In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie dives into the raging “diet wars”—from carnivore to keto, vegan to paleo—and exposes the dangerous trap practitioners and health seekers fall into when they choose sides. What if every diet is both right and wrong? And what if the truth lies not in the diet… but in the person?

This episode doesn’t take sides. It’s about dismantling the entire argument and replacing it with a smarter, more personalized approach. If you’ve ever been confused by conflicting dietary advice or struggled to guide your clients to lasting results, don’t miss this one.

A Food Fight with Real Consequences

How online diet drama distracts us from what truly matters—and disempowers the people we’re here to help.

The Myth of the “Perfect” Diet

Why every popular plan—from raw vegan to carnivore—holds a sliver of truth… and a blind spot that can cause harm.

The Missing Piece in Every Protocol

What all diet tribes forget to mention and how it could make or break your client’s results.

How to Find the Real Truth (Hint: It’s Not on Instagram)

A smarter way to decode conflicting advice and build nutrition plans that actually work.

The YOU Diet: Where All the Puzzle Pieces Finally Fit

Dr. Ritamarie’s signature framework for personalization that puts the power back in the client’s hands.

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Most practitioners never consider the eyes when evaluating metabolic health. But what if vision changes are an early sign of deeper dysfunction?

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo sits down with Dr. Rani Banik—a board-certified neuro-ophthalmologist and integrative medicine expert—to explore how eye health is influenced by diet, oxidative stress, and blood sugar imbalance.

If you’re overlooking the eyes in your assessments, you may be missing a key opportunity for early intervention. From macular degeneration to diabetic retinopathy, the clues are often visible—literally—before the labs confirm a diagnosis.

This episode is a must-listen for practitioners who want to expand their root-cause lens and empower clients to protect their vision naturally.

• The 3 Silent Vision Wreckers You’re Probably Ignoring
• (And what they have to do with mitochondria and metabolic health)
• Why Blue-Light Glasses May Be a Waste of Money
• (And the science-backed alternative that works better)
• The Truth About Carrots—and the 30+ Nutrients Eyes Actually Crave
• (Hint: It’s not just carrots and beta carotene)
• The Nutrient Deficiency Hiding Behind Dry Eyes and Eye Strain
• (And how most patients are barely getting 1/10th of what they need)
• How to Catch Diabetes Before It’s Diagnosed
• (Through an unexpected early warning system in the eyes)
• The Food Prescription for Clearer Vision
• (Plus: what carnivore diets might be missing)

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Dr. Rani Banik’s Resources & Links

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Are Your Clients Getting Too Much… or Not Enough? Why the real answer lies in something most “experts” ignore.

When it comes to protein, opinions are everywhere, and confusion is rampant. Should your clients eat more? Less? Go animal-based? Plant-powered? What about leucine, sarcopenia, and kidney stress?

In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie breaks through the confusion with a functional medicine lens, revealing why standard protein advice may be sabotaging your clients’ health goals—and what to do instead. If you've ever felt unsure about how to personalize protein recommendations, this episode will help you solve the puzzle once and for all.

The Numbers You Can’t Trust

Why the most commonly quoted protein guidelines may be setting your clients up for failure.

The Invisible Variable Sabotaging Your Plan

What you're likely overlooking when you calculate protein needs—and how to factor it in.

A Surprising Source of Protein Confusion

How some "clean" diets can backfire without one critical adjustment.

What Your Plate Might Be Missing

The underappreciated nutrient that determines whether protein helps or harms.

The Truth Behind the Trends

Why you should question influencer advice—and what functional practitioners need to do instead.

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You’ve heard the hype—pile on the protein to build muscle, lose weight, and stay youthful. But is this high-protein push quietly accelerating aging, inflammation, and even cancer? In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo sits down with quintuple board-certified physician and integrative pathologist, Dr. Monisha Bhanote, to expose the biological truth behind protein consumption.

From the microscopic changes happening inside your cells to the rise of early-onset colorectal cancer and cognitive decline, this conversation pulls back the curtain on what’s really happening when protein becomes your primary fuel. Could your favorite “health foods” actually be aging you from the inside out?

• The Protein-Aging Puzzle: Could your quest for longevity be triggering the very cellular damage you’re trying to avoid?
• The Silent Gut Saboteur: What’s really happening inside your gut when protein goes up and fiber disappears—and why you might not feel it… until it’s too late.
• Your Brain on Protein Overload: Is an unseen toxin quietly hijacking your memory, mood, and mental clarity?
• The mTOR Trap No One Warns About: You’re activating this “anti-aging” pathway—but could it be the hidden reason your body isn’t detoxifying properly?
• The Protein Source Dilemma: Are plants powerful enough to meet your protein needs—or is there a hidden cost either way?
• Your Unique Protein Blueprint: The critical test most people skip before deciding how much protein they really need.
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Your clients are doing everything “right”—cutting carbs, eating clean, avoiding sugar—and their glucose looks perfectly fine. But they’re still dealing with brain fog, stubborn weight, fatigue, or high blood pressure. What gives?

In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie uncovers a hidden force that could be quietly derailing even your healthiest clients—an invisible saboteur that standard labs overlook. What if insulin is rising… even when blood sugar appears normal? If you’re not looking beyond glucose or questioning the usual markers, you may be missing the earliest whispers of metabolic chaos.

• The Hidden Hormonal Spike That Labs Miss-
• Why some clients stay inflamed, tired, and stuck—despite “perfect” blood sugar levels.
• The Metabolic Saboteur in Your Protein Shake-
• How everyday foods could be quietly blocking fat burning.
• When Taste Alone Triggers Insulin-
• What you need to know about the cephalic phase response—and why it matters more than you think.
• Why Grazing May Be Keeping Clients Sick-
• How even low-carb snacks and meal combos can trap the body in a fat-storing mode.
• The Lab Marker That Changes Everything-
• One test (you’re probably not running) that reveals what glucose and A1C can’t.

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What if ADHD, anxiety, and mood swings weren’t just about brain chemistry—but a cry for help from the gut, genes, and immune system?

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo sits down with integrative mental health professional Mary Parker for a deeply personal and eye-opening conversation. After watching her son regress into seizures and developmental delays following a vaccine injury, Mary stepped away from the mainstream mental health model to uncover a radically different approach—one that gets results by addressing the whole person.

Mary shares how genetics, detox pathways, diet, toxic exposures, and trauma can all contribute to mental health struggles—and why true healing means going beyond the label and getting to the root.

If you're working with patients or clients who “don’t respond” to standard mental health protocols, this episode may change everything you thought you knew.

The shocking childhood incident that forced Mary to abandon traditional mental health solutions—and how it changed everything she believed about healing.

The overlooked clues in your patient’s story, behavior, and even their skin that could point to deeper dysfunction you’re missing.

Why one surprising everyday food might hold the key to recovery for some kids—and why it’s often ignored in clinical practice.

The critical misstep most mental health providers make with ADHD, anxiety, and mood disorders—and how it could be making things worse.

What’s hiding in common foods that could be sabotaging your client’s progress—and why going gluten-free isn’t the full answer.

The single most important test Mary runs before developing any care plan—and what it reveals that standard labs can’t.

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Pieces to Purpose – Read Mary’s story of turning tragedy into purpose in this powerful anthology

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They’re plant-based, they’re cholesterol-free, and they’re lurking in everything from “healthy” salad dressings to organic snack bars. But what if the real danger is something far more insidious hiding in plain sight than seed oils or even omega-6 overload?

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo unpacks the heated debate around seed oils—and why the real conversation goes deeper than the typical social media soundbites. Are these oils truly toxic, or can they have a place in a balanced, healing diet? Get ready for a fresh perspective that cuts through the hype and brings it back to what really supports metabolic health.

• The Hidden Danger in Your “Healthy” Foods: Why seed oils in organic snack bars and salad dressings may be doing more harm than good.
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• The Processing Trap No One Talks About: How industrial extraction methods turn natural fats into metabolic saboteurs.
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• The Omega Paradox: Why even “good” omega-3s can backfire—and how to know when you’ve gone too far.
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• Are You Eating Oxidized Fats? The silent mitochondrial disruptors hidden in your pantry—and how they sabotage your cells.
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• The Real Balance Your Body Needs: The truth about omega-6 vs. omega-3 ratios and how to spot when things are out of control.
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• Do You Actually Need Oils at All? A clear breakdown of when oils can support health—and when they’re best left out.
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You’ve checked all the boxes—clean diet, supplements, detox, hormones, gut protocols. So why aren’t the results showing up?

In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo sits down with Dr. Louise Swartswalter—naturopath, frequency medicine pioneer, and founder of the Brain Soul Success Academy—to explore what’s really going on when healing stalls.

Is it possible that the key to lasting transformation lies beyond the physical body?

They dive into the hidden role of energetic imprints, trauma, and the brain’s unseen “operating system”—and why ignoring this piece could be the biggest mistake even the best practitioners make.

If your clients are stuck in a frustrating cycle of “almost better,” this conversation just might flip the switch.

The Brain’s Energetic Field—Your Missing Link? Why symptoms persist even when the labs look great and protocols are dialed in.

The Unseen Trauma Trap How unresolved childhood wounds, ancestral patterns, and shock states quietly sabotage healing.

When Supplements and Testing Aren’t Enough Why your most complex cases might need frequency-based healing, not just another protocol.

How to Read the Brain’s “Biofield” The subtle energetic markers that show up long before disease does.

Mini-Brain Hacks You Can Teach Your Clients Simple nervous system resets you can use right away—even with kids.

The B.R.A.I.N. System™ Framework A 5-part roadmap that merges body, mind, and spirit for healing that actually sticks.

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Dr. Louise Swartswalter is a speaker, transformational coach, naturopath and frequency medicine doctor, and podcast host serving women and men around the world.

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