This show explores practical ways to build health into our everyday lives! We look outside of drugs, surgery, sedentary culture, and linear fitness to find more ways to create lasting health. The host, Deb Voisin, became passionate about regenerating health after helping her son heal several "incurable diseases" that started at birth and lasted the first 10 years of his life. She interviews experts from a variety of disciplines who share their unexpected breakthroughs and the practices and resources that worked. New episodes every 2 weeks. Deb's website is www.movingasdesigned.com.
In this episode of The Architecture of Health, I talk with Coach Colin about one of the most honest and useful movement transformation stories I’ve heard.From the outside, Colin looks like one of those naturally gifted movers: powerful gait, beautiful sprint mechanics, and an easy athletic rhythm. But his story started in a very different place.Years of video games, prolonged sitting, baseball, hard training, and worsening sciatic pain eventually brought him to a point where he could barely run, had to walk away from baseball, and knew something had to change.What I love about this conversation is that it is not a simple “exercise fixed me” story. It is about pain becoming a teacher, movement becoming a study, and coaching becoming a way to help people find their own way back into better function.We talk about:• Colin’s early years of intense gaming, sitting, and back pain • The moment he first felt decompression • Losing baseball and beginning the search for answers • Why slow-motion video changed how he saw movement • Looking at the best movers instead of accepting limitation • GOATA, gait, feet, rhythm, and joint organization • Why walking on a straight line for hours actually helped • The difference between forcing a pattern and finding rhythm • Mirror work, confidence, and “sassy walking” as coaching tools • Uphill sprinting, treadmills, and learning through intensity • Why a good coach helps you become your own coach • Collaboration over competition in the movement worldThis is a conversation about chronic pain, humility, experimentation, faith in the body, and the long road from trying harder to moving better.Connect with Coach Colin:Instagram: @recodedbycolinWebsite: https://www.g8waymax.comBooks mentioned:The Way of the Samurai — on intention, discipline, and doing ordinary things with awarenessThe Inner Game of Tennis — on learning, coaching, attention, and getting the critic out of the way
What changes when we stop treating the body like a machine to fix and start listening to it like a living intelligence? In this conversation with Amalia Maria Lee, we explore symptoms, suffering, nervous system work, pain, hypermobility, subtle movement, and the deep restoration that can happen when we stop chasing quick fixes and begin rebuilding relationship with the body. We talk about: Why symptoms may be communication, not just problems to erase The difference between fixing the body and relating to the body Why the body “tells the truth” Pain, anxiety, and discomfort as invitations into deeper listening Hypermobility, low tone, safety, and body trust Why subtle work can be the work the body can actually integrate Restoration before intensity Connect with Amalia: Instagram: @amaliamarialee Website: www.amaliamarialee.com Learn more about Deb’s work: www.movingasdesigned.com
In this episode, I share the surprising story of how I stopped wearing reading glasses after nearly 20 years. This is not medical advice, and I’m not claiming I “cured” my eyes. I’m sharing a personal experiment that made me rethink how easily health seekers can stack too many “good” things: liver, eggs, raw milk, retinol skincare, high-dose supplements, fortified foods, carrot salad, and not enough fiber or elimination support. The deeper question is not whether vitamin A, traditional foods, or supplements are good or bad.The deeper question is: when does nutrient density become overload? For me, the shift came when I stopped stacking concentrated inputs, widened my food rhythm, brought back more ordinary fiber, and listened to what my body was showing me.My eyes got moist again. My hair got shiny again. And my many pairs of reading glasses stayed in the drawer. This episode is about curiosity, humility, and interrupting the spell of health ideology. The original thinker I referenced a lot is Grant Genereux whose blog is here: https://ggenereux.blog/ Mo Magnon was the influencer who gathered the data in the 87 page paper I read - his Patreon channel is https://www.patreon.com/c/mo_magnon/membership and his instagram is https://www.instagram.com/mo.magnon/
In this episode of The Architecture of Health, I sit down with movement visionary David Weck, inventor of the BOSU Ball, creator of WeckMethod, Rope Flow, and the upcoming ProPulse Power Vest.David shares his vision for Locomotion 2.0: restoring the timeless mechanics of human movement through head-over-foot balance, coiling core action, elastic recoil, and better relationship with gravity.We get into why walking and running are not just “falling forward,” why true balance is found in the next position, how coil and recoil create power without unnecessary strain, and why the best movement principles should work for elite athletes and regular people alike.We also dive into David’s new book, Every Step Stronger: Your Foundation for Winning at Life, and his belief that locomotion is the physical foundation for almost everything else we do.In this conversation, we explore:• Head-over-foot balance• Coil, recoil, and vertical force transmission• Why walking is more than falling and catching yourself• Rope Flow as a “Rosetta Stone” for integrated movement• The ProPulse Power Vest and spring-loaded training• Foot strategies for sprinting vs distance movement• Hypermobility, joint integrity, and tensional balance• Why “both sides utilized” matters• How better movement can be simple, powerful, and universalDavid’s work has deeply influenced how I think about gravity, rhythm, recoil, and movement education. This conversation is for anyone interested in walking, running, sprinting, fascia, athleticism, healthy aging, and reclaiming more joy and power in the body.Guest: David WeckWebsite: https://www.weckmethod.com/Book: Every Step Stronger: Your Foundation for Winning at LifeHost: Deb VoisinPodcast: The Architecture of HealthMoving As Designed: www.movingasdesigned.comWork with Deb: set up a free 10 minute phone call on my website#DavidWeck #WeckMethod #Locomotion #RopeFlow #MovementTraining #ElasticRecoil #NaturalMovement #HealthyAging #TheArchitectureOfHealth#DavidWeck #WeckMethod #Locomotion #EveryStepStronger
What if your body is not failing? What if the problem is not that you need more discipline, more restriction, more fasting, more exercise, or more willpower?What if your body needs more support? In this episode of The Architecture of Health, I talk with Kate Deering, author of How to Heal Your Metabolism and Better Energy, about metabolism, cellular energy, under-eating, over-exercising, stress physiology, and the ways common “healthy” habits can backfire. Kate’s work challenges the idea that healing comes from constantly pushing harder. Instead, she teaches that many people need to rebuild energy, nourishment, digestion, sleep, warmth, thyroid function, and stress resilience before the body can feel safe enough to truly repair. We talk about why eating less and exercising more is not always the answer, why your symptoms may be intelligent signals, and how to begin working with the body instead of fighting it. This conversation is for anyone who has been doing “everything right” and still feels tired, cold, stuck, inflamed, stressed, or disconnected from their body.Your body may need more support — not more discipline. Guest Bio: Kate Deering is a nutrition and exercise coach, educator, and author of How to Heal Your Metabolism and Better Energy. Her work focuses on restoring cellular energy, supporting metabolism, improving stress resilience, and helping people move away from chronic restriction, over-exercising, and the “try harder” model of health.Learn more about Kate:katedeering.com Host Bio: Hosted by Deb Voisin, founder of Moving As Designed and producer and host of The Architecture of Health podcast.Deb teaches natural movement patterns, organic alignment, elastic strength, and movement education for people who want more freedom, durability, and ownership in their bodies.Learn more:movingasdesigned.com
In this episode, I talk with Kaleigh Erin Mason , Registered Holistic Nutritionist and founder of Nutrition Elements , about real beauty, body types, fashion, ancestral food, and learning to become ourselves. We talk about everything from feeling awkward or “ugly” at home and on Zoom, to the way fashion trends often choose one body type and pressure the rest of us to reshape ourselves to fit in. We also explore ancestral eating, soups and broths, individual food needs, and the idea that “one person’s food is another person’s poison.” This is a juicy conversation about beauty, nourishment, self-love, and the freedom of not trying to become someone else. Find Kaleigh: https://linktr.ee/nutrition.elements
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Peter Salerno, author of Cruelty by Nature , about the deeper roots of manipulative and abusive behavior. Drawing from neuroscience, genetics, and clinical psychology, Dr. Salerno challenges the idea that cruelty is always just the result of trauma or bad upbringing. We explore how certain personality pathologies may be tied to stable biological patterns that bias some individuals toward exploitation, calculation, and harm. This conversation offers a bold reframe of abuse, accountability, and victim protection—and invites a more honest look at human cruelty, survivor validation, and what true healing and justice may require. Dr. Peter Salerno is a psychotherapist, educator, and author specializing in personality disorders, pathological abuse, and complex trauma. With advanced clinical training and a research-driven approach, he is the author of Cruelty by Nature . Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dZzsvF Website: www.drpetersalerno.com Instagram: drpetersalerno
n this episode of The Architecture of Health , I talk with Matthew Zachary — cancer survivor, patient advocate, founder of Stupid Cancer, and co-founder of We The Patients — about what happens when people are forced to rely on the US healthcare system at one of the hardest moments of their lives. This conversation is a little different from many of my episodes. I often talk about movement, prevention, and how to stay out of the medical system as much as possible. But Matthew works in the world of people who do not have that option — people facing cancer and other high-stakes diagnoses. We talk about his own experience with cancer, and about the larger system patients are thrown into when the stakes are high: insurance denials, shocking prices, and the strange reality that so much of American healthcare operates like a business, even when it carries the label “nonprofit.” This is not an episode about avoiding Western medicine. It is about seeing the system more clearly — especially when you or someone you love may need it most. Because when things get serious, it helps to understand what you are walking into. www.matthewzachary.com www.wethepatients.com www.wethepatients.org
In this episode of The Architecture of Health , I sit down with David Crow, L.Ac. , a clinical herbalist, acupuncturist, and educator who has spent more than four decades studying traditional medical systems including Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, and Western botanical medicine. Our conversation explores a concept David teaches called clinical-level self-care — developing enough health literacy to understand your body and participate intelligently in your own health decisions. Too often the health conversation becomes polarized. Some people reject modern medicine entirely, while others become completely dependent on it. David offers a thoughtful middle path. We discuss how modern medicine excels at emergency and acute care , yet often struggles with complex chronic conditions — and how both conventional and alternative health cultures can sometimes fall into what David calls “trendy wastebasket diagnoses.” As he explains, when complex health problems are reduced to simple explanations like parasites , heavy metals , or SIBO , these labels can become catch-all answers that stop deeper clinical thinking rather than advancing it. We also talk about another pattern he sees frequently in clinical practice: excessive detox culture . David notes that roughly half the people who seek his help are actually struggling with the effects of too much cleansing and detoxification , rather than too little. This idea echoes an old principle from Chinese medicine, attributed to a Daoist priestess: “Nourish the weak and cleanse the strong.” In other words, cleansing practices have their place — but many people today need restoration, nourishment, and rebuilding , not more aggressive detox protocols. Throughout the conversation we explore how people can live deeply connected to natural health practices while still appreciating the life-saving role of emergency medicine , and how to support recovery after powerful medical interventions such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and surgery. Ultimately, this episode is about restoring health literacy, discernment, and resilience — learning how to work with the body rather than against it. For more information about David and his many offerings, you can find him at www.crowconsultations.com.
JD Tremblay completed one of the most extreme endurance challenges on the planet — a Deca Ironman: ten full Iron-distance triathlons completed back to back. You don’t finish something like that by simply pushing harder. You finish it by managing energy. And that’s where our worlds meet. In this conversation, we explore a powerful idea: what if many health problems aren’t strength problems, but energy management problems? What often looks like a lack of discipline may actually reflect something deeper — dependency. Dependency on tension, on inefficient movement patterns, on constant output without recovery, and even on false beliefs like “I’m special” or “I can’t do this.” These narratives can quietly drain energy just as much as physical misalignment or chronic stress, keeping people stuck in cycles of overexertion or avoidance. At the elite level, poor energy management ends races. In everyday life, it shows up as fatigue, chronic pain, burnout, and metabolic strain. The scale is different — but the principle is the same. JD learned through extreme endurance that you can’t override physiology forever. You can’t muscle through inefficiency without consequence — and you can’t sustain performance while clinging to stories that either inflate or limit you. The body always keeps score. So what if health isn’t about pushing harder… but about wasting less? This episode explores how the same principles that sustain ultra-endurance performance may also hold the key to graceful longevity — because both run on the same currency: energy. Learn more about JD and his work: 🌐 https://hunger4more.com/ 🌐 www.hungrywarrioracademy.com 📸 Instagram: @jdtremblaytri
In this episode, I share my personal experience working with Andrea McManus, an Accelerated Evolution practitioner who supported me through a deeply sticky time.I found myself repeating very old patterns — beliefs that once helped me survive a traumatic chapter of my life, but were no longer serving me. Accelerated Evolution (AE) is a verbally-guided process that combines multiple therapeutic and awareness-based modalities into one structured approach. It is designed to help identify and dissolve non-serving beliefs, emotional blocks, and internal conflicts. Rather than endlessly analyzing problems, the process focuses on safely uncovering where protective patterns formed — and allowing them to release — so forward motion can return. Participants are guided step-by-step to help resolve stored emotional tension, clear inner conflict, and restore a sense of flow, peace, and personal agency. What surprised me most was how holistic, gentle, and effective the work felt.Instead of pushing change, it helped me recognize where I had frozen — and begin moving forward again with more ease and peace. Sometimes getting unstuck isn’t about becoming someone new.It’s about restoring our capacity to move forward. Andrea McManus +1.720.726.0316 Instagram: everywhereyouwonder
What if feeling weaker isn’t a personal failure—but a signal that something essential is missing? In this conversation, we explore how many well-intended health paths slowly drift away from true nourishment—away from strength, resilience, and the body’s innate intelligence. From ancestral practices like nose-to-tail eating and natural movement, to periods of restriction, softness, and ideology, this episode traces a return to what genuinely sustains life. We talk about nourishment that builds rather than depletes—like clean spring water, mineral-rich food, honest resistance, and movement that strengthens our relationship with gravity. This is a conversation about listening again to biology, restoring trust in the body, and remembering that health was never meant to make us fragile. use discount code FITNESSCONTRARIAN on your order for 10% off!longevitypower.com/FITNESSCONTRARIANinstagram: sculptoroflife
Sam Miller was told his extreme scoliosis was life-threatening and would require surgery. Instead, he rebuilt his posture using breathwork, nervous system retraining, and whole-body tensegrity principles. In this episode, we explore how scoliosis can be approached as a pressure and alignment problem rather than a fixed structural defect. Sam explains how the body functions as a hydraulic system, why 80% of nervous system signals travel from body to brain, and how true posture change happens from the inside out. We cover his practical 3-step process: Unraveling – releasing interference and distortion Alignment – restoring pressure and tensegrity Fortification – strengthening the new pattern This conversation challenges the belief that scoliosis is permanent and shows how natural methods can restore agency to the individual—when paired with patience, belief, and consistent practice. Guest: Sam Miller (The Flow Wolf) – PostureDojo.com Instagram: the_flowwolf
Today’s guest is Dr. Cuan Wayne Coetzee, founder of MoveMedUK—a clinician and educator specializing in restoring pain-free, efficient movement through a neurological approach to the body. We dive into the central idea that movement is neurology. Rather than viewing pain as only a tissue problem, Dr. Coetzee explains how pain often reflects the brain’s protective responses, how movement patterns become “wired in” over time, and how they can be retrained with the right inputs. In this conversation, we explore: - what it really means to say that movement is driven by the nervous system - why pain is often a protective output, not simply “damage” - the differences between mobility, flexibility, stability, and control - the 10 levels to include in a pain-free movement plan - the pillars of healthy movement he teaches clients and clinicians - practical first steps if you feel “stuck” in your bodyYou’ll hear both science and story —and plenty of practical wisdom you can apply immediately in your own movement practice. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Cuan Wayne Coetzee / MoveMedUKWebsite: https://www.movemed.co.ukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/movemedukYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@movemeduk His book "Why Movement Is Medicine" is available for free on YouTube as an audiobook and is for sale on Amazon.
In this episode, I’m joined by Monica Heine, author of Simply Done: Stories and Strategies That Make Life More Joyful. Do you ever feel like your days should have 38 hours instead of 24? In a world where constant busyness has become the norm, Monica offers a refreshing approach to daily life—one rooted not just in productivity, but in leadership. A recurring theme in our conversation is the kind of leadership that begins at home: how the way we manage our time, energy, and attention shapes healthy parenting, calmer households, and more resilient families. "Simply Done" is for sale on Monica's website and Amazonwww.monicaheine.com
BioGeometry is a modern design-based science rooted in ancient Egyptian principles that uses geometric forms to balance the subtle energy qualities of living systems, environments, and technologies. It centers on a unique “BG3” energy effect—said to create harmony and biological regulation—which practitioners apply through shapes, environmental design, and large-scale EMF harmonization projects, including the well-known Swiss town case studies. The field now spans architecture, agriculture, product design, and home energy balancing, supported by courses, research collaborations, and an expanding global community.Deb invited Diana onto The Architecture of Health because BioGeometry is, quite literally, the architecture of health—bridging space, energy, biology, and design in ways that directly affect human well-being. Diana has personally helped Deb navigate and mitigate the stressors in her own living environment, including dozens of WiFi signals, a nearby 5G tower, and the impacts of toxic mold.Diana Moll is an advanced student of BioGeometry with a deeply interdisciplinary background: she holds a BA in Art from UCSC with an emphasis in drawing and printmaking, an MA in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been a California-licensed acupuncturist since 1999. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.Diana Moll's website: www.qipapers.comBiogeometry's website: www.biogeometry.comBooks referenced: "Hidden Reality: The BioGeometry Physics of Quality" and "BioGeometry Signatures: Harmonizing the Body's Subtle Energy Exchange with the Environment" by Ibrahim Karim Dr.Sc.Horse project reference: Katy Anderson, CMT-CLT Advanced Manual Lymphatic Drainage for humans and horses - website svbodywork.com#architecture #health #bg3 #biogeometry
In this episode, Brooke McPoyle—former Division 1 athlete, singer, and creator of Musical Breathwork—shares how her panic attacks and breakdowns inspired her to create a beautiful toolkit where science, sound, and breath collide. She explains how breath, fascia, and vibration can fi ne-tune your brain, breath, and body, unlocking resilience and pain-free performance in just 18 minutes a day. We explore stagnation, whole-body tension, and why restoring tension and rhythm—not forcing change—is the key to sustainable movement and healing. www.musicalbreathwork.com instagram musicalbreathwork
What modern obstetrics often forgets is that we are mammals—with innate birthing instincts honed over tens of thousands of years. When we allow that system to unfold, it’s nearly perfect. In this episode, Eyla Cuenca , founder of Uncovering Birth , invites us to remember these “new old ways” of self-sovereignty and embodied knowing. Drawing from her background in anthropology, ethnographic photography, and years as a doula and birth trauma specialist, Eyla helps us reconnect to the deep intelligence woven through conception, birth, and beyond. Join us for a conversation that reawakens trust in the body’s design and explores how reclaiming our primal instincts can transform not just birth—but our entire approach to life. www.uncoveringbirth.com instagram @eyla_cuenca_birth
Allergies are permanent, right? That's what I thought before I used Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET). NAET is a non-invasive, drug-free approach to eliminating allergies of all types. It combines methods like applied kinesiology (muscle testing), acupuncture, acupressure, and nutritional disciplines to identify and treat energy blockages caused by allergens. NAET is used for a variety of conditions, including food allergies, environmental allergies, and symptoms like chronic sinusitis, asthma, and fatigue. In fact, it can help heal MANY conditions as you will learn in this fascinating interview with Dr. Nambudripad. Dr. Roy Nambudripad is a distinguished UC Irvine Medical School alumnus and pathologist and a leading figure in holistic healthcare. Dr. Nambudripad has trained thousands of healthcare professionals globally, significantly advancing the practice of NAET. In this episode we discuss how this process works. Dr. Nambudripad’s dedication to excellence in patient care and his innovative approach continue to inspire the medical community and enhance the lives of many. #allergies #naet #foodintolerances #asthma #health #energymedicine www.naet.com
Frank Forencich, acclaimed author on evolutionary biology, ecology, and movement, joins me to discuss his latest book "Honor The Animal: Experiential Design for Teachers, Coaches, Trainers, Therapists, Parents, and Health Professionals." In this conversation, Frank confronts the mounting ecological and social storms that are pushing human stress to new extremes. His message is urgent: to survive and thrive, we must invent new cultures, new ideas, and new ways of living—radically, ferociously, and relentlessly creative. More importantly, he shares practical strategies to help us train for resilience. By designing deeply human experiences for students, clients, patients, and athletes, we can equip people to meet intimidating challenges with strength, relevance, and equanimity in a high-stress. humananimal.earth https://humananimal.earth/honor-the-animal
