Designed To Heal Podcast: Your Body's Amazing Healing Power

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes become popular guest Jessica Rose, author, certified nutritionist, licensed cosmetologist​ and on-air health and beauty expert.

With 15 years of experience in the wellness and beauty industry, and credentials in both nutrition and cosmetology, she specializes in bridging the gap between health and beauty, helping women create a wellness-focused lifestyle that promotes radiant beauty from the inside out.

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In this episode Dr. Ben is flying solo, raising questions and addressing myths concerning annual health exams, exploring the relevant question: do annual exams actually save lives?

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Howard Cohn, CEO and Founder of the Cohn Health Institute, who has treated over 50,000 patients, trained more than 50 associate doctors, and taught over 1500 health education classes.

Dr. Cohn earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1986 from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree in 1989 from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. His post-graduate work is extensive, and he has spent nearly a decade as a Board Member of the International College of Applied Kinesiology. Dr Cohn has also served as the Ambassador for Quantum Neurology.

Dr. Cohn believes the body was designed to heal itself as long as it’s given the correct basic building blocks in order to do so, and is allowed to function free of interference.

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Greg The Hydrogen Man, a serious hydrogen therapy evangelist for over 10 years, having studied the extensive health benefits molecular hydrogen provides, as well as from first-hand experience with his own healing. Greg has been featured on several podcasts including Hope & Health with Drs. Mark & Michele Sherwood, The Certified Health Nut with Troy Casey, Heavy Muscle with Dave Palumbo, Inspired with Kristin & Jean Nolan, The Right Side with Doug Billings, Syncretism Society with Santos Bonacci, The Truth Unveiled with Paul Oebel, and Face the Facts with April Moss.

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Eric Osansky, a chiropractor, clinical nutritionist, and certified functional medicine practitioner who helps people recover from thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions. He is author of the books “Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease” and “Hashimoto’s Triggers”. Dr. Osansky was personally diagnosed in 2008 with Graves’ disease, and after taking a natural treatment approach has been in remission since 2009. After seeing how well natural treatment methods helped with his condition, he began using these natural thyroid treatment protocols to help others with different types of thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions, including hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, and hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Thomas Lokensgard, a holistic dentist who challenges myths about oral health perpetuated by corporate interests, while emphasizing prevention and natural healing. He explores the connection between oral health and overall well-being, providing practical tips to achieve vibrant health while debunking common misconceptions.

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Adam Urato, MD, a health care provider primarily located in Framingham, MA, who graduated from medical school in 1997 and has 28 years of experience. His specialties include Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine. Dr. Urato is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center and has several areas of expertise, including Birth Control, C-section, and Child Birth.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Eben Alexander, who spent over 25 years as an academic neurosurgeon, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.  Over those years he personally dealt with hundreds of patients suffering from severe alterations in their level of consciousness. Many of those patients were rendered comatose by trauma, brain tumors, ruptured aneurysms, infections, or stroke. He thought he had a very good idea of how the brain generates consciousness, mind and spirit.

In the predawn hours of November 10, 2008, he was driven into coma by a rare and mysterious bacterial meningo-encephalitis of unknown cause. He spent a week in coma on a ventilator, his prospects for survival diminishing rapidly. On the seventh day, to the surprise of everyone, he started to awaken. Memories of his life had been completely deleted inside of the coma, yet he awoke with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm – more real than this earthly one! His older son advised him to write down everything he could remember about his journey, before he read anything about near-death experiences, physics or cosmology. Six weeks later, he completed his initial recording of his remarkable journey, totaling over 20,000 words in length.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Nayan Patel, Chief Scientific Officer for Thrivelab and expert in hormone replacement therapy. He is an alumnus of the University Of Southern California School Of Pharmacy, where he now serves as adjunct faculty. A pharmacist for over three decades, Patel is an internationally recognized expert, consultant, and lecturer on the Master Antioxidant Glutathione and has traveled the world educating practitioners and pharmacists on advanced biochemistry and anti aging science.

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Clayton Skaggs, DC, the founder and CEO of Central Institute for Human Performance (CIHP) and the founder of the Karel Lewit Clinic and Curious Gap Labs. Dr. Skaggs and the teams at CIHP have worked with World Series champions, Stanley Cup champions, elite military, PGA champions, NFL, NHL, and MLB All-Stars and thousands of professional and elite athletes. He currently consults individuals from around the world who have unresolved pain or injuries, and those seeking better resilience. 

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back repeat guest J.B. Handley to make a distinction between autism, that has been normalized and accepted in the mainstream, versus the autism that has profoundly affected his own son.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Evangelist Jordan Morris.  In 2010, Jordan had a powerful encounter with God where he was given a mandate for his life. The Lord told him to believe for one billion souls to be saved. After marrying his wife Kelsey in 2016, they have ran with the vision ever since! Today, All For Jesus travels around the world, boldly declaring the gospel of Christ, with signs and wonders following the preaching of the Word.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back repeat guest Dr. Robert Verkerk PhD, an internationally acclaimed expert in health, agricultural and environmental sustainability with nearly 40 years of experience in the non-profit sector, academia and as a consultant. His extensive academic background in ecology and sustainable agriculture, including an MSc, PhD and postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College London, helped him develop his passion for applying ecological and sustainability principles to healthcare. In 2002, Dr Verkerk founded the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl) and has acted as its executive and scientific director since. 

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Peter Glidden, an outspoken advocate of Wholistic Health, who, for more than two decades, has been treating people with Naturopathic therapeutics including Homeopathy, Heavy Metal Chelation, Herbal Medicine and Bio-identical Hormone Supplementation. He is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Illinois Association of Naturopthic Physicians.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dane Johnson as his guest. Dane is the founder of CrohnsColitisLifestyle inspired by his life-threatening battle with Crohn’s/Colitis, which he reversed using natural practice. As a Board Certified Nutritionist and one of the most successful Crohn’s/Colitis coaches in the world, he has helped thousands around the world find their unique answer to IBD while building a community of supporters, doctors and healers!

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Brandon and Whitney Cawood. After discovering their child’s life-altering sensitivity to synthetic dyes, these parents and first-time filmmakers set out to uncover the impacts of these additives. Sharing their journey in the documentary "To Dye For," they journey to meet with the world's leading synthetic dye experts, conducting in-person interviews with scientists, researchers, and impacted families.

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Owen Hemsath as his guest. Owen was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer but shares his story of healing, free of drugs, chemotherapy and surgery.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back repeat guest Jodi Mockabee.  It's been a few years since Jodi has been on the show and in this transparent moment of vulnerability Jodi shares what she and her family had to do in order to balance their convictions with their kids' changing needs.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes former NFL footbal player Fred Stokes, who played defensive end for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints, including the Super Bowl XXVI Championship Team 1991 Washington Redskins. Fred’s Redskins teammates affectionately labeled him “Big Play Stokes” because of his knack for making a big play at the right time of a game.  These days, Fred is passionate that every man, no matter his position, status or title, needs another man who he can bare his soul to. It's turning the pockets of his life inside out and exposing the "LINT" (Life I Never Tell) that try to keep him in bondage. 

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Phillip Yoo, credentialed sports chiropractor at 2008 Beijing Olympics, official chiropractor at Crossfit Games 2010, 2011, 2013 and the official backstage chiropractor to Beyonce Tour.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Sue Becker. The Bread Beckers began in 1992 when Sue Becker shared an amazing discovery, first with her husband Brad and their six children, and then with friends.  Sue’s background in food science and interest in biochemistry and nutrition often led her to read medical journals in her free time (not everyone’s cup of tea, she’ll admit).  One bulletin she read revealed the history of mass-produced food: "the decline in American public health can be directly charted to the widespread switch to commercially milled white flour in the 1920s."  "Real bread," this article said, "had little to do with the product on store shelves." "What’s more," the authors wrote, "many common ailments of the modern era could be traced back to a loss of the essential nutrients and fiber people used to find in bread made with freshly ground whole grains–something almost no one eats today." Sue gave a hard look at the science in the article and decided it rang true.

That week Sue bought a grain mill and started making her family’s bread herself.  Almost immediately, and without any other dietary changes, little health complaints that she and her children had learned to live with started clearing up.  Fatigue, constipation, sugar cravings, chronic congestion, even warts: all gone in a few weeks.  Sue shared her “new discovery” with friends and began baking bread for them.  Word spread quickly as others experienced improved health as well.  But she and Brad had just had their sixth child, and the demand for bread was outpacing her ability to keep up with the rest of her life.  She decided that instead of making bread for the world, perhaps her calling was to teach the world to make bread for themselves.  The seed of the Bread Beckers was sown.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Hattie Bryant, author, teacher, speaker and producer of a PBS series, who learned that Big Medicine is not our friend while engaged in a battle to spare her mother unnecessary suffering.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back Dr. Peter McCullough to discuss the subjects of bird flu and measles. Dr. McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist holding degrees from Baylor University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, University of Michigan, and Southern Methodist University. He manages common infectious diseases as well as the cardiovascular complications of both the viral infection and the injuries developing after the COVID-19 vaccine in Dallas TX, USA. 
Dr. McCullough testified multiple times in the US Senate, US House of Representatives, Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, Arizona Senate and House of Representatives, Colorado General Assembly, New Hampshire Senate, Pennsylvania Senate, and South Carolina Senate concerning many aspects of the pandemic response. He has had years of dedicated academic and clinical efforts in combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus and in doing so, has reviewed thousands of reports, participated in scientific congresses, group discussions, press releases, and has been considered among the world's experts on COVID-19.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Michael Dym, a holistic veterinarian practicing progressive integrative conventional medicine. Dr. Dym was a presidential scholar graduate with a BS in animal science from Cornell University, as well as VMD from the University of PA. in 1991.

In this episode Dr. Ben brings on his favorite guest: Megan Rall, his wife, for a conversation about doing life, doing marriage and doing health and wellness.

In this episode Dr. Ben shares his thoughts on the state of the healthcare system in the United States and the world and offers a scathing rebuke.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Kelly McMillen to share her story of how breast implants affected her health and the dangers of this life altering type of surgery. 

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Sabine Hazan, the Founder and CEO at both Ventura Clinical Trials and Malibu Specialty Center who has over 22 years of experience in clinical trials. The first woman ever accepted into the University of Florida as a Clinical Gastroenterology Fellow, Dr. Sabine Hazan is a pioneer in the medical field.  

Board certified in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Internal Medicine, Dr. Hazan has published articles in numerous prestigious medical journals, including the Journal of Duval County Medical Association and Gastroenterology, and won several awards, such as the Best Fellow Scientific Presentation and Dean’s Research Award awarded by University of Florida.  

Dr. Sabine Hazan is the former Chief of Medicine at Community Memorial Hospital and an active consultant for CRG.  She currently retains medical licenses in three states (California, Florida, and New York).

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Philip Yancey, an American author known for exploring spiritual issues in his writings. He has published over 25 books, including bestsellers like "What's So Amazing About Grace?" and "The Jesus I Never Knew," selling more than 15 million copies worldwide.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back repeat guest Chelsea Blackbird. Known as The Christian Nutritionist, Chelsea has been working with clients for over ten years and is the host of The Christian Health Club Podcast and creator of numerous Biblically-focused health programs including Feast 2 Fast®, The Genesis Prescription, 10x Stronger and Self-Coaching Christians. She has advanced training in gut health, hormones and nutritional blood chemistry and uses functional lab testing in her practice.
Chelsea became passionate about health and nutrition after using dietary and lifestyle modifications to overcome “unexplained” infertility, digestive issues, and a lifelong skin condition called Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back Brad Skistimas, singer/songwriter of the solo act Five Times August. In early 2021 Five Times August began releasing a series of protest songs taking aim at Covid-era regulations, the Biden administration, Justin Trudeau, as well as Anthony Fauci with the hit song "Sad Little Man," which reached #1 on several Amazon and Apple Music charts.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Jefferey Jaxen, a researcher, investigative journalist, writer and voice for health freedom on the front lines of society's shift towards higher consciousness.  Jefferey is constantly working behind the scenes to spotlight the untold, censored and under-reported stories of our time. 

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Mark Skidmore, a tenured Professor at Michigan State University who has served as a consultant on a range of issues including economic development, government finance and policy, and price determination and has dedicated his recent research to the economics of natural disasters. . 

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In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Brianne Dressen, a Utah mother who sued a pharmaceutical company that failed to provide compensation for injuries caused by a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.

In this short, special-release episode Dr. Ben shares thoughts on location from Washington D.C. concerning the confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Brian Hooker, Chief Scientific Officer at Children’s Health Defense, an organization committed to the best health for children in the U.S. and worldwide. He is also Emeritus Professor of Biology at Simpson University in Redding, California, where he specialized in microbiology and biotechnology.

In 1985, Dr. Hooker earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California. He earned his Master of Science degree in 1988 and his doctorate in 1990, both in biochemical engineering, from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

Brian Hooker has many accomplishments to his credit including: co-inventor for five patents, recipient of the Battelle Entrepreneurial Award in 2001, and a Federal Laboratory Consortium Recognition Award in 1999 for his work on “Reactive Transport in 3-Dimensions.” The breadth of Hooker’s over 70 science and engineering papers have been published in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Hooker has been active in vaccine safety since 2001 and has a 25-year-old son with autism. In 2013 and 2014, Dr. Hooker worked with the CDC Whistleblower, Dr. William Thompson, to expose fraud and corruption within vaccine safety research in the CDC, which led to the release of over 10,000 pages of documents.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Michael J. Schwartz, who captured groundbreaking data during the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting key insights in his bestseller Fauci’s Fiction. In his follow-up, Vaccine Fiction, he explores the long-term impacts of vaccines, evolving efficacy data, and ongoing medical debates, providing a thorough analysis of their effects on public health.

After having his daughter, and repeat guest, Grace, join him for another episode Dr. Ben welcomes back another of his favorite guests of the show: his son Jack.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes back one of his favorite guests of the show: his daughter Grace.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Emma Tekstra, a global health consultant and independent health researcher passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down.

In this episode Dr. Ben delivers a classic old-fashioned rant on the dangers of pharma and unpacks how the machine works and perpetuates.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes longtime friend Vic Thomas to share about an unbelievable story of healing and a testimony to the design and resilience of the body.

In this episode Dr. Ben reflects on 2024 and a particular phrase that might best sum it up: "brain rot". Listen in as Dr. Ben challenges you to avoid the status quo and focus instead on growth and wisdom for your 2025.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Alexandra, the visionary behind Just the Inserts, a resource dedicated to empowering individuals and families with clear, accessible information about medical choices. With a background steeped in research and a commitment to transparency, Alexandra has become a trusted voice in the informed consent community, helping countless people navigate the complex world of medical information.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. Blake Livingood, a Doctor of Natural Medicine, DC, and Amazon Best Selling Author. He is the founder of Livingood Daily and specializes in helping people find real health solutions and experience real health.

His story began in 2007 after nearly losing his father to health conditions, which prompted him to find a health care system to save his father’s life. Where medicine failed, Dr. Livingood discovered solutions that got his father off of 15 medications and helped him overcome major heart and autoimmune conditions.

Dr. Livingood, his wife Jessica (aka – Nurse Livingood), and their three kids spend their lives educating, writing books, and speaking nationally and locally to help others live good.

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Dr. David Jockers DNM, DC, MS, a doctor of natural medicine who specializes in functional nutrition and natural health strategies. He is the founder of DrJockers.com, a website designed to empower people with science-based solutions to improve their health.