Dr. Lo Radio Show

 In this heartfelt and informative episode, Dr. Lo is joined by Candace Barley—actress-turned-advocate and author of The Explant Book—for a powerful conversation about Breast Implant Illness (BII) and the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of explanting. Both Dr. Lo and Candace share their personal stories of getting breast implants, the health symptoms that followed, and their decisions to explant. They dive deep into the connection between implants and chronic illness, and how true healing is possible. What You'll Learn in This Episode:

If you've ever felt like your symptoms are "too much" — like your body is reacting to everything and no one seems to understand why — this episode is for you. Dr. Noel sits down with Michelle Shapiro, RD, a functional dietitian specializing in anxiety, MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome), histamine intolerance, mold exposure, hypermobility, and chronic reactivity. Michelle shares her expert insight on why so many people — especially women — are feeling overwhelmed by symptoms that conventional medicine often overlooks or dismisses. Together, they explore: What MCAS is and why it’s often misdiagnosed The connection between histamine intolerance and hormone shifts How mold, POTS, and hypermobility often overlap in sensitive clients Why people with anxiety are not "too sensitive" — they are highly attuned The biggest myths around reactivity and healing Practical strategies for calming the body’s alarm system Why a regulated nervous system is essential for true healing Whether you’re a pra

In this episode of The Dr. Lo Show, we’re diving deep into the realities of perimenopause and menopause with two powerhouse experts—Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps. Known for their no-nonsense approach, these women are on a mission to educate and empower women about their hormonal health, cutting through the confusion and misinformation surrounding midlife wellness. Kristin and Maria share insights from their book, The Great Menopause Myth, and discuss everything from the importance of early intervention in hormone health to why nutrition, strength training, and stress management play a critical role in overall well-being. If you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or just want to understand how to optimize your health as you age, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways! What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why perimenopause education is crucial for women in their 30s and 40s ✅ The biggest myths and misconceptions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ✅ How physiological restoration mimics the

 In this heartfelt and informative episode of the Dr. Lo Show, Dr. Lauren Noel (aka Dr. Lo) welcomes Dr. Sheri DeSchaaf, physical therapist and founder of SheFit Physical Therapy, to talk all things pelvic floor health. Whether you're pregnant, postpartum, or years into motherhood, this conversation is a must-listen. Dr. Lo shares her own journey as a mom—now four months pregnant!—and opens up about the pelvic floor issues she’s been experiencing since having her son five years ago. Inspired by a talk at her local mom’s group (shoutout to MomCo!), she invited Dr. Sheri on the show after hearing her speak and realizing how vital pelvic floor care is for all moms. Dr. Sheri brings her clinical expertise, relatable insights, and passion for empowering women to reconnect with their bodies, thrive during pregnancy, and heal fully postpartum. You’ll walk away with practical tips, inspiration, and the reassurance that it’s never too late to start caring for your core from the inside out. What You'll Learn in This Ep

What impact does endometriosis have on infertility? What surgical interventions are there for endometriosis? What is the connection between cycle charting and identifying fertility issues? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Naomi Whittaker,  a board-certified OB-GYN, reproductive medicine surgeon, and Creighton Model Fertility Care instructor. Dr. Whitaker specializes in natural fertility and restorative reproductive medicine, helping women navigate complex fertility challenges through a holistic and surgical approach. She shares her journey into fertility medicine, the importance of individualized care, and the often-overlooked conditions that impact conception, such as endometriosis, chronic endometritis, and PCOS. Dr. Whitaker also breaks down fertility-preserving surgeries, including ovarian wedge resection and advanced laparoscopic techniques. If you're struggling with fertility or want to learn more about cutting-edge approaches to women's health, this episode is packed with game-changing insights. A

What is the difference between perimenopause and menopause? How can women recognize if they are entering these phases? How can women navigate the physical and emotional challenges of hormonal transitions? In this episode, we welcome back one of our all-time favorite guests, Dr. Carrie Jones, for her fourth appearance! Known as the "Queen of Hormones," Dr. Jones brings her expertise and relatable wisdom to demystify the complex world of perimenopause and menopause. Together, we discuss what these phases really mean, how they affect women’s lives, and why understanding them is crucial for empowerment and health. If you’re experiencing changes in your body, mood, or energy levels, or just want to feel seen and validated during this transitional time, this episode is for you. About Our Guest: Dr. Carrie Jones is a naturopathic physician, internationally recognized educator, and an expert in women’s health and hormones with over two decades of experience. She’s the former medical director of Precision Analytical (

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Dr. Matthew Dawson, founder of Wild Health and CEO of True Diagnostic. In this episode we discuss the transformative power of precision medicine and how it’s reshaping the way we approach health. Dr. Dawson shares his personal journey from practicing traditional medicine to becoming a trailblazer in genomics and epigenetics. His story highlights the limitations of conventional healthcare when addressing chronic illnesses and reveals how personalized care, guided by genomic insights, can lead to life-changing results. Dr. Dawson also recounts the pivotal moment that inspired him and his co-founder, Mike Mallin, to launch Wild Health. They began by sequencing their own DNA, uncovering personalized insights that challenged one-size-fits-all medical advice. Tune in to learn how precision medicine is not just a buzzword but a revolutionary approach to optimizin

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Tamara Reed and we are talking about the Fascia System. Tamara Renee’s journey started with transforming her own body—overcoming obesity with personalized nutrition and discovering the life-changing power of fascia therapy. Today, she specializes in helping others achieve total wellness by combining these two powerful approaches. Fascia therapy releases tension and restores flow in your body’s connective tissue, while personalized nutrition provides the right fuel for your unique needs. Together, they create a foundation for vibrant health, glowing skin, and boundless energy. As women, we’re expected to look fresh and beautiful while shouldering life’s demands—creating life, nurturing families, and navigating the challenges of perimenopause and menopause. Aging women need and deserve special attention, care, and solutions that honor everything we go throug

After nearly two years away from the mic, Dr. Lauren Noel—better known as Dr. Lo—is back with a deeply personal and heartfelt episode. Joined by guest host and friend Kristy Crandell, Dr. Lo opens up about her transformative journey over the last year and a half: navigating profound loss, walking through the valley of grief, discovering hidden truths, leaning into faith, and eventually finding unexpected love, marriage, and the blessing of a new baby on the way. This episode isn’t just an update—it’s a story of resilience, healing, and redemption that will encourage anyone facing hardship, loss, or the fear of starting over. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why Dr. Lo took an extended break from the podcast The devastating and unexpected loss of her husband—and how she leaned on faith and community support to endure it Honest reflections on grief, including anger, confusion, and the importance of allowing yourself to truly feel pain Navigating life as a widow, single mother, and doctor while finding

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! Wendy Snyder is a mom of two, Certified Positive Parenting Educator, and Family Life Coach. She inspires parents to learn and grow through connection-based firm and kind strategies. Wendy helps parents ditch the threats, yelling and harsh punishments so they can live a life as a joyful and confident parent. In this episode, Wendy thought she was prepared for motherhood, then explains how having her own strong-willed daughter opened her eyes to so many other things. Through her journey, she found “Positive Parenting” and learned that a lot of her kids’ behaviors were directly related to her, and weren’t solely a reflection of them as individuals. After a few years, Wendy became an educator after feeling that she had an obligation to share the tips she had learned. Today, she spreads her message in local groups in San Diego as well as online in her Fresh Start Family groups. I’d love your feedback on this episode, so please leave a review on the podcast or co

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! Kristy Crandell is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with an advanced certification in hormone health. She works with Shine Natural Medicine and specializes in autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, hormone imbalance and more! She takes a holistic approach with her patients, and believes every body is different, therefore requiring unique, customized treatments. Kristy struggled with Rheumatoid Arthritis and was determined to take the Holistic/Functional Medicine approach, but was confronted by the fact that she may have to incorporate traditional Western Medicine in her journey. After some relief, she came to the realization that there is a time and place for all medicine, but she believes even when taking a Western approach, nutrition should still be a priority to make a healing journey possible. In this episode, Kristy talks about how her own journey led to her treating and healing numerous patients and gives a ton of tips for those listen

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! Colleen Ryan-Hensley is a Navy Veteran and has launched #bingingSober – a practice she’s used to manage mental health challenges for two decades. Binging Sober focuses on the value of taking time away from intoxication via mind-numbing, unhealthy escapism in all of its forms - including alcohol, social media, processed food, and more - rather than permanently abstaining from any single habit. Colleen has a background in Performance Psychology, and has spent over fifteen years reinventing “mental toughness”. In this episode, Colleen shares her story of trauma and some of the methods and systems she’s used to “peel her layers” in order to get to the root of her pain. She describes how she had habits of deflecting from even using certain language to define her trauma, and how she was able to finally come to terms with accepting what it was by using her “Binging Sober” method. I’d love your feedback on this episode, so please leave a review on the podcast or co

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! In this episode, we shift gears from physical health by talking about financial health with Krisstina Wise! Krisstina talks about maintaining a healthy balance between becoming successful, maintaining success and still taking care of your physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional health. Krisstina Wise is a real estate mogul, Millionaire Coach, and creator of several multi-million dollar businesses including Goodlife Luxury, The Paperless Agent and most recently, WealthyWellthy. She is also an international speaker and the award-winning author of the Amazon Best-Seller Falling for Money, a romance novel for your bank account. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in the country, she has been featured in USA TODAY, as well as by Apple, Contactually and Evernote for her creative leadership with emerging technologies. Krisstina discusses the importance of reducing stress in your life, and how too much stress can not only hurt your ph

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! In this episode, Annie Hopper describes how she was able to rehabilitate her brain, which ultimately led to her full recovery, after years of dealing with “unexplained” illnesses. Her desire to help others who were suffering, ultimately resulted in her creation of the DNRS Program. The Dynamic Neural Retraining System, or DNRS, has helped thousands of people “retrain the brain” to regulate a maladapted stress response. This has created a space for healing and recovery for patients who once suffered from “mysterious” chronic symptoms and syndromes. In this episode, Annie shares her personal story on how trauma manifested in her life and how she was able to “reverse” its impact later in life. Annie was once debilitated by her illnesses and sensitivities. She started to wonder if some of the symptoms or challenges she was experiencing were caused by some sort of protective mechanism, deep within her limbic system. Could an accumulation of chemical, physical, a

Join Dr. Lo as she interviews Dr. Trevor Cates about the ins and outs of hormone balance and how you can take control of your hormonal health once and for all!   The Hormone, Health, and Harmony Docuseries launches TODAY!!  To view this extraordinary FREE online event for a limited time, click here:  (https://www.spadrtrk.com/HCZ3GL/2CTPL1/)   To purchase Dr. Cates new book, Natural Beauty Reset, click here.  (Insert URL www.naturalbeautyreset.com)   To book an appointment with Dr. Lo, click here: Www.shinenaturalmedicine.com     If you are listening to this episode and you or someone you know is navigating through any of the health issues we discuss, I would be more than happy to support you in the journey! I work with people virtually and in-person in San Diego. Feel free to reach out to me to continue this conversation: @doctor_lo   I hope you enjoy and learn something new from this episode!   We Discuss: {4:13} What hormones could do? {7:55} Bodies are designed to be healthy {8:50} Symptoms that women d

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Holly Howe and we are talking all about why fermented foods are a great addition to better your gut health. Holly Howe is a Fermentation Educator, cookbook author, photographer and blogger with a goal to have sauerkraut fermenting in 100,000 homes. In 2014, Holly launched “MakeSaurkraut!” her fermentation website with everything you need to know to successfully ferment sauerkraut that you and your loved ones will enjoy eating. Holly also teaches how to ferment other vegetables and fruits and how fermented foods can effortlessly—and flavorfully—improve your gut health. Holly believes that food is to be enjoyed and to also serve you. We talk about so many great things in this episode. We talk about the origin of fermented foods. We also talk about the benefits fermented foods, like sauerkraut, have on the good bacteria in your microbiome. We talk about

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well.  On this episode, I am actually the one being interviewed by Cynthia Damaskos from the Holistic Christian Life podcast. She is an internationally known health coach with global clients, she helps those who simply want to change their weight and lifestyle, to those with chronic illness. Her background in public speaking, and her passion for living a healthy and Christ-centered life, have propelled her to help others realize their potential. Along with her private coaching practice, she is the author of The Holistic Christian Woman, leads women’s wellness workshops, speaks at conferences, and holds retreats. We really dive into what hormones actually are because they are way more than just hot flashes.  We talk about overactive thyroid, underactive thyroid, adrenal problems, sex hormone changes, and insulin effects on weight loss. We wrap up our conversation by talking about the i

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Yael Joffe and we are talking all about genetic testing. Yael Joffe is an expert in the field of nutrigenomics. Yael started as a dietitian and then went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Nutrigenomics from the University of Cape Town, exploring the genetics of obesity. She has co-authored three books and has published in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently an Adjunct Professor, teaching nutrigenomics at Rutgers University in the US, but to help close the nutrigenomic knowledge gap, she also founded an education company teaching nutrigenomics to clinicians around the world. She has also built a number of nutrigenetic tests, offering a way to ensure that we utilize the value inherent in nutrigenetics in the most powerful and ethical way. We talk about so many great things in this episode. We talk about how to tap into what our genes can tell us. We also talk

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Dr. Joy Kong and we are talking all about stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Dr. Kong is a triple board-certified by American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, American Board of Addiction Medicine, and American Board Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine. After graduating as a valedictorian from San Francisco State University, Dr. Kong completed her medical training at UCLA School of Medicine. As the result of her intense interest in the human brain, she specialized in psychiatry, and worked at a Veterans Affairs hospital and LA county hospital. While working in the hospital ER and in county clinics, she realized the futility of trying to treat someone without examining the person in a holistic manner, which led to her interest in integrative medicine. She became very passionate about regenerative medicine because of the transformative powe

Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Dr. Cayley Chirumbolo and we are talking all about how to establish pediatric foundations for health. Dr. Cayley Chirumbolo is a Naturopathic Doctor with a special passion for Women’s Health and Pediatrics. Dr. Cayley graduated from Bastyr University in San Diego with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Cayley also has a Masters in Public Health from The George Washington University. Prior to her journey of becoming a Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Cayley worked as a Personal Trainer with a specialty in Functional Fitness for 12 years. It is her true passion to assist people in unlocking their true health and supporting them on their healing journeys. Dr. Cayley utilizes a Functional and Integrative approach with a focus on exploring the root cause of any disease and dysfunction. With tools like Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Physical Medicine, Nutritio