If you've gained a few pounds over the past year, you are not alone. According to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, 43% of Americans gained an average of about 30 pounds over the past year. I'll say that again. Despite unprecedented government intervention “for the sake of our health”—using air quotes here—nearly half of Americans gained 30 pounds in the past year. If that's you, no worries and no judgment, we're here to help. But we're also here to tell you that there i...
Jun 25, 2021•59 min
Is it possible to rewire your brain... without a brain implant? The answer is undoubtedly yes, but the tricky part is that neuroplasticity doesn't always go in the right direction. So how can we reprogram our brain to break toxic habits, organize a chaotic mind and optimize our mental health? Returning to the show to help us rise above the madness of today's world is Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology, spe...
Jun 18, 2021•55 min
We know women's hormone cycle throughout the month, but do men have hormonal cycles as well? We often think of men's bodies as strictly utilitarian, unchanging and predictable... like a Jeep. But the truth is far more interesting. When we work with our hormones instead of against them, we can experience profound improvements in the health of our bodies and our relationships. So returning to the show today is Alisa Vitti, a women's hormone and functional nutrition expert and best-selling author o...
Jun 04, 2021•56 min
Mainstream media loves to smear red meat as unhealthy and disastrous for the environment. But are cow farts really killing the planet or is that just a ploy to get you to buy fake meat products? Would the fields behind my childhood home in New Hampshire, for example, really be better off without our happy backyard cows? Would the ranches and wildlife reserves here in Colorado, replete with buffalo, elk, yak, pronghorn, cattle and mule deer, really be more environmentally-friendly if we simply go...
May 28, 2021•59 min
Do you want to live a long time? Longevity may be a trendy buzz word, but for the first time in generations, our life expectancy is actually getting shorter. Thankfully, there's a great deal that we can do to reverse this trend. So if you're looking to maximize your life span and your health span, this episode is for you. I'm honored to say that returning to the show today is an award-winning author of over 30 books and one of the world's foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine, ...
May 21, 2021•34 min
When was the last time you wrote a song with your doctor? Returning to the show today is our good friend, Dr. Steven Eisenberg, a triple board-certified award-winning medical doctor and co-founder of California's largest medical oncology practice. Dr. Steven is the author of the brand new book Love Is The Strongest Medicine , and he’s host of The Dr. Steven Show boasting 50+ 5-star ratings on Apple Podcasts. Known as The Singing Oncologist, you'll find Dr. Steven belting it out like Adam Sandler...
May 14, 2021•54 min
Will fasted workouts make your muscles fall off? What are the benefits of long-term fat adaptation? How can we age in reverse? To answer these questions and more I'm honored to say that returning to the show today is the OG fat-burning beast, former world-class endurance athlete and ultimate frisbee warrior, our friend, Mark Sisson. Mark is, of course, a New York Times best-selling author of multiple titles including his latest book Two Meals A Day , he’s been blogging for 15 years over at Mark'...
May 07, 2021•58 min
Have you ever tried measuring your blood glucose? There's never been a better time to use cutting edge technology to quantify and optimize your health. But instead of jumping straight into invasive dystopian technology like brain implants (turning us into the borg), we can actually use tech as a tool to improve our habits. It doesn't have to be overly complicated, and it's quickly becoming easier and cheaper to track heart rate variability, sleep quality, fitness, blood sugar, and much more. And...
Apr 30, 2021•54 min
How are plant medicines different from modern pharmaceutical drugs? Many legal drugs today come with serious costs like dependency, debilitating side effects, withdrawals and even worse. So how can we treat or alleviate symptoms without poisoning our system and depleting our neurochemistry? Joining me on the show is the perfect guest to talk to about this, it's Cameron George, a.k.a. Kava Cam, a researcher, writer and entrepreneur who founded the company TRU KAVA. Cameron has a unique perspectiv...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Have your habits changed at all in the past year? Now is the time to make little changes that can add up to massive improvements in your quality of life, so I'm pleased to say that joining us on the show today is modern day renaissance woman, Dr. Bindiya Gandhi. Dr. Bindiya is double-boarded by the American Board of Family Medicine, as well as the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Physicians. She's also a mother, yoga instructor, Reiki master, as well as the Medical Director at Revive A...
Apr 16, 2021•51 min
Can you get more out of your workouts by doing less? Instead of redlining every time you train, you might get even better results by making your training less intense and your recovery longer. There's something to be said for practicing the state of ease. So, returning to the show today is our friend Brad Kearns. No slouch, Brad is a world-ranked professional triathlete, Guinness world record setting professional speed golfer, podcast host, and New York Times best-selling author. If you're looki...
Apr 09, 2021•58 min
Staying strong is not easy in the real world. Are you using this time to get stronger? When you face adversity head-on, you can actually use challenges and setbacks to propel you to something better. So today we're here with Chase Chewning, an army veteran with incredible insight and perspective on what it's like to fight back from rock bottom. After 6 years of active duty, Chase was medically discharged from the military due to injuries that left him unable to walk. After having bilateral, reco...
Apr 02, 2021•55 min
Is eating meat bad for the environment? By now, long time listeners like you know well that industrial factory farms packed with GMO grain-fed cattle destroy our health and desecrate the planet. The truth is, ruminants like cows are a critical part of a thriving ecosystem. By working with nature (instead of against it), regenerative agriculture holds incredible promise for healing the planet while feeding our communities real food. So I'm pleased to say that joining me on the show today is Eric ...
Mar 26, 2021•53 min
How can we lose fat WITHOUT hunger? Why is “eat less, exercise more” terrible advice for most people? What's the difference between starving yourself and intermittent fasting? To help us navigate these questions and then some, returning to the show this week is award-winning investigative science writer, speaker and bestselling author, Gary Taubes. Gary studied applied physics at Harvard University, aerospace engineering at Stanford, and journalism at Columbia University. And fortunately for all...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 4 min
What's the difference between being in lockdown and being in jail? The answer from today's guest will surprise you. Today I'm grateful to be here with my new friend, Doug Bopst. Doug is a personal trainer, author of 3 books, and host of The Adversity Advantage podcast. Doug has a unique perspective as someone who actually spent time in jail—a former convicted felon and drug addict, Doug made the best of his time in jail to discover fitness and reinvent himself. When you're looking around in thes...
Mar 12, 2021•58 min
How is your routine looking lately? Getting a bit stale? It happens to all of us, but in challenging times, it's more important than ever to identify the things that are no longer working and then let them go. Nothing wrong with shaking things up on purpose. Sometimes the only way to beat a rigged game is to rig it harder, find that bug. And remember as well, that this game wouldn't be nearly as fun if it were easy. Now, today we're here with a perfect person to talk to you about shaking things ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Do you have any bad habits? Why is it that sometimes we find ourselves repeating undesirable behaviors despite our best attempts to change? Well, in an age when our communication has been degraded to typing with our thumbs and screaming into silly smart devices, human relationships it seems, are suddenly in jeopardy. So how can we turn down our anxiety, reprogram our brains and work with our brain chemistry to create the positive changes we actually want in our lives? If you've ever been deraile...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min
What happens when you go hard core vegan... but then you start eating meat again? If you want to know how to handle online haters with your health and sanity intact, our guest this week has been through the ringer. Today we're here with Jon Venus, speaker, health coach, podcast host, author and YouTuber extraordinaire. When Jon transitioned from veganism to adding a bit of meat to his diet, his vegan YouTube channel reacted in surprising ways, as you could probably imagine. We get into some fun ...
Feb 05, 2021•53 min
How's your thyroid doing? If you're low on energy, gaining weight or your metabolism is off, it's time to take a look at that little gland at the front of your neck. A century ago, severe iodine deficiency was widespread across the world, but now, we have the opposite problem with 52 nations at risk for thyroid disease due to an extreme excess of iodine. As some of you know, the health of my own thyroid was struggling in my early 20s and hypothyroidism actually runs in my family. Now, thyroid pr...
Jan 29, 2021•55 min
What do you really want to do with your life? Too many of us settle for dead-end jobs and careers that aren't even close to what we actually want. So even if you lost your job or you're in between gigs, as so many of us are these days, now is a great time to get clear on where you're going and what you actually want to do with your life. So today we're here with Ashley Stahl, an American national security and counterterrorism professional, turned entrepreneur, podcaster, career coach and author ...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min
How are you doing out there? I know it's been a rough year for a lot of us, but while some people simply get bowled over by the trauma, chaos and failure others simply seem to get stronger. So how do we develop ourselves into the type of people that benefit from chaos? Well, today we're here with my friend Thane Marcus Ringler, a former professional golfer. Thane is now a speaker, development coach, host and creator of The Up & Comers show, and author of “ From Here to There: A Quarter-Life ...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr
Does intermittent fasting actually work? As many of you know, I’ve been practicing various forms of fasting for nearly a decade now, but does it really work for everyone? Does it work for no one? Does it work for women, men, and anyone in between? There's so much information, disinformation, misinformation and content overload when it comes to fasting, when it comes to eating, diet, nutrition. It can be tough to make sense of it all. But we do have the perfect guest for you here today—the wonde...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Should we be prohibited from asking questions? If we lose the ability and right to speak, ask questions, to think for ourselves, to have sovereignty over our bodies and lives... we are on a precarious path indeed. With more of us obese, overweight and diseased than ever before, it's the very governments and corporations silencing us and ordering us around that got us here in the first place. As we're being told what to believe, many of us are being censored, shadowbanned, or even de-platformed -...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 43 min
How do you make ends meet when you're as poor as church mice? Today, we have a very special show for you. When I first started this show about 10 years ago now, I bought a cheap video camera and I decided to go to my grandmother Nan's house and interview her… she's just about my favorite person in the universe. And as many of you know, Nan's wisdom runs throughout my work—this podcast, of course, my blog with all recipes that we have, and especially The Wild Diet —you'll find lots of Nan in The ...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min
How do you make a career out of doing what you love? The path may be long and squiggly, but we now have living proof that you can get there, too. Joining us on the show today is a dear friend, fellow musician and health entrepreneur, Justin Nault. Justin is a certified nutritional therapist and health coach, host of The Clovis Culture podcast, and also a talented musician who's been entertaining crowds—including us—across the U.S. for over 15 years now. Justin received his bachelor's degree from...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 5 min
With more children being home schooled than ever before, it's a good time to look at the research. And I'm happy to say that joining us on the show today is Patricia Wilkinson, a parenting coach teacher, mother of 2, and co-author of Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It . On today’s show, we're chatting about: How diet relates to behavior for kids and adults Gamified education and how to focus on the fun What brain research tells us about giving your kids feedba...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 1 min
What can Bruce Lee teach us about mental and physical transformation? Sometimes you see people lose a lot of weight, but other times you see people completely transform our guest today is definitely the latter. Joining us is Bryant Manning, an IT professional turned health and fitness coach, who dropped over 150 pounds. On this show, we're talking about: How Bryant shed 150+ pounds and reversed his pre-diabetes Functional fitness and tips on getting started with training How exercise relates to ...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min
How are your food prep and cooking skills looking? When it comes to growing, preparing and storing our own food, life skills that our ancestors considered critical to survival are being lost to time. But these survival skills are too important to lose. So, if you're looking to save time and money in the kitchen by getting back to your roots, we have the show for you. Today we're here with the wonderful Hilary Boynton, an author, certified holistic health counselor and multi-talented mother of 5....
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Ever tried going vegan? I have. Whether you're 100% plant-based or a die-hard carnivore, there's a great deal that we all can learn from each other. And I'm honored to talk today with my friend, Geoff Palmer, Founder and CEO of Clean Machine, an all-natural vegan sports nutrition company. Geoff is a master when it comes to packing on muscle safely and naturally. With 4 awards in natural bodybuilding competitions, and nearly 30 years of experience in the natural foods and supplements industry, Ge...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Why do diets fail more than 90% of the time? It's no secret to many of us out there. If you've ever lost weight only to pack it back on again, this show is for you. Today, we're here with Tanya Dyer, Esq., an author, speaker, business coach, and 22-year divorce lawyer. She has a lot to say about how to manage relationships these days, as well as how to stay mentally strong. On today’s show we’re chatting about: The art of self-rescue How to address your hidden weaknesses Why dieting fails 97% of...
Nov 13, 2020•56 min
