Discover with Dr. Dan | Proactive Health

William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and author of the New York Times best seller “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.” His groundbreaking work has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments and impacts care for more than 70 diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on: Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, and The Dr. Oz Show, and he has been featured in USA Today, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, and O, Magazine. He is president and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and is leading research into Covid-19.What makes food so good to fight disease 1:59Macronutrients vs phytonutrients 5:53Refortifying different foods and the benefits of legumes 9:49Antinutrients and lectins 18:31Glymphatic system 27:17The gut microbiome is an ecosystem 35:41Can vegetables or fruits be unhealthy? 39:57“What's something we can feed our gut that's really good? That might be in the middle aisle. It turns out legumes, beans are actually incredibly important. In fact, beans are one of the foods that are commonly in the so-called blue zones where people live long and prosper at the same time. There's like 5 of them around the world. Legumes are one of the core things.” 15:19https://drwilliamli.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Sea moss gel and powdered supplements are really hot right now—but is there good science behind it? In this episode Dr. Dan compares the marketing claims made about sea moss with what is actually known in the scientific literature so you can make a wise decision if you want to give it a try.0:50 Introduction3:48 Carrageenan/potential dangers5:08 Potential benefits 6:28 Marketing angle7:15 Potential for heavy metal toxicity8:50 Scientific verdict on sea moss 9:53 What to take instead 10:22 Health Benefits of spirulina11:30 Summary and outlook References:PMIDs: 25874922, 26492254, 31606930, 31775255, 34560989, 11890047, 26817952, 32803579, 30467628, 29236516

On the show with us today is Heather Johnson. Over the past 10 years, Heather has dedicated her life to yoga and Ayurveda. She has delivered Ayurveda workshops across the United States and founded the Ayurveda Life School and Podcast that helps students to learn and apply the ancient health practices of Ayurveda. Heather tells me about something called doshas. Combining physical, psychological, and spiritual health, Ayurveda focuses on whole-body healing and states that a person's dosha, a type of bodily humor, determines their personality and health. About her health journey and getting into this field of study 1:41Core tenets of Ayurvedic medicine 7:15Finding those elements that makes you unique 10:03Figuring out your dosha 15:41Designing a treatment regimen 17:56Drawing principles from the Ayurvedic diet 24:02How people ought to start 27:22Getting into meditation and mindfulness 32:40Common mistakes people make 38:49“[Dosha] translates to that which is at fault. So it's what creates our tendencies, like that tendency towards anger that I talked about, it's the dosha. So sometimes my kids will say, ‘It's my dosha's fault.' I'm like, it's not your dosha's fault! You have free will and free choice right now!” 16:02Ayurvedalifeschool.comhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn is a physical therapist and osteoarthritis specialist, is based in Sandy, UT, and loves playing in the mountains. She founded Keep the Adventure Alive to break through the doom and gloom of arthritis and bring a motivating perspective with a possibility of adventure. She helps people all across the world find pain relief, regain confidence, and live very active lives. She has helped hundreds of people find their own arthritis adventures, and now it's your turn. Alyssa and I talk about how she got into what she's doing, osteoarthritis, myths, and things that we can do to help. Dispelling some myths 3:57Nutrition 8:46Why aren't doctors trained holistically? 14:21Getting started with arthritis 20:31Swimming 29:35Running 32:48Muscle strength 36:02Resources for understanding the right movements 39:44“I honestly harp on so many different people that just simply cutting out sugar or maybe cutting out alcohol, or you know doing some of those things can be really helpful and can change pain significantly, but I also think it's kind of frustrating that food is never really talked about like in doctor's offices and things, and that's usually the first point of contact for somebody that's having pain.” 12:26keeptheadventurealive.com

Today we're going to be talking about Ginkgo biloba, which is an amazing herb that has some really cool bioactive compounds, and it's a great thing to use for your supplement regimen. I tell you about the clinical studies involving Ginkgo, what it is, and then the latest science behind this herb. They have found that chewing on a Ginkgo leaf can improve memory and both the leaf and the nuts can be used to help treat respiratory tract infections, fevers, toothache, gonorrhea, and a multitude of skin issues. Studying the genes of Ginkgo 1:14Phytonutrients and bioactive compounds 3:05Double blind scientific studies 4:48Diabetes 8:38Reducing symptoms of PMS 12:49Tinnitus and hearing issues 16:00ADHD 18:13“They found that in cognitive impairment, 240 mg once daily of Ginkgo for 24 weeks, they saw huge improvements in cognition, in quality of life, and just everything related to cognitive function. Focus, memory, recall, reaction time was all improved significantly in taking Ginkgo.” 8:15https://feelbrilliant.com/

Nathaniel Jewell is a seasoned entrepreneur at the intersection of technology and wellness. He is the founder of wellness platform Recess.tv, a first in category solution that promotes wellness while empowering creators to run and grow their business with technology built for omnichannel engagement. Nathaniel has 8+ years in the tech and fitness industries and was an executive at Apple before starting his first company, Drift, and has applied a wealth of passion, operational, and business expertise to pivot during the pandemic and build a trainer first solution missing from the marketplace. “Start small. Maybe just getting up and walking around your living room for 10 minutes. Just very small, walk around the block. I think the key is how to start small to create some kind of habit.” Nathaniel's wellness journey 1:26Why he jumped into the wellness industry 8:53Helping fitness instructors and trainers 13:43How Recess compares to other companies 21:53Advice for people that really want to get going in fitness 27:45The future of the wellness industry 32:15“The global health and wellness industry is over 4 trillion dollars. The global pharmaceutical industry is 1.3 trillion dollars. So just put that in perspective of where the focus goes for money and investment, and pharmaceutical. Massive, massive companies, and a lot of the time people think about health and wellness and you'll hear sometimes, ‘Can you build a billion dollar company in health and wellness?' Well, if health and wellness is almost 4 times as big as pharmaceutical, I actually think there's gonna be a few multi billion dollar companies in health and wellness.” 22:25Find out more:recess.tv

Dr. Matt Dawson with his co-founder, Dr. Mike Mallin, founded Wild Health in response to a broken medical system, one focused on sick care instead of health care. After working as ER doctors, they knew there was a better way to impact people's health, ones that would stop preventable health complications from ending in emergency room visits. With a foundation in precision medicine and a passion for preventative health, they developed Clarity, the world's first true precision medicine platform. Clarity enables Wild Health to know our patients from the inside out, and then build customized plans based on their unique genetic makeup and goals. Through advanced machine learning, they combine DNA analysis, biometrics, microbiome testing, and phenotypic data to give patients a blueprint for truly optimized health and a maximized health span. Matt's journey in medicine and about precision medicine 1:36Precision medicine 3:25Lifespan 9:50The lab work 13:07Helping People who just can't change their health 15:35Diabetes 20:46Where we may be in 5 years 25:02“Precision medicine is actually looking at the level of genomics and saying what is gonna work for this specific person based on DNA, blood work, lifestyle, questionnaires, phenotypic data, bringing it all together and saying what is gonna work for you, not what is gonna work for most people. So that's how we define precision medicine.” 3:55​​https://www.wildhealth.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Gary Shlifer is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician, specializing in preventative care, nutrition, and anti-aging medicine. Dr. Gary is the founder of Evolve Healthcare in Los Angeles, a multi-specialty integrative medicine clinic focused on disease prevention and lifestyle optimization. He's also co-founder of Sapien Institute, an organization focused on promoting health education, and advancing health information technology. After immigrating from Russia to America at the age of 3, Dr. Gary grew up in Los Angeles where he returned after medical training to build his practice. Through his companies and community outreach, he continues to promote healthy living, eating and lifestyle practices, while displaying leadership in the San Fernando Valley and communities across LA county. About his background and getting to where he is in preventative wellcare 1:48Why doctors aren't focused on prevention 7:35Do patients just want the quick fix? 13:37Where to get started in taking care of the body 19:21Companies just want to make money 27:23Understanding your own food needs 31:48“I always tell people, ‘What I eat and what you will eat when you get your education and your experience, and go on your journey to understand your body and the food system, will look different than mine.' There are certain principles that I'll teach them right away, but I don't think that you have to be a carnivore or whatever. It's not so black and white and I really hate that the food space is so polarized and it's so manipulated.” 20:53https://feelbrilliant.com/

Scott Lynch is the founder of Legacy Divisions, a company whose sole mission is to encourage others to look inward for elevation in order to see the best in themselves. Legacy Divisions offers multiple services to help others realize their super powers, impacting thousands of people across 125 countries. There is a lot of negativity surrounding social media and just media in general and Scott tells about when his best friend committed suicide, which led him on a journey of mastering his mindset. He gives some awesome tips and advice on how you can navigate your emotions and stay on a more positive mental path.Perspective 4:56How to stay positive 11:24Comparing the bad and the good 17:57Self care practices 25:19Hormesis and the power of opposing forces 33:14Optimizing the body 38:32“I think that it's very, very important that we're very thoughtful about our ecosystem. The people we choose to be around, joining and having deep dialogue with people such as yourself. These are the important things that in the context of just a day may not seem very impactful, but to some extent, five days, five years from now, those things have a huge influence in the way that we look at the world and the way that we care for ourselves, or the way that we treat other people.” 24:53https://www.scottmlynch.com/

Andrew Carter is CEO and co-founder of Smallhold, a commercial mushroom farm in Brooklyn, Austin, and soon California that leverages technology to distribute its growing footprint into retail grocery and hospitality settings. In addition to his work building the first and only USDA certified organic farm in New York City, Andrew has been a pioneer in the agriculture, technology, and indoor farming industries. An early employee for companies like Bright Farms, Window Farms, and Agritecture, he has designed, built, and operated technologically innovative growing systems that are still impacting the world of agriculture today. Andrew is widely regarded as a thought leader in indoor agriculture with focus on mushrooms, commercial hydroponics, and greenhouse production. How Andrew got into indoor agriculture and what he's doing 1:38Why haven't mushrooms caught on? 6:31Is there a difference on how mushrooms are grown and cultivated? 10:42Why it's called local 17:07Does the quality of the plant change when grown inside? 22:24Sustainability and having a big impact on the Earth 28:13Why are mushrooms always packaged the same? 33:14Where Andrew sees the mushroom and food industry in the future 34:46“I don't even think we really, truly even understand how much plastic is out there. So it's up to companies to fix it. Consumers have been told that it's their fault and it's their problem for a long time, and I think people should still recycle, but I think that's been kind of a cop out from a lot of big corporations. So I think it's important for them to take on responsibility.” 32:00www.smallhold.comhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Shane is the founder and CEO of MUD/WTR, a company that creates products and experiences to optimize one's mind, body, and ritual. Their flagship product is an elixir consisting of masala chai, cacao, turmeric, cinnamon, seasalt, and 4 mushrooms, chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and cordyceps. With one 7th the caffeine of coffee, when combined you get energy focused and immune benefits without the jitters, crash, and dependency. Since launching in May of 2018, MUD/WTR has reached tens of thousands of customers across every state in the US, garnered capital from high profile angel investors and surpassed $1 million in revenue in their first year of business. We discuss his amazing product, functional mushrooms, habits/routines, disruption, and innovation. How he got into what he's doing now 1:40Sleep and mental health 10:39Going to India 14:33Mushrooms 21:23Routine and being creative 28:37Functional mushrooms are powerhouses for bringing the body back into balance 35:11“I think a lot of people are understanding that what they really value in this world is creativity, and having this daily dose of ambient stress and poor sleep is just not conducive to that. And so if people had the alternative or the information and maybe the culture started to shift to accommodate that, people would simply just start feeling better.” 7:31@somanypossibilities @drinkmudwtr http://www.somanypossibilities.com/https://mudwtr.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we're going to be talking about foods and the bioactive phytonutrients in these foods that can help to lower blood sugar levels, which is one of the vital things for supporting metabolic health. Higher blood sugar levels are at the root of heart health, obviously type 2 diabetes, and there has been really interesting research showing that neurodegenerative diseases are actually now known as type 3 diabetes. I give multiple examples of foods, such as pomegranate, strawberries, oranges, and other healthy options that will help regulate your blood sugar levels and keep you in a healthier state. Different drinks and rooibos tea 1:59Fruits that regulate blood sugar and help with PCOS 2:51Honey and its ability to regulate 8:24Vegetables for regulation 11:21Spices 13:04Olives 14:54Buckwheat 17:45Apples 19:43“You might say, ‘Well, when we eat fruit, fruit has sugar, and so that's going to spike my blood sugar in general.' The answer to that is actually no. These phytonutrients in these fruits actually are amazing at opening the floodgates in each cell to move the sugar from the bloodstream into the cell. So it doesn't matter if a fruit has sugar. That's actually good because it provides a quick fuel, a quick hit to the cells in the body to give us energy, the energy we need. The important thing is we don't want the sugar staying in the bloodstream.” 2:57https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Cori Cooper is a pharmacist, diabetes care and education specialist, integrative nutrition and nutritious life certified health coach and founder and creative director of Prescriptive Nutrition LLC Do Diabetes Differently, and Diabetes International. She is also a registered yoga teacher and public health expert, with an emphasis in health and behavior change. For 17 plus years Dr. Cori has practiced pharmacy, specializing in chronic disease prevention and management. With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a Master of Public Health degree, she has extensive experience across diabetes and cardiovascular disease. How she came to do what she does today 1:33The importance of insulin resistance 8:36Accurately educating people through this process 10:19Chronic stressors vs diet 17:11What to do and figure out where you're at 22:36Why alternate treatments aren't talked about 35:50“We confuse the body all the time because we're so used to just feeding it, and so if you just constantly feed it and you never actually pay attention to what it really needs, then you have to learn that before you can even change what types of foods you feed the body.” 21:30https://coricooper.com/@drcoricooper

Dr. Joel Warsh is a board-certified pediatrician in Los Angeles, California who specializes in Integrative Medicine. He grew up in Toronto, Canada and completed a Master's Degree in Epidemiology and Community Health before earning his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and has worked in private medicine in Beverly Hills before founding his current practice, Integrative Pediatrics and Medicine in 2018. Dr. Gator has published research and journals on topics including childhood injuries, obesity, and physical activity. He has been featured in numerous documentaries, films, podcasts, and articles, including Broken Brain, The Dr. Nandi Show, CBS, LA Parent, Mind Body Green, and many others. He is also the owner of integrativepediatrics.com and the host of the Raising Amazing Podcast. He is the author of the children's book, Love Dad, featuring multiple celebrities, which is currently in press with Penguin Publishing and set to release in 2024. Dr. Warsh is a consultant for high profile brands in the Health and Wellness space.How he got into what he's doing 1:57Parents can pass on their illnesses 12:04Get kids involved in the preparation process 21:32Is it OK for kids to go hungry sometimes? 26:14Worrying about percentiles 29:08When should a parent be worried? 36:51It's OK to experience sadness from time to time 44:37“You buy the food. Don't buy the crappy food. If you have options that are healthier, they will eat it. They're not gonna be happy for like 2 weeks or whatever, but they'll get over it and they'll eat a clementine and they'll eat a celery stick, and they'll eat whatever if they're hungry, but they're gonna grab the sugary snack if that's what's there because you're addicted to it.” 25:36https://raisingamazingplus.com/https://integrativepediatricsandmedicine.com/@drjoelgator https://integrativepediatrics.com/

Dr. Erik Won is the President and Chief Medical Officer of Wave Neuroscience, a biotechnology company developing innovative solutions like mental disorders like PTSD. Dr. Won served as a US Navy flight surgeon for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 and became CTO of Medical at Boeing, a fortune 50 company for nearly a decade before joining Wave Neuroscience. He holds an MBA from USC Marshall School at Business and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health. Dr. Won has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals. We discuss the science behind an innovative therapy for treating PTSD called magnetic e-resonance therapy (MeRT), a non-invasive type of transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure to stimulate specific areas of the brain for therapeutic purposes.How Erik got into studying brain health 1:33Magnetic e-resonance therapy 3:40After you have the quantitative EEG 12:36Some people are worried this will change their personality or characteristics 19:34Can this have similar benefits to smart drugs (like Adderall)? 21:49Can reaction times be improved? 27:11Sleep quality 30:23Nutrition 37:33“I still remember famously or infamously, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher talked about, ‘I don't need sleep. I'll sleep when I die.' and sadly they passed from Alzheimer's disease. So yeah we're starting to learn more and more about this. I guess the exciting part is we're learning exponentially, every day, every week, the different facets and importance of sleep.” 36:48https://waveneuro.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we're going to be talking about the health benefits of nuts and we're going to dispel some things here. A lot of people think that because nuts have fat, they make you fat, or that nuts are bad because they contain mycotoxins and defense compounds that can damage your health, and that's absolutely not true. Nuts are one of Nature's gifts to us. They contain amazing amounts of bioactive compounds and they're really good for health. Pine nuts 1:11Cashew 2:26Pecans 4:28Macadamia nuts 5:25Hazel nuts 6:39Almonds 8:57Brazil nut 9:44Walnuts and the antidiabetic properties of honey 11:44Pistachios 14:14“The chemical structure of phytosterols are a little more soluble in the bloodstream, and so they're preferentially taken up. It's like standing in a line and you have the fast pass and the normal line. Phytosterols are in the fast pass line, and so when we eat phytosterols and we have them in our gut, phytosterols continually move in the bloodstream and cholesterol stays put. That's one reason why nuts are really good at lowering cholesterol.” 3:41https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Mindy Pelz is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, nutrition, and functional health expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel, which just celebrated 20 million lifetime views, regularly updates followers on the latest science backed tools and techniques to help them reset their health. She is a host of one of the leading science podcasts, the resetter podcast, and the author of 3 bestselling books: The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen. Dr. Mindy has appeared on national shows like Extra TV and The Doctors, and has been featured in Muscle and Fitness, Well and Good, She Knows, Health Line, and more. For more information, visit: www.drmindypelz.com “Don't eat less. Eat less often.”Mindy's path 1:56Insulin and fasting 4:45How to fast 10:02Caloric restriction, protein, and fat 11:42Does fasting help the microbiome to settle down? 18:58How to break your fast 22:46What does the science say about intermittent fasting for women? 30:35Fast mimicking diet 39:23“When you feed these bacteria, there is a bacterial connection from the small intestine to the liver, via the hepatic arteries and veins that actually will send these bacteria up into the liver and make sure that the liver functions normally. While the liver is your number one fat burning organ, it's the number one organ that breaks down estrogen for women, and you just need to add in some more of these bitter foods so you can feed those bacteria, so they can go to the liver and do what the liver is meant to do.” 18:06Instagram:@dr.mindypelzTwitter:@drmindypelzhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we're going to be talking about the different health benefits of spices. Spices are phytonutrient powerhouses, which are the medicinal components of plants. These have been found to help with various health issues people deal with, such as metabolic syndrome, PCOS, diabetes, pain, cholesterol, Acne, and many others. Heart health can be greatly improved by consuming ginger, which is great at lowering blood pressure, blood sugar, preventing migraine, and nausea. Turmeric 1:02Basil 2:22Thyme and Rosemary 7:21Poppy seeds and Clove 10:20Coriander, parsley, and cardamom 12:09Mace and bayleaf 13:10Black cumin seed 15:25Tarragon 17:23Chicory, ginger, and Sumac 17:50Licorice, nutmeg, and cinnamon 20:54Marjoram and saffron 23:08Dill and Caraway 26:15“Black cumin seed is a really good one. Black cumin seed oil is being sold where the seeds have been pressed, so it's more concentrated. The bioactive compound there is thymoquinone, and black cumin seed is really good for diabetes, really good for cholesterol. It's really good for weight loss, it's good for asthma, and it's good for blood pressure.” 15:25https://feelbrilliant.com/

Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker with over 10 million views for her 2nd TEDx talk Intermittent Fasting Transformational Technique. With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health, and has been featured on ABC, Fox 5, ATLA, CW, Medium Entrepreneur, and the Megyn Kelly Show. She was listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the 21 founders changing the way we do business. Cynthia hosts the Everyday Wellness podcast, considered one of the 21 podcasts to expand your mind in 2021 by Business Insider. Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives. How she got into intermittent fasting 1:51What is considered as intermittent fasting 6:54Eating less vs eating less frequently 12:15The gut microbiome 22:02Insulin resistance and its importance 26:44Doing the hard thing to be healthy 35:32The driver for disease 41:29How to start on the path to change and be healthy 46:11“It is not normal to be middle aged and to have to be on 15 medications, but that became the norm in clinic. So you think about the fact that that's cardiology, so most of the time by the time I saw people they had already established risk factors for cardiovascular disease or already had cardiovascular disease, and the patients were getting younger, and younger, and younger. So I said, ‘What is wrong with this paradigm? We're waiting for people to get sick instead of being really prevention focused.'” 33:21www.cynthiathurlow.com@cynthia_thurlow_https://feelbrilliant.com/

Today I will talk about phytonutrients and that if we can understand them, their importance, and learn how to get them in our food, it's going to make a world of difference in our health. No one is focused on phytonutrients, but tend to discuss mainly macronutrients, but I think focusing on phytonutrients is one of the number one things that we can do to take our health to the next level. In this episode I talk about what they are, the basic premise, how they work in the body, why plants use them, and then I mention a few case studies and pick out certain phytonutrients from certain foods that can really help take our health to the next level. The basic components of plants and what phytonutrients are used for 1:39One of the biggest reasons for the breakdown of human health 6:58What to eat 9:12Certain phytonutrients: grains 12:22Soy 16:06Pumpkin and squash 20:21Nuts 22:58Spices 27:14“For us, for humans, phytonutrients are the medicinal components of plants. We've heard that good food is medicine and we're not referring to macro or micronutrients, we are referring to phytonutrients. 60% of all pharma drugs are phytonutrients from plants.” 4:18

Dr. Lauryn helps people who have done it all to get to the root cause and finally work with their body so they can reach their highest potential. As a former TV news journalist gone health detective and functional medicine expert, Dr. Lauryn brings over 25 years of clinical and personal experience to the table. Her death to life story on overcoming chronic eating disorders and complex illness has been featured on CBS, ABC, Good Morning America, and USA Today. And today as a gut health, mindset transformation, and food freedom specialist, Dr. Lauryn empowers clients worldwide to upgrade how they look, move, feel, and think. You can find out more about her work by reading one of her 8 books, tuning into the Health Detective podcast, or checking out her Total Gut Reset program. About her health journey 2:07The mindset change 9:50The microbiome and total gut reset 11:00What is causing the imbalance in the microbiome? 16:13What types of food we should focus on 18:33Prioritizing fiber and what foods to go for 26:17Some other things to do to improve the microbiome 34:22Lifestyle plays a huge role 39:54“If you have a local farmer's market, a fun way to just once a month, once a week, I love to go weekly, just try one or two things there and there is a different energy that comes from eating as local and as seasonal as possible in the foods and just the nutrients that you can get from your foods that way.” 28:57https://drlauryn.com/@drlaurynhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Quercetin is a bioactive phytonutrient that has a lot of really cool properties and my hope is that you'll walk away today knowing what quercetin is, what it can be used for to promote health, and some different ways that you can get quercetin in your diet and through science based supplementation. We used to think that the main reason apples were so good for us was because of the fiber they contain, which is very healthy for the body, but we've recently started to discover that one of the major benefits of apples is the phytonutrients, the polyphenols, and especially this really cool flavonoid called quercetin. This phytonutrient has been found to help improve cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and even improve symptoms of PCOS in women. Immune health 3:32Cholesterol 7:01Blood pressure 8:42PCOS 10:47The root cause of all disease 15:54Exercise performance 17:02Taking quercetin 19:48“What they found is that taking quercetin when we have a cold can reduce cold severity. We saw a 30% reduction in cold severity, they saw a 31% reduction in the total amount of days that the people were sick… So quercetin can help with upper respiratory tract infections like the common cold and it can help with lower respiratory tract infections like bronchitis and pneumonia.” 5:32https://feelbrilliant.com/

Jessi Jean is a simple girl from Colorado who turned her decade long struggle with food and body into her mission. She has helped over one thousand women find food freedom through her signature program, The Food Freedom Online Program, and its mission to continue to help women around the world end the fight with food and find confidence in their skin so they can live in complete freedom. Jessi and I have a fascinating conversation about eating disorders, self image, and changes to be made in order to have a healthy view of yourself that focuses more on who you are in place of how you look, which has greatly affected people psychologically with the growth of social media.Her health path and how she got into helping other women 1:13Dispelling the stigma of eating disorders 4:07Getting out of your diet cycle and questions to ask yourself 7:02The broken concept of body image 10:47How to go about helping a loved one 20:48Is it more about the food we eat, or psychology? 29:33How to begin the process of coping with and managing eating disorders 41:41The thing that will really help you heal 48:44“My self perception if I was being honest with myself was 95% made up of the way that I looked, and now when I think about who is Jessi, I think about a variety of different things. I value so much more in myself. The way that I look is just a fraction of my own perception of who I am.” 12:43https://www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com/ffmhttps://risewithmeco.com/@jessijeannn@thedearbodypodcast

Today we're continuing the conversation about women's health with one of my previous guests, April Davis, an expert on all things women's health, especially the vagina. There are a lot of stigmas women face that may prevent them from sharing and talking about things that would otherwise be healthy for them to talk about, and that's why April Davis is here. Society has been set up to support the working man, but it often isn't very convenient for the working woman, who deals with hormonal shifts, periods, and pregnancy. We're all very different when you look at the science, and there's no blanket fix or set of rules that will help someone improve their health, so understanding your own body individually is very important to achieving the highest state of well-being. Becoming an advocate for women's health 0:54Some challenges that women face and PMS 3:08Period shaming 7:45Being vulnerable and swimming against the current 14:58Is society adjusting to the needs of women? 20:21Nutrition and supplementation with PMS 22:11Part of why science is often only focused on the male body 28:46Adaptogens 32:58Things that are helpful with PCOS and self care 34:36Stress and PCOS 40:21Resources for women who feel alone in this journey 43:58“It's OK to lie down when you're tired because what I have found is if you rest and you lie down when you're tired, as soon as that follicular phase energy hits you, once you're out of your bleed, which typically for me is on day 2 of my cycle. So I'll even be still physically bleeding. All that energy returns beautifully, and I am well prepared to just kill it. I get all of my work for the month done in those two weeks, and then I'm able to rest more in the other two weeks.” 12:34http://thevaginablog.com/@thevaginabloghttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Ebenezer Samuel is a fitness director of men's health and certified trainer with more than 10 years of training experience. He's logged training time with NFL athletes and track athletes, and his current training regimen includes weight training, HIIT conditioning, and yoga. He is the head of Training Innovation at Flexit and is part of the core team of the newly launched Men's Health Muscle YouTube channel. We discuss building muscle and the benefits it will provide for your body, such as increased strength and weight loss as your body is outgassing calories. The way you lift will really impact how your muscles develop, but we also get into how the shape of your body also plays a role in how your muscles grow and develop, and that you can do the exact same workouts as someone else, but develop muscles that look different. Eb's personal health journey 3:03Why do we have this fundamental need for muscle? 7:31Building muscle for longevity 15:27Finding your why 24:10Where to get started 26:28Covid and how things have changed with fitness and movement 31:18About Flexit and what they're doing with these challenges 34:45How much does training influence how we lift weights? 46:21“I can lie on a bench to bench press and I can kind of, especially if I'm not paying attention or if I'm not really into it, I can be a little bit lazy with my abs and glutes, right? If I'm gonna do a pull up or a chin up, or even a mountain climber, my abs and glutes have to be involved, so I think having some level of body weight, understanding how to manage that is just as important, if not more so sometimes, than picking up the dumbbells.” 14:55 Instagram:@ebenezersamuel23Twitter:@ebenezersamuelhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we talk about the fruit of the date palm and its amazing health benefits. Studies have shown the date palm can have a positive impact on the sexual function and infertility of couples, which is estimated to affect 15% of all couples during child bearing years. Dates have been found to help increase the amount of breast milk women produce, and can even help induce labor. A study showed that eating one date before your meal could help restore taste in people who lost taste after having Covid-19. The chemical composition 0:47Peer reviewed science 1:39Breast milk quality 3:58Inducing labor 6:11The effect of loss in taste with Covid 9:31Anemia and cholesterol 10:28“The takeaway from this is when you're in your third trimester and you are coming towards the end here, taking 10 dates per day might actually be a really good thing to help limit the need for being induced with oxytocin or prostaglandins.” 7:47https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Shawn Talbott is a psycho nutritionist who integrates nutrition, biochemistry, and psychology to help people feel, look, and perform better. As a scientist, PhD in nutritional biochemistry from Rutgers, and entrepreneur, he has his EMP in entrepreneurship from MIT, his recent projects include two academic textbooks, an award winning documentary film, several bestselling books translated into multiple different languages, and numerous top selling nutraceuticals and functional foods. Today we talk about the microbiome and what we know about it and how it affects the body, and then how much we still don't know and are coming to discover. Shawn's personal health journey 1:38Mental fitness 10:10Best strains for Depression and Anxiety 15:07Producing serotonin 22:48Post biotics 25:41Actionable items you can do to improve your mental fitness 30:45Fecal matter transplants (FMTs) 35:38“The science has finally progressed to a point where it's applicable, where we can grab onto it and harness it and transfer that into someone's life, where we could say, ‘All right, here's the fiber you need to eat in order to nourish your microbiome, in order to the neurotransmitters that are gonna make you feel better. Or here's a specific strain we can put into a probiotic supplement, and that can help you with your overall mood or your overall resilience.' The science is finally getting to a point where people can use it, and that's what gets me really excited.” 14:23https://doctalbott.com/https://bestfutureyou.com/@doctalbotthttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we're gonna talk about Rhodiola rosea and the common name for this plant is either Arctic Root, or Golden Root. The root is the part of the plant that has the most medicinal value and up to this point it's what's been studied and used the most in traditional medicine. There are various benefits this plant can provide, such as reduced stress and fatigue, which helps improve cognitive function and brain power. Studies have shown Rhodiola extract can have really positive effects on endurance sport performance and has proven to be quite useful for athletes. Background 1:06Stress 3:45Fatigue 6:08Sport performance 9:27“There've been a lot of other studies showing that taking anywhere from 500 mg of a standardized Rhodiola extract, standardized to 3% rosavins, or about 1500 mg of just Rhodiola extract not standardized had really good anti fatigue effects in sport performance athletes.” 11:02https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Ana-Maria Temple is a holistic pediatrician, best selling author, mother of 3, and award winning speaker at Harvard Club of Boston, and has over 100 TV news and podcast appearances. From 2016-2017 she lived and worked in the New Zealand medical system where she started putting functional medicine into practice. In her 22 year career she has treated over 26,000 patients in person and hundreds via online courses. Her passion is to inspire, educate, and empower mamas to revamp their family's health and prevent children from developing chronic disease. We discuss sugar and big studies that have shown the huge impact sugar has had on individuals across the board, causing disease and sickness to develop in large numbers of the world's population. Ana-Maria's path and understanding junk food 1:20The sugar glut and why it's so damaging 8:18Our kids and picky eating 18:12When kids are making things difficult 27:28Electrolytes 33:04Sunscreen, insect repellent, and skin 40:43“When you have added sugar, like SUGAR, I'm sorry it's gonna be honey and maple syrup, and all the other stuff. That goes into the hippocampus and it shrinks the hippocampus and it decreases your memory, it increases anxiety, it decreases your focus. The amount of studies on humans and rats is mind boggling on this phenomenon.” 10:12@dranamariatemple https://www.dranamaria.com/https://www.familywellnesstips.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Felice Ramallo is a Rochester, New York based registered dietitian nutritionist and lead dietitian at Allara health. She earned her Bachelor's of Nutrition at Syracuse University and went on to University at Buffalo for her MS in Clinical Nutrition and dietetic internship with a concentration in culinary medicine. She also completed her graduate thesis on nutrition for polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. Felice appreciates the implications that PCOS has on one's dietary patterns, sleep, exercise movement, and all the relationships with food and one's body. She is committed to a holistic approach that considers all of these factors to produce targeted and personalized results. Her nutrition philosophy is grounded in mindful or intuitive eating, and reducing the burden of weight stigma through a pledge to health at every size. In short, she aims to help patients eat what makes them happy with the goal of teaching not only what to eat, but how to eat in ways that promote health for a lifetime. Her journey into PCOS and what it is 2:13Insulin resistance and infertility 7:02Nutrition 13:49Soy 19:18Sleep, stress, and mental health 22:13Allara 27:12Mental health and diet 31:35The “what-the-hell effect” 39:35“I always recommend taking some time regularly throughout your week, ideally every single day, to destress, take a few deep breaths, do whatever you need to take care of your brain, take care of your mind, and to really prioritize connection and trust in your body in all things, even any recommendations that I'm gonna give you. I could tell you how to exercise, or how to eat, or what to eat, but if it doesn't feel good in your body and you don't have that trust and connection built, then it's not going to work for you, I can promise you that.” 23:55https://www.flavorsoffelice.com/https://allarahealth.com/@flavorsoffelice

Jake Steiner is a semi-retired stock trader and investor. His personal passion is understanding human eye sight and has spent the past 20 years in vision biology science, exploring nearsightedness prevention, and reversal methods. Jake hosts the largest vision improvement community with many tens of thousands of participants and has written over 1,200 articles on vision biology and myopia control. We have an interesting conversation about what is causing myopia in society and how myopia is treated, but there isn't much out there in regards to reversing the effects of and curing myopia. Jake tells me how Lasik became approved and the big risks that come with laser eye surgery that may end up affecting you for the rest of your life. How Jake got into studying vision 1:13Myopia 5:49Modern technology and lifestyle is causing myopia 12:04Your eye is a fluid football and how to correct nearsightedness 16:05Lasik, Dr. Morris Waxler, and how it became approved 21:28Screen time, retina issues, and addiction 28:19Wearing glasses affects everything 32:19Blue light 39:14The future of the eye industry 41:05Where to go to find the resources to improve your vision 44:18Measure your vision 45:16“The fact that there's no prevention or alternatives, or conversation, like Mcdonald's you know is bad. There's no question about it, but you go there, it's a choice. Myopia is still in this weird category where you're just being denied actual science and information.” 11:30https://endmyopia.org/

If you haven't spent time in Asia, you probably have never seen or experienced these fruits, but if you have spent a lot of time there, you are likely going to be familiar with the smell, sight, and even taste of the durian and jackfruit. There are hundreds of different volatile compounds coming off of the durian, which gives it its unique taste and smell. There are many health benefits to eating the durian fruit, such as helping your gut microbiome and providing good bacteria for digestion. It does not raise or spike blood sugar even though it contains a rich amount of sugars, and has even been found to lower cholesterol. Durian 1:00Chemical composition of durian 4:38Health benefits 6:33Jackfruit 13:40Antibacterial properties 17:06“Durian actually helps to reduce oxidative stress because of these polyphenols that regulate biosignaling mechanisms related to oxidative stress. So it increases the amount of the molecules in the body that actually quench these free radicals, so that free radicals are not occurring in as high of an amount as they were before.” 11:49https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Deanna Minich is a nutrition researcher, educator, and functional medicine and trained clinician with a unique approach to nutrition that combines physiology and psychology. She has served on the Institute of Functional Medicine's advisory board and curriculum committee in addition to being a faculty member, teaching nutrition for the advanced practice module for environmental health. She currently serves on the board of directors for the American Nutrition Association and is President of the American College of Nutrition. Her academic background is in Nutritional Science, including a master's degree in human nutrition and dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a PhD in medical sciences from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. In conjunction with her academic degrees and extensive teaching experience at the University of Lovell, she is a fellow at the American College of Nutrition and a certified nutrition specialist. Dr. Minich has over 20 years of experience working in both the food and dietary supplement industries, is the Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Organic India, serves as advisor for various food, academic, and health organizations, and has more than 40 published scientific articles in journals such as Nutrients: Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, and Nutrition Reviews. She teaches for the graduate program in human nutrition and functional medicine at the University of Western States. She is the author of 6 books on nutrition, wellness, and psychology, and is passionate about helping others to live well using therapeutic lifestyle changes.About phytonutrients 2:30Tips on “Eating the Rainbow” 9:07Eating organic veggies and produce 18:04The importance of good bacteria on the surface of organically grown vegetables 25:15Specific foods or color palettes to focus on 30:46“The benefits I think it was for mortality and chronic disease in various formats, I'd have to look back at this study, but essentially there was a lower risk with the organic foods and if you did not eat organic, but you still had these fruits and vegetables, it's like you had no additional benefit.” 19:03https://deannaminich.com/https://www.foodandspirit.com/@deannaminich

CBD, Depression, Anxiety, Vitamin_D, Psychology, Keto, Cancer, Thyroid, Vitamin_C, Vitamin_B12, Vegan, Caffeine, Sleep, Mental_Health, Immune System, Fasting, Medicine, Fitness, Nootropics, Microbiome,, Paleo, Nutritionist, Mindset, Carbs,, Skin_Care,, HormoneToday we are talking about hunting plants in the Great Basin Desert of the American West. I love taking my truck and driving around this desert where you rarely see other people, and being alone where I can really think and study many of the unique plants found out here. You can find plants that contain flavonoids, which are a class of molecules that have a lot of oxygen around them, and when you look at the scientific literature on flavonoids, they're really good regulators of biosignaling. There are various plants in the West that have amazing attributes, which have been shown to provide positive benefits to people throughout history.The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine 1:53Navajo Green Thread and flavonoids 4:46Ephedrine Evidensis 8:24Mesquite plant 12:00Bidens Pilosa 14:35Juniper 15:56“Of those 600,000 species of plants on the Earth, less than 5% of them have been studied for their bioactive compounds, and that's particularly true, the understudy of bioactive compounds in plants in the Great Basin Desert.” 3:07https://feelbrilliant.com/

Kimberly Snyder is a spiritual guide and meditation teacher, nutritionist, and holistic wellness expert, and the 3 time New York Times bestselling author of 5 previous books, including Radical Beauty, which she co-authored with Deepak Chopra. Her highly anticipated new book, You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life is being published on Jan 25, 2022. She hosts the top rated Feel Good podcast, which airs on the PodcastOne network. She is the founder of Solluna, a holistic lifestyle brand that offers wellness products, digital courses, practical enlightenment meditation, and The Solluna Circle. She has been featured in dozens of national and international media outlets including Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Doctor Oz Show, Ellen, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Elle, and Vogue. Kimberly lives in the mountains outside of Los Angeles and Hawaii with her husband and sons. About her book and how it came about 2:18It's about helping others instead of self interest 9:06Advice for people in the interim period about meditation 14:00Feeling your true self 21:36You are magnetic 29:10Last things to know about her book 33:58“I was always a fan of Eckhart Tolle, and I would read these books and it was like, ‘Go beyond thought, the power of now' and I loved his philosophy, but then I was like, ‘How do I really live this in daily life?' So it was important to me to really add practices of how we know we're out of our head and into our gut, and into our heart. And how we start to live so much more from that and there's so much power in that, and we tend to make less mistakes.” 8:17https://mysolluna.com/@_kimberlysnyder

Today we're talking about Omega-3, and we're going to talk about its discovery, its health benefits, Omega-3 deficiency and how that's a problem, how it works in the body, and what to look for in an Omega-3 supplement. Studies have shown taking Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the risk of developing coronary artery disease, heart attack, and stroke. It can help decrease symptoms of depression and helps people who suffer from bipolar disorder, and has even been shown to raise a young child's IQ by more than 3.5 points. It has even been shown to reduce deterioration of the brain in the elderly, such as dementia and Alzheimers. Omega-3 can reduce the pain that women experience with PMS and can improve an individual's focus when they struggle with ADHD. The discovery of Omega-3 1:04The health benefits and clinical studies 3:17Heart health 3:37Cognitive function 6:26PMS 8:20ADHD 10:02Cancer, anxiety, and vision 12:48Reducing inflammation 13:45“If you get it as a supplement, or eating seafood, it's one of the most important nutrients that you need to get in the body for proper function of the metabolism to make sure these millions of chemical reactions that go on in the body every single second are functioning properly.” 3:22https://feelbrilliant.com/

Reed Davis, board certified holistic healthcare practitioner and certified nutritional therapist is an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. He is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition and the FDN Certification Course with over 3000 graduates in 50 countries. Reed served as the Health Director at a wellness center in Southern California for over 10 years and with over 10,000 clients is known as one of the most experienced clinicians in the world. He serves on the advisory board of the American Natural Wellness Coaches board and the American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches. Reed lives in the US and when not teaching the FDN Certification Course and helping his graduates build their private practices, he is usually found gardening or riding motorcycles. Metabolic health and metabolic chaos 1:34What they look at when testing 9:11Reed's core tenets around diet 12:35The importance of rest and sleep for overall health 20:24Exercise 24:37Stress 30:24Supplementation 37:07“We've learned through all of this looking upstream not to pick on one thing, not to give a diagnosis. “It's irritable bowel.” Because as soon as you focus on that one thing, you are ignoring the other 10, or 15, or more things that are going on, that that person would also have to correct to get the outcomes that they came in looking for, including correcting that IBS or hyperthyroidism, or whatever it is. You never really get rid of it if you don't fix all of the things going on around it.” 4:25https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

I had the pleasure of speaking with Vivica Menegaz, who is a holistic practitioner who specializes in helping women heal their hormones and lose weight through the use of a therapeutic diet with lifestyle and mindset. Originally from Italy, Vivica has always been around food both through her family of restaurateurs and in her early career as a food photographer. In her late 30s she finally discovered nutrition, her true vocation. Vivica runs a web based practice, specialized in therapeutic diets for healing. She is a creator of the Healing Foods Method, a 4 month one-on-one course to transform health and lifestyle with focus on metabolism and endocrine rebalancing. The program has been extremely successful, helping many people reclaim their lives and health. Vivica is the author of 4 cookbooks. Vivica's journey 1:41Awareness about toxic cleaning products 9:27Diet and Keto 21:20Trauma and holistic wellness 34:12How to identify damaging trauma 39:54Somatic exercise 47:47“What I found especially at the beginning of the ketogenic diet when I started doing it is that it's an incredibly powerful tool to reverse metabolic damage and to reverse insulin resistance. If you think about it, we live in a nation where sugar is the number one commodity, and so there is a lot of metabolic damage and there is a lot of inflammation aside from a lot of toxicity.” 22:17@thenourishedcavemanhttps://thenourishedcaveman.com/https://www.thehealingfoodsmethod.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Dean Ornish, MD, is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventative Medicine Research Institute, clinical professor of medicine at UCSF, and the author of 6 books, all national best sellers. He received the Outstanding Young Alumnus award from the University of Texas, Austin, and the National Public Hero award from the University of California Berkeley. He was recognized as a Time 100 innovator by Life Magazine as one of the 50 most influential members of his generation, by People Magazine as one of the most interesting people of the year, and by Forbes Magazine as one of the world's 7 most powerful teachers. We discuss the Ornish diet and how even though you can't change your genes, you CAN change your gene expression and altar various health issues you are currently or may experience in the future. Becoming one of the pioneers in preventative health care 1:28The Ornish Diet 8:17Fitonutrients and changing gene expression 14:05How spending time with our family and friends helps prevent bad health issues 19:35“We want to try and avoid infection with the virus, but because this virus is so good at infecting people, it's really important for us to say, ‘OK, what can we do to help reduce the likelihood and severity of those symptoms if we do get infected?' Diet is one. Reaching out and spending time with your family and friends, and loved ones is another, and exercise also. People that are sedentary are more likely to get moderate to severe Covid. Those who are under chronic emotional stress are more likely to get it, so there's a lot we can do to empower ourselves.” 18:44http://deanornish.com/https://www.ornish.com/

Today we talk about metabolism, how to accurately define metabolism, signs our metabolic health might be in trouble, and things we can do about it. A lot of times we think metabolism refers to fat digestion or how quickly we can get rid of food. Often we'll say, ‘Well, that person can eat more because they have a faster metabolism than I do. That's a flaw because metabolism refers to the sum total of chemical reactions the body performs every single second. The body works tandemly as a system where you have chemical reactions in cells and in cellular networks, in organs, organ systems, and in the entire body that help to propel it to do amazing things. 7 things we can do to improve metabolic health: good nutrition, effective exercise, good sleep, focus on gut health, take advantage of science based supplements, take time each day for meditation and mindfulness, and cultivate and have warm social interactions.Biosignaling reactions and controlling metabolism 2:27The food we eat now is different than it used to be 4:37Pollution 9:29Defining metabolic syndrome 13:00We need to eat REAL food 20:30Caloric restriction 21:15Exercise and sleep 22:00Science based supplementation 24:56“We need to eat the rainbow as they say because the different colors of fruits and vegetables means that there's different types of phytonutrients in those foods, because they are absorbing light at different wavelengths, that's why they're different colors. The reason they're absorbing light at different wavelengths is because their chemical structures are different. So diversity is really good.” 20:47https://feelbrilliant.com/

Max Gomez was in therapy when he thought of the idea for Breathwrk, an app that helps users to harness the power of their breath to achieve both relaxed and activated states. Max graduated from USC in Neuroscience and serves as Breathwrk's co-founder and CEO. He often struggled with anxiety, but found that after working on his breathing he was able to greatly reduce the stress he often felt, which led him to start his company. Max shares some interesting information about the effects mouth breathing vs nose breathing can have on your health and even facial bone structure, and then how breathing can be one of the most powerful tools for pain management. His journey from being healthy and starting a company 1:20The science behind breathing 11:05HRV (Heart Rate Variability) 16:59ADHD and focus 18:15Breathing through your nose correlates with better bone structure and intelligence 21:39Breathing and pain management 27:01The Breathwrk app 29:31The future of breath science 33:14Find out more 34:35“Basically what he was diaphragmatic breathing, and then slowly elongating my exhale and I remember being on his couch and it was the first time in months that I actually felt like my anxiety at the moment was starting to decrease. My heart rate was lowering, my blood pressure was lowering, I felt more calm, and I felt in control for the first time of my mind and my body in such a long time.” 4:21​​https://www.breathwrk.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we talk about honey and its amazing health benefits, and we're going to show that it's a lot more than just sugar. I talk about the background and history of honey and how it was used throughout the ages, health benefits as seen in scientific literature, key components of what to look for in honey when we go to the store, and then looking toward the future with honey. It has been found that honey is a great remedy for herpes simplex virus and the wound healing properties are tremendous. Studies show that honey can greatly improve athletic performance and overall physical health and healing. Using honey in place of other sugars lowers the risk of diabetes or other glucose related issues with health. Honey origins and compounds 1:03Human food and medicinal uses 3:07Scientific literature 5:22Honey and sport performance 10:39Blood pressure 14:22The microbiome 15:12A cough suppressant and allergy prevention 18:01What to look for in a honey 20:04“Many studies, like one recently published in 2017 on Malaysian honey, show that daily consumption of honey caused a reduction in weight and also controlled the same metabolic parameters mentioned above, meaning blood glucose levels, cholesterol levels, body weight, which are all symptoms of metabolic syndrome. So honey is really good for metabolic health.” 15:03

Matteo Franceschetti has always been obsessed with performance; athletic performance, business performance, and now sleep performance. An athlete from a young age, he was a competitive ski racer in his native Italy and played tennis, and raced cars on the European stage. Matteo has always been focused on winning and on winning in record time. That drive to succeed propelled him from the sports podiums to the top tier of the international legal world and to start two clean tech companies on two continents, all before age 30. Not surprisingly, sleepless nights were a way of life. It was Matteo's quest for more restorative sleep that led him to quit his previous life and launch Eight Sleep, a New York company dedicated to fueling human potential to optimal sleep, and to turning the bed into a seamless health platform for improved health, performance, and longevity. The path he took to becoming the CEO of Eight Sleep, however, is as circuitous as the tracks he raced in his youth. His journey to founding Eight Sleep 2:07Can we cheat the typical 8 hours of sleep? 5:56How they determine temperature for sleep 9:27How will sleep devices change? 14:13Sleep deprivation and getting more sleep 17:53Sleep fitness 21:30Where will new technologies lead us in sleep? 23:39Hyperbaric sleep chambers 26:46“We don't think of sleep like a lazy moment, or like a lazy Sunday in bed, we think of that moment exactly like with the same attitude that you have to go to the gym. You need to invest the 6, 7, 8 hours every single day to be sleep fit.” 22:13https://www.eightsleep.com/https://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we will be talking all about Reishi Mushroom, its origins, health benefits, what need states to use it for, and what things to look for when trying to find high quality material. We'll also talk about why I think Reishi is one of the best nutritional sources on the planet and why you should take it each day. There have been studies that found Reishi can boost the immune system response, which helps cancer patients who deal with a weakened immune system. Researchers have found that prostate issues are significantly reduced when men use Reishi extract, and then they've also discovered that plaque buildup in the heart is greatly reduced and it can also regulate and improve the microbiome. Where it comes from 1:00How it's obtained 3:19Health benefits 4:57Cognitive function 9:14Fibromyalgia 11:31Inhibiting the ability of tumors to migrate 16:06Prostate health 17:25Heart health 18:26“When you look at the scientific literature and the health benefits of Reishi Mushroom, the first category that we'll talk about is immune health. There's been a lot of research on the ability of Reishi Mushroom to stimulate and support health of the immune system.” 6:04

Founder Sarah McDevitt, sought out to create Core after realizing the amount of anxiety she's never experienced before after playing basketball in college and starting her career with Microsoft. She found personal relief in meditation, but discovered it was challenging to make it a regular long term habit and wanted to better understand the science behind it. We talk about the benefits and science of meditation and how your mental health can be in a better state when you regularly exercise the “meditation muscle.” We discuss the Core device and what it can do, syncing up with your rhythm and why it's useful in meditation. How Sarah got into meditation 1:11Some of the science behind meditation 7:33Cortisol 15:35How meditation has been branded in society 16:39Some of the things she felt she could improve 20:38How the device works 24:22Quantitation/results 30:00How mental training is analogous to physical fitness 34:18Where meditation lies with western research 36:59“One thing that's cool is just about being able to see the change in a session, over the course of the session is you can see which types of exercises help you calm down the most, for example there are some breathing techniques that are really intended to calm you down quickly and you can practice those so they calm you down faster each time.” 26:37https://www.hellocore.com/@sarahwmcdevitthttps://feelbrilliant.com/

As a licensed clinical psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology, education, and nutrition, Dr. Nicole Beurkens is a leading holistic child psychologist. She has dedicated her 25 year career to providing parents with researched based strategies that get to the root of children's attention, anxiety, mood, and behavior challenges so they can reach their highest potential. She runs a multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment clinic and is a best selling author, published researcher, award winning therapist, media expert, and experienced mother of 4. We talk about how kids and teens have been affected by the pandemic and what state their mental health is in with everything that has happened recently, and then how we address this issue and the solutions we ought to use. Covid-19 and mental health relating to children 1:19Mental health and adolescents 7:19The effects of social media and pornography 12:05Having open conversations with children 23:31Eating together is often healthier 27:40Nutrients for mental health 31:22“We've gotta be able to not take their reactions at face value and not take them personally. That's such an issue I see parents fall into, whether it's toddlers or teens, with so many things that come up is when we let our own emotions get involved and when our kid says something mean to us, “I don't wanna talk to you!” or “Get away from me!” or whatever, we take it really personally and in fact it's not personal. Their response has to do with what's going on with them at the time.” 24:28https://www.drbeurkens.com/@drnicolebeurkenshttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Dr. Drew Ramsey is a psychiatrist, author, and mental health advocate. His work focuses on nutritional psychiatry, male mental health, and optimizing mental fitness. He founded and leads The Brain Food Clinic, which offers consultation and integrative treatment regarding depression, anxiety, and emotional wellness concerns. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of physicians and surgeons and inactive clinical practice based in New York City and Jackson Wyoming. His work has been featured by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Lancet Psychiatry, the Today Show, BBC, and NPR, and he has given 3 TEDx talks. He is the co-author of the Antidepressant Food Scale and his E-courses on nutritional psychiatry education for the public and clinicians. His award winning books, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety, Eat Complete, 50 Shades of Kale, and The Happiness Diet explore the connections between mental health and nutrition. He is on the advisory board at Men's Health and on the editorial board at Medscape Psychiatry. Why people are hesitant to share their mental health 2:33Most people struggle with mental health 13:49The world of nutritional psychiatry 16:29Some nutrients that are key to improving brain health 21:05Foods for mental health 24:39“The overall idea I think is we're trying to fight inflammation, we've had links to the inflammation clearly in the brain to things like depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and cognitive fog, and we're trying to enhance neuroplastic processes. How does your brain repair and heal? So those molecules you mentioned are kind of one set of molecules that we know are really good at healing the brain and keeping the brain fit, and keeping the brain growing. But there are a lot of other molecules in the brain that do that as well.” 26:21https://drewramseymd.com/@drewramseymdhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Today we're going to talk about a new technology and innovation in the collagen field that can help our skin look radiant and glowing above and beyond the current collagen science. Collagen is all the rage right now. Whenever you go to any store or big box store, or otherwise, you see collagen products. It's a fast growing industry and the market size is $8.67 billion right now with a compound annual growth rate to CAGR of 9%. Collagen is hard to accumulate when taking supplements by mouth. You have to take a lot in order to experience any benefits, but through our research we have discovered that there are small plant molecules that can improve how the body takes in collagen. Skin health 1:15The importance of collagen 3:37The collagen we ingest 6:20Increasing collagen production 9:52Scurvy 11:49Heat treated probiotics 15:40Turmeric/curcumin 16:37“After screening hundreds of different molecules, it was discovered that there are small molecules from plants that can do these 3 things. They can increase collagen production, number 1, they can, number 2, decrease collagen breakdown, and number 3, they can increase the rate at which collagen building blocks are shuttled and absorbed into the skin.” 9:25https://feelbrilliant.com/

A Virginia native and Army veteran, Chase is a Virginia Commonwealth University alum, graduating from their Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science undergraduate program in 2013. Having completed his MS in Health Promotion from American University in Washington, DC he also holds the following credentials: ACE Certified Health Coach and TRX Certified Suspension Trainer. Living a life of wellness has always been a part of him - since growing up eating fresh food from his grandparents' garden, playing baseball throughout school and enjoying time in the mountains surrounding his family's southwest VA home. After six years of active duty, Chase was medically discharged from the military due a string of injuries that ultimately required him to have bilateral reconstructive hip surgeries. After learning how to walk again, twice, exercise as medicine and healthy lifestyle modifications became his passion.His health journey 1:45Some tools he learned to use 6:21Advice on finding that “Why” in your health and wellness 17:32Plant medicine in health and wellness 24:00Most effective bioactive compounds for Chase 29:49Managing mental health disorders such as PTSD 39:51“If you stop always trying to chase somebody else's ‘Why' or somebody else's ‘Shoulds' and just spend even just a few moments thinking about what you want to do, and then why you want to do it, there's your recipe for success. And I would have the best adherence rates with clients who we would go down that kind of rabbit hole together versus somebody that just kept coming back to me for, ‘What's the next program, what's the next this, the next that?'” 20:35https://chasechewning.com/@chase_chewninghttps://feelbrilliant.com/

CBD and other cannabinoids are really hot right now and according to Google health trends, mentions and prominence of CBD are up 2500% in the past 5 years. It's gone from an unknown entity, kind of a fringe sort of thing, to one of the hottest ingredients on Earth when it comes to human health. Many of us know someone who has taken it and seen great results. Cannabis cells are estimated to be 30.6 billion dollars in 2021 and to increase by 41% to 62.1 billion by 2026 with a compound annual growth rate of 15%. CBD is likely not going away and I will talk about the legal status, the basics of what CBD is, what some of the properties are, what its mechanism of action is, health benefits, legal status, safety, and some key takeaways. The cannabis sativa plant 1:42Cannabinoids 3:16Health benefits 7:27THC 12:56Legal status 15:34Some issues 23:22“So there was a clinical study published in Lancet Neurology in 2015 on 214 patients and they showed a significant drop in seizures in 36% of these patients who had treatment resistant epilepsy. Sam was one of those from Berkeley, California and he was the first patient to try Epidiolex. Before, and on all sorts of anti-epileptic drugs, he was having 100 seizures a day. After one day on Epidiolex, Sam's seizures were down to 30. 2 days, he was down to 10 seizures a day, and on day 3 he had one seizure and there were no side effects for Sam. ” 9:39

https://feelbrilliant.com/Jeff Later is a husband to his gorgeous wife, father of 3, and one of the nation's top fitness and nutrition experts. He has over 20 years of experience and has worked with thousands of individuals from all walks of life. Jeff is an accomplished IFBB professional bodybuilder and has won dozens of competitions. He has a true passion for fitness and for helping others find a sustainable long term solution. He and his wife founded Later Lifestyle in 2010 with the mission of helping others take their health and fitness to the next level in a healthy and sustainable way. Through their methods they have helped over 6,000 people make positive changes in their lives and create new, fit lifestyles. Jeff's fitness journey 1:21Getting started on your own fitness journey 6:33Working with macros 10:35Cleanses 16:23Losing weight and bulking 23:20Intermittent fasting 30:06Helping people find their why 37:52What it means to be fit 44:16“If our food choices are, for the most part if we're getting nutrient dense foods in the majority of our intake, then the gut microbiome should be where it's supposed to be. I mean I think a lot of times people will have a poor dietary intake, and then they'll take a probiotic and they think they're good. Obviously probiotics can certainly help and I'm all for them, but if your base and what you're eating is terrible, a probiotic probably isn't gonna do much for you.” 18:20Jefflater.com @jefflaterhttps://feelbrilliant.com/