Influenced to Death

• Episode #42: Ivermectin

  In this episode, Victoria & Hannah are joined by Bob Block, an acute care pharmacist, to discuss ivermectin.He provides a balanced and highly informed take on an extremely influenced drug.They discuss: * The history of ivermectin, from use for river blindness to roundroom to rosacea* Ivermectin, wonder drug from Japan (the paper Hannah references)* Bob provides an easy-to-understand but expert overview of ivermectin and how it works* Why it’s not a good idea to take ivermectin from the feed store* Hannah and Victoria discuss their biases about ivermectin* Bob provides a thorough walkthrough of what studies show about the use of ivermectin in COVID-19* Some states, like Texas, have made ivermectin available over the counter* What the research shows for ivermectin’s potential in cancer* The Relationship Between News Coverage of COVID-19 Misinformation and Online Search Behavior* Ivermectin, a potential anticancer drug derived from an antiparasitic drug (explaining possible anti-cancer mechanisms)* Even though there’s promise for ivermectin in cancer treatment, all current studies are human cell studies or human cell in combination with animal arm, like this one and this one This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit influencedtodeath.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode #41: Apeel (paid subscribers)

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit influencedtodeath.substack.comIn this episode, Hannah & Victoria discuss Apeel, a company that creates edible treatments for produce to reduce food waste (and is surrounded by a maelstrom of negative press from the natural health community).This episode is for paid subscribers. If you’d like to support our 2-person mission to bring balance back to highly influenced topics, use the b…

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• Episode #40: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

  In this episode, Hannah & Victoria are joined by the brilliant Dr. Angie Martinez, owner of Root Cause Medicine in Arvada, Colorado.Dr. Angie has a unique and highly informed approach to BHRT, and we can’t wait for you to hear her take. We discuss: * Victoria’s negative bias against BHRT and Dr. Angie’s response* Viewing BHRT through an evolutionary lens* The difference between healthspan and lifespan, and why it’s a crucial distinction for women* What is the Grandmother Hypothesis?* Why the majority of divorces happen when women are in perimenopause and menopause* Should women be afraid of hormone replacement? Dr. Angie discusses research updates* How Dr. Angie uses BHRT as prevention versus as simply a way to address symptoms* The case for using hormones in context as part of a highly individualized health plan* Why some women feel WORSE after they start hormones* The crucial difference between oral hormones and hormones administered via other routes (subdermal, injections, etc.)* Hormone testing options and what Dr. Angie uses with her patients* The difference between synthetic and bioidentical hormones, and where conventional and functional medicine overlap* Are there some people who should avoid hormone therapy?Click here to follow Dr. Angie on Instagram.Learn more: * Information on the controversial history of BHRT* The Grandmother Hypothesis* Refuting the grandmother hypothesis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit influencedtodeath.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode #39: Get to know your hosts, Hannah & Victoria

  In this episode, Hannah and Victoria discuss their backstories and give a deeper look into who they are and why they started Influenced to Death.They delve into the complexities of wellness influencing, their personal health journeys, and the role of bias in our perceptions.Key Topics:* Fluoride study update (aka fumbling through) from Victoria * Hannah tells us about her badass bicycle-powered juice bar and her journey to nutrition* Hannah taking the juice cart down to the farmers market.* When Hannah and her husband Andy were on the cover of our local outdoor magazine* Hannah at 18 or 19, about 7 years before she went GF, probably cooking grilled cheese sandwiches* Victoria’s experience going from opera singer to hitchhiker to nutrition and her diagnoses of celiac and rosaceaIf you have any questions or want to get to know us more, please let us know! You can email us at [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit influencedtodeath.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode #38: The Primal Diet (paid subscribers)

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit influencedtodeath.substack.comIn this episode, Victoria speaks with guest Jameson Simpson about a (crazy?) raw-food version of Paleo popularized by LA diet “guru” Aajonus Vonderplanitz (yes, that was really his name): The Primal Diet. They cover: * Their shared history of eating Primal and early traveling experiences in Hawai’i* Jameson’s experience of eating Primal and living at a raw-…

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