The Real Root Cause of Weight Gain, ADHD, and Autoimmune Disease | ft. Jiaming Ju Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #463
02/03/2026 | 57 min
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Episode Description
Western medicine gave your symptoms a name. Chinese medicine asks why they showed up in the first place.
Jiaming Ju is a second-generation Chinese medicine practitioner whose father trained for decades in the mountains on the North Korea-China border — where the most potent medicinal herbs in the world still grow. Jiaming walked away from a rising career as one of the world's youngest longevity economists to carry that lineage forward, and the results speak for themselves: patients with long Covid, endometriosis, PCOS, and autoimmune conditions that "couldn't be fixed" — healing.
In this episode, you'll discover:
• Why your anxiety, bloating, brain fog, and painful periods are all the same problem — and what your liver and digestion have to do with it
• The Chinese medicine view on ADHD, depression, and why medicating the symptom without addressing the root makes things worse over time
• Why stubborn weight that won't budge has less to do with what you're eating and more to do with what happened to your digestion years ago
If you've been patching symptoms without ever asking why your body got there — this conversation will change how you see everything.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:28 - Rapid Fire: What Your Symptoms Mean in Chinese Medicine
6:29 - Jiaming's Story: From Economist to Healer
14:48 - PMS & PMDD: The Liver-Digestion Connection
23:15 - Fibroids & Endometriosis: The Root Cause Western Medicine Misses
28:08 - Low Libido as a Health Marker (What Your Doctor Never Asks)
31:23 - Anxiety & Depression Through a Chinese Medicine Lens
41:19 - Dr. G Opens Up About His ADHD Diagnosis
47:02 - Stubborn Weight & Why Ozempic Isn't the Answer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doctor Reveals the Best Water Filters in 2026 | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #462
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Episode Description
That Brita in your fridge? It's not doing what you think it is.
You bought it to protect your family. You fill it up, watch the water drip through, and feel like you've done something good. But here's the reality: Brita is NSF-certified to remove five contaminants. The Environmental Working Group just found 324 in U.S. drinking water.
That gap is the problem.
PFAS (the forever chemicals) have been detected in the drinking water of over 200 million Americans. Hexavalent chromium, the chemical from Erin Brockovich, has no federal limit and is present in water systems across all 50 states. Nitrates. Microplastics. Pharmaceuticals. Fluoride. Brita addresses essentially none of them.
In this episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez breaks down exactly what's in your tap water, what Brita actually filters, and what it's leaving behind. Then he gives you six evidence-based alternatives across three price tiers—so you can make the best decision for your budget and your household.
In this episode, Dr. G breaks down:
• Why EPA regulations are decades out of date—and why that matters for your family
• The six PFAS chemicals the EPA finally regulated in 2024—and why there are 5,000 more they don't touch
• The best pitcher upgrade under $60 that removes over 365 contaminants Brita ignores
• Under-the-sink options with 50x the filter life and clinical-grade PFAS removal
• The reverse osmosis systems Dr. G actually uses—and why they're the gold standard
This isn't about fear. It's about knowing what's real so you can take control of one of the biggest daily exposures most people never think about.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:34 - What's Really in Your Tap Water (324 Contaminants)
3:26 - PFAS Forever Chemicals: 200 Million Americans Affected
5:38 - What Brita Actually Removes (The Real NSF Data)
9:47 - What Brita Leaves Behind: PFAS, Fluoride, Arsenic & More
11:43 - 6 Cleaner Alternatives Across 3 Budget Tiers
12:05 - Tier 1: Best Budget Pitcher Upgrades (~$40–60)
15:02 - Tier 3: Reverse Osmosis Systems (Clinical Grade)
17:01 - Which Filter Tier Is Right for You? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Hidden Reason Your Body Can’t Recover | ft. Dr. Scott Sherr Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #461
23/02/2026 | 1 h 2 min
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Episode Description
Your body isn't broken. It's stuck — and there's a very specific reason why.
94% of U.S. adults have some degree of mitochondrial dysfunction. That means the majority of people walking around right now can't make energy efficiently — and they're using caffeine, stimulants, and willpower to paper over it. Dr. Scott Sherr has spent over a decade figuring out why, and more importantly, how to actually fix it.
Board-certified in internal medicine and one of the leading voices in health optimization medicine, Dr. Sherr introduces one of the most important concepts Dr. G has heard in a long time: the sympathetic spiral of doom — the feedback loop between chronic stress and mitochondrial breakdown that keeps you wired, exhausted, and unable to heal no matter what you try.
In this episode, you'll discover:
• Why more caffeine, more supplements, and more biohacks are making the spiral worse — and what to do instead
• The GABA system: why depression and anxiety may have nothing to do with serotonin, and everything to do with your brain's brakes failing
• The leaky gut → leaky brain connection most doctors have never heard of
• How methylene blue works at the mitochondrial level — and why dose and source matter more than you think
• What it actually means to optimize your health back to the resilience of your 20s — at any age
If you've seen 10 doctors, tried every supplement, and still feel like you can't recover — this episode is the missing piece.
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Episode Description
If coffee isn't cutting it anymore—and you're exhausted but still can't sleep—this episode is for you.
That "wired but tired" feeling isn't a sleep problem or even a stress problem. It's your HPA axis stuck in overdrive. Your body can't tell the difference between a work deadline and a life-threatening emergency, so your stress response never shuts off.
The supplement industry knows you're burned out. That's why they're pushing adrenal cocktails, proprietary blends with pixie dust dosing, and adaptogens stacks with zero human research behind them.
Dr. Christian Gonzalez cut through the noise to find the five most clinically validated adaptogens—herbs proven in randomized controlled trials to actually restore your stress response.
In this episode, Dr. G breaks down:
• The adaptogen that reduced cortisol by 27% in a meta-analysis of 25 human trials
• Which Soviet-era herb improved VO2 max and is still used by athletes today
• The "Queen of Herbs" that lowered inflammatory markers by 28% in stressed adults
• Why one popular adaptogen might cause emotional flatness in certain people—and who should avoid it
• The Arctic root that pulled people out of burnout in just four weeks
He's ranking each adaptogen by strength of clinical evidence, walking through the mechanisms, exact dosing, who it's for, who it's not for, and the brands that actually test their products.
Your adrenals aren't broken. They just need the right support. This episode gives you the clinical roadmap to get there.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:15 - What's actually wrong (HPA axis explained)
4:30 - #5 Siberian Ginseng (Soviet secret weapon)
7:45 - #4 Holy Basil (the Queen of Herbs)
11:30 - #3 Korean Red Ginseng (results in 2 hours)
15:00 - #2 Rhodiola (the burnout fix)
19:30 - #1 Ashwagandha (king of adaptogens)
23:00 - Ashwagandha flatness warning (who should skip it)
26:30 - Exact dosing & best brands for each
28:45 - Dr. G's personal stack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Facing the Dark Epstein Files Without Letting It Break You | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #459
16/02/2026 | 16 min
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Episode Description
Every single person in the Epstein files is living in their own personal hell. You think they're winning? They're the furthest from themselves a human being can get.
Dr. Christian Gonzalez addresses what so many are feeling right now—the shock, the grief, the helplessness that comes from seeing the depths of human darkness exposed in the Epstein files. This isn't a news breakdown. This is a spiritual reckoning.
The question isn't what to do about them. The question is: who are you choosing to be in relation to what you've experienced?
In this episode, Dr. G reveals:
• Why the people who hurt children are already living in their own personal hell—no external justice needed
• The "Conversations with God" principle that reframes all suffering as an opportunity to remember who you are
• How holding onto anger, helplessness, and fear burns a hole in your own being—and what to do instead
This episode is raw, emotional, and necessary. If the state of the world has shaken you to your core, press play.
Timestamps:
0:00 - The People in Power Are Living in Hell
0:19 - Why the Epstein Files Shook Me to My Core
1:21 - This Challenged My Belief in Humanity
2:39 - We All Have the Capacity to Hurt Others
3:43 - The Book That Changed My Perspective
9:07 - To Know Yourself as Love, You Must Experience Fear
10:18 - Who Are You in Relation to What You Experience?
11:23 - They're Already Living in Their Own Personal Hell
13:03 - Can You Find Light in the Darkest People?
15:10 - How to Alchemize Pain Into Purpose
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Health and wellness is louder and more confusing than ever. One expert says eat more meat. Another says cut it out completely. One supplement is called life-changing. The next day, someone says it will make you sick.
It’s overwhelming. And that’s exactly why Heal Thy Self exists.
Hosted by Dr. Christian Gonzalez, Heal Thy Self cuts through the noise and delivers clarity in a space flooded with contradictions. This isn’t trend-based wellness or recycled talking points. It’s direct, grounded truth that blends real science with deep spiritual and emotional intelligence.
Each week, get expert conversations with doctors, scientists, shamans, and healers spanning physical health, mental wellness, emotional healing, and spirituality.
Dr. G does the heavy lifting for you, investigating the wellness industry by reviewing third-party testing and breaking down supplements and products to reveal what’s safe, what works, what’s marketing hype, and which companies deserve your trust.
You’ll also get channeled episodes that inspire and elevate beyond the physical. This is a fully integrated approach connecting body, mind, nervous system, trauma, energy, and consciousness.
If you’re tired of conflicting advice and ready for clarity that empowers, relieves, and inspires, this is the podcast you’ve been missing.
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