The Coach Debbie Potts Show

• #618 The Glycocalyx Connection: Healing Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain & Cognitive Decline with Martha Carlin

  The Glycocalyx Connection: Healing Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain & Cognitive Decline with Martha Carlin What if the secret to your gut, brain, and vascular health lies in a microscopic sugar-protein layer called the glycocalyx? In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I sit down with Martha Carlin, founder of BiotiQuest and The BioCollective, to explore how the glycocalyx, the gut microbiome, and the blood–brain barrier work together to protect our energy, metabolism, and cognitive health — and what happens when they break down. Martha shares her inspiring story of turning her husband's Parkinson's diagnosis into a scientific mission, leading to the creation of Sugar Shift — a probiotic culture designed to rebalance sugar metabolism in the gut. We unpack the science of how this unique formulation helps convert glucose into beneficial metabolites like mannitol, supporting both metabolic and neurological resilience. Together, we discuss: 🧠 What the glycocalyx is — and why it's essential for vascular, gut, and brain health 💥 How inflammation, oxidative stress, and high blood sugar erode your cellular barriers 🦠 The role of gut dysbiosis and endotoxins (LPS) in triggering leaky gut and leaky brain ❤️ How endothelial damage drives fatigue, brain fog, and cognitive decline 🥦 Root Cause solutions to rebuild and protect your glycocalyx, gut lining, and blood–brain barrier 🌿 Nutritional therapy and lifestyle strategies to lower inflammation and boost nitric oxide 🧫 How BiotiQuest Sugar Shift helps redirect sugar metabolism and improve mitochondrial health If you've ever wondered how your gut health connects to your brain clarity, focus, and longevity — this episode will connect the dots between your microbiome, metabolism, and mind. 🎧 Listen & Learn: The science of the glycocalyx and why it's your body's "Teflon coating" How "leaky gut" and "leaky brain" are two sides of the same barrier problem Why protecting your endothelial and gut barriers is key to preventing neurodegeneration The power of targeted probiotics like BiotiQuest Sugar Shift for metabolic repair 🧬 Connect with Martha Carlin & BiotiQuest: 👉 https://www.biotiquest.com Use code COACHDEBBIEPOTTS for savings on Sugar Shift and other microbiome solutions. 🌿 Connect with Coach Debbie Potts: Website: www.debbiepotts.net YouTube: @coachdebbiepotts Instagram: @coachdebbiepotts Podcast: The Coach Debbie Potts Show – available on Apple, Spotify & all major platforms

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• The Missing Link: How Choline and Bile Unlock Fat Metabolism, Detox, and Hormone Balance

   Detox isn't a juice cleanse — it's a biochemical process your liver runs 24/7. In this deep-dive episode, Coach Debbie Potts unpacks how choline, bile, and cholesterol form the ultimate metabolic trio that determines your fat-burning, hormone balance, and brain health. Learn how sluggish bile flow, low choline intake, or poor drainage can stall detoxification, drive estrogen dominance, and create that "toxic fatigue" so many midlife women experience. You'll discover: 💥 The 3 Phases of Liver Detox — and what nutrients each requires 🥚 Why choline is the missing link in detox, methylation, and brain health 💧 How bile flow impacts hormones, digestion, and fat metabolism 🩸 Why "high cholesterol" isn't the enemy — but a signal to look deeper ⚗️ The truth about TMAO and why you shouldn't fear eggs or choline 🌿 How to restore metabolic flow with real food, movement, and targeted nutrients When you optimize choline and bile, you ignite your mitochondria, clear toxins efficiently, and unlock your body's natural rhythm of repair. ✨ Learn how to test, not guess, using PNOĒ Metabolic Testing and your FutureYou Functional Review at www.DebbiePotts.net #FutureYou #WHOLESTICMethod #CoachDebbiePotts #LiverDetox #BileFlow #Choline #HormoneBalance #FunctionalHealth #MetabolicTesting #PNOE #Mitochondria #FatMetabolism #Longevity  

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• The North-to-South Root Cause Map: How Inflammation Really Starts

  Setting the Stage — The North-to-South Root Cause Map: How Inflammation Really Starts "Inflammation isn't random — it's routed." In this first Root Cause Deep Dive episode, Coach Debbie Potts reveals how inflammation follows a predictable north-to-south pathway—from your brain all the way down to your gut barrier. If you've ever felt bloated, foggy, or fatigued and been told it's "just inflammation," this episode explains why—and where it truly begins. You'll learn how stress, low stomach acid, sluggish bile, and a weak gut lining quietly sabotage your metabolism and immunity… and how to fix it step by step. Coach Debbie walks you through how your vagus nerve, stomach acid, bile, enzymes, and glycocalyx work together to keep digestion smooth, detox flowing, and inflammation calm. 🧠 In This Episode, You'll Learn: How the vagus nerve sets the "traffic light" for digestion. Why low stomach acid and enzyme output fuel dysbiosis and fatigue. The hidden role of bile as an antimicrobial, hormone balancer, and gut anti-inflammatory. How the glycocalyx acts as your gut's velvet rope—deciding what gets in and what stays out. How to use real-world "clues" like bloating, stool changes, or post-meal fatigue to find where your system is breaking down. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome + The Root Cause Map Explained 03:15 – How Stress Turns Off Digestion 06:30 – Stomach Acid: Your First Firewall 10:10 – Bile Flow & Detox Connection 14:20 – Enzymes, Fermentation & Endotoxins 18:00 – The Glycocalyx: Your Forgotten Shield 22:40 – Simple Self-Audit: Where's Your Breakdown? 25:30 – Key Takeaway & The Future You Framework 💬 Key Analogy "Your digestion is like a highway running north to south. The brain is the traffic light, the stomach is the toll gate, bile is the car wash, and the glycocalyx is the velvet carpet at the end. When one signal fails, traffic backs up—and that's what drives inflammation." 🧩 Takeaway Inflammation doesn't happen to you — it happens through you. By restoring the flow from brain to bile to barrier, you can quiet inflammation at its source and build a stronger, sharper, more resilient Future You. 🔗 Learn More Visit www.debbiepotts.net for more Root Cause Deep Dive episodes, blogs, and upcoming FutureYou Health Optimizer Events. Subscribe on YouTube or your favorite podcast app, and share this episode with someone who's ready to understand, not just manage, their inflammation. ⚠️ Safety Note Educational only. Partner with a qualified practitioner—especially if you're on medications, have gallbladder disease, significant anemia, active IBD, are pregnant, or have complex conditions. #GutHealth #Inflammation #FunctionalMedicine #BileFlow #VagusNerve #MetabolicHealth #Digestion #RootCauseRevolution #CoachDebbiePotts #TheWholesticMethod #FutureYou #LiverHealth #HormoneBalance #Glycocalyx #Endotoxemia

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• The FutureYou Biology: The Root Cause Deep Dive — How Your Metabolism, Hormones & Energy Are Connected from Brain to Cell

  Are you feeling "off" even though you're doing everything "right"? In this solo deep-dive, Coach Debbie maps the North-to-South flow of health—from brain and vagus nerve to stomach acid, bile, liver, gut, and mitochondria—so you can see how fatigue, belly fat, restless sleep, brain fog, and hormone chaos are often communication problems, not willpower problems. You'll learn how to restore safety signals, open drainage, support bile and choline, and retrain mitochondria from defense to performance. We connect the dots with real testing—PNOĒ RMR/AMR, GI-MAP, DUTCH, Total Tox, MRT, genetics, and Nutritional Therapy Analysis—so you can stop guessing and start rebuilding your Future You™. In this episode, you'll learn: The North-to-South Map: why vagal tone, stomach acid, and bile set the stage for metabolism. Mitochondrial intelligence & the Cell Danger Response (OAT and PNOĒ clues you can measure). Drainage before detox: Phase 1–2–3 in plain English—what to do first. Bile & choline: how to make/keep bile flowing (foods, nutrients, signs of stagnation). Cholesterol & bile: why bile is your main cholesterol exit route. The Brain–Bile–Barrier Loop: how gut/BBB permeability drives neuroinflammation. Muscle as metabolic medicine: training & protein targets that signal repair. Testing, Not Guessing: how your data becomes your roadmap. Ready to see what your metabolism is really doing? Book your PNOĒ Metabolic Test + Functional Health Review: www.DebbiePotts.net Resources mentioned: PNOĒ RMR & AMR testing GI-MAP stool test DUTCH hormone panel Total Tox (metals, environmental, mycotoxins) MRT food sensitivity test Genetics + Nutritional Therapy Assessment Who this is for: high-performers in midlife, peri/menopause, athletes and go-getters who feel overtrained, under-recovered, or stuck despite clean eating and supplements. Follow & connect: www.DebbiePotts.net | @coachdebbiepotts Share this episode with someone who needs a data-driven path from Metabolic Chaos® → Metabolic Harmony. Educational only. Partner with a qualified practitioner—especially if you're on medications, have gallbladder disease, significant anemia, active IBD, are pregnant, or have complex conditions.

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• #617 The Truth About Cholesterol & Plaque Regression with Dave Feldman

  The Truth About Cholesterol, LDL, and Plaque Regression with Dave Feldman | Lean Mass Hyper-Responder Research Explained What if everything you've been told about cholesterol and heart disease is incomplete — or even wrong? In this eye-opening episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I sit down with Dave Feldman, engineer turned citizen scientist, founder of Own Your Labs and The Citizen Science Foundation, and the mind behind the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) study and the groundbreaking Keto-CTA trial on plaque progression and regression. We unpack the latest findings from Dave's multi-platform coronary imaging study — comparing HeartFlow, QAngio, Cleerly, and expert readouts — to explore how some individuals with very high LDL cholesterol and low inflammation show no increase in plaque and, in some cases, true regression. You'll learn: 🧬 What the Lipid Energy Model reveals about metabolism and cholesterol transport 🩸 Why LDL-C and ApoB aren't always the villains — and when they actually matter 🧠 What "soft" vs. "hard" plaque really means for your risk 🩺 The best ways to measure and track plaque (CAC vs. CCTA vs. AI-based imaging) ⚡ How insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress drive true cardiovascular risk 🥑 Why many keto and low-carb athletes become "Lean Mass Hyper-Responders" — and what to do about it Whether you're a clinician, health coach, or curious biohacker, this conversation will completely change the way you think about cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic health. 🔍 Topics Covered: 00:00 – Intro & Dave Feldman bio 03:00 – The cholesterol paradox in metabolically healthy individuals 08:00 – The Lipid Energy Model explained 12:00 – What is plaque? (Soft vs. hard) 16:00 – How the Keto-CTA study tracked plaque regression 25:00 – The role of LDL, ApoB, and Lp(a) in context 33:00 – Imaging tools: CAC vs. CCTA vs. AI platforms 42:00 – Insulin resistance, inflammation, and endothelial damage 54:00 – Root cause solutions for cardiovascular health 💡 Key Takeaways: Cholesterol is not the enemy — context and inflammation are. The best way to manage heart disease risk is to measure plaque, not just LDL. Metabolic health > cholesterol numbers when it comes to longevity. Functional and nutritional therapy can stabilize or reverse soft plaque. 🔗 Connect & Learn More: 🌐 Website: www.DebbiePotts.net 🎧 Podcast: The Coach Debbie Potts Show 📺 YouTube: @CoachDebbiePotts 🧬 Learn about Root Cause Revolution™: www.rootcausedoc.com 🩺 Explore Own Your Labs: https://ownyourlabs.com 📚 Read more about the Keto-CTA study: https://citizensciencefoundation.org 🧠 Affiliate Links & Partners: 💊 Functional Nutrition Favorites — Fullscript Dispensary 🧬 Seeking Health Supplements — Code COACHDEBBIEPOTTS 🌿 BEAM Minerals — Code COACHDEBBIEPOTTS 💡 Sunlighten Sauna — Mention Coachdebbiepotts for savings #Cholesterol #DaveFeldman #HeartHealth #ApoB #LDL #PlaqueRegression #KetoDiet #MetabolicHealth #FunctionalMedicine #RootCauseRevolution #CoachDebbiePotts

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