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What if one of the biggest missing pieces in chronic illness recovery is gut health?

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Craig Brockie to discuss the connection between gut health, mold exposure, detox, fermented foods, and chronic symptoms. They explore how antibiotics, toxic load, poor indoor air quality, and microbiome imbalance may all contribute to ongoing health issues, and why healing may require looking at both the body and the environment.

Craig shares his personal health story, why gut repair became such a major focus for him, and how fermented foods and probiotics became a key part of his routine. He also opens up about discovering significant mold growth in his own HVAC system and how that exposure affected his household.

In this conversation, they cover:
- How gut health affects mood, immunity, and inflammation
- Why mold and toxic exposure may disrupt the gut
- Signs your gut may be struggling
- The role of fermented foods and probiotics
- Fasting, detox, and other wellness tools
- Why some people stay sick even when they are trying to heal

If you have been dealing with chronic symptoms and feel like something is still being missed, this episode offers a broader look at how internal health and environmental health may be working together.

Timestamp highlights
0:00 Intro
0:07 Craig explains his book Ultimate Health and says it was removed from Amazon
1:23 Why Craig believes modern healthcare is focused on sick care, not well care
2:25 Craig shares his own history with anxiety, candida, and leaky gut
3:18 The gut’s role in serotonin, GLP-1, and mental health
4:17 Why Craig believes gut health should be a major priority
6:16 Michael connects mold exposure and toxic load to gut health
6:55 Practical ways people can start improving gut health
8:27 Why Craig believes his message has spread so widely online
9:43 Craig explains fasting and why he sees it as a powerful healing tool
10:54 The conversation shifts into bigger health system critiques and controversial claims
16:15 Why Craig prioritizes sunlight and natural light exposure
18:40 Peptides, blue light, and Craig’s wellness routine
20:52 Craig introduces his probiotic yogurt maker
22:57 How homemade probiotic yogurt works and why he prefers it over store-bought options
24:51 Fermented foods, kefir, sauerkraut, and gut support
26:55 Common symptoms of poor gut health
29:20 How gut health may affect longevity
31:37 The gut-brain connection and mood
32:59 Controversies Craig says turned out to be true
34:58 Michael shares corruption he witnessed in restoration and mold remediation
36:59 Craig shares discovering severe mold in his HVAC system
39:53 Why healing requires both a clean environment and internal support
41:10 Where to find Craig’s resources and product

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🔵 About Craig
Craig is a disruptive health author and brand owner. His controversial book was censored by Amazon after exposing Big Pharma's dirty secrets and safer alternatives to toxic drugs and surgery. Craig is best known for his viral X threads and the simple machine he developed to make your your own probiotics at home found here:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/3B981359-783C-458F-8D4A-F1E934C6EB75?ingress=3

After losing his health as a young man, Craig spent the last three decades traveling the world, researching advanced health and performance-enhancing technologies. His purpose is to help millions solve the cause of their symptoms and achieve ultimate health.

Craig grew up in Fort Frances, a small border town just north of Minnesota in Ontario, Ca

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In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Ariana Hakman, founder of LunaFit, to talk about sustainable health, fitness, and the daily habits that support real long-term wellness.

Ariana shares how becoming a new mom inspired her to leave corporate life and build a wellness company focused on helping real people get real results. Today LunaFit includes a gym, meal prep service, supplements, and a fitness app designed around five pillars of health: sleep, steps, hydration, nutrition, and fitness.

Throughout the conversation, Michael and Ariana discuss why modern nutrition advice can feel so confusing, why extreme diets often fail, and why balanced, sustainable habits are key to improving overall health.
The episode also explores an often overlooked factor in health and recovery: environmental exposure. Ariana shares her personal experience discovering mold in her home HVAC system and the unexpected ways it affected her sleep, breathing, and overall well-being.

Michael explains how indoor air quality, sleep quality, hydration, and movement all play important roles in the body’s ability to recover, detox, and perform at its best.

If you're trying to improve your health but feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice, this conversation offers a practical perspective on building habits that actually last.

00:00 Introduction to Ariana Hackman and LunaFit
01:14 How Ariana started her health and fitness business
03:23 Why nutrition advice is so confusing today
04:05 Ariana’s approach to balanced nutrition
05:59 Body types and sustainable weight loss
07:30 Why movement outside the gym matters
09:09 Cold plunges and recovery benefits
10:29 Inside the LunaFit health and fitness app
12:20 Why diet and exercise matter for detox
13:33 The importance of hydration for flushing toxins
14:42 Ariana discovers mold in her home HVAC system
17:13 How mold exposure affected sleep and health
18:12 Realizing something was wrong with the home environment
20:35 Mold exposure and athletic performance
21:37 How mold could impact clients’ fitness progress
23:37 Why Ariana launched a healthy meal prep company
24:49 Biggest myths in the fitness industry
26:24 The problem with weight loss drugs and shortcuts
27:36 Health controversies in the diet industry
28:17 Why Ariana disagrees with the keto diet
29:59 Where to find the LunaFit app and free guide
31:07 Episode wrap-up

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🔵 About Ariana
Ariana is the founder and COO of LunaFit, a health and fitness brand revolutionizing wellness through technology, nutrition, fitness, and community. Together with her husband Rich and a dedicated team, she has built multiple businesses, including a gym, a meal prep company, a supplement company, and an innovative app launching in January. Ariana’s mission is to empower busy individuals to achieve their health goals through simplified solutions and meaningful connections. A dynamic entrepreneur and speaker, she shares her journey of resilience and purpose-driven growth while championing her team’s collective vision.

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In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino sits down with Scott Forsgren (Better Health Guy) to unpack what actually helps people recover from complex chronic illness. Scott shares his 30-year journey that began with a tick bite, years of severe symptoms, and 45 doctors before finding answers in Lyme and co-infections, and later, mold exposure.

Together, they break down why “kill, kill, kill” protocols often fail, why symptoms overlap across mold, Lyme, metals, and immune dysregulation, and what Scott sees as the true foundations of healing: nervous system regulation, mast cell stability, detox and drainage support, and addressing the external environment.

They also dig into controversies around urine mycotoxin testing, ERMI interpretation, and why you may improve while living in exposure, but you typically won’t fully recover until the environment is addressed.

Chapter markers
00:00 Intro
00:44 Scott’s health story begins (tick bite, sudden symptoms)
02:47 First real breakthrough: Lyme and co-infections
04:51 What Scott would do differently
07:14 Moving beyond “kill, kill, kill”
10:03 Can symptoms tell you it’s mold?
12:20 Why we’ve never been sicker
17:00 Biggest mistakes after diagnosis
20:36 The foundational steps to healing
34:02 Can you heal while living in exposure?
38:33 Urine mycotoxin controversy
41:58 ERMI, HERTSMI-2, and interpretation
50:04 Mycotoxins, spores, fragments, and why “killing” is not enough
56:26 The biggest lie: the label
59:28 ILADS vs IDSA and what’s true on both sides
01:03:02 Where to find Scott + final hope message
01:06:10 Outro

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🔵 About Scott
Scott Forsgren, FDN-P is a health coach, blogger, podcaster, health writer, and advocate. He is the editor and founder of BetterHealthGuy.com, where he shares his nearly 30 year journey through the world of Lyme disease, mold illness, and the myriad of factors that chronic illness often entails.

His podcast "BetterHealthGuy Blogcasts" interviews many of the leaders in the field and is available on his web site, BetterHealthGuy.com, and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Odysee. He has been interviewed on numerous podcasts and has lectured on his recovery from chronic illness at conferences and on several online summits. He has written for the Townsend Letter and other publications.

He is the co-founder of The Forum for Integrative Medicine which hosts an annual conference bringing together some of the top integrative practitioners to share practical tools for treating complex, chronic illness.

He serves on the Board of Directors of LymeLight Foundation which provides treatment grants to children and young adults recovering from Lyme disease.

Today, Scott is grateful for his current state of health and all that he has learned on this life-changing journey.

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