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Healthful Pursuit Podcast

Join Functional Medicine Practitioner and Holistic Nutritionist, Leanne Vogel as we seek answers on the fringes of the health space. Together we'll explore the principles of functional health to help you thrive in mind, body, and spirit. In each episode, we'll delve into the latest research, practical tips, and insightful interviews with experts in the field of functional medicine and holistic health.
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Now displaying: February, 2026
Feb 24, 2026

Weight gain isn’t a willpower problem… It's a communication problem. In this episode, we explore LEAN, the peptide that helps the body re-establish normal metabolic signaling between the gut, brain, and fat cells. You’ll learn how this yeast-derived peptide extends your own GLP-1 activity, balances appetite hormones, and supports fat oxidation using citrus polyphenols, L-carnitine, and CoQ10, all without stimulants or artificial suppression. We’ll cover how LEAN works, what to expect in the first few weeks and months, and why pairing it with FIT helps preserve muscle and keep metabolism strong.

 

Hosted by Leanne Vogel.

 

Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching 

 

Bioactive Peptides: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/make  

 

Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz 

 

Enjoy today’s show. Thanks for listening!

 

Feb 17, 2026

Emotional eating, binge eating, and bulimia are rarely about food alone. In this re released episode, therapist Sarah Spears explains why restriction, trauma, and unprocessed emotions drive disordered eating, and how healing requires addressing the physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and soul layers of health. This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck in cycles of overeating, self blame, or “doing everything right” with food but still struggling. Healing doesn’t start with more rules, it starts from within.

 

Hosted by Leanne Vogel.

 

Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching 

 

Breakthrough Program: https://breakthrough.makewellness.com/leanne   

 

Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz 

 

Enjoy today’s show. Thanks for listening!

 

Feb 10, 2026

GLP 1 medications are everywhere, and most conversations swing between hype and shame. This episode slows it all down.

 

We cover what GLP 1 actually is (a natural satiety and blood sugar hormone), how GLP 1 medications work in the gut and brain, what the research shows so far, and what it still does not answer. We talk about why these meds can feel life changing for food noise and cravings, plus the tradeoffs that often get minimized, like nausea, constipation, fatigue, under eating, and muscle loss.

 

This is not a pro or anti episode. It is a physiology first conversation to help you ask better questions and make thoughtful decisions, whether you are curious, considering it, or already using one.

 

Hosted by Leanne Vogel.

 

Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching 

 

Bioactive Peptides: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/make  

 

Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz 

 

Enjoy today’s show. Thanks for listening!

 

Feb 3, 2026

This episode is a candid look at what nearly two decades of healing actually looks like.

 

I share the full evolution of my relationship with food, movement, tracking, and health, from addiction, eating disorders, and chaos to stability, nourishment, and trust in my body. We talk about why health changes slowly, why different seasons require different strategies, and how restriction, optimization, and long term stability each have their place.

 

If you feel frustrated that you “know what to do” but still struggle to implement it, or if your health feels like it has moved through many phases over the years, this episode will help you understand why that’s normal, and how to meet your body where it is now instead of forcing it into a past version of health. 

 

Hosted by Leanne Vogel.

 

Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching 

 

Breakthrough Program: https://breakthrough.makewellness.com/leanne   

 

Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz 

 

Enjoy today’s show. Thanks for listening!

 

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