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Dr. Hema Murty has a PhD in aerospace engineering, but the work she is doing today is all about helping people move better, hurt less, and stop treating their bodies like machines that need to be forced into submission. Her path into wellness began with her own knee pain after training for and completing the Toronto Marathon, followed by years of frustrating advice that did not actually solve the problem.We talk about why one-size-fits-all fitness plans often leave people discouraged, the connection between stress and physical pain, and why fitness should support your life instead of becoming another exhausting job. Her biggest message is simple: start where you are, listen to your body, and build consistency around what helps you feel better.=== Chapters00:41 Meet Dr. Hema Murty and her approach to pain, movement, and wellness01:27 From aerospace engineering to helping people move and feel better05:45 Running for stress relief, community, and a break from the desk10:48 Marathon training, knee pain, and the search for real answers16:30 Treating the body like a system instead of chasing quick fixes19:53 Yoga therapy, pain relief, and the mind-body connection26:49 Why recurring injuries pushed Hema to build a different wellness model32:19 Empathy, consistency, and fitness that actually fits real life35:48 GetShanti.com and gentle fitness for women over 5039:25 Treadmills, gym machines, and moving in ways your body can handle41:08 The five-minute self-awareness practice that can help you begin feeling better=== Guest: Dr. Hema Murty, Shanti Fitness ConsultingWebsite: https://www.getshanti.com/Get your free protein download: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hema-m-phd-8a7191313/ === Resources / Companies / Books / PodcastsShanti Fitness Consulting: https://www.getshanti.com/Toronto Marathon: https://www.torontomarathon.com/=== MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements ItemItem Title: Healthy EatingItem URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4PAuthor Username: CrazyTunesLicensee: Marvin BeeRegistered Project Name: Unhealthy PodcastLicense Date: January 3rd, 2026Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W

Liz Watt had spent years living what she believed was a healthy, natural life. She cooked from scratch, raised six kids, leaned into natural remedies, and built a life around wellness. Then her body began falling apart in ways nobody could explain. Pain moved through her joints, numbness spread across her back, and everyday life became something she had to fight through.What I appreciated about Liz’s story is that she does not pretend there was one magic fix. She talks about slowing down, paying attention, changing foods that seemed to trigger her symptoms, and rebuilding her relationship with her body one step at a time. This is a conversation about resilience, caregiving, exhaustion, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the person most overdue for care is the one who has been taking care of everybody else.=== Chapters00:00 Burnout, Health, and a Personal Update02:41 Meet Liz Watt02:59 Be Healthy Utah and Be Healthy Naturally06:55 Liz’s Health Journey Begins12:35 A Life-Changing Cheerleading Injury18:47 Raising a Family Naturally26:50 Homemade Products and Cleaner Ingredients34:05 The Moment Everything Shifted36:57 Removing Food Triggers37:30 Fermentation and Gut Health47:59 Part Two: Purpose, Be Healthy Utah, and THRIVE=== Guest: Liz WattWebsite: https://www.elizabethannwatt.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-watt-22321619aInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizwattspeaks/=== Shout-outsDr. Shane Watt, Be Healthy UtahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shane-watt-dc-08994318a=== Resources / Companies / Books / PodcastsBe Healthy Utah: https://www.behealthyutah.com/Be Healthy Naturally Podcast: https://www.behealthyutah.com/podcasts/be-healthy-naturallyLiz Watt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizheals/=== MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements ItemItem Title: Healthy EatingItem URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4PAuthor Username: CrazyTunesLicensee: Marvin BeeRegistered Project Name: Unhealthy PodcastLicense Date: January 3rd, 2026Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W

Could one meal a day help you lose weight? Maybe. But feeling hungry, run-down, and stressed about food is not exactly the definition of healthy, so Uncle Marv digs into what OMAD can do, what it cannot prove, and what a more realistic middle ground may look like.OMAD, short for One Meal a Day, sounds wonderfully simple on paper. One meal, fewer decisions, less cooking, maybe fewer calories. But simple is not always the same thing as sustainable. Uncle Marv looks past the dramatic claims and asks the practical questions: Can you get enough protein, fiber, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and total energy in one sitting without feeling miserable afterward?The research is not a clean win for either side. Some short-term studies found weight and fat loss benefits, while others found more hunger and increases in blood pressure and cholesterol. Broader intermittent-fasting research suggests that fasting can work as a way to reduce calories, but it has not clearly beaten ordinary, sustainable calorie control for long-term health. The real goal is not joining Team OMAD or Team Three Meals a Day. It is finding an eating pattern that supports your health, strength, sleep, medication needs, and sanity around food.=== Resources / Companies / Books / PodcastsMeessen, E. C. E., et al. “Differential Effects of One Meal per Day in the Evening on Metabolic Health and Physical Performance in Lean Individuals.” Frontiers in Physiology (2022). Randomized crossover study of one evening meal versus three meals daily in healthy lean adults.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8787212/Stote, K. S., et al. “A Controlled Trial of Reduced Meal Frequency Without Caloric Restriction in Healthy, Normal-Weight, Middle-Aged Adults.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007). Randomized crossover trial comparing one meal versus three meals daily.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2645638/Liu, D., et al. “Meal Timing and Anthropometric and Metabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” JAMA Network Open (2024). Review and meta-analysis of 29 randomized clinical trials.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11530941/Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis. The BMJ (2025).https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj-2024-082007Mayo Clinic. “Intermittent fasting: What are the benefits?” Overview of potential benefits, limitations, and people who should avoid fasting plans.https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/intermittent-fasting/faq-20441303Sun, Y., et al. “Association of Meal Skipping and Meal Interval With Mortality.” Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2023). U.S. observational analysis; associations cannot establish causation.https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(22)00874-7/fulltextNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. “What Can You Tell Your Patients About Intermittent Fasting and Diabetes?”https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/professionals/diabetes-discoveries-practice/patients-intermittent-fastingJohns Hopkins Medicine. “Intermittent Fasting: What Is It, and How Does It Work?”https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/intermittent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work=== MUSIC LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Envato Elements ItemItem Title: Healthy EatingItem URL: https://elements.envato.com/healthy-eating-VNN4M4PAuthor Username: CrazyTunesLicensee: Marvin BeeRegistered Project Name: Unhealthy PodcastLicense Date: January 3rd, 2026Item License Code: XPFS6HD54W

If you’re a business owner, IT guy, or high performer who feels like you’re crushing it for clients but limping home at the end of the day, this conversation is going to feel very familiar. Brian has spent more than two decades working with husbands and dads who are worn out, overweight, and half present at home, and he explains why so many of us hit that wall in our 40s and 50s. We walk through his journey from coaching cross country and teaching classes at the YMCA to training business owners and professionals who just want to feel like themselves again, not chase “gym bro” abs.We dig into his Call to Rise program and the way health changes ripple into every corner of life. Brian talks about meeting guys where they are, avoiding injury, and starting with quick wins so the scale finally moves in the right direction and stays there. From the weight loss hamster wheel and plateaus to the hard truth about how our health shows up in our marriages, parenting, and money, this is a candid look at what it really takes for men over 40 to reclaim energy, leadership, and presence at home and at work.=== Chapters00:36 Podcast Kickoff01:33 Why Men Over Forty03:29 Coaching Roots Begin07:16 Training Professionals Differently10:15 Energy Over Abs11:59 Naming the Podcast16:18 Call to Rise Meaning20:27 Breaking the Weight Cycle21:46 Quick Wins First24:31 Hitting the Plateau27:26 Health at Home30:16 Relationships and Resistance34:50 Part One Wrap-Up

When Barb Nangle talks about boundaries, she’s not talking about controlling other people, she’s talking about finally realizing you have standards for your own life and you’re allowed to live by them. She shares how she went from “just dealing with whatever came at her” to saying no to things that drained her, limiting time with people who couldn’t respect her needs, and choosing sleep, health, and sanity over people-pleasing. We walk through her codependent bottom, inviting a homeless friend to stay “just to be nice” until she felt trapped in her own home, and how that moment pushed her into therapy, Al‑Anon, Codependents Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and ultimately a trauma‑recovery path through ACA and Overeaters Anonymous. Barb opens up about losing over 100 pounds, ending one‑sided friendships, changing the way her team functioned at Yale, and finally ending up in the first truly healthy romantic relationship of her life because she learned to know herself, tell the truth, and hold boundaries even when it was scary. === Chapters 00:30 Boundaries and Safety 05:29 Learning My Limits 07:37 Hitting the Codependent Bottom 12:15 What Codependence Really Means 15:53 Recovery Beyond Addiction 19:39 Reparenting Through ACA 23:46 How Recovery Changed Others 30:55 Love After Healing 37:17 Ongoing Recovery Work === Guest: Barb Nangle, Higher Power Coaching & Consulting / Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12‑Step Recovery Website: https://higherpowercc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbnangle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/higherpowercoaching === Resources / Companies / Books / Podcasts Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12‑Step Recovery (podcast): https://higherpowercc.com/podcast Al‑Anon (Al‑Anon Family Groups): https://al-anon.org Codependents Anonymous (CODA): https://coda.org Adult Children of Alcoholics / Dysfunctional Families (ACA): https://adultchildren.org Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): https://www.aa.org Overeaters Anonymous (OA): https://oa.org === About the Unhealthy PodcastHosted 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/iamunclemarvConnect 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.