Healthcare Insights

Pharmacist, nutritionist, and skincare chemist Ben Fuchs joins the podcast to explore an integrative, inside‑out approach to health, healing, and longevity. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience, Fuchs reframes skin health as a direct reflection of cellular, digestive, and systemic health, emphasizing nutrition, detoxification, and lifestyle over symptom-focused treatments. The conversation spans topical and internal nutrition, the gut–skin–brain axis, and the critical role of mindset, breath, and awareness in regulating biochemistry. Together, they challenge reductionist medical models and invite listeners to reclaim personal agency through nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and conscious living as foundations for true wellness and thriving. Read more about Ben Fuchs at https://pharmacistben.com/

Paula Yost is an attorney, licensed clinical mental health counselor, and author who writes and speaks about what happens when families are forced to navigate broken systems. She is the author of Tumbleweeds: How to Be an Advocate for Your Children and Yourself in a Failing System now available on Amazon.com. Paula gets real and shares insights and stories from her experience in the legal system, healthcare, family systems, and mental health in North Carolina. Learn more about Paula at https://paulayost.com/

Dr. Nelva Lee shares practical, leadership‑driven solutions to improve education, healthcare access, and workforce readiness. Dr. Lee emphasizes early literacy, ending social promotion without proficiency, and expanding vocational certifications and apprenticeships—especially in healthcare and skilled trades—through public‑private partnerships. She critiques administrative bloat, regulatory barriers, and ineffective implementation, while advocating for teacher mentorship, reduced paperwork, limited student device use, and stronger student health and nutrition supports. Throughout, she argues that data‑driven, common‑sense reforms can better prepare students for the workforce and strengthen long‑term community health and economic outcomes. Read more about Dr. Nelva Lee here: https://www.drnelvalee.com/

Dr. Freischlag returns to the podcast to reflect on her illustrious career spanning 5 decades. She shares stories and insights from her roles as a vascular surgeon, educator, leader of major healthcare systems, and her role as an ambassador as she begins her new chapter in retirement. Read more about Dr. Freischlag here: https://www.wakehealth.edu/about-us/leadership/freischlag

Extended Benefits Adviser, author of "Emapthy and Understanding in Business," and host of the "Planning with Purpose" podcast, Raymond Lavine shares his insights for choosing a policy for long term care plan insurance. Read more about Raymond at https://raymondlavineofficial.com/

Sarah Matt, MD, a surgeon-turned-health technology strategist and author, outlines her five pillars of access. She talks about telemedicine growth, AI and robotics scaling care beyond geography. The conversation covers rural infrastructure, new workforce roles, reimbursement challenges, and preserving human connection through digital tools.

Jada B. Charley, CEO of Crittenton of North Carolina, joins us for an in‑depth look at the organization’s long-standing mission to support pregnant women, young mothers, and youth in foster care. Charley shares her journey into nonprofit leadership, details Crittenton’s four core programs, and offers a vivid picture of daily life for residents navigating pregnancy, parenting, education, trauma support, and independence. Together, they explore the challenges of funding, partnerships, affordable housing, trauma‑informed care, and the importance of community support, while celebrating the resilience and success of the women and children whose lives are transformed by Crittenton’s work. Read more at https://crittentonofnc.org/

Jodi Scott, Co-founder of Green Goo, shares insights from her journey from pre‑med and psychoneuroimmunology to founding a plant‑based first‑aid and body care company built on botanical science and sustainable practices. We explore the development of evidence‑informed herbal formulations, the challenges of scaling production, the impact of FDA regulation on natural products, and the ways skin health connects deeply to immunity, inflammation, and overall wellbeing. Read more about Jodi and skin care at https://www.greengoo.com/

Dr. Chris Werness is a Chiropractic Physician, Author and Human Performance Consultant. He has been in practice over 27 years, helping patients recover from injuries, gain postural improvement and functional strength. He is the founder and chief of BioPeakHealth, a Raleigh, NC-based clinic helping patients improve health and overcome auto-immune conditions, brain fog, fatigue and chronic pain using a unique approach he calls "The Super Human Protocol." For more information see https://biopeakhealth.com/

Galen Karlan-Mason, MBA is the CEO and founder of GreenChoice, a company with a mission to end the health epidemic, with food as the key to health and the wellbeing of our planet. Galen shares insights on how GreenChoice is providing product data that empowers consumers and healthcare systems to make better food purchasing choices that align with their nutrition and impact goals. Find out more about GreenChoice here: https://about.greenchoicenow.com/