Live Beyond the Norms

Healing isn’t just about adding new supplements or chasing the latest biohack. Sometimes it’s about remembering what your body already knows.

In this episode, I sit down with Cate Stillman, a globally recognized wellness leader, Ayurvedic practitioner, author of Body Thrive and Uninflamed, and founder of Yoga Healer and Wellness Pro Academy.

We talk about how childhood experiences shape our health patterns, the rhythm of daily life that governs vitality, and why healing often begins by reconnecting with nature’s cycles. Cate also shares her journey from athlet...

Ever wonder what advanced imaging and AI-powered tests can really reveal about your body? I sat down with Dr. Greg Burzynski, an integrative medicine physician, founder of Houston Concierge Medicine, and a true longevity strategist, to discuss how new technologies, such as whole-body MRI, cancer blood panels, and AI coronary scans, are transforming preventive health.

In this episode, we break down how advanced testing can detect cancers at stage 0, reveal early signs of heart disease that are invisible to traditional scans, and how artificial intelligence is accelerating diagnostics faster than any previous generation. 

Inflammation is stealing years from your life, but tracking it has always been expensive, slow, and inconvenient. Bob Messerschmidt, the engineer who helped bring heart rate sensors to the Apple Watch, now has a game-changing solution that puts inflammation monitoring in your hands for just $10 per test, with results in 30 minutes.

Bob takes us through his incredible journey from cold emailing Steve Jobs to selling his company to Apple, and ultimately leaving to pursue his real passion: giving people direct access to their health data. 

His new technology measures E...

The missing link in health may not be another diet or detox, but understanding your own genetics. Kim Ressler reveals how nutrigenomics turns genetic insights into customized nutrition that supports energy, mood, sleep, and long-term wellness.

Kim shares her personal health struggles, how she discovered nutrigenomics, and why knowing your actionable genes is the simplest way to finally stop guessing about supplements and start supporting your body with exactly what it needs.

" I believe that everybody should understand their genetics from virtually the time they're born." ~ Kim Ressler

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Stress, emotional triggers, and inner static quietly drain energy and accelerate aging. Dave Asprey reveals how removing triggers at the mitochondrial level can dissolve stress, free energy, and unlock lasting peace for longer, healthier living.

In this episode, Dave shares powerful lessons from his new bestseller, Heavily Meditated. We talk about the real cost of living with emotional tri...

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Feeling run down, stressed, or like your body isn’t bouncing back the way it used to? Glutathione might be the piece you’ve been missing. Dr. Nayan Patel breaks down why this “master antioxidant” could change the way we think about health, energy, and longevity.

Dr. Patel has been studying glutathione since 1999. He’s the author of The Glutathio...

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Feel like you're navigating the health and wellness world with no map? It's a struggle to separate fact from hype, and even harder to find what really works. Jared St. Clair is here to make that process a whole lot clearer.

Jared, the herbalist, supplement formulator, and host of the Vitality Radio podcast, is on a mission to hel...

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Trauma isn’t only about what happened in your past. It lives in your biology today, shaping how your cells respond, how your nervous system reacts, and how your body heals.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double board-certified physician and author of The Biology of Trauma. She reveals how unresolved trauma creates patte...

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Beauty isn’t just skin deep. The way your skin looks reflects your inner health, your energy, and even your confidence in relationships and work.

In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Varga to explore the connection between skin health, inflammation, and radiance. She explains why the eyes are the first place to reveal stress in the body...

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Every chronic disease shares one common thread: nitric oxide loss. From high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction to Alzheimer’s and chronic infections, the absence of this critical signaling molecule leaves the body unable to heal, repair, or regenerate. 

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Nathan Bryan, one of the world’s leading experts on nitric oxide biochemi...

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A medical doctor gets an incurable diagnosis, lands in a wheelchair, and is told there’s no hope. Instead of accepting her fate, she created a protocol that not only stopped her disease but reversed it.

In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Dr. Terry Wahls, who shares her stunning story of going from being unable to sit up on...

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Living the invisible divorce means sharing a house but not a life, going through the motions while growing further apart. After 15 years as a San Francisco police officer, Joel Evan discovered that success in his career and fitness meant nothing when his marriage was falling apart behind closed doors.

In this episode, Joel reveals how prioritizing health and wea...

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Millions are stuck in a broken healthcare cycle, exhausted, overweight, and told to rely on pills that never fix the root cause. Sam Tejada, firefighter turned health entrepreneur, reveals why prevention, functional medicine, and the right protocols are the real answer for energy, weight loss, and long-term health.

In this episode, Sam uncovers how proactive wellness can stop decline bef...

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Feeling stronger, living healthier, and building resilience starts with the choices we make daily, from the food we eat to the fears we face head-on.

In this episode, I sit down with Pete Evans, a renowned chef, author of more than 30 books, TV host, and unapologetic health advocate. We talk about what surfing taught him about patience, why fac...

Mouth breathing, snoring, and poor sleep are draining energy, wrecking health, and even breaking relationships. The overlooked solution? Breathing correctly. Your breath doesn’t just calm stress; it controls nitric oxide, circulation, sleep quality, and even longevity.

In this episode, I welcome back Sachin Patel, a renowned breathwork teacher, chiropractor, and mentor to health practitioners. We talk about why 66% of people breathe the wrong way at night, how nitric oxide impacts immunity and sexual health, and the simple techniques that can reset stress, improve sleep, and extend lifespan without drugs or gimmicks.

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Sunlight has been demonized for decades, but what if the very thing we’ve been avoiding is the key to preventing disease, balancing hormones, and extending lifespan? The truth is, exposure to natural light does far more than make vitamin D. It sparks dozens of pathways that fight inflammation, improve mood, optimize sleep, and even protect against Alzheimer’s. 

In thi...

Wearables promise insights into health, but most people are left asking: what do the numbers really mean, and how do they help us live longer? Behind those heart rate variability (HRV) scores and recovery charts lie clues about hidden stressors, like food, alcohol, poor sleep, and even altitude, that quietly shape how long and how well we live.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Torkil Færø, Norwegian physician, emergency doctor, and author of The Pulse Cure. With decades of experience treating patients and using HRV to decode the body’s stress resp...

My own test results revealed that the healthy foods I eat every day, like garlic and ginger, can actually cause inflammation. It turns out, you can feel perfectly fine and still have hidden gut problems sabotaging your health goals.

In this episode, I share my personal GI Map and food sensitivity test results with Margaret Floyd Barry. I’ve always considered myself a healthy guy, so I was genuinely shocked by what we found lurking in my gut, including specific bacteria and a common parasite that could be getting in the way of my go...

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Conventional breast cancer screening often misses the mark, causing unnecessary harm while failing to address root causes like environment and metabolism. Women deserve better tools and knowledge to protect their health without fear or false hope.

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jenn Simmons, a former breast surgeon turned integrative oncologist who is revolutionizing how we approach bre...

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Persistent fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and skin issues might not be random. What if your symptoms are coming from something inside your body that most doctors won’t even look for?

In this episode, I’m talking with Kim Rogers, better known online as the Worm Queen. With over 18 years in Western medicine and more than half a million...

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Hydrogen water isn't just for elite athletes and biohackers anymore. If you've been struggling with chronic inflammation, gut dysfunction, or low energy, it’s time to consider what your body might be missing and why hydrogen could play a central role in fixing it.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Paul Barattiero, a naturopathic doctor and pione...

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Feeling fine doesn’t always mean you’re actually fine. When it comes to spinal health, most people don’t realize how much silent wear and tear is happening until it’s too late, and sometimes irreversible.

In this episode, I sit down with Jason Gilbert, a spinal health expert who’s helped tens of thousands of clients, including eli...

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So many are told their labs look fine, only to get hit with a heart attack or stroke. That’s because most physicians aren’t trained to look for common indicators of heart disease risk in the early stages, such as inflammation, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, and silent plaque progression.

In this episode, I sit down with cardiometabolic nutritionist Michelle Routhenstein to break down what’s...

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Brain fog, unexplained fatigue, chronic gut issues, and mood swings that don't add up to a clear diagnosis? There's a strong chance that you, or someone close, could be facing chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) without knowing it. 

In this episode, I sit down with Jenny Johnson, a practitioner and expert in biotoxin illness and CIRS, to u...

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That constant state of 'go, go, go' feels productive, even powerful, until one day you realize the engine you've been running on is actually your own survival instinct. The very drive that pushes you to succeed might be steering you directly toward burnout, hormonal chaos, and chronic stress.

My guest today, Dr. Mariza Snyder, knows thi...

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Airplanes and operating rooms don’t usually have much in common, but for Ryan Encinas, both are launchpads into transformation.

Before co-founding a health optimization platform and pioneering the use of the BioPhotonic Scanner, Ryan spent years inside surgical suites, navigating everything from tumor removals to joint replacements. But it wasn’t the procedures that shook him—it was the b...

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No one accidentally beats Bryan Johnson at the Rejuvenation Olympics—unless you’re Dave Pascoe. What started with a few blood labs quickly turned into a full-blown system of hormone tuning, data tracking, and precise optimization. He’s not just aging slower. His biological age is 24 years younger than his real age.

Dave is a longevity-focused biohacker who treat...

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I never imagined I’d be talking to someone who’s advised the FDA, challenged medical orthodoxy, and lived through one of the most devastating pharmaceutical disasters in history, but Suzanne Robotti is that person.

She’s not just an FDA advisor. She’s also the founder of MedShadow Foundation, a nonprofit that helps people unde...

There’s something broken in how we think about chronic illness, and it’s not just the healthcare system. It’s the way we’re trained to accept pills over root causes, symptoms over patterns, and insurance codes over meaningful conversations.

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Vik Rajan—a quadruple board-certified physician in integrative medicine, nephrology, internal medicine, and pediatrics—who is rewriting the script on how we treat chronic disease. And he is not just trained. He’s lived it.

From watching his mother battle multiple trans...

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Isn't it wild how many of our lifelong struggles can be traced back to the first few months of life? And most of us don’t even realize it.

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Robert Melillo, one of the top experts in childhood neurological disorders and the founder of the Brain Balance Achievement Centers. He’s...

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Most people don’t realize their gut might be the secret to a sharper brain.

In this episode, Sarah Turner breaks down how red light therapy is changing everything we thought we knew about brain health, gut function, and the power of light as medicine.

Sarah is a clinical neuroscientist, nutrition expert, and t...

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There’s something powerful about watching someone take total ownership of their body, their food, and their mind, and turn it into a mission.

Robert Sikes, also known as Keto Savage, joins me to share what it takes to build muscle, win on stage, and stay in ketosis for over a decade straight, without compromise.

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What if the most overlooked molecule in health wasn’t some obscure plant compound or cutting-edge supplement, but something as simple as hydrogen?

Greg, better known as the Hydrogen Man, joins me today to unpack how molecular hydrogen could be the most powerful healing tool most people have never considered.

Aft...

Some injuries never really leave you…unless you change how you heal them.

That’s something I got to dig into with Dr. Christopher Meadows, a double board-certified physician and regenerative medicine expert at Clinic 5C. Dr. Meadows has been chief resident, helped build a residency program, and now spearheads orthopedic regenerative therapies that skip the scalpel and address the root of healing.

From football injuries and quitting soda in middle school to mini-liposuctions and stem cell protocols that target your body’s natural repair systems, this conversation hits a whol...

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Some ideas sound crazy until you try them and realize they change everything.

That’s what happened when I sat down with Sean McCormick, host of the Optimal Performance Podcast, high-performance coach, and legit human guinea pig. We’re talking about a guy who’s tested everything from float tanks in sketchy Craigslist basements to five-day dry fast...

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Being told you're going to die at 26 changes everything—especially when you prove the doctors wrong.

That's exactly what happened to Michele Hughes when she woke up covered in a mysterious rash that doctors said was an incurable autoimmune disease. They put her on 60 milligrams of prednisone, made her gain 10 pounds in a weekend, and basically wrote her off. But...

Most of us are consuming the wrong fats and paying the price with our health, energy, and brain function.

That’s what Udo Erasmus discovered after nearly dying from pesticide poisoning. His recovery sent him deep into the world of fats and oils, uncovering how the way we process and consume oils today is damaging our bodies at the cellular level.

Udo’s not just a health expert—he’s the guy who redefined how oils should be made. With over 40 years of research, multiple books, and his own company...

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It’s hard to explain the moment you realize you don’t like your own child.

That’s exactly where Dana Kay found herself—exhausted, overwhelmed, and walking on eggshells in a house filled with tantrums, tension, and confusion. Her son had just been diagnosed with ADHD, and like so many parents, she was handed a prescription and told, “This is the only way.”<...

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There’s something wild that happens when you hit rock bottom and don’t quit.

Tim Thomas has been there—Australian Special Forces veteran, pro fighter, shark attack survivor, divorced, broke, and nearly suicidal at 3 a.m. on a couch in his parents’ house. That’s when he realized something had to change, and it wasn’t going to come from the...

It’s wild what your body knows about you, what it would tell you if only you'd listen.

Dan Smith lived the first 40 years of his life as a brain on legs. He was emotionally disconnected, hyper-intellectual, and proud of it. He retired early, built multiple companies, advised founders, and by all accounts “won the game.” But something was off. His body screamed in quiet ways—chronic tension, sleepless nights, emotional numbness.

Then came a moment of awakening.

Dan stumbled into a world he once moc...