• When Antibiotics Don't Cut It
    May 18 2026

    In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses a case study of a client, Sadie, whose swelling and inflammation continued to worsen, even after completing 3 different cycles of antibiotics. Jena breaks down her client's symptoms and lab results, and also walks through her proven Innate Gut Reboot protocol and how she used it to get Sadie back to her best shape in her sixties.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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    41 mins
  • Healing Chronic Stress with Food and Mother Earth (feat. Jamie Truppi)
    May 11 2026

    In this episode, Jena talks with Jamie Truppi about her food journey, and how it led her on the path to becoming a CNS practitioner. Jamie is also a food writer, food consciousness advocate, and a local foodie in her home state of Idaho. Jena and Jamie discuss food consciousness, nature, and their connections to healing from chronic stress, the importance of knowing the farmers who grow your food, how stress and trauma impact food reactivity, and Jamie shares a case study with Jena of one of her own clients.

    To get in touch with Jamie, find her on Facebook and Instagram at @jamietruppi.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Nobody Puts Baby on an Elimination Diet (feat. Jennifer Brand)
    May 1 2026

    In this episode, Jennifer Brand returns to CNS Unfiltered with another infant case study. Jennifer and Jena discuss how chronic skin conditions in children impacts family life, how gut health and nutrition play a significant part in skin health (and specifically, why elimination diets are not the answer for children with chronic skin concerns), and Jennifer explains her Rashes Be Gone framework as she goes through the case study of a 5 month old baby with worsening chronic eczema.

    To get in touch with Jennifer, go to jennifercarynbrand.com. Follow her on Instagram at @jennifercarynbrand.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Tiny Seeds, Massive Impact (feat. Nicole Albertson)
    Apr 27 2026

    In this special feature episode, Jena talks with Nicole Albertson, an integrative nutritional health coach and the founder of TOP'T Superfoods. Jena talks with Nicole about her journey as a health coach and a business owner, the story of TOP'T Superfoods, and the incredible power of seeds.

    To get in touch with Nicole, go to gettopt.com or email her directly at nicole@getopt.com. Follow her on Instagram at @gettopt.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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    48 mins
  • Purple Lips, Moldy Gut: The Link Between Mold, Immune Activation, and Lymphatic Congestion
    Apr 20 2026

    In this episode of CNS Unfiltered, Jena discusses the differences between mold allergy and mold toxicity. She shares a case study of one of her clients, whose most concerning symptom was purple, swollen lips. Jena explains how this was ultimately a clue for which pathway in the body she needed to explore, and how looking at her client's gut microbiome helped her to narrow down additional testing and interventions.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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    27 mins
  • Is It Perimenopause? Is It Progesterone? (feat. Dr. Corey Schuler)
    Apr 13 2026

    In this episode, Jena talks again with Dr. Corey Schuler, but this time he's returning to discuss a client case study. Jena and Corey talk about Corey's career journey, his work as both a CNS and a nurse practitioner, and Corey shares a case study from one of his own clients, explaining how his client was able to regain her energy after stopping a hormonal contraceptive and making some lifestyle changes.

    To get in touch with Corey, find him on LinkedIn. If local to Minnesota, you can find him at Synergy Family Physicians in White Bear Lake.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

    Listeners! We want to hear from you. Are you curious about functional medicine and have specific questions you want Jena to answer? Do you have experiences moving away from traditional medicine and into functional medicine to get answers for your health concerns? Are you studying to become a CNS and want to know more about Jena's practice or functional modalities? Send us an email at cnsunfiltered@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show!

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    58 mins
  • Nutrition and Neuroscience (feat. Jana Jamail)
    Apr 6 2026

    In this episode, Jena talks with Jana Jamail, fellow CNS practitioner and also a researcher for King's College London. Jena and Jana discuss nutrition's role in neuroscience, mitochondria's impact on the body, how to create a supportive environment for clients' healing, and finding your niche as a CNS practitioner. Jana also shares a case study of one of her own clients, and walks Jena through how she helped her client ditch all 45 (yes, 45) supplements they were on before coming to her for treatment.

    To get in touch with Jana, check out Texas Wellness Collective if local to the Austin area. For non-locals, check out her website, roseginger.com.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

    Listeners! We want to hear from you. Are you curious about functional medicine and have specific questions you want Jena to answer? Do you have experiences moving away from traditional medicine and into functional medicine to get answers for your health concerns? Are you studying to become a CNS and want to know more about Jena's practice or functional modalities? Send us an email at cnsunfiltered@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show!

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Journal Club: A New Framework for Resilience and Endocrine Integration (feat. Corey Schuler)
    Mar 30 2026

    CNS Unfiltered: Journal Club is a quarterly series that highlights emerging clinical nutrition research, as well as the voices and faces behind the work. In this new episode, Jena talks with Corey Schuler, a CNS and researcher, about his article "Energy Allocation Resilience and Endocrine Integration," published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Together, Jena and Corey explore the research behind energy allocation and endocrine integration, and offer a clinical framework for patient-facing care that utilizes these concepts. They also talk about resilience in physiological contexts, as well as the interconnectedness of endocrine systems.

    To get in touch with Corey Schuler, find him on LinkedIn and reach out.

    To get in touch with Jena, check out innateclinicalnutrition.com. Follow @innateclinicalnutrition on Facebook and Instagram. Remember to follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!

    Listeners! We want to hear from you. Are you curious about functional medicine and have specific questions you want Jena to answer? Do you have experiences moving away from traditional medicine and into functional medicine to get answers for your health concerns? Are you studying to become a CNS and want to know more about Jena's practice or functional modalities? Send us an email at cnsunfiltered@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show!

    Are you a CNS practitioner or nutrition professional? Are you interested in being interviewed? Click here.

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    1 hr and 7 mins