Timestamps:

00:21 - Introduction: Meet Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj

01:43 - The Breaking Point: Why He Left Traditional Cardiology

05:05 - Discovering Functional Medicine: The Missing Piece

09:13 - Leaving Peak Career to Launch WELL 12 Program

10:49 - The Biggest Challenge: Mindset & Belief in Change

13:23 - Psychological vs. Physiological Cravings Explained

15:58 - What's Destroying Our Health Since the 1970s

19:42 - The Modern Stress Epidemic & Phone Addiction

25:43 - Patient Empowerment: You're the Center of Your Healthcare

26:46 - Wearables & Heart Rate Variability: Understanding Your Body

32:52 - Why One-Size-Fits-All Medicine Doesn't Work

34:38 - How to Connect & Join the WELL 12 Program

In this interview, Jenn Payeur speaks with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, a board-certified cardiologist who left conventional practice to pursue functional medicine after seeing recurring heart attacks in patients with well-managed cholesterol and blood pressure.

What You’ll Learn

A Turning Point in Cardiology: After witnessing multiple heart attacks in a single weekend among “well-controlled” patients, Dr. Bhojraj began questioning symptom-based care.

Root Causes of Heart Disease: Why inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, stress, sleep, and nutrition matter more than numbers alone.

Modern Food & Chronic Illness: How ultra-processed foods, environmental toxins, and soil depletion may contribute to cardiometabolic disease.

Lifestyle as Medicine: Inside the WELL 12 program, where targeted nutrition, sleep optimization, and mindset shifts help patients reduce medications and improve metabolic health.

Patient-Centered Care: Using wearables and biofeedback to personalize health decisions.

Stress & Cravings: The role of chronic stress, cortisol, and psychological eating patterns in long-term health outcomes.

Targeted Supplementation: Evidence-informed support such as berberine, magnesium, and citrus bergamot alongside lifestyle interventions.

Key Takeaways:

Sustainable weight loss is often a byproduct of metabolic restoration.

Sleep is foundational to cardiovascular and overall health.

Connect with Dr. Bhojraj:

Instagram: @drsanjaymd

Website: lagunamedicine.com

Programs: WELL 12 and GLP Rescue

#FunctionalMedicine #HeartHealth #Cardiology #HealthPodcast #WellnessJourney #RootCauseMedicine

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I'm Jennifer Payeur, the host of The Wellness Sherpa as well as the CEO and Founder of Nature Provides. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 which brought me the gift of deeply reconnecting with myself and nature, re-discovering the healing power of plants. In 2017, I left my 29 year career in financial services to become a teacher and mentor, traveling around the world to educate others on the inherent healing properties found in nature.

Once 2019 came around, I started Nature Provides, whose mission is to transform health and well-being through organic plant-based herbs and essential oils. By collaborating with nature, we can create a healthy thriving world and a sustainable earth.

Welcome to the Wellness Sherpa podcast, where we engage with passionate leaders, holistic thinkers and disruptors who courageously share their personal journey, mission and wisdom...

Timestamps:

00:21 - Introduction: How Jenn & Eric Met 5 Years Ago

02:13 - Prescribed Accutane in Middle School for Acne

03:28 - Devastating Side Effects: Vision Loss, Stopped Growing, Hair Loss

06:07 - 20 Years of Suffering: The Long Road to Answers

07:19 - The Diet Spiral: Vegan, Raw Vegan, Juice Cleanses

10:02 - Wife's Massive Fibroid During First Pregnancy

12:06 - The Iron Overload Discovery: Exceeding Safe Limits Daily

15:52 - The Taco Bell Experiment: Healing Your Relationship with Food

22:14 - South Park Predicted It: The Food Pyramid Flipped Upside Down

25:10 - The Frosted Flakes Magnet Test: Iron Filings in Our Food

27:39 - Chronic Lyme & The War That Made It Worse

30:07 - The Turning Point: Stopped Everything & Immediately Felt Better

31:48 - Stop Detoxing! Why It Keeps You Sick

36:44 - How to Tell Cravings from Intuition: Meet Your Body's Needs First

45:50 - How to Work with Eric & Connect

In this powerful conversation, Eric Levinson shares his 20-year healing journey from chronic illness, revealing how a single prescription drug at age 13 set off a cascade of health problems—and how he finally found answers by questioning everything he'd been taught about nutrition and wellness.

🔑 KEY TOPICS COVERED:

Eric's Story:

• The connection between iron fortification and chronic disease

• Why going vegan, raw vegan, and doing extreme detoxes made things worse

The Iron & Vitamin A Connection:

• Why "fortified" and "enriched" foods are actually toxic

• How iron overload accumulates over generations

Breaking Free from Diet Culture:

• Why constant detoxing keeps you sick

• The danger of high-dose vitamin D supplementation

Practical Wisdom:

• The importance of eating breakfast and regular meals

• Why fasting and intermittent fasting can be harmful stressors

The New Food Pyramid & What's Really Healthy:

• Why the government's nutrition advice has failed us

• The truth about saturated fat and cholesterol

⚠️ IMPORTANT INSIGHTS:

• EMF sensitivity may be linked to iron accumulation in tissues

• Chronic Lyme and infections thrive in iron-dysregulated bodies

• Your body's resilience is greater than you've been taught

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ABOUT ERIC LEVINSON: Eric is a holistic health practitioner who helps people break free from chronic illness, diet obsession, and supplement dependency. After healing himself from Accutane poisoning and chronic Lyme, he now guides families toward true health through nervous system regulation, nourishing nutrition, and reconnecting with body wisdom.

🔗 CONNECT WITH ERIC: Website: EricLevinson.com Instagram: @NaturallyConnectedDad His wife's tallow skincare: NaturallyConnectedLife.com

#IronOverload #VitaminAToxicity #Accutane #HolisticHealth #ChronicIllness #FunctionalMedicine #HealthJourney #NaturalHealing #WellnessPodcast #HealthPodcast

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Listen to The Wellness Sherpa here and anywhere from one of these popular apps:

Apple Podcasts:- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-sherpa/id1734332235

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Google Podcasts

Please subscribe, rate, and review - thank you!

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I'm Jennifer Payeur, the host of The Wellness Sherpa as well as the CEO and Founder of Nature Provides. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 which brought me the gift of deeply reconnecting with myself and nature, re-discovering the healing power of plants. In 2017, I left my 29 year career in financial services to become a teacher and mentor, traveling around the world to educate others on the inherent healing properties found in nature.

Once 2019 came around, I...

Timestamps:

00:21 - Introduction: Meet Heather Aaderma, Founder of School of Living Lighter

01:15 - From 20 Years in Corporate to Living Lighter

02:46 - The 1 AM Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything

04:16 - Discovering What Truly Lights You Up

06:58 - Becoming a Health Coach & Discovering Clutter's Impact

09:31 - The Science Behind Clutter: Why We Accumulate

11:22 - Cortisol & Clutter: The Physiology of Stress

13:54 - Defining Mind, Body, and Home Clutter

19:15 - The Powerful "Trust" Experience

20:38 - Jenn's Clutter Confession: Books & Supplements

25:56 - Why Teenagers See Clutter Differently

26:58 - Can Kids Declutter? The Answer May Surprise You

28:01 - Books as Adult Trophies: Identity & Clutter

30:48 - Hoarding vs. Clutter: Understanding the Difference

34:36 - Where to Find Heather & The Living Lighter Experience

36:37 - Final Thoughts: Living a Life True to Who You Are

What if the clutter in your home is actually blocking you from living your true purpose?

In this eye-opening conversation, Jenn Payeur sits down with Heather Aaderma, founder of the School of Living Lighter, to explore the profound connection between physical clutter and our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Heather shares her powerful journey from 20 years in corporate to discovering her calling after a 1 AM wake-up call that changed everything. After battling autoimmune conditions and toxic mold that forced her to declutter her entire home twice, she uncovered the science and psychology behind why we accumulate—and why letting go is so hard.

In this episode, you'll discover:

✨ The neuroscience of clutter: How your environment directly impacts cortisol levels, decision-making, and even food choices

✨ The difference between mind clutter, body clutter, and spiritual clutter—and how they're all connected

✨ Why acquiring things gives us a dopamine hit (and how decluttering can too!) ✨ The #1 regret of the dying and how clutter keeps you from living authentically ✨ Practical strategies for letting go without shame or overwhelm

✨ How to regulate your nervous system before decluttering for better results

✨ The powerful "Letter from Clutter" exercise to get to the root cause

Whether you're a minimalist, maximalist, or somewhere in between, this conversation will shift how you think about the stuff in your life—and help you create more space for what truly matters.

CONNECT WITH Heather Aaderma:

🌐 Website: SchoolOfLivingLighter.com

📺 YouTube: [https://youtube.com/@jennpayeur?si=GyKY2WjDuSpPIEbr]

📱 Instagram: @schooloflivinglighter

#Decluttering #LivingLighter #Minimalism #SpiritualGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #MindBodySpirit #PodcastInterview #ClutterFree

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Listen to The Wellness Sherpa here and anywhere from one of these popular apps:

Apple Podcasts:- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-sherpa/id1734332235

Spotify: - https://open.spotify.com/show/3BVxQTTvraInTvn6iiSkl7?si=fd8a63272cdf496c

Google Podcasts

Please subscribe, rate, and review - thank you!

—

I'm Jennifer Payeur, the host of The Wellness Sherpa as well as the CEO and Founder of Nature Provides. I was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 which brought me the gift of deeply reconnecting with myself and nature, re-discovering the healing power of plants. In 2017, I left my 29 year career in financial services to become a teacher and mentor, traveling around the world to educate others on the inherent healing properties found in nature.

Once 2019 came around, I started Nature Provides, whose mission is to transform health and well-being through organic plant-based herbs and essential oils. By collaborating with nature, we can create a healthy thriving world and a sustainable earth.

Welcome...