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The Trusted Pharmacist Podcast pulls back the curtain on the healthcare industry, exposing the flaws in the system and empowering listeners to take control of their health. Hosted by pharmacist Steve Hoffart, this show delivers science-backed insights, debunks medical myths, and highlights natural and medical solutions that truly work. Through candid solo episodes and expert interviews, Steve provides actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Whether you're looking to improve your health, understand your body's needs, or make sense of conflicting medical advice, this podcast is your go-to source for honest, practical information.
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- 1 weeks ago44 min
Increase Testosterone the Right Way: Men's TRT Masterclass w/Dr Tracy Gapin
Testosterone is everywhere right now. You see a new TRT clinic on every corner. Your social and YouTube feed is full of videos promising to boost testosterone naturally or talking up testosterone replacement therapy. But when most men start on TRT, they get the wrong dose, wrong schedule, wrong labs. The cost of testosterone done wrong is you can feel worse than before you started. Dr Tracy Gapin is the urologist who teaches other doctors how to get this right. In this episode he answers all the essential questions, so you can boost testosterone safely and effectively. What You'll Discover In This Episode How "normal" lab results mislead well-meaning doctors Why estrogen isn't the enemy How flawed studies created the testosterone heart-attack warning Why the old idea "testosterone causes prostate cancer" might be the opposite Real patient who tested 933 total testosterone…but just 3.2 free Why switching labs can make your dose look very different Testosterone doses - why bigger isn't always better The 2nd hormone Dr Gapin checks in nearly every case of TRT How younger men can increase testosterone naturally Remember: This is education, not personal medical advice, so take it to your prescriber. And keep seeking the truth about how the body works! 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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- 2 weeks ago50 min
The Estrogen Patch Is Gone. Don't Take the Pill.
Women can't find estrogen patches, pharmacies get a few a day before shelves are empty again. The FDA has been claiming there is no shortage. Dr Tara Scott is a board-certified OB/GYN and menopause practitioner who, in her most-shared video ever, listed oral estrogen as the #1 thing she would never do as a gynecologist. In a patch shortage where oral estrogen is exactly what women are being handed, has Dr Scott changed her stance? She joins me to share how she's handling the estrogen patch shortage in her practice, and the best commercially available options. She also shares how she uses compounded options with her patients, and why testing, monitoring and understanding dosage are so critical to getting patients the care they need. What You'll Discover In This Episode How oral estrogen lowers free testosterone and free thyroid women need Four reasons the "same molecule" in a pill affects your body differently How oral estrogen leads to 'breakthrough symptoms' Which varieties of patches may still be available How different dosages in patches can affect your experience & symptoms New patch prices that makes compounding an economical option What really happens when you go days without your estrogen patch When to test your hormone metabolites, and why early testing often wastes money Virtual Care: To learn more about Dr Scott's personalized functional medicine programs, complete with advanced lab analysis, expert provider consults, and tailored treatment plans, available fully online in 45 states, visit: forumhealth.com/virtual-clinic/ About the Guest Dr. Tara Scott, known as the Hormone Guru, is a certified menopause practitioner with the North American Menopause Society and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. After almost 20 years in OB/GYN, she now focuses on functional and integrative medicine, and she is board certified in Integrative Medicine and certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. An Associate Clinical Professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University, she has taught doctors her approach to evidence-based hormone therapy on 5 continents. She specializes in hormonal imbalances and thyroid issues using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), and has been featured in Women's Health, Shape, and Newsweek, and in a TEDx talk. Learn more at https://drtarascott.com or for virtual care, visit: forumhealth.com/virtual-clinic/. 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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- 3 weeks ago26 min
3 Things About Weight Loss That Surprised a 30-Year Pharmacist
Everybody knows GLP-1 by now. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. Twenty percent of the conversations in my pharmacy touch on these drugs. But here's what most people don't realize. GLP-1 is not a drug. GLP-1 is a hormone. Your body makes it. And you can leverage that mechanism to make your own Ozempic and eat less. And that's just scratching the surface of the newest weight loss science. So I went back to school, sitting through 15 hours of lectures, and these are my most surprising takeaways. What You'll Discover In This Episode The stress hormone creating cravings that sabotage weight loss Why willpower breaks down without the right internal support The flower extract that can make you feel full faster Why your cells are starving for magnesium How menopause turns protein deficiency into carb cravings The risks of losing weight too fast How our obsession with the bathroom scale hides muscle loss 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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- Oct 1, 202649 min
Why You Wake Up at 3 AM & Can't Fall Back Asleep | Dr. Stasha Gominak Returns
Dr Stasha Gominak is back, and together we fix a real patient's problem…live. Last time she shared why your sleep is broken. This time she solves a single hour of your sleep, the 3am wake up. If that's happening to you, you're not alone. The 3am wake up is the single most common sleep complaint we hear. What You'll Discover In This Episode How the biggest sleep supplement in America is actually overdosing us The root cause of the 3am wake-up Supplements you can STOP buying The one vitamin to take at 3am The real patient situation and Dr Stasha's sleep supplement stack The vitamin critical for both mothers and children Steve's most recommended sleep supplement Click to learn more about Dr Gominak's RightSleep program, or click to explore Magnolia Pharmacy's Sleep Support collection of supplements. Reminder: Patient examples, supplements and dosages are for educational purposes only. About the Guest Dr Stasha Gominak is a former practicing neurologist and the creator of RightSleep®, dividing her time between helping individuals, through virtual coaching sessions and teaching clinicians and coaches how to use RightSleep concepts to improve their patients' health and well being. Dr Gominak completed a Neurology residency in 1989 at the Harvard-affiliated, Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2004 Dr. Gominak began to concentrate on treating neurological illness by improving sleep. She published a pivotal article in 2012 proposing that the global struggle with worsening sleep was linked to reduced sun exposure. In 2016 she followed with a second article linking the change in the intestinal microbiome to the epidemic of poor sleep, and described a simple process for normalizing sleep and the intestinal bacterial population, called RightSleep®. Learn more about RightSleep® at https://drgominak.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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- Sep 24, 202636 min
A Small-Town Pharmacist Broke Down on TikTok. Here's Why.
Your pharmacy might be busier than ever..and going broke. Small-town pharmacist Fair Jones went viral on TikTok the moment she couldn't take it anymore. People Magazine told her story. Now she joins me to explain what's happening behind the counter, and why your next prescription may not get filled. If you're like many people, your pharmacist is your first call when you or your family are sick. As Fair points out, " There are times in our town, people that just don't have extra money lying around to go to the doctor for every single little thing. And so they'll just call us and say, "Hey Fair, this is what's going on. What do you think?" We talk about what your hometown pharmacy actually does that mail order never will, what gets lost when a pharmacy closes, and how you can help prevent losing your pharmacy. What You'll Discover In This Episode Why your pharmacy might be struggling to pay for its next drug shipment How you're forced into brand name drugs instead of inexpensive generics The surprising share of prescriptions pharmacies lose money filling Why Fair had to sign an NDA just to see her own reimbursement contract How filling nine prescriptions for a stranded patient left her 88 cents profit One easy thing you can do to help keep your pharmacy from closing its doors Your hometown pharmacy isn't struggling because they stopped mattering. They're struggling because they're making a difference, but middlemen have made it nearly impossible to succeed while giving great care and service. For more information or to get involved, visit pharmacistsfightback.org, or ask your HR department who your PBM is. About the Guest Fair Jones, together with husband Taylor, owns Sav-Mor Drugs and Gifts, an independent pharmacy in Grenada, MS. She's also a PBM reform advocate and mother fighting for patient access and fairness. Follow Fair: @fairthepharmacist on TikTok and Instagram, FairRx on Facebook, Sav-Mor Drugs and Gifts in Grenada, MS or email: fairrx@realliferealreform.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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- Sep 17, 202632 min
This Decides If Your Hormones Work | Dr John Kim
You've cleaned up your diet, optimized your sleep, taken all the right supplements. Maybe you're on hormone therapy or working with a functional medicine provider. But you still have fatigue and brain fog, can't lose the extra weight, and your microbiome isn't improving. What's keeping your hormones from working properly? I brought fellow pharmacist Dr John Kim, PharmD to share his perspective on cell mitochondria and how it governs hormone production, metabolism and receptor function. He's been through his own health journey, so he has a unique blend of expertise and personal experience as a patient searching for answers. What You'll Discover In This Episode The 'cell danger' response & what triggers it How the body 'protects' itself from hormone therapy & supplements Why progesterone can backfire & cause more anxiety How Dr John's heart attack at 33 revealed long-hidden root causes How overlooked drug interactions set patients up for failure P.S. Are you looking for hormone therapy tailored to your unique needs? Explore our bioidentical hormones and find the best solution for you: https://magnoliapharmacy.com/pages/bhrt-women. About the Guest Dr. John Kim, PharmD is a functional medicine pharmacist who helps patients uncover the root causes of their health challenges, with training in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. His own health struggles in 2015 deepened his understanding of complex, chronic illness, and his recovery from chronic infections, along with his work with families affected by autism spectrum disorder, shaped his focus on immune health and the body's underlying stress response. He is the founder of Kim Wellness, a virtual tele-wellness practice focused on hormone balance, immune health, and gut function, and speaks nationally and internationally on functional medicine. Learn more at https://drjohnkim.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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Stay Ahead with Steve the Pharmacist! Loving the show? Want more insights into how your body works? Head over to TheTrustedPharmacist.com and sign up with your email! You'll get the latest episodes, plus exclusive health tips to help you take charge of your wellness. Don't miss out – join me today!
- Sep 10, 202626 min
The Fiber–Depression Connection No One Talks About w/ Dr. Oscar Coetzee (Part 2)
If nutrition can affect anxiety and depression, what should we actually measure, change, and investigate before reaching for another prescription? Knowing that mental health can have nutritional and biological drivers is one thing. Knowing what to do with that information is another. Should we start with fiber, test vitamin D and iron, examine thyroid function, or investigate what is happening inside the cells? Without a clear approach, nutrition can easily become another world of guesswork, conflicting advice, and supposed quick fixes. In Part 2, we move from understanding the nutrition, mental health connection to identifying the practical next steps. Dr. Oscar Coetzee explains why the average American may not be eating enough fiber to properly support the gut microbiome, which nutrient deficiencies he prioritizes when evaluating mental health symptoms, and how thyroid function can influence mood and energy. He also walks us through the organic acids test and what it can reveal about cellular energy, nutrient status, neurotransmitter pathways, stress, detoxification, and microbial activity. In this episode, I continue my conversation with nutritionist, author, and speaker Dr. Oscar Coetzee. We explore how to investigate the biological factors affecting mental health without falling for quick fixes, why antidepressants should never be stopped abruptly, and the emerging probiotic research that Oscar believes could change how we support the gut and brain. What You'll Discover in This Episode Why fiber matters for the gut bacteria involved in producing the building blocks for serotonin and dopamine How the average American's fiber intake compares with the amount Oscar believes is needed to improve the microbiome Why fiber should be increased gradually instead of added in large amounts overnight The connection Oscar sees between an underfed microbiome and rising levels of anxiety and depression Why vitamin D deficiency and iron deficiency are among the first problems Oscar investigates How anemia can affect mood, energy, and cognition, particularly in menstruating women Why B vitamins also deserve attention when evaluating mental health symptoms How selenium, iodine, and vitamin A support thyroid function—and why an underactive thyroid can resemble anxiety or depression The role omega-3 fatty acids and zinc play in supporting brain-derived neurotrophic factor How medication can provide short-term relief while nutritional deficiencies and other underlying problems are addressed Why Oscar is concerned about prescribing and combining multiple psychiatric medications in children and teenagers What an organic acids test can reveal that routine bloodwork may miss How this test can offer insight into mitochondrial function, B vitamin status, neurotransmitter pathways, cortisol, detoxification, and microbial activity Why mental health is too complex for TikTok remedies and one-size-fits-all solutions Why anyone taking an SSRI should never reduce or stop it without working with the prescribing healthcare professional How new technology is making it possible to deliver previously difficult-to-supplement anaerobic bacteria Why emerging probiotic research could create new possibilities for mental, metabolic, and immune health PS. If you enjoy the show, remember to leave a review on your favorite podcast app! Reviews help the podcast reach a wider audience and help more people. About the Guest Dr. Oscar Coetzee is a nutritionist, published author, professor, and nationally recognized s
- Sep 3, 202627 min
Before You Increase Your SSRI, Check Your Nutrient Levels w/ Dr. Oscar Coetzee
What if the antidepressant isn't failing because it's the wrong medication, but because the body doesn't have enough of what it needs to make serotonin in the first place? As a pharmacist, I've filled thousands of antidepressant prescriptions. But there is a question we rarely stop to ask before increasing a dose or trying another medication: Where does serotonin actually come from? An SSRI can help the brain reuse the serotonin that is already available, but the production of neurotransmitters also depends on what is happening elsewhere in the body. This means symptoms we identify as anxiety or depression may sometimes have more than one possible driver. Low vitamin D, iron deficiency, unstable blood sugar, poor digestion, inflammation, and an imbalanced microbiome can all influence how we feel. In this episode, I'm joined by nutritionist, author, and speaker Dr. Oscar Coetzee. We explore the missing nutritional and biological "third leg" of mental healthcare and why mood disorders can have a lot more to do with what's on your plate than you think. What You'll Discover In This Episode The overlooked question we should ask before assuming an antidepressant has "stopped working" Why the gut microbiome helps provide the raw materials the body needs to make serotonin and dopamine How nutrient deficiencies can interfere with neurotransmitter production even when someone is eating a seemingly healthy diet Why poor digestion may matter just as much as the nutrients we consume The "three-legged stool" of mental healthcare and the leg that is often missing How low blood sugar, anemia, and vitamin deficiencies can mimic symptoms associated with anxiety or depression Why a healthy gut depends on microbial balance, not simply eliminating every "bad" bacterium How toxins released by certain gut bacteria may contribute to inflammation in the brain Why two people with similar gut problems can experience very different mental health symptoms How genetics can reveal vulnerabilities without determining someone's future Why Oscar now considers diet, gut health, and cellular function before turning to extensive genetic testing When medication may be urgently necessary and why nutrition should complement, not replace, appropriate psychiatric care PS. If you enjoy the show, remember to leave a review on your favorite podcast app! Reviews help the podcast reach a wider audience and help more people. About the Guest Dr. Oscar Coetzee is a nutritionist, published author, professor, and nationally recognized speaker, and VP of Clinical Education and Practitioner Support at Designs for Health. With more than 25 years of experience in nutritional science and research, he currently serves as a faculty member at the University of Bridgeport and Associate Director of the Nutrition Track within its Doctor of Health Sciences program. His work focuses on evidence-based nutritional science and developing nutrition intervention protocols for chronic disease. To learn more, visit https://www.designsforhealth.com/ or send an email to ocoetzee@designsforhealth.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 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness
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The Trusted Pharmacist Podcast pulls back the curtain on the healthcare industry, exposing the flaws in the system and empowering listeners to take control of their health. Hosted by pharmacist Steve Hoffart, this show delivers science-backed insights, debunks medical myths, and highlights natural and medical solutions that truly work. Through candid solo episodes and expert interviews, Steve provides actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare. Whether you're looking to improve your health, understand your body's needs, or make sense of conflicting medical advice, this podcast is your go-to source for honest, practical information.
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