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#147 | Solving Inflammaging | Dwayne Jackson PhD

There are 1000’s of ways to reduce chronic inflammation…inflammaging. I cannot do a 1000 things….I need to know the best way to know where I stand and how to make it better.

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#145 | Food for Thought | William Li, MD

Each of the 5 body defense systems are influenced by diet. When you know what to eat, to support each system, you can then use your diet to maintain health and beat disease. The five defense systems are angiogenesis (blood vessels), regeneration (via stem cells), microbiome (gut health), DNA protection, and immunity.

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#142 | Fasting Mimicking to Balance Muscle & Longevity | Joseph Antoun, MD PhD

The prevailng wisdom says that when you fast or when you cut calories, you lose fat and muscle.  So the challenge remains….how to thread the needle on losing the visceral fat while keeping my muscle.  And what about the battle between the high protein for maximum muscle growth vs low protein for low IGF-1 and life extension?  Is there any way to get the best of both worlds?  

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#141 | Your Blood Test Results May Vary | Austin Baraki MD

Dr Austin Baraki argues that blood testing is an important but challenging area of medicine.  He argues that people should not put too much faith in imprecise technology measuring indirect markers of biological function. False precision can lead to over confidence, and distract people from the lifestyle improvements that would really make a difference. 

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#140 | Solving Low Vitamin D | Grant E. Fraser MD

Vitamin D isn’t a vitamin but a hormone, and it plays an important role in our bodies including the building and repair of muscle.  How to get enough?

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#138 | Internal Arts: More than Stress Management | Jeff Patterson, author of The Yielding Warrior

Jeff Patterson shares his wisdom on how to gain mastery over ourselves, and to strengthen our power to focus by minimizing the impact of an environment filled with distraction

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#137 | The #1 Secret to Healthy Fat Loss | Vyvyane Loh MD

As a followup to my chat with Dr Vyvyane Loh, Glen and I sat down with Dr Loh to get into the how of losing excess body fat without losing muscle. Dr Loh does not disappoint as she shares her tips on how she has helped so many people successfully navigate the changes needed to get to a healthy body fat level AND a healthy body muscle level…both are necessary for health and athletic performance.

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#134 | Testosterone Envy & Longevity | Rick Cohen MD

let’s talk to Dr Rick Cohen about discovering your own path to boosting testosterone to feel better and stronger as a man and an athlete…

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#133 | Higher VO2Max via Postbiotic Metabolites | Ross Pelton, R.PH, Ph.D., CCN

A healthy gut produces post biotic metabolites such as SCFA (short chain fatty acids) that the body relies upon. These postbiotics are available in supplement form for those wise athletes who are still working on optimizing their gut. Improved vo2max and higher lactate thresholds may await you.

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#132 | Measuring Metabolism | Hari Mix PhD of Calorify

Everybody knows exercise is good for us but why? And why doesn’t my food tracker work even when I weigh my food and use a power meter and heart rate monitor to track energy usage? Do I really have to step on a scale everyday to know if I am eating too much? And how can I tell if I’m eating too little to build muscle and to avoid bone and immune function issues down the road?

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