Rational Wellness Podcast

About Rational Wellness Podcast

Rational Wellness Podcast hosted by Dr. Ben Weitz helps you unlock the latest science in functional medicine, nutrition, wellness and health, so you can optimize your body and mind. Weekly interviews with experts in Functional Medicine and Wellness with focus on gut health, hormones, inflammation, wellness, brain health, nutrition, health and longevity. You'll discover evidence-based strategies to reverse chronic disease, balance your biology, and extend your healthspan — from cutting-edge lab testing and nutrition to personalized lifestyle interventions. Past guests include Dr. Dale Bredesen, Dr. Jeffrey Bland, and Dr. Mark Pimentel and many of the most trusted voices in functional and integrative medicine and the wellness world. Subscribe today to learn practical tools you can use right now for better health and wellness.

Publisher

Rational Wellness

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Sept 2017

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

152 of 475 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Chronic Diarrhea: A Functional Medicine Approach w/ Dr. Ilana Gurevich Rational Wellness Podcast 483

   Dr. Ilana Gurevich, a functional medicine practitioner, explains a functional medicine approach to understanding and managing chronic diarrhea.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   An Integrative Approach to Parkinson's Disease with Dr. Karin Duncan | Rational Wellness Podcast 482

   Host Dr. Karin Duncan explores an integrative approach to Parkinson's disease, offering insights for better management and well-being.

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   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The HRT Questions Most Women Never Get Answered with Karen Martel | Rational Wellness Podcast 481

   Dr. Ben Weitz interviews Certified Hormone Specialist Karen Martel about answering crucial perimenopause and menopause questions, guiding listeners toward evidence-informed HRT.

Inside a recent episode

Chronic Diarrhea: A Functional Medicine Approach w/ Dr. Ilana Gurevich Rational Wellness Podcast 483

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] These are people that cannot control their bowel. I mean, it's truly torture. And so for those people, again, I'm looking for a yes or a no. So I will often start them with pharmaceuticals. right? Do the bile acid sequestrants. There's three drugs, cocevalum, cholestyramine, and cholesterol. They work a little bit differently. I will start them probably with a powdered cholestyramine, which is the oldest one, to see if I get rid of their diarrhea. If I do, amazing, I know what the problem is. And then I'm going to start revving through some of my natural bile acid sequestrants, right? Which for some people actually work better, but for some people don't. […]

Who has been a guest on Rational Wellness Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Ilana Gurevich
• Dr Karin Duncan
• Karen Martel
• Dr Tom Fabian
• Dr Isaac Eliaz

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

840,227

Score snapshot 6 Oct 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

168 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

93

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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