This one is about the kids, and it’s sad to say - the kid’s are not alright. Just 50 years ago, chronic disease in children and teens was a rarity. Now it’s the norm. I know things are bad, I talk about it and see it everyday, but when my guest today told me between 40% and 60% of American kids and teens have at least one chronic disease I was stopped in my tracks. We need to do something now to stop this unfolding catastrophe, and that is exactly what integrative pediatrician Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh is doing.

Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh is a respected integrative pediatrician known for his holistic approach to children’s health, combining conventional medicine with natural therapies. He advocates for preventative care, focusing on nutrition, lifestyle, and environmental factors to support overall wellness in his young patients. Dr. Warsh is also a prominent speaker and educator, dedicated to empowering parents with evidence-based tools for raising healthy children.

Check out his new book - Parenting at Your Child’s Pace - available for preorder now: https://parentingatyourchildspace.com

Join us as we explore: Why when you “step outside” you can’t go back aka when the woo-woo shows itself to actually be win-win. Exploring the staggering statistic that 50% of American children have a chronic disease, from autism to diabetes and depression and sadly more! How parenting forms the foundation of children’s healthy and why Dr Gator believes eating healthier as a family is not the monumental task it’s often made to seem. The soup study and why it matters. The massive impact of environmental toxicity and chronic disease, and the top toxins your family are exposed to everyday.
SEEDS, allergies, gut health, screens, stress exercise, detox - kid’s version.

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Instagram: @drjoelgator
Links: https://linktr.ee/drjoelgator

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Study - “The Soup Study”, Carwile JL, Ye X, Zhou X, Calafat AM, Michels KB. Canned soup consumption and urinary bisphenol A: a randomised crossover trial. JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2218-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1721. PMID: 22110104; PMCID: PMC3367259.

Book - The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/171681821-the-anxious-generation

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Today’s episode goes into the world of personalised and preventative care, unpacking the depth and breadth of diagnostic, treatment and lifestyle options out there to optimize your mental, physical and even sexual performance.

At 19, Sam Tejada founded Rescue-101, becoming a leading provider of CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguard Training in South Florida. While working as a firefighter and paramedic, he discovered the benefits of Nutrient IV Therapy and developed a strong interest in holistic medicine, leading to the creation of Liquivida® in 2013. Liquivida® quickly grew into a multi-million-dollar company with franchises nationwide, offering wellness services focused on preventative medicine. Sam has gained recognition as a visionary entrepreneur, appearing in prestigious publications and media outlets, and co-authored a book on modern wellness. His leadership in the IV Therapy industry was further acknowledged when he was named Chairman of the American IV Association’s Leadership Advisory Board in 2024. This role allows him to drive the industry’s growth and ensure clinical excellence in IV Hydration Therapy.

Join us as we explore:

• How Liquivida is putting their unique spin on personalized, preventative medicine.
• What’s in the nasal spray Sam credits for his creativity?
• The latest diagnostics and remediations to get mental clarity back from the onslaught of environmental toxins.
• The biohacks Sam has found most effective over his 20 year career in health and wellness.
• Biohacking sexual health and performance.
• Why gadgets and gizmos are great, but cannot replace the actual work done on behavior and lifestyle with an expert health coach.

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Website: https://samtejada.com

Website: https://www.liquivida.com

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We are not biological beings. This huge misconception and misunderstanding about human health could be why chronic disease continues to soar, and why despite having more doctors, even functional health doctors, hospitals and medicine than ever before, health outcomes are still deeply worrying. Because in reality, humans are bioelectrical beings, and as my guest today explains in great detail, by ignoring the electrical component and the specific treatments associated with it, it is to human health’s great peril.

Guy Odishaw is a healthcare entrepreneur, bioelectric medicine practitioner and the founder of the Bhakti Wellness Center, one of the largest, most diverse, integrative medicine clinics in the country. He is the co-founder of the first integrative student health clinics in the country at the University of Minnesota, the cofounder of Bhakti Brain Health Clinic - Neuroimaging & Neuromodulation, cofounder of Minnesota Bredesen Clinic - Dementia Prevention & Treatment and co-founder of CerebralFit Brain Training, a Nutraceutical & Electroceutical company.

Guy's 30 years of clinical experience specializing in treatment resistant chronic pain, traumatic brain injury and psycho-emotional trauma informs his approach to brain health.

Join us as we explore:

• How Guy married the worlds of function health and bioelectric medicine, and why he sees bioelectric medicine not being emphasized enough despite being MORE effective.
• How CerebralFit and Guy’s Bredesen Clinic are posting 85% success rates!
• Why prestige clinics like Mayo do not understand and uncover the nuances and details of peak performance and optimal brain health.
• Why the unconscious nervous system, not the conscious mind, is at the crux of peak performance and healing.
• The incredible medical statistics HRV can predict!
• What provides a 300% better result than SSRI without side-effects.

Contact:
Website: https://cerebralfit.com

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This episode is a bridge between the science and gadgets of biohacking and our human ancestral and evolutionary reality. There is a host of protocols and stacks and gizmos that can improve your mental performance but as my guest Kris Gethin discusses we all risk becoming “static ornaments”, using fancy products and exotic supplements to stay sharp when the root cause of poor mental performance is fundamentally a lack of movement of our bodies. So this is my movement masterclass - how to move, how much to move, when to move and why to move.

Kris Gethin is the world's most recognized transformation expert. With over 150 MILLION users of his transformation programs, nobody can dispute Kris' unrivaled authority of helping people transform their body no matter their circumstances. He has been voted the world's No. 1 Transformation Expert, TWICE! The time has come to take control of your health and create the body and life YOU deserve. When it comes to getting results, having the right mindset and knowledge to overcome obstacles, there is nobody more committed to YOU than Kris Gethin.

Join us as we explore:

• The connection between moving your body and successful and enchanted mental performance.
• Why pushing boundaries, being uncomfortable and doing things you suck at are the foundation of what Kris believes makes a successful mindset.
• Why morning movement is the biggest thing you aren’t doing.
• How often to train, training by HRV, building muscle and should you train to failure.
• Diets, sleep, supplements, stacks, peptides, nootropics and liver flushes - how they affect mental performance.

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Website: https://www.krisgethin.com

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It’s been 3 years since he was last on the show, so it was time to check in with integrative medicine specialist and member of my scientific advisory board Dr Leland Stillman. This is Dr Leland’s third appearance on the show, in which we discussed and debated the experiences we are seeing in our functional medicine clientele. What’s working, what’s not and what diagnostic tests we are finding are uncovering the most valuable and actionable data points.

Get Dr Stillman’s new book now - https://tinyurl.com/dying2bfree

Dr. Leland Stillman is a concierge integrated medical doctor in Naples, Florida aiming to help individuals reach their fullest potential by focusing on curing rather than merely treating diseases. He believes that nature itself is the best healer, even in cases deemed incurable by conventional standards.

His educational journey through Connecticut College and the University of Virginia, coupled with a residency at Maine Medical Center, enriched his understanding and approach to achieving optimal health. Dr. Stillman’s practice involves a holistic strategy that combines the most advanced scientific diagnostics and ancient healing practices tailored to individual needs, teaching clients to live healthier lives rather than depend solely on medical treatment.

Join us as we explore:

• Glucose management, insulin resistance, pre-diabetes - the metabolic health pillars.
• Heavy metal toxicity, hair mineral analysis, how minerals interrelate and metal toxicity’s relationships to metabolic health.
• Iron, ferritin, copper, zinc, magnesium - a mineral rundown.
• Is donating blood right for you?
• Sweating and sunlight - news flash, you aren’t getting enough!
• Eating enough protein? Probably not! And the test that will diagnose that.
• Dr Stillman's clinical experience with omega 3s and binders.

Contact:

Website: https://stillmanmd.com

Website: https://www.stillmanwellness.com

Mention:
Study - “Copenhagen heart study”, Mikkelsen LF, Nordestgaard BG, Schnohr P, Ellervik C. Increased Ferritin Concentration and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in Men and Women: Three Studies of the Danish General Population Including 35799 Individuals. Clin Chem. 2019 Jan;65(1):180-188. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2018.292763. Epub 2018 Nov 20. PMID: 30459161.

Person - Brian Peskin, https://brianpeskin.com

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My guest today is practicing precision high performance medicine based on one simple premise - electricity + oxygen = energy = health. He is tackling cognitive decline, mental distress and a host of autoimmune disease by targeting the central nervous system as he believes the overstimulation and affront of our stimuli is the chief driver of the new generation of chronic disease and ailments. A pioneer who has for decades tried every health optimisation strategy and tool under the sun, join me and Dr Joeff Drobot as we discuss how to spark energy into health again.

Dr Jeoff Drobot is the high performance specialist, a visionary biological medicine expert, physician and published author, recognized as a leading authority on athletic performance, European biological medicine and electroceutical performance technology. He pioneered biohacking, alternative and anti-aging medicine in the US. He has supported the end-to-end journeys of tens of thousands of patients to refine, revitalize and optimize physical and cognitive performance. Dr Drobot is a global thought leader on naturopathic medicine and technology, who is sought after by national and international sporting organizations to shape health and fitness roadmaps for athletes and is regularly featured in media, industry conferences and podcasts.

Join us as we explore:

• The cutting-edge pioneering tools Dr Drobot is using to actually treat and improve the brain and boost mental performance.
• “Jane’s” full experience at Dr Drobot’s clinic: from assessment and diagnostics, to her 2 week stay of energy restoring treatments and what happens post-treatment to ensure sustainable recovery and performance.
• What is whole brain TMS, who qualifies for it, “adding electricity” and how to create unique responses in the brain to treat mental distress and “exercise” the brain.
• How to maintain the healing, parasympathetic state in your brain once you exit Dr Drobot’s clinic and return to your day to day environment.
• “New generation conditions”.
• Cerebral Fit, Lasers, PEMF mats, rebounding and neurofeedback.

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Website: https://drdrobot.com

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It’s not your fault, and you don’t have to wait for hope, it’s already here. That’s a message from today’s guest Virta Health CEO Sami Inkinen, the man on a mission to reverse diabetes in 100 million people. And guess what, he’s doing it. With a 60% success rate in type II diabetes, and an average weight loss success of 14 kilograms, Virta health is leveraging the power of data, AI and human expertise to maximum potential and changing people’s lives. If you are one of the millions and millions out there feeling hopeless, ashamed and given up on your chances of weight loss and diabetes success, stop whoever you are doing and listen to this potentially life changing 60 minutes.

Sami Inkinen is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Virta Health, the leader in type 2 diabetes reversal and creator of a new standard in medical care for people living with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or obesity. A data-driven technology entrepreneur, Sami's personal connection to diabetes and passion to advance health on a global scale was the motivation behind Virta Health and its innovative approach to diabetes care.

Previously, Inkinen was the co-founder of the leading online real estate marketplace Trulia, serving as its COO and president and board member until its IPO and eventual sale to Zillow Group. He also worked on Microsoft's strategy team for MS Office, and as a consultant for McKinsey & Company within the software, telecommunications, and government sectors.

Join us as we explore:

• Why metabolic disease is the health apocalypse of our times, with 50% of urban adults being diabetic or obese, and how metabolic disease is at the core of ill health.
• The story of how Sami’s company Virta began, and how they are winning their mission of reversing type 2 diabetes and obesity in 100 million people.
• The ins and outs of how Virta is reversing diabetes in 60% of their patients.
• Virta’s incredible, novel payment structure - no objective results, you don’t pay!

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Website: https://www.virtahealth.com

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This is my topic of 2024 - food. We need it to survive, and we need it to thrive, but food is also the most frequent and widespread choice for abuse, over use and addiction.

My sense is that by better understanding and unpacking the human relationship with food in modern times, including ultra-processed food, the more people will feel able to break the chains of enslavement to food addiction, disorders and abuse that is at the crux of obesity, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease and many more diseases.

What I loved about this episode with Jillian Acosta was getting vulnerable about my personal food relationships, as well as Jillian’s unique twist on the concept of addiction.

Jillian Acosta, a registered dietitian, specializes in functional medicine and the psychology of eating. Owner of the nutrition private practice, The Root Cause Method, she guides clients towards health and vitality in unconventional ways. Jillian believes many of the chronic illnesses exacerbated by obesity are deeply rooted in trauma.

In her practice, she collaborates with physicians who administer ketamine, using this powerful tool as a means to help her clients transform their relationship with food, feelings and Self.

Uprooting what shapes our relationship with food is essential, in her experience, for reversing and preventing chronic illness, and can lead to true embodiment , fulfillment, and connection.

Join us as we explore:

What Jillian’s life and clinical experience has led her to believe is the root cause of obesity and its associated health risks.

The original wound at the heart of binge and excess eating, and why Jillian does not associate or work with the idea of addiction.

The psychology of unhealthy eating habits.

Unpacking Jillian’s Root Cause Method with my own food crutches I call Candice, Chelsea and Carly!

Mindful vs embodied eating.

Why Jillian believes healing cannot be fully accessed without stepping through one key doorway.

Contact:

Website: https://www.therootcausemethod.com
Instagram: @jillianacosta_rd


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Book - Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55783993-mother-hunger

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