In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Kiran Krishnan joins our host Dr. Ted Achacoso to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What are the most exciting clinical developments in the field of gut microbiota and probiotic supplementation? How do outer membrane vesicles violate the dogma that bacteria and human cells should not communicate directly? Why is the gut microbiota now considered an organ in the body that is postnatal, or an organ tha...
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Tommy Wood joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What types of markers should you be testing, and when are they necessary? What can those in the general population be doing to optimize their health, specifically minimizing cognitive decline and physical decline as they age? What do elite level athletes and elite level professionals do differently? Dr. Tommy Wood is a Sen...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Ted Achacoso joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What is GABA, and why do we need it? How is GABA synthesized? What are some of the conditions and syndromes that are related to GABA deficiency? Dr. Ted is the founding pioneer of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping doctors and practitioners learn how to optimi...
Jul 12, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Susan Rossell joins our host Jodi Duval to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What is psilocybin, and what effects does it have on the brain? What are the potential risks of psilocybin, and what could go wrong during psilocybin experiences? What is the connection between psilocybin and body dysmorphic disorder? Dr. Susan Rossell is a leading clinical neuropsychologist and researcher based in Australia...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 26
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Ted Achacoso joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What are some things that are commonly misunderstood about the mitochondria? How are common drugs in the anti-aging world poisoning the mitochondrial complexes? Why is the holobiont perspective particularly important for the mitochondria? Dr. Ted is the founding pioneer of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice, a 501...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Janet Schloss joins our host Jodi Duval to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What are some of the intricacies of the endocannabinoid system, and how can it impact our health? How can medical cannabis be used in the treatment of chronic disease and conditions? What are the challenges of designing research studies around medical cannabis? Dr. Janet Schloss is the Clinical Research Fellow at the Nationa...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Alex Rosenberg joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What are the definitions of scientism and naturalism? Is there such a thing as free will, and if so, what implications does it have on the search for purpose in life? What is nice nihilism? Alex Rosenberg is an American philosopher and novelist. He is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, and is we...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Mark Gordon joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: How can stress and cortisol levels lead to inflammation and brain injury? Why is vitamin D crucial for the immune system and testosterone production? Why is balancing all hormones necessary to improve our overall health? Dr. Mark Gordon is originally trained in family medicine, and continued his medical education in clini...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Brad Leech joins our host Jodi Duval to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What are the benefits of a healthy microbiome and how do we measure this? What does the gut microbiome do for us, and how does the microbiome interact with systemic health? What are some new advancements surrounding the microbiome in recent years, and what does this mean or change for us clinically? Dr. Brad Leech is a PhD-qual...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Scott Carney joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: How does something go from an idea, to a story, to a book? How can one go wrong in the pursuit of what is otherwise known as a noble path? What is the relationship between the dark side of spirituality and the pursuit of enlightenment? Scott Carney is a New York Times bestselling author, anthropologist and investigative jour...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Ted Achacoso joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What is evolutionary medicine, and what is its role in the Health Optimization Medicine and Practice framework? How does Universal Darwinism play a role in health optimization medicine? How are master regulatory genes and the cell danger response related to each other? Dr. Ted is the founding pioneer of Health Optimizati...
May 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Brian Mackenzie joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: Why is CO2 so important in respiratory physiology? How does building up CO2 tolerance affect not only your parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, but your aerobic and anaerobic metabolism as well? What is the importance of nasal breathing? Brian is the founder and CEO of SHIFT, a comprehensive and adaptive train...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Lucia Aronica joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What is the definition of epigenetics, and what are common epigenetic modifications? What were the results from the DIETFITS study? What are the various types of epigenetic clocks, and what are the best ways to use them? Dr. Lucia Aronica is a lecturer at Stanford University and instructor of the Stanford Genomics Certi...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Joscha Bach joins our host Dr. Ted Achacoso to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: Will physicians and other healthcare providers be replaced by AI technologies? Can AI help solve the most frightening aspects of US healthcare, or are we beyond solutions? What is the future of conscious machines? Dr. Joscha Bach is a renowned AI researcher and cognitive scientist, known for his work in understanding the...
Apr 26, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Michael Levin joins our host Dr. Ted Achacoso to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: Can we unlock the secrets of limb regeneration to revolutionize the future of medicine? How can we harness the power of cellular communication to control cancer growth? What are the ethical and practical implications of creating programmable living machines known as xenobots? Dr. Michael Levin is an acclaimed American ...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Rachel Gerrol joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions that include: What is Nexus, and how has it evolved over the many years since it started? How do the members of Nexus work together to do amazing things all over the world? What are three ways to make your life smarter, not harder? Rachel Gerrol is widely recognized for her work on millennial philanthropy and community building and has b...
Apr 12, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Thierry Hertogue joins our host Dr. Ted Achacoso to give 1 cent solutions to the following $64,000 questions: Are hormones perhaps the best psychedelics? How can we use the hormones produced in the seven neuroendocrine axis to anti-age? Can doctors and health care practitioners be taught to include spirituality in practice? Dr. Thierry Hertoghe pioneered anti-aging medicine using hormones to balance the system into health. He discu...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Andrew Gallimore joins our host Dr. Ted Achachoso to give 1 cent solutions to the following $64,000 questions: Does dimethyltryptamine make the brain construct a different reality or does it make the brain perceive a different reality based on the information that it was receiving? How do molecules such as LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline switch one's reality from one channel to another Why is the fly agaric psychedelic? Dr. And...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Nasha Winters joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions within the cancer realm. Dr. Nasha dives into integrative cancer care and opening a metabolic oncology hospital. Dr. Nasha Winters is a global healthcare authority and a best-selling author in integrative cancer care and research. She has educated hundreds of professionals in the clinical use of mistletoe, and created robust educatio...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, host Dr. Ted Achacoso is joined by Dr. Anna Lembke who educates us on the opioid epidemic and answered the question: how can a person get addicted to pain? Doctor Anna Lembke is a professor and the medical director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a New York Times Best Selling author. She received her undergraduate degree in humanities from Yale University and her medical degree from Stanford University. Dr. L...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode of Smarter Not Harder, host Dr. Scott Sherr is joined by guest Dr. Dave Rabin. Dr. Rabin dives into psychedelics, neuroplasticity, ketamine, and his technology Apollo. He also discusses the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system and the balance in creating a safe space for patients when they are going through psychedelic assisted psychotherapy or mental health treatment. Dr. Rabin ends the episode by sharing about his nonprofit organization, his most recent W.H.O. adventu...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by the father of Biohacking, Dave Asprey. He educates us on the laziness principle and how to utilize it to our advantage, exposomics and epigenetics, and if spirituality can be hacked. Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling science author, the creator of the Bulletproof Coffee, the founder of the Bulletproof Company, and is also known as "the Father of Biohacking". He attended University of California, Santa Barbara...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Why should doctors and health care practitioners learn about artificial intelligence? This is one of the main topics we dive into in this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast with guest, Karl Friston. Karl John Friston FRS FMedSci FRSB is one of the greatest scientists in history whose work has been cited over 245,000 times. He is a British neuroscientist and theoretician at University College London. He is an authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of ph...
Feb 22, 2023•3 hr 11 min
In this episode of Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Nicole Bijlsma. She chats with host Jodi Duval about all things environmental medicine, including why these exposures are so crucial to health, how the environment effects health, what we can do to mitigate these effects, what an environmental exposure history questionnaire is, how to use it in practice, and so much more. Dr. Nicole Bijlsma is a building biologist, bestselling author, Ph.D. candidate and the CEO of the Australia...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Eric Goodman and Coach Jessie Salas. The two join host Dr. Scott Sherr to discuss Dr. Goodman's book "Foundation of Health" and the Endocannabinoid System, the beginnings of the foundation training, cannabis, the importance of activating your parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, and so much more. Dr. Eric Goodman is the creator of Foundation Training and the author of " Foundation ", " Foundations of Health ", an...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode of the Smarter, Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Adam Robinson. Adam was one of the two co-founders of the Princeton Review and for the last 12 years has been immersed in global financial markets. His book "Cracking the System: The SAT" remains the only test prep book to ever become a New York Times Best Seller." Adam chats with host Boomer Anderson about his unique approach to spot trends before they actually happen, how to simplify financial markets, his experience at the P...
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, we are joined Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, Ph.D. He is an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of South Florida where he teaches students of the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, with a focus on such topics as neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, physiology, neuroscience, and neuropharmacology. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition(IHMC) to assist with their efforts towa...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Smarter, Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor at the University of California — Irvine, and the author of "The Case Against Reality". He studies consciousness, visual perception, and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. Hosts Boomer Anderson and Dr. Ted Achacoso unraveled what made Dr. Hoffman study consciousness; the different theories of con...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Ted Achacoso, the founding pioneer of the clinical practice of health optimization, medicine and practice and the Chief Science Officer of Smarter, Not Harder Inc. Listen along as Dr. Ted and host Boomer Anderson discuss metabolomics, your metabolome, genetic testing, and the health optimization medicine and practice framework. What we discussed: 00:22 - About Dr. Ted Achacoso 4:00 - Why DNA isn't as important as we think 8:...
Jan 25, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to the Smarter Not Harder podcast brought to you by Health Optimization Medicine and Practice, as well as Smarter Not Harder, Inc.– the makers of Troscriptions. This podcast is all about offering you one-cent solutions to $64,000 questions for all things decision making, consciousness, health optimization, performance, and so much more. We interview subject matter experts who will tackle these one-cent solutions including Karl Friston, Donald Hoffman, Anna Lembke, Adam Robinson, and Domi...
Jan 07, 2023•4 min
