Jason Hartman talks with Dr. Douglas Vaughan about the biological process behind aging, senescence, and how people can understand it and age healthily. They also discuss a genetic mutation that was been discovered that could potentially help the process of aging.
Key Takeaways:
1:30 - A background on the molecular fingerprint of aging and properly understanding the term, senescence
5:11 - The various ways aging can be measured, especially understanding telomeres
7:03 - A genetic mutation that is seemingly slowing the aging process and the study of an Amish community that seems to have this mutation
12:02 - What makes it a mutation rather than just genes?
Jason Hartman talks with Dr. Charles Brenner about metabolism, something called NAD and what it truly is and how it relates to you. He covers the science and even the testing behind it.
Key Takeaways:
1:08 - A true understanding of what metabolism and NAD actually are.
4:14 - Why people generally gain weight, or have to work harder to keep it off, as we age.
6:44 - How being out of sync with nature can cause some of these issues.
9:38 - The role stress plays in your life, positive and negative, and how noise can increase stress.
14:05 - How to deal with NAD deficiencies.
20:24 - Some insight into the ethics of animal testing.
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Fernando Aires talks with Suzanne Weinstein about Nootropic Botanicals and how they can help you succeed in life while also making life easier.
Key Takeaways:
3:34 - Why people take nootropics and what they are doing
6:16 - The emotional effects of them as well as what we psychologically do to possibly need them
11:50 - The differences between these and regular smart drugs
15:50 - How people can only change when they are READY to
17:49 - The six different products available and what they do
22:16 - The results her clients are seeing
26:00 - How to pick the one that best suits you
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Fernando Aires speaks with Dr. Erin West about the benefits of acupuncture treatement and the Chinese medicine approach to treatement.
Key Takeaways:
2:20 - An overview of acupuncture
7:52 - How stress can actually benefit you through motivation and necessity
9:48 - How acupuncture relieves stress and pain
12:17 - How acupunture and Chinese medicine in general can help with infertility issues
15:30 - The reason behind adding herbs to acupuncture
18:32 - Common sense ideas in Chinese medicine such as avoiding cold water
22:12 - How Dr. West's past experience as a vet and dealing with animals helps her with he current work with people
24:56 - The differences and similarities in medicinal approaches between the US and Canada
Websites Mentioned:
emendhealth.com
Fernando Aires talks with Thomas Moore about how your mental and spiritual attitudes can extend your longevity.
Key Takeaways:
2:58 - How aging can be a positive experience
7:45 - Eliminating the negative energy of past resentment and anger
10:24 - The effects of religion and how what it's supposed to be is great but there is some disparity
13:08 - What to alter in your daily lives to help your spiritual helath and extend longevity
16:27 - How anger can limit longevity
20:53 - Putting that time into your own development
Websites Mentioned:
thomasmooresoul.com
Fernando Aires talks with Maggie Hadleigh-West, a filmmaker whose film, "Sick to Death!" covers her own journey of discovering her thryroid issues, as well as other people's, and how the industry may be trying to keep those people sick because it's simply good for business.
Key Takeaways:
3:40 - How pharmacutical companies are NOT working towards cureative medicines
5:25 - Her story and journey towards discovering her real health issues, which includes several wrong diagnoses and wrong medications and turns out it was hashimoto
10:37 - Explaing thyroid hormones
13:43 - How she found the right diagnosis
20:01 - What the film is about
24:40 - What people can do to help themselves get diagnosed
Websites Mentioned:
www.yomaggie.com
Fernando Aires talks with Judy Gaman about how to achieve longevity with the help from health, activity, sleep and even happiness.
Key Takeaways:
2:32 - Making your plan to live longer
5:33 - Avoiding fad diets and truly just living a healthier lifestyle
8:31 - The mentality that "it's genetic" and we can't do anything about it and how we overcome said mentality
11:27 - The role that sleep plays in your health
16:15 - The importance of having a "spritual life"
20:50 - The role that chromosomes play in all this
24:04 - An example from a dear friend of Judy's that lived past 100
Websites Mentioned:
www.judygaman.com
Fernando Aires speaks with Joy Stephenson-Laws about ALL the nutrients we need in our diets and how minerals are often forgotten. They even discuss how/where your nutrition levels can be tested and what we can have to make sure we are getting those nutrients.
Key Takeaways:
2:54 - The SIX main nutrients and minerals' role, especially vitamins
7:16 - The nutrition tests available at Proactive Health Labs
11:40 - How people can make their immune systems more resilient
17:55 - How weight is not everything, it's also water balance and muscle mass, etc.
21:56 - The importance of food in all of this
24:38 - The message is that it's up to us to take care of ourselves
Websites Mentioned:
phlabs.com
Fernando Aires talks with Colette Heimowitz about the Atkins diet in Lifestyle. They cover misconceptions about carbs and fats and sugars and most importantly, how the Atkins diet can leave you totally full and satisfied with all the health benefits.
Key Takeaways:
2:47 - Why low carb diets have become so popular and why they work
7:41 - What is the right amount of protein?
12:20 - The 'evolution' of the Atkins diet and the changes it has undergone
18:07 - The right food is more important than the amount of food or counting calories
23:03 - The effects the diet has on cholesterol
26:47 - An encouraging example of a meal
Websites Mentioned:
www.atkins.com
Fernando Aires talks with John LaRocco and they discuss the future of surgical capabilities, the research behind it and how it's not as far off as we may think.
Key Takeaways:
2:40 - "Living corpse research" and how close we are to a head transplant
4:32 - the real issue, reconnecting a spinal cord
6:27 - the psychological factors of such a transplant
13:24 - the progress with artificial organs
16:22 - potential solutions for life support issues
Websites Mentioned:
www.johnlarocco.com
Fernando Aires talks with Dr. Nick Porterfield about what chiropractics really should mean and how to properly diagnose and treat injuries that athletes suffer from. He discusses how common the wrong diagnosis or treatments are in the field, and ultimately how to prolong and get the most out of an athlete's career. And it doesn't just apply to professional athletes but anyone training for anything physical or is just physically active.
Key Takeaways:
4:34 - The clear, proper meaning of chiropractics.
9:25 - The "anatomy train" and how the area that hurts is not always the problem area that needs treatment.
12:19 - Hip problems and where the joint actually is.
18:56 - Improving, helping or avoiding problems with disks and joints.
22:14 - What to do with inflammation.
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Fernando Aires speaks with Dr. William Sears about the health benefits of omega threes, omega sixes, how they are derived from nature, and how your body is its own private pharmacy. Learn how the medicines your body makes are far superior to any that you buy and even how to preserve your joints.
Key Takeaways:
3:09 - How omega threes are so effective and help athletes and how Dr. Sears learned about them but watching salmon swim.
5:50 - Omega threes, the membrane molecule
8:30 - Omega threes vs sixes
11:05 - Your own personal pharmacy and how your body creates medicines
15:02 - When to intervene with medicines your body did not create and why you may need to
17:41 - What tears your joints down and how to treat it
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Fernando Aires talkes with Robert McQuade about a revolutionary new technology in the world of medication. What if your phone could remind you to take a pill if you forgot? What if doctors could be 100% sure whether or not you took your medication? Well this is all becoming a reality and hopefully widespread in the future.
Key Takeaways:
1:56 - Andrew Wright, Vice President of Digital Medicine & Medical Device Division at Otsuka, who is also joining the interview
3:05 - Introduction and potential of this new digital tracking device within pills
5:35 - How the system works, the pills, the chip, the patch and the app
9:00 - When will it be launched?
11:48 - The potential of where it can go...
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Fernando Aires talks with Catharine Arnston, founder, CEO and chief scientific officer of energybits. The company specializes in plant based protien snacks, specifically algae based. They discuss the history and health benefits of algae
Key Takeaways:
2:50 - Chlorella and Spirulina Algae Bits and recommended servings
5:15 - The history of these two strains of algae and they're benefits
10:29 - the singular ingrredients of these products and their compatibilty with certain diets
13:10 - the benefits of chlorophyll which is found in algae
15:59 - how it can play a role in detoxing
20:00 - the purity and safety of the product
26:34 - information and breakdown of the specific products
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Fernando Aires talks with Maria Emmerich, author of "The Ketogenic Cook Book. They discuss the benefits of a high fat and low carb diet, how those meals can be delicious and also tap into how to avoid sugar and how just because something is all natural doesn't always mean it's healthy.
Key Takeaways:
3:23 - how the lowfat label is misleading
8:28 - Ketogenic diet benefits, living on gluecose vs ketones
11:17 - getting your kids to eat right
17:00 - which sweeteners to avoid, which to use and how to use them
20:00 - how "natural" doesn't always mean healthy
24:50 - what's coming up next for Maria
Websites Mentioned:
mariamindbodyhealth.com
Fernando Aires talks with Dr. Michael Mosley about The Clever Gut Diet. It turns out that your gut plays a very crucial role in your overall health and is even home to a second brain in a manner of speaking. There is more to the expression "gut feeling" than you realize. Find out how diets and eating habits work with you gut and of course, in turn, you.
Key Takeaways:
5:03 - How your gut is a second brain in ways
10:44 - How certain diets and eating habits effect the "gut feeling"
15:38 - Good vs bad bacteria and the effects of junk food on your gut
19:10 - Pre and pro biotics vs real food
23:14 - How fasting can increase good bacteria in the gut
Websites Mentioned:
cleverguts.com
Guest host, Fernando Aires, talks with Drew Manning, New York Times best selling author of the book, Fit2Fat2Fit. In the book and this interview he discusses the reasoning and affects of his viral experiment where he gained weight on purpose to better relate to those who struggle to get or stay in shape. They also discuss the benefits of diet trends like intermittent fasting and high fat diets, as the "low fat" label can often mean the product is otherwise packed with sugar and chemicals. The further discuss the affordability of healthy vs. unhealthy food, the ketogenic diet vs. other diets like Atkins, and how to overcome personal plateaus.
Key Takeaways
[3:20] Drew summarizes his actual fit to fat to fit journey and [5:15] the statistics of said journey
[8:00] The danger of the "low fat" label
[11:40] Identifying and diagnosing an individual fitness plan
[17:08] The Ketogenic diet
[22:08] Intermittent fasting
[30:06] Useful links and social media to follow
Websites Mentioned
www.fit2fat2fit.com
100% grass fed beef is, without a doubt, the healthiest way to go when it comes to beef. But it's not what most people generally buy when they go to the store. it lacks the usual marbling that many are used to. The taste, when cooked properly, beats all of the other forms of beef, and that's what Chef Sarah Russo is trying to tell people. Fernando Aires talks with Chef Sarah about how she got into cooking, how to properly cook PRE meat, and the constant desire to challenge consumers to make sound choices when sourcing their meats.
Key Takeaways:
[4:29] Where do they source their meat?
[6:38] The varying levels of meat that are available
[8:55] The label you need to be looking for to know you're getting the best meat for your body
[12:05] When and which fats to be eating when it comes to your meats
[16:13] Why Sarah became a chef
[20:09] What PRE's certifications mean
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John Potash has been featured on CSPAN’s American History TV and has been interviewed on dozens of radio stations around the U.S. and abroad. His work has also been published in the Baltimore Chronicle, the City Paper, Covert Action Quarterly, Rock Creek Free Press, and Z magazine. He has worked counseling people with mental health issues and addictions for over twenty-five years.
Key Takeaways:
[5:37] The CIA’s psychadelic hit list
[11:47] The government’s affiliation with Tupac and Dr Dre
[18:05] What the government can accomplish with their drug operations
[24:09] Drug legalizations impact on drug prices
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Fernando Aires talks with Guillermo Ruiz, research at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, about naturopathic practices with evidence based medicine approach.
The two discuss whether some of the things we're doing are simply masking problems (or pretending to be solutions), when the right time to take supplements is, and what they can actually accomplish for a person.
Key Takeaways:
[2:03] How did living in Mexico impact the choice of what type of medicine to practice?
[4:45] The incident that caused Guillermo's paradigm shift in his medical journey
[7:14] Why isn't the literature behind naturopathic medicine studied more?
[12:55] Why Guillermo picked the supplements he did for his article on what you should keep in your medicine cabinet
[19:42] How discovering penicillin changed everything
[24:47] Some botanicals people can take to help with diabetes
[28:15] When (and for how long) should you take supplements?
[34:11] It's a good thing to ask how something fits in with our evolution
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In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Michael Gelb, author of The Art of Connection: 7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs to Know, as well as How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday. The Art of Connection offers readers seven methods of developing better rapport in their professional and personal lives.
The two of them delve into the importance of kindness in life, and examine each of the seven skills leaders need.
Key Takeaways:
[2:52] Social media is connecting us online, but isolating us physically
[6:12] What you need to do if you really want to be innovative. #1 is embrace humility
[10:28] How much more could you accomplish if you were respectful boss rather than a jerk
[14:44] People are finding reasons to be offended these days, and it's toxic
[18:42] We are all becoming more like ourselves thanks to things like big data
[22:30] Achieving balanced energy exchange
[25:52] Turning friction into momentum
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Daniel Schmachtenberger started out as a homeschooled kid in Fairfield, Iowa. After moving around as a kid, he came back to Fairfield to attend Maharishi University and while he was there he researched the epistemological frontier of neuroscience, delving deeply into integrative medicine as well as emergent neurotech tools and psychological techniques to optimize solutions on both sides of the mind/brain interface.
Now he's the Director of R&D at Neurohacker Collective, and is here on the show to discuss the nootropic his company has released, and discuss how certain nutrients are able to help you increase the full capacity of your cognitive functions without declining in other areas of your self.
Key Takeaways:
[2:35] How Daniel became a co-founder of Neurohacker Collective
[6:27] Why Daniel's company started with a nootropic even though there's others on the market already
[11:36] What Step 1 and Step 2 of Qualia are
[18:44] How Neurohacker Collective was able to come up with the dosages of nutrients in Qualia
[22:56] Is there a long-term concern for takers of Qualia
[27:24] Is there such a thing as a biologic free lunch?
[30:31] How much Qualia costs, and why it's on the high end of pricing
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Stuart Tomc has over 20 years of experience in the field of Nutritional Medicine and is an expert on evidenced-based dietary supplements. He has also traveled all over the world to teach others about his findings for over 10 years. Stuart talks to us about food imbalances, the importance of omega-3s, and more.
Key Takeaways:
4:50 – The fat you eat may determine what kinds of food you seek out.
7:55 – We have a huge food imbalance in our culture. Stuart explains in this segment how you can correct it and balance it out again.
10:30 – We need more omega-3 fats in our body, because we are consuming almost too much omega-6 fats in our regular diet.
13:00 – If your immune system is already stressed out, it can be hard to start this new food journey.
18:55 – As we become so obsessed with our diets, we may sometimes miss out on foods that are actually good for you.
21:25 – Oil of oregano seems to be nature’s most effective germ killer.
26:00 – How does the consumer know what to believe nowadays? Read PubMed.gov
29:00 – Don’t forget to talk to your doctor or other trusted medical expert about omega-3 benefits.
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You can track your weight loss the usual way, stepping on the scale every day or week, and wondering whether you've lost fat, gained muscle, or just lost water weight. LEVL is working to change that, however, with their new device that tracks fat loss through your breath.
Dr. Joe Anderson is clinical scientist at LEVL, and is one of a few breath science leaders in the world. He has led the development of breath protocols, performed clinical trials, and structured the science and physiology goals at LEVL. He is the owner of Anderson Bioscience and is an affiliate faculty member in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
Key Takeaways:
[3:16] The problem that Levl's product is attempting to solve
[8:47] How ketone bodies and fat burning go together
[12:21] How reliable is measuring with breath?
[16:08] The differences between Levl's product and Ketonix
[21:40] Breath acetone vs fat metabolism
[25:03] The professional model of LEVL
[31:30] The cost of the device and subscription services
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Keith Code is a former motorcycle racer, writer, and founder of the California Superbike School. He is one of the best known and most successful on-track motorcycle instructors in the world.
Code recently became an ambassador for The Foundation for a Drug Free World. He joins the show to discuss how prevalent drug use is in schools and in adulthood and shares some of the drugs people are experiments with these days.
Drug residues can remain in the body for years after a drug is taken. Code has long-promoted a program to flush-out these drug residues.
Code is making available a free booklet called “The Truth about Drugs.” He gives his advice to families who need experienced, professional assistance in getting family members off drugs.
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For a free DVD and information kit, “The Truth About Drugs,” visit www.DrugFreeWorld.org or calling 1-888-NO-TO-DRUGS (1-888-668-6378).
For parents or families requiring immediate professional assistance or intervention call 1-877-947-5900.