Root Cause Reset
By: April Blackford and Dani Larsen, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners
Language: en
Categories: Health, Fitness, Nutrition
Root Cause Reset is a podcast dedicated to helping you uncover the root causes of your health challenges and reset your body for lasting wellness. Hosted by functional health practitioners, April Blackford and Dani Larsen, each episode dives deep into the holistic approaches that address the underlying issues behind gut health, hormone imbalances, stress, and more. Together, they bring their expertise and personal experiences to empower you with practical strategies, insightful interviews, and real-world solutions to help you reset your health, restore balance, and reclaim your energy.
Episodes
All Things Blood Sugar: Why It Matters More Than Ever (Especially in Your 40s & 50s)
Dec 15, 2025Blood sugar isn’t just about carbs, glucose monitors, or avoiding desserts — it’s one of the biggest, most overlooked levers affecting women’s gut health, hormones, mood, energy, sleep, and weight… especially during perimenopause.
In this episode, April (Functional Practitioner + gut health specialist) and Dani (mold + environmental health expert) break down blood sugar in a way that finally makes sense — with real-life examples, practical tools, and a few laughs along the way.
You’ll learn:
• What blood sugar actually is — and why instability is the real issue
• Why women in their 40s and 50s feel blood s...
Winter Immunity Hacks: How to Stay Healthy During Cold & Flu Season
Nov 19, 2025Winter is officially here — and so are the sniffles, sneezes, and “it’s just allergies” coughs echoing through every classroom, office, and holiday gathering. But what if you could walk into the season with a stronger, more resilient immune system… instead of just crossing your fingers and hoping you don’t get sick?
In this episode of Root Cause Reset, Functional Practitioners April Blackford and Dani Larsen break down the realstrategies that support winter immunity — not gimmicks, not quick fixes, and definitely not gummy vitamins disguised as wellness.
Together, we dig into wh...
Duration: 00:31:19Are You Cycling Your Training and Nutrition Based on the Season of Life? If Not, Here’s Why You Should
Oct 07, 2025Your body isn’t meant to run in one gear all year long.
In this episode, April and Dani dive deep into why your training, nutrition, and lifestyle should evolve with the season you’re in — both in nature and in life.
They unpack the power of cycling your workouts, diet, and recovery phases to match your hormones, stress load, and goals — so you can stop burning out and start seeing lasting results.
You’ll learn:
🌿 Why doing the same workout and diet year-round leads to fatigue, plateaus, and hormone imbalance
💪 How to...
End Of Summer Catch Up with April and Dani
Sep 30, 2025We took a mini Summer break and are back. Today was a catch up on everything that has been going on.
Duration: 00:34:56Supporting Recovery After Illness or Injury — Practical Steps for Whole-Person Healing
Sep 30, 2025Recovering from illness, surgery, or injury isn’t always as simple as “waiting it out.” True recovery goes deeper than the absence of symptoms — it’s about restoring balance to your immune system, hormones, nervous system, and energy reserves. In this episode of Root Cause Reset, April Blackford, FDN-P, and co-host Dani Larsen, FDN-P, break down the recovery process and share how to support your body through every stage.
We’ll cover:
Why recovery isn’t linear (and why setbacks don’t mean failure)The foundational role of sleep, gentle movement, and stress managementNutritional strategies to rebuild reserves... Duration: 00:13:43