Episode Highlights With Dr. Patrick Porter What happens in the brain when there's a head injury and why everyone has this to some degree You're the result of how your brain remodeled after all the head bumps as a child Some people have blood in the brain from an injury even a decade after the injury! The only time the brain detoxes is during level 4 sleep What’s going on with age-related cognitive decline The importance of vitamin C for brain and nervous system health The aging brain is a brain ...
Jan 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 734
Episode Highlights With Dr. Patrick Porter What BrainTap is and how he developed it The Silva Method and how it influences brain entrainment What brain entrainment is and how to use this to your advantage A PTSD study they did with moms of autistic children and the surprising results Our bodies learn from our environment and how we can use this with light, sound, and vibration to help our nervous systems relax What psychoimmunology is and why this is important to understand Your brain isn’t just...
Jan 22, 2024•38 min•Ep. 733
Episode Highlights With Dr. Gundry The biggest misconceptions when it comes to Blue Zones and what we can learn Where the word Blue Zones comes from What people actually eat and what we can learn from the Blue Zones Data from Sardinia that highlights actual lessons from the Blue Zones A shocking statistic: the nicotine consumption in some Blue Zone areas might be contributing to longevity! Is there a time and a place for healthy nicotine consumption for longevity? Actual key takeaways from the d...
Jan 18, 2024•32 min•Ep. 732
Episode Highlights With Dr. Gundry What inspired his new book Gut Check Why a diverse gut biome is key for longevity and health The reason he works with so many autoimmune patients and what he has found about gut health and autoimmunity What leaky gut is and how to fix it 100% of people with leaky gut have their immune system activated to various forms of wheat What has changed that is leading to more gut issues The key foods he recommends avoiding for gut health Glyphosate was patented as an an...
Jan 17, 2024•37 min•Ep. 731
Episode Highlights With Ian The three keys of health most people miss The first key is to get your biological age to around 25-35 years old and how to do this The second key is to have structural integrity in your bones, joints, muscles, etc, and how to do this The third key is the fuels that you put into your body (air, fluids, and food) and how to optimize them People often ultimately die from hypoxia, as less and less oxygen gets to tissues as we age, and how to reverse this How HRV comes int...
Jan 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 730
Episode Highlights With Ian The elephant in the room when it comes to health What we do the most physically, and how it affects us One of the biggest things we do each day is breathe — 160 million liters of air by age 60 How air contamination causes us health problems We have five liters of blood, and what we breathe gets instantly transported to every cell in our bodies every single minute What happens when these nanoparticles of negative substances accumulate in our bodies over the course of y...
Jan 15, 2024•41 min•Ep. 729
Episode Highlights With Gordy What happens when we compartmentalize business and family and how to integrate this better Living a mission-driven life as a parent and entrepreneur It’s no secret that the school system doesn’t adequately prepare our kids for all aspects of life and how to do that better How he navigates screen time and technology with his kids and balances it with nature time Conversations he has with his kids about work and business How he works in these lessons with his kids at ...
Jan 11, 2024•21 min•Ep. 728
Episode Highlights With Gordy His personal journey that led to writing The New Millionaire’s Playbook Pillars to understand when it comes to financial success Creating conscious change and financial stability through serving others The reality distortion field and why most of our programming, especially around finances, is from external sources The big switch: we can interface with the reality distortion field and create our own reality through our thoughts Our thoughts are the most powerful cur...
Jan 10, 2024•38 min•Ep. 727
Episode Highlights With Sara Banta Why detox is so important now The reason our ancestors never had to think about detoxing How insulin resistance and toxicity are connected The liver is responsible for detox, protein and fat metabolism, thyroid function, and much more Diabetes is insulin resistance of the liver PCOS is insulin resistance of the ovaries Signs you need to detox and how to do it What happens when we detox without the right support and the toxins go back into the body What the asce...
Jan 09, 2024•29 min•Ep. 726
Episode Highlights With Sara Why we are seeing unexplained weight gain in all age groups and what to do about it The reasons why you might not lose weight even if you're doing anything “perfectly” Stress hormones and cortisol have been on the rise for the last few years Cortisol is the stress hormone The new diseases that are now showing up in children Real reasons processed foods are causing problems What to understand about fructose Copper depletion and what to do about it How spike proteins a...
Jan 08, 2024•41 min•Ep. 725
Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma Naidoo How environment shapes our choices and how to use this to your advantage Stress inhibits good habit circles in the brain How to create good family habits around food that also reduce stress Sugar taps into the same brain receptors as street drugs! Why preparing more meals at home leads to eating less and to better nutritional habits How small positive habits create a positive feedback loop that lead to an easier time building better habits Important conside...
Jan 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 724
Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma Naidoo How foods affect mental health Foods to prioritize and avoid for optimal mental health We know our diets affect our bodies, but they impact our brains just as much! How the gut and the brain communicate 95% of serotonin receptors and serotonin is in the gut! A simple acronym for remembering the best brain foods, especially for kids Why we crave more food than we need when we aren’t getting enough micronutrients Some powerful herbs and spices to incorporate ...
Jan 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 723
Episode Highlights With Katie What I spent my time on this past year How I don't do resolutions but instead do experiments, and why Our new format for podcasts this year My annual water fast: why I do it and how I'm working on writing three books, creating a new in-person space in my area, and a surprise Watch for new content and more videos this year about some of my favorite things: plants, DIY, mindset, and business I'm focusing on more time with my kids and enjoying my teenagers My words to ...
Jan 01, 2024•35 min•Ep. 722
Episode Highlights With Suneel Gupta His experience with being clinically obese for most of his teen years What dharma is and the equation for it Dharma = essence + expression Finding your dharma isn’t so much of a transformation but more of a revelation of realizing what is already there A simple question: what are the bright spots of your current day? What rhythmic renewal is and how to use it to your advantage The most overrated skill in the modern world: reactivity… and how to combat it The ...
Dec 27, 2023•59 min•Ep. 721
Episode Highlights With Casey Means Why underpowered cells and metabolic dysfunction are the root cause of many of our health problems The reason we're getting sicker despite spending more money on healthcare Why over 90% of adults have markers of metabolic dysfunction Which biomarkers are most helpful and cost-effective for understanding your metabolic health How this all relates to hormones, and how PCOS is often connected as well The most actionable takeaways on metabolic health that you can ...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 720
Episode Highlights With Dr. Bradley Nelson What the Emotion Code is Thinking of the body on an energy level What a Heart-Wall is and how to release them The heart puts out a magnetic field that surrounds the body 93% of people have a wall around their hearts How to know if physical symptoms are related to emotions The way to tap into the subconscious mind How to ask questions and get answers from the subconscious mind What inherited trauma is and how to address it Resources We Mention The Emotio...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 719
Episode Highlights With Mike How he ended up sending the first tweet from space Why Neil Armstrong was his hero growing up and how he got to meet him as an adult What his first tweet from space was The profound impact that seeing our world from a different perspective had on him What changed in his daily experience from being in space How his body changed from being in space and how it resolved when he got back The mental health and community lessons he learned from his time in space Why the lon...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 718
Episode Highlights With Alex His personal story and how he got into the trauma healing work he does now The definition of trauma and how he defines it to help people understand it How small childhood experiences can shift how we relate to ourselves and our emotions The core emotional needs of children and what happens when they aren’t met Core emotional needs: boundaries, safety, and love What a maladaptive stress response is, how it happens, and what to do about it Trauma is like an ECHO (event...
Dec 11, 2023•57 min•Ep. 717
Episode Highlights With Dr. Youn How he played guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffet cover band What he means by autojuvenation and how to use this to his advantage The four major causes of skin aging and what we can do about it: collagen degradation, oxidation, inflammation, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), buildup of cellular waste We lose about 1% of the collagen in our skin each year after a certain age How sugar relates to aging What autophagy is and how it can help battle aging Solution...
Dec 06, 2023•59 min•Ep. 716
Episode Highlights With Maggie Her journey with autoimmunity and how she healed What total toxic burden is and how to assess it The body is much smarter than any doctor in the world and how to listen to yours How to be your own primary healthcare provider and what labs to run Why to test your micronutrient levels and how to do it Ways to use testing you can do on your own to support your healing process The three tests she recommends for everyone How many issues go back to the gut even if a pers...
Dec 04, 2023•55 min•Ep. 715
Episode Highlights With Dr. Gervais His story and how he got into the work he does Why we are biologically wired to attune to other people's opinions The difference between not caring about what other people think and not worrying about what other people think What identity foreclosure is and what to do about it Performance based identity vs purpose based identity Important strategies for working through inner talk and how to avoid performance based identity in our kids His definition: Excellenc...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 714
Episode Highlights With Michael How his first time ever meditating was with Deepak Chopra and what it was like Why indoor air quality is so important We breathe 20,000 times per day and the air we breathe can make a huge difference Why there can be mold problems even in homes that are immaculate and always kept clean How mold gets into our homes and it isn't always a water leak What he recommends about mold testing in the home The top places he finds mold growing and what remediation looks like ...
Nov 27, 2023•56 min•Ep. 713
Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone How he raised a deer! The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy? The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give you...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 712
Episode Highlights With Dr. Whitfield Why he and I both love the show Ted Lasso and highly recommend it What breast implant illness is and why it can be difficult to pinpoint and how much of the body it can affect Do all women experience problems from breast implants or do some do ok? Factors that make women more at risk for BII What to be aware of with explant surgery and considerations to understand The lymphoma connection to implants and how to remove them safely The stats about implants and ...
Nov 20, 2023•53 min•Ep. 711
Episode Highlights With Dr. Amy She didn’t play with Barbies as a kid but the funny thing she played with instead Why she switched from emergency medicine to the work she does now The connection between sexual health and longevity Correlation between people who are more sexually active and lower all cause mortality Some of the reasons for the decline in libido The importance of being able to activate the parasympathetic nervous system for overall and sexual health The misinformation about hormon...
Nov 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 710
Episode Highlights With Dr. Nashat Her journey from ER doc to functional medicine fertility doc How cortisol interferes with hormone production and can be related to infertility Her own journey with IUI and IVF and why she’d do it differently if she knew what she knew now Why male and female fertility matter in the fertility equation What happens in the 90 days pre conception directly influences egg and sperm health Why egg health is not static and can improve over time What AMH is and what it a...
Nov 13, 2023•58 min•Ep. 709
Episode Highlights With Lisa How she shifted from IT into her current work Action speaks louder than words but experience trumps action How she teaches life lessons through kitchen skills The importance of experiments How to shift mindset through food experiences with kids Kids are so capable of understanding and making good choices about food and about life Her take on stem classes and their possible downsides Right brain focused approaches to education with kids How cooking is a great integrat...
Nov 08, 2023•56 min•Ep. 708
Episode Highlights With Dr. Christy Why she started researching iron overload and eventually wrote a book on it The unknown dangers of both high iron and low iron and how to get a correct understanding of if you have either one Why females are typically more likely to have low iron issues but this can change as women get older Kids are more at risk for being low in iron Calcium binds to iron and makes it harder to absorb The reason iron testing doesn’t happen early enough in pregnancy and why it...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 707
Episode Highlights With Catharine Algae is a food and not a supplement and was the first food on earth Macro algae vs micro algae Why algae is the most nutrient rich food in the world The reason you actually want farm grown algae and not wild grown algae Spirulina vs Chlorella Algae shows up when there are toxins or bacteria and works as a cleanup crew It also works as a clean up crew in the body Algae has individual aminos The reason we need algae more now than we have in the past How algae aff...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 706
Episode Highlights With Gina The real deal with our sugar consumption, especially this time of year Harmful effects of sugar and the long term problems with too much sugar consumption The average consumption of sugar for kids on halloween is 3 cups! Sugar can be highly addictive and have a similar impact as drugs There are over 260 ways to say sugar on a label so it might be in something and you not even know The benefits of glutathione and why it is so important for health Her unique ways to ge...
Oct 30, 2023•42 min
