The Inflammation Crisis No One’s Talking About — And Why Women 40+ Must Pay Attention
🎙️Inspired Living for Women Podcast Episode 27 🚺📚
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In this powerful episode of Inspired Living for Women, I sit down with Laura Owen—author of The Reset Code and a trailblazing entrepreneur whose career spans business, healthcare, and public service—to expose the hidden epidemic of chronic inflammation and its devastating impact on women’s health. Laura explains how this silent condition, often misunderstood or ignored, drives what she calls the “trifecta” of American illness: diabetes, heart disease, and liver dysfunction. We unpack the difference between acute and chronic inflammation and why the latter quietly wears down the body’s systems over time, often without obvious symptoms—until it’s too late. With compassion and clarity, Laura shares why half of all U.S. adults are now diabetic or pre-diabetic, and how our broken “sick care” model fails to address root causes before they escalate.
Our conversation goes beyond medical facts to explore how cultural, systemic, and lifestyle factors make real healing more difficult—but not impossible. Laura speaks candidly about the emotional toll of preventable disease, the shortcomings of the standard seven-minute doctor visit, and the overwhelming influence of the food and pharmaceutical industries. For women navigating midlife transitions, these challenges often collide with identity shifts, energy loss, and hormonal changes—creating a perfect storm. But there’s hope. Through her Reset Code framework, Laura outlines a ten-step lifestyle blueprint that reconnects women to their deeper “why” and helps them make sustainable changes supported by community. Her message is urgent, but empowering: real healing starts with understanding what’s happening beneath the surface—and choosing a different path forward.
Key Takeaways from Our Conversation:
🔥 The Hidden Epidemic – Chronic inflammation is quietly fueling America's most devastating diseases—diabetes, heart disease, and liver dysfunction—yet millions don’t realize they’re affected until it’s advanced.
📉 A System Built for Sickness – Laura calls out our broken “sick care” model, where seven-minute doctor visits prioritize prescriptions over prevention—and where education, root causes, and lifestyle shifts are rarely addressed.
👁️ Awareness Is Power – With 90% of pre-diabetics unaware of their condition, Laura shares how a lack of awareness keeps people stuck—and why knowledge is the first step toward reclaiming your health.
🌀 Health Meets Midlife Identity – For women 40+, inflammation often intersects with hormonal shifts, role transitions, and deep questions like “Who am I now?”—creating both physical and emotional challenges that require holistic solutions.
🤝 Community as Medicine – Laura’s Reset Code program offers more than a plan—it offers a sisterhood. Through group support in churches and communities, women find the accountability, purpose, and connection that make healing sustainable.
🌱 Your Body Can Heal – Michelle’s work centers on one powerful truth: when given the right support and environment, the body knows how to repair itself—it’s simply waiting for the chance.
Noteworthy Quotes from Laura:
“We don’t have healthcare—we have sick care. The system is built to diagnose and prescribe, not to prevent or heal.”
“What we put in our mouths every day is either medicine or poison. It’s that simple.”
“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge. That’s the first step—and it’s where real hope begins.”
“By the time women reach midlife, we often ask, ‘Where did I go?’ The loss of identity, purpose, and confidence can be just as damaging as any diagnosis.”
Laura’s Bio:
Laura Owen is a visionary entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and the author of The Reset Code. As the Founder and CEO of HealthyID® and former Kansas Secretary of Commerce, she brings a rare blend of public leadership, business acumen, and personal mission to the conversation around health transformation. With decades of experience across technology, healthcare, and policy, Laura is passionate about shifting the narrative from reactive “sick care” to proactive, purpose-driven wellness. Her work centers on helping individuals uncover their "why" and make meaningful changes that align with who they truly are.
More About Laura:
Book: The Reset Code: 10 Steps to Unlock Your Best Health & Life
🎧 Tune in now to hear Laura’s powerful message about confronting the hidden epidemic of chronic inflammation, challenging a broken healthcare system, and guiding others to reclaim their health through root-cause healing, lifestyle clarity, and purpose-driven change.
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