Episode

80. Cold & Flu Cheat Code: The Bounceback Protocol

Podcast: It's Not You, It's Your Hormones
Published: Aug 25, 2026
Duration seconds: 2065
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Summary

I am recording this sick, in a sports bra, with a roll of toilet paper next to me because I do not own tissues. So here is the full audit of how I got here, and the exact protocol I run to get out of Sicktown at speed.