The Energy Blueprint Podcast

We're living in a paradoxical moment. Technology promises to elevate us, yet we're more disconnected from our bodies than ever. 

Master Mingtong Gu, a Qigong master and author of Coming Home to Embodied Awakening, shares a radical insight: our humanity isn't defined by our thinking. Rather, it's defined by our capacity to feel, experience, and inhabit our bodies.

In a world hijacked by screens, data, and AI, Master Mingtong reveals why returning to your body is an act of resistance and reclamation. He's spent decades teaching thousands of people how to recover from "incurable" conditions a...

 Are you experiencing symptoms like your mind feeling cloudy, forgetting basic things, and constantly struggling to stay focused on the task at hand? If so, there is a likely chance that you suffer from brain fog. In itself, brain fog can be frustrating as it keeps you from living your optimal life. However, it could be a sign of underlying issues. In order to improve your brain health, it is critical to first uncover the primary causes of brain fog.

You will learn all this and more as I talk to health journalist Jordan Fallis, the founder o...

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Stephan Guyenet, an obesity researcher with a Ph.D. in neuroscience who spent 12 years studying the science of body fatness. 

His groundbreaking work has completely changed how I think about fat loss and nutrition science. This conversation is one I've been looking forward to for years.

Dr. Guyenet challenges one of the most popular narratives in health today: that carbs and insulin are the primary drivers of fat gain. We dive deep into the scientific evidence that contradicts this widely-believed hypothesis, and it's eye-opening. If you've ever w...

My good friend Jason Prall has one of the smartest minds I know in the health space. He's a filmmaker, author, and health educator who created The Human Longevity Project, a nine-part film series that's honestly one of my favorite health documentaries of all time. 

In this conversation, we dive deep into something most people miss: how your childhood experiences and emotional traumas directly impact your energy levels and physical health. We explore the ACE study, intergenerational trauma, and how your nervous system is either working for you or against you. 

Jason shares how the be...

I recently sat down with my close friend and coworker Alex Leaf, a certified sports nutritionist and researcher, to dive deep into some of the most pervasive nutrition myths out there. 

What impressed me most about our conversation was his ability to cut through the noise and bring real science to topics that are often clouded by dogma from different dietary camps.

We spent hours debunking myths from the low-carb crowd, the vegan community, and mainstream nutrition advice. Alex brings a level of nuance and evidence-based thinking that's rare in the health space. 

Wh...

I recently had an interesting conversation with Dr. Eric Zielinski, a public health researcher and aromatherapy expert who completely changed my perspective on essential oils. Years ago, I thought they were just hippy-dippy new age nonsense. But the science is real, and the applications are powerful.

Dr. Zielinski has dedicated his career to educating people about essential oils without any financial bias—he doesn't sell them. This means he can tell you the truth about what actually works, what's dangerous, and how to use these plant medicines safely and effectively.

In this episode, we discuss ho...

You've probably heard that gut health matters, but did you know your gut problems might not show up as digestive symptoms at all?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Michael Ruscio to uncover the hidden connections between your gut and your overall health.

Dr. Ruscio is a clinical researcher and bestselling author of "Healthy Gut, Healthy You." He's spent years cutting through the dogma in both conventional and alternative medicine to find what actually works. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he speaks at integrative medical conferences around the world.<...

In this episode, I am speaking with Morley Robbins about his novel hypothesis that chronic fatigue (and most chronic disease) is caused predominantly by copper dysregulation. This is a fascinating idea that I allow him to explore in depth, while also pushing back a bit at times on the idea that health can be reduced to any kind of simple mineral issue. I think Morley is a fascinating guy with a lot of valuable and novel ideas, and I hope you'll listen in to what he has to say.

In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Joseph Mercola—a certified family physician and a pioneer in the natural medicine realm. We will talk about the biggest problems with health today, blood flow-restricted exercise, burning fat, deuterium depletion, vitamin D, and more.

In this podcast, Dr. Mercola will cover:

Today, I'm excited to share my conversation with Emily, founder of Ziva Meditation and one of the most insightful teachers I know when it comes to meditation, personal growth, spirituality, and manifestation.

One of the central themes of our discussion is the idea that our deepest desires may have more meaning than we realize. Rather than viewing desire as something to suppress or ignore, Emily sees it as a source of guidance. The things we are most drawn toward may reveal important clues about our growth, purpose, and the direction life is inviting us to move.

In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Daniel Stickler—co-founder of The Apeiron Center for Human Potential—about the best peptides for boosting mitochondria, brain health, and longevity.

In this podcast, Dr. Stickler will cover:

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Jason Hawrelak, world-renowned microbiome expert, gastrointestinal specialist, and author of over 60 research papers dedicated to gut health. He is, in my opinion, one of the foremost gut/microbiome experts on the planet. So this is a MUST-listen.

In this podcast, Dr. Hawrelak and I discuss:

The invisible but highly active "organ" that affects everything from mitochondrial function to our nervous system to cancer treatment outcomes

The truth behind microbiome testing and what to know before you get your results

3 primary connections between your microbiome...

In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Eric Gordon, MD, who has spent the last 40 years helping his patients overcome chronic complex illnesses by focusing on mitochondria and cellular communication. We will discuss the Cell Danger Response, mitochondria, lifestyle, and much, much more. 

There are moments in life when the old version of you stops working, but the next version hasn't arrived yet.

A relationship ends, or a career changes direction. A long-held identity begins to crack. The things that once gave you certainty no longer fit, yet what comes next remains unclear.

It's uncomfortable, disorienting, and most people do everything they can to escape it.

According to my guest today, those in-between periods may be some of the most important moments of our lives.

Today, I'm excited to share my conversation with Telfer...

What if some people diagnosed with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, anxiety, or even early Alzheimer's are actually dealing with an underlying infection that was never properly identified?

Today, I'm sharing my conversation with Dr. Richard Horowitz, a board-certified internist who has treated more than 13,000 patients with Lyme and tick-borne disease over the last four decades, many of whom had already seen countless doctors and collected diagnoses like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and early dementia before discovering Lyme may have been part of the picture.

Dr. Horowitz calls Lyme "the great...

In this episode, I am speaking with Emily Fletcher – the founder of Ziva meditation – about why you should tab into your sexuality to manifest your goal and dreams. 

In this podcast, Emily and I discuss: 

·      The secrets of sacred sexuality 

·      The link between sex and the divine

·      How to use orgasms to level up your potential

·      The power of GOYA (Get Off Your Ass)

Most people think fatigue is simple.

You're tired because you didn't sleep enough. Or you're stressed. Or maybe you just need more caffeine.

But what if you've addressed all those factors and are still fatigued?

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Evan Hirsch, a physician who has helped thousands of people recover from chronic fatigue after experiencing it himself. And according to Dr. Hirsch, fatigue is rarely caused by one singular thing.

When you look deeper, a pattern emerges. Hidden infections, environmental toxins, nutrient deficiencies, poor sleep quality, and nervous system dysfunction...

Most people think weight loss is simple: eat less, move more, push through the fatigue.

But what if that approach is exactly why so many diets fail?

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, a PhD in brain and cognitive sciences who studies the neuroscience of eating behavior and long-term weight loss. According to Dr. Susan, fatigue during dieting is a short-term feeling that should ease over time…with the right approach.

When you cut calories, your body doesn't just burn fat and carry on. It responds. Metabolism slows, energy drops, and ho...

Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course ever at Harvard and is one of the world's top happiness experts. He defines happiness not as temporary pleasure (like going to the beach or eating ice cream), but as "whole person well-being," captured in his SPIRE framework: Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational, and Emotional.

One of the most powerful studies Dr. Ben-Shahar shares is about janitors, nurses, and doctors working in the same hospitals doing identical work…yet some saw their work as a "job" (something they had to do for a paycheck), others as a "career" (focused on cl...

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Alan Christianson, a board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist and the founding president of the Endocrine Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the American College of Thyroidology. We'll discuss his new book, the Hormone Healing Cookbook, and specific foods for resolving pesky symptoms driven by hormonal changes in midlife.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Caroline Alan, the self-proclaimed "Mineral Geek."

She shares her history of serious health problems, including gut inflammation, periodontal disease with bone loss in her teeth, recurring sinus infections, brain fog so bad she left her corporate career, and lifelong insomnia. 

But her health completely transformed thanks to a chance suggestion from her business partner to try liquid minerals.

Caroline is now passionate about sharing the connections she's found between mineral depletion, replenishment, and cellular function.

She's also a soon-to-be published author; her book, The Mineral R...

Most people think body fat is the problem. If you gain weight, the goal is simple: eat less, burn more, and try to get rid of it.

But what if that way of thinking is fundamentally flawed?

Today, I'm joined by Dr. William Li, a world-renowned physician and scientist who has led the development of more than 30 new medical treatments that impact care for over 70 diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. Dr. Li has spent decades studying the biology of metabolism, fat, and disease.

In his view, body fat itself...

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Christopher Pickard, a hypertension expert with decades of expertise studying nutrition and lifestyle on how to get your blood pressure back down into the healthy range.

In this podcast, Dr. Pickard and I discuss:

The link between high blood pressure and the risk of dying from COVID-19…and how Dr. Pickard is using this knowledge to help his patients

What high blood pressure is actually trying to tell you—it's not a disease; it's a warning sign of something more

3 unexpected causes for hypertension and...

Most people think of chronic illness as something caused by a specific trigger…an infection, a toxin, or even an autoimmune reaction. And the solution is to find and eliminate that one thing. 

But what if that's not how it actually works?

Today, I'm excited to have Dr. Eric Gordon back on the podcast. He's built a reputation for doing what most doctors won't, which is looking beyond the diagnosis to find what's actually driving a patient's illness and figuring out the right order to address it. His clinical work spans Lyme disease, ME/CFS, aut...

In this episode of The Energy Blueprint, I'm speaking with neuroscientist and bestselling author Mark Waldman. Mark has been on the podcast multiple times, but I find his information so interesting that I'm excited to have him back today. 

Mark is now working in a new field called network neuroscience. During our conversation, he explains the framework of this field and shares some very practical but very effective steps to reduce mind-wandering and improve psychotherapy outcomes.

A 2018 study found that 88% of the population is metabolically unwell. But more recent studies estimate the number is closer to 92%! 

My guest today is Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology. She has 30+ years of clinical experience and sees imbalanced blood sugar and disordered insulin regulation as the underlying cause of so many people's problems. 

Her bottom line is that to get fuel into your mitochondria, good insulin and blood sugar control is a non-negotiable.

Most people think of insulin resistance as the diagnosis you get from your doctor, but by...

Today's podcast guest is Dr. Amie Hornaman, most well-known as The Thyroid Fixer. She was a figure competitor and powerlifter who gained 25 pounds eating chicken, broccoli, and asparagus while hitting the gym twice a day. Biologically, it didn't make sense. 

It took seven doctors before she got diagnosed with Hashimoto's, and the sixth one made her cry in her car, praying that something was wrong because, as she told me, "if something was wrong, we could fix it." The seventh doctor gave her Synthroid, and after five months, there was zero change. Not one pound lost, no e...

Today's podcast guest, Dr. Sonya Jensen, is a first-generation immigrant who grew up navigating two very different cultures and the rules imposed on her about how she should look, who she should be friends with, and how she should perform in school. Around age 13, she developed anorexia as a way of gaining control of her own life. 

Ultimately, her experiences with anorexia, processing childhood trauma, and working with patients led her to put the pieces together between emotions, trauma, and physical health.

In this episode, we discuss the deep work she does with wo...

My guest today, Dr. Wendie Trubow, went to France in 2019 for the trip of a lifetime. 

But when she came home, her hair started falling out, she gained weight, and had a rash all over her face. She tested her thyroid (perfect), hormones (perfect), and gut (great).

Ultimately, she realized that when Notre Dame burned, it released 500 tons of lead into the air and soil, and she had slogged through that dust for a week. Testing showed that her lead levels were incredibly high.

Her biggest insight was that all the modern medical i...

Today, I'm excited to introduce you to Zora Benhamou, a gerontologist who studies aging and has some unique ideas about menopause, based on research and her gerontology background.

In this episode, we discuss her take on menopause, including the fact that it's technically a one-day event! 12 consecutive months without a period lead to your "meno birth date." But perimenopause - the stage just before menopause - lasts 5 to 7 years on average (10-15 years for some women!), and that's where the most difficult symptoms can happen.

The biggest menopause myth is that it's a concern for...

Dr. Shivani Gupta comes from a family of people with diabetes, generation by generation, where she's seen the after-effects of suffering with chronic metabolic disease. 

Her new book, The Inflammation Code (launching, distills 20 years of studying Ayurveda into simple pillars you can apply to prevent the level of inflammation and disease we see today. When people tell her, "I have brain fog, I'm tired, my sleep is off, my digestion's off, I have stubborn weight gain…I guess this is just aging," her reply is, "No, it's not aging, it's inflammaging."

We had a really exc...

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon argues we've been focusing on the wrong idea for 50 years…the problem isn't that we're over-fat, it's that we're under-muscled. 

Skeletal muscle makes up 40% or more of your body and is an underrecognized endocrine organ that secretes myokines (signaling molecules) when contracted, impacting the brain, liver, pancreas, and truly every body system. Yet skeletal muscle wasn't even considered an organ system until about 25 years ago!

The diseases we think of as obesity-related—type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease—are actually diseases of skeletal muscle first, decades before symptoms appear. When Dr. Lyon asked a PCOS...

Over 30 million women in the US deal with some form of pelvic floor dysfunction…nearly 1 in 4 women. 

In this episode, I speak with Jana Danielson, founder of Lead Pilates and creator of the Cooch Ball (and no, that's not a typo!), who reveals shocking realities about the urinary incontinence product industry. 

Even though they'll top $24 billion in profit this year, 9 out of 10 people could fix incontinence if they learned to breathe correctly and stopped being such literal "tight asses" (her words, not mine).

Listen to the podcast to hear all of Jana's insights.

In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Loretta Breuning, who is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. She's the author of many personal development books, including the one that I have read of hers, which I highly recommend, and found fascinating, called Habits of a Happy Brain.

Periodontist Dr. Al Danenberg was diagnosed with incurable bone marrow cancer (multiple myeloma) in September 2018 and given 3 to 6 months to live. His oncologist wanted to start chemotherapy the next day, but Dr. Al rejected chemo and instead focused on natural methods to help his body heal. 

While Dr. Danenberg has since passed on, he survived most of his remaining years with an outstanding quality of life, shocking his oncologist and maintaining such good health that his gut microbiome diversity was in the 97th percentile.

In this episode, filmed in March 2023, Dr. Al discusses his diagnosis a...

In this podcast, I am speaking with Dr. Reef Karim, a leading expert in human behavior, who has dedicated his life to educating, entertaining, and helping people understand themselves better. Dr. Karim is a double board certified psychiatrist, addiction medicine physician, relationship expert, writer, speaker (with recurring appearances on Oprah, Dr. Oz, CNN, Larry King Live, Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper, and many others), comedic host, and media personality. 

We will discuss the "victim mindset" and how it appears to be rapidly spreading in the younger generations across the Western world, the difference between victimhood and vulnerability, conformism v...

Did you know that, in the United States alone, one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 will have a fracture due to osteoporosis? 

And if this happens to be a hip fracture, 24% will die within a year due to complications, while an even higher percentage will never be independent again. 

The most unfortunate part is that conventional doctors typically just prescribe vitamin D, calcium, and maybe a non-specific form of exercise…then immediately put you on medication without examining root causes.

In this episode, Margie Bissinger, a phys...

Dr. Izabella Wentz is a renowned pharmacist focused on thyroid health. In this episode, she reveals a shocking pattern: about 90% of people with Hashimoto's have alterations in how much cortisol they release throughout the day. 

They struggle with brain fog, chronic fatigue, and sleep issues—tired all day, wired at night—even when they're on thyroid medications.

She's discovered something fascinating about "adrenal fatigue" that challenges both the old naturopathic model and the skeptics. 

Your adrenals aren't damaged or lazy…they're perfectly capable of producing hormones. "Adrenal fatigue" is an intelligent adaptive response where yo...

In this episode, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan shares a statistic that should stop everyone in their tracks: 50% of people will be diagnosed with a mental disorder at some point in their lifetime. When she was a kid in the 1950s, that rate was 1% or less.

As a professor emeritus at the University of Calgary and co-author of The Better Brain, Dr. Kaplan has spent decades researching what went wrong. She shares the case of "Andrew," a 10-year-old with childhood psychosis who recovered on micronutrients when six months of psychiatric care failed…yet his doctor refused to try it wi...

This interview took place on a historic day: the FDA removed the black box warning for HRT (hormone replacement therapy) after 20 years. My guest, Dr. Mariza Snyder, author of The Perimenopause Revolution, explains why this matters and why women have been suffering needlessly for decades while doctors dismissed their symptoms as "just aging" or "just stress."

Perimenopause is the 4 to 10-year transition where hormones wildly fluctuate before menopause, and Dr. Snyder calls it "the window of vulnerability." She uses a powerful metaphor: imagine estrogen as your brain's master CEO who shows up like clockwork from 9 AM to 6...