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Hosted by Dr. Samantha Dench · health · EN-US
Functional medicine practitioner and licensed esthetician Dr. Samantha Dench helps women 40+ get to the root cause of what’s going on with their gut, hormones, and skin. Each week, we go beyond surface-level fixes and "normal labs" to understand what your body has been trying to tell you all along. Real healing starts with understanding why, not just masking symptoms.
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Signup to Generate a PitchFunctional medicine practitioner and licensed esthetician Dr. Samantha Dench helps women 40+ get to the root cause of what’s going on with their gut, hormones, and skin. Each week, we go beyond surface-level fixes and "normal labs" to understand what your body has been trying to tell you all along. Real healing starts with understanding why, not just masking symptoms.
The Functional Aesthetician is hosted by Dr. Samantha Dench. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "She’s Eating Only Beef and Salt for 20 Days" (27 October 2026, 34 minutes), "His Heart Failure Was “Permanent” Then Everything Changed" (20 October 2026, 47 minutes), and "50 Episodes In: I Almost Lost My Business Before This Podcast Even Started" (13 October 2026, 26 minutes).
The Functional Aesthetician publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 51 episodes.
Booking probability for The Functional Aesthetician is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Functional Aesthetician requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Functional Aesthetician's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr. Samantha Dench hosts The Functional Aesthetician, a health podcast with 51 episodes published.
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Episode #52
Amber, a stay-at-home mom, is currently eating nothing but beef and salt for 20 days. And not for any health reason, but purely out of curiosity about what it would do for her body and muscle retention. In this episode...
Episode #51
Kerry was told his congestive heart failure was permanent and would only get worse. He reversed it along with a lifelong irregular heartbeat, crippling depression, and years of chronic pain, using nothing but a...
Episode #50
This week marks 50 episodes and one year of The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, and I’m telling the story I haven’t told. What led me into shifting into functional medicine and starting this podcast. To celebrate, I...
Episode #49
This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about a full-body scan that found brain cancer with zero warning signs And how a metabolic approach helped beat cancer without chemo or radiation. My guest...
Episode #48
This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about nutrition, gut health, hydration, and supplements worth taking. We also talk about why so many women hear "your labs are normal" and still don't feel...
Episode #47
This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're getting into the gut-brain connection, hidden toxins, and the sleep habits that can quietly disrupt your mental health with integrative psychiatrist Dr. Krishna...
Episode #46
This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about protein and sleep, the two habits doing more for your energy after 40 than almost anything else. Plus we do a quick gut-check on the avocado oil...
Episode #45
This week on The Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we brought Zuzu back to talk about something most of us don't think about until something feels off. EMFs, electromagnetic frequencies, the invisible fields coming off...
Episode #44
This week on the Functional Aesthetician Podcast, we're talking about pelvic floor, painful sex, and HRT; three topics women in perimenopause and menopause aren't getting straight answers on. If your labs came back...
Episode #43
Ever wonder why your doctor makes it sound like pregnancy is inevitable the second you stop taking birth control? In this episode, Samantha sits down with Chanana McGarry, founder of Womb Literacy, to talk about a...
Episode #42
Your labs come back "normal" You've eliminated junk food You're doing everything right, yet you still don't feel like yourself. In this episode, Samantha breaks down why the gut is the root cause behind symptoms that...
Episode #41
Darcie Burtch, NLP practitioner, clinical hypnosis coach, and trauma toolbox creator, opens up about compound trauma, losing her dad, and the "superwoman cape" every woman needs to take off. Darcie Burtch has turned...
Episode #40
Most women are told their labs are "normal" right before they fall apart. K Miller, the Harmony Coach, serial entrepreneur, mother of five, and homeschooler, spent years bouncing between doctors before an oncologist...
Episode #39
If you're over 40, stuck in perimenopause, and doing everything "right" by cutting calories, avoiding butter, choosing low-fat, and still not losing weight, this episode is for you. Samantha sat down with Dr. Jocelyn...
Episode #38
If your labs keep coming back "normal" but you still feel exhausted, foggy, and nothing like yourself, this episode is for you. In this week’s solo episode, Samantha breaks down the confusing overlap between thyroid...
Episode #37
What do you do when your labs say "normal" but your body says otherwise? Samantha sits down with Moyra Gorski, a wellness educator, breast cancer survivor, and menopause advocate, to talk about alternative approaches to...
Episode #36
What if the root of your bloating, low energy, and even your skin issues isn't a mystery, it's your gut microbiome? In this episode, I sit down with ZuZu, holistic health care practitioner and founder of Lily Fields...
Episode #35
Samantha sits down with microbiologist Kiran Krishnan to break down one of the most under-taught topics in skincare: the skin microbiome and its direct connection to gut health. Kiran spent over a decade pioneering gut...
Episode #34
If you've been pushing harder in your workouts but seeing fewer results, this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by Katie, a fitness professional and host of the Wellness After 40 podcast, to break down exactly...
Episode #33
Why do so many women in their 40s look in the mirror and feel like a stranger is looking back? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Natalya Borakowski, naturopathic physician, founder of Desert Bloom Skincare, and...
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