Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

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The Health Optimization Medicine Podcast is dedicated to offering one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions across health optimization, decision-making, consciousness, performance, and human potential. Produced by Health Optimization Medicine & Practice (HOMeHOPe) and Smarter Not Harder, Inc., the makers of Troscriptions, this podcast bridges rigorous science with real-world clinical application. Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading researchers, clinicians, and original thinkers, including Karl Friston, Donald Hoffman, Anna Lembke, Adam Robinson, and Dominic D'Agostino. Together, they explore how small, precise interventions can create meaningful and lasting impact. Hosted by: + Dr. Ted Achacoso, founding pioneer of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Dr. Scott Sherr, COO of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Boomer Anderson, CEO of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Jodi Duval, principal naturopath, formulator at Revital Health in Perth, Australia, and CEO of HOMeHOPe Australia New episodes every Wednesday. Previously published as the Smarter Not Harder Podcast (SNH Podcast).

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Episodes

Dr. Nasha Winters: Immunotherapy, Oxidative Therapies, Cancer Care, and The Optimal Terrain Program

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

Dr. Anna Lembke: The Opioid Epidemic and How People Get Addicted to Pain

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

Dr. Dave Rabin: Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity, Ketamine Therapy, and Apollo

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

Dave Asprey: What is the Laziness Principle and How to Use it to Your Advantage?

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

Dr. Karl Friston: Why Health Care Practitioners Should Learn About Artificial Intelligence

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

Dr. Nicole Bijlsma: Mitigating Environmental Health Issues through Environmental Medicine

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

Dr. Eric Goodman and Jessie Salas: Foundation Training, The Endocannabinoid System, and Balancing the Nervous System

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

Adam Robinson: Cracking the System and Simplifying Life's Complexities

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

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, Ph.D.: The Effects of Ketosis and Fasting on Mitochondrial Health and Epigenetics

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

Dr. Donald Hoffman: Consciousness Theories, Space-Time, Evolution, and Psychedelics

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

Dr. Ted Achacoso: Nature vs. Nurture in Medicine + A New Framework for Health Optimization

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!

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

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