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Nutrition · Jillian & Jessica

Reality Check Podcast

by Jillian & Jessica

Reality Check is where functional health meets physique (and real life). Hosted by Jill and Jess of Fueled Health, this podcast goes beyond surface-level wellness advice to explore what actually drives energy, metabolism, hormones, and long-term health. Each episode breaks down the conversations most women are already having behind the scenes — why symptoms get dismissed, why “doing everything right” still isn’t working, and how to take a more strategic, data-informed approach to health. Expect honest conversations about: • functional testing and root-cause health • hormones, metabolism, and performance • navigating confusing health advice • lifestyle strategy that actually works in real life • what the wellness industry gets wrong Whether you're a high-performing professional, entrepreneur, or simply someone tired of guessing about your health, Reality Check is designed to help you understand your body and make smarter, more informed decisions. Because better health doesn’t come from more information (we have enough of that these days) — it comes from clarity and realistic application.  New episodes weekly.  ____________  Connect with us @jillianrfit and @jesserfit Learn more about Fueled Health → www.fueledcoaching.co 

Latest episodes

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Ep. 121 You Can’t Supplement Your Way Out of This: When Functional Health Gets Too Complicated

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Functional health was supposed to help us look deeper. But somewhere along the way, “looking deeper” started

Sep 23
28 min

Ep. 120 Why You Can’t Stay Consistent With Healthy Habits, Even When You Know What to Do: The Psychology of Behavior Changes

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! You know you should work out. You know sleep matters. You know you feel better when you meal prep, drink eno

Sep 16
26 min

Ep. 119 The Health Hierarchy: What to Focus on First for Better Hormones, Gut Health, Fat Loss & Longevity

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Everyone wants to optimize their hormones, reduce inflammation, improve gut health, lose fat, and age well.

Sep 9
29 min

Ep. 118 Why Opposite Health Advice Can Both Be Right: Fasting, Muscle, Metabolism & Recovery

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! What if fasting and eating more can both be the right answer? What if pushing harder and recovering more ca

Sep 2
41 min

Ep. 117 Why Some People Never Change Or See Results: The Truth About Coaching, Consistency & Accountability

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Why can someone have the perfect workout plan, nutrition strategy, coach, and protocol and still struggle to

Aug 26
40 min

Ep. 116 The Biggest Mistake in Hormone Health (That Almost Nobody Talks About)

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Women are spending more money than ever on hormone testing, supplements, peptides, cortisol protocols, fasti

Aug 19
40 min

Ep. 115 Why Menopause Is the Start of Your Strongest Decade: Muscle, Metabolism, and Unlearning 30 Years of Diet Advice

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Women reaching menopause today have lived through nearly every version of diet culture: fat-free foods, meal

Aug 12
37 min

Ep. 114 The Worst Advice We Ever Received and Why You Should Stop Living by Other People’s Limits

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Some of the worst advice we receive is not malicious. It comes from people trying to protect us through the

Aug 5
33 min

Ep. 113: The Problem With Viral Fitness Advice: Pilates, Muscle Growth & Calorie Deficit Myths

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Social media has made health and fitness information louder, faster, and much easier to take out of context.

Jul 29
55 min

Ep. 112 Controversial Health Q+A Part 2 | Women’s Health, Muscle, Fat Loss, Labs & Healing

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In part two of this controversial Q+A, Jess and Jill go deeper into the conversations women’s health tends t

Jul 22
1 h 04 min

Ep. 111 Controversial Health Q+A Part 1 | Women’s Health, Muscle, Fat Loss, Labs & Healing

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode, Jess and Jill sit down for part one of a controversial Q+A on women’s health, fitness, fat

Jul 15
57 min

Ep. 110 Constipation, Gut Health, Hormones, SIBO, and What Your Gut Is Telling You

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Constipation is usually treated like a simple bathroom issue. Drink more water, eat more fiber, take magnesi

Jul 8
45 min

Ep. 109 The Ugly Side of Healing: Why Functional Health Protocols Feel Hard Before They Work

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Healing is often sold as clean, calm, and instantly rewarding. But real functional healing can feel disrupt

Jul 1
46 min

Ep. 108 Building Solvi, Burnout, and the Truth About “Doing It All” as Women in Health Entrepreneurship

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check, Jess and Jill pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to buil

Jun 24
29 min

Ep. 107 How to Interpret Hormone Labs Beyond “Normal” | Cortisol, Estrogen, Progesterone, Perimenopause & DUTCH Testing (Part Two)

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian, Jess and Jill break down how to interpret hormone

Jun 17
36 min

Ep. 106 How to Interpret Hormone Labs Beyond “Normal” | Cortisol, Estrogen, Progesterone, Perimenopause & DUTCH Testing (Part One)

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian, Jess and Jill break down how to interpret hormone

Jun 10
46 min

Ep. 105 PCOS to PMOS: The Bigger Conversation About Metabolic Health

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In episode 105 of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian, Jess and Jill use the recent PCOS to PMOS name cha

Jun 3
28 min

Ep. 104: Solvi App Explained | Root Cause Health Provider Matching, Whole Person Care & the Future of Functional Health

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In Episode 104 of Reality Check with Jessica and Jillian, Jess and Jill break down the vision behind Solvi,

May 27
18 min

Ep. 103 Part 2 Inflammation, Detox, and Fat Loss Resistance | What Chronic Inflammation Actually Means

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Inflammation gets blamed for everything, but very few people actually understand what it is, what it is doin

May 20
31 min

Ep. 102 Part 1: Inflammation, Detox, and Weight Loss Resistance | What Chronic Inflammation Actually Means

Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode of Reality Check with Jess and Jill, Jess and Jill break down what chronic inflammation actu

May 13
35 min

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#146 ▲ 25 Nutrition US

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Jill and jess have helped me understand my body and the drivers of my overall health more than anyone I’ve gone to in 40 years of seeking answers to my health. Evidenced based, honest advice. No gimmicks here.

mr_scaliwags · Jul 2026

This was so informative and direct. Really puts into perspective the balance of goals and what changes you must make to accomplish those goals. This has me ready to get back on track in a realistic way!

D Lano · Jun 2025

Really enjoying the information of the show and how transparent and open Jess and Jill are. My only feedback is I feel like Jess interrupts and cuts Jill off often. I know there’s a lot of passion and excitement around the topics but I feel like multiple times Jill wasn’t event able to finish her thought or make her point because Jess has interrupted and gone off in a different direction. Otherwise very helpful and enjoyable.

kmw___8 · May 2025

Love listening when I go on walks…always learn something new and look forward to the next one!!!

Mandy5047 · Oct 2024

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