Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Hey Heal Squad! We're continuing the conversation with Dr. Will Cole, and today gets into the stuff everyone's actually asking about right now: peptides, NAD+, GLP-1's…. even the social trends flooding your For You Page. (Hint hint: Claritin and Pepcid AC.) First, Dr. Cole gives it to you straight…. where peptides, like the most common one, BPC-157, genuinely help, and why he's concerned about what he's calling "Ozempic zombies." Then we get into NAD+ and the real science behind your cells' "guardian angels." Then, what's actually going on with the viral Claritin-and-Pepcid-AC trend (spoiler: it's not a hack, it's a symptom), and the fast-rising, tick-bite-triggered meat allergy also called…alpha-gal syndrome… that's already affecting entire communities.This is the practical, "should I actually try this" half of the conversation: myth-busting, dosage sanity checks, and Dr. Cole's root-cause philosophy applied to the trendiest topics in wellness right now. You'll want to hear this before you pick up your next supplement. Enjoy!

HEALERS & HEAL LINERS

The United States doesn't have a peptide deficiency ….our bodies already make all of these things naturally: This is Dr. Cole's reality check on the entire peptide boom: you're not missing something your body can't produce on its own, the system's already built in. It reframes peptides from "a thing you're deficient in and need to buy" to "a tool that can support what your body is already trying to do," which is exactly the nuance most peptide marketing skips.

NAD is one of the things your cells need to repair that scratched CD… so your cell can read who it was again: Dr. Cole's analogy for how NAD+ actually works: think of your cells like a scratched record. The information is still there, it's just not playing right. NAD+ helps your cells' own "repair crew" (the Sirtuans) buff that scratch out, so the cell remembers what it's supposed to be doing.

Histamine intolerance can cause brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, even digestive problems. But it's not a pharmaceutical deficiency: This is Dr. Cole confirming the viral Claritin + Pepcid AC trend isn't nonsense. The symptoms it's targeting are real. But he's clear that popping two antihistamines is treating the smoke alarm, not the fire. If you've seen this trend, this is the context that was missing.

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

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Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

GUEST RESOURCES:

Follow Dr. Will Cole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/?hl=en

More Info on Dr. Will Cole: http://drwillcole.com

Pick Up Heal Your Cells: https://thehealthinstitute.com/products/heal-your-cells

Listen to Dr. Will Cole’s Podcast The Art of Being Well: https://drwillcole.com/podcast/

Link to Dr. Will Cole’s EMF Reader: https://a.co/d/0gizpMzY

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! We’re so excited to have Dr. Will Cole back on Heal Squad for a conversation that is timely and honestly needs to be had. Dr. Cole is a leading functional medicine expert and New York Times bestselling author, and he has a brand-new book out called Heal Your Cells, co-authored with Dr. Josh Axe. In the book, they make the case that nearly every "mystery illness," autoimmune flare-up, and stalled healing journey traces back to one thing: your cells losing recognition of themselves. In this episode, we get into exactly what that means and the real science behind cellular aging. We even get into how something as everyday (and unsexy) as EMF exposure may be aging your cells and your organs, faster than any generation before us. Dr. Cole also breaks down a fascinating research study on why millennials and Gen Z are showing up with the cellular age of people decades older, why "forest bathing" is backed by real immune and nervous-system research, and how your cells need to sync with light, circadian rhythm, and your body's internal clock to function the way they're meant to. Plus how so much of chronic illness traces back to cells that have simply lost their rhythm. If anything, this episode will light a fire under you to get things back on track and start healing your cells for the long haul. Enjoy!

HEALERS & HEAL LINERS

One in five Americans had at least one organ aging more rapidly than another organ: This is the Stanford study Dr. Cole references, and it's the whole reason "how old do you feel" isn't a good enough question anymore. Your body can age unevenly, organ by organ, which means the real risk isn't your age on paper, it's whether any one system is quietly aging faster than the rest of you.

People in their twenties and thirties have cells of people in their sixties: This is the stat that should stop you mid-scroll. It's not that younger generations are unlucky, it's that light exposure, food, stress, and EMFs have changed so much faster than our biology has, and our cells are paying the price for that mismatch decades early.

Light is information to these cellular clocks and that's what determines how quickly or how slowly you're aging: This is the piece most people skip past: your cells have their own internal clocks, separate from your brain's, and they take their cues from light. Get that light exposure wrong (scrolling before sunrise, no real daylight, blue light at night) and you're not just messing with your sleep, you're mistiming every cell in your body.

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

GUEST RESOURCES:

Follow Dr. Will Cole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwillcole/?hl=en

More Info on Dr. Will Cole: http://drwillcole.com

Pick Up Heal Your Cells: https://thehealthinstitute.com/products/heal-your-cells

Listen to Dr. Will Cole’s Podcast The Art of Being Well: https://drwillcole.com/podcast/

Link to Dr. Will Cole’s EMF Reader: https://a.co/d/0gizpMzY

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Hey Heal Squad! Maria is back with another What Worked This Week, and after talking about the power of paying attention, this week she's noticing the little things….like the things we wear, the habits we don't think twice about, and even the tiny details around our homes that could make a BIG difference. First up: Maria found a new pair of wired headphones she's loving and breaks down what makes them different. Then we have the inexpensive find of the week: HANES cotton bralettes! They're simple, comfortable, under $14 for a three-pack, and Maria is basically living in them. But here's where things get really interesting…Maria is training her feet. After noticing pain and changes around her toes, she's been experimenting with toe-spacing socks, paying attention to wider toe boxes, and completely rethinking some of the shoes she's worn for years. Could the shoes we've been squeezing our feet into all these years be affecting more than just our feet? Maria shares what she's noticed so far and stay tuned because we have a foot health expert coming on soon! If you have foot questions, SEND THEM IN so we can ask her! Then, a question for all the parents: Should we bring back the landline?! Maria shares the realization that made her consider putting a simple phone with big buttons in her house so Athena would know exactly what to do in an emergency. And finally, a little inspiration to carry with you this week from Mary Oliver: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Because life isn't only made up of monumental breakthroughs. Sometimes it's noticing the tiny things that can make an ordinary Monday feel extraordinary. Enjoy, Heal Squad!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat:

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HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website: https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

Shop Maria’s Defender Shield Headphones, Hanes Bralettes & More here: https://shopmy.us/shop/mariamenounos

Mary Oliver Poem: https://readalittlepoetry.com/2014/09/10/sometimes-by-mary-oliver/

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we explore the connection between the spaces we live in and what's happening inside us. We talk about sunlight, why simply getting outside can shift our energy, and how clutter, unfinished projects, and all those things we'll "deal with later" may quietly be taking more from us than we realize. We talk about how our homes can reflect our mindset, why letting go of things can be so difficult, and how a cluttered life can become a "warehouse of unfinished decisions." We also ask what we're leaving behind for the people we love and whether holding onto everything is really preserving memories, or simply passing the burden to someone else.With fall and back-to-school season here, maybe now is a good time for a reset. This week, ask yourself: What have I been putting off? What can I finally clear away? And how much more energy might I have if I stopped pretending the clutter wasn't there and simply dealt with it? Have a great week, Heal Squad. We'll Talk Shawtly!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! Al Capone, Ed Sullivan, fake Jan Brady, a Lawrence Welk crush, and the days when just about everybody seemed to have a television variety show. We talk Milton Berle becoming Mr. Television, six-year-old Rose Marie getting a gold ring from Al Capone, Ed Sullivan surviving decades of changing television, and some of the legendary performers who found their way onto his stage. We also talk The Carol Burnett Show, Tim Conway breaking Harvey Korman, Laugh-In, Sonny & Cher, Donny & Marie, Captain & Tennille, and the Brady Bunch Variety Hour. Plus, Vicki Lawrence’s surprising career beyond Carol Burnett, the Hudson Brothers as the poor man’s Three Dog Night, and the bizarre television experiment known as Pink Lady. It’s a Pot Luck Saturday with forgotten TV shows, one-season wonders, Kev on the Scene Classics, stars who knew when it was time to walk away, stars who didn’t, and a plea to keep Pot Luck Saturday from going on hiatus. We’ll Talk Shawtly!

Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos

HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria

HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES:

Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership

Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com

My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront

Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host

Medjet: medjet.com

ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS:

Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life.

ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS:

A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life.

DISCLAIMER:

This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.