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“Another Lindsay Clancy.” You've seen it in your feed. Maybe you've typed it yourself. Three words that feel like understanding — and replace every specific thing about a woman's crisis with a woman you already have opinions about.Clancy's case had its own medications, its own doctors, its own clinical decisions. Every subsequent case has entirely different specifics. Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are completely different conditions with different treatments and different failure points. But the phrase “another Lindsay Clancy” collapses every distinction into a single shorthand.Providers saw these women's symptoms, documented the deterioration, and moved on to the next patient. Then we decided the women didn't warn us and didn't try hard enough. Studies found that four in ten new mothers with depression had thoughts about harming their child. The doctors treating them didn't realize how prevalent those thoughts were. The system was built around a blind spot it didn't know it had.“Reach out, talk to someone” — that's the message after every one of these stories. These women did reach out. Tony argues the comparison isn't a description of what went wrong — it's the same failure, repeated by different people in a different room.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis 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.#LindsayClancy #AnotherLindsayClancy #PostpartumPsychosis #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #MaternalMentalHealth #PostpartumDepression #AndreaYates #MentalHealthAwareness

Susan Stryker's new book, Changing Gender, is as chameleonic as the scholar herself, combining as it does trans history, cultural theory, memoir, linguistics, gossip, anthropology, art criticism, and even an unforgettable analysis of the children's song “Yankee Doodle.” The word gender originated in the domain of grammar, before becoming interlinked with sex in the 20th century, as the story goes. But Stryker's romp through the historical record shows that as far back as the 17th century, English-speakers were playing with the concept. Far from being a simple linguistic category, gender sneaks in all sorts of assumptions that we make in the background of our everyday lives—and that, Stryker contends, is what makes it so threatening to the pundits and politicians who want to uphold the status quo and criminalize trans people. “Trans issues impinge directly upon the topics of how we collectively decide in the first place what's materially possible, and therefore potentially real and empirically true,” she writes. “Untangling the mess of where gender came from has the potential to shift the ground of the culture wars if it allows us to understand the issues at stake differently.”Susan Stryker is a foundational figure in trans studies, beginning with her 1994 academic article / performance art piece, “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix.” She's written histories of trans people in America, edited volumes on transgender studies, and directed a film about a Compton cafeteria riot that predated the Stonewall rebellion by three years. Stryker retired from the University of Arizona as Professor of Gender and Women's Studies in 2020, and currently holds a distinguished visiting appointment at Stanford University.Go beyond the episode:Susan Stryker's Changing GenderWatch her documentary Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria and her short film Christine in the Cutting RoomRead her 1994 article “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix”Read James Anderson of Hermiston's 1792 argument in favor of a gender-neutral pronounOr the 1857 short story “The Man Who Thought Himself a Woman”Tune in every other week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes/Apple • Amazon • Google • Acast • PandoraHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alistair Brownlee is the only triathlete to win two individual Olympic golds, winning at home in London in 2012 and in Rio in 2016. He retired at the end of 2024 after an 18-year career, in which he also won two World Titles, four European Titles and the Commonwealth Games. He also has two second-place finishes from Ironman 70.3 World Championships. This is a conversation about how he actually trained across two decades, in particular when he was at his most dominant and changed the sport: the volume, the intensity, what he would do differently, and lots more. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: Second at Norseman two weeks before this recording, on what he calls zero structured sessions. What has held on, what has gone, and which part of the power duration curve goes first. The training week behind two Olympic golds: hours, sessions per sport, the swim, track and bike sessions he built the year around, and what share of it was actually done at intensity. Riding at 200 watts with a threshold north of 400, and running five minutes per kilometre when he has a 28:32 PB. Why he was that strict about it, and the two things it bought him. High intensity as the icing on the cake: why he thinks the icing contributes less than most athletes believe, and what follows from that if your cake is small. His test for whether an easy session was genuinely easy, why feeling hypoglycaemic on an easy ride tells you something, and why he will not give you a wattage or a lactate number for it. Injuries, and whether you have to take that risk to win an Olympic title. His arithmetic on what a month lost to injury really costs you, and what that means for today. What changes when you have 10 hours a week rather than 35: the one thing he would move about the intensity proportions, and the trap most age group athletes fall into. Sodium, cramp and the gap between the literature and what athletes report. Why he is not sold on sweat sodium testing, what heat training did to his own numbers, and the taurine protocol he uses in hot races. SHOWNOTES, LINKS, RESOURCES AND RELATED EPISODES: Follow Alistair on Instagram, Substack, and LinkedIn Follow truefuels on Instagram, and check out their taurine product. The shownotes for today's episode can be found here. The full podcast episode archives (including category filters) can be found here. Related episodes: Polarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177 World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172 The “Best Practices” We Stand By That the Research Does Not Support Nutrition and hydration data from Kona and 70.3 Worlds with Andy Blow | EP#365 Running, Peaking, and Suffering with Olympic gold-medal coach Malcolm Brown | EP#96 Studies discussed: The effect of 8-day oral taurine supplementation on thermoregulation during low-intensity exercise at fixed heat production in hot conditions of incremental humidity - Peel et al. 2024 Acute taurine supplementation enhances thermoregulation and endurance cycling performance in the heat - Page et al. 2019 SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration produce our favourite gels, sports drinks, and electrolyte and carbohydrate products here at That Triathlon Show and Scientific Triathlon. 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Sprint NOW to LIVE Longer Podcast | VyVerse.comFIVE PRIMARY POINTS of the PODCASTCoffee is a powerful vitality enhancer. New data from 2,264 people found that each additional cup of coffee was associated with roughly 2% higher testosterone in men, while both men and women who drank more coffee tended to have less body fat and more skeletal muscle. Other research links coffee with lower inflammation, better gut health, less depression, younger biological age, and improved focus.Blueberries are brain food. Research suggests blueberries can improve memory, executive function, processing speed, attention, and brain blood flow. Studies cited in the podcast found cognitive benefits in both middle-aged adults at increased dementia risk and school-aged children. Roughly half a cup of blueberries may be enough to provide meaningful benefits.Vitality is a gift you give yourself. Vitality is defined as “purposeful, energetic, and connected living.” Developing it begins by creating space to think, becoming more intentional with time, and defining a clear personal purpose. A concise purpose acts as a filter for deciding what deserves your time and energy.Protect your energy and invest in your relationships. Daily energy depends heavily on discipline, sleep, and fitness. Eliminate “life leaks” such as mindless scrolling and minimize time with “energy vampires.” Instead, invest that energy in meaningful work and the people you love—put down the phone, listen closely, serve others, and treat important relationships like “precious jewels.”Vitality is a skill—and awareness is the first step. You can deliberately train your physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being through practices ranging from exercise and weight management to recovery, stress reduction, optimism, and meaningful connection. Start by honestly identifying what you are doing well and what needs improvement, then take ownership and make one decisive first move.Copyright, VyVerse, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vitalityexplorers.substack.com/subscribe

Too many options got you stuck? Are your ideas not connecting? Do you need a prompt to kickstart your energy and action? This episode is for you! This is a chat with #1 New York Times Bestselling author David Epstein about his phenomenal new book “Inside the Box” - absolutely loved this book. One of my all time favorite books on creativity and this conversation matched the experience! SHOW NOTES: David Epstein https://davidepstein.com Inside the Box https://davidepstein.com/inside-the-box/ Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg   SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK RULARula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod

What did Paul mean when he said, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels”? In this study of 2 Corinthians 4, Gary Stearman explores Paul's remarkable teaching about the light of God, the spiritual blindness of the unbelieving world, and the treasure God has placed inside ordinary believers. We may be fragile vessels, but the treasure inside belongs to God.

Scripture Reading: Titus 1:1-4Speaker: Tedd JordanSeries: "Paul-pourri: Studies in Paul's Letters"   

We resume our landmark studies series looking at the pivotal study in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), The STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression) trial.References:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12778843/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19880458/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/482026https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15061154/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20370962/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37491091/

The Book of Malachi — a 10-episode verse-by-verse study from Beth Studies.Episode 6 — Send my messenger and the refiner's fire — Malachi 3:1-5-------------------------Support us today to create more content!www.sharing-bread.com/donateEverything made up to this point has been done without donors, but now with your support we can multiply your giving to create unimaginable amounts of quality content to inspire, teach, and bring God's word into every household.------------------------Malachi is the last voice God's people will hear from heaven for four hundredyears. The next will be John the Baptist's. This minor prophet — whose namemeans "my messenger" — was sent to a remnant grown smug and skeptical:corrupt priests offering blemished sacrifices, men callously divorcing thewives of their youth, a people who had relegated their faith to mereformalism. Yet before God rebukes them, he opens with love: "I have lovedyou, says the Lord."Across ten episodes we walk the whole book — the seven challenges and sevenanswers, the call to give God our best, the warning to leaders, "I hatedivorce," the promise to send the messenger, the refiner's fire, theinvitation to "test me" in our giving, the scroll of remembrance, and theclosing prophecy of the Son of righteousness who will rise with healing inhis wings.Malachi ends with a warning. The New Testament opens with the Messenger.The Son of righteousness has come.▸ Start with Episode 1 for the introduction, or jump to any episode▸ Subscribe so you don't miss new studies▸ Share with a friend who would be encouraged----------00:00 Introduction00:30 Send my messenger01:47 Drawing near02:01 Suddenly: the temple cleansed02:32 The refiner's fire03:49 The judgment seat04:21 The fear that preserves06:00 Closing prayer----------#BookOfMalachi #BibleStudy #BethStudies #MinorProphets #SonOfRighteousness

A Navy captain with 24 years of service went to medical for exhaustion, weight gain, and low mood, and was told to see a therapist and eat less. When he asked for a testosterone test his physician asked whether he had erectile dysfunction, and refused to order it when he said no. His level came back at 160; the cutoff we use in this country is 300. I've treated this population for 15 years, and roughly 27% of operators test below that number. Tim Parlatore is the attorney who wrote the Pentagon memo that now puts testosterone on the annual physical, and we get into what it says and why most men never have this hormone checked again after they leave pediatrics.Studies & ReferencesCardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37326322/You Can Conquer Trauma and PTSD with Chris Frueh, PhD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olunOZM2lcSupport Kaczkowski Family's GoFundMe campaignhttps://impact.navysealfoundation.org/campaign/827807/donate?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bioWant ad-free episodes? Subscribe to Forever Strong Insider: https://bit.ly/4u5VSRe

Each week, Greg and Ben answer your questions on digital marketing for local businesses … local search engine optimization (SEO), Google Business Profile, social media, email marketing, websites, online advertising and more.Updates and QuestionsGBP profiles are not getting reviews back after reinstatement.New AI optimization audit tool.Studies on how AI works in SEO.What should I do if my address is in a small city, but I want to rank in a bigger metro?How long does it take to get photos taken down?Should I have both an SAB profile and a storefront profile for the same business?Is there a way to know if you've lost reviews?How can I prepare for the GBP and LSA migration if certain information doesn't match?Should I be putting ads in ChatGPT?What is the best way to build citations from scratch?Links mentioned in this session are available on our website at https://localmarketinginstitute.com

I wonder what comes to mind for most people when they think about the Ten Commandments. Studies have shown that most folks are unable to name more than one or two of them. I bet many others would probably have to admit that when they think of the Ten Commandments, and this may just be, you know, thinking about the older generations, but for many of us, I imagine some when they hear about the Ten Commandments, they think of Charlton Heston with a gray bouffant hairdo, wearing a bathrobe, and special effects in the background. Others might have a visceral reaction to a phrase that, for them, conjures up feelings of a threatening, judgmental, angry God. But my guess is that most people probably don't think of the Ten Commandments much at all, which may be what drives some people to make such a fuss about trying to get these things posted in prominent places. Have you noticed the spate of legislation being forwarded in a number of, I will have to say, mostly southern states to place the Ten Commandments in public schools and buildings? Have you been following this? It's a whole situation, friends. It's a whole situation. The youngest among us may think that that sort of thing is a new phenomenon. It is not. A quick search revealed that perhaps the first large scale campaign to mandate public posting was launched in 1950. The first time the Supreme Court took up the matter was 1980. And then there's Roy Moore, the twice elected, twice removed justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, I won't go into all of that, but I can tell you if you're curious, I'm sure. During Moore's first stint on the bench, beginning in 2001, he waged and lost a stubborn fight to keep a Ten Commandments monument in his courthouse. One thing I remember about this episode is the fact that after being removed as Chief Justice, Judge Moore continued this crusade through speaking engagements and would bring along the Ten Commandments monument with him wherever he went to give a talk. Now, I'm all for visuals to help you support your message, but get this: the monument weighs 5,280 pounds, roughly just a little more than 500 pounds a commandment. So Judge Moore would lug this massive thing across the country on the back of a flatbed truck. You cannot make this stuff up. It was reported that even the five-ton crane that was used to move the monument off the truck buckled visibly under its weight. What an amazing mental image, really. I mean, it's so appropriate, since many of us may have a sense that the commandments are heavy and dangerous, that they hang over people like an ominous threat just waiting to crush you with their weight the minute you step out of line. This is the way that some folks use the commandments and the scriptures in general, as a heavy yoke that the masses, regardless of culture or creed, need to have publicly strapped to their backs and nailed to their walls so that they'll get into shape, lift those heavy laws, carry those burdensome commandments, and do three sets of ten repetitions every other day. Weightlifting morality. That's what that is. However, I don't think we have to look too far to find a challenge to this way of thinking. Just look back at the text we read today from Exodus. The recital of the Ten Commandments begins this way: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." This is God's reminder to the people of who God is and what God has done. God is no dictator. God doesn't impose the weight of unfair laws upon people. The commandments are not a mandate to enslave God's people. God is the one who has brought the people out of slavery, who has unburdened them from unjust laws. God is the one who has given the people freedom. But I find that many folk focus less on that and more on the "thou shalt not" of the commandments. Why do they have to be so negative? If God cares enough about us to set us free, I imagine some people thinking, then why does it seem like God is trying to control us, to limit our freedom? Now let's think about it for just a minute. Jesus experienced God as Abba, as father. All you mothers and fathers out there, all of us who have spent significant time caring for children, just think about when the children are very young. They're curious about everything. They want to touch everything. They want to put everything in their mouth. They want to get into anything and everything. And as a loving caregiver, you are trying to keep them alive. You want to do everything you can to keep them safe. And so you set boundaries for your children to keep them safe. However, we do know any parent will tell you that children always push against the boundary. Can I get an amen from anyone? Children will always push against the boundary. I will say as a pastor, people push against the boundary. We really do not like to be told no. But really, only the most naive among us will assume that true freedom means total freedom from restraints. I just think of our dog, Daisy. If Daisy were allowed to run completely free with no restraints, she might catch sight of another dog and dash across our busy street in front of the house to chase it, and that would get Daisy killed for sure. Because we love Daisy, we provide restraints that keep her safe, that help her enjoy the world in ways that are good for her and for the other creatures around her. God, who has brought people out of slavery, is setting some boundaries for the people so that they will remain free, so that they may live in peace and safety together, so that they may experience the fullness of life. And this is the thing about God's commandments: every "thou shalt not," every no, is protecting a yes. God says no to the things that enslave us, that diminish us, or destroy life together, so that we can say yes to the things that make life free and whole for everyone. The no is never the point. "Thou shalt not" is not the point. The life God is protecting, the freedom God is protecting, the dignity God is protecting, that is the point. With this framework in mind, we see that the commandments might sound like this: the no to other gods, the no to idols and their empty promises, protects a yes to trusting the God whose word is good, to trusting the God who sets us free, to recognizing what is truly holy. No to using God's name to manipulate or to threaten or to serve our own agenda means yes to honoring God with humility and with reverence. No to endless work, to treating ourselves or anyone else as machines for production, is a yes to Sabbath, to rest, to delight, recreation, and remembering that the world does not stop turning because you take a break. Remember, a pause here, remember who God is speaking to in these commandments: former slaves, people whose lives had been measured by how much they produced. God says, you're free now, you can stop. No to dishonoring those from whom we have received life means yes to honoring those who came before us, while telling the truth about what we've inherited, and choosing what we will bring forward. No to violence and to the destruction of life is a yes to reverence, to life, and for life. No to betrayal and broken promises and the cheapening of intimacy is a yes to faithfulness to the covenants that we make, yes to trust and intimacy cherished. No to taking what belongs to another is a yes to respecting our neighbors and building a community where theft is unnecessary because all have enough. No to lies, slander, and words that destroy another person is a yes to truth spoken in love and words that build one another up. No to coveting, to allowing someone else's life or possessions to make us dissatisfied with our own, is a yes to gratitude, to generosity, and to rejoicing in our neighbors' good. Every no protects a yes. Every boundary opens space for life to be lived well, and a world shaped by all those yeses, what a wonderful world that would be. That world isn't here yet. We still go so far astray. Think again with me about Sabbath. God says to people who have been slaves, whose worth was measured by their productivity, you can stop. And not only you, did you notice? It's a great part of that commandment. Not just you, your children, your workers, the immigrant living among you. Even your animals get to stop. Give them a break. Everybody gets to rest. Now imagine taking that commandment seriously in a culture where people work multiple jobs and still can't make ends meet, where paid leave is a luxury for many, where productivity so easily becomes a measure of our human worth. It's one thing to post the commandment on a classroom wall, but are we willing to build a society in which people can actually live it? And we could ask that question not just about Sabbath, but about the one about idolatry, or truth telling, or violence, or faithfulness, slander, greed, and whether our neighbors have enough. Even after all this time, we continue to misunderstand. We can turn even the commandments themselves into monuments, into idols, things to display and defend, rather than a way of life to practice. Are we hopeless? Sometimes I just wonder, are we hopeless? Is the answer to be found in posting bigger and heavier versions of the Ten Commandments wherever possible? I don't believe we're hopeless. Newsflash: I don't believe we're hopeless. And I don't think, surprise, surprise, I don't think our hope lies in mandated public posting of the commandments. Our hope is found in the public living of the commandments. Of course, to live the ways of God, we need to know them. We need to learn and study what they really mean for us in our time and place. We need to understand the law of God and teach the law of God in appropriate ways and in appropriate contexts. We need to understand that the commandments set us free to live together in such a way that nobody has to be enslaved, exploited, violated, betrayed, robbed, lied about, or consumed by another person's greed. Do I want to say that one again? Can I say that one again? There was a lot in there. Let me just say it again: the commandments set us free. They set us free. Oh, Lord, I'm going to say it again, they set us free to live together in such a way that nobody has to be enslaved, exploited, violated, betrayed, robbed, lied about, or consumed by another person's greed. The more we learn and live and teach the commandments in ways that reveal their freeing and life-giving purpose, the less they'll seem like stones hanging over people's heads, 500 pounds a commandment, ready to crush or imprison us. The more we live according to God's way, the closer we will be to that world of all those yeses, a world that is safe and peaceful and whole. To see how to live according to the law, we only have to look as far as Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus, the fulfillment of the law in flesh, says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." We know that this teaching of Jesus doesn't mean the way will be easy. All you have to do is love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength, and your neighbor as yourself, and you have to do 25 sets of 100 repetitions daily for the rest of your life. Doesn't mean it's easy to take on the yoke of Christ. It does mean that Jesus gives us grace and strength and stamina to live according to the way of God, not so that we might finally earn our freedom, because God has already set us free. The commandments show us how to live together in ways that honor the life and the dignity of all. That is the weight God asks us to carry, not 5,000 pounds of stones strapped to our backs, but the light burden of learning day by day how to live God's freedom together. May that be so, and may the day come soon. Amen. Beloved, my invitation for us today, and as we go into the week: I was wrestling and praying about this, and there are two things I want to suggest. One is that you consider the commandments. If you haven't read them over, take a look at them again and ask, is there one of these things that I need to study and pray over so that I can receive the freedom that God wants to give me through its practice? That's an invitation, take a look at them again. Some of it's a little confusing. You can read my sermon for help, but think about it: is there one of these commandments that you just need to sit with, to discover where God wants to give you more freedom through practicing that commandment? And the second invitation I want to extend today, and encourage you to think about as we move closer into this fall season, is: how are you going to stay close to the word of God? How are you going to stay close to the practices that sustain life and life together, through your participation here at Foundry Church? Begin to pray about it. Look at those opportunities that are coming up for service, for learning, for community, and begin to get clear. Make some decisions, or make a decision, not more. We have to make too many decisions. Make one decision: where are you going to, what are you going to do, to help you really stay connected in ways that help sustain your life and your freedom? That's my invitation today. Amen.

Neurologist David Perlmutter MD says the beta-amyloid theory of Alzheimer's is wrong — and the real culprit is your brain's own immune cells. In this episode of Health Longevity Secrets, Robert Lufkin MD sits down with the #1 New York Times bestselling author to unpack his new book Brain Defenders: how diet, blood sugar, and metabolic health flip the brain's microglia from protective to destructive, why anti-amyloid drugs offer "trivial" benefit, and which biomarkers actually predict your brain's future.Chapters:00:00 — Introduction01:38 — Why He Left Mainstream Neurology to Prevent Brain Decline05:24 — Building the World's Largest Integrative Neurology Practice06:55 — The Common Pathway From Metabolism to Brain Degeneration08:25 — Why the Beta-Amyloid Theory of Alzheimer's Is Wrong09:11 — What Are Microglia? The Brain's Immune Cells (M1 vs M2)12:13 — From Brain "Glue" to Master Regulators of Your Synapses16:00 — How Body Inflammation and Cytokines Reach the Brain18:15 — Leaky Gut, the Microbiome, and Brain Degeneration19:46 — Ultra-Processed Foods Raise Alzheimer's Risk Up to 270%25:02 — Synaptic Pruning: The Link Between Autism, ADHD and Alzheimer's29:36 — Why Diabetics Recover Worse From Head Trauma31:51 — Anti-Amyloid Drugs: "Trivial" Benefit, Serious Harm35:37 — The Biomarkers to Track: Fasting Glucose, Insulin, A1C40:09 — On the Horizon: Mitochondrial Therapies and Microglial Transplants45:26 — Glyphosate, Air Pollution and 40Hz Light Therapy47:00 — Brain Defenders Releases August 18 — Final TakeawaysKey takeaways:Alzheimer's is increasingly understood as a "synaptopathy" — a disease of lost synapses driven by the brain's own immune cells (microglia), not simply beta-amyloid plaque.Microglia shift from supportive (M2) to destructive (M1) in response to metabolic signals: high blood sugar, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, excess body fat, and inflammation.A long-term cohort found each daily serving of ultra-processed food raised Alzheimer's risk ~13%, with 10+ servings/day linked to a 2.7-fold (270%) increase.A Cochrane review of anti-amyloid antibodies found "trivial" cognitive benefit alongside meaningful harm, including brain swelling and microbleeds (ARIA).The most actionable brain biomarkers are cheap and accessible: fasting glucose, fasting insulin, A1c, waist circumference, and a continuous glucose monitor — aim for optimal, not just "normal."Emerging frontiers target the mitochondria inside microglia — metformin, CoQ10, urolithin A, exercise, fasting, ketones, and 40Hz gamma light therapy.Studies & sources:Weinstein et al., J Prev Alzheimers Dis — ultra-processed food and Alzheimer's riskCochrane Review (2026) — anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer'sIaccarino, Tsai et al. (Tsai Lab, MIT) — 40Hz gamma light and microgliaDr. Lufkin's book "Lies I Taught in Medical School": https://robertlufkinmd.com/lies/⭐ Enjoying the show? Please leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 30 seconds and helps more people discover the science of health and longevity. Thank you!New episodes every other Tuesday. Subscribe so you don't miss one.Continue this conversation on Substack: https://robertlufkinmd.substack.comLies I Taught In Medical School — Free sample chapter: https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/Web: https://www.robertlufkinmd.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/robertlufkinmdX: https://x.com/robertlufkinmdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertlufkinmd/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robertlufkinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertlufkinmd/

Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline311: Power!Teaser:The leadership guru John Maxwell said, “Leadership is influence, nothing less, nothing more.” Now I don't agree with the statement 100%. As my friend and mentor, Dr. Jacque Jacobs would point out, just because you're driving 35 mph in the fast lane and have 15 cars behind you does not make you a leader. Leadership also requires an intentional effort towards a specific outcome. The important to take away from Maxwell's statement is that if we want to lead, we need to be able to influence people. So, how do we influence people? The answer is simple: through the use of power. Now, power is not a dirty word, but it' it's not a simple one either. When I just said “power”, you probably thought about a boss, or someone that had clear hierarchical authority, but hierarchical power is only one of six different forms of power! Today we're going to dig into all six but before we do that, I'd like to thank my friends at Kaleidoscope adventures for sponsoring today's episode.Sponsor Spot 1:When it comes to student travel, I get why it can feel like a big lift. That's why I always point people toward Kaleidoscope Adventures. They've been doing this for more than 30 years, and they understand what schools actually need - clear communication, strong organization, and a plan that works. They handle the details, so you're not left piecing it all together yourself. If you've been on the fence about planning a trip, now is the time to reach out to my friends at Kaleidoscope Adventures. Visit mykatrip.com today and get your free quote today. Kaleidoscope Adventures – Travel Beyond ExpectationsShow IntroCelebrations:Key Points Part 1 The forms:Legitimate – Social ContractInformational – has answersExpert – knows how to do thingsReward – provide thingsCoercive – take things awayReferent – respected and cared forTeaching points:In a workshop, what forms of power do I hold?What forms of power do you hold?Only one form of power is dependent on a position!Everyone, including students, can wield the other forms of powerBest, worst, you (email me for the worksheet)Questions:Is it good/bad to dress for power?How do you repair if you use power in the wrong way?How little experience or knowledge is too little?Should coercive power be used with higher-ups? Will some people just never like or respect you?Do some likeable" people get leadership roles .... despite lack of expert power.What of a leader is unresponsive?Sponsor Spot 2:I want to thank IXL for sponsoring this podcast…Everyone talks about the power of data-driven instruction. But what does that actually look like? Look no further than IXL, the ultimate online learning and teaching platform for K to 12. IXL gives you meaningful insights that drive real progress, and research can prove it. Studies across 45 states show that schools who use IXL outperform other schools on state tests. Educators who use IXL love that they can easily see how their school is performing in real-time to make better instructional decisions. And IXL doesn't stop at just data. IXL also brings an entire ecosystem of resources for your teachers, with a complete curriculum, personalized learning plans, and so much more. It's no wonder that IXL is used in 95 of the top 100 school districts. Ready to join them? Visit http://ixl.com/assistant to get started.Key Points Part 2I talk a lot on this show about using 5-minute coaching to help your teachers reflect when you can't get into classrooms, but what about those times you do get into classrooms? Do you have a system and tools to make the most of each visit?Imagine the perfect classroom walkthrough process. You are focused on instructional priorities and provide meaningful feedback that leads to coaching conversations.digiCOACH has been making that walkthrough process a reality for more than a decade. Every year, digiCOACH supports thousands of classroom walkthroughs with tools that save school leaders time, strengthen feedback, and connect classroom visits to next steps.Learn more at digiCOACH.com and mention The Assistant Principal Podcast to receive an exclusive offer.Summarizing (The big takeaway)Special thanks to the amazing Ranford Almond for the great music on the show. Please support Ranford and the show by checking out his music!Ranford's homepage: https://ranfordalmond.comRanford's music on streaming services: https://streamlink.to/ranfordalmond-oldsoulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranfordalmond/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ranfordalmond/Sponsor Links:IXL: http://ixl.com/assistant Kaleidoscope Adventures: https://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/ digiCOACH: digiCOACH.com CloseLeadership is a journey and thank you for choosing to walk some of this magical path with me.You can find links to all sorts of stuff in the show notes, including my website https://www.frederickbuskey.com/I love hearing from you. If you have comments or questions, or are interested in having me speak at your school or conference, email me at frederick@frederickbuskey.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.If you are tired of spending time putting out fires and would rather invest time supporting and growing teachers, consider reading my book, A School Leader's Guide to Reclaiming Purpose. The book is available on Amazon. You can find links to it, as well as free book study materials on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/reclaiming-purpose.html Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Remember the secret to good leadership:Be intentional in choosing how you will show up for othersBe fully presentAsk reflective questionsAnd then just listenDon't overcomplicate it, the value is in the listening.Have a great rest of the week!Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedi...

I'm pulling back the curtain on real coaching conversations—and what I found might surprise you.This week, I did something I've never done before: I'm walking you through three real client case studies from inside my coaching sessions. These are experienced photographers—talented, established, and doing so many things right—but still hitting frustrating plateaus.What's fascinating? The problems they thought they had weren't the real problems at all. In this episode, I break down how we identified the true blind spots in their businesses and the strategic shifts that led to immediate breakthroughs.This episode originally aired as episode 174.In this episode:Why more traffic won't fix a conversion problem (and what will)How generosity can actually accelerate your authority—not dilute itThe key to raising your prices without just saying “luxury”Find It Quickly:02:48 - Case Study #1: A wedding photographer stuck in a booking plateau08:50 - Case Study #2: “Is my freebie too good to give away for free?”13:04 - Case Study #3: Raising prices without just saying “luxury”Mentioned in this Episodejoymichelle.co/coachingMore ways to connect:JOY MICHELLE INSTAGRAMWORK WITH JOY AS YOUR COACHJOY MICHELLE CO. WEBSITERead the full show notes from today's episode HERE.Doors are opening soon for The Rise Collective, an intimate group coaching experience designed for photographers whose work is strong—but whose business hasn't caught up yet. If you're ready to stop figuring it out alone and build a business that reflects your talent, this is your next step. Join the waitlist: joymichelle.co/riseIf you're enjoying the content we're creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the PhotoBoss® with Joy Michelle Facebook Group!Join Now >>CLICK HERE TO GET 30% OFF YOUR FIRST YEAR OF HONEYBOOK!

In today's Homeschooling Journeys, we have Shannon, a homeschooling mom to one. We talked about balancing homeschooling and a career and all things Novel Studies. It was a great discussion we know you'll love! Find out more about Shannon's Novel Studies at: https://www.curiousmynds.com/ Find Secular Curriculum with our Resource Selector https://www.homeschool-together.com/secular-resources Support The Podcast If you like what you hear, consider supporting the podcast: https://homeschooltogether.gumroad.com/l/support Consider Leaving Us A Review If you have a quick moment, please consider leaving a review on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschool-together-podcast/id1526685583 Show Notes Am I Doing Enough? Kindergarten (Part 1) - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/28 Am I Doing Enough? Kindergarten (Part 2) - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/29 Novel Studies (Part 1) - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/460 Novel Studies (Part 2) - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/461 Shannon's Novel Studies - https://www.curiousmynds.com/ Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/homeschooltogetherpodcast/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/homeschooltogetherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/hs_together The Gameschool Co-Op: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gameschoolcoop/ Email: homeschooltogetherpodcast@gmail.com

Study 2 Peter 1:12-21 with Pastor Mark Fontecchio on Return to the Word. Teaching God's Word and advancing the message of His amazing grace one verse at a time. Visit our ministry at: ReturntotheWord.com Watch the video of this podcast at: ReturntotheWord.com/Videos Get our Free App at: ReturntotheWord.com/Grace Support this podcast at: ReturntotheWord.com/Donate Listen to the Ask a Bible Teacher Podcast: ReturntotheWord.com/Ask Listen to the Studies in the Scriptures Podcast: ReturntotheWord.com/Scriptures Help us tell others by leaving a positive review wherever you listen. Return to the Word is the teaching ministry of author and Bible teacher Mark Fontecchio. There is a famine in the land for the teaching of God’s precious Word and His message of grace. Return to the Word exists to call individuals back to the simplicity of God’s Word for all matters of our faith. Through God’s Word His clear offer of eternal life and plan for mankind can easily be understood. Join us on the path to growing in His grace.Support this Podcast and Ministry: https://www.ReturntotheWord.com/DonateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The living God desires that every follower of Jesus Christ go from failure to restoration to mission. But we cannot be a tool in the hand of God until we embrace who we really are as a son or daughter in His family. The post Character Studies: Peter appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

This lesson is part of an ongoing verse by verse study through the epistle of Romans. It was taught in the adult Bible class of Grace Baptist of Ruston Louisiana.

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Earlier this week in Episode 303, we starved the eating disorder voice by getting impeccable with our word. Today, we're coming for the next thing the disorder feeds on — and sis, this one is sneaky, because it feels like just being "sensitive" or "self-aware," when it's actually one of the fastest ways you hand the disorder your power. The one thing the eating disorder loves? When you take everything personally. Because taking things personally leads you straight into the place the disorder thrives most: isolation. Today, in Part 2 of our Four Agreements series, we're breaking that cycle — and I'm sharing the research on why the isolation is so soul-sucking, and so hard to climb out of alone. Here's the truth that stopped me cold: you take things personally because you assume everything is about you. That comment. That look at your plate. The friend who didn't text back. You absorb it and make it mean something about your body, your worth, your not-enoughness. But here's the freeing truth: nothing others do is because of you. What people say, do, and think is a projection of their reality — their beliefs, their wounds, their bad day, their own relationship with food and body. When someone comments on your body, even a "compliment," that's coming from their programming. It's a window into them. It was never the truth about you. Why the eating disorder LOVES this: The disorder is obsessed with making everything about you. It's the most self-focused voice in your head — narrating every glance and comment as they're judging you, they noticed, they know. Why? Because when everything is about you, you turn inward. You shrink. You isolate. And an isolated woman is so much easier to control. When you take things personally, you pull back — you skip the dinner, cancel the plans, avoid the room. You retreat right into the disorder's arms, and it loves that. Taking things personally is one of the fastest ways to hand the disorder your power. This is the part I really want you to hear, because it's backed by real research. Studies show that disordered eating and loneliness feed each other in a vicious cycle — the disordered eating drives you to withdraw and hide your behaviors from people who love you, and that isolation and loneliness then drive more disordered eating as a way to numb and to feel in control. Round and round. The disorder isolates you, and the isolation strengthens the disorder. And here's the part that gives me chills: researchers have found your brain has shared circuitry for hunger and social isolation. Meaning — when you're cut off from people, your brain craves connection the way it craves food. You are literally starving for connection when you isolate. Your soul is hungry, sis — and the disorder keeps telling you to eat alone in the dark. How to take your power back: When someone says or does something and you feel that sting — that is this about me? spiral starting — pause and say: "This is about them, not me." The friend who didn't text back → she's overwhelmed with her own life. The mom watching your plate → that's her anxiety, her generation's diet culture, her wound. The comment about your body → that's their programming, not the truth about your worth. None of it requires you to shrink. Because your worth is not up for a vote. When you stop taking things personally, other people's opinions lose their power over you — you can let a comment pass right through you, like wind through a screen door. It doesn't have to land. It doesn't have to become another brick in the disorder's wall. The faith anchor: Your worth was not assigned by people, so it cannot be revoked by people. You were fearfully and wonderfully made by a God who doesn't make mistakes — and if your worth was settled by Him before you took your first breath, then no comment, no glance, no opinion at a dinner table gets to override it. When you know whose you are, you stop needing everyone else to tell you who you are. A few lines from the episode: "You take things personally because you assume everything is about you. It never was." "When someone comments on your body, that's a window into them — not the truth about you." "An isolated woman is so much easier for the disorder to control." "You are literally starving for connection when you isolate. Your soul is hungry." "Your worth is not up for a vote." "Let it pass through you, like wind through a screen door." Your work this week: When something stings — a comment, a look, a silence — catch the spiral and practice: "This is about them, not me." Let it pass through. Then do the brave thing the disorder hates most: don't isolate. Send the text. Say yes to the plan. Stay in the room. Reach toward a person instead of retreating into the disorder. Coming up in the series: This is Part 2 of the Four Agreements in Recovery. Two agreements down, two to go — and each one takes a little more power back from the disorder. Make sure you're following so you don't miss what's next. You don't have to do this in the dark: If the isolation has been especially heavy — if you're realizing just how alone this disease has made you — that's exactly why I built the Recovery Collective: a room full of women who get it, so you never have to do this alone again. Your soul is hungry for that connection, sis. Let's feed it.

Studies show one-fourth of our country’s foster youth wind up homeless 4 years after aging out of the foster care program.  It’s addressing that problem that brings U.S. HUD Secretary Scott Turner to Big Sky Country. Click on the podcast […] The post Housing, Foster Care, and the Campaign Trail first appeared on Voices of Montana.

Speaker: Pastor Tim Goad Series: Studies in Acts Date: August 28, 2026

What if one of the most powerful tools for improving your cardiovascular resilience was already built into your body—and completely free? In this science-forward solo episode, Darin dives into the fascinating physiology of breath holding and the mammalian dive response, an ancient survival mechanism humans share with seals, whales, and dolphins. Simply holding your breath triggers an extraordinary cascade inside the body: your heart rate slows, blood vessels constrict to preserve oxygen for vital organs, and your spleen contracts to release oxygen-rich red blood cells into circulation. Darin explores research on elite freedivers, Southeast Asian sea nomads, cardiac hypoxic resistance, and the remarkable ways the human body can adapt to repeated breath-hold training. But he also separates the evidence from the hype, explaining why breath holding alone isn't a miracle intervention and why some of the most promising benefits appear when hypoxic stress is combined with movement and resistance exercise. This episode is a reminder that some of the most extraordinary tools for improving human performance aren't expensive supplements or complicated technologies—they're capacities your body has possessed all along. What You'll Learn What happens inside your body the moment you hold your breath How the mammalian dive response slows your heart rate and redirects blood flow Why your spleen acts like a biological reservoir for oxygen-rich red blood cells How humans share this ancient survival mechanism with marine mammals Why Southeast Asian sea nomads developed remarkable adaptations for freediving How breath-hold training can amplify the body's natural dive response What researchers discovered when elite divers reached extraordinarily low blood oxygen levels How repeated training may create greater hypoxic resilience in the heart Why the long-term benefits of breath-hold training in everyday people are still being studied Why combining hypoxic stress with movement may be more powerful than breath holding alone Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Alkemis 00:03:26 – The incredible thing happening when you hold your breath 00:03:57 – The ancient survival program you share with dolphins and whales 00:04:31 – The hidden cardiovascular tool almost nobody trains 00:05:03 – A free physiological capacity already built into your body 00:05:38 – What the science actually says about breath-hold training 00:06:09 – Understanding the mammalian dive response 00:06:37 – Your heart, blood vessels, and spleen react within seconds 00:07:11 – Your spleen is a biological oxygen reservoir 00:08:05 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:09:59 – Why cold water amplifies the dive response 00:10:07 – The extraordinary physiology of Southeast Asian sea nomads 00:10:39 – Humans performing underwater like marine mammals 00:11:14 – The mammalian dive response is trainable 00:11:54 – What happened when elite divers reached extremely low blood oxygen 00:12:30 – How the heart adapts during extreme breath holds 00:13:08 – Cardiac hypoxic resistance and a stronger trained heart 00:13:55 – The important limitations of the current research 00:14:41 – Why breath holding alone isn't a miracle 00:15:09 – Combining hypoxic stress with resistance exercise 00:15:42 – Breath holding as a multiplier, not a replacement 00:16:33 – Practical takeaways for training the dive response 00:17:48 – Final thoughts and closing Thank You to Our Sponsors Alkemis: Go to https://alkemispaint.com/ and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "You already have an ancient cardiovascular survival mechanism built into your body. Breath holding can trigger measurable changes in heart rate, blood flow, oxygen availability, and the body's response to hypoxic stress—and with training, that response appears capable of adapting. The goal isn't to treat breath holding like a miracle hack. It's to recognize it as another powerful physiological tool that may become even more effective when intelligently combined with movement and training. Bibliography/Sources Hypoxic Training & Cardiovascular Adaptation Bosco, G., et al. (2021). Effect of apnea-induced hypoxia on cardiovascular adaptation and circulating biomarkers of oxidative stress in elite breath-hold divers. Frontiers in Physiology . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8458773/ Combined training in hypoxic environments improves cardiometabolic health in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (2025). Frontiers in Medicine . https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1728637/full Costalat, G., et al. (2021). Physiology, pathophysiology and (mal)adaptations to chronic apnoeic training: A state-of-the-art review. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121, 2669–2685 . https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-021-04664-x Palada, I., Bakovic, D., Valic, Z., et al. (2007). Cardiovascular regulation during apnea in elite divers. Hypertension, 50(2) . https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.127530 Patrizio, I., et al. (2021). Cardiac hypoxic resistance and decreasing lactate during maximum apnea in elite breath-hold divers. Scientific Reports, 11, 3676 . https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81797-1 The Mammalian Dive Reflex & Genetic Adaptations Ilardo, M. A., Moltke, I., Korneliussen, T. S., et al. (2018). Physiological and genetic adaptations to diving in sea nomads. Cell, 173(3), 569–580 . https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/04/19/enlarged-spleen-key-to-diving-endurance-of-sea-nomads/ Schagatay, E. (2000). Studies on trained apnea divers' amplification of the diving response. Mid Sweden University . https://freedivecafe.com/2019/06/04/42-transcript-erika-schagatay-the-science-of-freediving/ Speck, D. F., & Bruce, D. S. (1978). Effects of varying thermal and apneic conditions on the human diving reflex. Undersea Biomedical Research . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/breath-holding-dive-reflex-extends/ Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) Craighead, D. H., Heinbockel, T. C., Freeberg, K. A., et al. (2021). Time-efficient inspiratory muscle strength training lowers blood pressure and improves endothelial function, NO bioavailability, and oxidative stress in midlife/older adults with above-normal blood pressure. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(13) . https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.022203

You might think creatine is a bodybuilder's steroid you have to cycle, load, and fear for your kidneys, but it's a compound your own body already makes from three amino acids, with one of the deepest safety records in all of nutrition science. The problem isn't the creatine; it's the noise around it.In this solo episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses:Why the bump creatine causes in your creatinine lab value is a metabolic artifact, not a sign of kidney damage in healthy peopleWhere the hair-loss fear came from. A single unreplicated study in one rugby player showing a 56% DHT rise, and why no research has ever directly linked creatine to hair lossHow men and women respond differently (roughly 1.5 kg of lean mass in men vs. about a third of a kilogram in women), and why women still gain real strength, grip, cognition, and recoveryWhy you can't realistically eat your way to 5 grams a day: it would take 2.5 to 3 pounds of cooked meat and fish daily, so a single scoop closes the gapThe protocol: 3–5 grams of plain monohydrate every day, no loading phase, no cycling, timing barely mattersMuscle is your organ of longevity, the tissue that clears most of the glucose in your bloodstream and defends your metabolism as you age. Creatine won't build it for you, but it raises the ceiling on the work you can do, so the training that protects that muscle pays off more. Understanding what's real and what's fearmongering is the difference between avoiding a proven tool and using it well.Studies & ReferencesPubMed study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1327657/Sports Nutrition Society: https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/Thank you to our sponsors:Egg life - CTA - Find egglife wraps chillin' in the fridge at Aldi, Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, Walmart & more - Visit https://bit.ly/3UghRHV to find a retailer near youBodyHealth - Use the code LYON20 to get 20% off your first order https://bit.ly/4gP6VtpOneSkin - Get 15% off at https://bit.ly/4xpFWuE with code DRLYONDavid Bars - Subscribe and save 10% on every order' at https://bit.ly/4zAflMBExplore More from Dr. Gabrielle LyonPremium Podcast Subscription: Ad-free episodes, key takeaway summaries, exclusive Q&A, and behind-the-scenes content https://foreverstrong.supercast.comWeekly newsletter: Recipes, podcast updates, and practical weekly insights https://drgabriellelyon.com/sign-up/Apply to become a patient: Personalized care with Dr. Lyon's clinical team https://drgabriellelyon.com/new-patient-inquiry/Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabriellelyon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgabriellelyonX (Twitter): https://x.com/drgabriellelyonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorgabriellelyonChapters00:00 - Introduction02:47 - What Creatine Is and Isn't03:24 - The Phosphocreatine Energy System04:22 - Lean Mass: Water and Training Capacity05:08 - Men vs Women Respond Differently06:29 - Vegans, Older Adults, and Sarcopenia07:11 - Creatine and the Brain08:53 - The Real Safety Profile09:31 - The Kidney and Creatinine Myth09:57 - The 56% DHT Hair Loss Claim10:37 - Contraindications and Screening12:19 - Why You Can't Eat Enough Creatine14:26 - Muscle-Centric Medicine16:44 - How to Dose It CorrectlyIf you found this episode valuable, share it with someone who would benefit from it.Disclaimers: This episode includes paid sponsorships.The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Podcast and YouTube are for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, YouTube, or materials linked from this podcast or YouTube is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professional for any such conditions.

How AI Helps Doctors: 7 Ways AI Gives Doctors Back Their Time In this episode, Barbara discusses: Barbara Hales names the “invisible second shift”—the unpaid hours physicians spend at home on charts, portal messages, and paperwork—and how it steals time from family and rest. Barbara Hales shares seven practical ways to use AI as an assistant, not a replacement, including ambient scribing, drafting portal responses, summarizing research, and streamlining insurance and administrative tasks. Barbara Hales contrasts two physicians—one using AI and one doing everything manually—to show how saving just 30–60 minutes a day can compound into 120–240 hours a year. Barbara Hales explains how AI can multiply a physician's impact by turning everyday patient questions and explanations into reusable education materials and marketing content that grow the practice without adding more work hours. Barbara Hales insists that doctors must “delegate the task, never delegate the judgment,” emphasizing privacy, safety, and clinical oversight so AI reduces burnout while preserving trust and the humanity of medicine. Key Takeaways: “AI's real power in medicine isn't replacing physicians—it's reclaiming the invisible hours lost to documentation and administration so doctors can be fully present with their patients and in their own lives again.” Connect with Barbara Hales:  Twitter: @DrBarbaraHales Facebook: facebook.com/theMedicalStrategist Business Website: TheMedicalStrategist.com Email: info@TheMedicalStrategist.com  YouTube:@barbarahales LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/barbarahalesBooks: Content Copy Made Easy 14 Tactics to Triple Sales TRANSCRIPTION (245) 7 Ways AI Gives Doctors Back Their Time Chapter 1 — Why Physicians Need Their Time Back Dr. Barbara Hales 00:04 Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Marketing Tips for Doctors. When was the last time you finished seeing your last patient, and you were actually finished for the day? Not finished seeing patients, finished. No charts waiting for you. No patient portal messages. No paperwork you promised yourself you’d finished after dinner. No laptop sitting on the kitchen counter staring at you while your family is doing something without you. If you’re laughing right now, I understand because for many physicians, the workday doesn’t end when the office closes; it just changes location. You go home, have dinner, maybe spend some time with your family, and then out comes the laptop, and somewhere along the way, something happened to medicine. We became doctors because we wanted to take care of people. We did not go to medical school because we had a burning desire to become world-class data entry specialists. We didn’t dream about answering portal messages. We didn’t fantasize about prior authorizations, and I’m fairly certain that when you wrote your medical school application essay, you didn’t say, “My lifelong ambition is to spend more evenings completing documentation, yet here we are, and that is why I want to talk about artificial intelligence today. Not because AI is fashionable, not because everybody is talking about ChatGPT, and certainly not because I think technology should replace physicians. Quite the opposite. I think we need to ask a completely different question: Can technology give physicians enough time back that we can actually be physicians again? Apparently, doctors are beginning to think the answer may be yes. According to the American Medical Association’s 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, 81% of physicians now report using AI professionally. That’s more than double the percentage in 2023. Think about that. In only a few years, AI went from something many doctors viewed with suspicion to something being used in medical practices every day, and here’s another number that really caught my attention: 70% of physicians surveyed by the AMA said they see AI as a tool that can automate tasks contributing to work-related burnout. So today, I’m going to show you seven practical ways physicians can use AI to get some of their time back. But before we get to those seven, I want to talk about what we’re really trying to solve, because the problem is not technology. The problem is time. The invisible second shift. Picture a physician we’ll call Dr. Sarah. Sarah has a busy primary care practice. Her last patient leaves at 515. She gets home around Her husband has dinner waiting. Her daughter sits at the table, telling everyone about something that happened at school. Sarah is listening, sort of, because part of her brain is thinking about the unfinished charts. She knows there are 11 of them, so she eats dinner. She asks her daughter a few questions. She helps clear the table. And then she says the sentence that physician families know all too well. I just have to finish a few charts. She opens the laptop. 8 o’clock becomes nine. Nine becomes 10. Her daughter goes to bed. Sarah finally closes the computer at 1037, and here’s the sad part: nothing particularly unusual happened that day. There wasn’t an emergency. Nobody crashed. There wasn’t a complicated admission. It was simply Tuesday. That story is a composite, but I’ll bet many physicians listening recognize themselves in it. This is what I call the invisible second shift of medicine, and this is precisely where I believe physicians should begin thinking about AI, not with robots, not with futuristic diagnostic machines. Start with what I do every day that doesn’t actually require me to be a physician, because that is where your time is hiding. Let’s begin with the obvious one: documentation. AI-powered ambient scribes can listen to the physician-patient conversation with appropriate systems, safeguards, and consent procedures, and generate a draft clinical note. You review it, you correct it, you approve it. The physician remains responsible, but you’re no longer starting with a blank page. And this isn’t just theoretical. In one medical group study involving 79 providers and more than 25,000 AI-generated notes across 23 specialties, high users of an ambient AI scribe had a 21% decrease in time spent on notes per day. Chapter 2 — AI for Documentation, Inbox, and Patient Education Dr. Barbara Hales  07:26 Even more interesting to me was what happened after work. Before the pilot, about 32% of participating providers reported spending eight or more hours per week documenting outside clinic hours during AI use, which dropped to about 8%. Think about it: 32% to 8%. That’s not just an efficiency statistic. That’s dinner. That’s exercise. That’s reading a book. That’s going to your child’s soccer game. That’s sitting on the couch and doing absolutely nothing and not feeling guilty about it-that is life. Imagine Sarah again. Only now her practice introduces a properly vetted ambient AI documentation system. At first, she’s skeptical. She checks every note carefully, and she should, but gradually something changes. Instead of writing the entire note after the visit, she reviews and corrects a draft. One evening, she gets home. She puts her purse down. She walks into the kitchen, and her daughter looks at her and says, “Mom, where’s your computer? Sarah says, “In my bag. Her daughter looks confused. “Aren’t you going to take it out? And Sarah says, “Nope, I’m done. Now that’s an illustrative story, but that is the outcome we’re talking about. We’re not trying to make physicians type faster. We’re trying to make it possible for physicians to stop typing. Next, the inbox. Ah, yes, the inbox-the place where a message that begins with “Quick question, doctor, occasionally contains 14 questions, three attachments, and a medical History going back to 1987. AI can help draft responses to routine patient communications. Notice the word I used: draft, not diagnose, not independently prescribe, not send medical advice without physician review. Draft. You provide the judgment. AI provides the first pass. The 2026 AMA survey found physicians are already using AI to generate draft responses to patient portal messages; think about the difference between writing 20 responses from scratch and reviewing 20 reasonable drafts. Even saving two or three minutes per message adds up, and there’s another benefit: AI can help you turn a rushed answer into a clear, patient-friendly explanation. You still decide what is medically appropriate, but AI can help you communicate it more efficiently. AI use number three: patient education. Here’s an area I think is enormously underused. How many times have you explained the same thing? What does pre-diabetes mean? Why do I need this medication? What should I expect after this procedure? What does this lab result mean? Why do I need to come back in six months? You explain it Monday, then Tuesday, then Wednesday, and Thursday morning. You’re explaining it again. What if you created a physician-approved library of patient education materials? AI can help you take your explanation and turn it into a one-page handout, a frequently asked questions sheet, a patient-friendly email, a short video script, or instructions written at a more accessible reading level. You review it for accuracy. Then you have something reusable. This is where AI becomes more than a time-saving tool; it becomes a way to multiply a physician’s knowledge without multiplying their hours. Doctor using AI versus doctors who aren’t. Now let’s compare two physicians. Same specialty, same number of physicians, same number of patients, same clinical ability. Doctor A is not using AI. Every note begins from scratch. Every patient handout is created manually, or the staff searches for one. Every portal response is typed individually. Every complicated article takes 20 minutes to read before Doctor A determines whether it matters. Every piece of administrative work begins with a blank page; Doctor B uses AI selectively, and I want to emphasize selectively. AI drafts the note. Doctor B reviews it. AI drafts the portal response. Doctor B corrects and approves it. AI turns the doctor’s explanation into patient education. Doctor B verifies it. AI summarizes a long research article. Doctor B goes to the source before making a clinical decision. Doctor B is not surrendering a medical judgment. Doctor B is eliminating unnecessary friction. That distinction matters because the physician who uses AI appropriately isn’t necessarily practicing medicine faster; they’re spending less time on everything surrounding medicine, and the difference compounds. 10 minutes here, 15. Minutes there, 20 minutes somewhere else. Pretty soon, we’re not talking about minutes anymore. We’re talking about hours. AI used number four, keeping up with medical literature. Here’s another struggle physicians know very well: the literature never stops. Studies, guidelines, drug updates, safety alerts, consensus statements, journal articles. Nobody can read everything. Chapter 3 — AI as a Research Assistant, Not a Doctor Dr. Barbara Hales 15:40 The AMA’s 2026 survey actually found that summarizing medical research and standards of care was the most commonly reported physician use of AI among the specific use cases measured. That tells us something important. Doctors aren’t only looking for help with paperwork; they’re using AI to help manage information overload. Suppose there are six recent papers on a subject relevant to your specialty. Instead of reading every word of every paper, AI can help you identify the research questions, study size, primary outcomes, where the findings agreed, and where they conflicted. What limitations should you pay attention to? Then, and this is critical, you go back to the original evidence when the information will affect patient care. AI becomes the map. It does not become the destination, and that brings us to something every physician listening needs to hear. AI is an assistant, not the doctor. AI can be wrong; it can misunderstand context. It can omit information. It can confidently produce something that sounds wonderful and is completely incorrect. And physicians know something that technology does not possess: clinical judgment. We know the difference between the textbook patient and the human being sitting in front of us. We notice hesitation. We notice fear. We notice when someone says, “I’m fine, while everything about them tells us they’re not fine. Medicine is not simply information. Medicine is interpretation. Medicine is judgment. Medicine is trust. So the goal is not how much medicine can I turn over to AI. The better question is, how much non-physician work can I take away from the physician? That is a very different conversation. In part two, I’m going to show you three more ways to use AI, including one that can help you create weeks of marketing content from something you’re already doing every single day, and I’ll tell you another story. This one is about a doctor who realizes the greatest thing AI gave him wasn’t efficiency. It was something much more valuable. It gave him back a Saturday. So here are seven ways doctors can use AI to get their time back. What would you do with the hours AI gave back? At the end of part one, I told you about a doctor who got something unexpected from AI-a Saturday. Let me explain. The Saturday morning that came back, we’ll call him Dr. Michael again. This is a composite story based on the kinds of workflow problems physicians experience. Michael owns a small specialty practice, and every Saturday morning he has a routine: coffee, laptop, kitchen table. He tells some. He tells himself he’ll work for an hour. It’s almost never an hour. Charts to finish, letters to dictate, patient messages, administrative correspondence, and things he didn’t get to during the week. His wife has learned not to ask when he’ll be finished. One Saturday, after his practice has begun using AI to help with documentation and routine administrative drafting, Michael wakes up. He makes coffee. He walks toward the kitchen table, and there’s no laptop sitting there. He had finished his work Friday. His wife says, “Do you want to go get breakfast? And for the first time in longer than he can remember, he does not say, “Maybe later. He says, “Sure. Now you could look at that and say, “AI saved him three hours. I don’t think that’s what happened. AI gave him back Saturday morning with his wife. We have to stop measuring physician efficiency only in minutes. We need to start measuring it in life. AI used number five insurance correspondence and administrative drafting. Now let’s talk about one of everyone’s favorite subjects: insurance. I can practically hear you groaning. Prior authorizations, appeal letters, medical necessity letters, supporting documentation, repetitive administrative correspondence. This is precisely the kind of structured, repetitive work where AI can assist. A physician or staff member can provide the relevant, privacy-safe information in an approved system and have AI help draft a first version. Then someone qualified reviews it. This isn’t about fabricating an argument. It isn’t about inserting facts that aren’t in the chart. Chapter 4 — Administrative Work, Practice Operations, and Content Dr. Barbara Hales 22:44 It is about organizing legitimate clinical information into the format needed for the task, and this matters because physicians did not train for all those years so that their most limited resource, their time, could be consumed fighting with forums; AI may not make the insurance company say yes. Wouldn’t that be nice? But it may reduce the amount of physician time required to ask the question. AI use number six: practical operations. Here’s one physicians often overlook: AI doesn’t have to touch clinical medicine to be useful. Look around your practice. How many repetitive processes exist? Staff training, frequently asked questions, office policies, meeting summaries, job descriptions, phone scripts, patient reminders, internal checklists, responses to online reviews, ideas for improving scheduling, drafting standard operating procedures. You don’t need a medical AI system to ask, “Help me turn this messy process into a checklist. You don’t need AI making clinical decisions to say, “Here are the five questions patients ask my receptionist every day. Help me draft clear answers. And here’s one I particularly like. At the end of your staff meeting, take your approved, non-sensitive meeting notes and ask AI to organize them into: what did we decide? Who is responsible? What’s the deadline? What needs follow-up? Suddenly, a meeting produces action instead of another meeting. Now we’re talking. AI use number seven. Mark. And patient communication. This one is particularly close to my heart. Doctors tell me, Barbara, I know I should create content. I just don’t have time, and I understand. But here’s what I want you to realize: you are already creating content all day long; you’re just not capturing it. Every patient question is potential educational content. Think about today: how many questions did patients ask you? Should I be worried about this? Is this hereditary? When should I get screened? Is there anything I can do to prevent this? What’s the difference between these two treatments? One idea, multiple assets. Those questions can become a short video, a blog post, a patient email, a special media post, a podcast topic, or an FAQ on your website-you provide the expertise. AI helps you repurpose it. For example, you might say, “Patients ask me this question constantly. Here is the explanation I usually give them. Then dictate your explanation and ask AI. Turn this into a 62nd video script written in my conversational style. Then give me three possible titles. Then turn the same information into a patient email. Then create five short social posts from it.  That is where AI can become an extraordinary multiplier for a small medical practice, not because AI becomes the physician’s voice, but because it helps the physician’s real voice travel further. Here’s a story. The patient who finally felt heard. Let me give you one last story. We’ll call the physician Dr. Patel. Dr. Patel has always been the kind of doctor who looks directly at patients when they are speaking. At least she used to be. Then came increasingly complicated documentation requirements, and gradually she found herself doing what so many physicians do: patient talking, doctor typing, patient talking, doctor clicking, patient asking something important, doctor saying, “Give me one second. While finishing a field on the screen, then her practice begins using an ambient documentation tool. She’s still responsible for the note. She still reviews it, but during the encounter, something changes. She turns away from the computer. She looks at her patient, an older woman who has been seeing her for years, and suddenly stops in the middle of the conversation. Doctor Patel asks, “Is there something wrong? The patient smiles and says, “No, I was just thinking how nice it is to see your face again. That story is illustrative, but think about what it represents. We keep talking about AI as though technology will make medicine less human. Used badly, perhaps it could, but what if we use it to do exactly the opposite? What if technology handles more of the machinery of medicine, so physicians have more time for the humanity of medicine? That’s the opportunity that interests me. Now let’s turn to our two physicians, Doctor A and Doctor B. Remember, they started in essentially the same place, same specialty, same patient volume, same clinical competence. Doctor A continues doing everything manually. Doctor B gradually delegates appropriate repetitive work to carefully selected AI tools, not clinical judgment work. Chapter 5 — Reclaiming Time, Using AI Safely, and Staying Human Dr. Barbara Hales 29:57 Doctor B saves a few minutes. Documenting, a few minutes on correspondence, a few minutes researching, a few minutes creating patient materials, a few minutes handling administrative tasks. Let’s be conservative and imagine that adds up to only 30 minutes a day, five days a week. That’s two and a half hours, over roughly 48 working weeks. That’s 120 hours a year. Think of that-a 120 hours, three full 40-hour work weeks, and that’s from saving only 30 minutes per day. If the physician saves an hour, now we’re talking about approximately 240 hours, six work weeks. So ask yourself: What would you do with six weeks of your life? Would you see more patients? Would you leave the office earlier? Would you exercise? Would you finally take the vacation you’ve postponed? Would you have dinner with your family without your laptop? Would you sit with a patient for an extra three minutes instead of watching the clock? Would you grow your practice? Would you create another revenue stream? Would you simply sleep? There isn’t a correct answer. The point is, you get to decide. Start small. If you are listening to this and thinking, Barbara, this sounds great, but I don’t even know where to begin. Don’t begin with seven things. Begin with one. Tomorrow, notice the task that makes you say, “I can’t believe I’m wasting my time doing this again. Write it down. That’s your candidate. Then ask, “Could AI draft this? Could AI summarize this? Could AI organize this? Could AI turn this into a template? Could AI help my staff do this without involving me every single time? You don’t need to transform your entire practice this month. Choose one repetitive task. Get comfortable. Measure whether it actually saves time. Then choose another. That’s how change becomes sustainable. A word about safety. Because we’re physicians, I need to emphasize something very important: convenience does not outrank confidentiality. Don’t copy protected patient information into a public consumer AI tool. Your practice needs to evaluate privacy, security, HIPAA requirements, vendor agreements, accuracy, workflow integration, and appropriate human oversight, and every clinically relevant AI-generated output needs appropriate professional review. Delegate the task, Never delegate the judgment. AI can generate extraordinarily convincing errors. So remember this: delegate the task, never delegate the judgment. That sentence may be the most important thing I say in this entire episode. If today’s episode made you look at your workday differently, do two things. First, choose one task this week that AI might be able to take partially off your plate. Don’t try to revolutionize your entire practice. Just reclaim 10 minutes, and second, subscribe to Marketing Tips for Doctors and share this episode with another physician who is still taking the laptop home every night, because every week on Marketing Tips for Doctors we talk about practical ways to build a stronger, more profitable medical practice without sacrificing the reason you became a physician in the first place. And remember, you’re one tweak away from greatness. AI won’t solve everything that’s wrong with medicine. It won’t eliminate insurance headaches. It won’t fix reimbursement overnight. It won’t replace the judgment that comes from years of training and experience. And I don’t want it to. What I want AI to replace is something very different: the unnecessary hour at the computer, the repetitive letter, the blank page, the administrative task that followed you home, the Saturday morning you were supposed to spend with someone you love, because perhaps the most exciting promise of artificial intelligence in medicine is not artificial intelligence at all. Perhaps it’s giving physicians the time to be More human, and if technology can help us do that, then I think it’s worth paying attention to. I’m Dr. Barbara Hales. Thank you for joining me on Marketing Tips for Doctors. Till next time. The post How AI Helps Doctors first appeared on The Medical Strategist.

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What did Paul mean when he wrote, “the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life”? In today's message, Gary continues his journey through 2 Corinthians with a fascinating study of chapter 3. Paul was defending his apostolic ministry against those who questioned his authority. But rather than pointing to impressive credentials, Paul pointed to changed lives—believers whose hearts had been transformed by the Spirit of God.

What did Paul mean when he wrote, “the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life”? In today's message, Gary continues his journey through 2 Corinthians with a fascinating study of chapter 3. Paul was defending his apostolic ministry against those who questioned his authority. But rather than pointing to impressive credentials, Paul pointed to changed lives—believers whose hearts had been transformed by the Spirit of God.

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William Wubbenhorst, Non-Resident Scholar for the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) at Baylor University, joins JC and Matt to talk about the issue of homelessness and the findings of an 11-city study. The contents of this study are illuminating and William's expertise provides solid advice and support for congregations seeking to help their communities. Resources Assessing the Faith-Based Response to Homelessness in America: Findings from Eleven Cities (Report) The Faith Factor and Social Welfare: Evidence, Practice, Policy (book) When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (book) Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (website) Family Promise (organization) Open Table (organization) Religious Freedom to House the Homeless (article) Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches by Laura Stivers (book) The Other Philadelphia Story (book)

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In this episode with Adam Johnson, we discuss a case study he recently completed on a goal keeper with a rectus femoris injury. We explore:Reasons for imaging in this patientUses and importance of pre-season screeningSpecial tests used to assess quadriceps pain/injuryManagement of a rectus femoris injury (including aspiration of ahaemotoma)Return to play testingKey clinical takeawaysThis episode is closely tied to Adam's case study he did with us. With case studies, you can see how top clinicians manage real-world cases and apply their strategies to get better results with your patients.

The Book of Malachi — a 10-episode verse-by-verse study from Beth Studies.Episode 5 — Enemies within the walls and "I hate divorce" — Malachi 2:10-17-------------------------Support us today to create more content!www.sharing-bread.com/donateEverything made up to this point has been done without donors, but now with your support we can multiply your giving to create unimaginable amounts of quality content to inspire, teach, and bring God's word into every household.------------------------Malachi is the last voice God's people will hear from heaven for four hundredyears. The next will be John the Baptist's. This minor prophet — whose namemeans "my messenger" — was sent to a remnant grown smug and skeptical:corrupt priests offering blemished sacrifices, men callously divorcing thewives of their youth, a people who had relegated their faith to mereformalism. Yet before God rebukes them, he opens with love: "I have lovedyou, says the Lord."Across ten episodes we walk the whole book — the seven challenges and sevenanswers, the call to give God our best, the warning to leaders, "I hatedivorce," the promise to send the messenger, the refiner's fire, theinvitation to "test me" in our giving, the scroll of remembrance, and theclosing prophecy of the Son of righteousness who will rise with healing inhis wings.Malachi ends with a warning. The New Testament opens with the Messenger.The Son of righteousness has come.▸ Start with Episode 1 for the introduction, or jump to any episode▸ Subscribe so you don't miss new studies▸ Share with a friend who would be encouraged----------00:00 Introduction00:30 Enemies within the walls01:42 Do not be yoked02:43 Tears at the altar03:34 I hate divorce04:16 Fighting for our marriages06:20 Closing prayer----------#BookOfMalachi #BibleStudy #BethStudies #MinorProphets #SonOfRighteousness

Most of what we call "aging" may not be about time at all. It may be a nervous system stuck in stress, quietly draining your sleep, your recovery, and your long-term health.In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Kristen Holmes to discuss:Why the hallmarks of aging- inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular decline may be symptoms of a dysregulated autonomic nervous system, and how much of your HRV (47–65%) is genetic versus trainableHow your sleep is decided during the day, not at night, and why perceiving your day as "threatening" keeps your HRV suppressed and robs you of deep, restorative sleepThe circadian "amplitude" formula for bright days and dark nights that predicts everything from menopause symptom severity to longevity, plus the ~90 minutes of natural light almost no one getsWhy late-night eating rivals alcohol for damaging your resting physiology, and how a simple 12-hour eating window gets you most of the way thereWhy the fittest people sleep less, and how all-day movement and "exercise snacks" beat a single gym blockWhen you understand that your nervous system sits underneath your sleep, energy, and pace of aging, you stop chasing fragmented fixes and start pulling the few daily levers light, movement, meal timing, consistency that move the needle.Studies & ReferencesStress and Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5900369/How to Improve Your Circadian Rhythm with Satchin Panda PhD: https://youtu.be/gM_b4t0ARG8?si=QKfpYEAh1O5lyMw8Want ad-free episodes? Subscribe to Forever Strong Insider: https://bit.ly/4u5VSReListen to “The Line” on all your favorite platforms!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLine-PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-line-with-dr-kristen-holmes/id1846864184Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zc3BCKHlFAlffRnd6kZXyGet Dr. Kristen Holmes's book, “Aligned” here: https://sites.prh.com/dr-kristen-holmes

This week on Fuel for the Sole, we're talking about fueling for slow, long runs and how that relationship with fueling shifts in the endurance space. We also answer a listener question on collagen — specifically, which types are actually worth taking as an athlete. And finally, we dig into that study making the rounds claiming daily artificial sweetener intake (about what you'd get from a can of diet soda) is linked to significantly faster cognitive decline compared to lower intake.Want to be featured on the show? Email us (written or an audio file!) at⁠ fuelforthesolepodcast@gmail.com⁠. This episode is fueled by ASICS and RNWY!Head over to⁠ ASICS.com⁠ and sign up for a OneASICS account. It's completely free and when you sign up you will receive 10% off your first purchase. You also gain access to exclusive colorways on ASICS.com, free standard shipping, special birthday month discounts and more. RNWY Complete Protein is a post-run recovery shake we genuinely stand behind. Here's why: built on YESTEIN®, a fermented yeast protein that scores a PDCAAS of 1.0, which is the highest possible protein quality rating. That puts it in the same category as whey but without anyof the dairy. Every serving gives you 25 grams of complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids plus 5 grams of creatine monohydrate and a five-enzyme digestive complex. Get yours at https://rnwy.life/ and use code FEATHERS15 for 15% off your purchase. Disclaimer: This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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This is Dr. Swati Joshi's inaugural episode on the New Books Network. In this episode, she interviews Dr. Lucy Jeffery about her monograph, Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process (ibidem Press, 2021). She is also co-editor and author of Replaying Communism: Trauma and Nostalgia in European Cultural Production, published by CEU Press and AUP in 2026. She is co-founder of the Replaying Communism project, which received funding from the AHRC SWW-DTP (2023) and the Visegrad Fund (2024). Dr. Jeffery's published research is on Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Ezra Pound, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Magda Szabó. Her monograph—Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process—was published by Ibidem in 2021, and, in 2022, she co-edited a special issue for Green Letters, entitled ‘A New Poetics of Space'.  This episode weaves together Beckett's transdisciplinary creative process with Dr. Jeffery's journey of research, and cogitation over challenges to preserve integrity and creativity of the author's works in the wake of rapidly developing AI tools. Furthermore, the colour blue occupies an integral role in Dr. Jeffery's monograph, so this episode entails analytical segments on pigments used in Beckett's works beyond the black, white, and grey. Dr. Jeffery and I also briefly discuss our ongoing special issue, "A Writer's Palette: Colour in Late Modernist Literature," for Textual Practice. Colleagues interested in sharing their proposal until 12th December, can write to us on latemodernists@gmail.com, for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This is Dr. Swati Joshi's inaugural episode on the New Books Network. In this episode, she interviews Dr. Lucy Jeffery about her monograph, Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process (ibidem Press, 2021). She is also co-editor and author of Replaying Communism: Trauma and Nostalgia in European Cultural Production, published by CEU Press and AUP in 2026. She is co-founder of the Replaying Communism project, which received funding from the AHRC SWW-DTP (2023) and the Visegrad Fund (2024). Dr. Jeffery's published research is on Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Ezra Pound, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Magda Szabó. Her monograph—Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process—was published by Ibidem in 2021, and, in 2022, she co-edited a special issue for Green Letters, entitled ‘A New Poetics of Space'.  This episode weaves together Beckett's transdisciplinary creative process with Dr. Jeffery's journey of research, and cogitation over challenges to preserve integrity and creativity of the author's works in the wake of rapidly developing AI tools. Furthermore, the colour blue occupies an integral role in Dr. Jeffery's monograph, so this episode entails analytical segments on pigments used in Beckett's works beyond the black, white, and grey. Dr. Jeffery and I also briefly discuss our ongoing special issue, "A Writer's Palette: Colour in Late Modernist Literature," for Textual Practice. Colleagues interested in sharing their proposal until 12th December, can write to us on latemodernists@gmail.com, for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Sharlee Mullins Glenn reads her poem "Owl Light," and Christina Ellison reads her poem "My mother points this out like it's something lighthearted."Sharlee Mullins Glenn has published poetry, essays, short stories, articles, and criticism in periodicals as varied as Women's Studies, The Southern Literary Journal, Segullah, BYU Studies Quarterly, Ladybug, and The New York Times. She is also an award-winning author of children's books and a contributing editor for Wayfare. Christina Ellison is a fiction and poetry writer from Texas. Born and raised north of Houston, she currently lives within the cornfields of Nebraska. She is a fiction editor for Iron Horse Literary Review and New American Press, and her work can be found in Blood+Honey, fifth wheel press, The Hyacinth Review, and others.

This is Dr. Swati Joshi's inaugural episode on the New Books Network. In this episode, she interviews Dr. Lucy Jeffery about her monograph, Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process (ibidem Press, 2021). She is also co-editor and author of Replaying Communism: Trauma and Nostalgia in European Cultural Production, published by CEU Press and AUP in 2026. She is co-founder of the Replaying Communism project, which received funding from the AHRC SWW-DTP (2023) and the Visegrad Fund (2024). Dr. Jeffery's published research is on Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Ezra Pound, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Magda Szabó. Her monograph—Transdisciplinary Beckett: Visual Arts, Music, and the Creative Process—was published by Ibidem in 2021, and, in 2022, she co-edited a special issue for Green Letters, entitled ‘A New Poetics of Space'.  This episode weaves together Beckett's transdisciplinary creative process with Dr. Jeffery's journey of research, and cogitation over challenges to preserve integrity and creativity of the author's works in the wake of rapidly developing AI tools. Furthermore, the colour blue occupies an integral role in Dr. Jeffery's monograph, so this episode entails analytical segments on pigments used in Beckett's works beyond the black, white, and grey. Dr. Jeffery and I also briefly discuss our ongoing special issue, "A Writer's Palette: Colour in Late Modernist Literature," for Textual Practice. Colleagues interested in sharing their proposal until 12th December, can write to us on latemodernists@gmail.com, for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

→ Quantum | Upgrade your energy, harmonize your EMF exposure, and elevate your wellness with Quantum Upgrade and get a 15-day FREE trial, no credit card required at quantumupgrade.io/start when you use code DRG at checkout. Episode Description: You are living in an electromagnetic soup and most people have no idea. Over 4,000 published studies show harmful effects from EMF exposure on the brain, blood, nervous system, fertility, and more. The European Parliament has its own report on the cancer and fertility risks. And with 6G rolling out faster than 5G ever did, it is not getting better. This guest spent years as a VP at T-Mobile before switching sides. Now he studies and develops technology designed to harmonize EMF exposure rather than ignore it. This conversation covers what EMFs are doing inside the brain within seconds of exposure, why the problems accumulate silently until they are hard to trace back, and what anyone can actually do about it right now. Dr. G and his guest break it down — in order: Take 1: "EMFs are detrimental to human health and there are over 4,000 studies that show it" Most people cannot find this research on the first page of a Google search, but it exists and it spans decades. The guest breaks down what the evidence actually shows and where to find it. Take 2: "Within seconds in the brain, everything linked to stress fires up" EMF exposure does not wait weeks or months to affect your nervous system. The guest explains what happens inside the brain almost immediately upon exposure and why that matters for anxiety, brain fog, and chronic stress. Take 3: "You cannot hide from EMFs anymore" From 5G towers to Starlink to electric vehicles, there is nowhere left to escape. The guest explains why the goal cannot be avoidance and what the realistic path forward actually looks like. Take 4: "6G is going to be much worse than 5G" The next wave of wireless technology is already rolling out and the latest generation of mobile phones attacks the lymphatic system faster and deeper than the one before. The guest lays out what is coming and why staying informed matters. Take 5: "You can start becoming more coherent right now, for free" Meditation, sunlight, nature, yoga, and tai chi all support your biofield even before any technology gets involved. The guest gives the honest baseline of what lifestyle alone can do and where its limits are. In this episode, you will learn:  • Why EMF exposure causes problems that accumulate silently, why most people attribute their symptoms to something else entirely, and why the brain is especially vulnerable because it is the central steering organ for everything in the body  • How gamers, pilots, Uber drivers, and anyone with multiple screens and Bluetooth devices are experiencing compounded EMF exposure at levels the body was never designed to handle  • What coherence technology is, how it differs from simply blocking or shielding EMFs, and what the research behind it actually shows Find Quantum Upgrade:Website: https://www.quantumupgrade.io Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - 4,000+ Studies on EMF Health Effects (And Why You Don't Find Them on the First Search) 5:00 - Is There Anywhere Left on Earth to Escape EMFs? 8:00 - Are These Studies Being Suppressed? A Former T-Mobile VP Answers Honestly 10:00 - Why the Brain Is the First and Most Sensitive Organ to Take the Hit 13:00 - How Short-Term Exposure Triggers the Stress Response — And Why It Gets Worse Over Time 17:00 - Kids, Three Screens, Bluetooth Headphones and Why No One Is Connecting the Dots 21:00 - Why We're Not Talking About EMFs the Way We Should Be (It's Because They're Invisible) 25:00 - 5G Was Bad — Here's What 6G and Self-Driving Cars Are Going to Do 29:00 - What You Can Do for Free Right Now to Start Protecting Yourself 33:00 - From VP at T-Mobile to This: Why He Crossed to the Other Side 35:00 - The Technology That Harmonizes EMFs Without Removing Them 38:00 - The 15-Day Free Trial and Where to Find It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dig into two new 2026 studies that audited five popular AI chatbots on health questions, and athletic performance came back as the weakest category of the whole audit. We cover why an LLM is a prediction machine and not an all knowing coach, the sycophancy problem that lets you argue a chatbot into agreeing with whatever you already believed, and the fake citations researchers hit when they asked for references. We also get into the hard line on steroids, peptides, and supplement advice, where AI falls short on injuries and physical therapy, why a wall of jargon is usually a sign nobody understands the question, and how Jerred is thinking about guardrails before an AI coach ever shows up inside the Garage Gym Athlete app. Chapters: 0:03 AI Study Sparks Fitness Warning 4:26 Athletic Performance Scores Worst 8:37 Better Ways to Use AI 12:29 AI's Sycophancy Problem 16:49 Dangerous Advice on Drugs 23:31 Fake Citations and Hallucinations 26:29 Guardrails for Future AI Coaching 34:53 When AI Gets Too Complex

In this incredibly powerful and deeply personal episode, we sit down with Ray, a 60-year-old former third-generation Jehovah's Witness who shares his dramatic journey out of a high-control system. Though he successfully faded from the religion in his early twenties to live a vibrant life in San Francisco as a hair stylist, Ray made the decision to return at age 30, seeking a "safe" and community-centered environment to raise a family. Over the next two decades, Ray ran a highly popular Modesto hair salon, operating as a self-described "publisher seat warmer" who managed to avoid congregational duties—going door-to-door only once in 22 years of marriage—while simultaneously organizing active youth groups and building a warm, social haven in his own backyard. However, the safe facade crumbled when Ray allowed himself to deconstruct the doctrines. He spent over $10,000 on rare, historical Watchtower literature, keeping the boxes hidden in his hair salon office where he stayed up late verifying the organization's chronological errors and historical cover-ups. This forbidden research led to a grueling eight-hour judicial committee for apostasy where his closest friends and barber-chair clients testified against him, followed by a tragic, unnecessary family loss under the strict blood transfusion doctrine. Ultimately forced to fake a moral transgression using "theocratic warfare" just to free his wife for an unscriptural divorce, Ray hit rock bottom before finding true autonomy. Today, Ray shares how he reclaimed his identity at age 60, ran marathons, and built an authentic, chosen family based on genuine, unconditional love. Key Takeaways The $10,000 Secret Library: To prove to himself whether "the truth" was actually true, Ray ordered and hid tubs of old Watchtower publications, Rutherford books, and historical files in his salon office to verify the organization's shifting prophetic timelines (like 1914, 1925, and 1975). An Eight-Hour Inquisition: When the elders caught wind of his questioning, they subjected him to a marathon eight-hour trial where his lifelong friends and hair clients testified that brief, five-minute salon chats had "shook their faith". The Lethal Blood Transfusion Doctrine: Ray shares the devastating, heartbreaking loss of his 22-year-old nephew, a promising young musician who tragically died of a treatable chest tumor after his family adhered to the organization's ban on blood transfusions. A "Theocratic Warfare" Trap: Desperate to give his pioneering wife scriptural grounds for divorce without destroying her spiritual standing, Ray faked a one-night-stand confession, only for the elders to ignore his "repentance loop" and disfellowship him in just 20 minutes. Unconditional Love and a Jumbotron Proposal: Despite calling the suicide hotline twice during his lowest points, Ray successfully deconstructed. He is now thriving alongside his partner Destiny (also an ex-JW) and planning a surprise proposal on the San Francisco Giants' Jumbotron. Direct Quotes "When you find out that the truth is not the truth, the only thing to compare it to is finding out your mom's not your real mom." "Leaving a cult is a new beginning on a path to healing, not some magical end itself." "I just want to be the best dad, the best husband, the best son… and just make this time count." Resources Mentioned Santos Bonacci's "Astrotheology and the Bible" (Two-hour video that heavily triggered Ray's biblical deconstruction). The Gentile Times Reconsidered by Carl Olaf Johnson (The critical book analyzing the 607 vs. 587 BCE destruction of Jerusalem). JWFacts.com (Printouts Ray compiled for physical research). The Australian Royal Commission (Case Study 29) (The public investigation detailing the cover-up of child abuse within the organization). The "Truth" Book (Blue Bomb). Studies in the Scriptures and old Rutherford literature (such as Millions Now Living Will Never Die). Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (The specific television episode covering Jehovah's Witnesses). ExJwHelp.com (Cult recovery coaching and resources run by the podcast host). shunnedpodcast.com, thisjwlife.com, and Becoming Jehovah (Free online book by the host). Guest Bio Ray is a 60-year-old former third-generation Jehovah's Witness, father, and salon owner who courageously reclaimed his life after spending decades within a high-control religious environment. Now happily free and running marathons, he lives in California with his partner Destiny and his thriving, authentic children. Support the show and get bonuses as well by donating to the cause on our Patreon page, Patreon.com/shunned Are you struggling in some area of life? Feeling stuck? Need an accountability partner or some encouragement? Need to talk to someone that understands cult life? Reach out and let's talk. I have affordable programs to help as a certified life coach with a focus on cult recovery. Click HERE for more information. Want more resources? Go to my other website exjwHelp.com Leave us a review on iTunes Find shunned podcast on Youtube, including new VIDcasts here. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. You can listen to the Shunned Podcast Spotify playlist here for all of the songs chosen by guests of the show. This podcast was made possible by my original podcast This JW Life. You can find it on any podcast app. It is a 9 part series about life as Jehovah's Witnesses designed to help you understand how it worked in one comprehensive story and to help you process your own if you came from that environment. Read my FREE online book, based on This JW Life, called Becoming Jehovah, in both English and Spanish by clicking here An ExJW podcast and ExJW YouTube Channel

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UX portfolio case studies don't need to walk through every single step of your process, and trying to do that is actually working against you. This is week three of a five part series on UX portfolio myths, and this episode tackles a big one, the belief that every case study needs to show the whole end to end process for a project.Sarah argues the opposite works better. Going deep into just one or two parts of a project beats trying to cram in everything you did, especially for projects that spanned six months, a year, or longer. Trying to show it all just skims the surface of everything and overwhelms the person reviewing it, which is the opposite of what you want.She backs this up with a clip from her interview with Alexander Zeh, former Head of Product Design at ManyChat, who said he's specifically listening for problem solving language, phrases like "I facilitated," "I unblocked," "I synthesized," because those signal maturity in how a candidate thinks, not just what they produced.The bulk of the episode is a screen share walkthrough where Sarah rebuilds a weak case study slide by slide, showing exactly what it looks like to go from a shallow "next, I made some wireframes" slide into one that explains the problem, the decision, the reasoning, and the impact. If your case studies currently read like a list of what you did, this episode shows you exactly what to change and why.Topics Discussed✅ Why cramming your entire UX process into one case study actually works against you✅ What Alexander Zeh, former Head of Product Design at ManyChat, said he's actually listening for in a portfolio walkthrough✅ A live screen share breakdown showing the difference between a shallow case study slide and one that goes deep✅ Why "next, I made some wireframes" is what Sarah calls a five alarm fire in a portfolio✅ How to handle a case study for a project that spanned six months, a year, or longer without trying to cram in everything✅ What questions your case study should actually be answering, beyond just what you did✅ Why you might choose to highlight different parts of the same long project depending on the specific role you're applying forLinks & Resources

Lady! If you’ve noticed by now the unofficial theme for this year is community. How to build it, how to engage with it, and how to be responsible with it. As we continue to expand our understanding of what it means to be in community with others, we have to keep our most vulnerable in mind. That’s right, how are we helping the babies and the young people navigate the world? This week, Dr. Dom and Terri offer a quick glimpse into ways we can help protect children’s peace. Are you being mindful of your conduct when in the presence of children? Studies show that kids are their most observant and absorbent of behavior and energy up to the age of 8 and it is our responsibility as community members to model what it is like to engage in ways that show self-respect and respect for others. Even if they aren’t your babies, they are somebody’s baby and they deserve an opportunity to have their innocence preserved and experience as peaceful a world as possible. Tune in for a few tips on how to walk in the world knowing that there are literally people who look up to you and take their cues from how you move in the world. Goal Mapping Starter Guide Cultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary Resources: Dr. Dom’s Therapy Practice Get That Pitch Workshop: Turn your story and expertise into speaking gigs, media features, and collaborations, without a publicist. Visit GetThatPitch.com and Use code HERSPACE for a special listener discount. Branding with Terri Melanin and Mental Health Therapy for Black Girls Psychology Today Therapy for QPOC Therapy Fund Foundation Where to find us: Twitter: @HERspacepodcast Instagram: @herspacepodcast Facebook: @herspacepodcast Website: cultivatingherspace.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Hour and 52 MinutesPG-13Dr. J. Otto Pohl received his PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has taught at the American University Iraq Sulaimani, University of Ghana, and American University of Central Asia. He is the author of Ethnic Cleansing in the USSR, 1937–1949 (Greenwood, 1999), The Stalinist Penal System (McFarland & Co., 1997), and The Years of Great Silence The Deportation, Special Settlement, and Mobilization into the Labor Army of Ethnic Germans in the USSR, 1941–1955 (Columbia University Press, 2022). His articles have appeared in, among other journals, The Russian Review, Journal of Genocide Research, Human Rights Review, and Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.This is a combination of two episodes:Episode 1062: Who Was the Most Persecuted Group Under the Soviet Regime? w/ J. Otto PohlEpisode 1166: An Overview of the Soviet Regime Pre- and Post-War w/ J. Otto PohlThe Years of Great SilenceDr. Pohl's SubstackDr. Pohl's PatreonDr. Pohl's TwitterPete and Thomas777 'At the Movies'Support Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's GUMROADPete's VenmoPete's Buy Me a CoffeePete on FacebookPete on TwitterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.