Thrive with Cate Stillman Podcast

About this episode: This episode unpacks the brilliance of Ayurveda through a multigenerational lens of clinical experience and personal evolution. Join host Cate Stillman and Ayurvedic doctor and longevity expert Dr. John Douillard as they explore how digestion, daily rhythms, seasonal intelligence, breathwork, and even quantum science all support the body’s natural capacity to heal. With over 40 years of practice, Dr. Douillard brings forward powerful evidence-based insights for thriving at every life stage—especially the spiritual richness of aging with awareness. Key Takeaways: * Digestive strength is everything: Learn why a warm, cooked lunch—aligned with your circadian rhythm—may reverse burnout, stabilize blood pressure, and regulate mood and metabolism. * Meal spacing over snacking: Discover how raising kids (or yourself!) with real food and circadian eating reduces sugar dependency and builds stable, long-lasting energy. * Stress & metabolic collapse: Uncover how chronic overstimulation leads to weight gain, high blood sugar, and systemic inflammation—and why meditation, breathing, and rhythm are the real medicine. * Terrain theory & microbiome resilience: Dive into the Ayurvedic model of building immunity through gut strength, seasonal microbes, and whole-plant foods rather than fighting external “germs.” * Breathe to detox & heal: Find out why your diaphragm is the missing link to lymphatic drainage, cognitive clarity, better sleep, and reversing blood pressure and inflammation. * Quantum Ayurveda: Explore the intersection of modern physics and ancient wisdom—how coherent light (biophotons) and gap practices like kumbhaka and seasonal transitions are keys to realignment and subtle healing. * The power of aging: Understand why Ayurveda sees elderhood as a sacred spiritual time—equipped for deeper insight, steadiness, and service—and how to grow into that with grace. 🔗 Resources: 📘 Uninflamed by Cate Stillman → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 [https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2] 🌿 Join Club Thrive → https://clubthrive.global [https://clubthrive.global] 🧘 Yogahealer Website → https://www.yogahealer.com [https://www.yogahealer.com] 📚 Cate’s Books: Body Thrive, Master of You, Primal Habits 👩‍💼 About Cate Stillman: Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits. Author of: 📗 PRIMAL HABITS → https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx [https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx] 📘 Uninflamed → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 [https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2] 📙 Body Thrive → https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 [https://amzn.to/3udNFR0] 📕 Master of YOU → https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn [https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn] 🎧 Tune in and reflect: What’s one Ayurvedic habit, rhythm, or subtle practice you’re ready to deepen to align with your body's intelligence?

About this episode: This episode explores how holistic, plant-rich diets and Eastern medicine can play a transformative role in reversing and managing diabetes. Stacy Naugle, a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and yoga teacher, brings extensive experience in clinical care and indigenous health practices. Join host Cate Stillman and Stacy as they discuss bridging Western science with ancient wellness traditions, the importance of gut health, and practical strategies for sustainable behavior change. Key Takeaways:  * The microbiome is key: Stacy explains how gut health and diverse, fiber-rich diets foster robust microbiomes, impacting inflammation, blood sugar regulation, cravings, and long-term wellness. * Reversing diabetes with food: Learn why tracking 30 different whole foods weekly is a practical goal for gut and metabolic health—and why beans, legumes, colorful veggies, and whole grains are diabetes superfoods. * Microbiome & addiction: Insights into how processed foods, chemical exposure, and dysbiosis foster addiction and cravings, and why cleaning up your diet can shift what your body wants. * Fasting & fat metabolism: Hear about fasting-mimicking diets, their potential for healing, and how adjusting strategies for prediabetes or long-term type 2 diabetes yields powerful results. * Eastern wisdom: Stacy outlines how East Asian and Ayurvedic medicine tailor approaches to each individual’s constitutional makeup, not just “the disease,” and how emotional health and self-love play fundamental roles in physical healing.   🔗 Resources: * 📘 Uninflamed by Cate Stillman → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 [https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2] * 🌿 Join Club Thrive → https://clubthrive.global [https://clubthrive.global/] * 🧘 Yogahealer Website → https://www.yogahealer.com [https://www.yogahealer.com/] * 📚 Cate’s Books: Body Thrive, Master of You, Primal Habits 👩‍💼 About Cate Stillman: Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits. Author of : * PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx * Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2  * Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 * Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn   🎧 Tune in and reflect: What’s one belief, habit, or emotion you’re ready to release to become uninflamed?

About this episode: This episode dives into yoga's benefits for aging populations, particularly concerning chronic inflammation and arthritis. Ann, who has personally experienced arthritis, explains that pain often has "zero correlation" with joint damage. Learn how yoga's holistic approach, including meditation and breathwork, effectively manages pain by rebuilding critical brain areas and promoting better lifestyle choices. The conversation highlights how long-term yoga and meditation can lead to cumulative benefits, including positive brain structure changes.   Key Takeaways:  * Ann’s Science of Yoga has sold over half a million copies, offering a scientific basis for yoga. * Yoga effectively aids aging populations and clinical conditions like Parkinson’s, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis. * Yoga reduces inflammatory markers (TNF-alpha, interleukins) linked to chronic pain, mental health, and immunity. * Yoga's multifaceted approach, including mindfulness, manages pain by rebuilding brain areas, as pain isn't solely tied to tissue damage.   🔗 Resources: * 📘 Uninflamed by Cate Stillman → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 [https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2] * 🌿 Join Club Thrive → https://clubthrive.global [https://clubthrive.global/] * 🧘 Yogahealer Website → https://www.yogahealer.com [https://www.yogahealer.com/] * 📚 Cate’s Books: Body Thrive, Master of You, Primal Habits 👩‍💼 About Cate Stillman: Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits. Author of : * PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx * Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2  * Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 * Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn   🎧 Tune in and reflect: What’s one belief, habit, or emotion you’re ready to release to become uninflamed?

🎙️ Episode Summary: In this episode of Thrive with Cate, author and science investigator Amy Alkon joins Cate Stillman to expose the myths and misinformation surrounding menopause and perimenopause. Known for her relentless pursuit of evidence-based truth, Amy discusses the critical gap in women’s healthcare and the damaging legacy of flawed studies like the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative. Far from being a passive patient, Amy empowers women to question outdated medical narratives and embrace hormone therapy grounded in real science—not fear. If you’ve ever felt dismissed or confused by the healthcare system, this conversation will leave you informed, enraged, and deeply empowered.   💡 What You’ll Learn: * Why over half of U.S. medical care is not evidence-based * The truth about estrogen and progesterone: essential, not dangerous * How to navigate perimenopause and severe hormonal shifts * What the medical system gets wrong—and how you can self-advocate * Tools like quantitative basal temperature (QBT) for smarter self-assessment     👩‍💼 About Amy Alkon: Amy Alkon is a syndicated columnist, speaker, and the author of Going Menopausal, where she dismantles popular myths around women’s health with rigorous scientific research. Drawing on insights from top researchers like Dr. Jerilynn Prior and epidemiologist Sander Greenland, Amy helps women reclaim their bodies and their power. 📘 Going Menopausal: https://shorturl.at/WRaKm [https://shorturl.at/WRaKm] 🔗 Connect on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-alkon-286691/] 📰 Subscribe via Substack [https://amylkon.net] 🎥 Amy’s TED Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy1zrt1z8l8]     👩‍⚕️ About the Host – Cate Stillman: Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Author of: * * PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx [https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx] * Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 [https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2]  * Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 [https://amzn.to/3udNFR0] * Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn [https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn] 💬 Connect + Subscribe: If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, rate, and review! Join the conversation: What’s one health insight from today’s episode that surprised you? 💌

Episode Summary:  In this episode of Thrive with Cate, Dr. Robert Lufkin shares his remarkable journey from conventional medicine and medical imaging to becoming a leading voice in metabolic health and longevity. After being diagnosed with four chronic diseases, Dr. Lufkin questioned the standard prescription of lifelong medication. His research led him to discover the transformative power of lifestyle changes- and he reversed every diagnosis.   💡 What You’ll Learn: * Why lifestyle changes- not just medication- are key to reversing chronic disease. * How to identify and restore healthy rhythm in your daily life. * The power of group support for sustainable health habits. * How to advocate for yourself in a system designed for acute, not chronic, care. 👩‍💼 About the Host – Cate Stillman Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits. Author of : * PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx * Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2  * Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 * Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn   About Dr. Robert Lufkin  Dr. Robert Lufkin is a distinguished physician, medical school professor at UCLA and USC, and a New York Times bestselling author. With over 200 published academic papers, particularly in MRI and medical imaging research, Dr. Lufkin has transitioned his focus to metabolic health and longevity. He is passionate about empowering the mainstream audience with knowledge on food choices, medications, and the underlying causes of chronic diseases, drawing from his own experience of reversing four chronic conditions through lifestyle changes.   💬 Connect + Subscribe: If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, rate, and review! Join the conversation: What’s one health insight from today’s episode that surprised you? 💌