Podcasts about IVS

Tyler Cook is a professional GT3 racing driver who has competed in some of the most grueling endurance races on the planet, the 24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, IMSA, and GT World Challenge Europe. He's also been living with type 1 diabetes since he was 11 years old. This episode gets into what it actually looks like to manage blood sugar in a fire suit, in a 130-degree cockpit, at 150 miles per hour, sometimes at 3 a.m. Tyler takes us back to his diagnosis in 2006 — an ICU stay, four IVs, and a very specific grief over the chocolate mousse at Epcot's France pavilion. From there, he walks us through the journey from go-karts in his dad's garage to GT3 race cars with 650 horsepower. Along the way, there was bullying in middle school over his diet, sneaking to the bathroom to give injections on dates, and a decision somewhere along the line to stop hiding his diabetes and start owning it. We get into the technical side, too: how OmniPod changed his race management strategy, why adrenaline sends his blood sugar climbing instead of crashing, what a 24-hour-race insulin plan actually looks like, and what it means to have a Gatorade button wired into your cockpit as an emergency low-blood-sugar protocol. Tyler also talks about the physical training side of racing — heart rate zone work, neck day (yes, neck day), and why a GT3 driver can be pressing 1,200 pounds of brake force per pedal. The episode wraps with something that's been sitting with both Rob and Tyler: the idea of trusting the process. For Tyler, the lesson comes through racing — you can't skip steps from spec Miata to GT3. For people with T1D, it's the same. Wherever you are in your management journey, that's where you are — and it's going to get better if you just keep going. Chapters: 00:00 Climbing out of a race car at 2 a.m. 00:51 Introducing Tyler Cook, GT3 driver with T1D 01:52 Diagnosis at 11: ICU, four IVs, and Epcot chocolate mousse 04:16 Go-karts at three, racing in the family DNA 06:20 Racing pre-CGM: going off vibes and feeling lows 07:29 Bullied for his diet in middle school 09:53 Dating with diabetes and deciding to stop hiding it 12:29 Going public: from fear of losing opportunities to advocacy 13:35 A potential cure and why staying healthy now matters 17:19 What GT3 racing actually is — and why you should go watch it 23:02 The Gatorade button: CGM and cockpit glucose management 24:28 130-degree cockpits, adrenaline spikes, and pre-race hydration 25:39 WHOOP strain scores: practice vs. race stint 28:37 Training for the car: heart rate zones, neck day, 1,200-lb brakes 36:45 What Tyler would tell 11-year-old himself: trust the process Resources: * Tyler Cooke Instagram * Breakthrough T1D * Conor Daly (T1D IndyCar driver Tyler mentioned)

Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:09 Hi there, how are you? Bob Miller 00:00:10 Excellent! Pedaling as fast as humanly possible, but doing okay. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:14 Good, good. Well, I’m looking forward to our conversation today. This should be amazing. Bob Miller 00:00:20 Yeah, it should be a lot of fun. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:22 Yeah, anything that’s off-limits for you in, our conversation? Bob Miller 00:00:28 No. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:29 Okay, anything you want me to make sure we cover for you? Bob Miller 00:00:33 Well, I mean, is it okay if we put a little plug-in for our software? Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:35 Absolutely. Bob Miller 00:00:36 Yeah. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:37 Absolutely. Bob Miller 00:00:36 Yeah. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:37 Absolutely. Bob Miller 00:00:38 Hey, can we… can we do a screen share? Yes, we can. Yeah, because I want to show you some maps, and… Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:43 Okay. Things like that, yeah, so… Perfect. So just let me know when you want to do screen share. Bob Miller 00:00:48 Okay. Dr. Deb Muth 00:00:49 And yeah, feel free to plug your software wherever you want to. Bob Miller 00:00:53 Okay, well, good. Let me pull up a, a slide for that, and give me one second, I just want to shut the door to my office to get the noise down. Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:01 No worries. Bob Miller 00:01:16 And, how should I refer to you? Dr. Debb? Dr. Muth, what do you like? Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:18 Dr. Deb is great, or Deb, either way, I’m pretty informal, so… Bob Miller 00:01:22 Yeah, and… Bob is fine for me. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, there you go. Why people feel like they need this, son. Special name, it’s like, seriously. Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:33 Right? I agree. Bob Miller 00:01:35 When I work with my clients, it’s like, Dr. Millison, just, just bop, just, just bop. Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:41 Yep, that’s how I am, too. Just call me Deb, it’s good. Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:44 They feel a little awkward with that, you know? They’re not used to that, but… Bob Miller 00:01:48 Alright. And you’re a naturopath, medical doctor. Dr. Deb Muth 00:01:52 A nastropathic doctor and a nurse practitioner. Oh, nice. Yeah, so I got the best of both worlds, right? Bob Miller 00:01:58 Yeah, damn. Okay. Alright, so here we go… There we go. Alright, so I got that ready, and then I will do a, I will do a screen share. I think you’re gonna really, appreciate what we’ve come up with. We’ve come up with the concept of, Cellular CPR. Dr. Deb Muth 00:02:23 Oh, nice! Bob Miller 00:02:24 And that is, construct the cell membrane, Protect the cell membrane. And restore it if it’s damaged. Dr. Deb Muth 00:02:32 Love that. Bob Miller 00:02:34 I love that. Yeah, so that’s what we’re focusing on, and then how, You know, we want to get to the point that, you know, most people think of genetics, they think of, like, 23andMe or Ancestry. Dr. Deb Muth 00:02:44 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:02:45 And then you have the professional geneticists who are looking at, you know, odd things that could create a disease. We’re looking at functional genomics. Dr. Deb Muth 00:02:54 Which is so much better. Bob Miller 00:02:56 Yeah. Are you familiar with what we do here, or… Dr. Deb Muth 00:02:58 A little bit, a little bit. So, it’ll be new to me, too, so I’m excited. Bob Miller 00:03:03 And how much time do we have? Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:04 We have an hour, give or take a little bit on either side. Do you have a hard stop anywhere? Bob Miller 00:03:10 No, no, I put a, I moved my clients around, and I don’t have anybody till, 3.30, so we’re good. Okay. Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:16 Perfect. Alright. Bob Miller 00:03:18 It’s like we’re getting started early as well, so… Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:19 Yeah, we’re getting started a little bit early, so that’s good. Bob Miller 00:03:22 Yeah, I just got my office cleaned up, so… Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:23 Okay, good. All right, are you all set to get started? Bob Miller 00:03:28 I’m good to go, my friend. Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:29 I’m gonna just record a little intro and a little bit of a, hook for people, and then we’ll get started. I’ll ask you to kind of tell us a little bit about yourself, and then we’ll just take this conversation wherever it’s supposed to go. Bob Miller 00:03:39 Okay, you got it. Dr. Deb Muth 00:03:40 Alright, sounds good. So what if the reason you’re not healing isn’t your diet, your supplements, or your labs, but it’s actually your genes? Dr. Bob Miller is uncovering how genetic variants, when combined with modern toxins, explain why some of us stay sick no matter what we try. Today, we’re talking genetic pathways, detox blocks, and the new science every wellness warrior needs to know. Welcome back to Let’s Talk Wellness Now, the show where we uncover the root causes of chronic illness, exploring cutting-edge regenerative medicine, and empower you to heal from the inside out. I’m Dr. Deb, your medical detective, and today, our guest, Dr. Bob Miller, is a true pioneer in functional genomics. He’s a board-certified traditional naturopath and the founder of Neutrogenetic Research Institute. And he’s the leading groundbreaking research on how genetic variants influence chronic illness, inflammation, and detoxification. His work has been recognized on international stages, uncovering links between genetic expression and conditions like Lyme disease, mast cell activation, or MCAS, and mitochondrial dysfunction. I’m so excited to talk to Dr. Bob today. He is gonna reveal some things that even I don’t know about, so I’m excited to learn alongside of you guys. So… Dr. Bob, let’s get started. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and kind of how you got on this journey. Bob Miller 00:05:04 Well, that’s, that’s interesting. I was sort of like a mid-career coming to the natural health field, because in my early 30s, I found myself with a severe case of ulcerative colitis. Bob Miller 00:05:15 And I was in the hospital for 21 days. probably within hours of death, pleading to death. And they told me I’ve got one option, and that is cut out the colon and wear a bag. Didn’t sound like a lot of fun. Dr. Deb Muth 00:05:27 Not an option I would want. Bob Miller 00:05:29 So, you know, the medical folks wasn’t real happy with me, but I said, yeah, I’d like to explore some alternative things.Never thinking that I’d get into this field, and then I just, you know, worked with some herbalists and things that I found absolutely fascinating. So, that’s how I got into this around 30 years ago. And, haven’t looked back since, and just having a… having a blast as we now move into how our genetics impacts things. So, that’s what we’re gonna… that’s what we’re gonna talk about today. Dr. Deb Muth 00:05:58 I’m excited to talk about this genetic thing. When you started over 30 years ago, what kind of patience and problems first inspired you to dig deeper into that root cause healing and kind of get into the genetic piece of it? Bob Miller 00:06:10 Sure. Well, you know, as a… now, I’m in a part of the country called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where there’s a lot of Amish and Mennonite, and they gravitate towards these things.So, this is their first thing to do, and that doesn’t work, then they’ll go other routes. So, you know, back then, we just saw typical, you know, a little tired, constipation. You know, a little bit of fatigue, arthritis, those kind of things. But things have changed dramatically over the years, as people are now getting more chronically sick. You know, it’s worse than it’s ever been. And what we’re finding is the, the culprits Primarily is mold exposure and Lyme disease. When people get those two together, they’re just… it’s an inflammatory cascade that nobody can seem to unravel. So that’s where we spend a lot of our time. And we’re also spending a lot of time looking at mental health, like ADD, ADHD. And, we give… this year I’ll be speaking at three autism conferences. And we can dig into that a little bit as to why we think we’re seeing such a dramatic increase. And aside from autism, that used to be 1 out of 1,000, now it’s 1 out of 33, or 23. You know, we’re also seeing dramatic increases in ADD, ADHD. People are stressed out. And today, I think we’ll have the time to actually go through and show how environmental factors combine with genetics to cause that to happen. So we’ll… we should have a fun visit here today. And today, I think we’ll have the time to actually go through and show how environmental factors combine with genetics to cause that to happen. So we’ll… we should have a fun visit here today. Dr. Deb Muth 00:07:37 This should be a fun visit. We can cover lots of topics. I am so excited. So, you founded Nutri Genetic Research Institute in 2015. What did you hope to accomplish, and what kind of surprised you in your findings so far about that? Bob Miller 00:07:51 Well, you know, let’s back up at what, you know, genetics is used for. Everybody’s familiar with 23andMe and Ancestry that, you know, tells you where your ancestors came from. Then you have your professional geneticists. I mean, these are people with a degree in genetics. And they’ll look for, you know, very odd sort of things that are prone to relate to a disease. So there are disease-related genetics. Well, in functional, we don’t look at either of those. We look at For example, how you’re breaking down your fats and utilizing them. How you’re recycling your glutathione. How you might be handling your iron. And none of those are disease-causing on their own.And none of those are disease-causing on their own. But when they pile up on you, and then combine that with environmental factors, that’s when things start to go south on us. So, that’s what we’re doing, we’re looking at patterns. And our first foray into this was, we did studies on Lyme disease. And our first foray into this was, we did studies on Lyme disease. So, we looked at, like, I think 50 people with Lyme disease. We looked at their genome. So, we looked at, like, I think 50 people with Lyme disease. We looked at their genome. And we found patterns that were more evident in those with Lyme. Now, this doesn’t… these genetics don’t mean you get Lyme, it just means if you get Lyme, you react worse to it. And we found patterns that were more evident in those with Lyme. Now, this doesn’t… these genetics don’t mean you get Lyme, it just means if you get Lyme, you react worse to it. So, as you know, some people get Lyme, they go on a round of antibiotics, and they’re done. So, as you know, some people get Lyme, they go on a round of antibiotics, and they’re done. Others have a little more struggle, and then others are struggling terribly for years. So there’s an old adage of genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger. Dr. Deb Muth 00:09:14 Yeah, that is so true, and I think when we’re talking about Lyme and mold and things like that, we forget sometimes that our genetics can predispose us to be more sensitive to those things, and if we have genetic pathways where we don’t clear things properly, it’s harder for us to get them out of the body. And then you add on that whole rain barrel effect that we’ve always used as a functional medicine term, right? If the barrel’s half full, you’re okay. If it’s full, and now it’s spilling over, it’s a bigger problem. Have you guys found, too, that some of these environmental things actually are changing the genetics of people, or how they’re processing their own genetics? Bob Miller 00:09:53 Well, let’s go back to, Genetics 101. But we’ll go back a little bit further. So, what an interesting mechanism, what a miracle the body is. Bob Miller 00:10:03 Fats, carbohydrates, proteins, drink water, breathe air, expose the sunlight, and somehow everything gets made. I mean, when you just step back and think about that, it’s like, It’s pretty darn amazing. Dr. Deb Muth 00:10:15 I always tell women, you know, the fact that we get pregnant and we have healthy pregnancies and births is a miracle, because if we had to try to control that, that wouldn’t work so well. Bob Miller 00:10:25 Right. Well, that’s another miracle. These microscopic sperm and egg, human being, 9 months later, it’s like. But even inside of us. We are making our hair, our skin, our nails, our blood vessels, our ATP, our energy, it’s all being created. Well, that gets created by enzymes. So, enzymes take one substance, combine it with something else, and make something new. Then another enzyme comes along and does the same thing. Your DNA is the instructions on how to make the enzymes. So, when we are conceived. If it’s a, if it’s a female, of course, it’s the XX, the two chromosomes. You know, we’ve… everybody’s seen those… the genetics that… Listed pair. So, if it’s a female, the father donated the X enzyme. And the mother has no choice but to give the eggs, so that’s female. If the father donates the Y, you have a male that’s in chromosome number 1. Then 2 through 23 is the rest of the instructions on how to make enzymes. So, what can happen? We can get what are called SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms. And SNPs just mean that the instructions to make the enzyme’s not quite as good. So, if one parent gives a SNP on the making of an enzyme, The enzyme’s fine. It works. But, general rule of thumb, It may only work at 70-80% of efficiency. Now, a good analogy is think of an 8-cylinder and a 6-cylinder car. If parents give you good information, that’s like having an 8-cylinder car. If one parent gives you that snip, it’s like having a 6-cylinder car. Now, is a 6-cylinder car a fine car? Sure. It’ll get you from point A to point B, but it’s just going to have the power of an 8-cylinder. Then if both parents give you a SNP on the same enzyme, it may be 30-40%, and that’s like having a 4-cylinder car. Sits in the driveway, looks the same, puts gas in it, everything. But if you’ve got a 4-cylinder car. Probably not a good idea to go cross-country pulling a trailer behind you up and down mountains. Dr. Deb Muth 00:12:29 This is true. Bob Miller 00:12:32 So… We can get an 8-cylinder, 6-cylinder, or 4-cylinder enzyme. Now, if it’s not under a lot of stress, if that 4-cylinder car is just taking you to the bank and the grocery store. It’s just as good as an 8-cylinder car. But if you gotta pull that trailer, and there’s a lot of stress on it, being mountains, it’s gonna struggle. Now, there’s one other little caveat to this, and that is some genetic mutations are gain-of-function. They actually work faster. Now, we have enzymes that do all kinds of things. We have enzymes that make and recycle our antioxidants, but we also have enzymes that make inflammation. No, that’s a good thing, because if we get a virus or bacteria, if you didn’t make inflammation to kill it, well, we’d all die of infection. So, you know, we tend to think of free radicals as bad, antioxidants as good. They both play an important role. But interestingly, some of the major enzymes that make inflammation, they can be overactive. They can be turbocharged. And when they’re stimulated by environmental toxins, they overreact. Bob Miller 00:13:40 And therein lies the problem. When they overreact, we have a problem. Bob Miller 00:13:46 So, if we have genes that overreact when stimulated. And then the enzymes that take care of inflammation are underactive. Then you’re gonna be more inflamed. You know, the majority of people that, you know, come for functional medicine Or naturopathic help, or… Inflammation that they can’t seem to get under control. Dr. Deb Muth 00:14:06 Right. Bob Miller 00:14:07 And we will be, you know, during this hour, we’re going to look at some of the pathways that make that happen. So, what we can do then, we can’t change our genetics. When you’re conceived, that’s the hand you’re dealt. When your life would be over, if someone would take some tissue and measure, it’d be exactly the same as conception. Does it change. Bob Miller 00:14:28 The enzyme’s ability to do its job may be compromised. Because remember I said there’s a, the enzyme takes a cofactor. So an enzyme takes substance A, cofactor, make substance B. Well, if that cofactor’s not there, the enzyme’s not going to work either. So, you could have an 8-cylinder car, and if there’s no gas in it, it’s not going anywhere. So… It’s the strength of the enzyme, it’s the cofactor to do the A to B conversion. And that’s what we’re going to get into. So, many people say, well, where did these SNPs come from? Nobody knows for sure. Sometimes they’re what’s just called de novo, when the sperm and egg go together, the instructions get mixed up a little bit. We do believe a lot of it came from a long time ago, when we were almost wiped out by sexually transmitted diseases. And those STDs were altering the genes when the conception, in other words, when the sperm went into the egg, the STDs were interfering. And causing the problem, so… I often joke, if you want to blame somebody. Blame your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents for, being a bit promiscuous, so… Dr. Deb Muth 00:15:31 Yeah, for being… having a little too much fun, right? Bob Miller 00:15:35 So, we don’t know for sure, but, you know, there are some that, But most of the SNPs that we get inherit from our parents. So, if you look at a child. And you look at the SNPs. 99.9% of the time, it came from one of the parents. Dr. Deb Muth 00:15:50 In identical twins, do they have the exact same identical makeup? Bob Miller 00:15:54 Yep, Dr. Deb Muth 00:15:56 But not in fraternal twins, correct? Bob Miller 00:15:59 No, no, those could be different, Jeff. Dr. Deb Muth 00:16:00 It could be different because they have different sacs, they’re not sharing that same genetic makeup. Bob Miller 00:16:04 Yeah, so keep in mind, both your mother and your father have, you know, the two And so you get one from one parent, one from another. Dr. Deb Muth 00:16:13 So… Bob Miller 00:16:14 Interesting situation. I had, 3, 3 boys. And, we were looking at an enzyme related to breaking down oxalates. Now, the mother and father each had one SNP, and that’s called heterozygous. Three boys, and they all come together, they’re Amish boys, they’re a lot of fun. And I looked at their genomes, and the one boy didn’t have any SNPs at all. And one had won. And the other one had two. Dr. Deb Muth 00:16:41 Interesting. Bob Miller 00:16:42 So, we don’t quite know how these things get handed off, but with the parents each having one, you could have a child with none, one, or two. So, the one, his ability to break down oxalates, which is fine. The other one was slightly impaired, and the other one was dramatically impaired. So, you can have 3 children, and it all depends what the parents have. Now, if a parent has a homozygous, or 2 copies. And the other parent has nothing. Every child will have one. Okay. If both parents are homozygous, that they both have two, Every child will have two. Dr. Deb Muth 00:17:19 too. Bob Miller 00:17:20 Yes, so that’s the way it works, but, you know, but it’s somewhat rare that both parents are homozygous on an enzyme, but it can happen. Dr. Deb Muth 00:17:27 Do we think that infections today, like Lyme disease or mold exposure, things like that, if the parent, the woman, primarily, I’m thinking, is pregnant, and she actively has these infections. Can those infections affect the genetics, kind of like a past sexual transmission did where we thought back in the day? Bob Miller 00:17:47 Yeah, I… I mean, I’m not that much of a geneticist to answer that for sure, but my thought would be no, that at conception, the pattern’s made. Dr. Deb Muth 00:17:55 Okay. And then that’s… that’s the hand you’re dealt. Bob Miller 00:17:58 Yeah. So, I tell people we have good news and bad news. The good news is we can compensate for the weakness. The bad news is we can compensate for the weakness. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:09 That is so very true. Bob Miller 00:18:11 Yeah, we can’t, because I often get asked, so we’ll do some things now, and we’ll check my genes again, and they’ll be better. It’s like, nope. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:18 Oh, – – Bob Miller 00:18:19 You gotta play the hands you’re dealt, so… Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:21 That’s right. Bob Miller 00:18:22 You can test your genetics… if you’re looking at the same enzyme, you can test it every year. It’s not gonna change. It’s like the blueprint. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:30 It’s good and bad, right? It’s the one test you only have to do once in your lifetime. Bob Miller 00:18:34 No, unless, you know, like, our. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:36 All the time. Bob Miller 00:18:37 Yeah, now our test looks at, called the Functional Genomic Analysis Test of your genomic Resource. We look at 220,000 steps. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:46 Wow, that’s a lot. Bob Miller 00:18:47 That’s not all of them. Dr. Deb Muth 00:18:49 Right. Bob Miller 00:18:50 So, maybe in the next year, we’re gonna come out with our third version of the chip. And then, if someone wants to get those new things that weren’t on it, they’d have to repeat. But whatever we measured is gonna stay the same. Dr. Deb Muth 00:19:03 That’s a lot of SNPs to look at. Bob Miller 00:19:05 Keeps us busy. Dr. Deb Muth 00:19:06 But there’s still, but there’s still SNPs that we. Bob Miller 00:19:09 That we’d like to have that we don’t have, so… Bob Miller 00:19:11 We started out with version 1 on our genetic test, then we worked with version 2, and we’re already compiling a list of what version 3 would look like. So if somebody has our version 2, And we’re saying, you know what, it’d be nice if we could see these, well, then you’d repeat, but it won’t change what you already know, so… Dr. Deb Muth 00:19:29 Got it, got it. So, when you started out, and you started looking at the research of Lyme disease and chronic infections, which detox pathways are most important for people who struggle with those conditions? Bob Miller 00:19:43 Okay. You know what might make sense as we do a screen share, and I’ll actually show you the pathway. Does that make sense? Bob Miller 00:19:48 Alright, so… let’s see if I… let me just press the share… Dr. Deb Muth 00:19:52 Yep, you should just be able to press share. Bob Miller 00:19:54 And… number 2. Okay. Are we seeing the screen there? Bob Miller 00:20:01 Okay. Dr. Deb Muth 00:20:02 So, this is a map that we made. Bob Miller 00:20:05 And by the way, this is not… All-inclusive of all the things we look at, but we believe this is a core issue. So, where we’re going to start here, there’s something called the microglia. And the microglia are glial cells. They’re in the brain and the central nervous system. And they’re very interesting little creatures, because most of the time, and this is just a drawing of what they sort of look like. Most of the time, they’re in what’s called the M2 anti-inflammatory mood. What that means, these little guys pick up dirt, debris, Recycle them. Turns on an enzyme called interleukin-10 that’s anti-inflammatory. And just kind of does general housekeeping. And just kind of does general housekeeping. However, when a trigger comes along. However, when a trigger comes along. They… it’s the same glial cell, but it moves over to a very pro-inflammatory enzyme. A pro-inflammatory glial cell. And it triggers these 3 enzymes, Actually, these four. That are pro-inflammatory. Tumor necrosis vector alpha, Interleukin-6. NF Kappa B, Inos. Now, these create inflammation. So you might think, well, why is that good? Well, if you have some foreign invader, virus, bacteria coming in, parasite. If you didn’t have these guys coming to the rescue, you would just die of infection. So, these guys are your friend unless they’re your worst enemy. Because TNFA, and we’ll show you when we actually do a demo account, TNFA can be overactive. So, in other words, it over-responds. Interleukin-6 can be overactive. And if Kappa-B can be overactive. The INOS, and I’ll explain each of these as we go through a demo, can be overactive. Now, what that means is, you’re very good at killing virus and bacteria. But this is where autoimmune disease comes in, and just inflammatory conditions. Now, this is just speculation, but we think what happened is, as you know. Thousands of years ago, we didn’t have refrigeration, we didn’t have sewer, we didn’t have pure water, and we didn’t have antibiotics. So, if you made it to 40, you were an old-timer, because everybody was dying of infection. So, what we believe happened is, by what’s called natural selection, Having these overactive. A thousand years ago was to your advantage. Dr. Deb Muth 00:22:31 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:22:32 But now… We have pure water, we have refrigeration, we have sewers, we have antibiotics. But now we have environmental factors that are stimulating them. Now it’s to our disadvantage. And we’ll talk about that a little bit as it relates to the hemochromatosis genes and maybe the G6PD. Dr. Deb Muth 00:22:48 Yep. Bob Miller 00:22:49 Now, why are we becoming so inflamed? Let’s look at the triggers. Now, one of my, favorite expressions is. I was born all the way back in 1954. Dr. Deb Muth 00:23:01 And it was a different world back then. Bob Miller 00:23:05 These are some of the triggers. And we’ll get into these, but right now, high fructose corn syrup, And the high-fat diet. High fructose corn syrup only came about in 1968. So now we’re being exposed to high fructose corn syrup. Then… we didn’t have these, these viruses like COVID. Dr. Deb Muth 00:23:26 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:23:27 Now, there’s now pretty strong evidence that COVID Was actually, you know, made as a gain of function. It’s debated, and I’m not taking an opinion on it, but there’s some people who believe Lyme disease was also a part of experimentation. Dr. Deb Muth 00:23:40 Go. Bob Miller 00:23:41 Then we have molds, and it appears as though mold is getting stronger. you know, 20 years ago, when I was seeing folks, mold wasn’t on the radar. I would say 7 out of the 10 folks we speak to today have mold problems. Yeah, 20 years ago, we talked more about mold allergy being an issue versus mold toxicity being an issue. Right. So… I know some folks are, you know, speculating what’s happening, but one of the theories out there is that EMF is strengthening mold. I don’t know if you ever heard that theory, and I don’t… Dr. Deb Muth 00:24:13 I have. Bob Miller 00:24:14 I’m not claiming it’s true, but it’s an interesting theory. Then even, you know, your black mold from water-damaged buildings. Then our air pollution is getting worse. We’re getting more toxic metals. Dr. Deb Muth 00:24:26 You know, if we have a… Bob Miller 00:24:27 You know, we’re gonna look back someday and say, what were we thinking, smearing aluminum into our armpits? The, what were we doing putting mercury in our teeth? Then, you know, glyphosate. When I was a kid, there was no glyphosate. So, all of these herbicides and pesticides. Polychlorinated biphenols, And then EMF. So, we love our cell phones, you know, and I think unless you, or in the middle of the desert, or down in a cave, you’re being exposed to EMF somewhere. So, you know, we have our cell phones with us, we have, We have Wi-Fi, the towers are everywhere. And we don’t know long-term, but we may find that this can… this creates some inflammation. And I don’t know if you get any folks, but do you have any folks that have… are they EMF sensitive? Dr. Deb Muth 00:25:16 Oh yeah, we have a whole bunch of them. Bob Miller 00:25:18 Yeah, and then if you have any TBIs, So, plenty of things here. that will stimulate into the microglia, M1. Now, you could say, well. We’re all pretty much exposed to the same thing. Why do some people get hit harder than others? So here’s where we’re gonna start. There’s an enzyme called Nrf2 and RF2. And Nrf2 is the enzyme that senses when there’s inflammation. And turns on hundreds of anti-inflammatory enzymes. We’ll show when we do the demo, you can have genetic weakness on NERF2. And NERF2 inhibits and slows down microglia M1. supports M2. Now, if it’s not complicated enough, there’s an enzyme called KEEP1. And KEEP1 inhibits NRF2. And you can actually have gain of function on keep 1, that makes Keap 1 stronger. So… A lot of the people who land on my doorstep So… A lot of the people who land on my doorstep Both parents gave a mutation on KEEP1, making it overactive. Both parents gave a mutation on KEEP1, making it overactive. Dr. Deb Muth 00:26:31 Hmm. Dr. Deb Muth 00:26:31 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:26:32 Suppressing Nrf2, nerve 2 might be weak. So, nobody’s putting the brakes on, M1. And by the same token, Nerve 2 supports M2. Then there’s a process called mTOR and autophagy. mTOR stands for mammalian tard of rapamycin, the growth of new cells. And then autophagy, taking our dead cells and recycling them. We need a balance between the two of them. If we didn’t have mTOR, the sperm and the egg would never become the baby, the baby would never become the adult, we wouldn’t make new cells. But our cells are constantly, you know, the old cells dying off. Autophagy is where we take that debris from the cell and recycle it, just like a farmer Plows the crop under at the end of the year. The dead plant then becomes the fuel for the spring, your dead cell becomes the fuel for the spring, and that’s autophagy. So we’re gonna look back someday and say, what were we thinking? We give our animals growth hormones so they get fatter faster. Oh my. So, we consume those animals, and inventory runs faster. Now, for anybody who’s, You know, maybe above 40, 45 years old. Think back when you were 12, and what did girls look like? They were primarily flat-chested little girls. Now they look like 16-year-olds. Because environmentally, we’re jacking up mTOR. So, mTOR stimulates microglia M1, suppresses microglia M2. Probably 80% of the folks we visit with. This is the part of the problem. NRF2 is weak. mTOR is strong. Environmental factors come along. And this guy gets carried away. He doesn’t do that burst and move back. Stays here. We’re calling that How environmental factors create a locked-in, pro-inflammatory. and neurotoxic phenotype. In other words, once it starts, it just keeps… Feeding upon itself. Alright, so what happens now when microglia is overactive. it triggers these 3 enzymes, TNFA, N of kappa B, And interleukin-6. Each one of these can have genetics that make them run stronger. Then it stimulates an enzyme called NLRP3, Which makes what are called inflammasomes. Now, guess what inflammasomes can be? Your best friend or your worst enemy? Because they will, if you’ve got, again, a virus or bacteria, or possibly even some bad cells in the body. They will zap them. Well, that’s good. Unless it’s overactive. Unless it’s overactive. And then what it does, through interleukin-1 beta, makes excess glutamate. And then what it does, through interleukin-1 beta, makes excess glutamate. Anxiety, gut inflammation, OCD, ADD, autism. And, you know, glutamate, we’ll talk about that a little bit, but glutamate makes you intelligent, highly motivated go-getter. but can also be excitatory. And then, look what it does. Let’s see, do I have the drawing tool here? Yes, I do. Okay. So, it comes down through here, Makes the glutamate. Comes back up through here. through the ADORA 2A enzyme, Then we’ve got a feedback loop that feeds upon itself. Then, through interleukin-18, we make histamine. and mast cells. And then through histamine receptor site number 1, we come back and spin it. And now you’ve just got this spinning feedback loop. So, the glutamate will make you anxious, the histamine will give you allergies and make you anxious. And you’re allergic to everything, and you’re feeling horrible. Now, it doesn’t end there, Dr. Dad. It then goes on to make something called gast dermins that creates pyroptosis, where it actually starts punching a hole in the cell membrane. And you’re only going to be as healthy as your cells are. Just a little background. You know, we’re made up of trillions of cells, and each one of them has what’s called a lipid bilayer, made from lipids, which comes from fats. And you’re only going to be as healthy as those membranes are. So that’s why we coined an interesting phrase. Cellular CPR. Construct the cell. Protect the cell. And restore the cell membrane. And we believe that’s going to be revolutionary in the functional medicine world. So… It’s not hard to figure out that if you start punching holes in the cell membrane, that’s not a good thing, okay? Bob Miller 00:31:22 Now… There’s an interesting molecule called NAD. Thicotide adenoside dinucleotide. And anybody who’s in the, you know, listening to the health podcasts and things, they’re… They’re, they’re learning about NAD. And I’m going to show you a chart later, all the good things that NAD does, but For the most part, it helps what’s called sirtuins. And sirtuins are quite interesting. If anybody’s looking at longevity. The sirtuins is where they’re looking at.Because sirtuins turn on good things. Turn off bad things. And I’ll show some charts on that later. So for right here, this sirtuin uses NAD, to slow down NF-kappa-B. CERT 2 uses NAD to slow down an ORP3. So, if we’ve got genetic weakness on these, or we don’t have enough NAD, We don’t hold this pathway back. Make sense? Dr. Deb Muth 00:32:24 Yeah, makes perfect sense. Bob Miller 00:32:25 Now, I’ll show this a little bit later. So, people are like, oh, well, I’m gonna start taking some NAD. Dr. Deb Muth 00:32:31 Right. Bob Miller 00:32:32 And there’s functional doctors who give NAD intravenous. It was just this morning, I was talking to a woman who said, Oh my gosh. I went and got intravenous NAD, and it took me a month to recover from that. Dr. Deb Muth 00:32:45 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:32:46 what happens is, and I’ll show this in a little more detail, there’s an enzyme called CD38, that’s stimulated by NF-kappa-B. And it takes NAD, To make intracellular calcium. that stimulates NLRP3 and actually makes things worse. So, if we have this guy upregulated, and I’ll show a chart what does that. taking NAD will make you worse. Again, when I go into the software, I’ll show you that whole pathway, so… I would encourage people, you know, just don’t go out and start taking massive amounts of NAD, you know, stick your toe in the water, see how you do. Because everything you’ve heard about, how good it is, is true, unless this guy says, oh, thank you very much, let me make more inflammation. Now, this might be part of our innate immune system, that if we have some pathogen that’s gonna kill us. By golly, we want that to happen. But if this is happening by environmental factors, Then it’s detrimental. So the immune system that protected us a thousand years ago now might be turning on us because of the environmental factors that we showed earlier. All right. Then there’s an enzyme called PARP that’s NAD-dependent, and that actually repairs strain breaks in your DNA. Now, the next thing that happens… is there’s an enzyme called NADPH oxidase that gets stimulated. and something called INOS. Now, I’m sure most people know about nitric oxide. It’s a gas that dilates your blood vessels. That’s why sometimes they’ll even give people drugs, nitroglycerin, to boost their nitric oxide. That’s why people are doing beetroots and other things to boost their nitric oxide. But there’s an OS3 enzyme that makes the nitric oxide that’s good for blood flow. But there’s an INOS That makes nitric oxide to kill pathogens. probably might be the third or fourth time I’ve said this. That’s a good thing, unless it isn’t. So, if it’s killing some pathogen, great. It was just misfiring. it combines… With superoxide that’s made by this enzyme, and makes something called peroxynitrite, which is one nasty free radical that chews you up and spits you out. So, the NOx enzyme, NADPH oxidase, uses NADPH, To make this free radical called superoxide. If we have time, we’ll get into it. NADPH is what your body needs to recycle your antioxidants.So, I coined the phrase, the NADPH steel. Where the NOX enzyme takes this very important NADPH, And rather than being useful, makes superoxide. Now, again, is that fine if you’ve got some bacteria to kill? Of course. But if it’s just chronically running, it’s just making all this chronic inflammation. Then it makes something called hydrogen peroxide. And we need to clear hydrogen peroxide by 3 enzymes, catalase, thyroid reduction. And glutathione peroxidase. If we have genetic issues on here, or we don’t have the cofactors. There’s something called the Fenton reaction, discovered in 1895 by Dr. Fenton. Where hydrogen peroxide combines with iron to make what are called hydroxyl radicals. And guess what they do? They create lipid peroxides, That damages your cell membranes. Now, again, the body’s pretty darn amazing. We have glutathione, And here’s where your body’s taking glutathione and recycling it. But look who’s needed to recycle it. NADPH. So, if this guy up here is chewing it up, We don’t recycle our glutathione. And then an enzyme called glufon peroxidase 4, Takes this damaged lipid and repairs it. So, here we’ve got this protecting, we want to protect it by not having this happen. But then we also need this guy to do the restoration. So, there’s a lot that can go wrong in here, Dr. Deb. Dr. Deb Muth 00:37:07 There’s a lot that could go wrong. And I can imagine some of my listeners are thinking that lipid peroxidase, is that the same thing as what they’re thinking of when we talk about lipids and cholesterol? Is that the same process that’s happening there? Bob Miller 00:37:22 Well, no, no, the lipids can be used to make cholesterol, but here we’re talking about where they’re going to build the cell membrane. And they’re being… and they’re being, destroyed. If anybody would like to see a visual representation of this, just go on YouTube. And type in, ferrooptosis Animation. cool little video, it’s about 3 minutes long, and it shows the lipids coming over, being oxidized, and now GPX4 fixes them, so… YouTube, Pharaoptosis Animation, cute little video. It’s just that really… Shows vividly what we’re… what we’re talking about here. Now, this is… Dr. Deb Muth 00:37:59 And so this is very common, too. Like, a lot of people do hydrogen peroxide IVs. Dr. Deb Muth 00:38:04 And so, if somebody doesn’t know their genetics, they could have a problem with doing those, just like they could doing the NADHIVs, correct? Bob Miller 00:38:13 Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, I’ve talked to so many, you know, of course, the hydrogen peroxide kills pathogens. I mean, that’s what it does. So… but I’ve spoken to so many people that said. I had one client that said they’ve never been the same after having one hydrogen peroxide infusion. Dr. Deb Muth 00:38:30 Interesting. Bob Miller 00:38:31 Yeah. So… it can be… I see why people use it, because it. Bob Miller 00:38:36 pathogens, But on the other hand. And now’s a good time to speak about… I don’t have it on here, but there’s a, there’s an enzyme called the HFE gene. And that is what causes you to absorb iron. And there’s mutations in it that cause something called hemochromatosis. Were you overabsorb iron? Now, true hemochromatosis is when both parents give you a mutation. But there’s now growing evidence even a heterozygous can cause a little bit more iron absorption, not to the human chromatosis point, but overabsorption. So, if you overabsorb iron, And you have too much hydrogen peroxide that’s not cleared, All kinds of inflammation. Now, what’s happened is sometimes this inflammation Will damage the red blood cells. And some well-meaning doctor says, oh, you need some iron. And they take iron and it makes it worse. So, can’t tell you how many people I’ve said, you’ve got the overabsorption of iron, and they say, well, that can’t be right, because I’m low in iron. Well, that could be because it’s being chewed up here. Dr. Deb Muth 00:39:40 Sure. GPX1 and TXN turn it into, to water. The, catalase turns it into water and oxygen. Dr. Deb Muth 00:39:58 Now, I see a lot of my clients who have mutations or SNPs on that GPX gene, on that glutathione gene. And they really struggle to clear a lot of their toxins. Bob Miller 00:40:12 Sure. Dr. Deb Muth 00:40:14 Yeah, absolutely. Well, GPX4. Bob Miller 00:40:18 is what, repairs, but you can see GPX1 Is what uses glutathione. To turn hydrogen peroxide. So, but it all depends upon having enough glutathione. Dr. Deb Muth 00:40:30 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:40:31 Well, guess who controls making a glutathione? Dr. Deb Muth 00:40:34 Nerf 2. Bob Miller 00:40:37 So, if you have a keep one weakness, or strength to two… I’m sorry, keep one is too strong. Nrf2 is too weak. You don’t make glutathione. So, when a lot of people do that, it’s like, well, I’m gonna take glutathione. Dr. Deb Muth 00:40:51 Right. Bob Miller 00:40:52 And some do great, and some do poorly. You know, because… and I’ll show this on one of the other charts. You can see here that the, The glutathione has to be recycled. And if we don’t recycle it, it actually turns into superoxide free radical. So… NADPH are the cofactors, For taking the oxidi… here’s oxidized glutathione, here’s reduced. So, this is a good glutathione. After it does its job, you can see it becomes oxidized.We need to recycle it. Well, if we have weakness on the enzyme that does that, or a weakness in Nrf2, or not enough NADPH. The oxidized glutathione never gets recycled. So, I’ve talked to a lot of people who said, oh, glutathione made me so sick, and say, well. Dr. Deb Muth 00:41:43 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:41:44 You need it, but you need to recycle it. Dr. Deb Muth 00:41:46 Can you speak for just a brief moment, too, about MTHFR? That is a very popular gene, it’s all over social media as the major gene, but can you speak to a little bit about that, and how that fits into this whole process of things? Because it is just such a small piece. Dr. Deb Muth 00:42:04 understanding genetics. Bob Miller 00:42:06 Yeah, to be honest, it drives me nuts. Dr. Deb Muth 00:42:08 Me too. Bob Miller 00:42:11 Alright, so… You know, there are people on social media I won’t say what I think, I’ll be kind. But… But the, And, you know, they might mean well. But they talk about, if you have MTHFR and COMT and PEMT, that’s… oh my goodness, that’s horrible, and we’ll fix that for you, and you’ll be fine. Bob Miller 00:42:36 it just irritates me to no end. And it really could get anybody who’s doing this legitimately in trouble. I mean, I’m afraid someday, you know, there might be some cracking down on this kind of nonsense. Now, to answer your question about MTHFR. Dr. Deb Muth 00:42:51 I mean, it really is, but I’ll tell you what, why don’t we hold that thought until I go to another map and I can actually… Okay. Bob Miller 00:42:56 But the real… the cliff notes is the MTHFR puts a methyl group on your folate, which is needed, but it has gotten way, way, way too much attention. And people learn they have MTHFR, and they start taking a multivitamin with methylfolate, then they take a B vitamin with methylfolate. Dr. Deb Muth 00:43:13 And they’re pushing it too hard. Bob Miller 00:43:15 Yeah. So I can’t tell you how many people I’ve helped by saying, stop it. Dr. Deb Muth 00:43:20 Yeah, take less of it. Bob Miller 00:43:21 Take less of it, yeah. So, yeah. Yeah, there’s a… If somebody, say, ranked the enzymes at their level of importance, MTHFR might be 40 or 50 on a scale of 100, you know. Keep one Nerf two. big deals. Dr. Deb Muth 00:43:40 deals. Bob Miller 00:43:41 NQO1 that I didn’t even talk about yet, NQO1, takes your, NA… your NAD goes into NADH, To make electrons for the electron transport chain. you need NQ01 to bring that back. If that’s not working, and I’ll show you on the NAD map how disastrous that can be. Now, the next piece is here, and I think You know, if you talk to any school teachers and say, if you’ve taught for more than 10 years, how are the kids today? Every one of them says, more ADD, ADHD, more autism. Just look at human beings, we’ve never been so agitated. You know, everybody, and it might be a social media thing, but people take a position on something, and if anybody doesn’t share that position, they view them as the enemy. Dr. Deb Muth 00:44:29 And it’s kind of scary what’s happening to us. Bob Miller 00:44:33 So, we can’t agree to disagree anymore. We see anybody who has a differing opinion as the enemy. And, you know, there was… there’s people that didn’t have Christmas dinners together, because they had political differences, like… Dr. Deb Muth 00:44:44 Excuse me. Bob Miller 00:44:45 can’t you put your political differences aside to have Christmas together, you know? Dr. Deb Muth 00:44:49 Right? Bob Miller 00:44:50 become that, you know, no matter what your position is, and I’m not saying anyone’s right or wrong, I’m just saying. You know, in the old days, they used to say that the Republicans and Democrats in Congress would argue policy and then go have dinner together. And now everybody’s all up in arms, angry. Dr. Deb Muth 00:45:05 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:45:06 So… There’s likely multiple reasons for that. But let me show you one of them. That, you know, to what degree this is… very important, we don’t know, but I think We’re beginning to believe this is very important. So, there’s something… there’s a neurotransmitter called GABA. And God buys the don’t worry, relax, be happy. Chill. Okay. Dr. Deb Muth 00:45:31 Nobody has enough of that anymore. Bob Miller 00:45:33 Well, yeah, you’ll be surprised what I’m gonna show you. So, let me see if I can find a, Let me see if I can find the right slide here. Let me look for it here. So, there’s something called a GABA receptor site. And here you can see… This is a neuron, and this is where you, The neuron normally is excitatory. However, there’s normally low chloride in the neuron. Dr. Deb Muth 00:46:09 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:46:10 So, GABA itself is neither relaxing. For excitatory, all GABA does, it opens up what’s called a chloride channel. And then chloride, which has a negative charge, will flow into the neuron. Follow me there? Dr. Deb Muth 00:46:26 Yep. Bob Miller 00:46:27 And as it does, it changes this from a positive charge to a negative charge, And it’s relaxing. and inhibitory. Dr. Deb Muth 00:46:34 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:46:36 Now, on the other hand, there’s enzymes called NKCC1, That will push chloride in. and KCC2 that will bring chlor… oops and bring chloride out. And then there’s a sodium channel. And, sodium has a positive charge. And glutamate will push that in. So, as long as this is happening. And GABA says, receptor sites, open, chloride goes in, Chill. However, If NKCC1 Pushes extra chloride in. KCC2 doesn’t pull it out. and GABA hits the receptor site, the GABA comes flowing out, Sodium comes in, And now it’s excitatory. So Gabba didn’t change. GABA just opened the receptor site, that’s all it does. Dr. Deb Muth 00:47:33 Yeah. Bob Miller 00:47:34 But it’s the chloride balance that’s going to determine whether this is relaxing or not. Now, these are the things that go along with when they lose that KCC2 or gain NKCC1. Pain and sensitivity, burning electrical, neuropathic pain. Normal touch hurts. Sound and light sensitivity. Tinnitus can flare. Headaches and migraines. Seizure tendency. Body jolts. Spasticity, cramps, stiffness, startle reflex. Trouble falling asleep, non-restorative sleep. Anxiety, stress, reactivity, that’s what we have now. Hyperarousal, panic-like surges, irritability, racing thoughts. Brain fog, slowed processing, working memory slip-ups. Mental fatigue. Episodes of racing hearts, sweaty palms, guts on edge. Those are all the things that happen when this GABA switch occurs. Now, here’s what happens, and this is what I’m going to be presenting at an autism conference. When you have a newborn, they need that NKCC dominant to develop. By early childhood, it should… or, sorry, early adulthood. we should move over to the KCC dominant, that’s the taking the chloride out. Nice-looking 25-year-old boys, functioning very well. However, when we get microglia M1 upregulated. Because of environmental toxins, processed foods, Tylenol, aluminum. they stay in NKCC1 dominant, and there’s ADD, ADHD, Autism, the whole spectrum. because… They’ve not moved over to the… They’ve not moved over to the KCC2. And again, this is caused by… Environmental factors. Stimulating the microglia. And then, interleukin-1, interleukin-18 weakens KCC2, interleukin-1 beta, Strengthens NKCC1. high chloride. We open up the chloride channel, In Rebell Excitatory. So, I think when, When the pediatricians get ahold of this, they’re going to be very excited to know that This could be why we’re seeing such a rise, and not just autism, but ADD, ADHD, anxiety, the whole shit mess. Dr. Deb Muth 00:49:58 thing. Bob Miller 00:49:59 Yeah, so… and you can see NF-kappa-B stimulates that. These stimulate it, and I think that’s why everyone’s getting so anxious. Now, there’s a little bit more to it, and we’ll get into this when we look at some of the maps, but… The, the glutamate, Which is excitatory. will stimulate the NMDA receptor, make more glutamate, And glutamate will inhibit KCC2. And then we also need an astrocyte To, take both ammonia And glutamate, and… Turn them back into glutamine. And I’m going to talk to you a little bit about arachidenic acid, and if we have too much arachidenic acid. or TNFA is upregulated, that doesn’t happen. Ammonia goes up, and there may be multiple reasons for this, but this is a reason why some of the autistic kids do flapping. Dr. Deb Muth 00:50:49 Hmm. Bob Miller 00:50:50 Because they’re not clearing their ammonia. And you can tell if somebody has high ammonia by… they get that old person smell, you know. Dr. Deb Muth 00:51:00 Yup. Bob Miller 00:51:01 your vehicle cycle’s not taking out the, the ammonia. Now, last pathway here. There’s growing interest in mast cell activation. So, back here, we talked about peroxynitride. And that will stimulate mast cells, and those are white blood cells that are your best friend, unless they’re your worst enemy. Then it’ll make histamine. And there’s enzymes called histidine decarboxylase that’ll make more. Dr. Deb Muth 00:51:28 I’m sure everybody’s heard of DAO, the enzyme that degrades histamine. Yep. Bob Miller 00:51:31 We can have genetic weakness, we don’t make that. There’s an enzyme called histamine and methyltransferase, That, That breaks down the histamine. Then if we don’t do that, it’ll get stuck in the histamine receptor site. And then it’ll make something called, renin. Which will cause angiotensinogen to turn into angiotensin. One, that turns into angiotensin II,And that’s where people make aldosterone, where they’ll get the, The swollen ankles and high blood pressure. But interestingly, there’s an enzyme called ACE2, that takes this guy and turns it into angiotensin 1-7, Which is anti-inflammatory and also inhibits… TNFA. Now, you can have weakness on ACE2, But… and anybody’s saying, that sounds familiar? Dr. Deb Muth 00:52:25 That’s where COVID comes in, using ACE2. Bob Miller 00:52:28 And now we just found there’s literature that if you get COVID long enough, it can actually make ACE2 not be able to work as well. So look what it does. It comes down here, stimulates the NADPH oxidase, More superoxide. More peroxynitrite. And we’re on a cycle here. We’ve actually named this the Home Cycle Hypothesis, the proposed feed-forward loop. That just keeps feeding on itself. All being caused by… Primarily, The environmental factors. But hitting those who have genetic weakness the hardest. That’s why. Dr. Deb Muth 00:53:08 To the people. Bob Miller 00:53:09 Don’t live in a moldy house. One person is sick as can be, and the other person says, well, you must be imagining things, because I don’t feel anything. Dr. Deb Muth Yeah. Same thing with long haul, right? Two people can both get sick, one gets sick and never seems to recover, and somebody else gets sick, and they have absolutely no problems with it at all. Bob Miller 00:53:30 Sure. Well, think about it, if you get COVID, and ACE2 is weak, and some of this other stuff is going on. This thing just starts feeding upon itself. Dr. Deb Muth 00:53:38 Keep creating more inflammation, more complications, nothing’s calming down. Bob Miller 00:53:43 Yeah. Now, you, you ask about, MTHFR. So, this is the, this is the, the software called Functional Genomic Analysis. There’s a demo report we have. So, let’s talk a little bit about, MTHFR. So, we actually have a map called a methylation map. Now, what happens is, when you do your saliva test, you, you know, you spit, you put some saliva. in a collection kit, goes to a lab, takes out the DNA data, sends it to the computer, and now you can actually see it visually. Okay. So, it’s gonna take a second for this, data to load up, it’s, and each of these Circles, each of these ovals, is an enzyme. And the data gets loaded up to see where it is. So, until it gets loaded up here, I didn’t preload this. There it goes. So… The primary thing about methylation is There’s a nasty substance called homocysteine that, if it’s too high, can really be detrimental. The body takes methylfolate, and combines with methyl B12, To bring this back up to methionine. And then through the MAT genes, we make SAMI, S-adml methionine. Which is involved in so many processes. Then after it does its thing, it turns back into homocysteine. And this thing needs to keep spinning around. That’s why, you know, it’s a good idea to keep homocysteine at, do you have a number that you’d like? 7, 8? What do you like for a number? Dr. Deb Muth 00:55:24 Yeah, I like mine below 7. Bob Miller 00:55:26 Yeah. So if the homocysteine goes too high. It, caused all kinds of problems. So, here’s where you ask about the MTHFR. So, here you can see on this individual. I click on MTHFR, and you can see it comes up here, here’s the C677. And you can see here where it says, variants. I’ll… I’ll draw in case somebody’s having a hard time seeing that. So, you can see there’s nothing in there. That means there’s no genetic mutations. If one parent would have given a mutation, there’d be a 1. If both parents did, there’d be a 2. Now, here’s why Yes, methylation is important, I’m not saying it isn’t important, but look at this MTHFRC677. In my software. Only 42.5% of the population does not have a mutation. 44.7% have won. 12.9 have 2. So, this isn’t some rare, oh my god, I’m gonna die… Kind of thing, yeah. Dr. Deb Muth 00:56:27 Right. Bob Miller 00:56:28 So, And then what happens is that, and again, I’m not dismissing methylation, I… we could do a whole show on methylation. Bob Miller 00:56:36 get it. But I think that what people are doing is they’re, they’re learning about MTHFR, they get it measured, they panic. They start taking massive amounts of methylfolate, which many times is to their detriment. Dr. Deb Muth 00:56:50 Well, it’s… and isn’t it true, too, with MTHFR, like, you have to also look at MTR, MTRR, and the more we stack up of those, the more complicated than MTHFR can be. It’s not… it’s not as simple as just saying MTHFR 677 versus 1298. It’s more complex than that, kind of like what you’ve already shown with some of the other things. There’s more to it than just that one little sliver. Bob Miller 00:57:17 Oh, sure, well, let’s take a look. So, remember I said there’s a cofactor? One of the cofactors is called FAD. Just a Bob Miller observation, that’s all. But when people have trouble with their riboflavin and they don’t have enough FAD, They’re doing much worse than people who have just a C677. So, right here, you could have perfect C677th. And if you don’t have the cofactor, it’s not gonna work, okay? Dr. Deb Muth 00:57:48 And as you said, there’s an MTR enzyme. Bob Miller 00:57:51 that takes methylfolate and methyl B12, to spin it around. So, here on this individual. here’s your… here’s your B vitamins, or I’m sorry, your B12s. There’s an enzyme called TCN1 that takes it from the stomach into the blood. Then there’s other enzymes that take it from the blood into the tissue. And if you’re having trouble here. Well, then you’re not going to have this working, so… Even if you don’t have MTHFR, And you have MTR, like this, no, I’m sorry, this person doesn’t. But they have the MTRR, and then they don’t have enough B12, this isn’t gonna work, aside from that. And then there’s a middle pathway. And then there’s enzymes called the MAT1. they take the methionine to the salmon. If that’s not working, we stick… we get stuck in methionine. So, it’s, it’s not just an MTHFR. And then, one of the things that people forget about. is through these CBS enzymes and CTH, We make cysteine, which is needed to make glutathione. The master antioxidant. So, it really is that… I call it the, The 3D chess game played underwater. Dr. Deb Muth 00:59:07 It really is. I mean, I see people who have CVS, COMT, glutathione, MGHFR genes. And some of them function just fine. Like, they have Like, I look at this person and I’m like, oh my gosh, I don’t know how they’re functioning because they’re double mutated on so many pathways, but yet they don’t have a lot of symptoms, they don’t have a lot of complications. Somehow their body has figured out a way to adapt to what it has so it can stay alive and it can function at a high functioning level. Bob Miller 00:59:36 Yeah, and they may be, you know, eating right? Yeah. Staying out of a moldy house. reducing stress. So, it’s diet, it’s stress, it’s genetics, environmental factors. So, yeah, we can’t just say somebody’s gonna be good or somebody’s gonna be bad. You know, some people get scared, oh, I got all these, it’s like, well… Bob Miller 00:59:56 Are you living in a moldy house? You know, and if you live in a moldy house and your glucuronidation pathway doesn’t do well, or if you’re, you know, a smoker, or you’re constantly eating junk food, I mean, all. Bob Miller 01:00:07 things come together. Although, you know, when we focus on genetics, we’re well aware that this is just a piece of it. You know, you could have identical twins, Genetically, and if one… Is exposed to mold and smokes and drinks and stressed out. They’re gonna be a whole lot sicker than their sibling. Bob Miller 01:00:28 Yep. Dr. Deb Muth 01:00:29 Yeah, it’s that concept of taking twins, and one gets raced with one family, and one gets raced with another family, and they don’t have the same… problems that… that each other have, you know? It’s a very unique situation, we don’t think about that enough. Bob Miller 01:00:44 Alright, so again, genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger. So, if you’ve got a loaded gun, but you don’t have the triggers, you’re okay. Dr. Deb Muth 01:00:53 Yeah. Bob Miller 01:00:54 Yeah. So, remember I said I was going to talk about NAD? So, here’s NAD, and what it does, it turns into NADH. And what NADH does, it, Comes down this pathway, what’s called the electron transport chain. And that makes your ATP, that’s your energy. So, if this wasn’t working, we wouldn’t be alive, because we wouldn’t have energy. So it donates an electron, that’s why it’s called electron transport chain. So, we need NAD, To make this, to make the energy. But remember I said that NQ01, this would probably be, like, on my top 10 list of… Bob Miller 01:01:36 Much more important than MTHFR. This one takes NADH back to NAD. If we’re stuck over here, We’re low in this NAD+, But what happens is, NQO1 also provides CoQ10. And CoQ10 Is what’s needed for the electron transport chain to flow. So if we get too many electrons up here. And they don’t turn them into energy. They make a nasty free radical called superoxide. Okay. Now, NAD plus also makes NADPH, And that is needed. Remember I said we need to recycle our antioxidants. So, if we have a problem with FAD from riboflavin. Yeah, we don’t have enough NADPH, Glutathione’s not getting recycled, and you’re gonna be inflamed. And you take glutathione, you’ll feel worse. There’s another enzyme called thimoredoxin. Same thing, needs NADPH and FAD. And same way with your nitric oxide, there’s an enzyme called NOS3, That makes the nitric oxide that dilates your blood vessels. And if we don’t have enough NADPH or fat, You’re gonna make superoxide. Rather than nitric oxide. Now, remember

We talk with Aaron Dickerson about growing up with a fear-based view of God, building his identity on performance, and how stress eventually broke through in severe health crises. We share how forgiveness and hearing “You are loved” reshaped Aaron's view of God and opened a new life of trust, freedom, and discernment• growing up around Revelation seminars and a distant picture of God• building an identity on academics and “never making mistakes”• work pressure, anxiety, ulcers, and the belief that it is all on me• the shower fainting incident, long-term vertigo, and physical recovery• a chair injury that turns into infection, sepsis, surgery, and home IVs• wrestling with disappointment, unanswered healing, and trust in God's care• hearing God say “You are loved” and why it took years to believe• Love Reality skepticism, pride, and the breakthrough conversation that clicked• forgiveness as the doorway to receiving love• spiritual gifts, dreams, and practicing discernment with wisdom and Scripture

Robert Gallery is a former professional football player and a 2023 College Football Hall of Fame inductee. He played collegiate football at the University of Iowa, earning unanimous All-American honors and the 2003 Outland Trophy. Gallery was selected second overall in the 2004 NFL Draft and played eight seasons in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. Following his professional career, Gallery experienced mental health challenges associated with repeated head injuries and alcohol dependency. Ibogaine treatment was a significant part of his personal recovery. He co-founded Athletes for Care to support other athletes navigating similar post-career challenges and to advocate for research and awareness around athlete mental health. In this episode, former NFL star Robert Gallery shares how severe CTE symptoms, failed conventional treatments, and suicidal despair led him to medically supervised ibogaine and 5‑MeO‑DMT therapy in Mexico, catalyzing profound neurological, emotional, and spiritual healing and inspiring his Athletes for Care advocacy work. RESOURCES: Learn more about Robert Gallery here: https://athletesforcare.org/ Instagram: @athletes4care Get 10% off Peluva minimalist shoe with coupon code COACHTARA here: http://peluva.com/coachtara   CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Intro 00:22 – Meet Robert Gallery + ibogaine turning point 02:09 – Sponsor: Peluva barefoot shoes 03:57 – Interview begins: welcoming Robert 06:04 – NFL career, injuries, and retirement crash 08:50 – Rage at home, brain fog, alcohol, suicidality 12:56 – CTE brain scan wake‑up call and protocols 15:21 – Hyperbaric, IVs, "fractionally better," and despair 16:45 – Discovering VETS and hope for ibogaine 18:28 – Cold‑turkey off meds and heading to Mexico 19:43 – First ibogaine and 5‑MeO treatment in Mexico 25:11 – Inside the ibogaine journey: self‑hatred to self‑love 29:04 – 5‑MeO "death," meeting God, and clear brain reboot 31:45 – Second and third journeys, seeing his own death 34:46 – Life rebuilt: present dad, tools, and daily work 34:53 – SPECT vs fMRI and what scans can't show 36:31 – How ibogaine shifts self‑worth and emotional patterns 38:42 – Coming back to football, pride, and veterans' trauma 40:42 – New thought patterns, white matter, and Stanford data    WORK WITH TARA: Are You Looking for Help on Your Wellness Journey? Here's how Tara can help you: TRY TARA'S APP FOR FREE: http://taragarrison.com/app INDIVIDUAL ONLINE COACHING: https://www.taragarrison.com/work-with-me CHECK OUT HIGHER RETREATS: https://www.taragarrison.com/retreats   SOCIAL MEDIA:  Instagram @coachtaragarrison TikTok @coachtaragarrison Facebook @coachtaragarrison Pinterest @coachtaragarrison   INSIDE OUT HEALTH PODCAST SPECIAL OFFERS: ☑️ Upgraded Formulas Hair Test Kit Special Offer: https://bit.ly/3YdMn4Z ☑️ Upgraded Formulas - Get 15% OFF Everything with Coupon Code INSIDEOUT15: https://upgradedformulas.com/INSIDEOUT15 ☑️ Rep Provisions: Vote for the future of food with your dollar! And enjoy a 15% discount while you're at it with Coupon Code COACHTARA: https://bit.ly/3dD4ZSv  

Kim Rogers (aka 'Worm Queen') is the co-founder and CEO of RogersHood Apothecary, a wellness company specializing in herbal detox and cleansing kits.  You can purchase her best-selling Parasite ParaFy Cleanse Kit here. EPISODE SUMMARY BELOW-- I. Apothecary vs Pharmacy Discussion Nate and Kim discussed the origins and meanings of the words "apothecary" and "pharmacy," with Kim explaining how apothecary refers to natural herbal medicine while pharmacy refers to synthetic medications. Kim shared her experience going viral on TikTok in 2021 as the "worm queen" after discovering a parasite cleanse that helped resolve health issues she had been struggling with since 2019. II. Parasite Cleanse Business Journey Kim shared her journey from a 18-year career in Western medicine to creating her own parasite cleanse business after gaining significant TikTok fame when a video about deworming went viral, increasing her following from 10,000 to 210,000 in just two days. She discussed how she later discovered she had chronic Lyme disease undiagnosed for 30 years and mold poisoning, which led her to create additional health products including a Moldies kit. Kim explained that while she was a licensed medical specialist, she carefully avoids giving medical advice on her social media, instead sharing her personal experiences and what herbs have helped her, noting that TikTok later changed its community guidelines to restrict parasite cleansing content. III. Social Media Content Suppression Kim discussed her experience with social media suppression on TikTok and Instagram, where her content was significantly limited despite having 600,000 followers on TikTok. Despite the platform restrictions, Kim continued creating content daily across multiple platforms including Instagram, YouTube, and a podcast called "What's Eating You," with the goal of providing affordable and accurate testing for parasites, mold, and Lyme disease. She explained that her mission is driven by personal experience with health issues that altered her life, and she has expanded from a small shop to a 14,000 square foot facility while offering free educational content alongside her paid testing kits. IV. Kim's Health Advocacy Challenges Kim discussed her challenges fighting against Big Pharma, including being banned from 26 accounts over five years while building a following of 1.5 million across platforms. She shared her personal health struggles with chronic Lyme disease and PTSD from medical neglect, while continuing to advocate for alternative treatments including acupuncture, IVs, and red light therapy. The conversation included a detailed explanation of Kim's viral podcast clip about treating pinworms using scotch tape, which led to a broader discussion about the limitations of Western medicine and the need for comprehensive treatment approaches. V. Parasite Diagnosis and Treatment Challenges Kim and Nate discussed modern medicine's approach to treating health issues, with Kim sharing her experience of being diagnosed with worms and cryptosporidium parvium after catching them from water in Hoodsport, Washington. Kim explained that standard labs in the US failed to detect these parasites, requiring her to send samples to Mexico for proper diagnosis. She described the challenges of getting treatment approved by insurance due to the lack of domestic lab confirmation, and how her husband's treatment was denied despite the Mexican lab results showing his condition. VI. Lyme Disease Treatment Approaches Kim discussed her experiences with a controversial drug ending in "mectin" and explained the importance of using binders when taking it, as the drug kills parasites and releases toxins that need to be neutralized. She described how synthetic drugs like Iver work to break down biofilms and expose parasites, while also explaining her herbal approach that includes specific frequency-matched herbs to target different ailments. Kim revealed she was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2023 after being bitten by ticks at age 11, and shared her experience of having worms come out through her skin and urine. VII. Chronic Illness and Medical Journey Kim shared her experience with chronic illness, including being diagnosed with Lyme disease, which she described as creating a "mirror" that masks other health issues like mold, parasites, and heavy metals from the immune system. She explained how medical professionals often dismissed her concerns about unusual tissue findings during surgeries, attributing them to normal inflammation or scar tissue. Kim ultimately chose to surrender her medical license to avoid the constraints of conventional medical practice and pursue alternative approaches to healing. VIII. Heavy Metal Detox and Health Kim explained how heavy metals enter the body through food, pharmaceuticals, dental work, and contaminated water, emphasizing the importance of natural remedies like cilantro for detoxification. She discussed how Candida overgrowth can be managed with herbs like Oregon grapefruit and Usnea to prevent sugar cravings and systemic issues. Kim also highlighted the dangers of tap water, which may contain nematodes, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals, recommending against drinking tap water and suggesting water testing as a preventive measure. IX. Parasite Cleansing and Health Effects Kim explained that parasites are widespread, estimating that approximately 3.5 billion people worldwide have parasites, though official statistics only show 60 million cases in the US. She discussed how parasites can affect health conditions like MS and how she developed her own parasite cleansing kits after working in medical research. When Nate asked about criticism from scientists calling parasite cleansing pseudoscience, Kim defended her approach, stating that wormwood has been scientifically proven to eliminate parasites and that many people she has tested have confirmed parasite presence. X. Parasite Treatment and Compliance Goals Kim discussed her experience with parasites and their connection to mental health, particularly during full moons. She explained her Purify kit, which includes three tinctures and a binder taken daily, along with additional products like a lymph kit. Kim mentioned their goal to achieve FDA compliance within two months to allow store distribution, and shared her belief that Lyme disease affects brain function, potentially making people more susceptible to certain influences.

What if your body already has everything it needs to heal and unresolved trauma is the only thing standing in the way?In this episode of What Happens in Vagus, Dr. Stephanie Canestraro sits down with Peter McLaughlin, a certified hypnotherapist who put his chronic lymphocytic leukemia into remission in 2003, without chemotherapy. Peter's journey began in the wreckage of a life running on pure adrenaline: a demanding Wall Street career, a two-hour daily commute, three young children, and an office one block from Ground Zero on September 11th. When his body finally gave out, his leukemia diagnosis became the catalyst that set him on a path toward subconscious healing, hypnotherapy, and a complete understanding of the mind-body connection.Together, Peter and Dr. Stephanie explore one of the most overlooked truths in chronic illness: that emotional trauma, including small, seemingly insignificant moments from childhood, gets stored in the subconscious mind and continues to drive the body's stress response for decades. Because the subconscious has no concept of time, a humiliating moment in third grade or a cry left unanswered in a crib can still be activating a fight-or-flight response in your body today. This chronic activation of the autonomic nervous system suppresses immunity, disrupts hormones, stalls digestion, and creates the environment in which disease takes root.Dr. Stephanie also shares her own healing journey from a Lyme disease and Bartonella infection that attacked her nervous system and went undiagnosed for over a decade, to the functional medicine interventions, precious metal IVs, and reconnection with her body's inner wisdom that finally brought her back. Together they connect the dots between nervous system dysregulation, frequency medicine, and the extraordinary capacity of the human body to heal when given the right tools.✦ In this episode:• How chronic stress and emotional trauma directly contribute to serious illness• Why childhood events your conscious mind has "forgotten" are still running your nervous system• What hypnotherapy actually does and how it clears emotional toxins from the subconscious• Why you cannot heal in fight-or-flight mode and how to shift into rest-and-digest• How cortisol signals your body to hold onto fat• 432 Hz healing music, binaural beats, and frequencies that regulate the nervous system• Applied kinesiology, muscle testing, and pendulum work as tools for inner wisdom• Peter's work with professional athletes and how childhood trauma shows up on the field• Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum) and their role in healing chronic infection• The placebo effect as proof of the mind's power to heal the body✦ Find Peter McLaughlin:Website & healing tracks: blueskyhypnosis.comYouTube: @blueskyhypnosis✦ About Dr. Stephanie Canestraro:Dr. Stephanie is a chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and chronic illness survivor. Her practice and this podcast are rooted in one belief: that the body is designed to heal, and that the vagus nerve is the master key to making that happen.Let us know your thoughts on this episode hereFor any further information, feel free to email us at info@vagusclinic.com.  Our team is happy to help.  We offer 20-minute complimentary health calls, and you can sign up for one here.

George Wright III interviews Christie Steiger of Innovative Wellness Center about optimizing health for high achievers through comprehensive lab work, individualized functional medicine, and quantum hair analysis to identify cellular stressors like mold, parasites, viruses, toxins, and nutrient deficiencies. Christie shares how chronic symptoms such as fatigue, gut issues, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, brain fog, and weight gain often go unresolved in traditional care, and explains their clinic's approach, including targeted IVs and education via the Zyra Life Coaching Collective. They discuss peptides as cellular signaling tools, warning against unregulated online sources and emphasizing provider oversight, pharmacy-grade products, proper cycling, and personalized “stacks.” Christie describes reversing her own Health issues and being told she'd “forever have diabetes,” and recommends annual comprehensive labs plus at least one quantum test to establish personal benchmarks and trends.00:00 Exhausted and Unwell00:54 Welcome and Big Theme01:53 Christie's Origin Story03:09 Who They Help04:33 Labs and Root Causes05:45 Quantum Testing Explained09:04 Gut Fatigue Sleep Issues10:38 IV Drips and Coaching11:41 Peptides Basics and Risks14:47 Popular Peptides and Stacks15:48 Going National With Education17:14 Christie's Turnaround Story19:34 Where to Start Testing21:40 How Often to TestThanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day.George Wright III“It's Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live”FREE Daily Mastermind Resources:CONNECT with George & Access Tons of ResourcesGet access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU.Join FREE at DailyMastermind.comFollow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | YoutubeGrow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE.Christie Steiger is the Founder of Innovative Wellness Center and the reigning Mrs. Iowa 2025, dedicated to revolutionizing patient care through the principles of functional and integrative medicine. With over six years of experience in the health sector, including her tenure as a Functional Medicine Consultant at Zyra Life, Christie specializes in a comprehensive approach that merges Integrative Family Practice, Holistic Pain Management, and Longevity Treatments. At her center, she leads a team providing cutting-edge solutions such as Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), PRP, and advanced laser aesthetics. A graduate of the health and financial sectors with a background in business development, Christie empowers individuals to achieve transformative wellness by aligning innovative technology with deep-rooted holistic health values.Innovative Wellness Center

Jim Brown is 58 years old and a 10+ year Stage 4 Lung Cancer Survivor from Olympia, Washington. Jim was a career firefighter and his cancer was determined to be service connected. His journey has included significant side effects from his treat including mental health and metabolic syndrome. Through fierce self advocacy and hard work he has been able to find a point of equanimity in his journey. He is still taking targeted therapy, and will for the rest of his life.   About Man Up To Cancer: Man Up To Cancer (MUTC) is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring men impacted by cancer to connect and avoid isolation throughout diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. MUTC provides peer-to-peer support through 53 local chapters across the U.S. and Canada, a Chemocare Backpack Program that delivers comfort and encouragement to men in treatment, and the Gathering of Wolves, the world's largest annual retreat for men impacted by cancer. Through these programs, MUTC meets men where they are—emotionally, socially, and physically—offering community, purpose, and hope. www.manuptocancer.org ________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here. To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ______ Our Sponsors: Connect & Thrive (CAT) is a heart-centered social impact company dedicated to supporting cancer previvors, patients, thrivers, and caregivers. CAT makes it easy for friends and family to help through intentional giving. Personalized KittyFunds™ and E-Gift Cards empower patients to begin their healing journeys by providing access to trusted integrative therapies and healthy living products not typically covered by insurance. Importantly, 100% of donations made to patients go directly to them for use in CAT's carefully curated Marketplace. By connecting patients with a supportive community and meaningful resources, CAT helps women move forward with confidence during treatment, recovery, and thrivership. CAT's mission is simple yet powerful: to help women CONNECT with a supportive community so they can truly THRIVE! “In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.” ~O. Carl Simonton Visit www.connect-and-thrive.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-anastos/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CATconnectandthrive/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connect_and_thrive/ _____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Hour 2 of the Sports Junkies features an interview with Dan Quinn and the guys getting some IVs.

What if the illness that took everything from you, your career, your identity, your ability to bake a birthday cake, turned out to be the thing that finally saved your life? In this episode of Integrative Lyme Solutions, Dr. K sits down with Cara Pacific Campbell, patient advocate and author of Upspiraling, to trace her journey from high-powered corporate executive to bedridden with Lyme disease, 36 co-infections, and dementia-like symptoms, all missed for months by conventional medicine. Cara opens up about the nosebleed that stopped her life cold, the functional medicine breakthrough that finally named what was happening, and the road back through treatment, somatic trauma work, and a complete identity overhaul. If you're navigating a Lyme diagnosis, living with chronic illness, or just quietly running on empty, this one maps a way forward. Not just to survival, but to something truer on the other side. Key Takeaways: 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Lyme saved my life: when burnout breaks the body 7:00 The nosebleed that changed everything 9:11 36 co-infections and what conventional medicine missed 17:43 70 pills a day and blind faith 20:37 The mental health toll no one talks about 25:00 The mindset shift that turned illness into initiation 31:49 What actually moved the needle: IVs, somatics, and coaching 36:28 Childhood trauma and the Type A-Lyme connection 39:22 Upspiraling: suffering to make a map for others Schedule a Free 15-Min Cancer/Lyme Consultation at The Karlfeldt Center: 208-338-8902 Resources: Upspiraling: The Ancient Path to Wholeness — https://a.co/d/06g6CRPW Medical Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical condition or treatment decisions. This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical condition or treatment decisions. ____________________________________WORK WITH DR. KARLFELDT:The Karlfeldt Center offers the most cutting-edge and comprehensive Lyme therapies available. To schedule a Free 15-Minute Discovery Call with a Lyme Literate Naturopathic Doctor, contact us at:

Spencer Jones, Founder of XO Medtech and MedtechVendors.com, shares how frontline nursing experiences led him to patent vascular access innovations and ultimately take devices from idea to FDA clearance and product launch. Spencer walks through learning business fundamentals through accelerators, raising early funding, and building sales and distribution networks, then explains why launching a digital-first, AI-native ecosystem has enabled faster, leaner execution than traditional medtech pathways. Spencer also discusses leadership, clear communication, and why AI adoption is essential to accelerate and de-risk early-stage medtech.  Guest links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medtech-innovation/ | www.xomedtech.com | https://medtechvendors.com/  Charity supported: Polaris Project Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 080 - Spencer Jones [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host Lindsey, and today I'm delighted to welcome to the show Spencer Jones. Spencer is the founder at XO Medtech and MedTechvendors.com. He is an RN, MedTech entrepreneur with 12 years of med device leadership. He's a two time med device CEO with 10 plus patents under his belt and has taken devices from idea to FDA clearance and product launch. Spencer has built sales and distribution networks, led product development teams, and raised over 10 million in VC and Angel Capital. Spencer founded XO MedTech in 2024 to create a digital first medtech ecosystem, deploy AI native tools for medtech operators through medtechvendors.com and cultivate the next generation of medtech innovators. All right, Spencer, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for being here. [00:01:43] Spencer Jones: Thank you for having me, Lindsey. I'm very, very excited to be here. Like it's, it's always more fun to be a guest than it is to host the pod, so absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the pod. Thank you for having me. [00:01:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Of course. Absolutely. Well, yeah, let's just, if you won't, don't mind just sharing a little bit about yourself, your background and what led you to medtech. [00:02:04] Spencer Jones: Yeah. Born and raised in Arkansas. I've lived, I traveled a ton and lived in Memphis and whatnot, but grew up in a healthcare household. Dad did anesthesia for, what was it, 36 years or something at the same place. So I thought I was gonna be a CRNA, like actually started pre-med. Took chemistry my freshman year while I was, you know, it was just, I got a C and I was like, maybe, maybe med school's not for me. But but anyways, did the nursing school thing, got out, started working, pretty quickly, knew if you've ever spent any amount of time in frontline healthcare, you just kind of get, it's like a barrage of things that suck. It's just, especially nursing, the devices you're using are commoditized. Like just the workflows are bad. You know, people, it's, healthcare is very broken. Every, it's no secret. Everybody says that. Everybody knows that. So anyways, I noticed pretty quickly that hey, like why isn't this better? Why can't this be like this? And, you know, kind of had that mindset. And before I could even go through like critical care enough to apply to a CRNA school, ended up patenting some devices in the vascular access space. Really leveraged accelerator programs and the entrepreneurial support organizations that were in my area, in my region to, I call it that get that dirt money, which is like the before the seed, you know, your pre kind of, your pre-seed /seed you know, before the pre-seed money. And, and also like the business training, right? Like I wasn't formally trained on business stuff like that. So did that. Did the venture capital hamster wheel a little bit, took a, you know, device through class two de novo clearance. Was doing ride-alongs training, sales reps, doing marketing stuff, you know, managing our ip, managing clinical you know, 300 patient RCT that we had to do in the middle of COVID, launched the product and then past couple years, I left, left that company in 2022. Products still on the market and they got, you know, clearance in, in Europe now and et cetera, et cetera. But just been working more in laparoscopic spine or laparoscopic surgery orthopedic spine and then doing some like consulting projects and, and things like that. And then yeah, XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors that's been. You know, for the past two years, like a big focus. And I know we're gonna talk more about that, but yeah. So it's just been, it's been a great journey. Medtech is one of my --I love it and hate it at the same time, but I wouldn't wanna be doing anything else, frankly. So. [00:04:17] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. That's a great intro. Okay. You were, I really, I enjoyed how you sort of went straight from okay, so, so "I, you know, started the career, started in the industry, and then I, I, you know, got a bunch of patents." What were the ideas for the patents? Where did those come from? If we could just go back, how did that, what was that inspiration like? [00:04:39] Spencer Jones: Yeah. So I was night shift, med-surg, big, pretty big hospital in Little Rock. It was like one of the, one of the bigger ones in Little Rock, St. Vincent's, which is like CHI, St. Vincent, et cetera. And like one of my patients --well the, the very first one was a dual lumen peripheral IV. A patient has a peripheral IV in, I need to get a blood draw. They're like, "Go stick his other arm." I'm like, "Why can't we get it out of his, you know, IV that's in his, that's in his forearm?" And, and they were like, "Well, you, you know, you don't want to contaminate, you know, the thing." And I was like, "Oh, okay. That kind of makes sense." And I was like, well, PICC lines have two lumens. So you know, I was like, why couldn't, you know, why couldn't we just have a second lumen on, you know? And I was like, do those exist? And they didn't really exist. There was kind of one that existed, but it was more of like a longer extended dwell peripheral and you know, you kind of needed ultrasound to place it. You didn't really place, you know, normal nurses on the floor weren't gonna place it. And so I kind of, that one was just sheer-- I experienced something that I was like, "Dude, you're kidding me. There's gotta be a better way to do this." You know what I mean? And you know, kind of similar approach in that one. We, you know, that was the very first one so I was like doing these drawings on note cards and then like meeting with a patent attorney and I was like, did that provisional filing and wrote the patent myself and the claims and all this stuff. And the guy thought I was like, just " Okay, yeah, I'll, I'll file the provisional for you, bro, whatever." Filed the provisional, you know, ended up like going to a different attorney 'cause that guy was kind of just not taking me seriously. And so, ended up going to a different person, filed a non-pro provisional, started raising all this money, and that original attorney reached out later, was like, "Oh, so glad, glad to see blah, blah, blah." I was like, "Yeah, yeah, whatever." But then the second one, I, which was Safe Break Vascular, had the, it's kind of similar. Patient was like, had patients pulling out their IVs, pulling out lines, you know, and it's a million things. It's, it's walkie talkie, so like Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care type stuff. You, it's TBIs, it's agitation, sundowners. It's, you're coming off medication, you're drowsy, you forget, you're hooked up. You need to go to the bathroom. You trip on it. The nurse trips on the tubing. There's like a million reasons how, you know. Where mechanical force can get applied to an IV line. And same thing, I was just like, man, like this, it, it feels holding on for dear life is like the wrong approach because skin is only so strong. You get skin tears. Adhesives, you only want them to be so, you know, so, so strong. And it just, you know, it, wrapping it up, then you can't assess the site, you can get infiltration. So it didn't feel like any of the options we had were great. That one, I started to do patent research literally on the floor at the hospital. Like that night. I was like, I, 'cause I knew enough then found someone that had patented it. Like same exact concept. It was a nurse. And design was bad. Like the design, it had springs in it and it was just like not manufacturable and not a good design, but there were like conceptually it was like spot on. And then there were some elements of it that I was like, this would be very useful to have if I was gonna like actually do this. So me and somebody I'd met, and in accelerator program, we bought the patent from 'em for 20 grand which was a steal of a deal. It was like 10K up front, 10K after 18 months. And yeah. And then we turned around and raised a, you know, million dollar seed round within like, within nine months after acquiring the patent, got into an accelerator, ZeroTo510, shout out to them. But acquired the patent in February. Got it, or March, got into ZeroTo510, April. Went there in May, closed our seed round of a million in December, so it was like a nine month, yeah, ordeal. [00:08:03] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. That's okay. That's awesome. I love the story. I love the fact that it was from boots on the ground going, "Okay, I see this problem. There's gotta be a better solution." That's super cool. So. All right, so you have these patents, you're going and you're working with accelerators. Can you tell us a little bit about what that experience was like, especially since you mentioned, you know, you didn't necessarily have the business background, so there was, there was probably a bit of a learning curve to that whole, you know, how do you get your idea from your, your note card drawing to commercialization. So I'd just love to hear about your experience. [00:08:35] Spencer Jones: Yeah. The, so I did one accelerator before ZeroTo510. It, I basically did two within about a year, a year of each other. It was like back to back to back. But the first one I did, it was industry agnostic. So it was just a lot of like mentorship and lean canvas startup methodology kind of business practice stuff like accounting 101, you know, building financial forecasts and models and like all of that stuff. So I really learned a ton about kind of just non device specific stuff there. Obviously I was learning a ton about device stuff along the way, but then once I got to ZeroTo510, that's when things kind of like really, you know-- and I had, I had won, I won that first accelerator. It was like a competition, and so I had 150K. And I was like, "Oh wow. So maybe, maybe this is gonna be a career path," 'cause I was still working full-time as a nurse and then I got into the second one. ZeroTo510 was amazing. Allan Daisley was running it. James Bell was like the co-director, I think, and it was like bootcamp. It was like, you know, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It was like sessions and mentor hours and office hours and " Alright, we're done with that. You guys work on this for an hour and a half, we're gonna come back and talk about like the finished product and you better have it done." You know what I mean? And it was every day. I lived up at this building. It was amazing sponge mode. You know, it was one of those environments where you're just like constantly soaking it in and learning and learning and like you can feel your brain expanding like every day. You know, you wake up excited. And that one was amazing. Met a ton of people that I still work with today. You know, met my co-founder at XO Medtech. Met him at that accelerator. But yeah, it was just, that one was amazing. I was like, life changing. Came back from that and I was like, "This is what I was meant to do." I felt like I you know, found my calling. And so, yeah, shout out to the people there that you know, we're a part of that. [00:10:20] Lindsey Dinneen: Love it. Excellent. So, okay, so you found your co-founder for XO Medtech, and this is great because I wanted to dive into that. So, so you've, you've now successfully taken like several products to market and of course you have a lot of other great industry experience. What was, how was it different starting XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors than perhaps other things that you'd done in the past? [00:10:47] Spencer Jones: Yeah. You know, I'm gonna say it was way easier just to be honest. I mean, I mean, you know, I think we, we were doing a lot. We started building XO Medtech in 2022, 2023, and at that time a lot of it was like, it was really focused on the community and the training platform and the resources and kind of all the videos and things that we put in there. Which I still like to this day, will stand on it, that like there, if you're an early stage innovator and you're, you wanna like kind of internally like level yourself up, right? There's no better place than like XO Medtech and the training and inside there to do that, right? But, but yeah, it was we started doing it at a time when AI was starting to become, like Chat GBT, what was it, four was coming out or whatever. So we started it kind of before the wave and then as we were continuing to build it in like 2023 which was like the meat of us building it. It was like kind of starting to become more of a thing, but we still weren't really using it that much. But then as we really went into kind of like launch and growth mode in 2024, it was just like a huge tailwind and like being able and, and it continues to be. But like not having to raise, you know, three, four, $5 million to get a business off the ground and to get to a point where you can start selling something is just incredible. I mean, like we are, we are so agile and can move so quickly and, you know, we don't have any investors. We don't want any investors. So like our speed at which we can move is unbelievable. And coming from somewhere where it's " Oh, you wanna put out something for marketing? Route it through the quality management system and like maybe it goes out in two weeks." You know, we can go from like idea to feature in a week. You know what I mean, you know, let alone like idea to like press release, right? That's 10 minutes if we want to be, right? So really it's just, it's a lot easier and this takes nothing away. There's some incredibly rewarding parts of kind of my, like my medtech journey and stuff like that, like the day we got FDA clearance and, and X, Y, and z whatever date, you know, first sale and getting our first GPO contract. But it's, it's definitely more I would say day to day, just like the exhilarating agility, excitement type stuff that you like, don't really get with with me. And I'm not, I'm not taking anything away from, I'm still a medtech person through and through and I'm sure at some at some point I'll you know, do another device. We're developing another device at Lapovations, so, in combo spine. So my hands are still in it, but I love, love, love what we do at XO Medtech. It's so much fun. [00:13:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. Well, I love hearing that. So tell us a little bit about both XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors and yeah, their, their focuses. [00:13:21] Spencer Jones: Yeah. So I think, you know, like I said, we started XO Medtech and it's, it's a online community. So think like Skool, like S-K-O-O-L School or Circle, or there's some other Mighty Networks, like one of the-- we use Circle-- but you know, it's whether you're ideation or just like curious about medtech all the way through like series A really, you know, we've got, you know, there's community feed, people are posting. I mean, we posted you know, Project Medtech, you know, event stuff, discounts a lot of exclusive stuff where, I think we added, it was like three or $4,000 worth of discounts. Like just for being like once you join XO Medtech. But then there's that primary feed people, it's like a massive exchange of value and it's it's not like LinkedIn. There's no promotion. Like we base, we will take your post down if you're like nakedly promoting your own stuff or your services, whatever. The whole point of it is to be massive exchange of value. So you know, "Hey, we did some like really cool testing, ETO sterilization testing on coil tubing to see how it retained its memory. Here's what we found, your pictures," you know what I mean? Just stuff like that where it's like kind of giving people behind the, behind the curtain peaks at your own organizations or that kind of, those, those moments of alpha, those nuggets that you've found and just sharing it so you can have you know, and they're doing the same and everybody's better for it. But then we have a training course and then some other like mini courses, probably a couple dozen downloadable resources. So these are like, you know, prebuilt, proformas, budget forecasts, you know, IP stuff, due diligence type stuff, like stuff to help you with, get your data room beef, you know, beefed up and looking good. And we do videos. There's some live events every now and then. So, so that was very focused on the founder side, you know what I mean, like the entrepreneur side. We, you know, my co-founder used to run a med device, venture studio, so like doing like business engineering, business development, engineering, you know, kind of market related stuff for like early stage, largely like clinician and inventors and stuff like that. He used to run a, a, a group that did that. And we knew we wanted to kind of start to do more offerings that kind of for that side of the table, like the CDMO contract manufacturer design and development group side of the table. So we launched, we started building MedTechVendors.com and launched it in 2025, February, 2025. And then did kinda a relaunch with adding some like agentic AI features in I think at the end of the summer last year. But it, but at its core, I always say this analogy, it's like Angie's List, right? You know, Angie's List, what do they do? Well, it connects people with local pros. Allows them to like, evaluate, engage them really easily, you know, get, get their stuff done quickly from trusted people. You know what I mean? So we have the same approach. We help device teams, and that could be device teams at large, medium, small, or startup organizations or tech transfer offices, whoever we help those device teams find, evaluate, and engage contract manufacturers, CDMOs testing facilities, design and development groups, one man band engineers, whatever through the platform. We have an an ag agentic AI chat. So like it'll ask you questions about your device. It'll start recommending, "Hey, do you need this? Do you need these types of services? Are you looking for this type of vendor? This type of vendor?" It pre-populates forms. It generates matches for you. You can review each vendor's profile, one click get email intros or request quotes, and we're adding some some really cool additional features around some different like skills that you can run. So, think like a reimbursement skill or market a, you know, different predicate device selection skill, whatever. And so those are all gonna be like linked up to the to this kind of AI agent. I don't wanna say too much 'cause we're still building it. I'm like really excited about, but there's other things that we're adding to it. The ability to do quote, visualization you know, and trying to make it kind of a, you know, a home away from home, a hub where you can track execution, get things done, engage vendors, and kind of evolve it more laterally in kind of the lifecycle journey. Not just " Hey, I'm looking for a vendor," 'cause that's a very acute point in time in a, you know, in a person's journey. But trying to expand it out to say the period of time when you're doing X and Y and Z and looking for a vendor so we can get some really was sticky, more sticky use and add more value. So, that was that. And we've started really focusing on some more like intimate, I would say, engagements with CDMOs contract manufacturers focused on giving their sales and marketing teams massive, massive leverage using AI and ai, AI native tools. [00:17:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. That's really cool. Yeah. Okay, so going back a little bit to the, to XO Medtech, I know you know you, you mentioned that there's a lot of resources available, but one of the things that I think is super cool, and I would love if you just share a little bit more about this, is you have a course that-- i don't remember the name off the top of my head-- but it's basically sort of Medtech Innovation 101. It's, I think... [00:18:00] Spencer Jones: Yeah, The Playbook. [00:18:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Call it like-- The Playbook! And you call it like the MBA for somebody who needs to learn. So can you just share the value of that and sort of what, what made you go, "Okay. I have, you know, the expertise in all these different areas enough to be able to share the journey from start to finish." [00:18:19] Spencer Jones: Yeah, absolutely. I think like the, the value there partially comes-- I mean, I think speaking about the value, you gotta speak about kind of like why there was a gap there, like how it, why it didn't exist, whatever. There's just a lot of really bad content in medtech. You know, there's a lot of stuff that reads I mean, there's guidance documents, you know, ISO and this and that. Like those are tough reads, right? And then, you know, the, the content around " "here's how you really fundamentally apply these guidance documents and here's how all this fits together." And it just felt like everything was I don't know what the opposite of like inside baseball is, right? Like that kind of " Hey, here's what you really need to know." Whatever the opposite of that is, is how medtech content felt like to me everywhere. It was just like polished press releases, really, like consulting speak. You know, "You gotta be strategic with your analysis." It's okay "You know, you know, you gotta find your champions." "How do I find them? What do I tell them? You know, how do I engage them?" So it was just, that was the big gap. So I think the value, what we tried to do with The Playbook was, you know, give, like I said, pre-seed all the way through Series A, the right information, like the right depth, on the right topics in the right order with the right assets, so resources, downloads, all that stuff along the way so that you can go cradle to grave on this, basically be a novice, or we've had people that have launched products and gone through it and they were like, "Holy crap, I wish I would've had this five years ago." But the whole idea is to basically not make you a supreme expert on any one of those topics. There's 46 different lessons, 47, and like you can get through each one in probably 20 minutes, right, 15 minutes. But not to make you an expert on each individual topic, but to give you like a dangerous level of information on any one, and then make you able to dive deeper on any of them, you know, very quickly and easily. So like when you meet with your, you know, a regulatory consultant or an IP attorney, or go down the list, you are not, they're not saying words you don't know for the most part. You're not paying them $300 an hour or $500 an hour to educate you on definitions and concepts. Right? You're, you're applying principles and evaluating strategy versus " What's that again? Like, how does this, what's the timeline for that?" 'Cause that you know, that's just not good for anybody. You know, so, so that, that's kinda the main, the main value prop thrust of it. And I just, I frankly didn't think it existed, but proof's in the pudding. Like we've sold it to accelerator programs, we've sold it to hospital, you know, innovation departments. We've sold it to incubators, like trade associations that have like their like kind of innovation arms. It works. Like when people do it, it works. It's funny-- we can talk about this too-- but like the, you can lead a horse to water thing. It's funny how many people say they want to be entrepreneurs and say they wanna be innovators and really they just want to just yap. And they don't actually wanna put the time in. I'm telling you, it's like crazy how many, you know, fake entrepreneurs there are out there. But it's okay. It's okay. You know, like there has to be, I think there needs to be some cleaving or weaning or calving of the herd to some degree because we've got, I don't know, and maybe we need to develop 'em more, but it's, it is frustrating seeing it firsthand when it's like "You have a really cool device, but you are so uninvestible and you have no interest in being coachable that it just hurts me." [00:21:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh yeah, absolutely. No, I love that you've done that resource and yes, super excited to see hopefully a lot of innovation actually happen and be successful as a result of that. So with, you know, okay, so you have, you have this community now and I'm wondering if there are any moments that kind of stand out to you, maybe as you've built the company, also Medtech Vendors that kind of enforce, "Wow, I am, I am in the right place at the right time." [00:22:00] Spencer Jones: You know, I definitely-- you know, it's, it's, it's really, there's not, I would say, any huge singular moments. I mean, we've had people like get business from coming on the XO Medtech podcast. You know, we've had people meet new clients, new strategic partners type stuff, like in the XO Medtech community. I mean, I've made a ton of friends in the XO Medtech community, people that I talk to you know, every, every week or two you know, Brad Shirley, I'll mention him. He's fantastic. And like I've learned from him, he's learned from me. We've both learned stuff from the community. I, I, I really do think it's though, it's like it's, you know, those-- whether it's a LinkedIn DM or you know, somebody messaging me in XO and they're like, "Hey, I just went through this lesson. It was like, so good. You know, blah, blah, blah." And I think those little things honestly like power me, power me up, give me juice, give me energy. You know, and, and like reading, we, we did a ton of, I mean we probably got 30 people that did kind of like a pre- and post- assessment and they gave their feedback on The Playbook so we could refine it like as we were, you know, after launch and all that stuff 'cause we're constantly trying to improve it. And have reading the testimonials and people just being like, yeah, like "This is, this is killer." People that are brand new, people that have been in the industry for 20 years that went through it. I think so, I think, I think it's kinda like a myriad of those things. I would say some of the stuff on-- and that's on the XO Medtech -- I think some of the stuff on the Medtech Vendor side and what we're doing with, you know, kind of campaigns and the tools that we're developing and the work that we're doing there, like we are fully an AI native organization. Like it, like we, it there is just not at all like a significant amount of people in medtech using AI to like actually do not in their products. I don't care about that. Like I'm talking about like in their day-to-day operations and, and whatnot and like we're trying to change that. And so like in that respect, like we will come out with things, you know, release features, release products, build custom tools for CDMOs and you know, the looks on their faces and like how amazed that they are at X, Y, and Z. And sometimes it's like stuff where it's hey, I'm like building them a just showing them how to do something with not even a tool that we built and like they're blown away. And anyways, all of that stuff, I feel like, man, like this is where I'm supposed to be because like. We, we've gotta make MedTech a more attractive investment opportunity. We've gotta compress the development cycles and the cost to develop and the time to develop and get things to market. You know, and I look at AI drug discovery for the pharma world as like a huge way that that's happening. But we have to have that similar type of like, when you to engage with this, it will be good for our ecosystem and industry as a whole, becoming more investible, becoming more cash efficient and all that stuff because you've seen other sectors, you know, software is taking money from early stage medtech, like nobody's business. You know, people are investing AI and you know, I just looked at the annual report from like HSBC, the Venture Report, and like me, early stage medtech funding continues to be down. You know what I mean? So we just gotta do something like, I, I feel like it's an existential, it's an existential issue for early stage medtech to get better at being scrappy and using AI. [00:25:03] Lindsey Dinneen: And there's so much opportunity there. Yeah, I love that you're helping to promote that. So you've gotten to lead a number of different companies now and through very challenging milestones. And so I'm curious, how has your own leadership philosophy developed over the course of your career so far? [00:25:24] Spencer Jones: Oh, what a good question. You know, I, I hate to say this, but I've almost gotten more cynical, you know. [00:25:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. [00:25:31] Spencer Jones: Well, and it, it's, it's like I try to be very protective of my time and like protective of the time of the people that I work with, right. You know, and that doesn't mean I'm not willing to like go the extra mile and whatnot, but I think it's about respecting people's time. Right? And, and you know, I think honestly my leadership philosophy, I think a lot of it revolves around just like incredibly clear communication and like staying above the fray. No riff-raff, just just executing and moving fast and like keeping expectations really high, because I feel like when you've got complacency, you know, at the top, it just, it like doubles every rung of the ladder lower that you go in the org chart or whatever. You know, so I think like pace, you know, pace and hyper clear communication, like no subversive or passive aggressive or anything. It's just like straight up, like I'll just exactly tell you if I wasn't happy with something or whatever, but I just, I don't know, like I feel, I feel like you know, leadership style too, like I think, I think it, so much of it boils down to communication for me. It's just like really, really clearly communicating and like making sure that people understand what good work looks like and what a, them doing a good job looks like, and where... Yeah, I think, I think being clear about expectations, really clearly communicating those expectations around like work product, what it should look like, how fast it should get done, how many updates I need, or how many questions I expect to get as you're doing this, what resources I expect you to expend and explore before you come to me with something you could Google. Like all of that stuff, but honestly, I, it, it's kind of a tough question thinking in like the more immediate past, just because I feel like there's been such like, almost like a flattening of org charts, frankly, with the way that we're using technology and AI these days where I feel like in the companies I'm operating in right now, like it's mainly just principles and like lower level stuff, like we're either delegating to AI agents or delegating to like VAs that are in a different country or something, you know what I mean? And, and so there's just been a big flattening. You know, seven years ago, six years ago, I was managing, you know, new grads outta college, two or three at a time, and, you know, having to like, have these kind of like, you know, like brotherly, you know, like talks with, you know, these types of things, " Hey, like you really gotta do this" and like coaching and stuff like that, i, you know, there's a, we have to have that stuff. I'm just not in, in organization and honestly, the organizations I'm in right now in startup world I just feel I don't know. Like I, I feel like we're, I haven't seen that and I, I know a lot of organizations that are small and nimble and whatever, and I feel like the org charts are getting real flat in terms of like people that are getting managed, you know, it's a lot of agents getting managed, frankly. [00:28:21] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Interesting. Yeah, that, that's a really interesting insight too. But I really do think that to your point of coaching and mentorship and how much of a difference that makes, but especially, I was just on this conversation earlier today of the critical importance I feel that there is about establishing expectations across the board, whether it's your clients, your employees, your coworkers, just making sure that everybody's on the same page is such a critical aspect of, of setting yourself up for success. So yeah, I love that you touched on that 'cause like I said, literally earlier today. [00:29:00] Spencer Jones: Yeah. And, and can I, can I, quick aside here. It's, it's on topic, but before we move on, I mean, I, I'm not the first person to think this or say this, but I'll, I'll die on this hill. The more you use AI when, when you're using it the right way, right, the better leader and better specifically, the better communicator you'll become, right? Why? So much of interpersonal office drama, bad management, bad leadership is like what we talked about, right? It's poor communication. It's expecting people assumed something or had knowledge they didn't, right? It's not letting them know what you really wanted, what good work looks like, all that stuff. This is all context engineering, right, which is just a similar to prompt engineering, but context engineering is kind of the other more important piece these days with AI. What do I mean by that? Like I'm gonna give a prompt to a chat. Is it in just like a virgin chat or is it in a project? What context, what documents, skills, reference templates, et cetera, access to code bases does that project have, right? What am I telling it to do? How am I breaking that down? How am I, you know, big, high level goal? What do I want it to do? What does the output need to look like? How deep do I want it to go? Right? Like, how many questions I say, "Ask me like five or six questions" when I'm prompting, right, if I want that, right? Give, so giving the other person right in that space to say " What questions do you have?" Right? The, the, the best people at context engineering and leveraging AI in that way end up becoming more, better and better and better communicators because it's-- I mean, yes, you're talking to a machine, but at the same way, like those principles a hundred percent apply to good professional communication. So I'll die on that hill. There's a lot of people that are like brain rott using AI. It's " what's the weather today?" And you know, "how many calories does mayonnaise have?" And those people are not, you know, they're, they're not improving their leadership communication by using app, but the people actually doing it right a hundred percent are, [00:30:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes, I could not agree more. I think that is one of the coolest things that AI has taught me personally is-- to your point, to be a better communicator, to be clearer with the way that I communicate, to avoid assumptions that the other person, say, knows what I'm talking about or, or does have the context behind why I asked the question the way I did, or all those kinds of things. So I, I could not agree with you more. Yeah. And it's exciting to see how it continues to evolve. Okay. [00:31:22] Spencer Jones: Yeah. And why, real quick, why, like the AI models, especially with the reasoning models and stuff, Opus 4.6, all this stuff, telling them why they're doing something and why doing it, doing a certain task within that project flow is important is proving to be more effective than telling them how. And I think that's something where, you know, you tell someone what to do, they may do it, but if you tell them and make them believe why it's important, they do it that way, they're really gonna do it that way. [00:31:49] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Love that so much. Okay. All right, so pivoting the conversation a little bit, just for fun. Imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want, could be within your industry, but doesn't have to be. What would you choose to teach? [00:32:05] Spencer Jones: Does this, assume-- I have a question. Does this assume that I'm already I'm already capable and you know, have enough expertise to actually teach this class? Or is it like I choose this topic, I'm now an expert in that and I get to teach it? [00:32:19] Lindsey Dinneen: I like, I like I like both options, but I'm gonna go with option B because you have a million dollars to play with, right, so you could build up the expertise. Yeah. [00:32:29] Spencer Jones: You know, I would still say like building AI tools, AI agent systems, you know, skills and subagents and these flows and, and really tactically executing that for medtech. And that that goes from founder, you know, innovator to service provider, reg, quality ,reimbursement, like all the way up through sales and marketing and then like CDMO teams, you know, doing contract manufacturing, doing this. Like I, I just, I'm so passionate about it and I, I just see that there's so much untapped opportunity that that is the thing I think, and, and like we, we are doing that not a masterclass, but like we are working with groups to do some of that. But, I just, it's just so, so, so, so much opportunity to do it. And I think there's like weird structural reasons why it's not being adopted the same, you know, at the same clip it is in other industries. But you know, medtech's very rules-based game. You know, you've got your guidance docs, you've got your predicate devices, you've got your clinical trial protocols, you've got your stats analysis. You got your, you know, X, Y, Z hospitals get paid a certain way. Like lots of formulas, lots of reference material, lots of guidance docs. You know, it's very kind of rules and order based system in a lot of ways. And biology has its own kind of, prescriptive way that things happen, right? So I just feel like it's so primed for it. And anyways, I, I just, I wanna see it adopted more so we can see like what's happening with software now, where, you know, the cost to build and, you know, produce and get software to market has com has almost collapsed, but compressed to, you know, from like months, maybe years to, you know, days and weeks and, you know, you got a $200, 250 bucks worth of like software subscriptions, Claude this, that, the other, you can get it done in a week if you, you know, two weeks if you put your mind to [00:34:21] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. No, that would be an incredible masterclass. I like it. All right. And then how do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:34:30] Spencer Jones: Oof. God, what a good question, Lindsey. You know, I hope to be remembered at all. [00:34:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:34:36] Spencer Jones: You know, 'cause I, I'm definitely one of those people that's " nobody cares, nobody's thinking about you." You know, you may have, I, I mean, I think there's like some healthy main character syndrome that people can have that gives 'em confidence, but at the end of the day, no one cares. They're just, everyone's thinking about themselves. But if I am remembered, which I hope to be I wanna be viewed as like someone that was, I'd say, loved their family was a good dad, good husband. I would say brought people joy, was like fun to be around, but like from a interested in other people sense, you know, you know, genuinely cared about people. But I would say that on the professional side, like somebody that you know, would like consistently just delivered an absurd amount of value whether it was, you know, running a business or coaching and developing people at a company or working on behalf of clients or trying to make a positive change. I would say impactful and valuable, you know, with the work that I'm doing. That's, that's, that's how I wanna be remembered. I mean, we don't have big, I don't wanna be a unicorn billion dollar company. No, we have no desire to do that. We don't even have a, a desire to get acquired at any point. We're not raising money, you know, we've, we've deliberately chosen to bootstrap it. You know, we frankly just wanna employ really awesome smart people that we work with, you know, pay everybody well. And like I said, add a absurd amount of value you know, and joy to the people and the clients that we work with and like work at the company with, you know what I mean? [00:36:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, that's a absolutely wonderful legacy to aspire to. I love it. All right. And then final question. What is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:36:19] Spencer Jones: Oh, I gotta be, I've got a 1-year-old kid. Banks. Banks Austin Jones. So it's gotta be him, and my wife of course. One thing that makes me smile though, every time I see it, oh... you know, I am, I'll cry at a good TikTok, so I'm so I guess that's like a form of smiling, you know? But I'm a pretty big softie, honestly. You know, this is gonna sound weird, but it's kind of those moments where you know, people usually strangers and usually people that don't look like each other, just show humanity to each other. And that could be like holding a door open for somebody. It could be small things, you know what I mean? But I really love seeing those moments and capturing them like candidly, you know? Just you know, oh, I was in a restaurant, I saw this thing happen. You know? I really love that these days. [00:37:09] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. We all need more of that these days too, so, yeah. Love it. Alright, well, Spencer, this has been a, a fantastic conversation. I really appreciate you and your time today. I love what you're building in the medtech industry and cultivating community and resources and providing value. So just thank you for everything you're doing to change lives for a better world. [00:37:34] Spencer Jones: Thank you. Can I ask you a question? I feel like you were so good, like with the questions and kind coming on the back of like my responses, but I have a question for you like what? You know, what about the medtech space, like most excites you? It can be a specific technology, it can be a specific, you know, company doing something. It can be anything, but what's most exciting to you, kind of looking at 2026 and, you know, kind of in the realm of medtech broadly. [00:38:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Oh, I love that question. So I love this industry in general, but there, there's something really special about the energy of being around people who truly care about making a difference. Part of the reason I started The Leading Difference was because I, when I first joined, had sort of noticed this sort stigma from people from the outside who weren't very familiar with the innovation, what it takes to get from, you know, drawing to commercialization. Just didn't, just didn't know. And there was this stigma that people were here just for the money. And then I started meeting all of these incredible change makers who they had personal stories of what they were seeing, or a family member was impacted. And I just loved the fact that there were so many cool people doing such cool things and getting to play a small role in that was the coolest thing in the world. So, you know, I, I say I happily stumbled into medtech five years ago and found my people and my happy place, haven't looked back. I love it. I love being around people who are genuinely trying to do good things in the world. And I hear about new and you know, new ideas every day, and I get excited probably almost equally about most of them because it's just cool to see. So I don't know. Does that answer your question? [00:39:29] Spencer Jones: No, it, it does. I mean, it, it really the, it all comes back to the patient at the end of the day. And I definitely, I, I feel like when people think of like medical device stuff, like their minds immediately go to like Stryker sales reps or something, you know what I'm saying? And there's just so much more to it than that. And there's one of my favorite things about medtech is like the personalities, you know, like you got your wacky, you got your wacky inventors and you know, you got your straight laced regulatory people. But when you get to know 'em, they're, they're absolutely hilarious. You know, you got your attorneys, you got your like, and I, every industry, every industry has their personalities. But I think medtech, you know, you got your beef head sales reps that are like posting " What's up guys? I'm here in the locker room in my scrubs" and like "Motivation Monday." You're like, "Oh my God." But it's just like all these personalities and you go to these conferences and you just see 50 of the same person, but they're each different, they have their own dreams and conflicts and ideas and whatever, but they're still like so in the same box in some ways. I think that's one of the funnier, like funnier things about medtech that just makes it quirky, you know? [00:40:30] Lindsey Dinneen: I love it. And I also love the amount of respect that I see shared amongst people of very, very different backgrounds and areas of expertise. And that was one of the things that made me fall in love with the industry too. I was like, I, for instance, you know, I'm in, I'm in marketing and business development, so I play a very small role in, in sharing about these devices. But people, the engineers that I work with and the consultants that I work with, and everybody in the ecosystem is always just " Wow, well, I can't do what you're doing. And so I think what you're doing is fantastic." And so there's just, there's this mutual respect that I think is super cool about being here too. So yeah, I'm a fan. [00:41:08] Spencer Jones: Yeah, I agree. I agree. We could, we could keep going for, for days... [00:41:12] Lindsey Dinneen: I know. [00:41:13] Spencer Jones: ...On this. I really, I know, I know we have to wrap it, but but yeah. Well, Lindsey, thank you for having me. Seriously, this was a blast. And you know, I'll just maybe like quick sign off plug or something here. If anybody that's listening to this is like interested in, leveraging AI, leveraging AI in medtech or for you personally or whatever, follow me on LinkedIn and post a lot of content about it. You know, talk about it a lot on the podcast. But then if you're, if you're on the founder side, if you're an innovator, like join XO Medtech. If you're on the CDMO side, if you're, you know, on a sales and marketing team, contract manufacturer, CDMO, even like signed development groups, that kind of stuff like, you are like, "We know we need to be using AI to better leverage X, Y, Z, or do this thing. We have all these, we have HubSpot and this thing and that thing, and none of it works together well and we've got too many tools." Whatever. Just hit me up. Let's have a conversation. We're doing some absolutely incredible things leveraging AI, giving these sales and marketing teams like crazy leverage. So yeah, just drop a dm. I'd love to talk to you. [00:42:08] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. Sounds good. And we are so honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to the Polaris Project, which is a non governmental organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. So thank you for choosing that organization to support, and we wish you continued success as you work to change lives for a better world. Looking forward to seeing the future of all the good things that you're doing. All right. Bye. [00:42:41] Dan Purvis: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium Medical. Velentium Medical is a full service CDMO, serving medtech clients worldwide to securely design, manufacture, and test class two and class three medical devices. Velentium Medical's four units include research and development-- pairing electronic and mechanical design, embedded firmware, mobile app development, and cloud systems with the human factor studies and systems engineering necessary to streamline medical device regulatory approval; contract manufacturing-- building medical products at the prototype, clinical, and commercial levels in the US, as well as in low cost regions in 1345 certified and FDA registered Class VII clean rooms; cybersecurity-- generating the 12 cybersecurity design artifacts required for FDA submission; and automated test systems, assuring that every device produced is exactly the same as the device that was approved. Visit VelentiumMedical.com to explore how we can work together to change lives for a better world.

In 2005, Robin Daly founded the charity Yes to Life in response to the immense difficulties he faced in finding authentic, appropriate and available complementary and lifestyle treatments for his daughter, Bryony, when she was facing cancer for the third time. This later prompted _____________ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Seven-year-old Arielle opens the mic and introduces his father, Angel Santana, whose life reads like a testimony of miracles: a newborn with turned feet, a doctor's unexpected compassion, and a mother's vision that declared him special before the world ever knew his name. Through memory and confession—IVs, ICU nights, scoliosis surgery, and the quiet power of a mother who stayed—Angel traces how a single voice shaped his identity and anchored him in purpose. The sermon unfolds as a personal story that moves from hospital rooms to the pulpit, showing how love and faith rewrite doubt into destiny. On this Mother's Day, the episode invites listeners to honor those who stood in the gap, to remember that they are known and knitted together, and to answer the call to love and gratitude that keeps families and faith alive.   #YouAreSpecial #ChildrensMessage #Faith #ChristianTikTok #GodLovesYou #JesusLovesYou #FaithOverFear #Encouragement #ChristianEncouragement #GodIsThere #ChurchTok #Hope #FaithInEveryMoment #HaveFaithLetItBegin #TikTokMinistry #InspirationalMessage #GodsLove #Blessed #ChristianContent

In this episode, Kyle Hulbert shares his powerful journey from struggling with anxiety, depression, alcoholism, and burnout to uncovering the hidden root causes behind his health challenges: heavy metal toxicity and low testosterone. He dives into the importance of optimizing health upstream of hormones, the dangers of mercury exposure, and the transformative role detoxification played in reclaiming his vitality. Kyle breaks down advanced therapies like chelation, TPE, EBOO, ozone 10-pass, and methylene blue IVs while also emphasizing the foundational lifestyle practices that support safe and effective detoxification. The conversation explores common symptoms women experience with toxicity, testing for Lyme disease and biotoxins, and the biggest mistakes people make when starting their healing journey. Kyle Hulbert is the CEO of the Longevity Center, co-host of the Longevity Unlocked podcast, and a wellness and integrative nutrition coach specializing in detoxification. After years of battling anxiety, depression, and alcoholism while living in Dubai and completing his master's degree, Kyle discovered that heavy metal toxicity and low testosterone were at the root of his struggles. His deep dive into detox, integrative health, and biohacking led him to earn multiple coaching certifications and ultimately leave his family business to open the Longevity Center. In its first year, he helped over 1,500 people detox, heal, and restore their vitality.SHOW NOTES:0:40 Welcome to the podcast!3:21 About Kyle Hulbert4:16 Welcome him to the show!5:05 His health turning point7:17 Discovering low testosterone9:04 Optimizing upstream of hormones12:05 Discovering mercury toxicity15:25 Chelation Therapy for heavy metals20:55 Most common female symptoms 22:29 How to detox infections & biotoxins23:58 TPE vs EBOO28:05 *APOLLO NEURO*30:25 TPE for Autoimmunity31:15 EBOO explained32:29 Ozone 10-Pass explained35:56 Where to begin and what not to do37:15 Testing for Lyme disease39:36 Methylene Blue IVs45:43 Foundations of supporting detox47:12 Biohacks for detox49:22 His sources of mercury exposure51:27 The Longevity Center52:39 His final piece of advice54:45 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:Apollo Neuro - code: BIOHACKERBABES to save $90 off + Smart Vibes BundleWebsite: The Longevity CenterIG: @thelcflPodcast: Longevity UnlockedLinkedInSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Nesta edição, trazemos os bastidores do Smart Market ABRAS 2026, onde o setor supermercadista celebrou um faturamento histórico de R$ 1,145 trilhão em 2025 e discutiu os impactos da tecnologia e da reforma tributária. Analisamos também o grande otimismo para o Dia das Mães, data emotiva que deve movimentar R$ 11,06 bilhões apenas no e-commerce, exigindo uma integração impecável de canais para capturar a venda. Alertamos para um cenário preocupante: 78% das empresas brasileiras ainda decidem no escuro, baseando as suas operações no puro "achismo" em vez de dados concretos. E mostramos a ascensão silenciosa do mercado de bairro, que virou o destino de compra principal para os Millennials e a Geração Z. Entre os destaques:

Catherine was first diagnosed with HR positive, HER2 Negative breast cancer in 1999. In November of 2020, she received her fourth cancer diagnosis, and was told it was incurable, Stage IV, metastatic breast cancer. Her oncologist told her she needed a miracle. Catherine's immediate thought was, "Is that all? I know where to get one of those. I'll just ask my Heavenly Father for one." She began to pray to her Maker to teach her what was best for her and to direct her in the way she should go in order to heal her body. God began to answer her prayer. Catherine attributes her resiliency to her faith in God and in His guidance and miraculous healing power. Other factors that played a critical role in Catherine's healing include a strong support system of family and friends and acupuncture to stimulate her own body's healing potential. Today she is alive and well and has been celebrating NED since 2022. _________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here. To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Our sponsors:  Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview _____________ Immunocine Cancer Center is focused on advancing personalized cancer immunotherapy by harnessing the power of the immune system. Their work centers on the Immunocine Dendritic Cell Treatment (IDCT) — a first-in-class therapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and respond to a patient's specific cancer. The process begins by collecting information from the patient's tumor and using it to program specialized immune cells called dendritic cells, which help activate targeted immune responses. A key differentiator in Immunocine's approach is something called double loading — cancer information is delivered to the dendritic cell both inside the cell and on its surface, giving the immune system a more complete blueprint of the cancer it needs to recognize and attack. And while this approach is unique to Immunocine and unique to use therapeutically, it is NOT unique to biology - since this is how the immune system was always meant to work! Immunocine treats patients from around the world at its clinic in Cancun, Mexico, combining advanced immune science with personalized care. As always, patients should first explore whether they may be eligible for a clinical trial in the United States. To learn more, visit Immunocine.com. Learn more about Immunocine: Website Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/immunocine/ YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@immunocinecancercenter Linkedin — https://www.linkedin.com/company/immunocine/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Immunocine/

In this Supplement Ingredient Series episode, Nurse Doza breaks down glutathione — the master antioxidant your liver makes to fight inflammation, detox your body, and protect your brain. With roughly 1 in 4 people worldwide carrying a fatty liver, most are running on low reserves. Learn why glutathione is non-negotiable for energy, performance, and recovery — plus how to get your own vial to use at home. Featured Partner: SHED SHED delivers practitioner-grade glutathione in a vial you can use at home — the same master antioxidant Nurse Doza has administered through thousands of injections and IVs in clinical practice. Because the liver's ability to produce glutathione drops when it's fatty, inflamed, or overworked, supplementing directly is often the fastest way to restore energy, mental clarity, and detoxification pathways — exactly the mechanism discussed in this episode.

In this episode, Kevin and Mike reunite after a long break to dive deep into the newly released Pokémon Champions! They discuss everything from the return of Mega Evolutions and the surprisingly fast bug fixes by the developers, to the controversial new 3v3 singles format and the removal of IVs and EVs grinding. Is this the competitive game we've been asking for over the last five years? We also break down the current meta, including the surprising viability of Mega Meganium, the impact of new moves, and why the absence of Terastallization feels like a breath of fresh air. Plus, we touch on the new subscription model and how it affects the competitive scene.Check out our podcast, social channels, and much more! https://pokesports.info

Hilary is a grateful survivor of stage 4 uterine cancer who, upon receiving the book radical remission in the first week of her diagnosis, came to know she was being given a paradoxical gift of waking up to all she had let go of, lost or forgotten about herself and her life dreams. Hillary has been NED since 2018, and is living more authentically than she has in decades. She hopes she can pay forward what the RR stories gave to her - courage, inspiration and hope. To connect with Hilary or hear her music visit: https://hilaryfondawebb.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hilaryfondawebbmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/hilary.f.webb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azo0LoT5LPk https://open.spotify.com/album/4teYzCvjg8Dn48SsqnoxCV?si=V17ObT4SR7ycv06rmNPZYQ To hear Hilary's integrative doctor, listen to Nalini Chilkov's epside on our podcast -  https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rtjms-16d7574 _________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here. To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Our sponsors:  Immunocine Cancer Center is focused on advancing personalized cancer immunotherapy by harnessing the power of the immune system. Their work centers on the Immunocine Dendritic Cell Treatment (IDCT) — a first-in-class therapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and respond to a patient's specific cancer. The process begins by collecting information from the patient's tumor and using it to program specialized immune cells called dendritic cells, which help activate targeted immune responses. A key differentiator in Immunocine's approach is something called double loading — cancer information is delivered to the dendritic cell both inside the cell and on its surface, giving the immune system a more complete blueprint of the cancer it needs to recognize and attack. And while this approach is unique to Immunocine and unique to use therapeutically, it is NOT unique to biology - since this is how the immune system was always meant to work! Immunocine treats patients from around the world at its clinic in Cancun, Mexico, combining advanced immune science with personalized care. As always, patients should first explore whether they may be eligible for a clinical trial in the United States. To learn more, visit Immunocine.com. Learn more about Immunocine: Website Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/immunocine/ YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@immunocinecancercenter Linkedin — https://www.linkedin.com/company/immunocine/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Immunocine/ ____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Looking 4 Healing Radio with Elizabeth Joseph – People will choose surgery, IVs, cryotherapy, injections, and cryo baths. I support options. I also want to see real repair. Clean food, cleaner home products, better sleep, stress practices, and smart testing. These are not luxuries. They are accessible choices if you make them a priority. You do not have to be perfect. I am not perfect. I travel. I eat pizza...

Looking 4 Healing Radio with Elizabeth Joseph – People will choose surgery, IVs, cryotherapy, injections, and cryo baths. I support options. I also want to see real repair. Clean food, cleaner home products, better sleep, stress practices, and smart testing. These are not luxuries. They are accessible choices if you make them a priority. You do not have to be perfect. I am not perfect. I travel. I eat pizza...

Ret. FBI Behavioral Unit Chief Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski break down the later calls between Joseph and Kendra from Washington County. Kendra warns Joseph to trust no one. She's physically collapsing — IVs, fragments of sleep, telling Joseph she hasn't died yet. Michelle Duggar prays with her to stop the spiral.Joseph calls his cell a prayer closet. He's having breakthroughs. He reads a devotional about boundary failures and finds it "really interesting" — while facing charges that allege he violated a child's boundaries. He never makes the connection.Robin identifies behavioral patterns that reveal how closed religious systems redirect accountability. The alleged victim is never mentioned in any of these calls.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JosephDuggar #KendraDuggar #RobinDreeke #FBIAnalysis #TrueCrimeToday #HiddenKillers #DuggarBoundaries #PrayerCloset #IBLP #DuggarArrest

Public records from Washington County have blown the doors open on what happened inside the Duggar family while Joseph sat in solitary confinement facing allegations of harming a child.Anna Duggar — whose husband Josh is serving twelve and a half years for federal charges involving child sexual abuse material — emailed Joseph and walked him through jail logistics with the precision of someone who has been through this before. Money on books. Call costs. Commissary timing. She praised Kendra's strength, quoted scripture, and never once acknowledged the alleged victim at the center of the case.Joseph renamed his cell a prayer closet. He read the entire book of Psalms. He read a devotional about boundary failures in Exodus and told Kendra he found the different approaches to boundaries "really interesting." He compared himself to the Biblical Joseph — a man falsely imprisoned and eventually vindicated. Meanwhile, Kendra could barely eat, could barely walk, was getting IVs to stay upright, and told Joseph the best she could say was that she hadn't died yet. Her children had been taken from her care. She was facing her own criminal charges. And every voice around her offered scripture instead of professional help.Jim Bob wrote Joseph an email comparing him to King David and told him God wasn't finished with his life. Josh released a statement from federal prison claiming his own conviction was the product of "false accusations." Kendra delivered the family's consensus: everybody loves you, even if they're disappointed.Across every call and email — not one family member mentions the child. Not once. The Duggar system works exactly as designed: absorb the crisis, comfort the accused, erase the victim.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JosephDuggar #DuggarJailCalls #KendraDuggar #DuggarFamily #JimBobDuggar #AnnaDuggar #TrueCrimeToday #HiddenKillers #IBLP #JoshDuggar

The calls and emails from Washington County are public now. And they tell a story this family never wanted anyone to hear.Anna Duggar — wife of convicted federal inmate Josh Duggar — emails Joseph three days after his arrest and runs him through jail logistics like she's done it before. Because she has. She knows how commissary works, how to set up video visits, how to warn someone that prosecutors get the recordings. She never asks what happened. She never mentions the alleged victim. She signs off with scripture.Joseph tells Kendra he's renamed his solitary cell a prayer closet. He reads through the entire book of Psalms. He finds a devotional about Biblical boundary failures "really interesting" — while sitting in a cell because of allegations that he violated a child's most fundamental boundaries. He compares himself to the Biblical Joseph who was falsely imprisoned. He talks about trimming up and cutting bread.Kendra is falling apart — barely eating, barely sleeping, getting IVs to stay vertical, telling Joseph she hasn't died yet and that's the best she can offer. Her children are gone. She faces her own charges. And every person around her hands her a Bible instead of a trauma specialist.Jim Bob's email compares Joseph to King David and tells him God isn't finished with his life. The child allegedly harmed by his son doesn't exist in the email. Josh releases a statement from federal prison calling his own conviction the result of "false accusations." And Kendra delivers the family's verdict: "Everybody loves you — even if they're disappointed." Disappointed. That's the word they chose.Not one person across any of these recordings mentions the alleged victim. This is a closed system protecting itself. And these are the receipts.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JosephDuggar #DuggarJailCalls #KendraDuggar #AnnaDuggar #JimBobDuggar #DuggarPlaybook #IBLP #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #DuggarExposed

Ellen Langer was the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard, where she is still professor of psychology. She is recipient of three Distinguished Scientists awards, and the Arthur W. Staats Award for Unifying Psychology, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Liberty Science Genius Award, and has published over 200 research articles and thirteen books, including the international bestseller Mindfulness and her most recent book, The Mindful Body: Thinking our way to chronic health. She is known worldwide as the “mother of mindfulness, the “mother of positive psychology” and the mother of mind/body medicine. She helps us understand how mindfulness can help us think our way to chronic health, even if we have a cancer diagnosis. https://www.ellenlanger.me/ Books: The Mindful Body and Mindfulness ___________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here. To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Our sponsors:  Immunocine Cancer Center is focused on advancing personalized cancer immunotherapy by harnessing the power of the immune system. Their work centers on the Immunocine Dendritic Cell Treatment (IDCT) — a first-in-class therapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and respond to a patient's specific cancer. The process begins by collecting information from the patient's tumor and using it to program specialized immune cells called dendritic cells, which help activate targeted immune responses. A key differentiator in Immunocine's approach is something called double loading — cancer information is delivered to the dendritic cell both inside the cell and on its surface, giving the immune system a more complete blueprint of the cancer it needs to recognize and attack. And while this approach is unique to Immunocine and unique to use therapeutically, it is NOT unique to biology - since this is how the immune system was always meant to work! Immunocine treats patients from around the world at its clinic in Cancun, Mexico, combining advanced immune science with personalized care. As always, patients should first explore whether they may be eligible for a clinical trial in the United States. To learn more, visit Immunocine.com. Learn more about Immunocine: Website Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/immunocine/ YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@immunocinecancercenter Linkedin — https://www.linkedin.com/company/immunocine/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Immunocine/ ____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

In 2016 at age 55, Karen was fit, but stressed with a very demanding job, after going through a difficult divorce a few years earlier. She started to experience heavy bleeding and after a few months of investigation and finally a biopsy, she was (shockingly) told she had stage 3C Clear Cell endometrial cancer. Clear Cell is a very rare and extremely aggressive cancer, so she felt both hopeless and helpless.  Karen knew treatment was limited as Clear Cell doesn't really respond to chemotherapy, so she decided to try everything she could. She had extensive pelvic surgery, some chemotherapy, 42 rounds of radiotherapy and brachytherapy but despite it all, 6 months later, the disease had spread to her lungs. It was then she decided that she would be among the 6% who survived longer than 5 years with this diagnosis and began to do her research. That included reading Radical Remission, which gave her so much HOPE.  Listen to this episode to learn how Karen has been NED since 2022. To connect with Karen - Instagram @thenewhealingcompany ___________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here. To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Today, I'm joined by the insightful Courtney Van Bussum, a biomedical engineer and entrepreneur who has become a rising force in longevity science. Courtney shares how growing up in a family of healthcare innovators shaped her journey, and how she pivoted from startup life to tackling age-related challenges—especially when COVID brought her back to her roots and reignited her passion for cellular health. If you want to try Endotelio 1-MNA and save 10% click here and code NAT10 will be entered for you at checkout.    Episode Timestamps: Welcome and introduction to Longevity Podcast ... 00:00:00 Challenging beliefs about aging and cellular health ... 00:12:00 Deep dive into NAD+ biochemistry and cellular function ... 00:13:08 NAD+/NADH balance: Why both matter ... 00:15:24 Why NAD+ declines: Not just aging, but increased degradation ...00:18:26 The role of CD38 and NMNT enzymes in NAD metabolism ... 00:20:14 Controversy and confusion: NAD+ precursors (NR, NMN) and IVs ... 00:22:28 Methylation's hidden importance in NAD supplementation ... 00:30:55 Supplementing 1-MNA: Understanding dosages and applications ... 00:50:54 Assessing NAD+ status: Biomarkers and limitations of testing ... 00:53:01 Lifestyle ROI: Sleep, exercise, and circadian rhythm for NAD preservation ... 00:57:14 Ketones: Beyond performance, supporting cellular energy and longevity ... 01:06:03 Future of NAD science: Anticipating new insights and risks ... 01:11:45 Confidence and humility: Advice for navigating the longevity field ... 01:18:52   Our Amazing Sponsors: Qualia Creatine+ by Qualia Life – A clinically formulated blend of two highly bioavailable forms of creatine plus magnesium and electrolytes to support lean muscle, cellular energy, and brain health—especially for women over 40 who naturally produce less with age. Go to qualialife.com/nathalie and use code NATHALIE to save up to 50%, plus an additional 15% off.   Complete Liver Complex by LVLUP Health - supports your liver's natural detox pathways so your body can reset after the holidays without suffering. Go  to lvluphealth.com and use code NAT for 20% off. Gut Essentials Bundle by Just Thrive Health – This powerhouse duo pairs the only probiotic clinically proven to arrive 100% alive in your gut with science-backed Digestive Bitters to reduce bloat, curb cravings, and support better energy fast. Take the Just Thrive Feel Better Challenge and save 20% at justthrivehealth.com/NAT20 with code NAT20.   Nat's Links:  YouTube Channel Join My Membership Community Sign up for My Newsletter  Instagram  Dr. Bill Lawrence Episode

Welcome to "Thriving in Midlife" The Women's Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. This is your trusted space to cut through the noise, ditch the overwhelm, and finally feel extraordinary in your body, mind, and life. Are you ready to stop pushing through life and start living it with intention, energy, and ease? Then let's get started. I'm your host, Kellie Lupsha, a high-performance health coach, who is delighted to be your guide to vitality.In this episode, Dr. Heidi and I dive into a topic you've probably heard about lately: glutathione. But we're not just talking about what it is, we're uncovering whether those pricey injections and IVs are really the most effective way to get it. We explore how your body is already designed to produce this master antioxidant and how you can support that natural process in smarter, more sustainable ways. Join us as we explore the science of recycling, gene activation, and how to get the most impact for your health without breaking the bank.Key Highlights:➡️ Why we often take our internal processes for granted until we feel sick or slowed down.➡️ What glutathione is and why it's crucial for immunity and detoxification.➡️ The important distinction between your body making glutathione versus you simply adding it externally.➡️ How we visualize glutathione taking hits from free radicals and getting back online.➡️ Why the body's ability to recycle antioxidants is just as important as producing them.➡️ The specific foods and nutrients, like selenium and arugula, that signal production.➡️ The pros and cons of IVs, injections, pills, and liposomal forms.➡️ Practical, cost-effective strategies to support long-term health and vitality.Key Takeaways:"Glutathione is the master antioxidant that our body makes. Yes, we make it."- Kellie Lupsha"I love liposomal glutathione. Liposomal means it is already broken down. It's already in a usable form. So, the minute you put it in your mouth, your body can absorb it." - Dr. Heidi*TAKE THE FREE ~ DISCOVER YOUR MIDLIFE HEALTH BLUEPRINT*****>>> Click Here

Guillermo received a stage 3 prostate cancer diagnosis in March 2008. He intuitively decided to take control of the process and not undergo any conventional treatment. Since then, 17 years later, he has changed his nutrition habits, worked with homeopathic doctors, balanced his chakras and implemented all of the healing factors.  In August of 2024 his PSA score is considered a normal, low-risk value. To learn more: www.vivirsanamente.org (in Spanish) or email gllinas@gmail.com ___________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here.  To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Have you ever wondered if those expensive "stem cell" IVs are actually regenerating your body, or if they are just an overpriced, temporary anti-inflammatory boost? In this episode of Beauty Bytes, I am joined by Dr. Adeel Khan, a board-certified sports medicine physician and the CEO of Eterna Health, to expose the myths, marketing jargon, and hard truths of the regenerative medicine industry. I first heard Dr. Khan speak at the Anti-Aging World Congress in Japan, and his breakdown of what is actually happening at a cellular level completely shifted my perspective on longevity. We tackle the uncomfortable reality that the standard MSCs (Medicinal Signaling Cells) offered at most clinics aren't actually functioning as true stem cells—in fact, up to 99% of them get trapped in your lungs.

Send in your music story!Thirty years of Pokémon should feel like pure celebration—so we put the entire Pokémon Day 2026 slate under the lens. We kick off with the energy of the Presents and work through what truly matters: the return of GameCube cult favorites Colosseum and Gale of Darkness with real dates, a bold competitive pivot with Pokémon Champions on Switch and mobile, and a cozy surprise in Pokopia that blends Animal Crossing vibes with a clever post-human Ditto storyline. It's a mix of heart and heat, and we don't hold back.We unpack Champions as a turning point for competitive play: instant perfect builds that let anyone jump in fast. Is that a win for accessibility or a loss for the breeders who made the grind an art? Our debate gets into IVs, movesets, and what “fair” should mean in 2026. Then we take a loving detour into Pokopia, where rebuilding a world as a Ditto feels both charming and oddly profound—exactly the kind of spin-off that can own your evenings.The mood shifts when we hit Gen 10, “Wins and Waves.” The new starters—Pombon (Fire), Geckwa (Water), and Browte (Grass)—spark a design conversation from Kanto's timeless trio to Alola's high-water mark and Paldea's strong set. Some of us see cute and clean; others see a creative lull. And the real gut punch: Gen 10 is 2027, not now. That delay stings more after we break down the FireRed/LeafGreen Switch ports lacking online trades, battles, and event parity, leaving parts of the Pokédex unobtainable. For a 30th anniversary, preservation deserved better.Still, the love runs deep. We geek out over the Game Boy Jukebox Mini music box, share our dream teams and all-time favorites (from Mewtwo and Typhlosion to Drednaw and Alolan Ninetales), and play a chaotic “catch or release” game that turns nostalgia into laughter. If you grew up with link cables or you're just now building your first team, this one's for you: honest, nerdy, and full of reasons we keep coming back.If this breakdown hits your Trainer heart, follow the show, subscribe on YouTube, and join our Patreon for bonus play sessions, side shows, and early videos. What was your biggest high—or miss—from Pokémon Day 2026?Check out our Website! Become a member!Support the showPlease give us a quick rate and review. If you enjoyed the audio version head over to our Youtube for video content! Follow the Instagram for special content and weekly updates. Check out our website and leave us a voice message to be heard on the show or find out more about the guests!Ever wanted to start your own podcast? Here is a link to get started!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1964696https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONMXkuIfpVizopNb_CoIGghttps://www.instagram.com/hook_and_bridge_podcast/https://www.thehookandbridgepodcast.com/

In this episode of the PFC podcast, Dennis and Rick discuss the current state of medic training, improvements made since previous presentations, challenges faced by medics, and the standards and grading criteria that have been established. They delve into common failures observed during training, the selection and training of instructors, and potential future adjustments to the training programs. The conversation highlights the importance of continuous improvement in combat medicine and the need for effective training to ensure medics are prepared for real-life scenarios.TakeawaysSome units have improved their medic training significantly.Competency in medical training is essential for effective performance.Training issues persist in some units despite improvements in others.The grading sheet for medics is now published and accessible.Common failures include difficulties with IVs and delays in treatment.Instructor selection is crucial for effective medic training.Future adjustments to training programs are always being considered.The failure rate for first-time runs is notably high, but improves with practice.Standards for medic training are being standardized for consistency.Communication and feedback are vital for improving medic performance.Chapters03:01 Improvements in Medic Training and Competency06:00 Challenges in Medic Training and Personnel Changes08:56 Standards and Grading Criteria for Medics12:09 Common Failures in Medic Training14:58 Instructor Selection and Training18:02 Future Adjustments in Medic TrainingFor more content, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care⁠⁠

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Dave Vass is a faith-driven entrepreneur and founder of The Healing Oasis, Canada's pioneering cancer wellness retreat in British Columbia's, Okanagan. Dave spent the first part of his career building successful tech companies but after the loss of his father, Dave, and his wife Jennifer, felt called to transform their 40-acre property into a sanctuary offering rest, healing, and holistic support for those dealing with cancer and their families. Dave and his wife also run the Vass Integrated Wellness Society non-profit to support those in need. He views his journey as God's preparation to serve others through compassion and innovation. Learn more at https://thehealingoasis.ca/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thehealingoasis_canada/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHealingOasisOkanagan To Donate to the Vass Integrated Wellness Society non-profit in Canada use E-transfer to dave@thehealingoasis.ca Outside Canada - mail to check to: Vass Integrated Wellness Society 1876 Creighton Valley Road Lumby, BC V0E2G1 ___________ To learn more about the 10 Radical Remission Healing Factors, connect with a certified RR coach or join a virtual or in-person workshop visit www.radicalremission.com.   Join our mailing list and you'll receive our free eBook, Kickstart Your Healing: 20 Radical Remission Tips, as a special thank you for joining. Subscribe Here   To watch Episode 1 of the Radical Remission Docuseries for free, visit our YouTube channel here.  To purchase the full 10-episode Radical Remission Docuseries visit Hay House Online Learning. To learn more about Radical Remission health coaching with Liz or Karla, Click Here Follow us on Social Media: Facebook  Instagram YouTube ____ Nestled in the pristine, natural beauty of British Columbia, The Healing Oasis stands as Canada's first-of-its-kind cancer wellness retreat, where hope reignites and the body is empowered to heal. Here, our renowned naturopathic cancer expert, Dr. Sean Ceaser, designs a fully personalized protocol of advanced, non-toxic therapies—including high-dose IVs like mistletoe and vitamin C, cutting-edge hyperthermia, PEMF, oxygen therapy, red light, and more. Savor daily organic, cancer-fighting meals, rest deeply in serene cabins, immerse in restorative activities like forest walks and yoga, drink mineral-rich living water, and receive emotional support in a peaceful sanctuary that combines world-class care with profound nature immersion to reduce side effects, boost vitality, and spark radical healing. Your journey to feeling alive again begins today at thehealingoasis.ca. Learn More about The Healing Oasis: Website   Testimonials Video Overview

Mark, Melynda and Ed discuss a woman who injected poop into babies' IVs, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz threatening to sue the federal government over "damages" in Minneapolis, and the loss of viewership with national news networks on television.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sponsored by the Institute for Functional Nursing. Learn more about our programs at www.fxnursing.com Functional psychiatry is one of the least common niches in the functional medicine world, but it is often where patients experience some of the most profound “whole person” care. In this episode, Brigitte Sager interviews Everest Goldstein, board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and IFM certified clinician, about what functional psychiatry really means, how she built her practice, and why nursing is uniquely positioned to lead in this space. Everest shares her own turning point after Lyme disease, when a provider spent the time to take a full functional history and connect the dots. From there, she explains how functional psychiatry treats depression and anxiety as symptoms with root causes, not labels that end the conversation. You'll hear practical, surprising examples of how gut health, cortisol dysregulation, dysbiosis, H. pylori, constipation, and yeast overgrowth can drive mood symptoms, and why foundations like sleep, stress, movement, and nutrition matter more than “shiny objects” like endless supplements, peptides, or IVs. They also discuss building community as a clinician, the realities of starting a practice, and how nurses can confidently work within scope by focusing on foundational health behaviors and patient education. Missed the Redefining the Future of Nursing Summit? Click here to get access to all the session replays. Key Takeaways Functional psychiatry is a root-cause approach that integrates conventional and functional tools to restore whole-person health Depression and anxiety can reflect underlying physiology such as gut dysfunction, cortisol patterns, hormones, sleep disruption, or unresolved trauma Gut health is a recurring driver in mental health cases, including dysbiosis, H. pylori, constipation, and yeast overgrowth “Treatment-resistant depression” often signals an incomplete root-cause workup, not a lack of options Many medication side effects and poor responses make more sense when you evaluate stress physiology (including low cortisol patterns) Nurses can create major impact within scope by prioritizing foundations: nutrition, sleep, movement, stress regulation, and lifestyle change support New functional providers often overuse supplements; experienced clinicians typically simplify and return to the basics Sustainable practice building requires boundaries, community, and a clear niche that patients can understand Featured Guest Everest Goldstein, PMHNP-BC, IFMCP Founder, Everest Functional Psychiatry and Wellness, and Evergreen Functional Collective Facebook Instagram

Send us a textSequel Brands is building the next generation of wellness franchises—and the team behind Club Pilates, CycleBar, StretchLab, and YogaSix is doing it again. In this episode, Chief Sales Officer Jen Cain breaks down the full Sequel portfolio, the brand-new Ultimate Longevity Center with Gary Brecka and Tony Robbins, and why this franchise model is built differently.We cover the four core brands: Pilates Addiction and its proprietary Winduformer that combines four apparatuses in a 1,500 sq ft footprint. Body20's wireless EMS training that replaces heavy weights with muscle-accelerating group sessions. iFlex Stretch Studios for daily mobility and injury prevention. And Beam Light Sauna, featuring infrared plus red, blue, and first-to-market green light therapy for cellular recovery.Then comes the big one—the Ultimate Longevity Center, created with longevity expert Gary Brecka and powered by Tony Robbins' Life Force. Three zones: the Playground (hyperbaric chambers, infrared, cryo), the Lab (bloodwork, peptides, IVs, personalized protocols), and the Apothecary (curated supplements for energy, recovery, and healthspan). This is the first franchise concept to bring elite longevity protocols to everyday consumers at scale.We get into territory design, investment range, the executive ownership model vs. owner-operator burnout, data-driven territory mapping, market availability, and which franchisee profiles are winning in wellness right now.If you're exploring wellness franchise opportunities, researching longevity business models, or want to understand how the franchise industry's top operators are building what's next—this is the episode.Hit follow, share with someone exploring franchise ownership, and leave a review. Tell us which concept you want in your city.

Sponsored by: Fresenius Kabi. In this episode of the INS Infusion Room, Barb Nickel discusses the critical topics of concurrent flow and shared volume in infusion therapy. She emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts for patient safety, particularly in critical care settings. The conversation covers the risks associated with concurrent flow, the standards and best practices in infusion therapy, and the significance of pump function and medication delivery. Ms Nickel also highlights the need for better education among nurses regarding tubing characteristics and the management of peripheral IVs. The episode concludes with a call to action for clinicians to advocate for optimal patient care and to implement best practices in their daily routines.

Maybe you've seen reality TV stars and influencers recover from a night out with an IV vitamin drip at their bedside and chalked it up to a luxury exclusively for the rich and famous. But accessing IVs outside of a hospital room has become more accessible in recent years. To understand the IV vitamin therapy trend, host Bianca Martin chats with Shahayra Majumder, franchise owner of Hydrate IV Bar, which is slated to open on Madison's west side in March.  Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram! 

In this episode of the Heal Your Hormones podcast, Dr. Danielle is joined by fertility preservation specialist, Dr. Knopman, ND to discuss the important topic of egg freezing, exploring its significance in women's health, fertility planning, and preventative care. They delve into the ideal timing for egg freezing, the emotional aspects of the process, and the myths surrounding fertility. The conversation also touches on the impact of the pandemic on fertility preservation, considerations for the LGBTQ community, and future technologies in the field. Dr. Knopman emphasizes the importance of knowledge and data in empowering women to make informed decisions about their reproductive health.About Dr. Knopman, MD:Dr. Jaime M. Knopman is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with years of experience in PCOS, IUI, and IVS treatment as well as gestational surrogacy. She serves as the Director of Fertility Preservation for CCRM Fertility of New York and is the author of Own Your Fertility. To learn more about Dr. Knopman or buy her book, click the links below.InstagramConnect with her at CCRMOwn Your Fertility on Amazon Let's ConnectInterested in becoming a client? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule your strategy call here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Your Own Labs - LabShop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fullscript Supplement Dispensary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Discover how peptides work, what they can help with, and why they're becoming one of the most powerful tools in functional and regenerative medicine. Dr. Greg Jones breaks down peptide safety, how they signal the body, the top peptides for weight loss, healing, cognition, immunity, and longevity — plus the different delivery methods like injections, oral options, nasal sprays, IVs, and topicals. CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction & Why Peptides Matter00:34 What Peptides Are & How They Work in the Body01:49 Why Peptides Are Safer: Receptors, Signals & Side Effects03:36 What Peptides Can Help With (Cognition, Weight, Healing, Immunity)06:03 Delivery Methods: Injections, Oral, Nasal, IV & Topicals08:16 Aesthetic Peptides: GHK-Cu & Skin/Hair Benefits08:49 Choosing the Right Peptide + Clinical GuidanceConnect with Dr. Greg JonesInstagram: @doctorjones_doctorjones Enovative Wellness Center: https://enovativewellness.com/

Dozy Don Showing Cognitive Decline — And Why Won't the Media Say It? | Karel Cast 25-161 Donald Trump's behavior at his recent cabinet meeting raised serious questions about his cognitive health — from visibly bruised hands suggesting recent IVs or medical intervention, to falling asleep mid-meeting, to bizarre statements about “attacking boats on land.” Combined with years of confabulations, it's getting harder to ignore the signs of progressive dementia. So why is the media ignoring it? Today we ask the big, uncomfortable question: Is the media intentionally avoiding the truth about Trump's condition? Major outlets won't touch obvious inconsistencies — not even basic facts. Pete Hegseth's order wasn't a “war crime” because there is no declared war; it was premeditated murder. Trump's MRI at nearly 80 years old and out of shape could not realistically be “normal.” But corporate media refuses to challenge the narrative. Is this fear of corporate ownership? FCC pressure? Political backlash? And why are journalists ignoring the deadly decisions coming from Trump's own cabinet? Let's talk about what's actually happening — not the sanitized version the networks want you to hear. Support The Karel Cast: patreon.com/reallykarel Watch & Subscribe: youtube.com/reallykarel Streaming everywhere Monday–Thursday at 10:30am PST — Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Spreaker, TikTok, Instagram and more. Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas with his service dog Ember. #TrumpNews, #MediaAccountability, #CognitiveDecline, #TrumpHealth, #PoliticalCommentary, #KarelCast, #NewsAnalysis, #DementiaDiscussion, #PressFailure, #CorporateMedia, #USPolitics, #WhiteHouseNews, #MediaBias, #TruthToPower, #InvestigativeNews, #BreakingPolitics, #ElectionCoverage, #TrumpAdministration, #RealTalk, #IndependentMedia https://youtube.com/live/pAeqG_W9SXU

In this special re-air of our milestone 200th episode, we hear when HeHe celebrated ten years of supporting over 2,000 families through all kinds of birth scenarios from serene vaginal births to unexpected twists while sharing how ancestral wisdom has shaped her approach to childbirth. With warmth, humor, and that signature bold honesty, she dives into the art of trusting your body, making confident choices, and saying “no thank you” to unnecessary interventions. This episode covers everything from declining cervical checks and IVs, navigating late pregnancy ultrasounds, intermittent fetal monitoring, and pushing positions, to handling unwanted inductions, all while keeping your birth experience empowered and trauma-free. HeHe also highlights the Birth Lounge App, your go-to for evidence-based education, bite-sized guidance, and a supportive community to help you rock your pregnancy and labor with confidence. Whether this is your first listen or a welcome refresher during maternity leave, tune in and let HeHe help you claim your power in birth, because your choices, your voice, and your baby deserve it. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Anecdote 06:17 The Birth Lounge App: Empowering Birth Experiences 09:06 Re-Air Announcement and Podcast Highlights 10:46 Celebrating 200 Episodes and The Birth Lounge 14:32 Navigating Conversations with Your Provider 15:45 Declining Cervical Exams: Your Rights and Options 22:25 Pushing Positions: Advocating for Your Comfort 25:38 Pushing Effectively in Labor: The Secret Sauce to Pushing  25:55 The Baby Soap Debacle: A Better Alternative Use code HEHE at coconu.com 28:03 The Importance of Organic Products During Pregnancy 29:01 Understanding Big Babies and Late Pregnancy Ultrasounds 31:18 Alternatives to Ultrasounds for Fetal Monitoring 35:51 Setting Boundaries with Healthcare Providers 38:11 Electronic Fetal Monitoring: What You Need to Know 44:17 Declining an IV During Labor 47:54 Navigating Unwanted Inductions 53:58 Empowering Your Birth Experience SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with HeHe on Instagram  BIRTH EDUCATION: Join The Birth Lounge for judgment-free, evidence-based childbirth education that shows you exactly how to navigate hospital policies, avoid unnecessary interventions, and have a trauma-free labor experience — all while feeling wildly supported every step of the way: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/ Want prep delivered straight to your phone? Download The Birth Lounge App for bite-sized birth and postpartum tools you can use anytime, anywhere: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/app-download-page And if you haven't grabbed it yet… Snag my free Pitocin Guide to understand the risks, benefits, and red flags your provider may not be telling you about, so you can make informed, powerful decisions in labor: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/pitocin Learn how to stay in control of your birth and reduce the risk of unnecessary interventions in our Avoid a C-Section Webinar. HeHe breaks down the cascade of interventions, explains what's really happening in the hospital, and shares practical strategies to protect your birth plan, advocate for yourself, and navigate labor with confidence. Perfect for anyone who wants a positive, informed hospital birth experience: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/csection Feeling nervous about speaking up in labor? Our Scripts for Advocacy give you the exact words to handle the most common conversations that can make or break your birth experience. From declining unnecessary interventions to asking the right questions about procedures, these scripts empower you to stay in control, speak confidently, and protect your birth plan — even when the pressure is on. Think of it as your personal toolkit for advocating like a pro, so you can focus on your baby, not the stress: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/Scripts-for-Advocacy The Secret Sauce to Pushing course gives you step-by-step guidance on how to push effectively — whether you have an epidural or not — so you can reduce tearing, labor faster, and feel in control from start to finish. HeHe teaches which muscles to engage, how to position your body, and the techniques that actually work, giving you the confidence and tools to achieve your best birth possible. Learn more: https://www.thebirthlounge.com/SSP   Say goodbye to hospital “baby soap” and hello to safe, nourishing lubrication! CocoNu is one of HeHe's favorite all-organic lubes, made with coconut oil, coconut water, shea butter, cocoa butter, and other natural ingredients that keep your pH balanced and your downstairs happy. Perfect for your birth bag, pregnancy, or just better, safer intimacy, CocoNu comes in oil-based and water-based options, plus convenient single-use packets for labor or on-the-go. Because what you put in and on your body — especially down there — truly matters. Use code HEHE for a discount at CocoNu.com

Stassi's back with bestie Taylor Strecker — and she's sick-sick. Fever, chills, body aches, two IVs, and every test (COVID, flu, all of it) came back negative. It's officially a mystery illness. While she recovers, the girls swap germ-a-phobe confessions, parenting pet peeves, and the fine line between being cautious and being that friend who still shows up when their kid is sick. Then it's Halloween party debrief time: Stassi's Bubonic Plague costume crisis, Taylor's full-commitment Blake Lively moment, and why niche costumes are the new status symbol — plus falling for fake AI videos and debating whether the Louvre heist was actually pulled off by a bored billionaire.Thanks for supporting our sponsors:Revolve: Shop at REVOLVE.com/STASSI and use code STASSI for 15% off your first order.#REVOLVEpartnerLittle Spoon: Simplify your kids mealtimes. Go to: littlespoon.com/STASSI and enter our code STASSI at checkout to get 50% OFF your first Little Spoon order.Thrive Causemetics: Go to thrivecausemetics.com/STASSI for an exclusive offer of 20% off your first order.Hiya Health: Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go tohiyahealth.com/STASSI.Nutrafol: Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and freeshipping when you go to nutrafol.com/stassi10.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Right on the heels of the release of the 2025 AHA guidelines, including one on preferentially using IVs over IOs, comes two RCTs in the same edition of NEJM that compare intial attempts with IVs to IOs in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Dr Jarvis discusses these two papers while answer a listeners question, and tries to put this, and early epinephrine, into context. And he might throw in some commentary about the AHA's recommendations on mCPR and Heads Up CPR.Citations:1. Couper K, Ji C, Deakin CD, et al. A Randomized Trial of Drug Route in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2025;392(4):336-348. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa24077802. Vallentin MF, Granfeldt A, Klitgaard TL, et al. Intraosseous or Intravenous Vascular Access for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2025;392(4):349-360. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2407616

In this milestone solo, I get honest about 400 episodes of creating, growing into a new interviewing style, why "longevity for women" feels truer than "biohacking," building a member community, launching a Costa Rica retreat, and taking my family on a four-country health-scouting trip. Listen if you want practical momentum: to see how tiny daily health choices compound, hear the real behind-the-scenes of a women-first wellness brand, and get early insight on the show's rebrand and upcoming retreats/community. I TALK ABOUT:  00:30 - Gratitude + why this solo milestone matters 04:20 - Tech evolution: Zencastr → Zoom → Riverside and YouTube 06:35 - Cadence, hosting on Libsyn, and rethinking ads baked into episodes 08:40 - Showing up > perfection: How repetition improved interviewing confidence 09:30 - Ditching rigid scripts for organic, critical-thinking conversations (and better guest feedback) 14:25 - Why micro-habits matter: "Every glass of mineral water counts" 18:45 - Pitching "intimidating" dream guests and realizing they're human too 20:20 - Motherhood perspective shifts: Canceling when childcare falls through, protecting energy 25:40 - The 2026 move: From "biohacking" (how) to "longevity" (why) in women's health 32:45 - The new private member community and guest mini-pods that answer your questions 35:30 - My Costa Rica retreat: Workshops, breathwork, IVs—and optional exosomes/stem cells at the spa 39:15 - Our four-month family trip: Panama → Nicaragua → Costa Rica → Mexico—scouting healthy living spots RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

You've survived nursing school, passed the NCLEX, and landed your first job, but being a new grad nurse comes with its own unique set of challenges. In this encore episode, I'm joined by my nurse bestie and incredible educator, Stephanie Griffeth, to talk about the number one mistake new grad nurses make — and what to do instead. (Spoiler alert: It's not about charting, IVs, or time management.) In this episode, you'll learn: ✨ What this common mistake looks like in real-world practice

In this episode of the Gutsy Health Podcast, Juanique sits down with Dr. Brian Rodgers to shed light on CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) — a condition affecting up to 25% of the population. They break down what CIRS actually is, why so many people are undiagnosed, and how it can be triggered by mold, Lyme disease, spider bites, and even COVID or the COVID vaccine.Juanique and Dr. Rodgers explore how CIRS impacts the gut, brain, mitochondria, and immune system — often showing up as fatigue, anxiety, depression, hormone imbalances, brain fog, and long COVID. They also dive into the 12-step protocol for treatment, with a focus on the first three critical steps: reducing environmental triggers, using the right binders, and treating MARCoNS (nasal bacteria).The conversation is equal parts science and lived experience, with Juanique sharing her personal journey with CIRS, the overwhelm of starting treatment, and the hope that comes from taking healing step by step.Key TakeawaysCIRS is common: Around 20–25% of people carry the gene that can trigger CIRS.COVID is a trigger: Both infection and vaccination have been shown to turn on CIRS genes, often presenting as “long COVID.”Multi-system impact: CIRS disrupts neuropeptides, hormones, and mitochondria, leading to mood disorders, fatigue, leaky gut, and hormone imbalance.Children are affected differently: Kids often show fewer symptoms (headaches, anxiety, chronic infections, bedwetting) but can still carry the condition.First 3 steps matter most: Safe environment, binders (like Welchol or cholestyramine), and MARCoNS treatment are non-negotiable for healing.Healing takes time: Most patients need 12–24 months to move through the 12-step protocol, with incremental improvements along the way.Adjunctive therapies: Tools like eBOO, hyperbaric oxygen, IVs, neurofeedback, and phospholipid therapy can help “jumpstart” depleted bodies.Hope is key: Even if progress feels slow, consistent steps lower the body's toxin load and restore function over time.Chapters00:00 – Introduction & Juanique's experience with CIRS03:25 – Why so many people are undiagnosed08:09 – The hidden pandemic of CIRS and COVID as a trigger10:32 – How CIRS affects the gut, brain, mitochondria, and immune system15:18 – Children and teenagers with CIRS: symptoms to watch for20:05 – The overlap between CIRS, MCAS, and histamine intolerance27:10 – Chronic infections, asthma-like symptoms, and immune dysfunction31:57 – Step 1: Safe environment and mold remediation39:04 – Step 2: Binders and reducing the toxin load43:49 – Step 3: Treating MARCoNS and brain fog relief48:40 – Why some patients need “bigger tools” to jumpstart healing53:22 – Steps 4–12: Gut, hormones, neuropeptides, and VIP therapy58:09 – How long CIRS healing really takesLinks & ResourcesJoin the Gutsy Academy! Enroll classes in a week! mygutsyhealth.com/academyFree classes, guides & resources: mygutsyhealth.comSend us a text

What if one spray could upgrade your brain, protect your mitochondria, and outperform IV therapy and liposomal supplements? In this episode, you'll discover the breakthrough science behind topical glutathione delivery that uses your skin's water channels to raise intracellular glutathione levels in just 60 seconds. Learn how this powerful antioxidant works at the cellular level to reduce oxidative stress, support mitochondrial function, and drive real improvements in brain health, emotional resilience, and human performance. Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR Host Dave Asprey sits down with Nayan Patel, a world-leading pharmacist and formulator who pioneered this next-gen delivery method. With over two decades of clinical work in functional medicine, Nayan has helped reshape how we think about glutathione benefits, systemic detox, and performance optimization. His research shows that topical delivery bypasses traditional fat-based absorption, achieving higher brain uptake and faster results than IVs or capsules. You'll learn: • Why glutathione for longevity is foundational to biohacking • How it protects against cellular inflammation and improves TBI recovery issues • Why pairing glutathione with NAD+, vitamin C, or pharmaceutical nicotine creates a powerful synergy • How it preserves NAD+, supports sirtuins, and enhances ATP production • When to use glutathione as an immune booster for resilience and recovery This conversation also reveals the truth behind liposomal supplements, how your age affects glutathione absorption, and why this molecule is critical for anyone using nootropics, in ketosis, or pushing metabolic limits. This episode is essential listening for anyone into biohacking, cold therapy, functional medicine, or RFK-style medical freedom. You'll walk away with practical tools to boost nitric oxide naturally, prevent dysfunction, and optimize your biology whether you're on a carnivore diet or just looking for an edge. Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade is the top podcast for people who want to take control of their biology, extend their longevity, and optimize every system in the body and mind. Each episode features cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, hacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living. Episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday, where Dave asks the questions no one else dares, and brings you real tools to become more resilient, aware, and high performing. Resources: • Auro Wellness Website: Use code ‘dave10' at checkout https://aurowellness.com/ • Dave Asprey's Website: https://daveasprey.com • Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com/DAVE15 • Dave Asprey's BEYOND Conference: https://beyondconference.com • Dave Asprey's New Book – Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated • Upgrade Collective: https://www.ourupgradecollective.com • Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com • 40 Years of Zen: https://40yearsofzen.com Timestamps: • 00:00 Trailer • 00:20 Intro • 01:12 Water Channel Delivery Explained • 02:25 What Makes Glutathione Special • 05:04 Why IVs and Liposomes Fail • 06:29 Measuring Glutathione in the Brain • 10:42 Key Benefits and Use Cases • 20:49 Emotional Resilience Effects • 23:54 Sensitivity and Response • 24:55 Best Timing for Use • 25:53 Workout Performance Boost • 26:47 Brain Health and TBI Support • 28:22 Best Stack Combinations • 29:32 Nicotine + Glutathione Synergy • 33:18 Longevity, Sirtuins, and Genes • 40:36 Glutathione as Immune Booster • 43:15 Peptides and Next-Gen Hacks • 45:29 Dosing Tips and Wrap-Up See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.