{"podcast":{"title":"Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma","slug":"rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932","podcast_index_feed_id":6941932,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/iefa8pe618nydqg68b8ursda.xml","website_url":"https://www.monasharma.com/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/nj5rbclgma2a0f107f5bhe2v/podcasts/iefa8pe618nydqg68b8ursda/proybulcdzz0jjnj100l0xll.jpg","author":"Mona Sharma","episode_count":119,"summary":"Welcome to \"Rooted in Wellness\" with me, Mona Sharma, your guide and celebrity holistic nutritionist. Embark on a transformative journey from imbalance to harmony, where ancient wisdom meets modern scientific insights. Growing up on an ashram, I embraced the philosophy that food is medicine and your kitchen is your health sanctuary. After navigating heart surgeries, anxiety, and weight challenges, I realized that common symptoms don't equate to normalcy. Join me as we unlock the power of our mind, body, and soul connection, and journey back to our roots to reclaim our authentic selves.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:18.176837+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932"},"episode":{"title":"118: The Detox Mistake That Keeps Your Body Feeling Off with Dr. Josh Levitt","slug":"118-the-detox-mistake-that-keeps-your-body-feeling-off-with-dr-josh-levitt","published_at":"2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932/118-the-detox-mistake-that-keeps-your-body-feeling-off-with-dr-josh-levitt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KT62QFHB9N9KH2E178EVC2E0.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KT62QFHB9N9KH2E178EVC2E0.mp3","summary":"There is a specific kind of frustration that happens when you are trying to take care of your body, but something still feels off. You are eating better, taking supplements, trying to manage stress, maybe even getting your labs checked, but your energy still feels low, your brain feels foggy, your digestion feels sluggish, or your hormones feel harder to understand than they used to. But what if the answer is not another extreme cleanse, another supplement, or another reason to blame yourself? What if your body has been sending quieter signals through the organ most people only think about when they hear the word “detox,” and understanding that organ could change the way you look at your energy, mood, hormones, digestion, and daily health? In this episode of Rooted in Wellness, I sit down with Dr. Josh Levitt to talk about why the liver is so much more than a filter, why detox trends often miss the point, and how to support your body’s built-in detox process in a way that feels practical and sustainable. Dr. Joshua Levitt, ND, is a naturopathic physician, author, educator, and Co-Founder and Medical Director at UpWellness, with over 20 years of hands-on clinical experience helping people understand their bodies through a grounded, integrative lens. What’s Discussed: (04:19) Why Mona’s healing journey inspired Rooted in Wellness and the bridge between Eastern and Western medicine. (10:28) Why balance is not about staying perfectly steady, but learning how to manage the moments that pull you off center. (20:30) The subtle signs your liver may need support before anything obvious shows up on labs. (21:26) Why the liver is not just a filter, and how that misunderstanding can keep people from connecting their symptoms. (23:58) What standard liver labs can tell you, and why…","meta_description":"There is a specific kind of frustration that happens when you are trying to take care of your body, but something still feels off. You are eating better,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932/episodes/118-the-detox-mistake-that-keeps-your-body-feeling-off-with-dr-josh-levitt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-wellness-with-mona-sharma-6941932/118-the-detox-mistake-that-keeps-your-body-feeling-off-with-dr-josh-levitt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}