Uncle Marv's Unhealthy Podcast

It’s Not Lyme, It’s Something Else (EP 104)

If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office with “normal” labs but a body that feels like it’s falling apart, this episode is for you. Greg Lee and I dig into the tech he uses in his Lyme Research and Healing Center, a scanner that works kind of like Star Trek medicine to pick up hidden infections, toxins, brain issues, and gut problems that standard tests miss. We get into why some folks do “everything right” with antibiotics and still crash, and why so many end up asking Google and AI for answers after the medical system shrugs. Greg shares real stories you will not forget. There’s the UK school leader who spent five years treating Lyme, only to find out her biggest problem was candida overgrowth from all those antibiotics, and the woman whose chronic symptoms traced back to tarantula toxins after a beach trip in Florida. We even talk about the college kid with genius-level brains whose memory came back after snorting bee venom under supervision, plus some intense Herxheimer reactions that will make you think twice about “more meds, more often” as a strategy. Chapters * 0:27 Journey to Lyme Healing * 1:32 From Pain to Lyme Practice * 2:40 Herbs, Infections, and Relief * 4:17 Discovering the Body Scan * 5:58 Wearables and Future Scanning * 8:37 Decoding Scan Results * 10:20 Experimental, Not FDA Approved * 11:44 Herbs, Herx, and Caution * 14:25 Patients Turn to Google * 15:57 Treating Patients Worldwide * 18:08 When Lyme Wasn't Lyme * 19:55 Bee Venom Breakthrough * 24:39 Who Needs This Care * 26:13 What the Scanner Detects * 28:22 Weekly Healing Community * 31:18 Star Trek Medicine Ahead === Guest: Greg Lee, Lyme Research & Healing Center * Website: https://lymeresearchandhealing.com [https://lymeresearchandhealing.com] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goodbyelyme/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/goodbyelyme/] === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts * Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com [https://www.fitbit.com] * Star Trek: https://www.startrek.com [https://www.startrek.com] * Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com [https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com] * Sprouts Farmers Market: https://www.sprouts.com [https://www.sprouts.com] * George Mason University: https://www.gmu.edu [https://www.gmu.edu] * Doxycycline: https://www.drugs.com/doxycycline.html [https://www.drugs.com/doxycycline.html] === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item * Item Title: Healthy Eating * Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P * Author Username: CrazyTunes * Licensee: Marvin Bee * Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast * License Date: January 3rd, 2026 * Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode. * Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/  * Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv * Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/ Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

From NASA Robots To Root Cause (EP 103)

Greg Lee didn’t leave NASA because he got bored playing with robots in space. He left because his gut was exploding, his brain felt like dial‑up internet, and the meds that were supposed to “fix” him made it worse. Picture running high‑stakes experiments at 2:30 in the morning while wondering if you’re going to sprint out of a meeting to the bathroom again. His doctors told him it was irritable bowel syndrome, gave him a prescription, and sent him on his way… even as the brain fog and anxiety started tanking his work and his sleep. Out of options, Greg followed a colleague’s suggestion and tried acupuncture. Not only did an acupuncturist help calm his gut and change his diet, it cracked open a completely different way of looking at health, energy, and what “root cause” actually means. That path led him out of engineering and into Chinese medicine, subtle energy work, and eventually to running the Lyme Research and Healing Center in Maryland, where he helps people with Lyme, mold, autoimmune issues, and long‑term “what is wrong with me?” symptoms that everyone else shrugs off. Chapters * 0:35 Introduction to Hidden Health Issues * 3:40 From NASA to Gut Crisis * 6:30 Follow Your Bliss * 9:33 Acupuncture Beyond the Needles * 15:07 Choosing a New Path * 18:55 Aging or Something More? * 21:49 Finding the Root Cause * 25:14 Listening to Gut Signals * 27:57 Autoimmune Clues and Scans * 33:34 Healing the Hard Cases * 34:39 Part One Wrap-Up === Guest: Greg Lee, Lyme Research and Healing Center * Website: https://www.lymeresearchandhealing.com [https://www.lymeresearchandhealing.com] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-lee-lyme-research-healing-center [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-lee-lyme-research-healing-center] === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts * Lyme Research Center – Free Video for Unhealthy Podcast Listeners: https://lymeresearchcenter.com/marv [https://lymeresearchcenter.com/marv] * Toyohari (Japanese Meridian Therapy Organization): https://www.toyohari.org [https://www.toyohari.org] === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item * Item Title: Healthy Eating * Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P * Author Username: CrazyTunes * Licensee: Marvin Bee * Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast * License Date: January 3rd, 2026 * Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode. * Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/  * Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv * Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/ Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Rethinking “Good” And “Bad” Foods (EP 102)

This episode is for anyone who has ever counted calories, tried the next “miracle” diet, or gone to bed mad at themselves because of what they ate… or didn’t eat. I talk with registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick, who has spent decades in the trenches of those hard conversations, about why so many of us feel like food is running the show and why “I’m fine” usually translates to “feelings I’m not expressing.” We start with that little word fine, move into the awkward “so what do you do” conversations about being a dietitian, and quickly land in the uncomfortable truth that a lot of what we call “healthy” is shaped by culture, social media, government, and marketing long before we ever sit down to eat. Jessica breaks down why there isn’t one “normal” way to eat and why those neat little plate diagrams and public health messages can actually make us feel more broken, not less. She explains how the same tools used to help people with full-blown eating disorders can help the rest of us who are “just trying to eat better” but keep getting stuck in the same cycles of rules, rebellion, and regret. We get into intermittent fasting, processed food fear, and the way people brag about their diets as if food has become their whole personality, and she doesn’t hold back on what’s actually harmful versus what just sounds good on TikTok. Chapters * 00:28 Fine Means Feelings Unexpressed * 04:38 Dietitian at the Dinner Table * 07:03 Glutening Over Identity * 10:55 What Really Counts as Disorder * 13:06 The Myth of Normal Eating * 18:12 Finding a Career in Eating * 22:28 Healthy Diets and False Bragging * 28:33 Rebuilding Your Food Relationship * 35:52 Night Eating and Old Habits * 41:35 Rethinking Healthy Eating === Guest: Jessica Setnick * Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com [https://www.jessicasetnick.com] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasetnick [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasetnick] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/understandingnutrition [https://www.instagram.com/understandingnutrition] === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts * Understanding Nutrition: https://www.understandingnutrition.com [https://www.understandingnutrition.com] * Healing Your Inner Eater: https://healingyourinnereater.com/ [https://healingyourinnereater.com/] === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item * Item Title: Healthy Eating * Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P * Author Username: CrazyTunes * Licensee: Marvin Bee * Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast * License Date: January 3rd, 2026 * Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode. * Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/  * Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv * Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/ Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

Brain Surgery, Setbacks, And Second Chances (EP 101)

In this episode, Dan and I walk through the messy middle that most comeback stories skip: the fear under the jokes, the “get me out of here” note he wrote from his hospital bed, the boredom and grind of rehab, and the second “you’ve got to be kidding me” brain setback that dragged him even lower than the first. He talks openly about fatigue, living with a 75 percent battery, and why he let himself “lay in the suck” for a while before deciding to go all‑in on recovery instead of living like a victim. Dan also shares the simple mindset shifts and routines that keep him going now: his mantra “it’s not what happens to you, but how you respond that matters,” his “chop wood, carry water” daily rhythm, and the four horsemen of motivation that helped him out‑work self‑doubt. We connect his story back to the rest of us who are just wrestling with burnout, health scares, life changes, or one more rough season at work, and Dan lays out a practical, stoic‑inspired way to handle change when the waves keep coming. Chapter * 00:19 Tech Life Before Crisis * 03:59 Headaches Turn Severe * 06:45 Emergency Brain Surgery * 11:03 Waking From the Coma * 14:05 First Recovery Setback * 17:58 Discipline Builds Resilience * 24:25 Hootsuite Supported Recovery * 27:07 Second Collapse, New Resolve * 30:46 Speaking on Change * 36:45 Advice to His Younger Self === Guest: Dan MacQueen, DMac Keynote / Professional Speaker * Website: https://www.macqueendan.com [https://www.macqueendan.com] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macqueendan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/macqueendan] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macqueendan [https://www.instagram.com/macqueendan] === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts * Hootsuite: https://www.hootsuite.com [https://www.hootsuite.com] * HealthTech Connex: https://healthtechconnex.com [https://healthtechconnex.com] * NeuroCatch Platform (via HealthTech Connex): https://www.neurocatch.com [https://www.neurocatch.com] === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item * Item Title: Healthy Eating * Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P * Author Username: CrazyTunes * Licensee: Marvin Bee * Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast * License Date: January 3rd, 2026 * Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode. * Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/  * Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv * Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/ Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.

I Bought a RingConn - not the Oura (EP 100)

I’ve talked about it before, but this time I actually followed through and bought a smart ring: the RingConn, not the Oura Ring. Oura has the stronger peer-reviewed validation story and a big reputation, and I’m not arguing with that at all, but when it came time to swipe my own card, RingConn made the more practical argument for where I am right now. Chapters * 00:26 Smart Ring Intro * 02:33 Why Rings Over Watches * 06:33 The Subscription Question * 08:58 Sleep Tracking and Apnea * 11:37 Limits and Disclaimers * 12:43 Choosing Practical Benefits * 13:43 Next Episode Teaser Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned * RingConn: https://ringconn.com/ [https://ringconn.com/]  * Purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dP0LIh [https://amzn.to/4dP0LIh] * Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/ [https://ouraring.com/]  * Purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nAs8Jl [https://amzn.to/4nAs8Jl] * Sleep Cycle (sleep tracking app): https://www.sleepcycle.com/ [https://www.sleepcycle.com/]  === MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements Item * Item Title: Healthy Eating * Item URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4P * Author Username: CrazyTunes * Licensee: Marvin Bee * Registered Project Name: Unhealthy Podcast * License Date: January 3rd, 2026 * Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W === About the Unhealthy Podcast Hosted by Marvin Bee (Uncle Marv), the Unhealthy Podcast dives into real conversations about health, wellness, and everyday habits that impact how we live, work, and age. From nutrition myths to stress management and tech-life balance, Uncle Marv brings humor, insight, and honesty to every episode. * Visit our website: https://www.unhealthypodcast.com/  * Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamunclemarv * Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinbee/ Follow and Subscribe: Stay updated with new episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Join the conversation about real-life health, fitness, and personal growth from the lens of an everyday guy striving to be healthier.