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The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

249 episodes

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show promotes a healthy world, and in order to have a healthy world, we must have transparent conversations. This show is dedicated to such conversations as the listener; your education, understanding, strength, and health are the primary focus. The goal of this show is to provide you with a framework for navigating the health and wellness space and, most importantly, being the champion of your own life. Guests include highly trustworthy professionals that bring both the art and science of wellness aspects that are both physical and mental. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is a Washington University fellowship-trained physician who serves the innovators, mavericks, and leaders in their fields, as well as working closely with the Special Operations Military. She is the founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine® and serves patients worldwide.

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  1. Dr. Mike Ormsbee: Eating Before Bed - What Probes in Belly Fat Revealed About Protein Snacks

    · 1 h 21 min · S1 E249

    Eating before bed: harmful or helpful? Dr. Mike Ormsbee breaks down protein before bed, casein vs. whey, fat metabolism, sleep, and resistance training for postmenopausal women. Late-night eating comes with many rules…

  2. How to Raise Strong Kids: Protein, Strength Training and Building Bone Before Adulthood

    · 25 min · S1 E248

    Childhood and adolescence provide a one-time biological opportunity: our kids' bodies are primed to grow, build tissue, and develop cognitive capacity. But to do that, they need the right raw materials. In this video,…

  3. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian: How the Food System Got Us Sick. Can We Fix It?

    · 1 h 33 min · S1 E247

    What you choose to eat is the single most important decision you make every day—impacting your metabolic health, your family, the economy, and the future of our food supply. In this episode, world-renowned…

  4. How Much Protein Do You Need? Top Scientists Still Disagree

    · 22 min · S1 E246

    Protein is in everything right now: coffee, chips, cookies, bars. But despite the massive marketing hype, the world’s leading scientists are still debating fundamental questions about how much protein we actually need…

  5. Dr. Tiffany Moon: Is Anesthesia Safe? What Patients Fear vs. What Actually Happens

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E245

    In this episode, board-certified anesthesiologist, researcher, and former Real Housewives of Dallas star Dr. Tiffany Moon pulls back the curtain on modern medicine, surgical pain management, and the reality of…

  6. Hormones and Attraction: What We Think We Know vs. What the Science Says

    · 18 min · S1 E244

    Can you tell someone's testosterone or estrogen levels just by looking at their face? Is "jawmaxxing" actually backed by science? In this video, we dive deep into the real science of hormones, physical attraction, and…

  7. Dr. JJ Thomas: Pain Is an Alarm. Why Your Injury Keeps Coming Back and How To Fix It

    · 1 h 30 min · S1 E243

    When you have musculoskeletal pain, the natural instinct is to try and treat it directly. But the cause of that pain often starts somewhere else in the body. I learned that from this week's guest, Dr. JJ Thomas, who…

  8. Is It Too Late to Build Muscle in Menopause? No. Here's What the Studies Show

    · 17 min · S1 E242

    Will I get too bulky?" No. "Is it too late?" Also no. Here's the context: during the menopause transition, women lose lean mass, gain fat, and their muscle becomes harder to build — the same workout and the same…

  9. How to Prepare Your Body for Surgery: Protein, Prehab and the 5 Days That Change Your Recovery | Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt

    · 1 h 18 min · S1 E241

    Most patients are told one thing before surgery: stop all supplements. Duke surgeon Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt says that blanket advice can do harm, and that what you do in the days before surgery changes how you heal.…

  10. Menopause Is a Muscle Problem, Not Just a Hormone Problem

    · 22 min · S1 E240

    Menopause is changing your body, but the part nobody talks about isn't hot flashes. It's muscle. Women lose lean mass fastest in perimenopause, the loss probably starts closer to 35, and no pill, patch or injection…

  11. ED Predicts Heart Attacks Better Than Chest Pain: The 2 Tests to Ask For | Dr. Tobias Kohler

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E239

    Your testosterone number matters at every age, but most men never learn what theirs should be. Mayo Clinic urologist Dr. Tobias Kohler explains why ~500 is the target, why 1,000 is already running hot, what 2,000+ does…

  12. The Truth About Testosterone in Women

    · 25 min · S1 E237

    You say "steroids" and picture a baseball scandal, a jacked guy, a bad spray tan. But cortisol is a steroid. Estrogen is a steroid. The cream you put on poison ivy is a steroid. The word covering all of them is also…

  13. Fathers Lose Testosterone When They Raise Their Kids | Aldrich Chan, Psy.D.

    · 1 h 47 min · S1 E236

    Most people assume becoming a parent is an emotional change, but a measurable part of it is hormonal, and it happens in fathers too. I sat down with Aldrich Chan, Psy.D., to talk about what changes in the brain, why…

  14. The Bone You Have At 50 Was Built Before You Turned 18

    · 25 min · S1 E235

    You might think bone density is something you build slowly over a lifetime, but nearly all of your peak bone mass is set before age 18, in a four-year window most parents never see coming. In this solo episode I break…

  15. The Testosterone Myth Women Have Been Lied To About │ Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith

    · 1 h 22 min · S1 E234

    You have probably been told that testosterone is a male hormone. Women produce more of it than estrogen, and for many of us it is the first hormone to go, sometimes reading zero five years before menopause while…

  16. 5 Protein Myths Your Doctor Is Still Repeating In The Exam Room

    · 16 min · S1 E233

    You probably ate something today with high protein printed across the front of it, and there is a good chance it did almost nothing for your skeletal muscle. There is no meaningful enforcement standard for what the…

  17. STOP Treating Low Testosterone As Depression: The 160 Reading Navy Doctor Refused | Tim Parlatore

    · 1 h 46 min · S1 E232

    A Navy captain with 24 years of service went to medical for exhaustion, weight gain, and low mood, and was told to see a therapist and eat less. When he asked for a testosterone test his physician asked whether he had…

  18. Nobody Told You This About Creatine

    · 20 min · S1 E231

    You might think creatine is a bodybuilder's steroid you have to cycle, load, and fear for your kidneys, but it's a compound your own body already makes from three amino acids, with one of the deepest safety records in…

  19. Are You Aging Faster Than You Should? - Dr. Kristen Holmes

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E230

    Most of what we call "aging" may not be about time at all. It may be a nervous system stuck in stress, quietly draining your sleep, your recovery, and your long-term health. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits…

  20. The Gut Yeast That Brews Ethanol From Every Carb You Eat

    · 21 min · S1 E229

    Blowing four times the legal limit on a breathalyzer usually means one thing, but in 2015, a judge dismissed a DWI because the driver's own gut was fermenting alcohol from an ordinary carb-heavy dinner. It's called…

  21. The 1 Macronutrient High Performers Skip After 60 | Arthur Brooks, PhD

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E228

    Most people chase happiness as a feeling and wait for certainty before making big decisions, and both instincts quietly backfire. Dr. Arthur Brooks joins Dr. Gabrielle Lyon to break down what happiness is and how to…

  22. Why You're So Bloated on Ozempic

    · 14 min · S1 E227

    You might think the number dropping on the scale is the whole win, but on a GLP-1, a meaningful share of what you're losing may be muscle, not fat, and the fiber that's supposed to help can quietly make things worse.…

  23. Taryn Smith - The Crash Nobody Warns You About After a Huge Win

    · 1 h 30 min · S1 E226

    You'd think fear is what stops you from doing hard things. At 25, with zero rowing experience, Taryn Smith crossed the Atlantic alone. 3,000 miles, 46 days, and I learned that the fear was never the obstacle. It was…

  24. What Glyphosate Does to Your Body

    · 21 min · S1 E225

    You've probably worried that the glyphosate on your bread is slowly harming you. The evidence points somewhere far less obvious and far more fixable. In this solo episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses: • Why the real…

  25. Juliet and Dr. Kelly Starrett - Your Back Pain Isn't Your Back

    · 1 h 31 min · S1 E224

    Most people think low back pain means something is wrong with their back. It's usually the hips — and the fix often starts on your living room floor. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Kelly…

  26. DON'T Inject What You Can't Verify: Compounded Peptide Safety Explained

    · 25 min · S1 E223

    Over 500 published papers stand behind one of the internet's most popular peptides, but fewer than 30 of the humans studied are in them. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon separates the molecule from the marketplace so you can tell…

  27. 5 Hidden Causes of Bone Loss (#4 Is a Shock) - Dr. Douglas Lucas

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E222

    Everyone on a GLP-1 is watching the scale; almost no one is watching their bones. Bone loss isn't an inevitable part of aging; it's a reversible signal that something deeper is going wrong, and it starts far earlier…

  28. The Hidden Meat Allergy Millions Don’t Know They Have

    · 25 min · S1 E221

    You've eaten red meat your whole life, so why does a steak dinner suddenly leave you covered in hives at 1 AM? A single Lone Star tick bite can rewire your immune system into a delayed allergy to red meat, and most…

  29. GLP-1's Dark Side No One Warns You. What Rapid Weight Loss Does to Your Face and Skin - Dr. Kristy Hamilton

    · 1 h 18 min · S1 E220

    Everyone celebrates the weight GLP-1s take off, almost no one warns you about the volume they quietly pull out of your face and the loose skin you can't train away. The fix depends entirely on the diagnosis, and…

  30. Is Your Protein Aging You? What the Longevity Science Gets Wrong

    · 33 min · S1 E219

    The longevity world has convinced a generation of women that protein is shortening their lives. The science says they've got it backwards and the people hurt most are the ones who need protein most. In this episode,…

  31. Dr. Peter Hotez - 1 in 20 Americans Has This Parasite and Doesn't Know It!

    · 46 min · S1 E218

    The parasites most Americans think of as a tropical problem are already here; showing up as fatigue, asthma, and gut issues that standard tests keep calling "normal." An estimated 1 in 20 people may carry one and never…

  32. The Truth About Microplastics No One Is Telling You

    · 23 min · S1 E217

    You might think microplastics are just an environmental nuisance that passes through your body, but the latest tissue studies tell a very different story. As a physician, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon breaks down where the…

  33. Cardio vs Strength Is a Myth and the Science Proves It - Dr. Alyssa Olenick

    · 2 h 04 min · S1 E216

    You've been told that 10,000 steps a day is enough to keep you healthy but when it comes to your bones and your muscles, walking falls short, and the science explains exactly why. The real drivers of strength, bone…

  34. The Testosterone Myth Men Have Been Lied To About

    · 25 min · Episode 215

    You were told your testosterone is "normal" so why do you still feel exhausted, weak, and off? The number on your lab report was never built for you, and your own genetics may be the reason it doesn't match how you…

  35. Is the Protein RDA Too Low for You? What 40 Years of Studies Show - Dr. Don Layman & Dr. Heather Leidy | GLS #214

    · 1 h 57 min · Episode 214

    The July Forever Strong Foundations Challenge begins July 6, 2026. This 4-week challenge is designed to help you build a stronger, more energized you through sustainable nutrition, training, and lifestyle habits.…

  36. Nobody Tells You What GLP-1s Do to Your Sex Drive | GLS #213

    · 38 min · Episode 213

    The receptor that switches off your appetite on a GLP-1 drug is the same one wired into your reward circuitry, your hormones, and your blood vessels, which means when you turn down hunger, something else may be getting…

  37. Why Strength Beats Cardio After 50: Muscle, Longevity & Bone Density - Lisa Smith-Batchen

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 212

    You might think more cardio is the key to aging well but Lisa Smith-Batchen, who has run 135 miles through Death Valley ten times, says it's strength that actually carries you through the decades. In this episode, Dr.…

  38. Laura Horvath, Chris Hinshaw & James Sprague: What Separates Champions From Everyone Else

    · 13 min · S1 E211

    What does it actually mean to win at the highest level? In this powerful compilation, I’m with 2024 CrossFit Games champion James Sprague, 2023 CrossFit Games champion Laura Horvath, and legendary endurance coach Chris…

  39. What Your ED Is Really Telling You About Your Heart, Blood Sugar & Hormones - Urology Roundtable

    · 1 h 33 min · Episode 210

    Most men think erectile dysfunction is a bedroom problem and low testosterone is just a fact of getting older. This roundtable makes the case that both are early warning lights for your heart, your metabolism, and your…

  40. How to Stay Calm in a Crisis and Why Detachment Is a Trainable Skill - Jamie Cochran

    · 1 h 27 min · Episode 209

    Your ego isn’t the enemy, but if you’re not actively controlling it, it is running your team, your home, and your most important relationships. Jamie Cochran, COO of Echelon Front, has spent 13 years helping leaders…

  41. Penis Health, What Every Man Needs to Know - Dr. Amy Pearlman

    · 1 h 53 min · Episode 208

    Most men think erectile dysfunction is a bedroom problem. It's actually one of the earliest warning signs of cardiovascular disease, capable of showing up three to five years before a heart attack. In this episode,…

  42. Your Doctor Is Watching the Wrong Number. LDL, ApoB & Heart Risk Explained. - Dr. Kevin Maki

    · 1 h 25 min · Episode 207

    Most people think the cholesterol number on their lab report tells them whether their heart is at risk. But former National Lipid Association President Dr. Kevin Maki explains that LDL is just one piece of a much…

  43. The Cancer Doctors Keep Missing in Young Adults - Dr. Michelle Pearlman

    · 2 h 03 min · Episode 206

    Colorectal cancer is now the leading cancer killer in adults under 50, and patients in their 20s are presenting with metastatic disease that has nothing to do with family history. Most physicians are still telling…

  44. Jocko Willink - Parenting, Apex Kid Myth, Failure, & Leadership

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 205

    Most parents are quietly paving the road their kids were supposed to learn to walk on by themselves and Jocko Willink has spent 20 years watching what happens when that road is too smooth. In this episode, Dr.…

  45. Doctors Are Removing Testicles for This | Dr. Susan Macdonald

    · 1 h 41 min · Episode 204

    Most men don't know they have a pelvic floor, and most doctors aren't trained to look for dysfunction in it. The result: testicles are being surgically removed for pain that's actually neuropathic, at double the rate…

  46. Mark Bell on Fat vs. Carbs, What’s Really Making You Fat?

    · 1 h 20 min · Episode 203

    Most people are chasing the wrong version of strength and paying for it with pain, poor movement, and a body that breaks down faster than it should. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Mark Bell, elite…

  47. GLP-1 Side Effects, Risks, And Who Should Actually Be Using It | Dr. Christle Guevarra

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 202

    We are living through one of the most significant shifts in medicine in generations, and most people don’t fully understand what it means. Dr. Christle Guevarra joins me to zoom out on the entire GLP-1 landscape; from…

  48. Dominique Sachse on Aging Well, HRT, and Building Muscle After 50

    · 1 h 21 min · Episode 201

    The moment you decide to show up publicly, you open the door to opinions from people who would never say those things to your face. Dominique Sachse, journalist, author, and content creator who has lived her life on…

  49. The Truth about Saturated Fat, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Total Mortality | Dr. Tom Brenna

    · 1 h 32 min · Episode 200

    Only nine scientists were asked to advise on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and Dr. Tom Brenna was one of them. In this conversation, he pulls back the curtain on how dietary guidelines are actually made,…

  50. GLP-1 Drugs & Bariatric Surgery Explained by a Top Obesity Researcher | Dr. David Allison

    · 1 h 35 min · Episode 199

    In a world flooded with conflicting health advice, how do you actually figure out what’s true? Dr. David Allison, one of the most rigorous scientific minds in obesity and nutrition research, shared the exact framework…

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