What Your Labs Don’t Tell You (and Why Women Get Misdiagnosed) | Dr. Josh Redd

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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264: Dr. Josh Redd is a functional medicine genius. He has 12 years of post-graduate education in healthcare, including two masters degrees and two doctorate degrees. As the founder of RedRiver Health and Wellness, Dr. Redd is one of the best in the game when it comes to treating the root causes of autoimmune and brain conditions. Today, he’s reviewing my own labs (and Hector’s too!) and sharing what you can do to reduce inflammation and stay on top of your health. Topics Discussed: → What digestion issues can reveal about brain health → Why lab benchmarks aren’t always accurate → How to keep your hormones in check → Top triggers for inflammation and autoimmune conditions - and how to reduce the impacts → The reality of Hashimoto’s Disease and thyroid issues Sponsored By: → LMNT | Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://www.drinklmnt.com/realfoodology. → BIOptimizers | For 15% off go to https://www.bioptimizers.com/realfoodology and use promo code REALFOODOLOGY. → Timeline | They’re offering my audience a 20% discount on all first-time purchases! Use code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout at https://www.timeline.com/REALFOODOLOGYGUMMIES. → Manukora | Go to https://www.manukora.com/REALFOODOLOGY to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! → Beekeeper’s Naturals | Go to https://www.beekeepersnaturals.com/REALFOODOLOGY or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. → Paleovalley | Save at 15% at https://www.paleovalley.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY. Timestamps: → 00:06:20 - Digestion, Brain Health, and Better Sleep → 00:12:13 - Why Women Get Misdiagnosed → 00:15:10 - Understanding Labs + What to Check For → 00:39:31 - Inflammation + Autoimmune Conditions → 00:48:58 - Functional Medicine + Root Cause Care → 00:51:30 - Hormones → 00:59:35 - Hashimoto’s Disease + Thyroid Issues → 01:08:58 - Making Care Accessible → 01:11:33 - STEM Cell Research Show Links: → RedRiver Health and Wellness → Palmavita Clinic Check Out: → Dr. Josh Redd Check Out Courtney: → LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE → Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! → @realfoodology → www.realfoodology.com → My Immune Supplement by 2x4 → Air Dr Air Purifier → AquaTru Water Filter → EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast.
0:02.9	One of my first patients came in and her son was asked to draw a picture of her at school
0:07.9	and he drew a picture of her in bed.
0:10.6	Oh, that's sad.
0:12.0	And he comes home and she pulls it out of his bag and she's like, what's this, honey?
0:16.4	She's like, that's you, mom, because you're always in bed.
0:18.7	And that's heartbreaking.
0:20.3	But the reality is
0:22.3	there's a ton of women just like that that are being totally neglected. Hello, friends,
0:28.7	welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast. As always, I'm your host, Courtney Swan,
0:33.4	and today's guest is Dr. Josh Red. He is fascinating. He has a total of 12 years of postgraduate
0:40.1	education and health care, including two master's degrees and two doctorate degrees. He recently
0:45.8	graduated from naturopathic medical school and is in the process of completing his residency
0:49.8	in Utah. And in addition to his naturopathic medical training, he also has an MS, a master's in
0:56.2	human nutrition and functional medicine, and an MAPHB from Johns Hopkins. This man knows his stuff.
1:02.9	He is very well known for treating patients that are kind of at their wits end. They feel like they've
1:08.4	seen, you know, 12, 15, 20 doctors. Nobody's been helping
1:12.5	them get to the root cause of things. He's really good at unlocking the underlying issues that
1:17.4	many people are dealing with. I loved this episode. I think he gave some really amazing tips
1:21.7	and tricks that will be very valuable and things that you could start implementing tomorrow.
1:26.5	We also go through some of my
1:27.9	labs, which I know you all love because it gives you a real life example of what it looks like
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