During uncertain times, many people are overcome by negative emotions. Fear, anxiety, doubt... these all creep into our minds multiple times throughout the day.
Even when the pandemic eases, a lot of individuals struggle with negative self-talk -- which can have a severe impact on one's mental health.
Shad Helmstetter, PhD, is the founder of the Self Talk Institute, joins Dr. Friedman to explain how to most of our negative thinking has been programmed from birth, and how to reverse those thoughts and essentially erase a negative mentality.
Listen in to learn how you can make positive, life-changing transformations.
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr joins Dr. David Friedman to discuss her book How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend, exploring how we can retrain our minds to reduce negativity, stress, and self-criticism. Drawing from personal loss and professional insight, she emphasizes the power of sleep, real-life social connection, creativity, and small daily joys—or “microdoses of delight”—to improve mental health. Instead of chasing constant productivity or perfection, she encourages embracing imperfection, novelty, and presence to build a brain that supports rather than sabotages us.
Link to book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773408/how-to-make-your-brain-your-best-friend-by-rachel-barr/
Dr. David Friedman sits down with Jacqueline Haskins, author of "Kick Ass Healthy LADA," to discuss the often overlooked and misdiagnosed form of diabetes called LADA. Haskins shares her personal experience with misdiagnosis and her motivation for raising awareness about LADA. They discuss the conflicting information surrounding diabetes and the importance of proper diagnosis. Haskins explains the difference between prediabetes and LADA, emphasizing the need for early detection. They also discuss the difference in treatment for type 2, type 1, and LADA diabetes. Haskins encourages individuals to advocate for themselves and request the antibody test for accurate diagnosis.
Find more information at http://healthylada.com
Dr. Ian K. Smith joins Dr. David Friedman to discuss his book Eat Your Age, revealing how targeted nutrition and lifestyle changes can help us stay healthy and feel younger at every stage of life. From boosting calcium in your 30s to increasing protein in your 60s, Dr. Smith outlines key nutrients and habits for each decade. He emphasizes it’s never too late to improve your health, highlighting the body’s ability to adapt and thrive through better food choices, sleep, exercise, and mindset.
Tom Rath joins us today and is the author of the new book Life’s Great Question, which focuses on a new way to think about our life's work. Not what we can do for ourselves, but how we can serve others, and how this transforms our future selves in a positive way.
Tom is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists.
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Being overworked can also take a toll on your family and relationships.
Michael Hyatt joins us today to tell us about his own breaking point with work/life balance, leading him to write his book, Win at Work and Succeed at Life. He talks to us today about "the cult of overwork,” and how to prioritize your life and career goals. He also discusses the value of being nonproductive and just doing nothing!
Michael Hyatt is no stranger to success himself, he is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years. Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and in 2020 the company was named to Inc.'s Best Work Places list.
My guest today is Amy Alkon, an award-winning investigative science writer who specializes in “science-help.”
She does a deep dive into the research, critically evaluating it and then translating it into everyday language, allowing us to make scientifically informed decisions for the best of our health and well-being.
Alkon’s new book, her fifth, out May 20th, is GOING MENOPOSTAL: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause.
The book not only exposes the shocking gap between the scientific evidence and the medical practice standards in women's health, but in all of medicine—as well as how to overcome it and get the evidence-based medical care we all expect and deserve.
Dr. David Friedman speaks with bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado about his new book Tame Your Thoughts, which offers three practical, faith-based tools to help people break free from toxic thinking. Lucado explains how most of our 70,000 daily thoughts are negative, feeding anxiety, guilt, and fear—but with God's help, our minds can be renewed. He encourages listeners to practice “picky thinking,” recognize and challenge harmful thought patterns (what he calls UFOs: Untruths, False narratives, Overreactions), and replace them with truth from Scripture. Lucado emphasizes that it’s never too late to change, and with God’s grace, we can experience true peace and transformation.
The dangers of Electro-Magnetic Fields — or “EMFs” — are now widely recognized as a serious 21st century health threat by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumer Reports, The Cleveland Clinic and independent researchers from Harvard, Columbia and Yale.
Dr. David Friedman interviews Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner and author of Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine, about why diets often fail and how ultra-processed foods hijack the brain's reward system. They discuss the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, its benefits and limitations, and the importance of combining medication with nutrition, exercise, and behavior change for lasting results. Dr. Kessler also emphasizes better food labeling, the dangers of visceral fat, and how brain chemistry drives cravings and relapse.
This inflation is unbearable. With food prices on the rise, are there any money-saving strategies that you can share?
Nancy Meadows - Schaumburg, IL
I drink 1-2 glasses of red wine with dinner. Is there a specific type of red wine that's healthier or does it not matter?
Eileen Mitchells - Valdosta, GA
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Are some healthier than others, and what about the sugar content in apples?
Brenda O'Brien - Casper, WY
I want organic pasture-raised eggs, but always doubt the ones in the grocery store are actually pasture-raised. Do I need to go to a farmers market?
Kristin McCarthy - Springhill, TN
I have a food intolerance to several things I used to be able to eat with no problem. Why all of a sudden am I not able to eat foods I used to love?
Dolores Cohen, Tennessee
I love to salt my food. Is salt really as bad as we've been led to believe?
Mark Evans - Tampa, FL
I suffer from candida and try all of the supplements but it always returns. Any suggestions?
Ann Burkus, Sarasota, FL
I'm drinking a lot of lemon water but I'm worried all of the acidity is bad for my stomach. Do you concur?
Pat Richards - Raleigh, NC
Are meal replacement shakes & bars ok to use instead of eating food if I want to lose weight?
Fran Denison - Albuquerque, NM
I suffer from migraines. Is there a supplement I can take that might help?
Anna Edwards, Asheville, NC
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Dr. Aly Cohen, a board-certified rheumatologist and integrative medicine expert, authored Detoxify: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them. Drawing from 15+ years of clinical experience—including a personal journey sparked by her dog’s autoimmune illness—she highlights the everyday toxic chemicals disrupting hormones, immunity, metabolism, and more.
Dr. Cohen provides a science-backed, approachable 21-day plan complete with lab tests, simple home and food swaps, DIY toxin-free recipes, and a detox-focused food pyramid. Her goal? Empower individuals to mitigate hidden chemical exposures and strengthen health—without resorting to extreme regimens.
book url: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Detoxify/Aly-Cohen/9781668033531
Drawing on seven years of research and her own personal journey, Connie shares practical strategies and empowering insights to help you bounce back boldly, overcome setbacks, and achieve lasting weight loss. Whether you’ve recently slipped up or want to avoid future pitfalls, this conversation will equip you with the tools you need to reclaim your health and confidence.
Ben Greenfield's new book Boundless covers all those bases. He's a human performance consultant, a former bodybuilder and a 13-time author.
He joins Dr. Friedman to talk about his newest title, finding the best diet for your body with genetic testing, and getting outside (with or without shoes).
Find out more about Ben and his podcast at BenGreenfieldFitness.com
Dr. William Davis discusses how modern factors like antibiotics, glyphosate, and food additives disrupt the microbiome, contributing to autoimmune, digestive, and chronic diseases. He emphasizes the importance of gut health, testing for SIBO, and restoring beneficial microbes to improve overall wellness, body composition, and longevity. He also highlights the need for a microbiome-focused approach to prevent long-term health issues, and discusses his new book, Super Body: A 3-Week Program to Harness the New Science of Body Composition and Restore Your Youthful Contours.
Over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said "all disease begins in the gut."
Fast-forward to today, and science is proving this to be true. An unhappy gut may be the cause of many chronic diseases, like depression, obesity, autoimmune disease, autism, and even cancer.
One of the world's leading pioneers in gut health, Dr. Vincent Pedre, joins Dr. Friedman to explain how to cleanse, heal, and rebuild your gut for optimal health.
In his book The Salt Fix, James DiNicolantonio, a leading cardiovascular research scientist and doctor of pharmacy, overturns conventional thinking about salt and explores instead the little-understood importance of it, the health dangers of having too little, and how salt can actually help you improve sports performance, crush sugar cravings, and stave off common chronic illnesses.
Too little salt in the diet can shift the body into semi-starvation mode and cause insulin resistance, and may even cause you to absorb twice as much fat for every gram you consume. Too little salt in certain populations can actually increase blood pressure, as well as resting heart rate. We need salt in order to hydrate and nourish our cells, transmit nerve signals, contract our muscles, ensure proper digestion and breathing, and maintain proper heart function.
The Salt Fix explains how we wrongly demonized this essential micronutrient as well as explain what the current science really says about this misunderstood mineral and how to maximize its effect so you can enjoy ideal health and longevity.
Listen as DiNicolantonio joins Dr. Friedman to share more about salt's impact on the human body and why you might need more in your diet.
We have with us, Dr. Robert Lustig here today to help us set the record straight as a leading expert on metabolic health and nutrition.
He's on a mission to expose all the misinformation regarding food and diet-related disease. He believes if we don't fix our food and change the way we eat, chronic diseases will prevail. We will bankrupt their healthcare and threaten the future of our planet.
Dr. Robert Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He holds a bachelor's in science, from MIT, a doctorate in medicine from Cornell University, and a master of studies and law from UC Hastings College of Law, and is an emeritus professor of pediatrics in the division of endocrinology.
In addition, he's the chief science officer for the non-profit Eat Real. He's authored several popular books, including Fat Chance, and The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains, and the just-released Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine.
We all know that food is medicine for the body—but what if your mindset is medicine for the soul? In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Dr. Josh Axe, a leading expert in functional medicine, nutrition, and gut health, to dive into the intersection of physical nourishment and mental resilience. Dr. Axe shares insights from his New York Times bestselling book, "Think This, Not That," which explores 12 transformative mental shifts to help you break through limiting beliefs and reach your full potential.
From optimizing your health to redefining success and purpose, this episode is packed with practical tools and inspiring wisdom for anyone seeking to thrive—body, mind, and spirit.
Learn more at: thehealthinstitute.com
