Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Happy Regular Guy Friday! We fooled them again and somehow made it through another week! We talk about one of the simplest lessons that isn’t always so simple: just show up. When someone you love is sick, struggling, or needs you, you don't need to have all the answers, just be there, ask questions, make mistakes, and figure it out. We talk about why rage can be purifying and why maybe anger isn't always something to suppress. Rage can burn through fear, guilt, and helplessness and become the fire alarm telling you something needs to change. The trick is hearing what it's trying to tell you without burning down the building. Although apparently, for $32.99, you can just go somewhere and legally smash all kinds of stuff. We talk Micky Dolenz and The Monkees, rage rooms, martyrs getting nailed to crosses, Home Depot Halloween displays, spray-painting window panes, and Kev's latest billion-dollar idea: one lawn decoration that somehow becomes Santa, the Easter Bunny, a leprechaun, and a Halloween skeleton at the push of a button. Show up for the people who matter, listen to what your emotions are trying to tell you, and remember why we're here: help each other, learn from our mistakes, and have a few laughs along the way. Happy Friday. We’ll Talk Shawtly!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! Today for our throwback episode, we’re throwing it back to one of our must-listen conversations with Emmy-winning journalist and How to Menopause author Tamsen Fadal. If you’re in your late 30s, 40s or beyond, you may hear your own symptoms very differently after this episode. Could the brain fog, sleep problems, bloating, irregular periods, anxiety, libido changes or unexplained changes in your body actually be signs of perimenopause? Tamsen breaks down the symptoms women often miss (or simply blame on stress!)and explains why perimenopause can begin years before your period actually stops. Plus, Maria goes through Tamsen’s symptom checklist herself and discovers she has A LOT more signs than she realized! We also get into hormone therapy and non-hormonal options, why strength training becomes so important, the role of sleep and nutrition, how alcohol can affect symptoms, and the lifestyle changes Tamsen wishes she had started sooner. If you've ever thought, “Why don't I feel like myself anymore?” this conversation may help you start connecting the dots. Enjoy, Heal Squad!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content ( published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com ) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! We're continuing the conversation with Dr. Will Cole, and today gets into the stuff everyone's actually asking about right now: peptides, NAD+, GLP-1's…. even the social trends flooding your For You Page. (Hint hint: Claritin and Pepcid AC.) First, Dr. Cole gives it to you straight…. where peptides, like the most common one, BPC-157, genuinely help, and why he's concerned about what he's calling "Ozempic zombies." Then we get into NAD+ and the real science behind your cells' "guardian angels." Then, what's actually going on with the viral Claritin-and-Pepcid-AC trend (spoiler: it's not a hack, it's a symptom), and the fast-rising, tick-bite-triggered meat allergy also called…alpha-gal syndrome… that's already affecting entire communities.This is the practical, "should I actually try this" half of the conversation: myth-busting, dosage sanity checks, and Dr. Cole's root-cause philosophy applied to the trendiest topics in wellness right now. You'll want to hear this before you pick up your next supplement. Enjoy!

HEALERS & HEAL LINERS

The United States doesn't have a peptide deficiency ….our bodies already make all of these things naturally: This is Dr. Cole's reality check on the entire peptide boom: you're not missing something your body can't produce on its own, the system's already built in. It reframes peptides from "a thing you're deficient in and need to buy" to "a tool that can support what your body is already trying to do," which is exactly the nuance most peptide marketing skips.

NAD is one of the things your cells need to repair that scratched CD… so your cell can read who it was again: Dr. Cole's analogy for how NAD+ actually works: think of your cells like a scratched record. The information is still there, it's just not playing right. NAD+ helps your cells' own "repair crew" (the Sirtuans) buff that scratch out, so the cell remembers what it's supposed to be doing.

Histamine intolerance can cause brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, even digestive problems. But it's not a pharmaceutical deficiency: This is Dr. Cole confirming the viral Claritin + Pepcid AC trend isn't nonsense. The symptoms it's targeting are real. But he's clear that popping two antihistamines is treating the smoke alarm, not the fire. If you've seen this trend, this is the context that was missing.

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

GUEST RESOURCES:

Follow Dr. Will Cole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/?hl=en

More Info on Dr. Will Cole: http://drwillcole.com

Pick Up Heal Your Cells: https://thehealthinstitute.com/products/heal-your-cells

Listen to Dr. Will Cole’s Podcast The Art of Being Well: https://drwillcole.com/podcast/

Link to Dr. Will Cole’s EMF Reader: https://a.co/d/0gizpMzY

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! We’re so excited to have Dr. Will Cole back on Heal Squad for a conversation that is timely and honestly needs to be had. Dr. Cole is a leading functional medicine expert and New York Times bestselling author, and he has a brand-new book out called Heal Your Cells, co-authored with Dr. Josh Axe. In the book, they make the case that nearly every "mystery illness," autoimmune flare-up, and stalled healing journey traces back to one thing: your cells losing recognition of themselves. In this episode, we get into exactly what that means and the real science behind cellular aging. We even get into how something as everyday (and unsexy) as EMF exposure may be aging your cells and your organs, faster than any generation before us. Dr. Cole also breaks down a fascinating research study on why millennials and Gen Z are showing up with the cellular age of people decades older, why "forest bathing" is backed by real immune and nervous-system research, and how your cells need to sync with light, circadian rhythm, and your body's internal clock to function the way they're meant to. Plus how so much of chronic illness traces back to cells that have simply lost their rhythm. If anything, this episode will light a fire under you to get things back on track and start healing your cells for the long haul. Enjoy!

HEALERS & HEAL LINERS

One in five Americans had at least one organ aging more rapidly than another organ: This is the Stanford study Dr. Cole references, and it's the whole reason "how old do you feel" isn't a good enough question anymore. Your body can age unevenly, organ by organ, which means the real risk isn't your age on paper, it's whether any one system is quietly aging faster than the rest of you.

People in their twenties and thirties have cells of people in their sixties: This is the stat that should stop you mid-scroll. It's not that younger generations are unlucky, it's that light exposure, food, stress, and EMFs have changed so much faster than our biology has, and our cells are paying the price for that mismatch decades early.

Light is information to these cellular clocks and that's what determines how quickly or how slowly you're aging: This is the piece most people skip past: your cells have their own internal clocks, separate from your brain's, and they take their cues from light. Get that light exposure wrong (scrolling before sunrise, no real daylight, blue light at night) and you're not just messing with your sleep, you're mistiming every cell in your body.

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

GUEST RESOURCES:

Follow Dr. Will Cole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/?hl=en

More Info on Dr. Will Cole: http://drwillcole.com

Pick Up Heal Your Cells: https://thehealthinstitute.com/products/heal-your-cells

Listen to Dr. Will Cole’s Podcast The Art of Being Well: https://drwillcole.com/podcast/

Link to Dr. Will Cole’s EMF Reader: https://a.co/d/0gizpMzY

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! Maria is back with another What Worked This Week, and after talking about the power of paying attention, this week she's noticing the little things….like the things we wear, the habits we don't think twice about, and even the tiny details around our homes that could make a BIG difference. First up: Maria found a new pair of wired headphones she's loving and breaks down what makes them different. Then we have the inexpensive find of the week: HANES cotton bralettes! They're simple, comfortable, under $14 for a three-pack, and Maria is basically living in them. But here's where things get really interesting…Maria is training her feet. After noticing pain and changes around her toes, she's been experimenting with toe-spacing socks, paying attention to wider toe boxes, and completely rethinking some of the shoes she's worn for years. Could the shoes we've been squeezing our feet into all these years be affecting more than just our feet? Maria shares what she's noticed so far and stay tuned because we have a foot health expert coming on soon! If you have foot questions, SEND THEM IN so we can ask her! Then, a question for all the parents: Should we bring back the landline?! Maria shares the realization that made her consider putting a simple phone with big buttons in her house so Athena would know exactly what to do in an emergency. And finally, a little inspiration to carry with you this week from Mary Oliver: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Because life isn't only made up of monumental breakthroughs. Sometimes it's noticing the tiny things that can make an ordinary Monday feel extraordinary. Enjoy, Heal Squad!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website: https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

Shop Maria’s Defender Shield Headphones, Hanes Bralettes & More here: https://shopmy.us/shop/mariamenounos

Mary Oliver Poem: https://readalittlepoetry.com/2014/09/10/sometimes-by-mary-oliver/

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.