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The Beautifully Broken Podcast

Freddie Kimmel

The Beautifully Broken Podcast, hosted by Freddie Kimmel, is a one-stop destination for people looking to incorporate wellness technology, a positive mindset, and good energy into their lives. With a mission of helping people become their most authentic selves, it covers a wide variety of topics, from biohacking and functional medicine to mental health, providing practical advice and resources. As a survivor of metastatic cancer, chronic Lyme disease, and mold toxicity, Freddie brings his unique experience to the show's interviews and highlights technology that has made a measurable shift in his road to feeling incredible. Tune in to explore the power of the human spirit and how to live a healthier, happier life.

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S10 · E312
Monday · 1 hr 15 min
Ozone Therapy, EBOO & Major Autohemotherapy: What Actually Works with Micah Lowe
Ozone therapy, EBOO and major autohemotherapy: what the research supports and where the hype outruns it. SimplyO3 founder Micah Lowe joins Freddie Kimmel to unpack ozone as a hormetic stressor, the best clinic-plus-home stack, ozonated glycerin, and the FDA statement still holding ozone back.
S10 · E311
October 19 · 51 min
5 Things That Go Up Your Butt for Better Health (and 3 That Shouldn’t): Colon Cancer, Gut Health & My Bad Microbiome Test
Colon cancer under 50, gut health, and fecal microbiota transplant lead this solo episode as Freddie Kimmel shares five things that go up your butt for better health, and three that shouldn't. From colonoscopy and butyrate to rectal ozone and pelvic floor therapy, here's what the evidence actually says.
S10 · E310
October 12 · 59 min
Amino Acid Therapy for Anxiety, Depression & Cravings: How to Feed Your Brain with Laurie Hammer
Amino acid therapy for anxiety, depression and cravings works by giving the brain the raw materials it uses to build serotonin, dopamine, GABA and endorphins. Laurie Hammer joins Freddie Kimmel to explain how targeted amino acids differ from essential amino blends, what tryptophan depletion research shows about mood, and who should be careful.
S10 · E309
October 5 · 1 hr 7 min
Hormone Imbalance in Dogs: Joint Injuries, Anxiety and Chronic Disease with Dr. Marlene Siegel
Hormone imbalance in dogs may be behind rising joint injuries, anxiety and chronic disease. Bioregulatory veterinarian Dr. Marlene Siegel explains what happens when a pet's hormone feedback loop is removed, from ACL (CCL) tears to pet anxiety, and shares how to care for a senior dog. With host Freddie Kimmel on Beautifully Broken.
S10 · E308
September 28 · 1 hr 28 min
Cancer, Keto & Internet Oncology: Why Your Terrain Matters More Than Any Protocol | Dr. Nasha Winters (From the Vault)
Cancer, keto, and internet oncology — Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO, author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer, returns to unpack why so much online cancer advice fails the person it's meant to help. Diagnosed herself in 1991, before Dr. Google existed, Dr. Nasha explains when a ketogenic diet can support someone with cancer and when it can backfire, why "starve cancer with no sugar" oversimplifies the biology, and her Four S's framework: sugar, stress, sex hormones, and sleep. Freddie and Dr. N
S10 · E307
September 21 · 28 min
Fascia, Lymph & Breath: 4 Simple Levers That Actually Move the Needle
Fascia, lymphatic drainage, and HRV training: four episodes' worth of lessons, distilled into one solo recap you can actually use. Freddie revisits Lauren Sambitaro's cadaver-workshop insights on fascia and hydration, breaks down why sitting all day stalls your lymphatic system, and shares a free belt-and-breath biofeedback hack. He also returns to Dr. Paul Savage's take on plasma exchange — powerful, but not for everyone — and Matt Bennett's resonance breathing work, including why a $150 tracke
S10 · E306
September 14 · 1 hr 18 min
HRV, Vagal Nerve Training & Nervous System Recovery with Matt Bennett
HRV, vagal nerve training, and nervous system recovery are at the center of this conversation with Matt Bennett, founder of Optimal HRV. Freddie and Matt break down what heart rate variability actually measures, why "higher is always better" isn't the full picture, and how training your vagal nerve — through resonance frequency breathing — works like strength training for your autonomic nervous system. They cover RMSSD, SDNN, and how to build a real personal baseline instead of chasing a generi
S10 · E305
August 31 · 1 hr 20 min
Juvent's Micro-Impact Platform: Bone Health & Vibration Plate Safety with Peter Simonson
Bone isn't just structure — it's a metabolic and endocrine organ, and according to today's guest, it has a daily requirement just like a vitamin. Peter Simonson — Georgia Tech-trained mechanical engineer, inventor of Medtronic's TSRH-3D spinal implant system, and President/Co-Founder of Juvent — joins Freddie to break down micro-impact therapy: the engineering behind safe vs. dangerous vibration frequencies, the safety research most doctors have never seen, and why he thinks bone health is the m
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August 24 · 57 min
Thyroid Health, Hashimoto's & Mineral Balancing for Women's Hormones with Sophie Shepherd — She Talks Health
Hashimoto's, hormone balance, and mineral balancing — Functional Health Practitioner Sophie Shepherd (She Talks Health) joins Freddie Kimmel to explain why hormones are reactionary, not root cause, and how HTMA testing and mineral protocols have helped her clients reverse fatigue, brain fog, and infertility.
S10 · E303
August 17 · 1 hr 14 min
Fascia, Cadaver Labs & Peptides: Lauren Sambataro (BioHacker Babes) on Why More Health Data Isn't Working
Fascia, cadaver labs, iron & ferritin, peptides, total plasma exchange: Freddie sits down with functional health practitioner Lauren Sambataro (BioHacker Babes) to unpack why more health data isn't making us healthier — and what actually is.
S10 · E302
August 10 · 1 hr 10 min
Blood Plasma Exchange for Detox: Dr. Paul Savage on Toxins, Peptides & Longevity
Dr. Paul Savage, founder of MD Lifespan, joins Freddie to unpack therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) — the emerging protocol for clearing decades of stored toxins from the body. They dig into why frequency beats intensity, how PFAS and "forever chemicals" broke traditional detox methods, and why avoidance therapy might be the most powerful tool nobody's using.
S10 · E301
August 3 · 1 hr 20 min
Dr. Shayne Morris (Systemic Formulas) on Gut Health, Herbal Genomics & the Microbiome That Outweighs Every Animal on Earth
Dr. Shayne Morris, Ph.D. — CEO of Systemic Formulas and Alimentum Labs, and the third generation behind his family's supplement company — joins the show to explain why the microbiome outweighs every other living thing on Earth combined, and why it might be the most overlooked variable in anyone's health journey. We get into herbal genomics, the five-stage Holobiome Roadmap, and why "complicated" health struggles are usually simpler once you understand the ecosystem actually running the show.
S10 · E300
July 27 · 41 min
300 Episodes Later: Why Personalized Medicine Is the Only Medicine That Works
Episode 300. Freddie goes solo for an unscripted reflection on nearly eight years of hosting the Beautifully Broken Podcast — the broken incentives of both legacy medicine and the biohacking world, and why personalized, contextual care matters more than any single device or protocol. It's a raw conversation about grief, gratitude, self-acceptance, and why the world needs you as a warrior, not a consumer.
S10 · E299
July 20 · 1 hr 27 min
Healthspan, Epigenetics & Peptides: Human Flourishing with Dr. Melissa Grill-Petersen
Dr. Melissa Grill-Petersen — founder of Human Longevity Global and Peptide University — joins Freddie to unpack peptides as the body's own signaling molecules, why healthspan (not just lifespan) is becoming an economic priority, and the personal story that redirected her life's work toward human flourishing. It's a conversation about biology, systems design, and what it actually takes to age with vitality instead of just longevity.
S10 · E298
July 13 · 56 min
Ultrasound Vagus Nerve Stimulation Explained: Jon Hacker on Zenbud & Nervous System Tech
Freddie sits down with fellow Rochester native Jon Hacker, co-founder of Zenbud, to unpack why MedTech innovation is broken and how ultrasound-based vagus nerve stimulation is changing the vagal toning and nervous system regulation space. They dig into insurance misalignment, the myth that health-tech innovation requires a PhD, and how to build wellness tools that actually meet people in their real, imperfect daily lives.
S10 · E297
July 6 · 1 hr 6 min
Heart Attack at 33: Why You Can't Detox a Nervous System That Doesn't Feel Safe with Dr. John Kim
Dr. John Kim — functional pharmacist, biotoxin specialist, and heart attack survivor at 33 — joins Beautifully Broken for a conversation that challenges everything the functional medicine space is currently selling, from daily binders and random supplement stacking to the overcomplicated mold protocols keeping people stuck rather than healing. This episode covers heart health markers nobody is ordering, the cell danger response, mold and MCAS recovery, DNA adducts, butyric acid, TUDCA, and why t
S10 · E296
June 22 · 23 min
MagnaCon, Italy & Intranasal Red Light: What I Came Home With — Solo Episode with Freddie Kimmel
In this solo episode, Freddie returns from two weeks in Italy with a reframe that no supplement or biohack has ever given him — the profound medicine of truly unplugging — and shares what hosting MagnaCon, a 500-person PEMF wellness conference in Louisville, Kentucky, taught him about purpose, community, and what it feels like to show up in total alignment. Plus a personal update on the LightPath LED Orange Torch, intranasal red light therapy, and how a portable device has been moving his HRV an
S10 · E295
June 15 · 1 hr 9 min
Stop Arguing Spec Sheets: The Truth About Red Light Therapy Devices, Dosing & Business Models with Scott Kennedy
Light Path LED founder Scott Kennedy returns for episode five with Freddie to cut through the noise of the flooded red light therapy market — breaking down exactly what photobiomodulation does at the cellular level, why the specs arms race is distracting consumers from what actually matters, and what's new with the Titan full-body panel, the TLC dork cap, and the handheld torch. If you've ever wondered how red light therapy actually works, which device is worth buying, or whether your clinic sho
S10 · E294
June 8 · 1 hr 2 min
715 Burpees, Thyroid Cancer & the Healing Power of Touch: Stephanie Thaler on Adhesion Release, Ketamine & the Body's Capacity to Heal
Guinness World Record holder, licensed massage therapist, and adhesion release specialist Stephanie Thaler joins Beautifully Broken to share her remarkable journey from thyroid cancer at 18 and 38 years of depression to breaking world records, building Minnesota's first barefoot massage school, and finding life-changing healing through ketamine therapy. This conversation covers nerve adhesion release, shockwave therapy, professional athlete bodywork, and one of the most raw and honest accounts o
S10 · E293
June 1 · 1 hr 5 min
Your DNA Has the Answers: Functional Genomics, Methylation & Personalized Health with Debi Bryk of MaxGen Labs
Debi Bryk, Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Genomics Specialist, and Director of Education at MaxGen Labs, joins the Beautifully Broken Podcast to break down how your genetic blueprint can reveal your optimal diet, detox capacity, neurotransmitter health, and disease risk — and why two-thirds of your genetic expression is still within your control.

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