Your Blood Doesn’t Lie: How to Predict Disease Before It Happens w/ Jim LaValle

The Trusted Pharmacist

Most people wait until they’re sick to take their health seriously. But by then, it’s often too late to reverse the damage.

According to pharmacist and integrative health expert Jim LaValle, your blood holds the answers long before symptoms show up or a diagnosis is made.

It’s a fortune-teller for what’s coming next, if you know what to look for.

Hidden inside your labs are trend lines and early warning signs: subtle imbalances, rising inflammation, depleted nutrients, and patterns that point to what your body is headed toward next.

In this episode, Jim unpacks the real root causes behind why so many people look healthy on the outside but feel exhausted, foggy, and inflamed on the inside.

He explains how chronic stress and cortisol silently hijack your metabolism, gut, hormones, and brain function, speeding up aging even when your checkups say you’re “normal.”

You’ll learn how to spot the red flags most doctors miss, how metabolic inflammation accelerates disease, and how to finally identify and fix your body's hidden roadblocks.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Fit but inflamed

Many people look lean and train hard, but are metabolically wrecked underneath. How do you make sure fitness isn’t hurting you?

-Why your labs are lying to you

Your blood is a fortune teller of future disease. What blood markers predict future issues?

-Brain on fire

How do stress, gut issues, and inflammation activate your brain’s immune system, and how do we shut it down before it leads to anxiety, memory loss, or worse?

-The new frontier of peptides and personalized medicine

Why are peptides exploding in popularity, and how could they revolutionize aging and recovery if used correctly?

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Guest Bio

James LaValle is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board-certified clinical nutritionist, and expert and educator in integrative and precision health. James is best known for his expertise in personalized integrative therapies, uncovering the underlying metabolic issues that keep people from feeling healthy and vital. A thought leader in drug/nutrient depletion issues, he has published numerous books and 3 databases in this area alone. As such, he has over 35 years’ experience integrating natural and integrative therapies into various medical and business models. His latest research is in drug-induced microbiome disruption. To learn more, follow @therealjimlavalle on Instagram or visit https://www.jimlavalle.com/ and https://www.metaboliccode.com/.

About Your Host

Steve Hoffart is an award-winning pharmacist, entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster. As the visionary founder of Magnolia Pharmacy, Steve saw a need for a more personal pharmacy that could make a bigger impact. Today Steve and his team of experts deliver on that promise, working with patients and their physicians to solve medication problems and offer personalized solutions to achieve better health and wellness. As host of The Trusted Pharmacist podcast and through his combined reach of over 250,000 on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare.

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