anxiety disorder, substance use disorder, and glucose dysregulation.
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He earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Brigham Young University and his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) from Parker University in Dallas. His post-doctoral fellowship at BYU was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NCCIH), and his clinical training included work at the Dallas VA Medical Center.
 
Dr. Bills also holds faculty appointments with BYU, Parker University, Roseman University, and Rocky Mountain University, where he has taught courses in physiology, neuroanatomy, neurobiology, neurology, and manual medicine.
 
Guest websites and links:
 
https://migraineandneurorehabcenter.com
 
Selection of our guest's publications:
 
Nelson CA, Reavely KW, Jennings MR, Burger BJ, Kim AC, Sant DW, Bills KB. Glucose dysregulation and glycemic phenotyping in chronic migraine. Front Neurol. 2026 Jan 14;16:1719724.
Amendolara A, Magoffin WD, Naik AU, Sant D, Kriak J, Green B, Bills K. Chronic Migraine May Be Associated With Postprandial Hypoglycemia in Adult Men: A Case Series. Cureus. 2024 Feb 26;16(2):e54987. 
Hill A, Amendolara AB, Small C, Guzman SC, Pfister D, McFarland K, Settelmayer M, Baker S, Donnelly S, Payne A, Sant D, Kriak J, Bills KB. Metabolic Pathophysiology of Cortical Spreading Depression: A Review. Brain Sci. 2024 Oct 16;14(10):1026.

Long covid is a poorly understood and poorly studied illness that is associated with millions missing, that is millions of people suffering with little support or hope. A better understanding of the biology and complexity of long covid could lead to individualised treatments and is an important opportunity for the functional medicine model. Join Dr. Ciara Wright and hear about her own personal, research and clinical experience, which gives us hopefulness for better care and recovery.   
 
About our guest: 
 
Dr. Ciara Wright is a science researcher and Nutritional Therapist. With a background in medical laboratory sciences and biology, Ciara obtained her PhD in epithelial immunology and worked post-doctorally in diverse research fields such as stem cell science, gene therapy, microbiology and immunology. She published a number of translational science papers and mentored PhD students during this time.
 
After studying with the Institute of Health Sciences, Ciara now also runs a busy Nutritional Therapy practice in Ireland. She specialises in fertility, immunology and complex fatigue conditions and is an expert in functional medicine testing for the management of chronic illness.  Ciara keeps up to date with the latest research and manages her clinical team at Positive Nutrition, ensuring an evidence-based practice and the best supports for her patients.
 
Ciara continues her research with several collaborators, including a clinical trial on nutritional intervention in NAFLD, publishing nutritional reviews and case reports, and contributing to a book chapter on nutritional interventions for male fertility. Ciara has delivered lectures and spoken at international medical conferences in Ireland, UK, Europe and Africa.
 
Most recently, Ciara has overcome personal illness with Long Covid and Lyme disease. This experience has deepened her engagement with scientists and patient-led groups, helping to raise awareness and advance research into these complex conditions. She has published a case study on her own treatment and now collaborates with leading researchers in the field. As a way of giving back, she offers pro-bono support to severely affected chronically ill patients, while Positive Nutrition can offer some financial supports to provides access to functional medicine testing.
 
Guest websites and links:
 
https://positivenutrition.ie
 
Selection of our guest's publications:
 
Remote Self-Measurements of Waking Blood Lactate Correlate with Post-Exertional Malaise: Results From "The Acid Test" Prepublication 2026, Presenting at American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting Feb 2026.
Wright C, et al. Treatment of Long COVID With Enoxaparin. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal 36(1):p 70-73, January 2025.