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Emily Gold Mears had always been passionate about science and healthcare literacy, but it wasn’t until she delved deeper into her own health that she discovered the unexpected: personalized solutions are key to optimizing one’s wellness. As she uncovered the power of functional medicine and lifestyle adjustments, Emily’s journey highlighted the need for a collaborative approach to healthcare, empowering individuals to take control of their well-being.

Emily Gold Mears shares insights on ways to obtain actionable information about your biology. When striving for optimal health, your symptoms can provide valuable insight into what needs to be treated. If you fail to identify the source of your symptoms, you will only be addressing the surface-level effects and not the underlying issue. Allopathic medicine tends to prioritize managing symptoms, while functional or holistic medicine seeks to address the root cause through thorough investigation. Effective treatment requires a comprehensive understanding of the root cause, which can be achieved through testing and tracking.

We are often defined by our choices and some of those choices can have a big impact on our health. As former attorney Emily Gold Mears shifted her advocacy efforts to seek information on optimizing one’s health through extensive research analysis in science and medicine. Her research focuses on the intersection of functional and allopathic medicine, and the critical requirements for individuals to become their own health care advocates.

Emily Gold Mears walks us through the insights of Michael Hamblin, PhD. He is an expert in the field of photobiomodulation (PBM)—a form of light-based therapy that uses a variety of light sources, including LEDs, lasers, and broadband light in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. Learn about the benefits of light therapy on the brain, immune system, skin, chemo- therapy side effects, diabetes, wound healing, and muscle recovery in the Spring 2023 issues of Well Being Journal.

Are your lifestyle choices killing you? Chances are that they are killing you. The American people are getting sicker by the day. Recent statistics reveal that lifespan is declining. The current systems and approaches are not working. There are countless things that you can do to improve your health and postpone the onset of chronic disease. Join Divya Parekh and Emily Gold Mears to learn the techniques to make incremental changes for optimal health.

In this podcast episode, my guest and I explore the future of healthcare and why it must be people-driven. My guest suggests that our current healthcare system is not set up to support people, but rather to recruit patients. This is due to the lack of connection between consumerism and healthcare, which leads to a system that doesn't prioritize preventing or reducing the risk of chronic diseases.

In episode 308 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Emily chose UC Berkeley for her undergraduate experience, why she went from Law School to then seeking information on optimizing one’s health through extensive research analysis in science and medicine, how oral health (or lack thereof) can compromise our health, what are the four toxins in our home that are making us sick, what is the problem with the LED bulbs that we are all switching to in our homes, what issues Emily has with the supplement industry, what are the good testing and health tracking devices that one can use to monitor their health, why we have to be our own health advocate, and how poor sleep affect your appetite and metabolism. Enjoy!

We discuss:

• The role of the vagus nerve and what we didn't know about taking care of it

• Why we should spearhead our own medical testing

• When it comes to supplements, Emily says "TEST, DON'T GUESS"

• Why Emily doesn't recommend a multi-vitamin (and why I am REALLY selective about mine!)

• Why oral health and a healthy oral ecosystem is foundational to good health

• Why Emily says JUST SAY NO to root canals

• Heat rate variability - what it means and why it matters

• Find a biological dentist here: https://iaomt.org/

• How to access testing and analysis from your own home

• Why some stress is GREAT for you... the benefits of hormesis

• Why Emily recommend the DUTCH TEST for hormonal testing (just like Dr. Meg Mill did!)

Experts estimate that the average American consumes roughly 2,500 to 3,600 calories a day. Study shows that 90% of people have a poor diet and then 25% of people don't exercise. This is an example of an unhealthy lifestyle. Do you still want to live long? You better start taking care of your health right now! Our guest for today will share a helpful guide on how we can reduce the risk of having chronic diseases due to an unhealthy lifestyle. You better watch out, and you better not cry, 'cause this episode is for a new and healthier you!

We are bombarded on a regular basis with advertising telling us: "There is something wrong with you, but with just one pill a day it could be cured!"

My guest today is Emily Gold Mears. Emily used to be a lawyer before turning the skill to become a research analyst, focusing on which products put out into the world will actually help you live longer, happier lives, and which are either draining your wallet or damaging your body. 

Where do you start with becoming your own health care advocate? Medicine is a complex black box for most of us, and many of the answers may lie outside the allopathic box. Where does one even start?

Emily Gold Mears is a citizen scientist, biohacker, research analyst and health activist. She is the author of Optimizing Your Health: An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease. A former attorney, Gold Mears shifted her advocacy efforts to seek information on optimizing one's health through extensive research analysis in science and medicine. Her research focuses on the intersection of functional and allopathic medicine, and the critical requirements for individuals to become their own healthcare advocates.

In today's episode, CRISTINA FRANCY chats with Emily Gold Mears who is a citizen scientist, biohacker, and author of Optimizing Your Health: An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease. A  former attorney, Gold Mears shifted her advocacy efforts to seek information on optimizing one’s health through extensive research analysis in science and medicine. Her research focuses on the intersection of functional and allopathic medicine, and the critical requirements for individuals to become their own healthcare advocates.