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Why You Probably Don't Need an MRI for Your Back Pain | Dr. Grant Elliott
3 november 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Think about the last time you hurt your back. Did you stop moving? Avoid bending over? Worry that one wrong move might make everything worse? What if those instincts are exactly what's keeping you in pain? Lees meer
According to a 2023 study in The Lancet Rheumatology, low back pain affected 619 million people worldwide in 2020, and that number is projected to reach 843 million by 2050. Many of them will be sent for an MRI, shown a disc bulge, and told surgery is the answer. My guest today, Dr. Grant Elliott, says that for most people, it isn't.
Grant's own back pain ended his competitive mountain biking career and led him to become a chiropractor. Today, he runs RehabFix, one of the largest online back pain programs in the world. We talk about why so many people are overimaged, the few warning signs that actually call for an MRI, and why he tells patients to "kiss the pain" instead of pushing through it.
"Just know that your body is strong and resilient. It was made to adapt." ~ Dr. Grant Elliott
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Resources Mentioned:
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Low Back Pain, 1990–2020 (The Lancet Rheumatology, 2023) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37273833/
An Assessment of Nonoperative Management Strategies in a Herniated Lumbar Disc Population (Global Spine Journal, 2020) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32677528/
Maigne Syndrome: A Potentially Treatable Yet Underdiagnosed Cause of Low Back Pain (2022) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34151827/
Torque Release Technique - https://www.torquerelease.com/
About Dr. Grant Elliott:
Dr. Grant Elliott is a chiropractor, entrepreneur, and the founder of RehabFix, an online program that helps people around the world overcome low back pain, disc herniations, and sciatica without surgery. R…
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How a Video Game Inventor Ended Up Revolutionizing Muscle Recovery | Jeff Maier
30 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
Before Jeff Maier became an inventor in the health and wellness industry, he was writing software for GPS satellites and developing video games for the Commodore 64. He even helped create a surfboard controller that let players experience surfing through a video game. Lees meer
So how did someone who spent his early career developing software and gaming technology end up creating a device designed to help people with muscle stiffness and recovery?
Jeff's journey took an unexpected turn when his interest in yoga, physical health, and engineering led him to explore the effects of high-frequency vibration on the human body. The two of us discuss how he went from video games to co-founding Rapid Release Therapy.
"Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional." ~ Jeff Maier
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Resources Mentioned:
Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Myers - https://www.anatomytrains.com/
LightStim - https://lightstim.com/
Landmark Worldwide - https://www.landmarkworldwide.com/
About Jeff Maier:
Jeff Maier is an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Rapid Release Therapy, a company developing high-frequency vibration devices for muscle recovery and soft tissue treatment. His career began in software engineering, where he worked on flight software for GPS satellites before moving into video game development. He created games for the Commodore 64 and developed an innovative surfboard controller that brought motion-based gaming to life decades ago. After discovering yoga and developing an interest in health and longevity, Jeff partnered with Dr. Stanbridge to bring Rapid Release Therapy to market. Today, he focuses on vibration technology, muscle flexibility, and helping people improve their mobility and physical well-being.
Connect with Jeff Maier:
- Website: …
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Doctors Told Her Not to Worry as Her Son Stopped Speaking | Tracy Slepcevic
27 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
What would you do if your son suddenly stopped speaking, lost skills he'd already learned, and the doctors kept telling you everything was fine? How long would you keep asking questions? Lees meer
According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 31 eight-year-old children in monitored U.S. communities has been identified with autism, compared with 1 in 150 in 2000. Behind those numbers are families trying to understand a diagnosis and figure out what comes next. My guest today, Tracy Slepcevic, knows that experience firsthand.
When Tracy's son Noah began losing his speech and motor skills, she struggled to get doctors to take her concerns seriously. His eventual autism diagnosis led her to explore dietary changes, therapies, and biomedical interventions in search of ways to support him. Today, Noah is a young adult who works, drives, and travels independently.
“I accept my son. I accept the diagnosis. I don't accept that it's his end-all, be-all.” ~ Tracy Slepcevic
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Resources Mentioned:
Warrior Mom: A Mother's Journey in Healing Her Son with Autism: https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Mom-Mothers-Journey-Healing-ebook/dp/B0BPKVGZBN
Autism Health Inc. - https://autismhealth.com/
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) - https://iacc.hhs.gov/
Autism Speaks - https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Autism Society of America - https://autismsociety.org/
BEMER Therapy - https://life.bemergroup.com/
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy
About Tracy Slepcevic:
Tracy Slepcevic is a U.S. Air Force veteran, integrative nutritionist, author, and autism advocate. She is the president of Autism Health Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families affected by autism through education, research,…
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Why Your Brain Triggers Panic Before You Know What's Wrong | Dr. Nicole Cain
23 oktober 2026 · 11 min
Why would evolution give us something as terrifying as a panic attack? Couldn't be for no reason, right? The fear response that once helped our ancestors escape predators is still hard at work, even when there's no obvious danger. Lees meer
Our brains want to keep us happy, sure. However, they're a lot more concerned with keeping us safe than satisfied. Dr. Nicole Cain joins me to explain how fear becomes a learned response and why panic can strike before we even understand what's triggered it.
This is a short excerpt from a previous episode, where Nicole and I had a much broader conversation about anxiety and mental health. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNiWLirepE0
“Your brain isn't concerned about your well-being. It's concerned about your safety.” ~ Dr. Nicole Cain
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Resources Mentioned:
Little Albert Experiment - https://www.simplypsychology.org/little-albert.html
The Serotonin Theory of Depression: A Systematic Umbrella Review of the Evidence (2022) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0
About Dr. Nicole Cain:
Dr. Nicole Cain is a naturopathic physician, EMDR-trained psychotherapist, and author specializing in anxiety, panic disorders, and trauma. With a master's degree in clinical psychology and a background in integrative medicine, she combines conventional psychological approaches with holistic treatments to address the underlying causes of mental health challenges. She is the author of Panic Proof: The New Holistic Solution to End Your Anxiety Forever and founder of the Holistic Wellness Collective. Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, Forbes, and Health, and she hosts the Holistic Inner Balance podcast.
Connect with Dr. Nicole Cain:
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Can Your Mind Reverse Chronic Pain in Minutes? | Brandy Gillmore
20 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 22 min
Imagine waiting months for a clinical trial that could give you your life back, only to hear a doctor say they don't expect you to recover. Lees meer
That's what happened to my guest, Brandy Gillmore. After a car accident and a serious fall, she spent years battling severe chronic pain, struggling to walk, and searching for treatments that might help. When the clinical trial failed to bring relief, one question about the placebo effect sent her in an entirely new direction.
Today, Brandy teaches others how to identify and change emotional patterns that she believes influence physical health. We talk about her remarkable recovery, why positive thinking alone wasn't enough, and how she uses thermal imaging to demonstrate changes in pain.
“We are so much more amazing than we realize.” ~ Brandy Gillmore
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Resources Mentioned:
Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body, book by Brandy Gillmore - https://brandygillmore.com/master-your-mind-book/
Heal Yourself. Change Your Life, podcast hosted by Brandy Gillmore - https://brandygillmore.com/podcast-episodes/
Brandy Gillmore's TEDx Talk, Could This Be the Missing Link to Your Health? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEbqRYqY_0
About Brandy Gillmore:
Brandy Gillmore is a TEDx speaker, author, and host of the Heal Yourself. Change Your Life podcast. After years of debilitating chronic pain following a car accident and a fall, she began researching the placebo effect and the relationship between emotions and physical health. Her personal recovery inspired her to develop the GIFT method, an approach focused on identifying and changing emotional patterns. She is also the author of Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body, in which she shares her experiences and mind-body healing techniques.
Connect with Brandy Gillmore:
- Website:…
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26 Surprising Pleasures Linked to a Longer, Healthier Life | Dr. Patrick Quillin
16 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
Ice baths, prolonged fasting, extreme diets, and uncomfortable biohacking routines. You don't want to do these things. No one does. And you know what? You don't have to. Lees meer
Chocolate, laughter, sunshine, vacations, and spending time with friends sound much better. And surprisingly, these simple pleasures may help you live longer. There's even research to support some of their health benefits.
Dr. Patrick Quillin joins me to discuss his latest book, The Pleasure Advantage, and why enjoying life deserves a place in the longevity conversation. We explore the science behind everyday pleasures, the importance of belonging, and why staying healthy doesn't have to feel like punishment.
“There's two main urges in the human mind, and that's to seek pleasure and to avoid discomfort.” ~ Dr. Patrick Quillin
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Resources Mentioned:
- The Pleasure Advantage by Dr. Patrick Quillin https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8FTDGFQ
- Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Dr. Patrick Quillin https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735234702
- 12 Keys to a Healthier Cancer Patient by Dr. Patrick Quillin https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578564297
- Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price https://www.amazon.com/dp/0916764206
- The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3Y7J6PN
- Harvard Study of Adult Development: https://www.robertwaldinger.com/harvard-study/
About Dr. Patrick Quillin:
Dr. Patrick Quillin, PhD, is a clinical nutrition expert, author, and educator with more than 45 years of experience in nutrition and health. He served as Vice President of Nutrition at Cancer Treatment Centers of America for 10 years and has written 21 books, selling over two million copies. His bestselling book, Beating Canc…
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Living Longer Means Nothing If You Spend Your Final Years Sick | Dr. Bob Rakowski
13 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Human life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century. In the United States, the average has risen from roughly 47 years in 1900 to around 77–78 years today. Lees meer
We can thank advances in medicine, sanitation, and public health for much of that progress. But what's the point of living longer if you spend your final years struggling with illness or disability?
My guest, Dr. Bob Rakowski, believes those final years don't have to be defined by poor health. In fact, he argues that the best way to protect your independence starts decades earlier, with the habits you practice every day.
We discuss why sleep, strength training, and real food deserve more attention than biohacks, and how his Magnificent Seven approach can help us work toward a longer, healthier life.
“You don't want to spend the end of your life suffering.” ~ Dr. Bob Rakowski
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Resources Mentioned:
Dr. Bob Rakowski's Magnificent Book Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDLN8VJN
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982137274
The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401902162
Biomarkers by William J. Evans and Irwin H. Rosenberg: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671685473
Dr. Bob Rakowski's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrBobRakowskiTV
About Dr. Bob Rakowski:
Dr. Bob Rakowski is a Houston-based chiropractor, board-certified kinesiologist, certified clinical nutritionist, author, and international speaker. For more than 30 years, he has lectured on nutrition, natural medicine, human performance, and healthy aging. His work spans professional athletes and patients managing chronic health conditions, with an emphasis on improving long-term health throug…
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Meet the Intermittent Fasting Expert Who Stopped Fasting | Cynthia Thurlow
9 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
What happens when someone who built her career around intermittent fasting decides to stop doing it? That's one of the questions I explore with Cynthia Thurlow, a nurse practitioner, bestselling author, and women's health expert whose TEDx talk on fasting has reached nearly 16 million views. Lees meer
Cynthia's own experience with midlife changes has reshaped her approach to health. She now prioritizes building muscle over losing weight, keeps her fasting windows shorter, and challenges the advice women are often given when their usual diet and exercise routines stop working.
We also discuss hormone replacement therapy, the connection between menopause and gut health, and why women may need to rethink their habits as they get older. Cynthia shares what she's learned about protecting strength, maintaining independence, and making informed decisions about aging well.
“The things that allowed us to be successful in our teens, 20s, and 30s become maladaptive in menopause.” ~ Cynthia Thurlow
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Resources Mentioned:
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/intermittent-fasting-transformation
The Menopause Gut: https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/the-menopause-gut
Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique (TEDx Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Dkt7zyImk
Real Food for Kids: https://www.realfoodforkids.org/
About Cynthia Thurlow:
Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, bestselling author, international speaker, and host of the Everyday Wellness podcast. With nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare, including emergency medicine and cardiology, she now focuses on helping women navigate perimenopause, menopause, and metabolic health. Her TEDx talk, Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique, has reached nearly 16 mil…
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What If Some Diabetic Nerve Damage Isn’t Irreversible? | Dr. Stephen Barrett
6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Every 20 seconds somewhere in the world, a person with diabetes loses a limb to amputation. For many, the path to that point begins with diabetic neuropathy. Sensation in the feet fades, so injuries can go unnoticed long enough to become ulcers. Lees meer
Some of that lost sensation may not be as irreversible as patients are often told.
Podiatric and peripheral nerve surgeon Dr. Stephen Barrett argues that diabetes can cause nerves to swell and become compressed. He believes that relieving the pressure can restore sensation and function in some patients.
Dr. Stephen and I talk about how this happens and what nerve decompression could mean for people with diabetes. We also get into the patient whose foot moved again after five years.
“It's always easier to prevent a problem than to try to reverse a problem.” ~ Dr. Stephen Barrett
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Resources Mentioned:
U.S. Neuropathy Centers - https://usneuropathycenters.com/
The Pod of Inquiry - https://podofinquiry.com/
Some Nerve: New Hope for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - https://podofinquiry.com/2025/12/some-nerve-hope-for-patients-diabetic-peripheral-neuropathy/
About Dr. Stephen Barrett:
Dr. Stephen Barrett is a podiatric and peripheral nerve surgeon with decades of experience treating foot, ankle, and nerve conditions. He holds patents for endoscopic surgical procedures and has trained more than 6,000 surgeons worldwide. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and co-authored a textbook on neurosensory testing. Dr. Barrett is board-certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and has served as president of the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons.
Connect with Dr. Stephen Barrett:
- Website: https://www.usneuropathycenters.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.lin…
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You Can’t Supplement Your Way Out of a Toxic Lifestyle | Tim James
2 oktober 2026 · 14 min
Americans love their supplements. After all, they spend up to $70 billion per year on supplements, according to some estimates. But supplements can only do so much if your lifestyle keeps exposing you to the things that are affecting your health in the first place. Lees meer
Chemical Free Body founder Tim James believes supplements have their place, but reducing that exposure has to be part of the equation. We talk about chemicals in everyday products, how stress affects the body, and why he starts some people with greens when they barely have the energy to make other changes.
This is only part of our conversation. To listen to the entire episode, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTULXv5i5F4
“You gotta stop putting in what was causing the problem in the first place.” ~ Tim James
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Resources Mentioned:
Global Healing - https://globalhealing.com/
Dr. Bryan Ardis - https://thedrardisshow.com/
Focused Life-Force Energy (FLFE) - https://www.flfe.net/
About Tim James:
Tim James is the founder of Chemical Free Body, a health coach, speaker, and supplement formulator. At 37, the former athlete and financial advisor was 42 pounds overweight and dealing with severe digestive issues, eczema, and chronic fatigue. His health journey eventually took him to the Hippocrates Health Institute and led him to leave the financial industry behind. He has since spent more than 15 years focused on nutrition, detoxification, and reducing everyday chemical exposure, while developing products through Chemical Free Body.
Connect with Tim James:
- Website: https://chemicalfreebody.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chemicalfreebody
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-james-cfb/
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondt…
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Could Your Body Be Rejuvenated at 60, 80, or Even 100? | Aubrey de Grey
29 september 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
The rise in human life expectancy is one of medicine’s biggest achievements. In 1950, the global average was just over 46 years. Today, it has passed 73. But living longer has also given us more time to accumulate the cellular damage behind many diseases of later life.
That brings me to my guest, Aubrey de Grey. A biomedical gerontologist and creator of SENS, Aubrey sees accumulated damage as something future medicine could repair again and again, potentially pushing biological decline further into the future.
Aubrey and I discuss his work with mice, the possibility of rejuvenating people later in life, and his idea of longevity escape velocity, where advances in medicine keep buying us enough time to benefit from whatever comes next.
“I don't work on immortality. I don't work on longevity. I work on health.” ~ Aubrey de Grey
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Resources Mentioned:
Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime - https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Aging-Rejuvenation-Breakthroughs-Lifetime/dp/0312367074
The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20021368/
Healthspan XPRIZE - https://www.xprize.org/prizes/healthspan
About Aubrey de Grey:
Aubrey de Grey, PhD, is a biomedical gerontologist and President and Chief Science Officer of the LEV Foundation. He developed the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS), an approach to combating aging by repairing the cellular and molecular damage that accumulates over time. He is the co-author of Ending Aging and previously co-founded both the Methuselah Foundation and SENS Research Foundation. His work has made him one of the most prominent advocates for rejuvenation biotechnology and extending healthy human lifespan.
Connect with Aubrey de Grey:
- Website: https://… Lees meer -
Chris Has a 50% Artery Blockage and This Toxin Test May Explain Why | Dr. Gregory Burzynski
25 september 2026 · 24 min
You can feel healthy, stay on top of your numbers, and still have something serious developing beneath the surface. I know because many of my standard markers looked good when I learned I had a 50% blockage in my widowmaker artery. Lees meer
I wanted to know what else could be contributing to it. Preventive health and longevity physician Dr. Gregory Burzynski joins me to review my Toxin Zoomer results and put the findings into perspective. What showed up has me taking a closer look at the toxins I’m exposed to every day and what they could mean for my heart.
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Resources Mentioned:
Vibrant Wellness Toxin Zoomer - https://vibrant-wellness.com/tests/toxin-zoomer
Boston Heart Fatty Acid Balance Test - https://bostonheartdiagnostics.com/test/boston-heart-fatty-acid-balance-test/
RAADfest - https://www.raadfest.com/
Previous Episode With Dr. Burzynski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-KBxljOhhE
About Dr. Gregory Burzynski:
Dr. Gregory Burzynski is a board-certified internal medicine physician and the founder and CEO of Houston Concierge Medicine. He earned his degree in neurobiology from the University of Texas at Austin before studying medicine at Jagiellonian University Medical College and completing his internal medicine residency through UT Southwestern. He also trained in integrative and functional medicine through the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
Connect with Dr. Gregory Burzynski:
- Website: https://www.houstonconciergemedicine.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houstonconciergemd/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgregoryburzynski/
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvitalc
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my…
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Why Trying to Kill All the Bacteria in Your Mouth May Be a Mistake | Nadine Artemis
22 september 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
Your mouth is home to somewhere between 50 and 100 billion bacteria. We’re taught to get rid of bacteria, but many of the microbes in a healthy mouth are supposed to be there. Lees meer
My guest, Nadine Artemis, explains why oral health depends on a healthy microbiome, how this changed her approach to dental care, and what led her to the “invisible toothbrush.”
Our discussion doesn’t end with dental health. Nadine also talks about sunlight and skincare, why she questions routine sunscreen use, and the role light plays in our health.
“Our teeth are like trees. They're drawing up nutrients from the “soil,” from the blood, and up into the pulp chamber.” ~ Nadine Artemis
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Resources Mentioned:
Holistic Dental Care by Nadine Artemis - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/228390/holistic-dental-care-by-nadine-artemis/
Renegade Beauty by Nadine Artemis - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555840/renegade-beauty-by-nadine-artemis-foreword-by-carrie-anne-moss/9781583949696/
Why Raise Ugly Kids? by Hal A. Huggins - https://books.google.com/books/about/Why_Raise_Ugly_Kids.html?id=bVIpPQAACAAJ
D-Minder app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ontometrics.dminder
Nadine’s Substack: https://nadineartemisofficial.substack.com/
About Nadine Artemis:
Nadine Artemis is the founder and creator of Living Libations, a botanical formulator, aromacologist, and author. In 1994, she opened Osmosis, an aromatherapy boutique in Toronto built around essential oils and custom botanical formulations. She is the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums and Renegade Beauty: Reveal and Revive Your Natural Radiance, which was named one of New York Magazine’s top skincare books. Her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times,…
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Can We Reverse Cellular Aging by Rebuilding Our Telomeres? | Dr. Bill Andrews
18 september 2026 · 13 min
Telomeres shorten every time many of our cells divide. Once they become too short, those cells can lose their ability to keep dividing. But what happens if you can lengthen them again? Lees meer
Dr. Bill Andrews explains how research into telomerase opened that possibility and what happened when scientists restored telomerase activity in experimental cells and mice. He also discusses where gene therapy fits into the picture and the risks that still stand in the way.
This episode is a repurposed segment from an earlier Live Beyond the Norms conversation. Watch the full original episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozDn2tN3Nf4
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Resources Mentioned:
Hayflick Limit - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0014482761901926
Geron Corporation - https://www.geron.com/
ClinicalTrials.gov study on AAV-hTERT gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease - https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04133454
About Dr. Bill Andrews:
Dr. Bill Andrews is a molecular biologist and the founder and CEO of Sierra Sciences, where he researches telomeres, telomerase, and human aging. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Population Genetics from the University of Georgia in 1981. As Director of Molecular Biology at Geron Corporation, Andrews was one of the principal researchers involved in identifying the RNA and protein components of human telomerase. He later founded Sierra Sciences in 1999 to continue researching telomere maintenance and its potential applications in human longevity.
Connect with Dr. Bill Andrews:
- Website: https://sierrasci.com
- Email: bandrews@sierrasci.com
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvitalc
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc
- L…
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Why a Heart Attack at 34 Changed the Way He Thinks About Heart Disease | Dr. Stephen Hussey
15 september 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
Six months before having a widowmaker heart attack at 34, Dr. Stephen Hussey had a coronary calcium score of zero. He exercised regularly, ate a whole-food diet, and says his other health markers gave him little reason to think a heart attack was coming. Lees meer
After surviving it, he started questioning whether the usual markers tell us enough about heart health. That led him to look more closely at blood flow and what happens inside the arteries as heart disease develops.
Dr. Hussey shares why sunlight and our daily light environment have become such a big part of how he thinks about cardiovascular health. He explains his interest in structured water and why his experience has made him question how much we can learn from testing alone.
“If a diet stops working for you, don't be dogmatic about it.” ~ Dr. Stephen Hussey
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Resources Mentioned:
Understanding the Heart by Stephen Hussey - https://resourceyourhealth.com/shop/
The Fourth Phase of Water by Gerald H. Pollack - https://www.pollacklab.org/publications
Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life by Gerald H. Pollack - https://www.pollacklab.org/publications
Charged by Gerald H. Pollack - https://www.pollacklab.org/publications
Previous Episode on Heart Health with Dr. Christopher Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epDpEArD0KU
About Dr. Stephen Hussey:
Dr. Stephen Hussey, MS, DC, is a chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner specializing in heart health and human physiology. He holds a Doctorate of Chiropractic and a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States. After suffering a widowmaker heart attack at 34, he focused much of his work on cardiovascular health. He is the author of The Health Evolution, Understanding the Heart, and Pain Sense.
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How Environmental Toxins Affect Your Hormones, Weight, and Fertility | Dr. Wendy Myers
11 september 2026 · 56 min
Over the last four decades, obesity in the U.S. has nearly doubled. Research has found testosterone levels in American men declining by around 1% per year since the 80s. Most alarmingly, global sperm concentration has fallen by more than 50% since the 1970s. Lees meer
For people struggling with their weight, hormones, or fertility, figuring out what’s contributing to the problem can take years. Dr. Wendy Myers believes one culprit deserves more attention: the environmental chemicals and heavy metals we’re exposed to every day.
According to Dr. Myers, these exposures can interfere with the way our hormones function and may even make losing weight more difficult. She explains why minerals are such an important part of her approach to detox and what we can do to reduce the toxic load we encounter in everyday life.
“Your minerals are the spark plugs of your body.” ~ Dr. Wendy Myers
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Resources Mentioned:
Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue by Wendy Myers - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Limitless+Energy+Wendy+Myers
Myers Detox Protocol - https://myersdetox.com/myers-detox-protocol/
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) - https://store.myersdetox.com/collections/detox-protocols
Perfect Iodine by Activation Products - https://activationproducts.com/products/perfect-iodine
Jaspr Air Scrubber - https://jaspr.co/products/airscrubber
Seafood Survival Guide: Toxicity and Sustainability Article - https://myersdetox.com/seafood-survival-guide/
Spooky2 Rife Machine - https://www.spooky2.com/
About Dr. Wendy Myers:
Dr. Wendy Myers is a naturopathic doctor, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner, and founder of MyersDetox.com. Her work focuses on heavy metal detoxification, mineral balance, and bioenergetics. She created the Myers Detox Proto…
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What 24 Years in Law Enforcement Taught Him About Living Longer | Dr. Mark Sherwood
8 september 2026 · 57 min
There are roughly 650,000 full-time sworn law enforcement officers in the United States and more than a million active physicians. But how many people have spent decades in law enforcement, served on a SWAT team, and then become a doctor? Probably not many.
My guest, Dr. Mark Sherwood, is one of them.
That career change gave Dr. Sherwood an unusual perspective on stress, health, and aging. He explains why he thinks stress is something we do rather than something we have, and why our genes leave us with more room to influence our health than many people assume.
We also talk about hormone replacement therapy and the rise of GLP-1 drugs, including Dr. Sherwood’s own experiment with retatrutide. Along the way, he explains how he measures biological age and why longevity comes down to staying capable for as long as possible.
“I just want to make sure I have a life in my years.” ~ Dr. Mark Sherwood
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Resources Mentioned:
Authentic Longevity by Dr. Mark Sherwood and Dr. Michele Sherwood - https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Longevity-Unlocking-Lifelong-Vitality/dp/B0FZ1PGNNQ/ref=sr_1_1
The Longevity Lab - https://www.skool.com/the-longevity-lab-4097/about
GlycanAge Biological Age Test - https://glycanage.com/
About Dr. Mark Sherwood:
Dr. Mark Sherwood is a naturopathic doctor and co-founder of the Functional Medical Institute. Before entering medicine, he spent 24 years with the Tulsa Police Department, including a decade on the SWAT team. His work now focuses on longevity, functional medicine, and hormone optimization. He is also a bestselling author and speaker whose books include Authentic Longevity and The Quest for Wellness.
Connect with Mark Sherwood:
- Website: https://drmarksherwood.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarksherwood/
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Why Your Body Keeps Recirculating Estrogen | Lisa Smith
4 september 2026 · 53 min
Nearly three in four women with moderate-to-severe menopausal symptoms report feeling tired or worn out. Add hot flashes, brain fog, anxiety, and bloating, and suddenly it’s hard to know what’s causing what. Lees meer
These symptoms are often treated one at a time, but Lisa Smith believes there’s an important connection between them. The functional medicine dietitian points to the gut, where bacteria can even affect whether estrogen leaves the body or gets sent back into circulation.
Lisa breaks down how that happens, why some women struggle with HRT, and what leaky gut and liver health have to do with hormones. She also shares practical ways to support the gut through probiotics, prebiotic foods, protein, and fiber.
“Do one thing today. Do one thing tomorrow, and your body will start responding.” ~ Lisa Smith
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Resources Mentioned:
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Five-Regrets-Dying-Transformed/dp/140194065X
The Pretty Well Podcast, Lisa Smith’s health and wellness podcast - https://lisasmithwellness.com/podcast/
Designs for Health Anaerostipes Probiotic - https://www.designsforhealth.com/products/anaerostipes-probiotic/
Designs for Health Complete Commensal Probiotic - https://www.designsforhealth.com/products/complete-commensal-probiotic/
About Lisa Smith:
Lisa Smith, MS, RDN, LDN, is a functional medicine registered dietitian with two master's degrees in nutrition and human biology. She began her path into gut health after diet and lifestyle changes dramatically improved her own Hashimoto's disease, which led her to open a private practice, Integrative Wellness Center, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She hosts The Pretty Well Podcast, ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally, where she covers gut health, hormone balance, and anti-a…
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The Six Questions That Could Save Your Kid's Immune System | Dr. Elisa Song
1 september 2026 · 13 min
A 2016 study of 800,000 children found that antibiotics or antacids in the first six months of life significantly raised the risk of eczema, asthma, and life-threatening food allergies by age four.
Dr. Elisa Song walks through that data, plus a Finnish study of one million births linking early antibiotic exposure to anxiety and mood disorders later in life. She also covers how to spot the difference between a viral and bacterial infection, and what to ask before filling a prescription.
This is a revisit of a conversation I had earlier this year with Dr. Song. You can catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLeJVp0NJGg&t=1s
"Physicians who thought that the patient in front of them wanted an antibiotic prescription were twice as likely to write the antibiotic prescription." ~ Dr. Elisa Song
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Resources Mentioned
Dr. Elisa's book, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience: https://healthykidshappykids.com/
About Dr. Elisa Song
Dr. Elisa Song is a Stanford, NYU, and UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician with over 25 years of clinical experience, board-certified in both pediatrics and holistic medicine. She founded Whole Family Wellness, one of the country's first holistic pediatric practices, and serves as Chief Medical Officer at Tiny Health, where she helped develop a clinical-grade microbiome test for families. She is the author of the national bestseller Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Healthline, and National Geographic.
Connect with Dr. Elisa Song:
Website: https://healthykidshappykids.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthykids_happykids/
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Why More Stem Cells Can Mean Worse Results | Joy Kong, MD
28 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
Most people think stem cells are unregulated overseas, dangerous, or something you can only access by flying to another country for treatment. Even the ones who believe in them often assume more cells always means better results. Lees meer
But what if none of that is actually true? That's the case Dr. Joy Kong has spent years making.
As a UCLA-trained, triple board-certified physician, Dr. Kong has seen it all. She once watched a single stem cell infusion produce changes in a young patient that years of psychiatric medication never could.
She's witnessed many more conditions improve with stem cell therapy and has spent years separating fact from fiction.
"The body can be miraculous if you tap into it the right way." ~ Joy Kong, MD
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Resources Mentioned:
Tiger of Beijing: The Inspirational Journey of a Regenerative Medicine Physician by Joy Kong, MD - https://a.co/d/0iePZu6r
The Doctor Joy Kong Podcast - https://chara-health.com/podcast/
About Joy Kong, MD:
Joy Kong, MD, specializes in psychiatry, addiction medicine, anti-aging, and regenerative medicine. She is the founder and CEO of Chara Biologics, a regenerative medicine practice, and Chara Omni, an all-natural cosmetics company. She has been recognized multiple times as Stem Cell Doctor of the Year and trains other physicians in regenerative medicine through the American Academy of Integrative Cell Therapy. She is also the host of The Doctor Joy Kong Podcast and the author of a memoir chronicling her early life in China.
Connect with Joy Kong, MD:
- Website: https://joykongmd.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyKongMD
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
- Instagram: https://www.insta…
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Why Nighttime Erections Are So Good at Predicting Heart Health | Elliot Justin, MD
25 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
Cholesterol, blood pressure, and family history are the usual predictors doctors check for heart health. What most don't mention is that nighttime erections can predict it too. Lees meer
It turns out that tracking this single signal can flag cardiovascular risk years before symptoms show up. Doctors have known this for decades, yet no one outside a sleep lab has ever actually tracked it. Well, no one, except for Elliot Justin.
Doctor Justin is an emergency physician and healthcare entrepreneur. For years, overlooked signals like this one kept pulling his attention, the kind of data hiding in plain sight that could change how men catch heart disease early. Eventually, that pull led him to build a device that turns this nightly signal into something anyone can measure at home.
"An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away." ~ Elliot Justin, MD
Track your sexual health with FirmTech rings!
Use our affiliate link for a 15% discount at https://myfirmtech.com/lbtnAbout Elliot Justin, MD:
Elliot Justin, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician with 25 years of clinical practice who has founded and exited multiple healthcare companies, including Pegasus Emergency Group and the telemedicine company SwiftMD. He studied Slavic languages and literature at Harvard before earning his medical degree from Boston University. He is the founder and CEO of FirmTech, maker of the TechRing, a wearable device that tracks nocturnal erectile activity as a measurable indicator of cardiovascular health. FirmTech has been recognized with international awards, including honors at CES and XBIZ for innovation in health technology.
Connect with Elliot Justin, MD:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfirmtech/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-justin-md/
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburres/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc
- LinkedIn: https://ww…
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Why Grit and Grinding Won't Get You Lean | Ben Brown
21 augustus 2026 · 15 min
Self-discipline matters more than IQ for your success. According to research from the University of Pennsylvania, it was more than twice as effective at predicting students' final grades. Lees meer
That same discipline can carry you through school and into a successful career. But health and fitness play by different rules, and sheer willpower often isn’t enough.
Ben Brown, head nutrition coach at BSL Nutrition, sees this all the time with high-performing executives. They’ve built careers by pushing harder, working longer, and refusing to quit. But with health, that same mindset can backfire.
Willpower works more like a battery than a personality trait. The harder you lean on it, the faster it drains. That’s why, according to Ben, long-term success often comes down to better systems, not more discipline.
"The people that rely the least on self-control and discipline are the ones that put themselves in situations that don't require as much self-control and discipline." ~ Ben Brown
About Ben Brown:
Ben Brown is the owner and head nutrition and fitness coach at BSL Nutrition, a global online health coaching company he co-founded specializing in individualized nutrition, lifestyle, and strength training for highly driven men and women. He holds two master's degrees, in Clinical Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, and has consulted with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks and Golden State Warriors. He also hosts his own podcast, The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show.
Connect with Ben Brown:
- Website: https://bodysystems.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodysystemscoaching
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.brown.146
Connect with Chris Burres:
- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
- Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburres/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisburres/
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Millions Are Predisposed to Alzheimer's and Have No Idea | Dr. Ken Sharlin
18 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Roughly 7.4 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, and by the time symptoms show up, the disease has often been building for 10 to 20 years. Lees meer
Add in the roughly one in three Americans carrying the genetic marker tied to higher risk, and the scale of what's coming becomes hard to ignore. Despite the stats, Dr. Ken Sharlin doesn't order a test unless it's going to change what he does next.
Most of what he needs to know comes from listening first. Some of his MS patients have gone years without disease-modifying medication. Others no longer meet the criteria for the diagnosis they came in with.
"95% of the diagnosis is actually in the history." ~ Dr. Ken Sharlin
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Resources Mentioned
The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain by Dr. Ken Sharlin: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Brain-Toolbox-Neurologist-Proven-Strategies/dp/1732077010
Brain Tune Up! University: https://functionalmedicine.doctor/university/
About Dr. Ken Sharlin
Dr. Ken Sharlin is a board-certified neurologist with over 28 years of clinical experience and a functional medicine physician for the past decade. He is the author of The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain, a bestseller, and hosts The Healthy Brain Toolbox podcast. He has authored more than 10 peer-reviewed publications and has served as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials, including for FDA-approved Alzheimer's therapies.
Connect with Dr. Ken Sharlin
Website: https://functionalmedicine.doctor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kensharlin.md/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkensharlin/
Connect with Chris Burres
Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
Website: ht…
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Why Aging Accelerates Instead of Moving in a Straight Line | Dr. Jeffrey Gladden
14 augustus 2026 · 1 uur
As you get older, you start to notice that aging doesn't move at a steady pace. It picks up speed. And the tools most people reach for to fight it - peptides, hormones, the usual stack - are built to fix a problem that moves in a straight line. Lees meer
A top interventional cardiologist for decades, Dr. Jeffrey Gladden watched his health collapse in his 50s. When a doctor chalked it up to age and offered an antidepressant, he spent two and a half years rebuilding his biology from scratch instead, and that process became the foundation of everything he does now.
Dr. Gladden built a five-part system around that idea, one that treats aging as something to get ahead of rather than patch after the fact.
"The body can't heal when it's stressed. The body ages more rapidly when it's stressed." ~ Dr. Jeffrey Gladden
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Resources Mentioned
100 Is the New 30: How Playing the Symphony of Longevity Will Enable Us to Live Young for a Lifetime by Dr. Jeffrey Gladden: https://www.amazon.com/100-NEW-30-SYMPHONY-LONGEVITY/dp/1636801870
BrainTap: https://braintap.com/
About Dr. Jeffrey Gladden
Dr. Jeffrey Gladden, FACC, is a triple board-certified physician in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology with over 40 years of medical experience. He is the founder of Gladden Longevity and Advanced Performance Center in Dallas, Texas, and the author of 100 Is the New 30: How Playing the Symphony of Longevity Will Enable Us to Live Young for a Lifetime. Prior to his longevity work, he built an extensive interventional cardiology career, co-founding a heart hospital and holding board positions with several medical device companies. He also hosts the Gladden Longevity podcast.
Connect with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden
Website: https://www.gladdenlongevity.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagr…
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50% of Sudden Cardiac Deaths Happen With No Warning | Dr. Kevin White
11 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
In America, sudden cardiac death kills roughly 300,000 to 400,000 people every year. And in nearly half of those cases, there was no diagnosed heart disease beforehand. Meaning, the person looked fine right up until they weren't.
Dr. Kevin White spent over two decades in the emergency room watching that pattern repeat itself, treating people his age for problems that had been building for years without anyone catching them. That shift is what pushed him out of reactive medicine and into a practice built around finding what's wrong before it becomes an emergency.
His approach starts with a full diagnostic workup instead of a guess, pulling bloodwork, body composition scans, and metabolic markers most doctors never order. From there, he gets into peptides, rapamycin, and PCSK9 inhibitor therapy, and how each one plays a role in his patients' longevity plans.
"I just met a guy who's 88 and goes heli skiing six, seven times a year. I want to live like that." ~ Dr. Kevin White
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Resources Mentioned
Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/
About Dr. Kevin White
Dr. Kevin White is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over two decades of clinical experience and the founder of Prime Health Associates. After years of treating acute crises in the ER, he shifted his focus toward identifying and addressing the underlying causes of chronic disease before they become emergencies. He hosts The Daily Apple Podcast and works with patients nationwide on metabolic health, hormone optimization, and longevity-focused care.
Connect with Dr. Kevin White
Website: https://www.primehealthassociates.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinwhitemd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-white-m-d-89746b110/
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What Happens Inside Your Body After a Stem Cell Injection | Dr. Jeff Gross
7 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
In the early 80s, a 14-year-old picked up a magazine and read an article that said if you want a Lamborghini, you should become a neurosurgeon. And if you want more than that, become an entrepreneur. Jeff Gross wanted more than one. Lees meer
After becoming a board-certified neurosurgeon, he spent decades in the operating room before deciding surgery wasn't always the answer he wanted to give his patients. Now, he runs Recellebrate, a regenerative medicine practice built around helping people heal without going under the knife.
Most people think stem cells rebuild damaged tissue directly. Jeff explains why that's not quite right. He also walks us through a disc regeneration therapy he's preparing to launch. And most interestingly, he explains how he became the "Stem Cell Whisperer.”
"Your exercise doesn't forgive bad behavior with your diet." ~ Dr. Jeff Gross, MD
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About Dr. Jeff Gross, MD
Dr. Jeff Gross, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with a fellowship in spinal biomechanics and over three decades of clinical experience. He completed his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley and earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. Known as "The Stem Cell Whisperer," he is the founder of Recellebrate, a regenerative medicine practice specializing in stem cell-derived therapies, exosomes, and peptide treatments as alternatives to surgery. He maintains active spine practices in Henderson, Nevada, and Newport Beach, California, and is a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Connect with Dr. Jeff Gross, MD
Website: https://recellebrate.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifixspines/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-gross-md-5605605/
Connect with Chris Burres
Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
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The Heart Disease Risk Your Cholesterol Test Misses | Christopher Davis, MD
4 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
For decades, if your cholesterol number came back anywhere below 200, your doctor would tell you it's clear. That's supposed to mean you don't have to worry about a heart attack. As Dr. Christopher Davis explains, not quite. Lees meer
A low number doesn't rule out a blockage. Even if you feel fine, your arteries might not be clean, and that alone could put you on a path toward a heart attack you never saw coming.
We examine results from one of Dr. Davis's patients who had a cholesterol reading around 115, was in good shape, and looked as healthy as could be on paper. Over the next year, his plaque doubled, traced back to pesticide exposure from a house he'd just moved into next to a golf course.
We also get into why a genetic marker called APOE4 can make a keto diet dangerous for certain people, and why a calcium score of zero doesn't mean the arteries are clear.
"You can have a 20% blockage and have a heart attack tomorrow." ~ Christopher Davis, MD
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Resources Mentioned
Liquivida: https://www.liquivida.com/
Humann: humann.com
Reveal Vitality: revealvitality.com
About Christopher Davis, MD
Dr. Christopher Davis trained at Duke University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins/Sinai Hospital, where he served as Chief Medical Resident, followed by a cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Virginia. He is a triple board-certified integrative interventional cardiologist and the founder and CEO of Reveal Vitality and Longevity Institute in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Davis also serves as Chief Cardiologist at Humann and Chief Medical Officer at Liquivida, and has been named a "Top Doctor" by Castle Connolly Medical and U.S. News & World Report.
Connect with Christopher Davis, MD
Website: https://christopherdavi…
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Why Some World Cup Athletes Are Using GLP-1s | Ashley Koff, RD
31 juli 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
If you have talked about weight in the last few years, you’ve had to mention Ozempic, Mounjaro, or any other GLP-1. And of course, you had to agree that GLP-1s are the worst thing to happen to weight loss since someone convinced us that celery has negative calories. Lees meer
But are these medications really the villain everyone makes them out to be?
Ashley Koff has been studying GLP-1 and GIP since 2004, long before Ozempic became a household name. She calls these medications hormone replacement therapy and builds her entire approach around that idea.
During our conversation, Ashley discussed a client who lost 60 pounds on a GLP-1 and had to relearn her hormones to keep it off. Somewhere in that story is a scale that lies to you and a seven-day trick that can undo years of artificial sweeteners.
"Weight loss is disempowering by design." ~ Ashley Koff, RD
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Resources Mentioned
Your Best Shot: The Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health, GLP-1 Shot or Not by Ashley Koff: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Shot-Personalized-Health_GLP-1/dp/0063444186
Weight Health with Ashley Koff RD (Substack): https://ashleykoffrd.substack.com/
About Ashley Koff, RD
Ashley Koff, RD, is a registered dietitian with over 25 years of experience in personalized nutrition, integrative health, and weight health. She is the founder of The Better Nutrition Program and the author of the USA Today bestseller Your Best Shot: The Personalized System for Optimal Weight Health, GLP-1 Shot or Not. Koff has worked with GLP-1 and GIP hormone research since 2004, well before GLP-1 medications entered the mainstream, and has consulted for companies including Procter & Gamble and Avon, as well as professional athletes.
Connect with Ashley Koff, RD
Website: https://thebetternutritionprogram.com/
Instagram: …
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How This Doctor Runs Three Miles and Benches 200 Pounds at 79 | Dr. Jerry Mixon
28 juli 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
Doctors take an oath to care for their patients, but that care rarely extends to themselves. Lees meer
Dr. Jerry Mixon spent 21 years as a country doctor delivering babies and setting bones, and by his late 40s, the job had slowly hollowed him out. He was depressed, overweight, exhausted, and watching his marriage fall apart under the hours.
So he decided to test something on himself before he ever offered it to a patient: rebuild every major hormone back to where it stood in his twenties. Now, at 79, he runs three miles most mornings, benches 200 pounds, and still carries the hormone profile of a man half his age.
"I don't want an extra 10 or 15 years in the nursing home." ~ Dr. Jerry Mixon
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Resources Mentioned
Dr. Jerry Mixon’s Book, Lifelong: https://www.amazon.com/LIFELONG-Stronger-Faster-Leaner-Smarter/dp/B0CST6DN8J
About Dr. Jerry Mixon
Dr. Jerry Mixon is a board-certified family practice physician and founder of the Longevity Medical Clinic in the Puget Sound area of Washington. After 21 years as a rural country doctor, he shifted his focus to hormone optimization and longevity medicine and has since treated patients on comprehensive hormone therapy for over three decades. He is the author of Lifelong and hosts a weekly four-hour call-in radio show, Leading Edge Medicine, with a podcast of the same name launching soon. His clinic's medical team is licensed across 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Connect with Dr. Jerry Mixon
Website: https://www.longevitymedicalclinic.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longevitymedical
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@longevitymedicalclinic
Connect with Chris Burres
Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburres/
TikTok: https://www.ti…
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Steroids Broke Her Bones Before She Became the Queen of Biohacking | Dr. Lauren Leiva
24 juli 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
As a teenager, Lauren Leiva was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The steroids doctors put her on broke her bones, changed the shape of her face, and left her looking sick.
She was in and out of hospitals for years, treated by a system that was guessing as much as it was healing, and she remembers feeling like an experiment rather than a patient.
That experience is the reason she built her entire practice around one idea: do no harm. Now known as "The Queen of Biohacking," Dr. Leiva works with everyone from stroke patients to NFL athletes. She also spends as much time warning people about what not to do to their bodies as she does teaching them what works.
"Pain is an output of the brain. It's not an input." ~ Dr. Lauren Leiva
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Resources Mentioned
Neubie: https://www.neu.fit/
BrainTap: https://braintap.com/queen [free 30-day trial]
About Dr. Lauren Leiva
Dr. Lauren Leiva is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and founder of The ExerScience Center. Known widely as "The Queen of Biohacking," she has been featured by WTSP News, Voice of America, Tampa Bay Times, and Lifespanning Magazine. Dr. Leiva specializes in stroke recovery, spastic paraplegia, cerebral palsy, and gait rehabilitation for veterans and amputees. She runs a 36-week practitioner internship program and has authored two forthcoming books, Patient to Provider and Sexiness Is Not Just for Singles.
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Website: https://www.theexersciencecenter.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biohacker
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Can Ketosis Be the Answer to Easy Weight Loss | Ben Azadi
21 juli 2026 · 44 min
Health has been a sensitive topic in the United States for nearly half a century at this point. So the fact that 9 out of 10 Americans are not metabolically healthy is alarming, to say the least.
While most people are unaware of this, those who are often try to fix the problem by changing their diet. Sure, that helps, but it usually misses the actual switch that needs to be flipped. And that switch is, of course, insulin.
Ben Azadi, a returning guest, has spent years teaching people how to work with that switch instead of around it, and his answer isn't more restrictions. It's knowing when to go into ketosis, and just as importantly, when to come out.
"Responsibility is your ability to respond to life." ~ Ben Azadi
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Resources Mentioned
Revised Version of “Keto Flex” by Ben Azadi
— https://www.discover.hayhouse.com/ketoflexrevised-b3-replay/
About Ben Azadi
Ben Azadi is a New York Times bestselling author, metabolic health expert, and founder of Keto Kamp. After losing 80 pounds and reversing his own health issues, he has spent over 16 years teaching metabolic flexibility through his books and coaching programs. He is the author of Metabolic Freedom, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Power of Sleep, and his latest release, Keto Flex. With a following of over 350,000 on Instagram and 1.3 million on YouTube, he has reached an estimated 100 million people with his work on fat loss and metabolic health.
Connect with Ben Azadi
Website: https://benazadi.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebenazadi/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KetoKamp
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Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/
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Sitting or Smoking, Which Does More Damage to Your Health | Dr. Alan Rozanski
17 juli 2026 · 1 uur
Cigarette smoking rates have dropped to historic lows. High-quality generic statins are highly affordable. With all of the advanced diagnostics, effective medications, and a better overall understanding of cardiovascular risk, managing cholesterol is easier than ever.
Yet, heart disease still causes roughly 1 in every 3 deaths in the US and is, in fact, the number one cause of death worldwide. For decades, Dr. Alan Rozanski kept seeing patients whose hearts were failing them in ways cholesterol numbers and stress tests couldn't explain.
He stopped looking only at arteries and started looking at the whole person. Movement, mindset, emotion, connection, and purpose all shape a heart's health as much as anything on a chart. That search became the Six Domains of Health, the framework behind his career today.
"When you're young, health is a gift. When you're older, it's an achievement." ~ Dr. Alan Rozanski
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About Dr. Alan Rozanski
Dr. Alan Rozanski is a cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he also serves as Director of Nuclear Cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside. Over his career, he has become a leading voice at the intersection of cardiology, behavioral medicine, and lifestyle-driven disease prevention. He is the creator of the Six Domains of Health, a framework built to help people preserve vitality and long-term health beyond standard risk-factor management.
Connect with Dr. Alan Rozanski
Website: https://alanrozanski.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanrozanski/
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Poop Transfers AKA Fecal Microbiota Transfer (FMT) May Reverse Aging | Dr. Shaina Cahill
14 juli 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Nearly 12 million people are living with Parkinson's disease worldwide, and it's the fastest-growing neurological disorder on the planet. By 2050, that number is expected to more than double to 25 million cases.
Researchers are still racing to understand what actually triggers the disease long before a diagnosis ever happens. Shaina Cahill thinks the answer might start somewhere nobody's looking, and that's the gut.
Years before a Parkinson's diagnosis, most patients already show the same GI issues, and she believes that's not a coincidence but an early warning sign we've been ignoring. Find out all that and much more in this episode.
"About 70% of your immune system comes from your gut." ~ Shaina Cahill
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Resources Mentioned
Biome Breakthroughs (Novel Biome's podcast): https://novelbiome.com/podcast
About Shaina Cahill
Dr. Shaina Cahill is the Director of Medical Communications and Affairs at Novel Biome, a company specializing in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). She holds a master's and a PhD in neuroscience, the latter from the University of British Columbia, with research focused on memory, aging, and the neurological role of feeding hormones. With a decade of experience in the field, she works with physicians, researchers, and practitioners to advance the evidence-based use of FMT across gastrointestinal, neurological, immune, and longevity-related conditions. She also co-hosts Novel Biome's podcast, Buying Breakthroughs, where she and the company's CEO discuss emerging science in the gut health space.
Connect with Shaina Cahill
Website: https://novelbiome.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shainacahill/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novel_biome/
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Your Health May Not Be Optimal Because of this Ancient Survival Switch | Chris Mearns
10 juli 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
About 75% of people are actively trying to cut down on or completely cut out sugar from their diet. That is not surprising, because sugar contributes to serious illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
Unfortunately, cutting out every gram of added sugar might not be enough. Even if you manage to avoid sugar completely, your body will still produce fructose from stress, dehydration, alcohol, and high glycemic carbs.
That is what Chris Mearns has spent years studying. Chris believes fructose is not just a dietary problem but a biological survival switch that modern life keeps permanently stuck in the on position.
"You can give all the fructose you want to a cell, and it will keep taking it." ~ Chris Mearns
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Resources Mentioned
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat by Dr. Richard Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Wants-Us-Fat-Surprising/dp/1637740344
Sugar Shield by LIV3 Health: https://liv3health.com/pages/shop
About Chris Mearns
Chris Mearns is a metabolic researcher and founder of LIV3 Health, a company built around the role of fructose in chronic disease. He came to metabolic health through personal necessity, spending years studying fructose as a biological survival signal before co-authoring a preprint on the KHK-polyol axis. He developed Sugar Shield, a supplement targeting the fructose kinase pathway, and runs The Fructose Model on YouTube.
Connect with Chris Mearns
Website: https://www.livee3health.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismearns
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefructosemodel
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Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/
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How to Avoid Breaking a Hip as You Grow Older | Dr. John Neustadt
7 juli 2026 · 58 min
A bone fracture happens roughly every 30 seconds. However, most people do not find out their bones are fragile until they are already on the floor. By then, the window to prevent it has usually been open for decades.
For women, the lifetime risk of breaking a bone equals the combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer. The bone density test most doctors rely on to catch this predicts less than half the people who will fracture. For men, it is even worse: closer to one in five
Dr. John Neustadt is a naturopathic physician and researcher who has spent his career working out what medicine should be measuring instead. His book Fracture-Proof Your Bones is the result of that work.
"If you tell me what your habits of diet and lifestyle are, I can predict with pretty good certainty what diseases you'll be suffering with in the decades to come." ~ Dr. John Neustadt
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Resources Mentioned
Fracture-Proof Your Bones by Dr. John Neustadt: https://a.co/d/0cJDkHSK
Delivering Health podcast: https://nbihealth.com/podcast/
About Dr. John Neustadt
Dr. John Neustadt is a naturopathic physician, researcher, and founder of Nutritional Biochemistry Inc (NBI), a supplement company he started in 2006. Elsevier, the world's largest medical publisher, recognized him as one of the top ten cited authors in the world. He has published five books, including the Amazon number one bestselling Fracture-Proof Your Bones, published more than 100 research reviews, and received more than a dozen US FDA Orphan Drug Designations for the potential treatment of rare diseases using natural products. He is a member of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation Corporate Advisory Roundtable and hosts the Delivering Health podcast.
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How a Keto Diet Can Potentially Help People Get Off Psychiatric Medications | Matthew Bernstein, MD
3 juli 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Dr. Bernstein is a clinical psychiatrist with 25 years of experience. But when two of his three sons developed autoimmune encephalitis, the conventional medicine he had trusted his entire career had almost nothing to offer. So he went out and found the answers himself.
What Dr. Bernstein found made me so interested in sitting down and having a discussion with him. He believes depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are not brain chemistry problems. Instead, he thinks these are metabolic disorders, and more surprisingly, that they could be treated with a relatively simple lifestyle change.
Dr. Bernstein believes that going keto and introducing a strict workout regimen can treat conditions that most psychiatrists medicate and move on from. During our conversation, we talked about his sons, how ketosis bypasses brain insulin resistance, and how the upcoming studies could change psychiatry forever.
"Exercise is a powerful way to treat depression" ~ Matthew Bernstein, MD
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Resources Mentioned
Consensus guidance paper, Frontiers in Nutrition (co-authored with Chris Palmer, Georgia Ede and others): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1749406/full
About Matthew Bernstein, MD
Dr. Matthew Bernstein is a clinical psychiatrist with 25 years of experience and a leading voice in metabolic psychiatry. He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and trained at MGH McLean, where he served as chief resident and later as assistant medical director of the schizophrenia and bipolar inpatient program. He lectures in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-organized the first public conference on metabolic psychiatry, and founded Accord, an immersive … Lees meer -
What Can We Learn From the Most Genetically Modified Human Alive? | Liz Parrish
30 juni 2026 · 1 uur 30 min
In 2015, Liz Parrish flew to Colombia and let someone inject an untested gene therapy into her body 150 times. She texted her kids that she loved them before it started. When it was over, she went for nachos.
Ten years later, her telomeres are longer than when she started, and she has taken 12 gene therapies in total.
Her decade of self-experimentation has produced peer-reviewed data, a growing protocol of gene therapies, and a company training its sights on making biological aging optional. Our conversation goes over what it took to become patient zero and what gene therapy for aging looks like in practice today, among other things.
"In order to survive the future of this planet, genetic modification for the species will be inevitable." ~ Liz Parrish
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Resources Mentioned
The Transhumanism Handbook edited by Newton Lee: https://www.amazon.com/Transhumanism-Handbook-Newton-Lee/dp/3030169197
About Liz Parrish
Liz Parrish is the founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences USA Inc., a gene therapy company focused on extending healthy human lifespan. In 2015, she became the first person to undergo gene therapy to treat biological aging. She has since received 12 gene therapies and has published peer-reviewed data showing telomere lengthening over time. Liz is a founding member of the International Longevity Alliance and an affiliated member of the Complex Biological Systems Alliance. Her work has been covered by WIRED, The Guardian, and Ars Technica.
Connect with Liz Parrish
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizlparrish
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizlparrish
Website: https://bioviva-science.com/
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You Can Fight Prostate Cancer Without Losing What Makes You a Man With Dr. Stephen Petteruti
26 juni 2026 · 1 uur 17 min
Roughly 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Most will get a high PSA, go to a urologist, get a biopsy, and end up in surgery or radiation. A 15-year government-funded study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that none of it changed the death rate.
Bringing that research to the table is Dr. Stephen Petteruti, a men's health physician with over 30 years in practice. He thinks there is a better way to handle prostate cancer that can keep men out of the operating room and their vitality intact.
Prostate cancer is something almost every man will face a decision about. That is exactly why I wanted Dr. Petteruti on the show. We get into what the PSA test tells you and what your options are when the number comes back high.
"There's nothing about us biologically that requires us to decay and wither before we die." ~ Dr. Stephen Petteruti
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Resources Mentioned
Fight Cancer Like a Man by Dr. Stephen Petteruti: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Cancer-Like-Man-Breakthrough/dp/B0GP6JHQTQ
The ProtecT Trial, New England Journal of Medicine 2023: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122
The PIVOT Trial, New England Journal of Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32089359/
Intellectual Medicine: https://www.intellectualmedicine.com
About Dr. Stephen Petteruti
Dr. Stephen Petteruti is a board-certified family physician with over 30 years of experience specializing in men's health, hormone optimization, and prostate care. He completed a fellowship in Anti-Aging, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine through A4M and runs Intellectual Medicine, a concierge practice in South Florida focused on longevity, cellular health, and prostate cancer management. He is the author of Fight Cancer Like a Man and the host of the Intellectual Medicine … Lees meer -
Your Glasses Are Making Your Eyes Lazier and Vision Worse With Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
23 juni 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Every year, your prescription gets stronger. Every year, your optometrist hands you a new lens and sends you home. Nobody ever asks why it keeps changing. That's the question Dr. Bryce Appelbaum has been asking for two decades. The answer has nothing to do with your eyes.
Bryce and I get into why your prescription should not keep getting stronger every year, and what it means for your brain when it does. We talk about how he took his work from kids with learning delays all the way to the NBA, where he once convinced a team to draft a player whose visual cognition tested at a kindergarten level.
We also get into why so many kids diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia were never tested for the one thing that could explain everything.
"Any brain, at any age, has the ability to enhance and optimize vision with the right type of work." ~ Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
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Resources Mentioned
ScreenFit: https://www.screenfit.com
About Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is a neuro-optometrist, TEDx speaker, and founder and CEO of MyVisionFirst, with locations in Bethesda and Annapolis, Maryland. A board-certified Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Southern College of Optometry, he created Vision Performance Training to rewire the eye-brain connection for concussion recovery, learning delays, and sports performance. He has worked with hundreds of professional athletes, NBA draft picks, and Olympians. He founded ScreenFit, an online vision training program used by thousands worldwide. His work has been featured on USA Today, CBS, NBC, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine.
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Website: https://www.myvisionfirst.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbryceappelbaum
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How 140 Genes Can Tell You Everything About Your Health With Dr. Sam Shay
19 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
Most people think genetic testing is too complex, too expensive, or too tied to "you have the cancer gene." Dr. Sam Shay says you only need 140 genes out of your 20,000 to understand what's actually driving your health. Lees meer
After nearly 200 episodes, Dr. Sam Shay is back on the show, picking up where we left off in our first conversation about how your genes shape the way your body handles food, stress, and inflammation. This time, we go deeper into the framework that took him from being chronically ill for over a decade to running a genetics lab himself.
Sam and I get into the seven drivers of chronic disease, and why his "perfect" Mediterranean diet was making him sick until his DNA told him to eat differently.
"Change your environment, not your willpower." ~ Dr. Sam Shay
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Resources Mentioned
Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care by Dr. Bernard Jensen: https://www.amazon.com/Jensens-Guide-Better-Bowel-Care/dp/0895295849
The DNA Decoded (use code GOLD100 for $100 off the Gold program): https://thednadecoded.com/
FitGenes USA: https://fitgenesusa.com/
Previous Episode with Dr. Sam Shay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tm1OdV5T7gAbout Dr. Sam Shay
Dr. Sam Shay is a functional medicine practitioner specializing in genetics, longevity, and personalized health. He runs FitGenes USA, where he trains health coaches and clinicians to use genetic testing in their practices, and The DNA Decoded, a consumer program that turns genetic data into a personalized health roadmap. A chiropractor by training, he's spent over two decades designing functional tests and frameworks that simplify the complexity of biology into something patients can actually use. He's also a stand-up comedian whose show Neurospicy draws on his lived experience with Asperger's and ADHD.
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How an Auditor Rewrote the Science of Gut Health and Brain Disease With Martha Carlin
16 juni 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Martha Carlin wasn't a scientist. She was an auditor at one of the largest accounting firms in the world. Then her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 44. She couldn't just sit back and watch him succumb to it. So she set out to find what caused it.
What followed was a 20-year-long second career. Within a month of throwing out the pantry and filtering the family's water, her husband's tremor was already retreating. He managed to stay off medication for years.
When she stumbled onto a book about the human microbiome a decade later, the pieces clicked into place. She quit her executive job at 50 to fund the research herself.
Martha and I get into the moment she connected her husband's childhood antibiotics to his Parkinson's, and the probiotic that took his Parkinson's score from a 35 down to a 20.
"We are more microbial than we are human." ~ Martha Carlin
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Resources Mentioned
My Search for the Perfect Poop by Martha Carlin: https://www.amazon.com/My-Search-Perfect-Poop-Medicine/dp/B0GR96GSBM
Connected: Love, Loss, and the Unseen Forces Behind Chronic Disease by Martha Carlin:
https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Unseen-Forces-Chronic-Disease-ebook/dp/B0GX2Y7WDK?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1
Missing Microbes by Dr. Martin J. Blaser: https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Microbes-Overuse-Antibiotics-Fueling/dp/0805098100
The BioCollective: https://thebiocollective.com/
Open Biome: https://www.openbiome.org/
About Martha Carlin
Martha Carlin is a citizen scientist, microbiome researcher, and systems thinker who turned a 20-year corporate career into one of the most distinctive voices in gut health today. The founder of BiotiQuest and The BioCollective, she has spoken at the White House Microbiome Initiative, given a TEDx talk, and collaborated with researchers at the University of Ch… Lees meer -
What 40 Days Without Food Reveals About the Human Body, With Casey Ruff
15 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
In the 1960s, researchers had people fast for 40 days straight. They expected some of them to die. Instead, their bodies adapted.
My guest this week, Casey Ruff, has spent nearly two decades helping people understand what's actually fueling their bodies, and most of what he's found runs against everything we've been taught.
A metabolic health coach who came up through lab testing before going all in on low-carb and carnivore approaches, Casey joins me to explain why the carbs you've been told you need for energy might be the very thing holding you back.
Casey and I talk about research that rewrote his thinking. Why nearly every diet eventually fails. And, most importantly, how your body is built to run on fat far better than you'd expect.
"Every diet fails. You do a diet and sure, you're going to lose weight, but after a while, your cravings get bigger, and your energy starts to go down." ~ Casey Ruff
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Resources Mentioned
The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung: https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/1771641258
The Cholesterol Code: https://www.amazon.com/Cholesterol-Code-Jennifer-Isenhart/dp/B0GS8ZFCYN
Toxic Superfoods by Sally K. Norton: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Superfoods-Oxalate-Overload-Sick/dp/0593139585
About Casey Ruff
Casey Ruff is a metabolic health coach who has been a certified personal trainer since 2007 and has helped thousands of clients transform their health through movement, nutrition, and lifestyle. He came up running metabolic testing programs before specializing in low-carbohydrate, ketogenic, and carnivore approaches. After being laid off during the 2020 pandemic, he and his wife Bethany started Boundless Body, the coaching company they run together out of South Jordan, Utah, where he also hosts the Boundless Body Radio podcast.
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The Woman Who Helped Jelly Roll Get Fit Without Ozempic With Danese Rexroad
12 juni 2026 · 1 uur
About a quarter of adults in the United States now take at least four prescriptions a day. Most of them take more. Yet outside of antibiotics, almost nothing on the shelf is meant to cure you.
Closing that gap is what Danese Rexroad does. As Chief Clinical Officer at Ways2Well, she goes upstream of disease, asking why the body is breaking down rather than writing another script to cover it. Her belief is that the choices you make in your 30s and 40s decide whether you spend your 80s in the gym or in a nursing home.
We get into why perimenopause is hitting women in their 30s, and the bioidentical hormone study she says got it all wrong. She walks me through the trauma-room moment that flipped her thinking on the root cause. We also talk about her work with Jelly Roll, who walked in on 27 prescriptions and walked out on three.
"The average American is on at least four prescriptions. None of those are curative." ~ Danese Rexroad
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Resources Mentioned
ReviveRx Pharmacy: https://reviverx.com/
About Danese Rexroad
Danese Rexroad, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a native Texan who earned her BSN from Lamar University and her MSN from Chamberlain University. She built her early career in emergency medicine, trauma, and reconstructive surgery before moving toward functional and preventive care. Functional medicine certified, she has spent the last decade focused on root-cause work in hormone optimization, peptide therapy, and regenerative medicine, and now leads the clinical team at Ways2Well.
Connect with Danese Rexroad
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saima_danese/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danese-rexroad-msn-fnp-c-08705b157/
Website: https://ways2well.com/
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The Leading Cause of Disability in Women Under 50 With Dr. Amelia Scott Barrett
9 juni 2026 · 59 min
What do you think is the main cause of disability for women under 50? Is it cancer? Or maybe depression? Is it perhaps back pain? No. None of the above. The leading cause is migraine. Lees meer
Dr. Amelia Scott Barrett has spent her career staring at that fact from the inside. Only one in twenty people who have migraine ever gets properly diagnosed, and the rest spend years calling it tension or stress or sinus pressure while their brains discreetly change in the background. Two headache days a week is all it takes to start the damage.
Amelia and I get into the four biological systems she's identified as the root causes of migraine, as well as why the standard "pop a pill and power through" approach has let millions of women around the world down.
"Migraine is the number one cause of disability in women under 50. That is a huge impact on women who are right in the prime of their lives." ~ Dr. Amelia Scott Barrett
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In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction
01:59 Dr. Barrett's early interest in medicine and the brain
05:28 Med school, learning to fly, and the road to neurology
09:42 How often does a migraine go undiagnosed?
12:22 What happens to the brain with frequent headaches
19:22 White matter lesions and what they signal
24:56 Where conventional migraine treatment falls short
30:25 How DNA points to the four systems behind migraine
34:46 The link between migraine and dementia
36:20 How mitochondria fit into migraine
41:30 Taking melatonin compared to a common migraine drug
45:30 Why trial and error doesn't work for migraine
53:53 Wrap-up questions and where to find Dr. Barrett
Resources Mentioned
The Headache Quiz: https://theheadachequiz.com/
Migraine Relief Code podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/migraine-relief-code-with-dr-amelia-scott-barrett-md/id17…
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Why Millions of Lyme Cases Go Undiagnosed Every Year With Dr. Myriah Hinchey
5 juni 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
You can test negative for Lyme over and over. Your bloodwork can look fine. Even your doctor can tell you it's just stress. Meanwhile, the infection keeps doing damage. An estimated 3.5 million Americans go through this every year. Lees meer
Dr. Myriah Hinchey knows that better than most. She was bitten by a tick when she was around ten. Her Lyme test came back negative, and she was sent home. What followed were decades of strange anxiety and brain fog she couldn't explain, until everything finally crashed in her mid-thirties, and even her doctor brushed her off. She had to diagnose herself.
Myriah and I get into why the testing for so many of these conditions misses what's going on, and how chronic infections sit underneath everything from autoimmune disease to neurological symptoms that most doctors blame on something else.
"Your body doesn't turn on you for no reason. There's always something. Find it." ~ Dr. Myriah Hinchey
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*In This Episode:"*
00:00 Introduction
02:08 Dr. Hinchey's path to naturopathy
06:36 Growing up in Lebanon, Connecticut
11:47 How Dr. Hinchey ended up focusing on Lyme
15:40 Treating Lyme in the real world vs. school
17:15 Why one dose of doxycycline isn't enough
19:04 What the standard Lyme test misses
27:57 Why some people get chronic illness, and others don't
36:41 Dr. Hinchey's Lyme story
44:02 Stephen Buhner and the herbal protocol
46:33 Why antibiotics alone can't clear Lyme
49:56 The real cause behind most autoimmune diagnoses
56:11 How underdiagnosed Lyme really is
59:48 Why a quick herbal cleanse won't fix chronic illness
1:06:14 Wrap-up and where to find Dr. HincheyResources Mentioned
Healing Lyme by Stephen Harrod Buhner: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Lyme-Borreliosis-Coinfections-Rickettsiosis/dp/0970869649
IGeneX: https://igenex.com/
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How the Way You Breathe Is Shortening Your Life With Dr. John Douillard
4 juni 2026 · 57 min
Whatever shows up in your bloodwork has usually been building for a long time. The problem with modern medicine is that it steps in at the end of that process, not the beginning.
Dr. John Douillard keeps coming back to one single question. Why do we wait so long? Forty years as a chiropractor and Ayurvedic practitioner have convinced him that the body starts dropping hints well before anything shows up on a test, and that most of us have been taught to wave those hints away until there's a real problem to deal with.
We dig into where the trouble usually starts, why so much of it traces back to your gut, and what a system that's been around for 5,000 years figured out about the body that our lab work still tends to miss.
"Change the environment, change the host, let the body fight its own battles." ~ Dr. John Douillard
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Resources Mentioned
Eat Wheat by Dr. John Douillard: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Wheat-Scientific-Clinically-Proven-Approach/dp/1683500091
The 3-Season Diet by Dr. John Douillard: https://www.amazon.com/3-Season-Diet-Nature-Intended-Cravings/dp/0609805436
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter (referenced): https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Brains/dp/031623480X
LifeSpa Lymph Quiz: https://lifespa.com/health-topics/lymphatic-system/cleanse-lymphatic-system/
About John Douillard
Dr. John Douillard, DC, CAP, is a globally recognized leader in natural health, Ayurveda, and sports medicine, and the founder of LifeSpa.com, one of the largest Ayurvedic wellness resources online. A former ski racer and Ironman triathlete, he studied Vedic medicine in India and built his career pairing that tradition with modern science. He's written seven books, including the bestseller Eat Wheat and The 3-Season Diet, appeared repeatedly on the Dr. Oz Show, and served as Di… Lees meer -
The Scientist Trying To Upload The Human Brain, With Dr. Randal Koene
26 mei 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
At 13, Randal read a science fiction novel and set out to upload a human brain. The surprising part is how far he's gotten. Lees meer
Dr. Randal Koene is a computational neuroscientist and the founder of the Carbon Copies Foundation, a nonprofit working to preserve and one day emulate the human brain. Not long ago, the idea of keeping someone's memory and identity alive past death sat squarely in the realm of science fiction. Randal is one of the people trying to drag it into the lab.
Chris asks him how any of this would work, and Randal explains it in plain terms. Does who you are come down to the brain alone? What can split-brain studies tell us about consciousness being something we narrate to ourselves? And would an uploaded mind still need to sleep? Find out in this episode.
"What we experience as consciousness is to a large degree a narrative, a story that we tell ourselves." ~ Dr. Randal Koene
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In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction
02:21 Growing up between nuclear reactors and CERN
05:02 The Arthur C. Clarke novel that started it all
11:33 Why he studied physics and AI before neuroscience
14:04 Founding the Carbon Copies Foundation
17:22 How AI changed the conversation around brain emulation
22:34 Randal’s position on consciousness
27:17 What split-brain patients reveal about the self
32:58 Working with animals on brain emulation
39:57 Creating a virtual brain of a fruit fly
44:53 Would an uploaded brain still need sleep?
52:08 The Matrix problem with transferring memories
54:54 Parallels between Neuralink and Carbon Copies
1:00:48 Wrap up questions
Resources Mentioned
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke: https://www.amazon.com/City-Stars-Millennium-SF-Masterworks/dp/1857987632
The Brain Emulation Challenge: https://carboncopies.org/Research/BrainGe…
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The Entire Male Population Could Be Infertile in 20 Years, Here's Why
22 mei 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Over the last couple of decades, testosterone levels in men have been declining by 1% every year. Twenty more years of that, and we could be looking at a fully infertile male population. Lees meer
That's what Dr. Tracy Gapin has been sounding the alarm on for years. A board-certified urologist who spent 20+ years in traditional medicine before walking away in 2020, Dr. Gapin founded Peak Launch to address what most doctors won't: the root cause of the symptom.
Today's conversation digs into why standard testosterone reference ranges are basically worthless and why "normal" labs are lulling men into a false sense of security. Dr. Gapin also shares what most high performers get wrong about their hormones, their gut health, and the slow cortisol creep nobody warns them about.
"A 50-year-old man today has a testosterone level that's about half of what a 50-year-old man had 20 to 30 years ago, and it's declining by about 1% every year." ~ Dr. Tracy Gapin
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Resources Mentioned
Doctor 2.0 by Dr. Tracy Gapin (coming October 2026): https://drtracygapin.com/
High Performance Health Handbook (free guide): https://peaklaunch.com/guide
About Tracy Gapin
Dr. Tracy Gapin is a board-certified urologist and performance medicine expert with over 25 years of clinical experience. After two decades in traditional men's health, he left the system in 2020 to build something better. Today, he runs Peak Launch, where he uses precision data and lifestyle medicine to help high performers fix the hormones, gut health, and sleep issues most doctors miss. He's also the founder of Peak Launch Institute, training the next generation of physicians, and the author of Male 2.0, with his second book Doctor 2.0, set to release in October 2026.
Connect with Tracy Gapin
Website: https://peaklaunch.com/
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The Daughter Who Rewrote a Doctor’s Entire Approach to Medicine With Aaron Hartman, MD
19 mei 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
What do you do when the medical system you were trained to trust can't save your own daughter? Lees meer
That's the question Dr. Aaron Hartman ran into the day he met his foster daughter Anna. She came into the world facing more than her share of challenges, and doctors told the Hartmans she wouldn't walk, talk, or crawl.
When the standard recommendation came down to a feeding tube and a string of surgeries, Aaron and his wife said no. They were reported to Child Protective Services for wanting to feed their daughter food instead.
Anna is now 20, and she walks and talks just fine. Her story rebuilt her father's entire approach to medicine. Aaron sits down with Chris to talk about what he's learned along the way and the role healthy fats play in healing the brain. They discuss how the pharmaceutical research world really works from the inside and why purpose may be the most underrated longevity tool we have.
"Your body was made to heal. You were made for health. Your body was made to self-heal and self-repair." ~ Aaron Hartman, MD
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Resources Mentioned
UnCurable: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds by Aaron Hartman, MD: https://uncurablebook.com/
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: https://a.co/d/0iLD2ZSP
Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com/
About Aaron Hartman
Aaron Hartman, MD, is a triple board-certified physician in Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Anti-Aging/Regenerative Medicine. He's the founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine, where he treats patients other doctors have given up on. Over the last 15 years, he's been the principal investigator on more than 70 clinical trials, taught the next generation of physicians as an associate professor, and built a practice that pulls patients from across the country. He's the author of Un…
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Why Trauma Ages You Faster Than Sugar, Stress, Or Sleep Loss With Dr. Bhargav Patel
15 mei 2026 · 59 min
You can stack every supplement, peptide, and biohack out there. It still won't fix the one thing wearing most of us down faster than any of it: unresolved stress and trauma. Lees meer
Dr. Bhargav Patel has spent his career studying how that wear and tear shows up in the brain, the body, and the lifespan, none of which a standard lab test will flag. He's one of the few doctors who treat the mind as part of the body rather than something separate from it.
He walks us through the framework behind trauma recovery, why SSRIs work for reasons most people get wrong, and how processing trauma can hit 75% recovery rates. AI in healthcare comes up, too, along with why hallucinations are baked into every LLM and just how wide the mental health access gap is in the U.S.
"Supplements aren’t the core of your longevity regimen. They're the last 5 to 10%. The 90% is the core health things we all know we should do: exercise, sleep, and eat well." ~ Dr. Bhargav Patel
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Resources Mentioned
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313183/the-body-keeps-the-score-by-bessel-van-der-kolk-md/
The Hypomanic Edge by John D. Gartner: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Hypomanic-Edge/John-D-Gartner/9780743243452
MyPEAK Supplements: https://www.mypeaksupplements.com/
About Bhargav Patel
Dr. Bhargav Patel is a board-certified psychiatrist and NIMH-funded Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research fellow at Brown University. He's the founder of Sage Psychiatric Professionals and serves as Founding Medical Director and Director of AI Decision Support at Sully.ai. He's also the Co-Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of MyPEAK. His upcoming book, Trauma Transformed, looks at how the brain actually heals from trauma, and what most of us get wrong ab…