New Normal Big Life: Functional Medicine and Holistic Health
Recognized as a Top 10 Health & Fitness Podcast by PodMatch. New Normal Big Life is a functional medicine and holistic health podcast for people who feel their body or household slipping — and are ready to take their health back, live longer, and stay strong while they do it.
Hosted by traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor and former Army medic Antoinette Berrafato, The Wellness Warrior. Finding people, passion, and purpose was essential to her healing journey. Doctors, functional medicine clinicians, naturopaths, and researchers join her for plain-language conversations on root-cause medicine, nervous system regulation, longevity, holistic nutrition, and what it actually takes to stay strong when the standard answers fall short.
This show is for 18-to-25-year-olds watching parents age too fast, people past 40 whose bodies changed hard and who want a simpler life they are in charge of, people over 50 who refuse to treat aging as slowing down and giving up what they love, and the veterans, first responders, caregivers, and blue-collar listeners who built the room in the first place. Different lives. Same hunger: more good years, a household that still works when daily life stops being normal, and proof that a stronger life is allowed for an ordinary person.
Get answers from expert guests you’re not getting in your 7-minute doctor appointment. Listeners text the show or reach out on social with their biggest health challenge. We pull an expert from a network of more than 4,000 available guests and build a full episode around that question, with a shoutout to the listener who asked.
We cover the root cause of chronic illness — not just how to manage the symptoms. Expert guests walk through the same steps they use with patients to help people take their health back from chronic illness: why your labs can look fine when you feel terrible, how to settle a nervous system that has been on high alert for years, food and home as natural health solutions, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and brain health, caregiver burnout, disaster preparedness as a health practice, and longevity that starts with how you live — place, food, skill, and medicine that fits you.
This show answers questions like:
* What is functional medicine, and how is it different from conventional care?
* Why am I always tired, no matter how much I sleep?
* What causes chronic inflammation, and how do I fix it naturally?
* How do I stay strong and not age like the people I’m watching?
* How do I regulate my nervous system after trauma or years of stress?
* Why does my doctor keep telling me my labs are normal when I feel terrible?
* How do I depend less on a fragile food, power, or healthcare system?
* What actually helps after traumatic brain injury (TBI), burnout, or a body that stopped cooperating?
If you want real answers, plain language, and a host who has lived it, you are in the right place.
Start here: https://nnbl.blog/podcast/start-here
Disclaimer: For informational not medical advice and should not be treated as such. Always consult your physician or healthcare provider before pursuing any health-related procedure or activity.
Episodes
94 episodes
5 Step Protocol That Stops Teen Addiction Before Rock Bottom
If you're worried your child could be heading toward addiction, you may be waiting for a clear warning sign that shows up too late. In this educational episode, drug prevention expert and author Dave Kopeny walks parents through a 5 step protoc...
Hidden Brain Injury Fueling Addiction, Homelessness, Trauma
What if addiction, depression, or repeated rehab stays are not willpower failures but signs of an undiagnosed brain injury no one screened for? Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) Marc McNeice explains how early screening reframes behavior...
The Juice Lady Reveals Hidden Truth About Seed Oils
If you cook with canola, soy or sunflower oil and still battle fatigue, stubborn weight or brain fog, The Truth About Seed Oils reveals a hidden driver most advice misses. In this episode, Cherie Calbom The Juice Lady, shares ...
Dr. Stella Reveals How Herbal Medicine Supports Healing
If chronic symptoms and conflicting supplement advice have you searching for herbal medicine that truly supports healing, this curated mashup brings the missing context together in one place. You will hear how National Institutes of Health (NIH...
How Spiritual Alignment Unlocks Nervous System Regulation
Nervous system regulation after trauma feels impossible, even when you have done the therapy, followed the protocols, and pushed harder than anyone knows. You are not broken, and you are not lazy. You are missing a layer.In this episode,...
Empty Nest Syndrome: Why You Feel Lost, Not Depressed
Your child just left home and now empty nest syndrome has you feeling lost, restless, and more anxious than you expected. Jay Ramsden, the Empty Nest Coach, explains why that emptiness is often not depression at all, and hands you the tools to ...
People Pleaser Psychology: Dr. Groppel on the High Achiever Trap
People pleaser psychology hides inside high achievement, and Dr. Jack Groppel spent decades inside the world's most elite performance environments before recognizing the pattern in himself. Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performanc...
Concierge Medicine: 40 Patients Instead of 2,500
If you've ever walked out of a doctor's appointment with more questions than answers, concierge medicine may be the solution you haven't heard about. Board-certified neurologist and U.S. Navy veteran Dr. Ryan Williamson, MD, pulls back the curt...
Stage 4 Cancer Remission: Dr. Contreras and Survivor Emma Johnson
When a stage 4 cancer diagnosis leaves you searching for other options beyond the standard protocols, the choices can feel nonexistent. Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given eighteen months to live by a conventional oncologist, Emma Victoria ...
The Parasite Cleanse Danger No One Warns You About
Dr. Kate Davis is a functional medicine doctor who spent nearly a decade battling unexplained gut issues before discovering a three-foot parasite living inside her own body. She now treats women with chronic constipation, IBS, bloating, and aci...
Hidden Organ Damage Wildfire Smoke Causes Right Now
That campfire smell outside your window is fine particulate matter from over 850 wildfires burning across Canada and the Midwest. And it's doing more than irritating your throat. This episode breaks down exactly what wildfire smoke does to your...
Why Nervous System Healing Starts Where You Live
Your nervous system healing might have nothing to do with supplements or breathwork, and everything to do with the four walls you come home to every night. Wellness educator and Homes That Heal podcast host Jen Heller reveals how a tox...
Cyclospora Parasite: How It Attacks Your Nervous System
Explosive diarrhea. Crippling fatigue. A national cyclospora parasite outbreak hitting more than 18 states in America. Michigan's Cyclospora parasite outbreak just crossed 2,640 cases. That's over 50 times the state's typical annual count. Heal...
Erectile Dysfunction in Young Men: The Hidden Epidemic
Erectile dysfunction in young men has surged 31-fold over the last decade, and up to 35% of men under 40 are now affected. In this episode, Gaylen Wilson — who coached over 60,000 men and their partners through ED recovery across the two larges...
Personalized Medicine: Your DNA Is the GPS of Your Health
Personalized medicine could be the reason you still feel off even when your labs come back "normal," and this episode shows you why. Cannabis genetics expert Len May reveals how reading your own DNA turns guesswork into a personalized plan for ...
Stem Cell Therapy Without Injections: A Doctor Reveals
What if everything you've been told about stem cell therapy, that it requires live cells, needles, and a clinic, turns out to be wrong? Dr. Tommy Rhee spent 20 years in regenerative medicine and three years developing a cell-free, needle-free a...
Camp Lejeune Gave Him Parkinson's — Then His Bloodwork Changed
Diagnosed with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's and told there's nothing left to try? Mark Burnett heard the same words — advanced, incurable, manage it and move on. This episode is for anyone facing a neurological diagnosis, their own or a loved one...
Can Biophilic Design Reset Your Nervous System At Home?
Your nervous system reset may have been hiding inside your home the entire time. If you've tried therapy, supplements, and better sleep but still feel chronically stressed, the missing piece might not be a habit it could be your living space. T...
Greenwashing Exposed: Simple Non-Toxic Swaps For A Healthier Home
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by non-toxic living and confused by the "natural" claims on your product labels? Today, we are breaking down the truth about greenwashing and giving you the exact non-toxic swaps you need to start cleaning u...
3 Biomarkers That Predict Longevity and Quality of Life
Most people's longevity biomarkers never appear on a standard checkup and that gap may be shortening your health span. Bestselling author and fitness expert, Timothy J. Ward reveals the three markers that do an extraordinary job predicting how ...
Functional Medicine for Veterans, Caregivers And First Responders
Functional medicine holds the answers veterans, first responders, blue-collar folks, and caregivers are searching for, but the conventional system keeps running out of time to give them. This podcast strips away the noise around nervous system ...
Reset Your Nervous System Through Foraging
Nervous system regulation doesn’t start in a pharmacy — it starts on the ground beneath your feet. Modern medicine treats dysregulation with prescriptions, but foraging and food as medicine have held the answer for thousands of years, and this ...
Hidden Mattress Trap: Nervous System And Sleep
That mattress you trusted for recovery could be the hidden thing sabotaging your nervous system regulation without you knowing it, and most people never connect the dots. Professional mattress tester Derek Hales cuts through the marketing noise...
Aging Strong: Lifestyle Medicine for Longevity
Aging strong with lifestyle medicine is possible, but most people are stuck in a reactive healthcare model that waits for problems before taking action. In this episode, Dr. Darren Clair, MD, explains how to use lifestyle medicine to prevent ch...
Food Noise and Weight Loss for Christian Women
Food noise can leave many women feeling stuck in a constant cycle of cravings, even when they’re not physically hungry, and it’s not something willpower alone can fix. In this episode, Dr. Laurette Willis gently walks through how to quiet food ...
