The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Rupa Health

In each episode, we’ll meet renowned medical experts, specialists and pioneers who’ve influenced the way certain conditions and diseases are understood and treated. We focus on giving you the information you need to understand the root cause, symptoms and treatments available for specific medical conditions.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

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Thursday · 47 min
How to Build a Thriving Practice Without Burning Out
How to Build a Thriving Practice Without Burning OutOne of my favorite parts of hosting the Root Cause Medicine Podcast is introducing you to practitioners who are making a real difference—not only in the lives of their patients, but in the lives o...
July 17 · 18 min
Root, Leaf, Extract: What Matters in Ashwagandha
Dr. Holly Lucille is joined by Ellie Abraham, PhD, to explain why two ashwagandha supplements may not be the same, even when they list the same ingredient. (Thalhamer 2024) This conversation covers differences between root and leaf extracts, withan...
July 10 · 35 min
Food, Mold, Ticks, and the Immune System with Alletess Medical Laboratory
SummaryThis episode explores the role of immune-mediated testing in the evaluation of complex, chronic symptoms that may not respond to conventional approaches. Dr. Jessica Christie is joined by Veronica Kent, CEO of Alletess Medical Laboratory, an...
July 3 · 1 hr 24 min
Perimenopause as a Portal to Power with Dr. Aviva Romm
What if the most powerful shift in how we practice medicine starts with one person deciding to do it differently?Aviva’s story is that kind of shift.Long before she ever sat in a medical classroom, she had already built a life as a midwife, herbali...
June 26 · 38 min
Integrative and Functional Nutrition Dietitians: How They Amplify Care
What happens when patients leave an integrative or functional medicine appointment with multiple recommendations but limited practical support for implementation? In this episode, Kate Kresge sits down with Monique Richard, Holly Van Poots, and Sud...
June 18 · 18 min
The PCOS Name Change and What It Means for Women’s Health
This episode explores one of the most significant developments in women's health in recent years: the proposed transition from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). (Teede 2026) Dr. Jessica Christie an...
June 11 · 22 min
Adult Acne, Hormones, and Perimenopause: What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
Adult Acne in Perimenopause: Hormones, Diet, Supplements, and Root Causes With Dr. Mamina TureganoAdult acne can be especially frustrating when it appears after years—or even decades—of relatively clear skin. In this bonus episode, Dr. Kate Kresge ...
June 4 · 37 min
Hair Loss: Root Causes and Treatment Options
Hair loss can feel deeply personal, especially when it happens after illness, stress, rapid weight loss, postpartum changes, or a hormonal transition. In this episode, Dr. Mamina Turegano joins Dr. Kate Kresge to unpack the most common patterns of ...
May 21 · 29 min
New GLP1 Risks & Exercise as a Mental Health Prescription
New research is raising important clinical questions about the long-term effects of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy during significant weight loss. A recent five-year observational study reported associations between GLP-1 use and higher rates of os...
May 14 · 1 hr
Inside Mosaic Diagnostics
Inside Mosaic Diagnostics: Clinical Applications of Organic Acids, Environmental, and Microbiome TestingWhat Is Mosaic Diagnostics and How Are Its Lab Tests Used in Clinical Practice?In this episode, Dr. Kate Kresge speaks with Mosaic Diagnostics C...
May 7 · 50 min
PANS/PANDAS: The Testing and Treatment Options You May Not Know About
When OCD, anxiety, or food restriction appears overnight in a child, that’s a different clinical problem—and it requires a different lens.In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lindsey Wells to walk through how to recognize and approach PANS and PAN...
April 30 · 42 min
Are Your Patients Nutrient Deficient? Inflamed? Here's How to Tell
There’s a category of patients every clinician recognizes immediately.They’re exhausted.Their hair is thinning.They’re getting sick more often than they used to.Their focus isn’t what it was.And their labs?“Normal.”This episode is about what gets m...
April 23 · 1 hr 11 min
Dr. Cheng Ruan on Physician Burnout, AI, and the Next Decade of Healthcare
Dr. Cheng Ruan is a fascinating physician on the leading edge of medicine, and in this episode we explore his story, how he thinks, and what he sees coming next in healthcare. What I loved most about this conversation is how it expands the way we t...
April 2 · 32 min
Magnesium Answers with Dr. Robert Fredrickson
Magnesium is one of those nutrients clinicians think they understand—until they take a closer look. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert Fredrickson, author of Magnesium Answers, to unpack why this foundational mineral continues to create c...
March 26 · 24 min
Is the Hormonal Matrix the Missing Link for Your Patients?
What if the real problem with hormones isn’t what’s broken… but what’s being missed? In this conversation, Dr. Cheryl Burdette invites us to rethink everything we’ve been taught about hormonal health. Instead of chasing isolated lab values or trea...
March 19 · 14 min
The Moringa Recall & Salmonella Outbreak: What Clinicians Need to Know
Are your patients putting Salmonella in their morning smoothie? That’s essentially what happened recently when people added what they believed was a safe, antioxidant-packed greens powder to their daily routine. The ingredient? Moringa. Moringa lea...
March 12 · 16 min
When Labels Lie: The St. John's Wort Report
A recent analysis of 22 St. John’s Wort supplements purchased online found that only one actually matched its label for the key compound hypericin. Several products contained little to none of the active ingredient, and some appeared to use synthet...
March 5 · 21 min
Anyone Can Order Labs Now. Who’s Interpreting Them?
In this episode of the Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we explore a growing clinical reality: patients now have immediate access to advanced bloodwork but not necessarily interpretation with a clinician. In this conversation, we introduce Fullscript J...
February 19 · 53 min
Building an Integrative Pharmacy Practice with Dr. Emlah Tubuo, PharmD
On this episode of Root Cause Medicine, we’re honored to share the story of Dr. Emlah Tubuo, PharmD, MS, an integrative pharmacist who came to the U.S. in 2003 with $300 in her wallet and built what many of us wish existed in every community: a pha...
February 12 · 15 min
Is Creatine Safe for Kids? What Parents and Practitioners Should Know
Creatine is one of the most extensively researched nutrients in sports, metabolic, and brain health, yet parents and practitioners alike have questions about its use in children and adolescents. In this episode, Dr. Kate Kresge speaks with Jeff Gla...

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

How to Build a Thriving Practice Without Burning Out

Root, Leaf, Extract: What Matters in Ashwagandha

Food, Mold, Ticks, and the Immune System with Alletess Medical Laboratory

Perimenopause as a Portal to Power with Dr. Aviva Romm

Integrative and Functional Nutrition Dietitians: How They Amplify Care

The PCOS Name Change and What It Means for Women’s Health

Adult Acne, Hormones, and Perimenopause: What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You

Hair Loss: Root Causes and Treatment Options

New GLP1 Risks & Exercise as a Mental Health Prescription

Inside Mosaic Diagnostics

PANS/PANDAS: The Testing and Treatment Options You May Not Know About

Are Your Patients Nutrient Deficient? Inflamed? Here's How to Tell

Dr. Cheng Ruan on Physician Burnout, AI, and the Next Decade of Healthcare

Magnesium Answers with Dr. Robert Fredrickson

Is the Hormonal Matrix the Missing Link for Your Patients?

The Moringa Recall & Salmonella Outbreak: What Clinicians Need to Know

When Labels Lie: The St. John's Wort Report

Anyone Can Order Labs Now. Who’s Interpreting Them?

Building an Integrative Pharmacy Practice with Dr. Emlah Tubuo, PharmD

Is Creatine Safe for Kids? What Parents and Practitioners Should Know