
Radical Health Rebel
Welcome to the Radical Health Rebel Podcast—your go-to show for uncovering the real root causes of chronic pain and reclaiming a life without limitations. Hosted by Leigh Brandon, a Functional Medicine Practitioner, CHEK Practitioner & Faculty Instructor, Active Release Techniques® Therapist, Emotion Code Practitioner, and author with almost three decades of clinical experience.
Each week, Leigh dives deep into the often-overlooked physical, emotional, nutritional, and environmental factors behind persistent pain. Through expert interviews and thought-provoking solo episodes, you'll discover holistic strategies that go beyond symptom management—designed to heal, empower, and transform.
Whether you're a health professional, athlete, or someone who's tried everything and still lives in pain, this podcast offers insights, hope, and practical solutions that work when conventional approaches fall short.
Tune in to learn how to break free from chronic pain and take radical steps toward lasting health and vitality.
Radical Health Rebel
75 - Gut Health, The Adrenal Fatigue Myth and Andropause with Reed Davis
In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my teachers, Reed Davis. Reed is a Double Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT) and a popular expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine.
Reed is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® and the FDN Certification Course with over 4000 graduates in 50 countries.
I really wanted to pick Reed brain on a few questions that I had floating around in my head on gut health and hormones.
We discussed:
2:30
Reed's background
9:07
Why the gut & the gut microbiome are crucial to overall health
29:46
The 4R Protocol
35:03
Reed's top 3 gut health tips
43:30
Stress hormones and steroid hormones
50:24
The Adrenal Fatigue Myth
58:40
Andropause
1:04:15
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and free Testosterone
You can find Reed @:
https://fdntraining.com/radicalhealthrebel
https://www.instagram.com/fdntraining/
https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalDiagnosticNutrition/
https://www.youtube.com/@FDNtraining
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You can find Leigh @:
Leigh's website - https://www.bodychek.co.uk/
Chronic Pain Breakthrough Blueprint - https://bit.ly/ChronicPainValuableTips
Leigh's courses:
StickAbility - https://stickabilitycourse.com/
Mastering Client Transformation (professional course) - https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/mastering-client-transformation/