The Health Confidential with Simone Gisondi

What does it take to stay energetic, strong, and vibrant as we age? In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Ray Schloss, founder of Thriving 247, to explore peptides, longevity, mitochondrial health, and the lifestyle choices that influence how we age. Ray shares how resistance training, sobriety, mindset, and self-care have helped him maintain his vitality into his 60s. Ray also opens up about experiencing severe fatigue following mold exposure and long COVID, which led him to explore peptides as part of his recovery. Together, Simone and Ray discuss mitochondrial health, GLP-1 medications, nutrition, muscle preservation, and why peptides should be viewed as tools—not substitutes for the foundations of healthy living. KEY TAKEAWAYS Lifestyle remains the foundation of longevity, with resistance training, nutrition, recovery, and consistent self-care playing essential roles in maintaining strength and vitality. Mindset can influence how we approach aging, and Ray explains why he made a conscious decision early in life to continue taking care of himself rather than accepting decline as inevitable. Mitochondrial health plays an important role in energy, and Ray shares how his experience with severe fatigue led him to investigate peptides and other approaches to recovery. GLP-1 medications and other peptides are tools rather than shortcuts, and their use should be considered alongside adequate nutrition, protein intake, resistance training, and appropriate medical guidance. The body is continually regenerating, making everyday choices around food, movement, sleep, environment, and recovery part of the larger longevity picture. BEST MOMENTS “I just fundamentally started to believe that I’m going to stay youthful and vibrant as long as I can—and I refuse to decline.” “Seeing my father give up on taking care of himself made me decide early on: that is not going to happen to me.” “You owe it to your partner to keep taking care of yourself; they liked you for a reason, and it’s not fair to let yourself go once you feel ‘safe’.” “The body is in a constant state of regeneration—cells die, new cells are born—and every choice you make is either helping that process or hurting it.” “Peptides aren’t a magic bullet; if you don’t change your habits, the weight and the problems come back with a vengeance.” GUEST INFORMATION Ray Schloss is the founder of Thriving 247, a longevity and wellness platform shaped by his years of experience in biohacking, meditation, personal development, and coaching. A certified hypnotherapist, speaker, and music producer, Ray helps people explore practical ways to improve their health, energy, and overall quality of life. Website: https://www.thriving247.com Alchemy Flows — 4 Tracks: https://played.fm/s/alchemyflows Peptide Support & Coaching: https://www.elliemd.com/t247 Products Discussed on the Show: https://prz.io/BJZdp8OHl HOST BIO Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change. #RaySchloss #Peptides #Longevity #HealthConfidential #Biohacking #MitochondrialHealth #HealthyAging #GLP1 #Wellness #ResistanceTraining #Energy #SelfCare #PersonalResponsibility #Thriving247 #SimoneGisondi Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease. On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes. If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only. Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Paula to explore heart–brain coherence and what it means to move from a mind-driven life to a heart-led one. Drawing from her work with HeartMath, breathwork, sound journeys, and energetic practices, Paula shares practical ways to quiet overthinking, reconnect with the body, and cultivate a greater sense of calm and presence. Paula also opens up about the personal challenges that led her deeper into this work and the realization that transformation isn't always about learning something new—sometimes, it's about remembering what's already within us. Together, Simone and Paula explore self-love, emotional energy, manifestation, and how shifting attention from fearful mental stories toward the heart can change the way we experience ourselves and our lives. KEY TAKEAWAYS Heart-focused breathing can be a useful practice for cultivating calm, presence, and emotional regulation. Where we place our attention can influence how we respond to stress, emotions, and everyday challenges. Breath and heart-focused practices can help interrupt overthinking and bring attention back to the present moment. Paula explores the idea of allowing the heart, rather than fearful mental narratives, to guide how we move through life. Self-love goes beyond an idea—it can become something we intentionally practice, feel, and embody. BEST MOMENTS "Our heart, the energy in our heart, is the driving force… as you focus your attention on the heart, that energy expands." "The mind will love to create many, many stories that aren't true—that's where the anxiety and the depression come in… using the breath is my mechanism to bring it back home to me." "It's not that I need to learn this—it's remembering. It's reminding our bodies what they're capable of and how they're meant to operate." "That emotion, that energetic feeling, is literal bliss… nothing else matters, what appeared to be challenges just isn't even a thing." "Manifesting isn't a thing we try to do—it's our way of life. We're doing it all the time, like right now it's happening." GUEST INFORMATION Paula Star Finney is a practitioner whose work explores heart–brain coherence, breathwork, sound, energy, and personal transformation. Drawing from her own journey and practices inspired by HeartMath, meditation, yoga, and consciousness work, she helps people reconnect with themselves, move beyond overthinking, and cultivate a more heart-centered approach to life. Website: https://linktr.ee/CreatingFromBeing?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=c1bbede8-b6ce-4a27-8248-b043550cb396 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paula_star_finney/ Services: https://tr.ee/UbYFSuCPCA HOST BIO Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. This episode is for educational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guest. Consult your healthcare practitioner before making health-related decisions. #HeartBrainCoherence #HeartCoherence #Breathwork #NervousSystem #SelfLove #MindBodyConnection #HeartCentered #PersonalTransformation #InnerWork #Mindfulness #Consciousness #EmotionalWellbeing #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease. On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes. If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only. Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five years after COVID changed the world, what have we actually learned? In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Dr. Robert Malone to revisit the pandemic years and examine the questions, decisions, and controversies that continue to shape how we understand that period. Dr. Malone reflects on his own experience in early 2020, how his understanding evolved as new information emerged, and why he believes the pandemic exposed deeper problems involving public health, scientific institutions, government, pharmaceutical interests, censorship, and the flow of information. Looking back five years later, Simone and Dr. Malone explore what the COVID era may have taught us about institutional trust, propaganda, fear, medical debate, personal autonomy, and the consequences of allowing centralized systems to determine what information can be questioned. The conversation ultimately moves beyond COVID and asks a larger question: What do we do with what we've learned? Dr. Malone shares his perspective on rebuilding personal sovereignty through critical thinking, stronger local communities, food independence, regenerative living, and becoming less dependent on centralized institutions. KEY TAKEAWAYS Dr. Malone reflects on how early COVID narratives were shaped and how his own understanding changed as more information emerged. Questions around COVID's origins, public-health decisions, and institutional transparency continue to fuel debate. The treatment of dissenting clinicians raised important questions about censorship and open scientific discussion. Dr. Malone examines the role of fear, messaging, and social pressure during the pandemic. Five years later, he argues that critical thinking, self-reliance, and personal sovereignty are among the most important lessons. BEST MOMENTS "I took at face value a number of the what are now clearly the kindest thing we could say would be misleading statements… and I had to confront that I'd been caught up in propaganda myself." "You had physicians in the field… actively testing repurposed drug strategies… and in their hands they were being very effective at keeping people from dying and helping them recover and get out of the hospital." "I told people: you have to think for yourself rather than trusting centralized authorities… because what we've seen is that those authorities are not insulated from financial and political interests." "We decided to live on a small farm, to grow food, to work with animals… and that's not just about food security, it's about mental health and freedom—about reclaiming a sense of sovereignty in your own life." GUEST INFORMATION Dr. Robert Malone is a physician, scientist, author, and biotechnology researcher known for his early work involving mRNA and DNA vaccine technology. He is also a prominent voice in discussions surrounding COVID-19 policy, public health, censorship, medical freedom, and personal sovereignty. Website: https://www.malone.news/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrRobertWMaloneMD Book: Homesteading for Health: One Farm Family's Guide to Food, Land, and Self-Sufficiency — https://a.co/d/01mWVvcx HOST BIO Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. This episode is for educational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guest. Consult your healthcare practitioner before making health-related decisions. #RobertMalone #DrRobertMalone #COVID19 #FiveYearsLater #HealthConfidential #PublicHealth #MedicalFreedom #PersonalSovereignty #CriticalThinking #COVIDLessons #InstitutionalTrust #Censorship #FoodSovereignty #SelfReliance #SimoneGisondi Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease. On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes. If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only. Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi takes a deeper look at vaccines through the lens of the immune system, bodily sovereignty, informed consent, and personal responsibility. Drawing from her holistic health perspective, Simone explores questions around how the immune system works, how different forms of immunity are understood, and what it means to make informed decisions about medical interventions. Simone discusses the importance of understanding what is being introduced into the body, why it is being recommended, and the potential risks and benefits before making a decision. She explores questions surrounding vaccine ingredients, vaccine-induced versus naturally acquired immunity, and the role of nutrition, sleep, movement, sunlight, and other lifestyle factors in supporting overall immune health. A major focus of this episode is the difference between recommendation, requirement, and genuine informed consent. Simone shares a personal experience involving an HPV vaccination campaign at her son's school and how the situation led her to question medical authority, parental rights, and the boundaries of bodily autonomy. The conversation expands into broader questions surrounding vaccine mandates, pharmaceutical liability, COVID-era policies, and what can happen when people feel pressured to make healthcare decisions without fully understanding their choices. Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to ask questions, understand your options, and take an active role in decisions involving your health and your family's wellbeing. KEY TAKEAWAYS Informed consent requires understanding what is being recommended, why it is being recommended, and the potential risks and benefits involved. There is an important distinction between something being recommended and something being legally required, making it important to understand the policies and rights that apply to each situation. Simone explores the idea that supporting immune health also involves foundational lifestyle factors such as nutrition, sleep, movement, sunlight, and overall wellbeing. Medical decisions can raise important ethical questions when individuals feel pressured, threatened, or unable to make a genuinely voluntary choice. Taking responsibility for your health means asking questions, seeking information from qualified sources, and making informed decisions rather than surrendering your ability to think critically. BEST MOMENTS "Informed consent means very little if you don’t actually understand what you’re consenting to—or what you’re consenting to being done to your kids." "You should never let anybody from the medical community coerce you, force you, intimidate you, push you, or in any way pressure you to inject anything into your body." "You are the steward of your body, not the state, not the school, not the government, not public health, not anybody." "I was not willing to betray my values, my beliefs, or my role as a mom." "Do not hand over your power and your sovereignty. Ever." HOST BIO Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change. Website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The views and perspectives shared in this episode are for educational and informational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare practitioner before making any health-related decisions. #Vaccines #InformedConsent #BodilyAutonomy #ImmuneHealth #HealthFreedom #HealthSovereignty #HolisticHealth #CriticalThinking #NaturalHealth #WellnessPodcast #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease. On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes. If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only. Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if one of the biggest assumptions in modern medicine has never been questioned the way you think? In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Tom Cowan explains why he believes viruses have never been isolated in the way most people imagine—and why that distinction changes everything. Whether you agree with him or not, this episode will challenge you to think more critically about virology, scientific methodology, and how medical consensus is formed. In this episode, we discuss: What “viral isolation” actually means. Why Dr. Cowan believes the methods used to identify viruses deserve closer examination. The laboratory process he argues is misunderstood. HPV, polio, and other viruses through the lens of his interpretation of virology. Why questioning scientific assumptions is not the same as rejecting science. How critical thinking begins with asking better questions. This conversation isn’t about telling you what to believe. It’s about inviting you to hear an argument in full before deciding what you think. ⸻ 🎙 Guest: Dr. Tom Cowan @talkinturkeywithtom 📸 Instagram: @simone.gisondi 🌐 Website: www.simonegisondi.com Question everything. Especially the things you’ve never been told to question. This is Health Confidential. Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease. On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes. If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only. Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/ Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/ Subscribe and leave a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.