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Next Phase Human

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by Dr. Rasham Sandhu

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Most people think about their health when something goes wrong. Next Phase Human is for everyone who wants to start thinking about it before that moment arrives. Hosted by Dr. Sandhu — a cardiologist with a focus on prevention, longevity, and whole-body wellness — this podcast brings together physicians, researchers, and wellness professionals for honest, evidence-based conversations about the topics that actually move the needle on your long-term health. Each episode covers the intersection of cardiovascular wellness, modern medicine, lifestyle optimization, and human performance — translated into practical, approachable conversations for professionals, business owners, and anyone serious about living better longer.Topics include heart health, metabolic health, sleep, stress, nutrition, longevity diagnostics, wearable technology, recovery, burnout, and the future of preventative care. This is not clickbait wellness. This is a forward-thinking physician who believes the best healthcare happens before you need it. New episodes weekly.

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July 22, 2026

The Antibiotic Problem: What 23 Extra Years of Life Cost Your Gut

Dr. Rasha Kuran is an infectious disease specialist at Kern Medical Center and UCLA and serves as director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program. Her clinical and research interests include valley fever genetics, antibiotic stewardship, and the intersection of hormones, nutrition, and infection risk. She completed her residency at UCI and credits Dr. Royce Johnson as the mentor who brought her into the specialty. Topics Covered00:00 Opening hook 00:17 Welcome to Next Phase Human and meet Dr. Rasha Kuran 01:00 What infectious disease actually covers and why the name is a misnomer 01:40 The mentor who changed her career path 02:20 Why healthy people still get infections 03:00 Valley fever, genetics, and ancestry 04:00 Modern life: healthier or more susceptible? 06:00 The antibiotic tradeoff: 23 years of life 06:50 The Z-Pak problem and viral vs. bacterial infections 08:00 Patient expectations and prescribing pressure 09:00 Valley fever presenting as bacterial pneumonia 10:00 Climate change and valley fever spreading beyond the Central Valley 11:00 What parents should ask for: strep, flu, and COVID testing 12:00 Antibiotic resistance and increasingly complex infections 13:00 MRSA explained: gyms, doorknobs, and community spread 16:00 Antibiotics in livestock and downstream human resistance 17:00 C. diff and how you can get it without ever entering a hospital 18:00 Cross contamination and why the CDC advises against washing chicken 19:00 What antibiotics do to the gut microbiome 20:00 One course, one year of recovery 21:00 C-section vs. vaginal birth and microbiome transfer 22:00 The fecal transplant experiment that transferred obesity 24:00 Post-menopausal UTIs and the estrogen connection 27:00 Rebuilding the gut: prebiotics, soluble fiber, and cooking from scratch 28:00 High fructose liquid sugar as the biggest offender 29:00 Fermented foods and daily servings 30:00 Probiotics: which ones have randomized trial evidence 32:00 Kids and antibiotic overexposure: asthma, allergies, obesity 33:00 When it is safe for parents to wait 34:00 COVID in hindsight: the lesson learned 36:00 What we would do differently today 39:00 Long COVID and the lasting immune scar 41:00 Vaccines that prevent cancer: HPV and hepatitis B 42:00 Hybrid immunity and how boosters work 43:00 Part two preview: valley fever, hormones, and nutrition Mentioned in This EpisodeDr. Rasha Kuran | Kern Medical Center | UCLA Dr. Royce Johnson — mentor and former Chair of the Department of Medicine Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) genetic susceptibility research at Kern Medical MRSA (methicillin-resistant staph aureus) C. diff (Clostridioides difficile) Fecal microbiota transplantation Bio-K Plus probiotic Stanford fermented foods study (3-5 servings daily) HPV vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine Topical estrogen for recurrent post-menopausal UTIs ConnectDr. Rasham Sandhu Instagram: @nextphasehuman Next Phase Human Podcast Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033qZ46toArgzpRrRrlpvb">https://open.spotify.com/show/033qZ46toArgzpRrRrlpvb</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/next-phase-human-w-dr-sandhu/id1896859526">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/next-phase-human-w-dr-sandhu/id1896859526</a> Dr. Rasha Kuran Kern Medical Center | UCLA Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Guest inquiries: <a href="mailto:nextphasehuman@gmail.com">nextphasehuman@gmail.com</a>California Cardiovascular Institute | cacvinst.com 8337 Brimhall Rd Building 1200, Bakersfield CA 93312

July 8, 2026

Testosterone, Estrogen, and the Medicine Nobody Is Practicing

SHOW NOTESDr. Hugh Beatty began his medical career as an anesthesiologist in Los Angeles before transitioning into pain management and primary care. A chance encounter with functional medicine in 2013 changed his entire practice philosophy. Today he operates as a concierge functional and regenerative medicine physician in Bakersfield, using hormones, PRP, ozone therapy, and comprehensive testing to address root causes rather than manage symptoms. He is the author of "5 Pillars of Health: Do You Want to Be Well?" Topics Covered00:00 Opening hook 00:16 Welcome to Next Phase Human and meet Dr. Hugh Beatty 01:00 What sparked the transition from anesthesiology to functional medicine 02:10 The global testosterone decline: what the data actually shows 03:30 Root causes: environment, phytoestrogens, BPA, stress, and diet 04:44 Generational testosterone comparison 05:30 Testosterone as an anti-inflammatory hormone 07:15 The ideal TRT candidate vs. the guy who just wants a quick fix 09:00 HPA axis suppression and the lifelong commitment problem 10:30 Cream vs. pellets vs. injections: what Dr. Beatty uses and why 12:00 Microdosing testosterone daily: fewer side effects, fewer fluctuations 13:30 Under 300 on blood work: the number that triggers a full workup 14:30 Andropause defined 16:00 Prolactin, cortisol, and testosterone opposition 17:30 Estrogen dominance in men and the aromatase enzyme 19:30 Why men need progesterone 21:00 A 60-year-old man with higher estrogen than his wife 22:30 Beer, aromatase activity, and gynecomastia 25:30 Resistance training as the superior exercise for testosterone 27:30 Building lower body muscle and cognitive benefits 29:00 Natural testosterone boosters: vitamin D3, zinc, ashwagandha, sleep 31:30 Ashwagandha cycling protocol 32:30 Tongkat ali and sex hormone binding globulin 34:00 Over-treating men, under-treating women 35:30 Testosterone in women: fears vs. reality 37:30 Alcohol and hormone health 39:00 Sleep as the most underrated hormone habit 42:00 Pregnenolone steal and the stress-hormone cascade 43:30 Young people, stress, and early hormone depletion 45:30 What Dr. Beatty sees in women aged 40 to 50 48:00 Perimenopause begins at 35 49:30 The 28-day saliva test and why it beats blood draws 51:30 How hormone testing on the wrong day creates misdiagnosis 52:30 Should all women eventually be on HRT? 55:00 Cancer risk, bioidentical vs. synthetic hormones, and 12 years of clinical observation 57:30 Estrogen plus progesterone vs. estrogen alone 59:00 Beta-glucuronidase, the gut enzyme recycling estrogen 01:00:30 Three causes of estrogen dominance most doctors miss 01:01:30 The tired but wired professional: hormonal physiology explained 01:03:30 DHEA: the biological clock of aging 01:05:30 DHEA dosing and optimal targets 01:07:00 Fixing a flat cortisol curve with DHEA 01:09:00 Shift work, circadian rhythm, and hormone destruction 01:12:00 Supplements for stress: ashwagandha, L-theanine, rhodiola, magnesium 01:14:00 Which magnesium form for which problem 01:16:00 PRP therapy: what it is and why Dr. Beatty prefers it over steroids 01:19:00 Combining ozone and PRP for regenerative results 01:21:00 Ozone and the diabetic foot 01:24:00 Bell's palsy, CRPS, and post-surgical recovery cases 01:28:00 Why ozone is used globally but not FDA-approved 01:30:00 The peptide landscape in California and what needs to change 01:33:00 The dose makes the medicine 01:35:00 The single most important biomarker to track 01:37:00 The biggest longevity mistake Dr. Beatty sees 01:38:00 One thing to start tomorrowMentioned in This EpisodeDr. Hugh Beatty | Instagram: @docnbak | hughbeatty.com "5 Pillars of Health: Do You Want to Be Well?" — available on Amazon American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) DUTCH Test (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) 28-day saliva hormone testing GI Map gut health test DNA Intellex genetic testing Jen Simmons MD — integrative oncological breast surgeon Dr. Mark Hyman Dr. Frank Shallenberger — ozone therapy pioneer BPC-157 and peptide therapy Vitamin D3 with K2, zinc, ashwagandha, L-theanine, rhodiola, magnesium threonate, glycinate ConnectDr. Rasham Sandhu Instagram: @nextphasehuman Next Phase Human Podcast Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033qZ46toArgzpRrRrlpvb">https://open.spotify.com/show/033qZ46toArgzpRrRrlpvb</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/next-phase-human-w-dr-sandhu/id1896859526">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/next-phase-human-w-dr-sandhu/id1896859526</a> Dr. Hugh Beatty Instagram: @docnbak www.hughbeatty.com "5 Pillars of Health: Do You Want to Be Well?" on Amazon Guest inquiries: <a href="mailto:nextphasehuman@gmail.com">nextphasehuman@gmail.com</a>California Cardiovascular Institute | cacvinst.com 8337 Brimhall Rd Building 1200, Bakersfield CA 93312

June 26, 2026

The Hormone Blueprint: Root Causes, Real Fixes, and Why Your Liver Deserves More Credit

What if the reason you don't feel like yourself has nothing to do with trying harder, and everything to do with what your body has been quietly signaling all along?Dr. Rasham Sandhu sits down to explore the science of hormonal health, functional medicine, and the future of longevity with Dr. Valerie Civelli, functional medicine physician and founder of Trifecta Medical. Together they break down why women in their 40s feel like strangers in their own bodies, why the standard medical playbook keeps missing the mark, and what a truly personalized approach to hormone optimization actually looks like.<ul><li>Why perimenopause weight gain is not inevitable, and what hormonal and metabolic signals to address before it starts</li><li>The truth about GLP-1 medications: who they actually help, how to come off them without rebound, and why insulin is the real villain</li><li>Oral contraceptives, estrogen dominance, and why liver detox is the missing piece most doctors skip</li><li>Testosterone for men and women: injectable vs. topical, lifetime commitment concerns, and what bioregulators do that TRT cannot</li><li>Histamine, DAO deficiency, mold sensitivity, and the gut-immune connection your allergist probably hasn't mentioned</li></ul>

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What is Next Phase Human?: Most people think about their health when something goes wrong.

Next Phase Human is for everyone who wants to start thinking about it before that moment arrives.

Hosted by Dr. Sandhu — a cardiologist with a focus on prevention, longevity, and whole-body wellness — this podcast brings together physicians, researchers, and wellness professionals for honest, evidence-based conversations about the topics that actually move the needle on your long-term health.

Each episode covers the intersection of cardiovascular wellness, modern medicine, lifestyle optimization, and human performance — translated into practical, approachable conversations for professionals, business owners, and anyone serious about living better longer.Topics include heart health, metabolic health, sleep, stress, nutrition, longevity diagnostics, wearable technology, recovery, burnout, and the future of preventative care.

This is not clickbait wellness. This is a forward-thinking physician who believes the best healthcare happens before you need it.

New episodes weekly.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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