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Vitality Made Simple

Debbie Ozment, DDS, MS

235 episodes

5 days ago

What if anxiety wasn’t a life sentence—but a signal you can decode and heal? In this Vitality Made Simple episode, functional nutrition therapy practitioner Laurie Hammer shares how overcoming a 12-year eating disorder led her to amino acid therapy, gut repair, and a spirit–soul–body approach that restores calm, sleep, and joy. Learn practical steps to balance neurotransmitters, heal the gut, and “guard your sleep” so you can feel present, resilient, and truly well. Visit my website DrDebbieO...

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What if anxiety wasn’t a life sentence—but a signal you can decode and heal? In this Vitality Made Simple episode, functional nutrition therapy practitioner Laurie Hammer shares how overcoming a 12-year eating disorder led her to amino acid therapy, gut repair, and a spirit–soul–body approach that restores calm, sleep, and joy. Learn practical steps to balance neurotransmitters, heal the gut, and “guard your sleep” so you can feel present, resilient, and truly well. Visit my website DrDebbieO...

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Episodes (20/235)

Vitality Made Simple

From Anxiety to Calm: Amino Acids

What if anxiety wasn’t a life sentence—but a signal you can decode and heal? In this Vitality Made Simple episode, functional nutrition therapy practitioner Laurie Hammer shares how overcoming a 12-year eating disorder led her to amino acid therapy, gut repair, and a spirit–soul–body approach that restores calm, sleep, and joy. Learn practical steps to balance neurotransmitters, heal the gut, and “guard your sleep” so you can feel present, resilient, and truly well. Visit my website DrDebbieO...

5 days ago

36 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Colostrum: Nature’s First Superfood

In my experience the most effective colostrum is the Liposomal Delivery form. To order it go to my website DrDebbieOzment.com visit the shop tab and look for GastroDefense. What if the key to gut repair and immune strength… was colostrum? In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, we will look at why bovine colostrum is one of my top vitality strategies for supporting gut repair, healthy digestion, and immune balance. Tune in as I explain how this ‘first milk’ can help both constipation...

1 week ago

9 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Super Gut Yogurt: William Davis, M.D.

What if your yogurt could boost mood, gut, skin, and heart health? In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. William Davis explains how a simple heart scan, the right nutrients, and his ‘supergut yogurt’ can transform your heart and gut health at the same time. Learn how nurturing your microbiome can lift your mood, smooth your skin, shrink your waistline, and keep your body strong for life. Dr. William Davis is a cardiologist turned health pioneer who believes genuine wellness doesn’t com...

2 weeks ago

1 hour

Vitality Made Simple

Grounding: Decrease Inflammation for Anti-aging Benefits

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Laura Koniver joins us to explain why the practice of grounding is non-negotiable for human health, revealing how direct electrical connection to our planet’s surface reduces whole-body inflammation, stabilizes mood, and promotes long-term cellular renewal. She also breaks down the science proving this simple practice is a superior anti-aging strategy that dramatically improves sleep, metabolism, and recovery. Visit my website DrDebbieOzment.com fo...

3 weeks ago

53 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Protect Your Eyes for Life: Dr. Rudrani Banik

Vision fading? These daily habits could save your sight. In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Rudrani Banik joins us to share her personal battle with chronic migraines. Through nutrition, sleep, mindset, and lifestyle changes, she not only overcame her own pain but discovered powerful ways to help her patients protect and restore their vision naturally. Dr. Banik breaks down simple, science-backed strategies for eye health, such as supporting gut balance, eating foods that protect vi...

1 month ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

What is Your Path to METABOLIC Freedom with Ben Azadi?

Overwhelmed by health advice? This one-tweak-a-week approach makes results doable. In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Ben Azadi, author of Metabolic Freedom: A 30-Day Guide to Restore Your Metabolism, Heal Hormones, and Burn Fat, joins us to share how he turned his health around and how you can, too. He shares how his ‘one tweak a week’ approach helps reset habits, calm inflammation, and unlock real energy without overwhelm. Ben also reveals how to swap harmful oils for better fats, bui...

1 month ago

43 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

How Small Wins Build Big Health: The Vitality Framework Explained

Vitality isn’t fluff—it’s the most powerful predictor of how well you’ll age. In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Alan Rozanski reframes health through the lens of vitality. He describes vitality as the ‘sum index’ of health across six interdependent domains: physical, mental, emotional, social, purpose, and stress. He shares how mindset factors like optimism, gratitude, and forgiveness shape physiology and risk, and why behavioral cardiology emerged to study these links between the ...

1 month ago

42 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Toxins, Stress, and Sleep: The Overlooked Roots of Decline

Your body’s not broken—it’s just overloaded. Here’s how to empty your ‘defense bucket.’ In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Joe Nieusma joins us to explain toxicology as the study of how xenobiotics, or things that don’t belong in the body, interact with our physiology. Using his ‘defense bucket’ metaphor, he shows how water, air, food, medications, sleep, and activity all influence the body’s ability to neutralize oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, the common pathways behind...

1 month ago

49 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Is Low-Salt Advice Wrong? Rethinking Sodium

It’s time to rethink the effects of salt on our health. In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Michael Sileck, Chief Mineral Officer at Baja Gold, joins us to break down the benefits of using sea salt made the ancestral way—without anti-caking agents or contaminants. He discusses why blanket ‘low-salt’ advice can miss context, how whole-food diets change sodium needs, and why flavor and satiety improve when meals are mineral-rich. The conversation expands beyond the table to oral heal...

2 months ago

42 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

The Truth About Informed Consent: What Doctors Don’t Tell You - Jeff Barke, MD

What’s hiding in the fine print of your meds and vaccines? In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Jeff Barke joins us to discuss why informed consent is often neglected in today’s healthcare system. Dr. Barke began questioning long-trusted medical agencies and studying package inserts for vaccines and medications during the advent of COVID-19. He explains the shocking truths hidden in fine print, such as the use of aborted fetal cells in some vaccines, aluminum adjuvan...

2 months ago

38 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

The “Calories In, Calories Out” Myth: Dr. Robert Lustig

Think all calories are equal? Think again. In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Robert Lustig joins us to explain how the “calories in, calories out” weight loss model fails to account for the complexities of our biology. He explains why equal calorie counts can have unequal effects: fiber reduces absorption, protein costs energy to process, fats are not metabolically equivalent, and fructose impairs mitochondria and drives insulin resistance. Dr. Lustig delves into why intact f...

2 months ago

58 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

The Hidden Link Between Conflict, Sugar, and Cancer - Caroline Dean, MD, ND

What if healing cancer isn’t just about the body—but the conflicts we’ve buried? In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Carolyn Dean joins us to unpack the multifaceted relationship between nutrition, emotional health, and cancer. She explains how unresolved conflicts can trigger biological responses that lead to abnormal cell growth and shares stories of patients whose tumors regressed when conflicts were brought to the surface, emphasizing how acknowledging and processing emotions is ...

2 months ago

58 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Sleep, Clarity, Immunity: Start With Your Microbiome - Martha Carlin

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Martha Carlin, founder of BiotiQuest, joins us to discuss the critical role the gut microbiome plays in our health and how her probiotic formulations are designed to work in harmony—much like a thriving ecosystem. She explains the science behind consortia probiotics, where multiple strains support each other’s growth, producing benefits that extend far beyond digestion. From the BiotiQuest Sugar Shift blend for metabolic health to the BiotiQuest Antibi...

2 months ago

50 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Beating 1% Odds: Dr. Pete Sulack’s Cancer Journey

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Pete Sulack joins us to share his powerful story of being diagnosed with grade four astrocytoma and given only a one percent chance of survival beyond eight months. Rather than surrender to the prognosis, he leaned on his faith and developed a comprehensive strategy to support healing, grounded in five pillars: diet, supplementation, detoxification, oxygenation, and faith. His journey not only restored his health but also gave him a new authority t...

3 months ago

49 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Why Traditional Schooling May Be Failing Your Child

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Peter Gray joins us to discuss the core ideas from his groundbreaking book Free to Learn. Drawing from personal experience with his son, he explains how traditional schooling often stifles natural curiosity and creativity. He highlights the Sudbury Valley School’s democratic, play-centered approach, where students of all ages learn through self-direction, cooperation, and exploration. His research into the school’s graduates revealed that they thri...

3 months ago

1 hour 15 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Healthy Lifestyle - Start With Why: Kevin White, M.D.

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Kevin White joins us to share his transition from a career in emergency medicine to creating an integrative practice centered on longevity and root-cause health. After witnessing the repetitive cycle of chronic disease in the emergency room, he turned his focus toward prevention and helping patients live long, active lives. He emphasizes the importance of finding a personal ‘why,’ such as wanting to play with grandchildren or stay active into older...

3 months ago

47 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

How to Lose Weight: Andres Ayesta

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Andres Ayesta joins us to break down how cultural values such as joy, community, and movement inform his holistic approach to health. He delves into how simple habits, such as eating enough protein, drinking enough water, prioritizing fiber, and staying active in joyful and sustainable ways, create a solid base for long-term vitality. Andres also reveals details from his self-designed experiment comparing a whole-foods diet to a carnivore diet. With da...

3 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Joel Salatin - Guinea Pig Culture: Why We’re Sick, Lonely, and Overfed

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Joel Salatin, known as the ‘Lunatic Farmer,’ explores what he calls our modern ‘guinea pig culture,’ where children lack chores, families depend on processed convenience foods, and communities have forgotten how to be stewards of the land. He explains how this disconnect contributes to widespread mental health challenges, from poor self-worth to the loneliness epidemic, and how purpose-driven work and local food systems can help reverse this trend. Joe...

4 months ago

52 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

The Hidden Mold Making You Sick (And Where It Hides)

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, Dr. Jill Carnahan joins us to open up about her battles with aggressive breast cancer, Crohn's disease, and toxic mold exposure. She explains how each health crisis taught her to trust her instincts, gather the best information, make decisions without regret, and transform hardship into purpose. Dr. Carnahan breaks down how mold hides in places many people overlook, like brand-new homes, faulty appliances, or even inside breast implants, and why it’s o...

4 months ago

41 minutes

Vitality Made Simple

Fight Cancer While You Sleep: The Untold Power of Natural Killer Cells

In this episode of Vitality Made Simple, join me, Dr. Debbie Ozment, as I shine a spotlight on one of the immune system’s most fascinating and under-appreciated warriors: Natural Killer Cells. I explain how these powerful lymphocytes act as the body’s rapid response team, targeting cancerous and infected cells without needing prior exposure. We'll break down the difference between the innate and adaptive immune systems and show why Natural Killer Cells are crucial in unpredictable, ever-chang...

4 months ago

22 minutes