What if some of the chronic diseases we struggle to understand are being driven by infections we have not learned to look for? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View Podcast, Sam Tejada sits down with Nikki Schultek, researcher, patient advocate, and collaboration architect whose own battle with Lyme disease transformed the direction of her life. After experiencing debilitating symptoms across multiple systems and being passed between specialists without answers, Nikki began investigating...

What if brain fog, anxiety, fatigue, or cognitive changes aren’t just symptoms to manage, but clues pointing to something deeper? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Dr. Eboni Cornish, functional medicine physician, Lyme disease expert, and President-Elect of ILADS, for a fascinating conversation on neural longevity, brain health, Lyme disease, chronic illness, and the hidden factors that may be affecting how your brain functions. Dr. Cornish explains why ...

What happens when Lyme disease is missed—and the symptoms are mistaken for something else? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Nicole Bell, CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics, engineer, author, and Lyme disease advocate, for a powerful conversation about diagnostic gaps, tick-borne infections, neurological symptoms, and the personal story that transformed her life and career. Nicole shares how her husband was initially diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s after s...

In this powerful episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Dr. Richard Horowitz, one of the world’s leading Lyme disease experts, to uncover what may be missing in the way chronic illness is diagnosed and treated. After treating more than 14,000 patients, Dr. Horowitz explains why Lyme disease is often misunderstood, how it can mimic conditions like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, mental health disorders, long COVID, and even cognitive decline, and why g...

Can functional medicine, hormone optimization, and taking ownership of your health change your life? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with functional medicine practitioner and former U.S. Coast Guard veteran DJ Linders for an honest conversation about resilience, healing, and the future of personalized healthcare. Before helping patients optimize their health, DJ spent more than two decades in the Coast Guard performing search and rescue missions, overcoming ad...

What if the biggest problem with America’s healthcare system is not how much we spend—but what we spend it on? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with world-renowned transplant surgeon, diabetes researcher, and regenerative medicine pioneer Dr. Camillo Ricordi for a powerful conversation about transforming healthcare from reactive sick care into a predictive, preventive, and proactive system. Dr. Ricordi shares his journey from studying neuroscience to develop...

What if the key to better hormonal health, intimacy, and confidence starts with reconnecting to your own body? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Kim Bilyk, women’s health coach, occupational therapist, yoga therapist, and founder known as the Queen of Turn On, for an open and empowering conversation about women’s sexual wellness, perimenopause, menopause, pelvic health, and holistic healing. Kim shares her personal journey after losing her menstrual cycl...

What if your child’s behavior is not defiance, but a stress response? In this powerful episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with child behavior and trauma expert Bryan Post to explore how early experiences, family patterns, stress, and emotional disconnection can shape a child’s behavior for years. Bryan shares his personal adoption story, explains how trauma can begin before birth, and reveals why punishment, yelling, isolation, and excessive consequences often fail to...

What if the biggest breakthrough in your health is not another device, supplement, or data point, but learning how to bring your mind, body, emotions, and spirit back into alignment? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Julia Smila, certified functional nutrition practitioner and founder of the Ultimate Wellness Conference, for a powerful conversation about conscious longevity, functional medicine, nervous system regulation, biohacking, and the deeper meaning ...

What happens when you finally decide that your health will count? In this powerful episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada is joined by artist, activist, and storyteller Yello Pain, alongside Liquivida partner and Winnergy founder Corey Jacobs, for an honest conversation about health awareness, personal responsibility, community impact, and creating change before life forces you to. Yello Pain shares how losing weight and improving his fitness made him feel healthier than ever, unti...

In this mind-blowing episode of A Healthy Point of View , host Sam Tejada sits down with Ryan Smith —biochemist, peptide pioneer, and founder of TruDiagnostics —to unravel the future of epigenetic testing, longevity science , and personalized wellness. From being one of the first to popularize peptides in the U.S. to now building the world's largest DNA methylation dataset, Ryan opens up about the rise and fall of his compounding empire , the FBI raid , and how he's redefining aging with real da...