Live Beyond the Norms

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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.

<...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

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...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

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.”<...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

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...

Some people are just born for what they do—and Robbie Stahl is one of them.

At just seven years old, he was already lifting river rocks in his backyard with a homemade weight set. By the time he was 15, athletes were paying him to write their training programs. Fast-forward nearly three decades, and Robbie is the go-to expert for people over 50 who want to feel 20 years younger—without pain, burnout, or pushing themselves into injury.

In this episode, Robbie, founder of The Fitness Doctor, breaks down why traditional work...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

Ever met someone who helps people quit smoking… without withdrawal, meds, or even a second thought?

In this episode, I sit down with Meridee Hlokoff, founder of LaserQuit, a revolutionary addiction recovery program that uses cold laser therapy to help people quit smoking, drinking, vaping, binge eating, and even phone addiction, often in just one session.

Struggling to conceive and feeling like the clock is ticking louder every day?

In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Preston, a biochemist-turned-physician assistant and founder of Denovo Fertility, who’s flipping the script on traditional fertility care by helping couples dramatically boost their chances of conceiving, without jumping straight to IVF.

Jessica brings 20 years of OB/GYN experience, a deep bench in functional medicine, and a wildly refreshing honesty about what fertility clinics often ignore. We talk about everything from the real story behind A.M.H. (An...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

You go to the dermatologist with a full-body rash or a child who can’t sleep because they scratch till they bleed—and the first option you're handed is a lifelong biologic drug?

Something's not right.

In this episode, I sit down with Kerry Jenkins, a certified physician assistant with 23+ years in medical and aesthe...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

You think you're doing everything right. Eating clean, loading up on salmon, and seasoning with garlic and ginger. But what if the very foods keeping you “healthy” are quietly inflaming your body?

In this episode, I bring back Margaret Floyd Barry—functional nutritionist, food sensitivity specialist, and founder of Restorative Wellness Solutions—to walk me through the gut healing protocol she created based on my own poo...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566

Have you ever found yourself swinging between overindulging at a party and then swearing off carbs for a week, only to end up right back where you started?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Hehmeyer—licensed dietary nutritionist, clinical nurse specialist, chiropractor, and founder of Well Empowered—to talk about what really keeps people stuck in cycles of gui...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Ever notice how quickly conventional oncology jumps straight to chemo, radiation, or the scalpel—and how rarely anyone asks why that tumor showed up in the first place?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt, naturopathic physician and author of the Amazon bestseller A Better Way to Treat Cancer. Michael has treated 100,000‑plus patients since 1987 and hosts Integrative Cancer Solutions and Integr...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Ever wonder why the same joint hits your buddy like a creativity bomb but leaves you paranoid on the couch?

Len May has the answer, and it’s all in your DNA.

Len is the CEO of EndoDNA, a kid who turned ADHD self-medication into hard science, and the man whose once-skeptical parents now consume products that his company has patents on. 

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Your multivitamin might be making you sick.

What if the very supplements we think are helping, like Vitamin A, Vitamin D, or so-called superfoods, are quietly sabotaging your liver, calcifying your joints, and draining your energy?

Dr. Garrett Smith calls it like it is.

Known as “The Nutrition Detective,” Dr. Smith has spent the last d...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

You’re not out of shape because you don’t work hard enough. You might just be doing the wrong kind of hard.

Brad Kearns was once ranked #3 in the world as a professional triathlete. He’s a two-time US national champion, a Guinness World Record holder, and most recently took second place in the USA Masters National High Jump at 58. He has trained with the greats...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Most people slow down in their 60s. John Brink became a competitive bodybuilder in his 70s and now, at 84, he’s still lifting more than most 20-year-olds.

Born during WWII in Nazi-occupied Holland, John grew up scavenging train yards for food, dodging bombs, and surviving trauma that would shape the rest of his life. At age 23, he immigrated to Canada with nothing but a suit...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

You’re not tired because you’re getting older. You’re not bloated because of “just stress.” And your labs being “normal” doesn’t mean you’re actually healthy.

Reed Davis wants to change how we define health because symptoms are just the surface. He’s trained over 4,000 functional practitioners, run thousands of functional lab tests, and guided over 10,000 people back to health by doing what most practi...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

When your body hurts and no one believes you, where do you go for answers?

Most women with autoimmune disorders, especially Hashimoto’s, don’t even realize what’s really happening to them. They’re dismissed, misdiagnosed, and put on pills that never solve the root issue.

In this episode, natural medicine expert and functional practitioner Gwen Foster breaks down everything mainstream medicine gets wrong...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

The biggest threat to your health might not be bad food or lack of exercise—it might be the voice in your head that says, "you’re not enough.”

No supplement, workout, or productivity hack can outdo a life built on stress, burnout, and self-loathing. 

In this episode, Shawn Wells—biochemist, bestselling author, and “world’s greatest formulator”—opens up about what truly matters on the path...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Your body wasn't designed to struggle with obesity, diabetes, or chronic illness—these are symptoms of a deeper metabolic dysfunction that about 93% of Americans now experience.

Most people chase weight loss through calorie counting and deprivation, never addressing the root causes that would permanently transform their health.

In this episode, Ben Azadi, bestselling author and metabolism expert, reveals the truth about metabolic freedom—how sp...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Feeling constantly tired, snappy, or just…off? You’re not broken, and you’re definitely not alone.

Rachel Sanders has lived it.

She’s the founder of Rootine, a mom of two, with a Harvard MBA—but behind the scenes, she was juggling brain fog, stubborn weight gain, and stress that felt never-ending. After trying all the “healthy” habits that didn't seem...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

Aging doesn’t have to mean falling apart. But if you walk into a typical doctor’s office today, chances are you're only getting patched up—not actually fixed.

Dr. Elizabeth Yurth thinks it’s time for a serious shift.

As a double board-certified MD with 30 years in orthopedic and regenerative medicine, Dr. Yurth spent decades treating pro athletes and perfor...

The human body possesses remarkable self-healing abilities that conventional medicine often overlooks when treating chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, IBS, and long COVID.

Many sufferers cycle through endless medical appointments, medications with diminishing returns, and growing frustration as their symptoms persist despite "normal" test results.

In this episode, Brehan Crawford, founder of Crawford Wellness and expert in traditional Chinese medicine, reveals how this 2,000-year-old medical system addresses chronic conditions through a holistic approach to infection, inflammation, and autonomic healing.

Whether you're dealing with persistent health...

Your brain harbors the world's greatest pharmacy, capable of releasing over 30,000 different neurochemicals with just a single thought.

Most people never tap into this incredible power, living instead with overactive stress responses, poor sleep, and mental fog that drain their energy and accelerate aging.

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Porter, award-winning neuroscience pioneer and inventor of BrainTap technology, reveals how specific light, sound, and frequency patterns can reprogram your brain for optimal performance, stress resilience, and longevity.

Whether you struggle with mental performance, chronic...

Nearly 60% of Americans have at least one chronic disease, and an estimated 1 in 10 suffers from an autoimmune disorder. 

But what if these numbers drastically underestimate the issue? Research suggests up to 80% of Americans show signs of inflammation, a major driver of autoimmune conditions.

In this episode, Dr. David Bilstrom, a quadruple board-certified physician and director of the International Autoimmune Institute, breaks down the science of why autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing, why most treatments focus on the wrong things, and how you can actually address the root causes before it’s t...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

There’s a side of bodybuilding and performance enhancement that few people talk about—the reality behind the aesthetics, the sacrifices, and the mental battles that come with chasing the perfect physique.

In this episode, fitness expert and NASM-certified coach Dylan Gemelli talks about high-level bodybuilding, biohacking, and performance enhancement. He’s spent years studying SARMs, peptides, and steroids—and he’s go...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

If you’re dealing with moody, anxious, or unpredictable kids, perhaps the missing piece isn’t discipline or therapy—but nourishment.

In this episode, holistic nutrition expert and author Jess Sherman reveals how food, sleep, and connection shape childhood resilience and long-term health. She shares eye-opening insights into why kids struggle with focus, energy, and emotions, and why most solutions...

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping – just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 

According to neuroplasticity expert Ashok Gupta, your brain could be the key behind 70% of the chronic illnesses we're battling today, including Long COVID, chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, and even gut issues.

In this episode, Ashok shares how neurological patterns become stuck after illness, creating chronic inflammation and endless health issues. He reveals how your ner...