RUNGA Radio Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:15:15 -0400 https://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked en-us © 2026 RUNGA Radio yes Support this Podcast dc22fbe3-5a93-5603-85e1-6e9c0e6c8184 RUNGA episodic false RUNGA Radio is where physical health, emotional well-being, and personal transformation collide. Hosted by Joseph Anew, a 20+ year health and fitness coach, RUNGA Radio blends evidence-based insights with proven high-impact approaches to optimize your mind and body. Join Joseph as he sits down with some of the world’s leading experts to explore the cutting edges of personal transformation and long-term health and wellness with deep explorations into heart health, breathwork, biohacking, functional fitness, emotional resilience, psychedelics, and beyond.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) health, wellness, mindfulness, nutrition, fitness, workout, digital detox, modern human, 323217 RUNGA https://storage.buzzsprout.com/0ty3anfwjnrjylrfm9l3rd48wzpf?.jpg RUNGA Radio https://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked Joseph Anew 238 | Anodea Judith, PhD: Chakras, Life Force, and Creating Heaven on Earth 238 | Anodea Judith, PhD: Chakras, Life Force, and Creating Heaven on Earth In this episode, Joseph sits down with legendary chakra teacher and psychotherapist Anodea Judith, PhD to explore how the chakra system provides a practical map for healing, embodiment, and manifestation. They unpack what “core” really means, how blocked energy shows up in the body as posture, pain, and patterns, and why Anodea uses the word “charge”to describe our life force. The conversation moves from personal stories and somatic therapy to the two energetic currents of liberation and manifestation, and finally into the deeper work of rebalancing the masculine and feminine to create “heaven on earth.”

Anodea Judith, PhD is one of the world’s most recognized teachers on the chakra system, energy psychology, and the bridge between body and spirit. A somatic therapist, yoga teacher, and spiritual teacher, she holds advanced degrees in psychology and mind–body health and has spent decades integrating Western clinical psychology with yogic, somatic, and mystical traditions. 

Timestamps 

0:00 – Introduction & Anodea’s Origin Story
How psychology, yoga, and the chakra system came together in her early life.

6:20 – What Chakras Really Are & How Blocks Form
The body–mind connection, childhood conditioning, and why energy gets stuck.

14:10 – Charge: Understanding Life Force Energy
“Consciousness Having a Really Genuine Experience,” somatic cues, and how charge moves through the body.

22:40 – Excess & Deficiency: How to Diagnose Your Own Chakras
Patterns of overdoing vs. underdoing, posture, emotion, and behavior.

23:55 – The Two Currents: Liberation vs. Manifestation
The upward path of freedom and the downward path of bringing dreams into form.

44:20 – The Rise of the Feminine & Restoring Balance
Archetypes, partnership models, and how men and women can co-create a more heart-centered world.

57:10 – Closing & Where to Find Anodea’s Work
Courses, books, and upcoming programs.

  • Sacred Centers Academy – Online courses, certifications, and in-person trainings on chakras, charge, and chakra therapy. 
  • Creating on Purpose – Anodea's chakra-based manifestation framework and book, co-authored with Lion Goodman.
  • She Rises Movement – Feminine archetype deck and teachings on women’s leadership and collective awakening.
  • Anodea’s Books
    • Wheels of Life
    • Eastern Body, Western Mind
    • Charge and the Energy Body
    • Creating on Purpose

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]]> In this episode, Joseph sits down with legendary chakra teacher and psychotherapist Anodea Judith, PhD to explore how the chakra system provides a practical map for healing, embodiment, and manifestation. They unpack what “core” really means, how blocked energy shows up in the body as posture, pain, and patterns, and why Anodea uses the word “charge”to describe our life force. The conversation moves from personal stories and somatic therapy to the two energetic currents of liberation and manifestation, and finally into the deeper work of rebalancing the masculine and feminine to create “heaven on earth.”

Anodea Judith, PhD is one of the world’s most recognized teachers on the chakra system, energy psychology, and the bridge between body and spirit. A somatic therapist, yoga teacher, and spiritual teacher, she holds advanced degrees in psychology and mind–body health and has spent decades integrating Western clinical psychology with yogic, somatic, and mystical traditions. 

Timestamps 

0:00 – Introduction & Anodea’s Origin Story
How psychology, yoga, and the chakra system came together in her early life.

6:20 – What Chakras Really Are & How Blocks Form
The body–mind connection, childhood conditioning, and why energy gets stuck.

14:10 – Charge: Understanding Life Force Energy
“Consciousness Having a Really Genuine Experience,” somatic cues, and how charge moves through the body.

22:40 – Excess & Deficiency: How to Diagnose Your Own Chakras
Patterns of overdoing vs. underdoing, posture, emotion, and behavior.

23:55 – The Two Currents: Liberation vs. Manifestation
The upward path of freedom and the downward path of bringing dreams into form.

44:20 – The Rise of the Feminine & Restoring Balance
Archetypes, partnership models, and how men and women can co-create a more heart-centered world.

57:10 – Closing & Where to Find Anodea’s Work
Courses, books, and upcoming programs.

  • Sacred Centers Academy – Online courses, certifications, and in-person trainings on chakras, charge, and chakra therapy. 
  • Creating on Purpose – Anodea's chakra-based manifestation framework and book, co-authored with Lion Goodman.
  • She Rises Movement – Feminine archetype deck and teachings on women’s leadership and collective awakening.
  • Anodea’s Books
    • Wheels of Life
    • Eastern Body, Western Mind
    • Charge and the Energy Body
    • Creating on Purpose

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-18213811 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0600 3528 full false 237 | Martha Havenith, PhD: The Neuroscience of Breathwork & Expanded Consciousness 237 | Martha Havenith, PhD: The Neuroscience of Breathwork & Expanded Consciousness In this episode, Dr. Martha Havenith—neuroscientist, Oxford graduate, and one of the world’s leading researchers on Conscious Connected Breathwork—joins Joseph and Richard for a deep exploration of what breathwork actually does to the brain and body. They unpack the science, the lived experience, and the ethics of a rapidly growing field, providing an essential conversation for anyone who wants a grounded, evidence-based understanding of breath-induced transformation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Why Martha is leading the most important research on Conscious Connected Breathwork
  • What her first major study revealed about breath-induced altered states
  • The bridge between neuroscience and transformative breathwork experiences
  • How laboratory insights connect to real-world breathwork sessions
  • Why breathwork lacks regulation — and why that’s dangerous
  • The rise of “unfalsifiable explanations” in wellness (e.g., “You were meant to have that psychotic episode”)
  • Why blaming clients for negative experiences is unethical and unscientific
  • The difference between spiritual framing and scientific accountability
  • What researchers are finding about breathwork safety, trauma, and emotional activation
  • Why breathwork is not just hyperventilation
  • What actually happens in the brain during conscious connected breathing
  • The future of breathwork studies: what Martha is working on next
  • Why the field desperately needs more evidence-driven voices
  • Joseph’s and Richard’s reflections on modern breathwork culture and responsibility



Key Topics & Highlights

  • Why she’s leading the most important research on Conscious Connected Breathwork
  • What her first major study revealed about breath-induced altered states
  • The bridge between neuroscience and transformative breathwork experiences
  • How laboratory insights connect to real-world breathwork sessions
  • Why breathwork lacks regulation — and why that’s dangerous
  • The rise of “unfalsifiable explanations” in wellness (e.g., “You were meant to have that psychotic episode”)
  • Why blaming clients for negative experiences is unethical and unscientific
  • The difference between spiritual framing and scientific accountability
  • What researchers are finding about breathwork safety, trauma, and emotional activation
  • Why breathwork is not just hyperventilation
  • What actually happens in the brain during conscious connected breathing
  • The future of breathwork studies: what Martha is working on next
  • Why the field desperately needs more evidence-driven voices
  • Joseph’s and Richard’s reflections on modern breathwork culture and responsibility

Dr. Martha Havenith is a neuroscientist and breathwork researcher with an academic background spanning Oxford University, University College London, and the Max Planck Institute. She is one of the leading scientific voices studying Conscious Connected Breathwork, conducting some of the most rigorous and insightful research the field has ever seen. Her work blends neuroscience, physiology, and real-world breathwork experience to bring clarity, nuance, and grounded science to a rapidly expanding — and often misunderstood — domain.


Links:

Interested in breathwork? Check out The RUNGA 90-

Support the show

]]> In this episode, Dr. Martha Havenith—neuroscientist, Oxford graduate, and one of the world’s leading researchers on Conscious Connected Breathwork—joins Joseph and Richard for a deep exploration of what breathwork actually does to the brain and body. They unpack the science, the lived experience, and the ethics of a rapidly growing field, providing an essential conversation for anyone who wants a grounded, evidence-based understanding of breath-induced transformation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Why Martha is leading the most important research on Conscious Connected Breathwork
  • What her first major study revealed about breath-induced altered states
  • The bridge between neuroscience and transformative breathwork experiences
  • How laboratory insights connect to real-world breathwork sessions
  • Why breathwork lacks regulation — and why that’s dangerous
  • The rise of “unfalsifiable explanations” in wellness (e.g., “You were meant to have that psychotic episode”)
  • Why blaming clients for negative experiences is unethical and unscientific
  • The difference between spiritual framing and scientific accountability
  • What researchers are finding about breathwork safety, trauma, and emotional activation
  • Why breathwork is not just hyperventilation
  • What actually happens in the brain during conscious connected breathing
  • The future of breathwork studies: what Martha is working on next
  • Why the field desperately needs more evidence-driven voices
  • Joseph’s and Richard’s reflections on modern breathwork culture and responsibility



Key Topics & Highlights

  • Why she’s leading the most important research on Conscious Connected Breathwork
  • What her first major study revealed about breath-induced altered states
  • The bridge between neuroscience and transformative breathwork experiences
  • How laboratory insights connect to real-world breathwork sessions
  • Why breathwork lacks regulation — and why that’s dangerous
  • The rise of “unfalsifiable explanations” in wellness (e.g., “You were meant to have that psychotic episode”)
  • Why blaming clients for negative experiences is unethical and unscientific
  • The difference between spiritual framing and scientific accountability
  • What researchers are finding about breathwork safety, trauma, and emotional activation
  • Why breathwork is not just hyperventilation
  • What actually happens in the brain during conscious connected breathing
  • The future of breathwork studies: what Martha is working on next
  • Why the field desperately needs more evidence-driven voices
  • Joseph’s and Richard’s reflections on modern breathwork culture and responsibility

Dr. Martha Havenith is a neuroscientist and breathwork researcher with an academic background spanning Oxford University, University College London, and the Max Planck Institute. She is one of the leading scientific voices studying Conscious Connected Breathwork, conducting some of the most rigorous and insightful research the field has ever seen. Her work blends neuroscience, physiology, and real-world breathwork experience to bring clarity, nuance, and grounded science to a rapidly expanding — and often misunderstood — domain.


Links:

Interested in breathwork? Check out The RUNGA 90-

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-18179857 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0600 4512 full false 236 | Povilas Sabaliauskas: Vagus Nerve Stimulation, HRV & The Pulsetto Advantage 236 | Povilas Sabaliauskas: Vagus Nerve Stimulation, HRV & The Pulsetto Advantage Joseph and Dr. Richard Blake sit down with Pulsetto founder Povilas Sabaliauskas to explore how non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and lift HRV—without adding more to your to-do list. They dig into the science, the origin story (including plane-crash supply chain chaos), real-world use cases, and simple stacking protocols you can use tonight.

Key Takeaways

  • Capacity > Boundaries: Many “boundary” problems are actually capacity problems; train the nervous system and fewer things spill your bucket.
  • Vagus Nerve = Mind–Body Highway: Toggling between sympathetic “go” and parasympathetic “slow” is trainable; VNS is one fast switch.
  • Pulsetto in practice: 4 minutes AM for stress, 10 minutes pre-bed for sleep; feels like a gentle tingling/vibration on the neck.
  • Stacking works: Pair VNS with breathwork, red light, a walk, or post-gym wind-down to accelerate the shift out of “gym mode” into “sleep mode.”
  • Sleep quality > sleep quantity: Users often see shorter sleep latency, more REM/deep, and less restlessness—even when total time doesn’t change.
  • Cortisol, HRV, & momentum: Lower stress hormones can unlock consistency in diet, training, and sleep—creating a positive compounding loop.
  • Athlete angle: Use VNS to avoid pre-competition overhype and to downshift quickly after evening training so Day-2 performance doesn’t crater.

Resources

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]]> Joseph and Dr. Richard Blake sit down with Pulsetto founder Povilas Sabaliauskas to explore how non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and lift HRV—without adding more to your to-do list. They dig into the science, the origin story (including plane-crash supply chain chaos), real-world use cases, and simple stacking protocols you can use tonight.

Key Takeaways

  • Capacity > Boundaries: Many “boundary” problems are actually capacity problems; train the nervous system and fewer things spill your bucket.
  • Vagus Nerve = Mind–Body Highway: Toggling between sympathetic “go” and parasympathetic “slow” is trainable; VNS is one fast switch.
  • Pulsetto in practice: 4 minutes AM for stress, 10 minutes pre-bed for sleep; feels like a gentle tingling/vibration on the neck.
  • Stacking works: Pair VNS with breathwork, red light, a walk, or post-gym wind-down to accelerate the shift out of “gym mode” into “sleep mode.”
  • Sleep quality > sleep quantity: Users often see shorter sleep latency, more REM/deep, and less restlessness—even when total time doesn’t change.
  • Cortisol, HRV, & momentum: Lower stress hormones can unlock consistency in diet, training, and sleep—creating a positive compounding loop.
  • Athlete angle: Use VNS to avoid pre-competition overhype and to downshift quickly after evening training so Day-2 performance doesn’t crater.

Resources

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17895271 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0500 4431 full false 235 | Vinny Crispino: Movement, Mindset, and the Truth About Chronic Pain 235 | Vinny Crispino: Movement, Mindset, and the Truth About Chronic Pain In this episode, Joseph and Richard sit down with Vinny Crispino, founder of Pain Academy, who went from an eight-time All-American swimmer to a young man told he might need a wheelchair after a surfing accident shattered his back. Instead of giving up, Vinny turned his recovery into a lifelong mission: helping others break free from pain by addressing both body and mind.

The conversation explores the limits of traditional rehab, the surprising ways pain can serve as an unconscious ally, and how breathwork, somatic awareness, and nervous system retraining create lasting change. If you’ve ever struggled with chronic pain, mobility issues, or the stories your body carries, this episode offers profound insights — and practical steps forward.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Pain is not just physical — it’s also emotional, neurological, and relational.
  • Chronic pain often rewires the brain to process pain differently than acute injuries.
  • Our “story” about pain can amplify its intensity and keep us stuck.
  • Mobility blocks are often about nervous system safety, not muscle length.
  • Healing requires both physiological retraining and emotional regulation.
  • Extinction bursts — painful flare-ups — can be powerful opportunities for growth.
  • Meeting pain with compassion, curiosity, and play can radically change outcomes.


LINKS & RESOURCES

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Further Reading:

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]]> In this episode, Joseph and Richard sit down with Vinny Crispino, founder of Pain Academy, who went from an eight-time All-American swimmer to a young man told he might need a wheelchair after a surfing accident shattered his back. Instead of giving up, Vinny turned his recovery into a lifelong mission: helping others break free from pain by addressing both body and mind.

The conversation explores the limits of traditional rehab, the surprising ways pain can serve as an unconscious ally, and how breathwork, somatic awareness, and nervous system retraining create lasting change. If you’ve ever struggled with chronic pain, mobility issues, or the stories your body carries, this episode offers profound insights — and practical steps forward.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Pain is not just physical — it’s also emotional, neurological, and relational.
  • Chronic pain often rewires the brain to process pain differently than acute injuries.
  • Our “story” about pain can amplify its intensity and keep us stuck.
  • Mobility blocks are often about nervous system safety, not muscle length.
  • Healing requires both physiological retraining and emotional regulation.
  • Extinction bursts — painful flare-ups — can be powerful opportunities for growth.
  • Meeting pain with compassion, curiosity, and play can radically change outcomes.


LINKS & RESOURCES

Products and Tools Mentioned:

Further Reading:

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17733013 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0500 5159 full false 233 | Dr. Katelyn Kalstein: Can Therapy Cause Harm & Worsen Mental Health? 233 | Dr. Katelyn Kalstein: Can Therapy Cause Harm & Worsen Mental Health? What if the real greatest danger isn’t unhealed trauma, but therapy itself? In this urgent conversation, naturopathic doctor and licensed psychotherapist Dr. Katelyn Kalstein joins Richard and Joseph to dissect what’s going wrong in the modern therapy landscape—from the underqualified grads entering the field, to the systemic failure to account for biology, chronic illness, and even basic supervision. We dig into the dark underbelly of therapy culture, where trauma trends, TikTok self-diagnosis, and spiritual bypassing replace rigor, mentorship, and real outcomes. 


 Key Takeaways:

  • Most psychotherapists in the U.S. get less than two years of training before treating patients. That training rarely includes biology, functional medicine, or even robust supervision.

  • Up to 10% of clients get worse in therapy—yet even seasoned therapists fail to predict who will deteriorate. Supervision systems don’t adequately address blind spots.

  • Ketamine therapy works—briefly. 70% may see results, but 50% relapse within weeks unless there’s deep integration and behavioral change.

  • Not everyone wants to heal. Secondary gain (attention, identity, belonging) can unconsciously block people from getting better.

  • Mental health is a cultural construct. In some cultures, anxiety doesn’t exist—what we label as disorders may simply be states we’ve misinterpreted.

  • Real therapy doesn’t impose, it supports the client’s goals, timing, and readiness. 

Support the show

]]> What if the real greatest danger isn’t unhealed trauma, but therapy itself? In this urgent conversation, naturopathic doctor and licensed psychotherapist Dr. Katelyn Kalstein joins Richard and Joseph to dissect what’s going wrong in the modern therapy landscape—from the underqualified grads entering the field, to the systemic failure to account for biology, chronic illness, and even basic supervision. We dig into the dark underbelly of therapy culture, where trauma trends, TikTok self-diagnosis, and spiritual bypassing replace rigor, mentorship, and real outcomes. 


 Key Takeaways:

  • Most psychotherapists in the U.S. get less than two years of training before treating patients. That training rarely includes biology, functional medicine, or even robust supervision.

  • Up to 10% of clients get worse in therapy—yet even seasoned therapists fail to predict who will deteriorate. Supervision systems don’t adequately address blind spots.

  • Ketamine therapy works—briefly. 70% may see results, but 50% relapse within weeks unless there’s deep integration and behavioral change.

  • Not everyone wants to heal. Secondary gain (attention, identity, belonging) can unconsciously block people from getting better.

  • Mental health is a cultural construct. In some cultures, anxiety doesn’t exist—what we label as disorders may simply be states we’ve misinterpreted.

  • Real therapy doesn’t impose, it supports the client’s goals, timing, and readiness. 

Support the show

]]> Buzzsprout-17446680 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0500 5117 full false 232 | The Forbidden Science of Water: Dr. Gerald Pollack on EZ Water, Energy & the Future of Healing 232 | The Forbidden Science of Water: Dr. Gerald Pollack on EZ Water, Energy & the Future of Healing What if everything you’ve been taught about water was wrong? In this paradigm-shifting episode, Dr. Gerald Pollack—the groundbreaking scientist behind “The Fourth Phase of Water”—takes us on a journey into the electric mysteries of water. This is not just another conversation about hydration—this is a challenge to mainstream biology, physics, and medicine.

We explore how sunlight and grounding charge the water inside your cells, why structured water may be key to vitality and disease prevention, and why your muscles and brain may not work properly without it. From Nobel feuds to suppressed cancer treatments, Dr. Pollack’s story is both radical and rigorously evidence-based.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:03:30 – Challenging Sir Andrew Huxley’s Nobel-winning theory of muscle contraction

00:12:48 – The myth of water as just a “background” molecule

00:17:45 – Why drinking water may directly increase energy

00:22:30 – Discovering structured water inside our cells

00:30:23 – The shift from structured to unstructured water during muscle contraction

00:36:35 – Exclusion Zone (EZ) Water acts as a battery

00:38:15 – Infrared light grows EZ Water—just like plants

00:44:00 – Saunas, red light therapy, and building cellular energy

00:50:20 – Is vortexed or “spun” water really structured?

00:53:00 – Grounding, negative charge, and water’s role in inflammation

01:00:10 – Nature as the ultimate biohack: grounding + sun exposure

01:07:30 – Can water really have memory? (The Jacques Benveniste controversy)

01:16:05 – Masaru Emoto, structured crystals & the power of intention

01:18:00 – Luc Montagnier’s Nobel research on DNA memory in water

01:23:30 – Spontaneous cancer remission, structured water & emotional healing

01:28:05 – Spring water, deuterium depletion, and the “best” water to drink

01:32:50 – Positive charge, radiation, and EZ-depleting forces

01:35:40 – Could negative charge reverse cancer? The Nordenström experiments

01:39:50 – Scientific stagnation: why revolutions get suppressed

01:46:00 – Teaser: Pollack’s upcoming book Charged

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]]> What if everything you’ve been taught about water was wrong? In this paradigm-shifting episode, Dr. Gerald Pollack—the groundbreaking scientist behind “The Fourth Phase of Water”—takes us on a journey into the electric mysteries of water. This is not just another conversation about hydration—this is a challenge to mainstream biology, physics, and medicine.

We explore how sunlight and grounding charge the water inside your cells, why structured water may be key to vitality and disease prevention, and why your muscles and brain may not work properly without it. From Nobel feuds to suppressed cancer treatments, Dr. Pollack’s story is both radical and rigorously evidence-based.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:03:30 – Challenging Sir Andrew Huxley’s Nobel-winning theory of muscle contraction

00:12:48 – The myth of water as just a “background” molecule

00:17:45 – Why drinking water may directly increase energy

00:22:30 – Discovering structured water inside our cells

00:30:23 – The shift from structured to unstructured water during muscle contraction

00:36:35 – Exclusion Zone (EZ) Water acts as a battery

00:38:15 – Infrared light grows EZ Water—just like plants

00:44:00 – Saunas, red light therapy, and building cellular energy

00:50:20 – Is vortexed or “spun” water really structured?

00:53:00 – Grounding, negative charge, and water’s role in inflammation

01:00:10 – Nature as the ultimate biohack: grounding + sun exposure

01:07:30 – Can water really have memory? (The Jacques Benveniste controversy)

01:16:05 – Masaru Emoto, structured crystals & the power of intention

01:18:00 – Luc Montagnier’s Nobel research on DNA memory in water

01:23:30 – Spontaneous cancer remission, structured water & emotional healing

01:28:05 – Spring water, deuterium depletion, and the “best” water to drink

01:32:50 – Positive charge, radiation, and EZ-depleting forces

01:35:40 – Could negative charge reverse cancer? The Nordenström experiments

01:39:50 – Scientific stagnation: why revolutions get suppressed

01:46:00 – Teaser: Pollack’s upcoming book Charged

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17349653 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0500 5540 full false 231 | Brent Pella: Punchlines, Psychedelics & The Pursuit of Joy 231 | Brent Pella: Punchlines, Psychedelics & The Pursuit of Joy Comedian and creator Brent Pella (@brentpella) joins Richard and Joseph for a hilarious, unfiltered, and thoughtful conversation about satire, spiritual charlatans, and the surprising power of breathwork. Brent offers a rare blend of humor and heart while opening up about his creative process, psychedelic journeys, and why he believes we can store joy in our cells just like trauma.

Topics

– Satire, censorship & comedy’s role in an outraged world

– From ketamine to ayahuasca: Brent’s psychedelic path

– Conscious Connected Breathwork vs. plant medicine

– The charlatan problem in the healing space

– The neuroscience of joy, trauma, and creativity

– Biohacking water, BPA receipts, and microplastics

– Brent’s secret Bernie Sanders impression

Timestamps

00:02:45 – Learning to suck at something again: Brent on picking up piano and why challenge equals joy

00:05:52 – Storing joy in your cells: Can our bodies hold more than just trauma?

00:12:15 – SNL, Daily Show, and political bias in comedy

00:19:30 – Satirizing the psychedelic scene: Manipulation, ego, and false prophets

00:25:10 – Psychedelics & creativity: Brent’s journey from microdosing to macro insights

00:33:01 – Why Brent won’t do ayahuasca (yet)

00:39:45 – The wine glass metaphor for trauma healing

00:45:00 – Punching down vs. satire with integrity

00:52:20 – Leah Thomas joke: Finding the line without crossing it

00:55:42 – Pella or Propaganda: Brent plays the parody vs. real news game

01:03:00 – Deep breathwork & energy surges: Brent’s experience with CCB

01:09:30 – From Venice Beach smog to Austin skies: Nervous system reset

01:14:58 – Water hacks, raw milk mafias & BPA paranoia

01:21:45 – Receipts, Lululemon, and slow-drip toxicity

01:26:30 – Mercury in retrograde & the astrology placebo

01:32:20 – The burden of manifesting everything vs. surrendering to chaos

01:35:10 – Brent on legacy: Why joy matters more than justice

STAY CONNECTED

Brent’s Instagram

Brent’s Website & Tour Dates

Liability Note

Psychedelics discussed in this episode are illegal in many jurisdictions and are not suitable for everyone. Conscious Connected Breathwork can induce intense physiological and emotional responses and may be contraindicated for those with epilepsy, cardiovascular issues, or during pregnancy. Always consult a healthcare provider before participating in altered state practices.

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]]> Comedian and creator Brent Pella (@brentpella) joins Richard and Joseph for a hilarious, unfiltered, and thoughtful conversation about satire, spiritual charlatans, and the surprising power of breathwork. Brent offers a rare blend of humor and heart while opening up about his creative process, psychedelic journeys, and why he believes we can store joy in our cells just like trauma.

Topics

– Satire, censorship & comedy’s role in an outraged world

– From ketamine to ayahuasca: Brent’s psychedelic path

– Conscious Connected Breathwork vs. plant medicine

– The charlatan problem in the healing space

– The neuroscience of joy, trauma, and creativity

– Biohacking water, BPA receipts, and microplastics

– Brent’s secret Bernie Sanders impression

Timestamps

00:02:45 – Learning to suck at something again: Brent on picking up piano and why challenge equals joy

00:05:52 – Storing joy in your cells: Can our bodies hold more than just trauma?

00:12:15 – SNL, Daily Show, and political bias in comedy

00:19:30 – Satirizing the psychedelic scene: Manipulation, ego, and false prophets

00:25:10 – Psychedelics & creativity: Brent’s journey from microdosing to macro insights

00:33:01 – Why Brent won’t do ayahuasca (yet)

00:39:45 – The wine glass metaphor for trauma healing

00:45:00 – Punching down vs. satire with integrity

00:52:20 – Leah Thomas joke: Finding the line without crossing it

00:55:42 – Pella or Propaganda: Brent plays the parody vs. real news game

01:03:00 – Deep breathwork & energy surges: Brent’s experience with CCB

01:09:30 – From Venice Beach smog to Austin skies: Nervous system reset

01:14:58 – Water hacks, raw milk mafias & BPA paranoia

01:21:45 – Receipts, Lululemon, and slow-drip toxicity

01:26:30 – Mercury in retrograde & the astrology placebo

01:32:20 – The burden of manifesting everything vs. surrendering to chaos

01:35:10 – Brent on legacy: Why joy matters more than justice

STAY CONNECTED

Brent’s Instagram

Brent’s Website & Tour Dates

Liability Note

Psychedelics discussed in this episode are illegal in many jurisdictions and are not suitable for everyone. Conscious Connected Breathwork can induce intense physiological and emotional responses and may be contraindicated for those with epilepsy, cardiovascular issues, or during pregnancy. Always consult a healthcare provider before participating in altered state practices.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17268566 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500 3767 full false 230 | Dr. Jason Sonners: Can Oxygen Make You Younger? Inside the Hyperbaric Study Biohackers Have Been Waiting For 230 | Dr. Jason Sonners: Can Oxygen Make You Younger? Inside the Hyperbaric Study Biohackers Have Been Waiting For In this eye-opening episode, Joseph and Richard sit down with Dr. Jason Sonners—functional medicine expert and hyperbaric innovator—to explore the cutting edge of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), biological aging, and the future of integrative health. Fresh off completing his PhD in molecular biology, Jason shares the results of a groundbreaking study comparing soft and hard hyperbaric chambers, uncovering surprising findings that could reshape the industry.

From cytokine signaling to mitochondrial function, Jason breaks down his clinical experience, personal practices, and research-backed insights on optimizing recovery, cognition, and biological age. This conversation is essential listening for anyone interested in evidence-based biohacking, functional medicine, and using oxygen as medicine.

Key themes:

  • Surprising benefits of soft-shell vs. hard-shell hyperbaric chambers
  • How hyperbaric therapy impacts aging, inflammation, and cognitive function
  • When more pressure is not better—and how hormesis plays a role
  • The synergistic effects of HBOT with fasting, nitric oxide, methylene blue, and more
  • What physicians are missing about post-surgical recovery and non-drug therapies


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Jason’s research shows both soft (1.3 ATA) and hard (2.0 ATA) chambers reduce systemic inflammation, but affect different cytokines—proving both have distinct therapeutic uses.
  • Lower pressure chambers impacted cytokines like TNF-α and IL-6 more strongly—key for autoimmune and chronic inflammatory issues.
  • High pressure chambers had stronger effects on markers like myeloperoxidase—making them more useful for cardiovascular inflammation and long COVID.
  • Cognitive improvements were statistically significant for memory in both groups, with higher pressure showing stronger effects.
  • Both pressure types reversed biological age, but in different ways: low pressure affected Gen 1 clocks early, while high pressure impacted Gen 2 clocks after a delay.
  • Stacking HBOT with fasting, nitric oxide boosters, and methylene blue may enhance results—but combining with antioxidants like glutathione too early could blunt benefits.
  • Biohackers often overdo hormetic stress; more isn’t always better. Stacking intelligently (and seasonally) is key.
  • Jason encourages practitioners to move away from dogma and explore physiology-based decision making—matching tools to pathways, not diagnoses.
  • Clinical logic matters: HBOT has decades of research on wound healing, so why isn’t it used for surgical recovery?
  • Methylene blue is safe and effective for many, but not necessary for everyone. Use should be based on goals, tolerance, and context—not trendiness.

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]]> In this eye-opening episode, Joseph and Richard sit down with Dr. Jason Sonners—functional medicine expert and hyperbaric innovator—to explore the cutting edge of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), biological aging, and the future of integrative health. Fresh off completing his PhD in molecular biology, Jason shares the results of a groundbreaking study comparing soft and hard hyperbaric chambers, uncovering surprising findings that could reshape the industry.

From cytokine signaling to mitochondrial function, Jason breaks down his clinical experience, personal practices, and research-backed insights on optimizing recovery, cognition, and biological age. This conversation is essential listening for anyone interested in evidence-based biohacking, functional medicine, and using oxygen as medicine.

Key themes:

  • Surprising benefits of soft-shell vs. hard-shell hyperbaric chambers
  • How hyperbaric therapy impacts aging, inflammation, and cognitive function
  • When more pressure is not better—and how hormesis plays a role
  • The synergistic effects of HBOT with fasting, nitric oxide, methylene blue, and more
  • What physicians are missing about post-surgical recovery and non-drug therapies


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Jason’s research shows both soft (1.3 ATA) and hard (2.0 ATA) chambers reduce systemic inflammation, but affect different cytokines—proving both have distinct therapeutic uses.
  • Lower pressure chambers impacted cytokines like TNF-α and IL-6 more strongly—key for autoimmune and chronic inflammatory issues.
  • High pressure chambers had stronger effects on markers like myeloperoxidase—making them more useful for cardiovascular inflammation and long COVID.
  • Cognitive improvements were statistically significant for memory in both groups, with higher pressure showing stronger effects.
  • Both pressure types reversed biological age, but in different ways: low pressure affected Gen 1 clocks early, while high pressure impacted Gen 2 clocks after a delay.
  • Stacking HBOT with fasting, nitric oxide boosters, and methylene blue may enhance results—but combining with antioxidants like glutathione too early could blunt benefits.
  • Biohackers often overdo hormetic stress; more isn’t always better. Stacking intelligently (and seasonally) is key.
  • Jason encourages practitioners to move away from dogma and explore physiology-based decision making—matching tools to pathways, not diagnoses.
  • Clinical logic matters: HBOT has decades of research on wound healing, so why isn’t it used for surgical recovery?
  • Methylene blue is safe and effective for many, but not necessary for everyone. Use should be based on goals, tolerance, and context—not trendiness.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17215607 Tue, 27 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500 4489 full false 229 | Escaping Your Comfort Zone: The Hidden Power of Failure on the Path to Self-Discovery 229 | Escaping Your Comfort Zone: The Hidden Power of Failure on the Path to Self-Discovery In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode of RUNGA Radio, Joseph Anew and Dr. Richard Blake explore the ancient ritual of Misogi—a deliberate undertaking of hardship to meet your truest self. Joseph shares his raw, emotional journey through a 52.4-mile ultra-endurance race he signed up for just 26 days before, using it as a gateway to spiritual and psychological growth. Richard reflects on his own experiences with failure, masculinity, and naked vulnerability (literally) at a Tantra retreat. Together, they challenge our collective obsession with comfort and performance, offering listeners a new framework for transformation.

  • Why failure is the most underrated tool for transformation
  • The ancient roots of Misogi and its modern relevance
  • Joseph’s physical and emotional unraveling during a 52.4-mile race
  • How suffering reveals hidden parts of the psyche—“the cast of characters”
  • Peptides, breathwork, and recovery tools for extreme endurance


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Failure isn’t a detour—it’s the path. Modern comfort has robbed us of our psychological resilience.
  • Misogi is an ancient Japanese ritual of purification through hardship. The modern interpretation is choosing something with a 50% chance of failure to meet yourself more deeply.
  • Joseph completed 40 out of 52.4 miles in an ultra-race, confronting pain, rage, shame, and even the “cheater” within him along the way.
  • True self-awareness often requires stepping into discomfort where the “cast of characters” within you emerge—victim, critic, avoider, cheater, etc.
  • Peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, along with BioRegenics Cream, can play a remarkable role in recovery when the body is deeply stressed.
  • Time is a false god—Joseph explains how we use it as an excuse to avoid the work we need to do.
  • Suffering is unavoidable; the choice is whether you confront it on your terms or let life impose it upon you.
  • Physical hardship creates transformation faster than therapy in many cases because of its intensity and immediacy.
  • Misogis should be challenging but not reckless. The right threshold is something with a high risk of failure—but not guaranteed collapse.
  • Richard shares how leaving a Tantra retreat due to discomfort and returning years later transformed his relationship to shame, intimacy, and the body.

Support the show

]]> In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode of RUNGA Radio, Joseph Anew and Dr. Richard Blake explore the ancient ritual of Misogi—a deliberate undertaking of hardship to meet your truest self. Joseph shares his raw, emotional journey through a 52.4-mile ultra-endurance race he signed up for just 26 days before, using it as a gateway to spiritual and psychological growth. Richard reflects on his own experiences with failure, masculinity, and naked vulnerability (literally) at a Tantra retreat. Together, they challenge our collective obsession with comfort and performance, offering listeners a new framework for transformation.

  • Why failure is the most underrated tool for transformation
  • The ancient roots of Misogi and its modern relevance
  • Joseph’s physical and emotional unraveling during a 52.4-mile race
  • How suffering reveals hidden parts of the psyche—“the cast of characters”
  • Peptides, breathwork, and recovery tools for extreme endurance


KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Failure isn’t a detour—it’s the path. Modern comfort has robbed us of our psychological resilience.
  • Misogi is an ancient Japanese ritual of purification through hardship. The modern interpretation is choosing something with a 50% chance of failure to meet yourself more deeply.
  • Joseph completed 40 out of 52.4 miles in an ultra-race, confronting pain, rage, shame, and even the “cheater” within him along the way.
  • True self-awareness often requires stepping into discomfort where the “cast of characters” within you emerge—victim, critic, avoider, cheater, etc.
  • Peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, along with BioRegenics Cream, can play a remarkable role in recovery when the body is deeply stressed.
  • Time is a false god—Joseph explains how we use it as an excuse to avoid the work we need to do.
  • Suffering is unavoidable; the choice is whether you confront it on your terms or let life impose it upon you.
  • Physical hardship creates transformation faster than therapy in many cases because of its intensity and immediacy.
  • Misogis should be challenging but not reckless. The right threshold is something with a high risk of failure—but not guaranteed collapse.
  • Richard shares how leaving a Tantra retreat due to discomfort and returning years later transformed his relationship to shame, intimacy, and the body.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17151192 Tue, 13 May 2025 08:00:00 -0500 4300 full true 228 | Laura Fullerton: Rethinking Cold Exposure, Ice Baths & Biohacking for Women 228 | Laura Fullerton: Rethinking Cold Exposure, Ice Baths & Biohacking for Women Laura Fullerton (@laurafullerton) is the founder of the high-performance ice bath brand Monk. In this episode, Richard (@the_breath_geek) and Joseph (@therungaguy) dive into:

  • How cold exposure uniquely benefits women (and what week of your cycle to plunge)
  • Why temperature matters way less than you think
  • The secret link between trauma, PTSD recovery, and the cold
  • The biggest myths about ice baths (and why “harder” isn’t always better)

Get ready to rethink what you know about cold therapy, stress resilience, and performance. 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:01 – Meet Laura Fullerton: founder of Monk Ice Baths and unexpected ice bath enthusiast

00:44 – Laura’s first (reluctant) plunge and life-changing breathwork experience

03:49 – Why the more afraid you are, the bigger the dopamine reward

04:18 – How the menstrual cycle affects cold tolerance: when women should (and shouldn’t) plunge

08:37 – Should you plunge when sick or hungover? (spoiler: probably not)

09:44 – Ice baths and inflammation: how plunging helped endometriosis symptoms in a pilot study [Liability Note]

11:07 – Does cold exposure blunt muscle growth? Here’s the real nuance

14:37 – When cold plunging boosts athletic recovery and endurance pre-cooling

16:14 – Carnivore Aurelius says cold plunges are bad? Here’s why that’s misleading

17:23 – Gender differences: how men vs women experience the benefits of cold

19:54 – Is cold therapy a lasting health trend—or just a stepping stone to something bigger?

24:03 – Joseph’s near-death hypothermia story (and accidental DMT experience)

26:00 – Swearing during cold plunges: surprising science about pain tolerance

28:47 – Laura’s #1 ice bath myth she wishes would disappear

33:26 – Behind the scenes: building Monk, hardware + software in the biohacking space

38:36 – Monk’s vision: syncing cold therapy with your biometrics

40:08 – How cold plunging could help PTSD and mental health for veterans

48:55 – Cold immersion, menstrual cycles, and psychedelics—new research insights

53:46 – Why women’s health research is finally (slowly) catching up

57:45 – How to find Monk, Laura, and what’s coming next

Support the show

]]> Laura Fullerton (@laurafullerton) is the founder of the high-performance ice bath brand Monk. In this episode, Richard (@the_breath_geek) and Joseph (@therungaguy) dive into:

  • How cold exposure uniquely benefits women (and what week of your cycle to plunge)
  • Why temperature matters way less than you think
  • The secret link between trauma, PTSD recovery, and the cold
  • The biggest myths about ice baths (and why “harder” isn’t always better)

Get ready to rethink what you know about cold therapy, stress resilience, and performance. 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:01 – Meet Laura Fullerton: founder of Monk Ice Baths and unexpected ice bath enthusiast

00:44 – Laura’s first (reluctant) plunge and life-changing breathwork experience

03:49 – Why the more afraid you are, the bigger the dopamine reward

04:18 – How the menstrual cycle affects cold tolerance: when women should (and shouldn’t) plunge

08:37 – Should you plunge when sick or hungover? (spoiler: probably not)

09:44 – Ice baths and inflammation: how plunging helped endometriosis symptoms in a pilot study [Liability Note]

11:07 – Does cold exposure blunt muscle growth? Here’s the real nuance

14:37 – When cold plunging boosts athletic recovery and endurance pre-cooling

16:14 – Carnivore Aurelius says cold plunges are bad? Here’s why that’s misleading

17:23 – Gender differences: how men vs women experience the benefits of cold

19:54 – Is cold therapy a lasting health trend—or just a stepping stone to something bigger?

24:03 – Joseph’s near-death hypothermia story (and accidental DMT experience)

26:00 – Swearing during cold plunges: surprising science about pain tolerance

28:47 – Laura’s #1 ice bath myth she wishes would disappear

33:26 – Behind the scenes: building Monk, hardware + software in the biohacking space

38:36 – Monk’s vision: syncing cold therapy with your biometrics

40:08 – How cold plunging could help PTSD and mental health for veterans

48:55 – Cold immersion, menstrual cycles, and psychedelics—new research insights

53:46 – Why women’s health research is finally (slowly) catching up

57:45 – How to find Monk, Laura, and what’s coming next

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17099403 Tue, 06 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500 3554 full false 227 | Therapy vs. Exercise: What’s the Real Antidote to Mental Health Struggles? 227 | Therapy vs. Exercise: What’s the Real Antidote to Mental Health Struggles? In this episode, Dr. Richard Blake (@the_breath_geek) and Joseph Anew (@TheRUNGAGuy) go deeper than the usual therapy vs. fitness debate — questioning whether traditional therapy is even the best first-line treatment for many people.

We explore:

– Why SSRIs might not be the magic bullet we were promised
– How exercise could act as the “missing ingredient” in emotional healing
– The dangers of weaponizing “intention vs. impact” culture
– How plastic surgery affects mental health
– The real reason social connection predicts longevity
– Why men’s mental health needs movement, not just talking circles

With honest reflections, real studies, and no sacred cows, this conversation is a much-needed reality check for anyone navigating modern mental health culture.

Ready for a true mind-body-soul upgrade?
Join our RUNGA Intensive — a 12-week coaching journey to unlock your next level of health and freedom.
➔ Learn more & apply

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Facelifts: The new PED for biohackers?
04:17 – Plastic surgery and its unpredictable impact on mental health
06:56 – Why your perception shapes your reality more than you think
08:32 – How outrage culture is making us miserable
13:05 – Does therapy really work? A harsh look at the evidence
19:45 – The dangers of therapy if you don’t actually need it
24:15 – Exercise, SSRIs, and therapy: Which one wins for mental health?
37:31 – Why men might need exercise even more than women
43:34 – Longevity and friendship: It’s not what you think
48:10 – New Age spirituality and narcissism: a slippery slope
55:06 – SSRIs: The dirty secrets no one talks about
01:08:04 – Why therapy needs to integrate sleep, food, sunlight, and fitness

Support the show

]]> In this episode, Dr. Richard Blake (@the_breath_geek) and Joseph Anew (@TheRUNGAGuy) go deeper than the usual therapy vs. fitness debate — questioning whether traditional therapy is even the best first-line treatment for many people.

We explore:

– Why SSRIs might not be the magic bullet we were promised
– How exercise could act as the “missing ingredient” in emotional healing
– The dangers of weaponizing “intention vs. impact” culture
– How plastic surgery affects mental health
– The real reason social connection predicts longevity
– Why men’s mental health needs movement, not just talking circles

With honest reflections, real studies, and no sacred cows, this conversation is a much-needed reality check for anyone navigating modern mental health culture.

Ready for a true mind-body-soul upgrade?
Join our RUNGA Intensive — a 12-week coaching journey to unlock your next level of health and freedom.
➔ Learn more & apply

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Facelifts: The new PED for biohackers?
04:17 – Plastic surgery and its unpredictable impact on mental health
06:56 – Why your perception shapes your reality more than you think
08:32 – How outrage culture is making us miserable
13:05 – Does therapy really work? A harsh look at the evidence
19:45 – The dangers of therapy if you don’t actually need it
24:15 – Exercise, SSRIs, and therapy: Which one wins for mental health?
37:31 – Why men might need exercise even more than women
43:34 – Longevity and friendship: It’s not what you think
48:10 – New Age spirituality and narcissism: a slippery slope
55:06 – SSRIs: The dirty secrets no one talks about
01:08:04 – Why therapy needs to integrate sleep, food, sunlight, and fitness

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17070163 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500 4576 full false 226 | Tony Wrighton: Is Wellness Making You Sick? 226 | Tony Wrighton: Is Wellness Making You Sick? Mold, EMFs, Histamine & the Biohacking Rain Barrel

Tony Wrighton was once a high-energy presenter on Sky Sports. Now? He’s the guy who walks into a café wearing EMF shorts, uses tapping to help his 5-year-old poop, and might just be the most nuanced voice in biohacking right now.

In this refreshingly honest and surprisingly funny conversation, we explore how Tony’s years of mysterious gut issues and burnout turned out to be histamine intolerance… caused by mold exposure in his student housing decades earlier. We also get real about the biohacks that don’t work, parenting in the digital age, EMF fails, and why the best hacks are still free.

Tony’s also the host of the popular Zestology podcast.

Topics We Cover

  • Mold, histamine intolerance & post-viral fatigue
  • EMFs, sleep canopies & tech that might be doing nothing
  • Parenting without iPads (and why tapping helps with constipation)
  • Biohacking fails: TSA trauma, shrinking shorts, and placebo pants
  • Full-body MRIs, metabolic testing, and the future of diagnostics
  • Why Gabor Maté and Esther Perel were Tony’s most important teachers
  • Social media’s role in health anxiety — and what to do about it

Key Moments
00:00 – Mold vs. EMF: Why we’re not all reacting to the same triggers
03:18 – What histamine intolerance really feels like
07:11 – The “Plinko” theory of chronic illness
21:00 – Tapping for kids, parenting in the age of addiction
33:00 – EMF blocking fails, radiation fears & airport scanners
43:29 – What’s actually exciting in health: testing, not tech


Tools & Resources


RELATED EPISODES


LIABILITY NOTE

EMF sensitivity is not recognized as a formal diagnosis by most medical institutions. However, some individuals report reproducible symptom relief from mitigation strategies.

Histamine intolerance remains a controversial and poorly defined diagnosis. Symptoms may overlap with other conditions. Always consult with a medical professional.

Airport scanners in the U.S. use millimeter wave technology. These scanners are banned in the EU based on precautionary principles.

EFT (Tapping) may be effective for emotional regulation but should not replace professional mental health care when needed.

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM

@the_breath_geek | @TheRUNGAGuy | @tonywrighton

If your “rain barrel” feels full, this one’s for you.

Support the show

]]> Mold, EMFs, Histamine & the Biohacking Rain Barrel

Tony Wrighton was once a high-energy presenter on Sky Sports. Now? He’s the guy who walks into a café wearing EMF shorts, uses tapping to help his 5-year-old poop, and might just be the most nuanced voice in biohacking right now.

In this refreshingly honest and surprisingly funny conversation, we explore how Tony’s years of mysterious gut issues and burnout turned out to be histamine intolerance… caused by mold exposure in his student housing decades earlier. We also get real about the biohacks that don’t work, parenting in the digital age, EMF fails, and why the best hacks are still free.

Tony’s also the host of the popular Zestology podcast.

Topics We Cover

  • Mold, histamine intolerance & post-viral fatigue
  • EMFs, sleep canopies & tech that might be doing nothing
  • Parenting without iPads (and why tapping helps with constipation)
  • Biohacking fails: TSA trauma, shrinking shorts, and placebo pants
  • Full-body MRIs, metabolic testing, and the future of diagnostics
  • Why Gabor Maté and Esther Perel were Tony’s most important teachers
  • Social media’s role in health anxiety — and what to do about it

Key Moments
00:00 – Mold vs. EMF: Why we’re not all reacting to the same triggers
03:18 – What histamine intolerance really feels like
07:11 – The “Plinko” theory of chronic illness
21:00 – Tapping for kids, parenting in the age of addiction
33:00 – EMF blocking fails, radiation fears & airport scanners
43:29 – What’s actually exciting in health: testing, not tech


Tools & Resources


RELATED EPISODES


LIABILITY NOTE

EMF sensitivity is not recognized as a formal diagnosis by most medical institutions. However, some individuals report reproducible symptom relief from mitigation strategies.

Histamine intolerance remains a controversial and poorly defined diagnosis. Symptoms may overlap with other conditions. Always consult with a medical professional.

Airport scanners in the U.S. use millimeter wave technology. These scanners are banned in the EU based on precautionary principles.

EFT (Tapping) may be effective for emotional regulation but should not replace professional mental health care when needed.

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM

@the_breath_geek | @TheRUNGAGuy | @tonywrighton

If your “rain barrel” feels full, this one’s for you.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-17011513 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500 3631 full false 225 | The Viral Post That Exposed the Therapy Industry 225 | The Viral Post That Exposed the Therapy Industry Dr. Richard Blake responds to 3 million views, 3,000 comments, and a mental health system under fire. Last week Dr. Richard Blake (@the_breath_geek) posted a reel that challenged the foundational assumptions of modern therapy — and it exploded: 3M+ views, 100K shares, and thousands of comments.

In this episode recorded live from the Health Optimization Summit, Richard, therapist-in-training Natalia Blake, and co-host Joseph Anew unpack the firestorm. They address accusations of manipulation, the limitations of talk therapy, and the rise of therapy culture that may be doing more harm than good. This is a raw, honest, and timely conversation that asks big questions about how we heal, what’s keeping us stuck, and what a more empowered, integrated path forward might look like.

• The Limitations of Traditional Talk Therapy – Why many people feel stuck in therapy, and how the field is still influenced by outdated frameworks and models of the mind.
• The Rise of “Therapy Culture” – A critical distinction between therapy as a tool and the growing cultural identity around being in therapy, working on trauma, or identifying as broken.
• Personal Agency and the Path to Real Healing – How movement, community, breathwork, and lifestyle interventions can create the transformation many are seeking—but not finding—in conventional care.
• Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB) as a Therapeutic Alternative – Drawing from his PhD research, Richard shares why CCB may offer a more embodied and effective route for emotional processing and nervous system regulation.
• Rethinking the Mental Health System – From ghosting therapists to the limitations of insurance-based models, the conversation explores what’s not working—and what could work better.

Liability Note
This episode includes a critique of therapy culture, outcomes, and common practices. Listeners are reminded that not all therapy is ineffective, and many benefit from mental health support when well-matched with a trained professional. This podcast does not offer individualized clinical advice. Always consult a licensed provider for mental health needs.

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]]> Dr. Richard Blake responds to 3 million views, 3,000 comments, and a mental health system under fire. Last week Dr. Richard Blake (@the_breath_geek) posted a reel that challenged the foundational assumptions of modern therapy — and it exploded: 3M+ views, 100K shares, and thousands of comments.

In this episode recorded live from the Health Optimization Summit, Richard, therapist-in-training Natalia Blake, and co-host Joseph Anew unpack the firestorm. They address accusations of manipulation, the limitations of talk therapy, and the rise of therapy culture that may be doing more harm than good. This is a raw, honest, and timely conversation that asks big questions about how we heal, what’s keeping us stuck, and what a more empowered, integrated path forward might look like.

• The Limitations of Traditional Talk Therapy – Why many people feel stuck in therapy, and how the field is still influenced by outdated frameworks and models of the mind.
• The Rise of “Therapy Culture” – A critical distinction between therapy as a tool and the growing cultural identity around being in therapy, working on trauma, or identifying as broken.
• Personal Agency and the Path to Real Healing – How movement, community, breathwork, and lifestyle interventions can create the transformation many are seeking—but not finding—in conventional care.
• Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB) as a Therapeutic Alternative – Drawing from his PhD research, Richard shares why CCB may offer a more embodied and effective route for emotional processing and nervous system regulation.
• Rethinking the Mental Health System – From ghosting therapists to the limitations of insurance-based models, the conversation explores what’s not working—and what could work better.

Liability Note
This episode includes a critique of therapy culture, outcomes, and common practices. Listeners are reminded that not all therapy is ineffective, and many benefit from mental health support when well-matched with a trained professional. This podcast does not offer individualized clinical advice. Always consult a licensed provider for mental health needs.

Support the show

]]> Buzzsprout-16978677 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500 4934 full false 224 | Marek Doyle: Why Cortisol Isn't the Enemy & The Hidden Cost of Low Energy 224 | Marek Doyle: Why Cortisol Isn't the Enemy & The Hidden Cost of Low Energy Joseph and Richard sit down with integrative nutritionist Marek Doyle for a deep and honest conversation about the true nature of stress, why cortisol isn’t the villain it’s made out to be, and how the nervous system—and our energy levels—shape our capacity to heal. Marek brings a refreshingly nuanced perspective to the world of functional medicine, challenging mainstream narratives and offering insight into how energy security, nervous system regulation, and breathwork all play a central role in true well-being. You’ll hear about his transition from reductionist, evidence-based protocols to a more intuitive and personal approach—one rooted in lived experience, clinical insight, and the intelligence of the body.

What You’ll Learn:

Why Cortisol Isn’t the Enemy: Marek breaks down the true role of cortisol, showing that it’s not the stress hormone we should fear—but a key player in turning off the stress response. Chronic stress, not cortisol itself, is what leads to health issues like inflammation, gut permeability, and burnout.

The Hidden Cost of Low Energy: He explains how low energy availability—not just poor nutrition—can prevent healing, stall progress, and make even the best protocols ineffective. Energy security, including how the body predicts and produces energy, is at the center of Marek’s system.

Rethinking Functional Medicine: Marek challenges the typical reductionist model in functional medicine. Rather than relying on isolated tests and trendy supplements, he emphasizes a personalized, systems-based approach rooted in how the body actually functions in real life.

The Limits of “Evidence-Based” Approaches: This episode dives into why rigid, data-only thinking can leave many people behind. Marek shares how effect sizes, individual responses, and clinical nuance are often more important than what the latest study says.

Breathwork as a Breakthrough Tool: After trying countless somatic practices, Marek found breathwork to be the most consistent and fast-acting way to shift someone out of stress and into healing. He now considers it essential for restoring nervous system balance and resilience.

Support the show

]]> Joseph and Richard sit down with integrative nutritionist Marek Doyle for a deep and honest conversation about the true nature of stress, why cortisol isn’t the villain it’s made out to be, and how the nervous system—and our energy levels—shape our capacity to heal. Marek brings a refreshingly nuanced perspective to the world of functional medicine, challenging mainstream narratives and offering insight into how energy security, nervous system regulation, and breathwork all play a central role in true well-being. You’ll hear about his transition from reductionist, evidence-based protocols to a more intuitive and personal approach—one rooted in lived experience, clinical insight, and the intelligence of the body.

What You’ll Learn:

Why Cortisol Isn’t the Enemy: Marek breaks down the true role of cortisol, showing that it’s not the stress hormone we should fear—but a key player in turning off the stress response. Chronic stress, not cortisol itself, is what leads to health issues like inflammation, gut permeability, and burnout.

The Hidden Cost of Low Energy: He explains how low energy availability—not just poor nutrition—can prevent healing, stall progress, and make even the best protocols ineffective. Energy security, including how the body predicts and produces energy, is at the center of Marek’s system.

Rethinking Functional Medicine: Marek challenges the typical reductionist model in functional medicine. Rather than relying on isolated tests and trendy supplements, he emphasizes a personalized, systems-based approach rooted in how the body actually functions in real life.

The Limits of “Evidence-Based” Approaches: This episode dives into why rigid, data-only thinking can leave many people behind. Marek shares how effect sizes, individual responses, and clinical nuance are often more important than what the latest study says.

Breathwork as a Breakthrough Tool: After trying countless somatic practices, Marek found breathwork to be the most consistent and fast-acting way to shift someone out of stress and into healing. He now considers it essential for restoring nervous system balance and resilience.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16937701 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0500 4660 full false 223 | Jay Campbell: How Peptides & Bio-Regulators Are Revolutionizing Health 223 | Jay Campbell: How Peptides & Bio-Regulators Are Revolutionizing Health Jay Campbell is a leading expert in the field of hormone therapy, peptides, and biohacking. With a wealth of experience dating back to 2004, Jay delves into the cutting-edge world of peptide therapies and their diverse applications for optimizing health, performance, and longevity. He dives into the transformative potential of both peptides and bio-regulators, with a particular focus on the revolutionary impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight management and metabolic health. 

With exciting advancements in exercise-mimicking peptides and nootropics, as well as the reality of the complex regulatory landscape surrounding these compounds, listeners will get a glimpse into the forefront of biohacking for enhanced physical and cognitive function. This episode is packed with cutting-edge insights from Jay Campbell. Whether you’re an athlete, health optimizer, or just curious about the next frontier in performance science, you won’t want to miss it.

What You'll Learn:

•Peptides & Bio-Regulators 101 – Understand how peptides act as powerful signaling molecules, why injectables often have the greatest impact, and how bio-regulators target specific organ systems for healing and optimization.

•The GLP-1 Revolution – Discover how peptides like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) are reshaping weight management, metabolism, and even brain function. Learn the critical do’s and don’ts of proper usage, including the emerging science of microdosing for long-term benefits.

•Breaking Through Plateaus with Biohacking – Explore how transdermal and oral bio-regulators, nootropics, and exercise-mimicking peptides can enhance recovery, cognition, endurance, and fat loss—without extreme interventions.

•The Truth About Performance Enhancers – From mitochondrial-boosting peptides to metabolism-shifting compounds, learn how to strategically use advanced tools to optimize fitness, longevity, and overall well-being.

•Peptides & Safety: What You Need to Know – Before jumping into peptide therapy, understand the evolving regulatory landscape, why blood work is a must, and how to navigate this space responsibly.

•The Benefits of Key Products – Before jumping into peptide therapy, understand the evolving regulatory landscape, why blood work is a must, and how to navigate this space responsibly.

  • Bio Longevity Labs (Use code RUNGA for 15% off):
    • Bio Restore (Oral BPC-157)
    • Biomind (Nootropic)
    • Bio Gut Pro (Gut Health)
    • Shred (SLO-P 332 / Sloop)
    • Shred X (Pre-Cardio)
    • Meta Shred (SLO-P 332 + BAM 15)
    • Biogenics (Transdermal Healing)
    • BioSculpt (Transdermal Fat Loss)

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]]> Jay Campbell is a leading expert in the field of hormone therapy, peptides, and biohacking. With a wealth of experience dating back to 2004, Jay delves into the cutting-edge world of peptide therapies and their diverse applications for optimizing health, performance, and longevity. He dives into the transformative potential of both peptides and bio-regulators, with a particular focus on the revolutionary impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight management and metabolic health. 

With exciting advancements in exercise-mimicking peptides and nootropics, as well as the reality of the complex regulatory landscape surrounding these compounds, listeners will get a glimpse into the forefront of biohacking for enhanced physical and cognitive function. This episode is packed with cutting-edge insights from Jay Campbell. Whether you’re an athlete, health optimizer, or just curious about the next frontier in performance science, you won’t want to miss it.

What You'll Learn:

•Peptides & Bio-Regulators 101 – Understand how peptides act as powerful signaling molecules, why injectables often have the greatest impact, and how bio-regulators target specific organ systems for healing and optimization.

•The GLP-1 Revolution – Discover how peptides like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) are reshaping weight management, metabolism, and even brain function. Learn the critical do’s and don’ts of proper usage, including the emerging science of microdosing for long-term benefits.

•Breaking Through Plateaus with Biohacking – Explore how transdermal and oral bio-regulators, nootropics, and exercise-mimicking peptides can enhance recovery, cognition, endurance, and fat loss—without extreme interventions.

•The Truth About Performance Enhancers – From mitochondrial-boosting peptides to metabolism-shifting compounds, learn how to strategically use advanced tools to optimize fitness, longevity, and overall well-being.

•Peptides & Safety: What You Need to Know – Before jumping into peptide therapy, understand the evolving regulatory landscape, why blood work is a must, and how to navigate this space responsibly.

•The Benefits of Key Products – Before jumping into peptide therapy, understand the evolving regulatory landscape, why blood work is a must, and how to navigate this space responsibly.

  • Bio Longevity Labs (Use code RUNGA for 15% off):
    • Bio Restore (Oral BPC-157)
    • Biomind (Nootropic)
    • Bio Gut Pro (Gut Health)
    • Shred (SLO-P 332 / Sloop)
    • Shred X (Pre-Cardio)
    • Meta Shred (SLO-P 332 + BAM 15)
    • Biogenics (Transdermal Healing)
    • BioSculpt (Transdermal Fat Loss)

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16902423 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500 6141 full false 222 | Huberman’s Dangerous Advice & Why We Need To Stop Overcomplicating Fitness 222 | Huberman’s Dangerous Advice & Why We Need To Stop Overcomplicating Fitness In this episode, Joseph Anew and Richard Blake break down what really matters in health and fitness—cutting through hype, misinformation, and overcomplication. They dive into authenticity in fitness advice, exploring whether figures like RFK Jr. and Greg Glassman truly “walk the walk” and exploring how rhetoric can overshadow truth. A deep discussion on the Huberman Lab interview with Pavel Tsatsouline sparks debate over a misunderstood recommendation about running with a unilateral load—leading to a breakdown of energy systems, metabolic pathways, and why so many people are aerobically deficient.

The conversation also explores longevity, stress, and why some Blue Zones research may be misleading. They unpack the “Midwit” meme—showing how fitness advice often gets needlessly complex—and highlight the power of community, the mental benefits of strength training, and the history of kettlebell training.

You’ll Learn:

  • The real impact of creatine on energy and performance.
  • Why authenticity matters in fitness advice.
  • How energy systems fuel your workouts—and why most people ignore aerobic health.
  • Why fitness advice often gets overcomplicated.
  • The surprising mental benefits of strength training—especially back squats.
  • The origins of kettlebell training and what RKC & Strong First got right.

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]]> In this episode, Joseph Anew and Richard Blake break down what really matters in health and fitness—cutting through hype, misinformation, and overcomplication. They dive into authenticity in fitness advice, exploring whether figures like RFK Jr. and Greg Glassman truly “walk the walk” and exploring how rhetoric can overshadow truth. A deep discussion on the Huberman Lab interview with Pavel Tsatsouline sparks debate over a misunderstood recommendation about running with a unilateral load—leading to a breakdown of energy systems, metabolic pathways, and why so many people are aerobically deficient.

The conversation also explores longevity, stress, and why some Blue Zones research may be misleading. They unpack the “Midwit” meme—showing how fitness advice often gets needlessly complex—and highlight the power of community, the mental benefits of strength training, and the history of kettlebell training.

You’ll Learn:

  • The real impact of creatine on energy and performance.
  • Why authenticity matters in fitness advice.
  • How energy systems fuel your workouts—and why most people ignore aerobic health.
  • Why fitness advice often gets overcomplicated.
  • The surprising mental benefits of strength training—especially back squats.
  • The origins of kettlebell training and what RKC & Strong First got right.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16855008 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 4823 full false 221 | Emilía Rún: Kundalini Yoga, Spiritual Red Flags & Discovering Freedom in Disenchantment 221 | Emilía Rún: Kundalini Yoga, Spiritual Red Flags & Discovering Freedom in Disenchantment Emilía Rún joins Richard Blake and Joseph Anew this week to share her personal journey with Kundalini Yoga—a practice that profoundly shaped her life. In the wake of HBO’s documentary series Breath of Fire, which exposed the darker side of Kundalini Yoga and some of its most well-known teachers, Emilía offers a fresh perspective. Rather than discarding the practice entirely, she explores how we can hold onto beneficial spiritual practices by approaching them with discernment, integrity, and a deeper understanding of our own vulnerabilities.

Drawing from her firsthand experiences—including time spent practicing at RA MA Institute in LA, a central focus of the documentary—Emilía unpacks the transformative power of Kundalini Yoga, the risks involved, and the fine line between spiritual devotion and cult-like dynamics. This conversation delves into the importance of critical thinking in spiritual spaces, the disenchantment that she believes is inevitable on a spiritual path, and how that disenchantment might actually be a necessary part of the journey. 

What You'll Learn

  • Transformational Potential and Risks: Learn about the powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga, its potential for emotional release and the risks associated with such intense practices. Because any spiritual practice requires an element of surrender, it is so important to be aware of our vulnerabilities, especially when our mind is altered from breathwork, yoga, or psychedelics. Emilia recounts her deep involvement with Kundalini Yoga in England, Texas and California, including the intoxicating atmosphere of Sat Nam Fest in Joshua Tree.
  • The HBO Documentary “Breath of Fire”: Hear insider insight behind the recent documentary about Kundalini Yoga and RA MA Institute, where Emilia and Joseph primarily practiced. The hosts explore whether Kundalini Yoga can be classified as a cult, red flags in spiritual communities, and the responsibility of spiritual teachers to be trauma-informed.
  • The Inevitable Disenchantment on a Spiritual Path: Emilía believes that anyone on a spiritual path is guaranteed to become disenchanted, and how the practice of seeing clearly, as taught in mindfulness, can set you free by separating the practice from the package of the teacher. If you don’t learn to expect their humanness, you will always be disappointed that spiritual people are not meeting your expectations.
  • False Gurus, Projection & Attachment to Spiritual Identity: Emilía shares the why we tend to project idealized qualities onto spiritual teachers, citing the deep human desire of wanting to believe that such goodness exists. Learn why insecurity can cause people to construct an identity around spirituality, and become more vulnerable to power-seeking teachers.
  • The "U-Turn" in Mindfulness: Emilía explains the mindfulness concept of the "U-turn," emphasizing the importance of turning back to oneself and one's own inner wisdom rather than blaming others for our own experience and wanting others to change, or outsourcing power to teachers.
  • The Finger Pointing to the Moon: The parable of the finger pointing to the moon is invoked as a reminder that any teacher or practice is simply a guide pointing to a greater truth, not the ultimate truth itself.
  • The Future of Kundalini Yoga: Is it time for a big comeback in Kundalini Yoga? Emilía is optimistic about the future of this powerful practice, with practitioners now approaching it with more grounded perspectives, fewer expectations, and less attachment to teacher identities.

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]]> Emilía Rún joins Richard Blake and Joseph Anew this week to share her personal journey with Kundalini Yoga—a practice that profoundly shaped her life. In the wake of HBO’s documentary series Breath of Fire, which exposed the darker side of Kundalini Yoga and some of its most well-known teachers, Emilía offers a fresh perspective. Rather than discarding the practice entirely, she explores how we can hold onto beneficial spiritual practices by approaching them with discernment, integrity, and a deeper understanding of our own vulnerabilities.

Drawing from her firsthand experiences—including time spent practicing at RA MA Institute in LA, a central focus of the documentary—Emilía unpacks the transformative power of Kundalini Yoga, the risks involved, and the fine line between spiritual devotion and cult-like dynamics. This conversation delves into the importance of critical thinking in spiritual spaces, the disenchantment that she believes is inevitable on a spiritual path, and how that disenchantment might actually be a necessary part of the journey. 

What You'll Learn

  • Transformational Potential and Risks: Learn about the powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga, its potential for emotional release and the risks associated with such intense practices. Because any spiritual practice requires an element of surrender, it is so important to be aware of our vulnerabilities, especially when our mind is altered from breathwork, yoga, or psychedelics. Emilia recounts her deep involvement with Kundalini Yoga in England, Texas and California, including the intoxicating atmosphere of Sat Nam Fest in Joshua Tree.
  • The HBO Documentary “Breath of Fire”: Hear insider insight behind the recent documentary about Kundalini Yoga and RA MA Institute, where Emilia and Joseph primarily practiced. The hosts explore whether Kundalini Yoga can be classified as a cult, red flags in spiritual communities, and the responsibility of spiritual teachers to be trauma-informed.
  • The Inevitable Disenchantment on a Spiritual Path: Emilía believes that anyone on a spiritual path is guaranteed to become disenchanted, and how the practice of seeing clearly, as taught in mindfulness, can set you free by separating the practice from the package of the teacher. If you don’t learn to expect their humanness, you will always be disappointed that spiritual people are not meeting your expectations.
  • False Gurus, Projection & Attachment to Spiritual Identity: Emilía shares the why we tend to project idealized qualities onto spiritual teachers, citing the deep human desire of wanting to believe that such goodness exists. Learn why insecurity can cause people to construct an identity around spirituality, and become more vulnerable to power-seeking teachers.
  • The "U-Turn" in Mindfulness: Emilía explains the mindfulness concept of the "U-turn," emphasizing the importance of turning back to oneself and one's own inner wisdom rather than blaming others for our own experience and wanting others to change, or outsourcing power to teachers.
  • The Finger Pointing to the Moon: The parable of the finger pointing to the moon is invoked as a reminder that any teacher or practice is simply a guide pointing to a greater truth, not the ultimate truth itself.
  • The Future of Kundalini Yoga: Is it time for a big comeback in Kundalini Yoga? Emilía is optimistic about the future of this powerful practice, with practitioners now approaching it with more grounded perspectives, fewer expectations, and less attachment to teacher identities.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16813669 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500 5833 full false 220 | Adam Ludwin: Entrepreneurship, Breathwork & Building a $100 Million Exit 220 | Adam Ludwin: Entrepreneurship, Breathwork & Building a $100 Million Exit Joseph Anew and Dr. Richard Blake interview Adam Ludwin, a successful entrepreneur who achieved a $100 million exit before the age of 35 and is now the founder of the breathwork app FivePointFive. In this insightful conversation, Adam shares the story behind his early entrepreneurial ventures, the key decisions and strategies that contributed to his success, and his personal journey into the world of breathwork and its transformative impact on his life and business. He also discusses the development of his wellness app, FivePointFive, and his vision for the future of breathwork.

What You'll Learn:

  • Early Entrepreneurial Journey: Adam recounts his experiences from a young age, including washing cars, selling sweets at school (and getting suspended for flour bomb stress balls), which instilled in him a mindset that there were no limits to making money.
  • Key Lessons in Business: He highlights the importance of not relying on one partner or marketing channel for business success. He also learned the value of work-life balance early in his career. Starting his entrepreneurial journey young helped him build resilience to the inevitable challenges of running a business.
  • Developing a Growth Mindset: Adam realized he thought differently from others, driven by common sense, determination, and urgency. He shares an example of taking a six-person office on day one of a new venture, demonstrating his forward-thinking approach.
  • The Motivation Behind FivePointFive: Observing the increasing wellness challenges among Gen Z and millennials in his previous company motivated Adam to create a tool to tackle stress, anxiety, and poor health at scale. FivePointFive aims to make wellness fun, incorporate data and technology for personalized recommendations, and provide measurable results.
  • The Future of Breathwork: Adam envisions a future where breathwork sequences are tailored to an individual's unique needs, goals, and biometrics. He also emphasizes the importance of measurability in wellness apps.
  • Key Features of the FivePointFive App: The app combines short (3-5 minute) breathwork sessions with mainstream music, visual guidance from coaches, personalized recommendations based on wearable data (mind, body, sleep scores), and progress tracking.

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]]> Joseph Anew and Dr. Richard Blake interview Adam Ludwin, a successful entrepreneur who achieved a $100 million exit before the age of 35 and is now the founder of the breathwork app FivePointFive. In this insightful conversation, Adam shares the story behind his early entrepreneurial ventures, the key decisions and strategies that contributed to his success, and his personal journey into the world of breathwork and its transformative impact on his life and business. He also discusses the development of his wellness app, FivePointFive, and his vision for the future of breathwork.

What You'll Learn:

  • Early Entrepreneurial Journey: Adam recounts his experiences from a young age, including washing cars, selling sweets at school (and getting suspended for flour bomb stress balls), which instilled in him a mindset that there were no limits to making money.
  • Key Lessons in Business: He highlights the importance of not relying on one partner or marketing channel for business success. He also learned the value of work-life balance early in his career. Starting his entrepreneurial journey young helped him build resilience to the inevitable challenges of running a business.
  • Developing a Growth Mindset: Adam realized he thought differently from others, driven by common sense, determination, and urgency. He shares an example of taking a six-person office on day one of a new venture, demonstrating his forward-thinking approach.
  • The Motivation Behind FivePointFive: Observing the increasing wellness challenges among Gen Z and millennials in his previous company motivated Adam to create a tool to tackle stress, anxiety, and poor health at scale. FivePointFive aims to make wellness fun, incorporate data and technology for personalized recommendations, and provide measurable results.
  • The Future of Breathwork: Adam envisions a future where breathwork sequences are tailored to an individual's unique needs, goals, and biometrics. He also emphasizes the importance of measurability in wellness apps.
  • Key Features of the FivePointFive App: The app combines short (3-5 minute) breathwork sessions with mainstream music, visual guidance from coaches, personalized recommendations based on wearable data (mind, body, sleep scores), and progress tracking.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16766044 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500 4110 full false 219 | Dr. Richard Blake: The Truth About Breathwork & Self-Development That Actually Works 219 | Dr. Richard Blake: The Truth About Breathwork & Self-Development That Actually Works In the first episode of the new RUNGA Radio, Joseph Anew introduces Dr. Richard Blake as the podcast’s new co-host. Richard—a PhD in Psychology, former Men’s Health model, and expert in Conscious Connected Breathwork—shares his personal journey through fitness, mental health struggles, psychedelics, and ultimately, breathwork as the missing link to real transformation.

Too many people are chasing the next biohack, the next breakthrough, the next psychedelic retreat—only to find themselves stuck in the same patterns. This episode challenges the status quo, offering a raw, honest look at what actually creates lasting change.

This episode covers:

Conscious Connected Breathwork – Richard shares insights from his PhD research, revealing how this style of breathwork downregulates the prefrontal cortex, allowing deep-seated emotions to surface for true processing. He explains why breathwork has effects comparable to psilocybin and why it may be the most accessible and sustainable tool for transformation.

Why Most Self-Development Doesn’t Work – From CrossFit to psychedelics to therapy, Richard has tested countless approaches to health and healing. He and Joseph discuss why so many self-development modalities fall short, the risks of self-obsession, and how to break free from the cycle of seeking without integrating.

The Real Goal of Optimization – Self-improvement is not just about feeling better or performing better—it’s about becoming a stable, reliable force in the world. Richard shares why true transformation isn’t just about personal growth but about building resilience and showing up for others.

Breaking the Cycle of Fitness and Mental Health Struggles – Richard opens up about how his early fitness obsession—driven by the belief that a Men’s Health cover would bring happiness—ultimately led to years of disordered eating and depression. He and Joseph explore how the wellness industry often reinforces unhealthy cycles under the guise of optimization.

The Missing Link Between Biohacking and Real Change – Many people dive into biohacking as a quick fix, but without the right foundation, the results rarely last. Richard and Joseph discuss why breathwork, community, and intentionality are the key to making sustainable changes rather than endlessly chasing the next breakthrough.

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]]> In the first episode of the new RUNGA Radio, Joseph Anew introduces Dr. Richard Blake as the podcast’s new co-host. Richard—a PhD in Psychology, former Men’s Health model, and expert in Conscious Connected Breathwork—shares his personal journey through fitness, mental health struggles, psychedelics, and ultimately, breathwork as the missing link to real transformation.

Too many people are chasing the next biohack, the next breakthrough, the next psychedelic retreat—only to find themselves stuck in the same patterns. This episode challenges the status quo, offering a raw, honest look at what actually creates lasting change.

This episode covers:

Conscious Connected Breathwork – Richard shares insights from his PhD research, revealing how this style of breathwork downregulates the prefrontal cortex, allowing deep-seated emotions to surface for true processing. He explains why breathwork has effects comparable to psilocybin and why it may be the most accessible and sustainable tool for transformation.

Why Most Self-Development Doesn’t Work – From CrossFit to psychedelics to therapy, Richard has tested countless approaches to health and healing. He and Joseph discuss why so many self-development modalities fall short, the risks of self-obsession, and how to break free from the cycle of seeking without integrating.

The Real Goal of Optimization – Self-improvement is not just about feeling better or performing better—it’s about becoming a stable, reliable force in the world. Richard shares why true transformation isn’t just about personal growth but about building resilience and showing up for others.

Breaking the Cycle of Fitness and Mental Health Struggles – Richard opens up about how his early fitness obsession—driven by the belief that a Men’s Health cover would bring happiness—ultimately led to years of disordered eating and depression. He and Joseph explore how the wellness industry often reinforces unhealthy cycles under the guise of optimization.

The Missing Link Between Biohacking and Real Change – Many people dive into biohacking as a quick fix, but without the right foundation, the results rarely last. Richard and Joseph discuss why breathwork, community, and intentionality are the key to making sustainable changes rather than endlessly chasing the next breakthrough.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16729789 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0600 3687 full false 218 | Dr. Kirk Parsley: Sleep, Stress Hormones & Recovery for Optimal Mental Health 218 | Dr. Kirk Parsley: Sleep, Stress Hormones & Recovery for Optimal Mental Health Dr. Kirk Parsley is a physician, sleep expert, and former Navy SEAL who is dedicated to helping high performers optimize their health, particularly through better sleep. This episode takes a deep dive into why Dr. Parsley believes sleep is the most misunderstood and underutilized tool for optimizing health.

This episode covers:

  • The Importance of Sleep: Learn how sleep impacts everything from performance to longevity, and why sleep is the ultimate elixir for health and well-being.
  • Sleep Deprivation in the Military: Learn why military culture does not value sleep, and how the negative impact of chronic sleep deprivation leads to a diminished capacity for repair, affecting concentration, motivation, focus, emotional control, and physical performance.
  • The Impact of Trauma: Trauma significantly affects the ability to sleep and develop a stable nervous system. Learn how the brain categorizes emotional memories during REM sleep, and how a lack of sleep can lead to inappropriately categorized emotions, often causing anxiety and frenetic thoughts.
  • The Fight or Flight Response: Dr. Parsley details the fight or flight response, where the body mobilizes resources to deal with a perceived threat. He describes how chronic sleep deprivation leads to a downward spiral of increasing stress hormones.
  • The Brain Never Stops: Learn how the brain never truly sleeps, but rather transitions its focus. During deep sleep, the body flushes out waste products and restores the body, preparing it for the next day. In REM sleep, the brain categorises new information and attaches it to old information. If sleep is not sufficient, the body increases stress hormones to get through the day.
  • Learned Responses to Stress: Experienced Seals can lower their heart rate and increase their heart rate variability before going into combat, indicating a learned response to stress, and conversely, some combat veterans can be stressed in environments that lack stimulation.
  • Psychedelics & Purpose: Psychedelic treatments can decrease the amygdala's activity, which reduces anxiety and helps individuals visualize a future they want, and then take steps towards that future.
  • The Sleep Remedy Formula: The sleep remedy product was created to provide the body with the nutrients it needs to initiate and maintain sleep processes. It includes tryptophan, 5-HTP, vitamin D3, magnesium,  phosphatidylserine (to help reduce cortisol production), a small dose of melatonin, GABA, and L-Theanine. The product is designed to support natural sleep processes by providing the necessary building blocks, rather than forcing sleep.

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]]> Dr. Kirk Parsley is a physician, sleep expert, and former Navy SEAL who is dedicated to helping high performers optimize their health, particularly through better sleep. This episode takes a deep dive into why Dr. Parsley believes sleep is the most misunderstood and underutilized tool for optimizing health.

This episode covers:

  • The Importance of Sleep: Learn how sleep impacts everything from performance to longevity, and why sleep is the ultimate elixir for health and well-being.
  • Sleep Deprivation in the Military: Learn why military culture does not value sleep, and how the negative impact of chronic sleep deprivation leads to a diminished capacity for repair, affecting concentration, motivation, focus, emotional control, and physical performance.
  • The Impact of Trauma: Trauma significantly affects the ability to sleep and develop a stable nervous system. Learn how the brain categorizes emotional memories during REM sleep, and how a lack of sleep can lead to inappropriately categorized emotions, often causing anxiety and frenetic thoughts.
  • The Fight or Flight Response: Dr. Parsley details the fight or flight response, where the body mobilizes resources to deal with a perceived threat. He describes how chronic sleep deprivation leads to a downward spiral of increasing stress hormones.
  • The Brain Never Stops: Learn how the brain never truly sleeps, but rather transitions its focus. During deep sleep, the body flushes out waste products and restores the body, preparing it for the next day. In REM sleep, the brain categorises new information and attaches it to old information. If sleep is not sufficient, the body increases stress hormones to get through the day.
  • Learned Responses to Stress: Experienced Seals can lower their heart rate and increase their heart rate variability before going into combat, indicating a learned response to stress, and conversely, some combat veterans can be stressed in environments that lack stimulation.
  • Psychedelics & Purpose: Psychedelic treatments can decrease the amygdala's activity, which reduces anxiety and helps individuals visualize a future they want, and then take steps towards that future.
  • The Sleep Remedy Formula: The sleep remedy product was created to provide the body with the nutrients it needs to initiate and maintain sleep processes. It includes tryptophan, 5-HTP, vitamin D3, magnesium,  phosphatidylserine (to help reduce cortisol production), a small dose of melatonin, GABA, and L-Theanine. The product is designed to support natural sleep processes by providing the necessary building blocks, rather than forcing sleep.

Support the show

]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16558874 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0600 6008 full false 217 | Lauren Berlingeri: Authenticity, Biohacking, and Holistic Recovery 217 | Lauren Berlingeri: Authenticity, Biohacking, and Holistic Recovery Lauren Berlingeri is the co-founder of HigherDOSE, a biohacker, entrepreneur, and former health coach. She is passionate about helping people feel their best through accessible science-backed wellness tools. Lauren is an innovator in health and wellness who is on a mission to bring what was once considered elite therapies to everyone. This episode covers the evolution of fitness, using your intuition for biohacking, the benefits of PEMF and Infrared technology, and the importance of self-worth.

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]]> Lauren Berlingeri is the co-founder of HigherDOSE, a biohacker, entrepreneur, and former health coach. She is passionate about helping people feel their best through accessible science-backed wellness tools. Lauren is an innovator in health and wellness who is on a mission to bring what was once considered elite therapies to everyone. This episode covers the evolution of fitness, using your intuition for biohacking, the benefits of PEMF and Infrared technology, and the importance of self-worth.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16508582 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0600 4131 full false 216 | Robby Sansom: Transforming Food Systems with Regenerative Agriculture 216 | Robby Sansom: Transforming Food Systems with Regenerative Agriculture Robby Sansom is the co-founder and CEO of Force of Nature Meats, a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, Texas. He has spent the last decade studying regenerative agriculture and building a global supply network with land stewards and ranchers. This episode explores the benefits of regenerative farming, misleading terms in the food industry, and the myths surrounding conventional and plant-based meats.

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]]> Robby Sansom is the co-founder and CEO of Force of Nature Meats, a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, Texas. He has spent the last decade studying regenerative agriculture and building a global supply network with land stewards and ranchers. This episode explores the benefits of regenerative farming, misleading terms in the food industry, and the myths surrounding conventional and plant-based meats.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-16487980 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0600 4444 full false 215 | Everything You Need to Know About Breathwork with Richard L. Blake & Taylor Somerville 215 | Everything You Need to Know About Breathwork with Richard L. Blake & Taylor Somerville After a short hiatus, we're back with a bang. Joseph is joined by breathwork experts Richard L. Blake (aka The Breath Geek) and Taylor Somerville, founder and CEO of Symmetry, to discuss everything you need to know about breathwork.

If you’re curious about the transformative and healing power of breathwork, you’re in the right place, as Richard and Taylor bring their unique perspectives to this comprehensive discussion. They explore the physiological, mental, and emotional benefits, and share essential techniques like CO2 tolerance and nasal and diaphragmatic breathing.

Plus, they debunk common myths and caution against the dangers of unregulated breathwork coaching, offering the sage advice: “beware of the guru.”

Key takeaways from this episode:

  • [04:57] The Science and Benefits of Breath Work Explained
  • [17:07] Deep Dive into CO2 Tolerance and Its Impact on Health
  • [28:26] The Magic of Nasal Breathing and Its Benefits
  • [39:01] The Interplay Between Breath, Posture, and Emotional Well-being
  • [48:45] Breathwork as a Foundation for Physical Strength and Stability
  • [01:01:19] Harnessing Breathwork for Emotional Regulation and Reactivity Control
  • [01:22:19] Debunking Myths and Navigating the Breathwork Space


Quotes from Episode:

“What I love about breathwork is that it acts like a rudder on your ship. Many people feel like they are a ship in a storm, being tossed around by life's waves. Breathwork helps you steer. If you need to relax, you can use your breath. If you need more energy for a workout, you can use your breath for that too.”

“As a breathwork practitioner, people often project their admiration onto you, thinking you're amazing. That power is so easily corruptible and that's why you get so many terrible life coaches, shamans and breathworkers.” 

Today's episode is brought to you by:

RUNGA’s Momentum Coaching - 60 days to embody a state of thriving while building sustainable systems around your goals.

Liposomal Glutathione by Quick Silver Scientific: Use code RUNGA10 to save 15% off your order.

Links from Episode: 

Joseph’s TEDx Talk: BREATHE.

Richard’s Website

Richard’s Medium Articles

Symmetry’s Instagram

Symmetry’s Website 

Taylor’s previous Intuitive Warrior appearance: 204 | Live from RUNGA 

Taylor’s previous Intuitive Warrior appearance: 161 | Taylor Somerville - 2021 Cold Plunge Tank Reviews, Breathwork, & Dumbbell Pool Workouts

Joseph’s appearance on the Laughing Through The Pain podcast

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]]> After a short hiatus, we're back with a bang. Joseph is joined by breathwork experts Richard L. Blake (aka The Breath Geek) and Taylor Somerville, founder and CEO of Symmetry, to discuss everything you need to know about breathwork.

If you’re curious about the transformative and healing power of breathwork, you’re in the right place, as Richard and Taylor bring their unique perspectives to this comprehensive discussion. They explore the physiological, mental, and emotional benefits, and share essential techniques like CO2 tolerance and nasal and diaphragmatic breathing.

Plus, they debunk common myths and caution against the dangers of unregulated breathwork coaching, offering the sage advice: “beware of the guru.”

Key takeaways from this episode:

  • [04:57] The Science and Benefits of Breath Work Explained
  • [17:07] Deep Dive into CO2 Tolerance and Its Impact on Health
  • [28:26] The Magic of Nasal Breathing and Its Benefits
  • [39:01] The Interplay Between Breath, Posture, and Emotional Well-being
  • [48:45] Breathwork as a Foundation for Physical Strength and Stability
  • [01:01:19] Harnessing Breathwork for Emotional Regulation and Reactivity Control
  • [01:22:19] Debunking Myths and Navigating the Breathwork Space


Quotes from Episode:

“What I love about breathwork is that it acts like a rudder on your ship. Many people feel like they are a ship in a storm, being tossed around by life's waves. Breathwork helps you steer. If you need to relax, you can use your breath. If you need more energy for a workout, you can use your breath for that too.”

“As a breathwork practitioner, people often project their admiration onto you, thinking you're amazing. That power is so easily corruptible and that's why you get so many terrible life coaches, shamans and breathworkers.” 

Today's episode is brought to you by:

RUNGA’s Momentum Coaching - 60 days to embody a state of thriving while building sustainable systems around your goals.

Liposomal Glutathione by Quick Silver Scientific: Use code RUNGA10 to save 15% off your order.

Links from Episode: 

Joseph’s TEDx Talk: BREATHE.

Richard’s Website

Richard’s Medium Articles

Symmetry’s Instagram

Symmetry’s Website 

Taylor’s previous Intuitive Warrior appearance: 204 | Live from RUNGA 

Taylor’s previous Intuitive Warrior appearance: 161 | Taylor Somerville - 2021 Cold Plunge Tank Reviews, Breathwork, & Dumbbell Pool Workouts

Joseph’s appearance on the Laughing Through The Pain podcast

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-15110879 Tue, 21 May 2024 15:00:00 -0500 5731 full false 214 | Dr. Tania Dempsey: Mystery Diseases, Mast Cells & The Integral Role of Diet 214 | Dr. Tania Dempsey: Mystery Diseases, Mast Cells & The Integral Role of Diet Dr. Tania Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders, and mast cell activation syndrome. She is sought after internationally for her knowledge of chronic immune dysregulation and uses integrative medicine to get to the patient's root causes of their illness. Her purpose is to understand why people get sick and to help patients understand their body and why it fails them when it does. 

Joseph sat down with Dr. Dempsey to explore her long history working with “mystery diseases” and sheds light on the reasons they can go undiagnosed for so long.

This episode covers:

  • The mystery and detective work of diseases. There are various approaches that doctors can take to understand a patient’s symptoms and help them look deeper at underlying causes. Dr. Dempsey explains the complexities of Lyme disease and the importance of understanding the immune system's response to infections.
  • Mast cells are critical to optimal health, but often overlooked as an underlying cause of disease. Mast cells are everywhere throughout our body, and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a condition where mast cells release chemicals that cause inflammation in response to infections, stress, or other factors.
  • MCAS affects a significant portion of the population, but awareness and understanding among doctors is limited. MCAS can manifest in a wide range of symptoms affecting various body systems, making it difficult to diagnose and treat. 
  • The marketing industry has had a significant influence on diet recommendations, often prioritizing profitability over health. In today’s dietary landscape, the most important general guidelines are prioritizing protein and reducing sugar.

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]]> Dr. Tania Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders, and mast cell activation syndrome. She is sought after internationally for her knowledge of chronic immune dysregulation and uses integrative medicine to get to the patient's root causes of their illness. Her purpose is to understand why people get sick and to help patients understand their body and why it fails them when it does. 

Joseph sat down with Dr. Dempsey to explore her long history working with “mystery diseases” and sheds light on the reasons they can go undiagnosed for so long.

This episode covers:

  • The mystery and detective work of diseases. There are various approaches that doctors can take to understand a patient’s symptoms and help them look deeper at underlying causes. Dr. Dempsey explains the complexities of Lyme disease and the importance of understanding the immune system's response to infections.
  • Mast cells are critical to optimal health, but often overlooked as an underlying cause of disease. Mast cells are everywhere throughout our body, and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a condition where mast cells release chemicals that cause inflammation in response to infections, stress, or other factors.
  • MCAS affects a significant portion of the population, but awareness and understanding among doctors is limited. MCAS can manifest in a wide range of symptoms affecting various body systems, making it difficult to diagnose and treat. 
  • The marketing industry has had a significant influence on diet recommendations, often prioritizing profitability over health. In today’s dietary landscape, the most important general guidelines are prioritizing protein and reducing sugar.

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]]> Buzzsprout-14590784 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0600 5672 full false 213 | Raja Dhir: Children's Health, Microplastics & The Microbiome 213 | Raja Dhir: Children's Health, Microplastics & The Microbiome Raja Dhir is the co-founder of Seed, a company at the forefront of utilizing bacteria to revolutionize human health and planetary well being. In this episode, Joseph and Raja discuss the importance of the microbiome in children's health. They also discuss the presence of environmental contaminants such as microplastics in our water and food supply, and what you can do to reduce your exposure and maintain optimal gut health.

How do we promote children’s health? The microbiome plays an important role in children’s health. Raja highlighted the importance of a diverse diet and the impact of certain factors like antibiotics, breastfeeding, and vaginal birth on the development of a healthy microbiome in infants.

What’s the science behind probiotic use in children, and their potential effects on issues such as constipation? Raja unveils some of the promising research and results of PDS-08®, their pediatric probiotic, for childhood health.

How microplastics in the environment are impacting gut health. Raja elaborates on the presence of microplastics in food and the potential risks they pose to human health, and the steps that we can take to minimize our exposure to contaminants.

Your microbiome influences metabolism and weight, and the keys to a healthier lifestyle. Raja explained how certain bacteria in the microbiome can affect energy harvest and metabolism, potentially contributing to obesity. He emphasized the need for a balanced diet, exercise, and stress management to maintain a healthy microbiome and overall well-being.

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Seed Pediatric Daily Synbiotic PDS-08®

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]]> Raja Dhir is the co-founder of Seed, a company at the forefront of utilizing bacteria to revolutionize human health and planetary well being. In this episode, Joseph and Raja discuss the importance of the microbiome in children's health. They also discuss the presence of environmental contaminants such as microplastics in our water and food supply, and what you can do to reduce your exposure and maintain optimal gut health.

How do we promote children’s health? The microbiome plays an important role in children’s health. Raja highlighted the importance of a diverse diet and the impact of certain factors like antibiotics, breastfeeding, and vaginal birth on the development of a healthy microbiome in infants.

What’s the science behind probiotic use in children, and their potential effects on issues such as constipation? Raja unveils some of the promising research and results of PDS-08®, their pediatric probiotic, for childhood health.

How microplastics in the environment are impacting gut health. Raja elaborates on the presence of microplastics in food and the potential risks they pose to human health, and the steps that we can take to minimize our exposure to contaminants.

Your microbiome influences metabolism and weight, and the keys to a healthier lifestyle. Raja explained how certain bacteria in the microbiome can affect energy harvest and metabolism, potentially contributing to obesity. He emphasized the need for a balanced diet, exercise, and stress management to maintain a healthy microbiome and overall well-being.

Links

Seed Daily Synbiotic DS-01®

Seed Pediatric Daily Synbiotic PDS-08®

Sponsored By

Seed

Seed’s DS-01® Daily Synbiotic is a broad-spectrum probiotic and prebiotic formulated with 24 clinically and scientifically studied strains for whole-body benefits including gut, skin, and heart health. Engineered to survive digestion, their patented 2-in-1 capsule-in-capsule technology ensures that 100% of the probiotic starting dose ends up in your colon.

Save 25% on your first order with code RUNGA25.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-14366268 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0600 3780 full false 212 | Dr. Michael Ruscio: Why Mindset Matters for Optimal Health 212 | Dr. Michael Ruscio: Why Mindset Matters for Optimal Health Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC is a Naturopathic Practitioner, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher and author. His primary focus is digestive health and its impact on other facets of health, including energy, sleep, mood, and thyroid function and optimization. Dr. Ruscio’s book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You, has paved the way for a ‘start with the gut’ philosophy that has enabled doctors and patients to see improved outcomes with minimal expense and effort. 

In this episode, Dr. Michael Ruscio draws from his vast experience to present an approachable perspective on diet and things we can all do to become healthier and enjoy our lives even more, starting today.

10:38 - Clinicians who are more opinionated tend to be more rewarded, but beware. When someone has a specifically clear narrative or is highly confident in their perspective, it’s best to proceed with caution. This can be a sign of ignorance of the full picture and the complexities of the human body.

20:45 - People can become less healthy overall when trying to maximize the health of their diet. If you’re learning about lichens, histamines, dairy, seed oils, etc., it is easy to put yourself in a dietary prison from a place of fear and worry. We need to ensure that we don’t end up diminishing quality of life by limiting social activities and other aspects of life.

31:37 - We each have a health bank account: you put deposits in the bank and sometimes you make withdrawals. Invest and deposit liberally in your health, and make exceptions to have fun, smile and laugh. Having the vitality from enjoying different experiences in moderation will lead to a net positive account.

34:50 - The mind-blowing way we might be causing ourselves to be more sensitive to certain foods and environmental triggers. The limbic system helps us recognize aspects of our lives that help us survive, and the amygdala and limbic system get overactive when associating certain foods with fear. This correlates with depression and anxiety, and most importantly, can lead to blood that is actually more prone to inflammation. This means that your relationship with and narrative around food can cause you to actually become more sensitive to things like mold, pollen, and perfumes.

This episode is sponsored by Quicksilver Scientific. Use code RUNGA for 15% off their advanced liposomal supplements to enjoy optimal health in 2024.

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]]> Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC is a Naturopathic Practitioner, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher and author. His primary focus is digestive health and its impact on other facets of health, including energy, sleep, mood, and thyroid function and optimization. Dr. Ruscio’s book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You, has paved the way for a ‘start with the gut’ philosophy that has enabled doctors and patients to see improved outcomes with minimal expense and effort. 

In this episode, Dr. Michael Ruscio draws from his vast experience to present an approachable perspective on diet and things we can all do to become healthier and enjoy our lives even more, starting today.

10:38 - Clinicians who are more opinionated tend to be more rewarded, but beware. When someone has a specifically clear narrative or is highly confident in their perspective, it’s best to proceed with caution. This can be a sign of ignorance of the full picture and the complexities of the human body.

20:45 - People can become less healthy overall when trying to maximize the health of their diet. If you’re learning about lichens, histamines, dairy, seed oils, etc., it is easy to put yourself in a dietary prison from a place of fear and worry. We need to ensure that we don’t end up diminishing quality of life by limiting social activities and other aspects of life.

31:37 - We each have a health bank account: you put deposits in the bank and sometimes you make withdrawals. Invest and deposit liberally in your health, and make exceptions to have fun, smile and laugh. Having the vitality from enjoying different experiences in moderation will lead to a net positive account.

34:50 - The mind-blowing way we might be causing ourselves to be more sensitive to certain foods and environmental triggers. The limbic system helps us recognize aspects of our lives that help us survive, and the amygdala and limbic system get overactive when associating certain foods with fear. This correlates with depression and anxiety, and most importantly, can lead to blood that is actually more prone to inflammation. This means that your relationship with and narrative around food can cause you to actually become more sensitive to things like mold, pollen, and perfumes.

This episode is sponsored by Quicksilver Scientific. Use code RUNGA for 15% off their advanced liposomal supplements to enjoy optimal health in 2024.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-14256667 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0600 4268 full false 211 | Dr. Mindy Pelz: How to Fast, Eat & Work Out "Like a Girl" 211 | Dr. Mindy Pelz: How to Fast, Eat & Work Out "Like a Girl" Joseph sits down with Dr. Mindy Pelz, who is a D.C., nutrition and functional health expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel regularly updates followers on the latest science-backed tools and techniques to help them reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books.

In anticipation of her book, Fast Like A Girl, in this episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz describes the importance of understanding women’s hormones to fully optimize their health and unlock their “superpowers.” In her work, Dr. Mindy not only helps solve the fasting issue for women, but gives women a framework that is relevant for anything in their life—from exercise, to socialization, to protein intake. This is a must-listen for all women and the men who love them.

In This Episode:

Dr’ Mindy’s Book: Fast Like a Girl
Dr. Mindy’s Website
Follow Dr Mindy on Instagram
Subscribe to Dr Mindy on YouTube


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Quicksilver Scientific supplements are highly bioavailable and help support a vibrant body and mind. Today, we’re highlighting glutathione as one of the top supplements we recommend. Glutathione helps safeguard our cells from the negative effects of toxins, helping to neutralize and remove them from the body. It is also your immune'system’s first line of defense. Most glutathione supplements have poor bioavailability, but Quicksilver Scientific’s liposomal delivery floods the body with nutrients and botanicals within minutes.

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Join us at RUNGA, happening this October 14 & 15 in Austin, Texas for two full days of hands-on workshops, interactive panel discussions and paradigm-shifting keynotes among an intimate group of passionate like-minds. Once you attend RUNGA, you’ll see right away why people call it the highest impact event in health & wellness.

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]]> Joseph sits down with Dr. Mindy Pelz, who is a D.C., nutrition and functional health expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel regularly updates followers on the latest science-backed tools and techniques to help them reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books.

In anticipation of her book, Fast Like A Girl, in this episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz describes the importance of understanding women’s hormones to fully optimize their health and unlock their “superpowers.” In her work, Dr. Mindy not only helps solve the fasting issue for women, but gives women a framework that is relevant for anything in their life—from exercise, to socialization, to protein intake. This is a must-listen for all women and the men who love them.

In This Episode:

Dr’ Mindy’s Book: Fast Like a Girl
Dr. Mindy’s Website
Follow Dr Mindy on Instagram
Subscribe to Dr Mindy on YouTube


Proudly Sponsored By:

Quicksilver Scientific

Quicksilver Scientific supplements are highly bioavailable and help support a vibrant body and mind. Today, we’re highlighting glutathione as one of the top supplements we recommend. Glutathione helps safeguard our cells from the negative effects of toxins, helping to neutralize and remove them from the body. It is also your immune'system’s first line of defense. Most glutathione supplements have poor bioavailability, but Quicksilver Scientific’s liposomal delivery floods the body with nutrients and botanicals within minutes.

Save 15% on Glutathione & other products with code RUNGA.

The RUNGA Micro-Conference

Join us at RUNGA, happening this October 14 & 15 in Austin, Texas for two full days of hands-on workshops, interactive panel discussions and paradigm-shifting keynotes among an intimate group of passionate like-minds. Once you attend RUNGA, you’ll see right away why people call it the highest impact event in health & wellness.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-13585999 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0500 4471 1 212 full false 210 | Solosode: The Case Against "Barefoot" Shoes 210 | Solosode: The Case Against "Barefoot" Shoes Today Joseph plays "devil's advocate" and presents a case against  the current popular trend of wearing exclusively "barefoot" shoes.

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]]> Today Joseph plays "devil's advocate" and presents a case against  the current popular trend of wearing exclusively "barefoot" shoes.

Today's episode is brought to you by:

Alive Water: Use code "RUNGA" to save on home delivery of the healthiest possible, freshly bottled spring water for your family.

CURED Nutrition: Ease stress and unwind your mind with CURED's Serenity Gummies with no artificial ingredients, dyes or preservatives. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11886243 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0600 4457 full false 209 | Dr. Melissa Sonners: Tools for Becoming an Inspired Mama 209 | Dr. Melissa Sonners: Tools for Becoming an Inspired Mama In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Melissa Sonners. 

Melissa is on a mission to help moms get unstuck so they can positively impact generations of children to come. Melissa is a holistic mama, an entrepreneur, and a chiropractor who, along with her husband, Jason, is raising three amazing, healthy, happy kiddos!

Check out Melissa's website: BeInspiredMama.com

Follow Melissa on IG: @beinspiredmama

My interview with Dr Jason Sonners: How to use Hyperbaric Oxygen to Heal Chronic Conditions & Improve Recovery with Dr. Jason Sonners

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]]> In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Melissa Sonners. 

Melissa is on a mission to help moms get unstuck so they can positively impact generations of children to come. Melissa is a holistic mama, an entrepreneur, and a chiropractor who, along with her husband, Jason, is raising three amazing, healthy, happy kiddos!

Check out Melissa's website: BeInspiredMama.com

Follow Melissa on IG: @beinspiredmama

My interview with Dr Jason Sonners: How to use Hyperbaric Oxygen to Heal Chronic Conditions & Improve Recovery with Dr. Jason Sonners

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11837344 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0600 3745 full false 208 | The Future of Medicine with Dr. Chris Shade, Dr. Leland Stillman & Dr. John Lieurance 208 | The Future of Medicine with Dr. Chris Shade, Dr. Leland Stillman & Dr. John Lieurance Today, I bring you a live panel discussion on The Future of Medicine with three of my good friends, Dr. Chris Shade, Dr. Leland Stillman, & Dr. John Lieurance. This podcast discussed post-covid medicine, biohacking, anti-aging, and more!

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]]> Today, I bring you a live panel discussion on The Future of Medicine with three of my good friends, Dr. Chris Shade, Dr. Leland Stillman, & Dr. John Lieurance. This podcast discussed post-covid medicine, biohacking, anti-aging, and more!

Today's episode is brought to you by:

MassZymes: Use code RUNGA10 to save 10% off your order.
CURED Nutrition: Use code STACKED to save 10% off your order.
Traeger Grills: The best in high performance cooking.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11797216 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:00:00 -0600 3368 full false 207 | Paul F. Austin: How to Microdose Psychedelics for Healing, Leadership, Personal Transformation 207 | Paul F. Austin: How to Microdose Psychedelics for Healing, Leadership, Personal Transformation In today’s episode, I speak with Paul F. Austin. Paul is a 21st century pioneer who has long advocated for the responsible use of psychedelics for healing, leadership, and personal transformation. He has been featured in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and WebMD for his work amplifying awareness around the benefits of microdosing psychedelics.

Third Wave's Website:  www.thethirdwave.co 

Third Wave's Instagram:  @Thirdwaveishere
Paul's Personal Instagram: @paulaustin3w

Paul's new book, Mastering Microdosing, on Amazon: Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub-Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life


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]]> In today’s episode, I speak with Paul F. Austin. Paul is a 21st century pioneer who has long advocated for the responsible use of psychedelics for healing, leadership, and personal transformation. He has been featured in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and WebMD for his work amplifying awareness around the benefits of microdosing psychedelics.

Third Wave's Website:  www.thethirdwave.co 

Third Wave's Instagram:  @Thirdwaveishere
Paul's Personal Instagram: @paulaustin3w

Paul's new book, Mastering Microdosing, on Amazon: Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub-Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life


Today's episode is brought to you by:

Quicksilver Scientific: Use code RUNGA to save 15% off your order.

Traeger Grills: Traditions are better with Traeger. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11708690 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600 4240 full false 206 | Dr Samuel Lee: Conscious Parenting, Breathwork, & Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy 206 | Dr Samuel Lee: Conscious Parenting, Breathwork, & Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy In today’s episode, I speak with Samuel B. Lee MD,  a board certified psychiatrist on a mission to create a new global paradigm of mental health and a New Earth.  Samuel is currently serving as the Medical Director of the Four Worlds International Institute and has transitioned away his traditional psychiatric practice in order to focus on treating the root causes of mental health diseases through his "Heart Mind Protocol".

Dr Lee's Website:  www.transcendentmentalhealth.com/ 

Dr Lee's Instagram:   @TheSpiritualPsychiatrist

Dr Lee's book on Amazon: The Spiritual Guide to Mental Health 


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]]> In today’s episode, I speak with Samuel B. Lee MD,  a board certified psychiatrist on a mission to create a new global paradigm of mental health and a New Earth.  Samuel is currently serving as the Medical Director of the Four Worlds International Institute and has transitioned away his traditional psychiatric practice in order to focus on treating the root causes of mental health diseases through his "Heart Mind Protocol".

Dr Lee's Website:  www.transcendentmentalhealth.com/ 

Dr Lee's Instagram:   @TheSpiritualPsychiatrist

Dr Lee's book on Amazon: The Spiritual Guide to Mental Health 


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11674120 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600 5928 full false 205 | Dr Chris Shade: Live Q&A on Blood Flow, Detox, & Metabolic Health 205 | Dr Chris Shade: Live Q&A on Blood Flow, Detox, & Metabolic Health Today, I bring you a live Q&A with a good friend, Dr Christopher Shade. We dive into ways to biohack cardiovascular health and circulation, detoxification, and metabolic health using Quicksilver Scientific products.

Today's episode is brought to you by:

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]]> Today, I bring you a live Q&A with a good friend, Dr Christopher Shade. We dive into ways to biohack cardiovascular health and circulation, detoxification, and metabolic health using Quicksilver Scientific products.

Today's episode is brought to you by:

Nootopia: Use code RUNGA10 to save 10% off Collagenius!
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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11603646 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0500 2807 full false 204 | Live from RUNGA: High Performance Pain Relief with Garrett Salpeter, Taylor Somerville, & Scott Dolly 204 | Live from RUNGA: High Performance Pain Relief with Garrett Salpeter, Taylor Somerville, & Scott Dolly Today, I bring you a live panel discussion on the physical body with three of my good friends, Garrett Salpeter of Neufit, Taylor Somerville of Symmetry, & Scott Dolly, one of the world's top manual and movement therapy experts. We dive into low, medium, and high-tech ways to relieve pain, improve performance, and get the most out of your physical body.

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Magnesium Breakthrough: Use code RUNGA10 to save 10% off your order.
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Traeger Grills: The best in high performance cooking.

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]]> Today, I bring you a live panel discussion on the physical body with three of my good friends, Garrett Salpeter of Neufit, Taylor Somerville of Symmetry, & Scott Dolly, one of the world's top manual and movement therapy experts. We dive into low, medium, and high-tech ways to relieve pain, improve performance, and get the most out of your physical body.

Today's episode is brought to you by:

Magnesium Breakthrough: Use code RUNGA10 to save 10% off your order.
CURED Nutrition: Use code STACKED to save 10% off your order.
Traeger Grills: The best in high performance cooking.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11568648 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:00:00 -0500 3589 full false 202 | Josh Trent: Breathwork, Vision Quests, and The Dangers of Ayahuasca 202 | Josh Trent: Breathwork, Vision Quests, and The Dangers of Ayahuasca Josh Trent, the host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast and creator of the BREATHE | Breath & Wellness Program, joins me to discuss his journey from a place of depression and addiction to a life filled with purpose and joy. We talk about breathwork, plant medicine, fatherhood, and generational trauma, and Josh shares his five-pillared approach to mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

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]]> Josh Trent, the host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast and creator of the BREATHE | Breath & Wellness Program, joins me to discuss his journey from a place of depression and addiction to a life filled with purpose and joy. We talk about breathwork, plant medicine, fatherhood, and generational trauma, and Josh shares his five-pillared approach to mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11269679 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500 5849 1 202 full false 201 | The Magical Science of Adaptogenic Herbs for Healing & Performance 201 | The Magical Science of Adaptogenic Herbs for Healing & Performance Tero Isokauppila, founder of Four Sigmatic and author of Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for your Body’s Restoration, Defense, and Performace, joins me to explain how adaptogens help restore balance, reduce stress, and support the body’s organ systems. In our wide-ranging conversation, we dive into the difference between adaptogens and superfoods, explore intuitive eating, and even consider the impact of technology on human evolution.

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]]> Tero Isokauppila, founder of Four Sigmatic and author of Healing Adaptogens: The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for your Body’s Restoration, Defense, and Performace, joins me to explain how adaptogens help restore balance, reduce stress, and support the body’s organ systems. In our wide-ranging conversation, we dive into the difference between adaptogens and superfoods, explore intuitive eating, and even consider the impact of technology on human evolution.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11202603 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500 5237 1 201 full false 200 | Are Fruits & Vegetables Really Worth It in 2022? 200 | Are Fruits & Vegetables Really Worth It in 2022? In my 200th episode, I take a fresh look at nutrition and explore the Ayurvedic approach to diet and eating according to our DNA. Plus, I talk about the problem with modern fruit and vegetables and suggest some simple ways to maximize the nutritional content of the plants we eat.

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]]> In my 200th episode, I take a fresh look at nutrition and explore the Ayurvedic approach to diet and eating according to our DNA. Plus, I talk about the problem with modern fruit and vegetables and suggest some simple ways to maximize the nutritional content of the plants we eat.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11153362 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500 2997 1 200 full false 199 | Dr Andrew Hill - How Does Coffee + Exercise Improve Brain Performance? The Results of Joe’s No-Coffee vs Coffee Brain Scan 199 | Dr Andrew Hill - How Does Coffee + Exercise Improve Brain Performance? The Results of Joe’s No-Coffee vs Coffee Brain Scan Dr. Andrew Hill is a cognitive neuroscientist and the founder of Peak Brain Institute, which provides brain mapping and neurofeedback services specifically designed to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance performance. Four years ago, I sought Andrew’s advice on recovering from concussions, and recently I took part in an at-home brain mapping session which allowed me to compare my current data with my earlier results. So, in this episode, we talk about training the brain, and Andrew explains the effects of caffeine and intensive early morning exercise on mental focus and performance. 

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]]> Dr. Andrew Hill is a cognitive neuroscientist and the founder of Peak Brain Institute, which provides brain mapping and neurofeedback services specifically designed to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance performance. Four years ago, I sought Andrew’s advice on recovering from concussions, and recently I took part in an at-home brain mapping session which allowed me to compare my current data with my earlier results. So, in this episode, we talk about training the brain, and Andrew explains the effects of caffeine and intensive early morning exercise on mental focus and performance. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11120710 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:00:00 -0500 6852 full false 198 | 3 Lifestyle Hacks to Go “ALL-IN” On Tomorrow 198 | 3 Lifestyle Hacks to Go “ALL-IN” On Tomorrow This show sets out my simple three-part framework for health, happiness, and longevity. I concentrate on morning routines, meditation, MAF training, and kettlebell swings. Above all, I emphasize the importance of keeping things simple and sticking to traditional and effective methods that have withstood the test of time.

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]]> This show sets out my simple three-part framework for health, happiness, and longevity. I concentrate on morning routines, meditation, MAF training, and kettlebell swings. Above all, I emphasize the importance of keeping things simple and sticking to traditional and effective methods that have withstood the test of time.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11080910 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0500 1838 1 198 full false 197 | Jay Perkins: The King of Kettlebells Talks Business & Fitness 197 | Jay Perkins: The King of Kettlebells Talks Business & Fitness Today, I’m joined by Jay Perkins, the co-founder of Kettlebell Kings and Living Fit. Over the last decade, Jay built Kettlebell Kings into a global brand, and he has recently successfully negotiated its sale. As well as diving into what makes a great kettlebell, we talk about battle ropes and workout plans. Plus, Jay shares his experience of growing, scaling, and selling a business. 

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]]> Today, I’m joined by Jay Perkins, the co-founder of Kettlebell Kings and Living Fit. Over the last decade, Jay built Kettlebell Kings into a global brand, and he has recently successfully negotiated its sale. As well as diving into what makes a great kettlebell, we talk about battle ropes and workout plans. Plus, Jay shares his experience of growing, scaling, and selling a business. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-11004515 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4300 1 197 full false 196 | Are Energetic Causes at the Root of Obesity, Gut Issues, and Auto-Immunity? 196 | Are Energetic Causes at the Root of Obesity, Gut Issues, and Auto-Immunity? Today, I dive deeper into the significance of the chakras and explore the possibility that many of the health conditions we experience might have an energetic cause. In particular, I focus on the specific energy associated with each chakra and suggest how to heal energetic blockages and imbalances caused by trauma, chronic stress, and suppressed emotions.

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]]> Today, I dive deeper into the significance of the chakras and explore the possibility that many of the health conditions we experience might have an energetic cause. In particular, I focus on the specific energy associated with each chakra and suggest how to heal energetic blockages and imbalances caused by trauma, chronic stress, and suppressed emotions.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10960531 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0500 3073 1 196 full false 195 | How the Brain & Body Hold Onto Stress & Trauma 195 | How the Brain & Body Hold Onto Stress & Trauma This week’s show focuses on stress and how to create healthy brain chemistry and stop trauma from accumulating in the body. I explore the connection between the gut, the brain, and mental health and explain how breathwork, yoga, and spinal flexes can release stress and help energy move more freely through the body. 

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]]> This week’s show focuses on stress and how to create healthy brain chemistry and stop trauma from accumulating in the body. I explore the connection between the gut, the brain, and mental health and explain how breathwork, yoga, and spinal flexes can release stress and help energy move more freely through the body. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10884547 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0500 2927 1 195 full false 194 | Mark “Mr Noots” Effinger: Personalized Nootropic Supplements to Maximize YOUR Brain’s Health, Productivity, & Focus 194 | Mark “Mr Noots” Effinger: Personalized Nootropic Supplements to Maximize YOUR Brain’s Health, Productivity, & Focus In today’s world, where so many distractions compete for our attention, it can be hard to concentrate and connect to our intuition. That’s why I invited Mark Effinger, aka Mr. Noots, onto the show to explain how his company’s customizable and personalized nootropic formulas trigger positive reactions in the brain that help improve mental clarity and enhance mood. As well as discussing brain health and peak performance, Mark shares the incredible and inspirational story of his brother, Doug, a long-distance runner, humanitarian, and real-life Forrest Gump. 

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]]> In today’s world, where so many distractions compete for our attention, it can be hard to concentrate and connect to our intuition. That’s why I invited Mark Effinger, aka Mr. Noots, onto the show to explain how his company’s customizable and personalized nootropic formulas trigger positive reactions in the brain that help improve mental clarity and enhance mood. As well as discussing brain health and peak performance, Mark shares the incredible and inspirational story of his brother, Doug, a long-distance runner, humanitarian, and real-life Forrest Gump. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10841726 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5796 1 194 full false 193 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 3: Connecting with the Warrior Within 193 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 3: Connecting with the Warrior Within In the third and final episode of my three-part series on the intention behind the Intuitive Warrior podcast, I dive into the Warrior Archetype and explain what the word warrior means to me. Crucially, I focus on the core characteristics of courage, strength, and confidence and show you how to start living a more resilient, purposeful, and value-driven life.

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]]> In the third and final episode of my three-part series on the intention behind the Intuitive Warrior podcast, I dive into the Warrior Archetype and explain what the word warrior means to me. Crucially, I focus on the core characteristics of courage, strength, and confidence and show you how to start living a more resilient, purposeful, and value-driven life.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10803363 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500 2995 1 193 full false 192 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 2: Tools of the Intuitive Warrior 192 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 2: Tools of the Intuitive Warrior In part 2 of this 3-part series on the intention behind the Intuitive Warrior podcast, I list the tools you’ll need to start leading a more conscious and resilient lifestyle. So with that in mind, I touch on breathwork, strength, nutrition, and nature. I also emphasize the importance of setting challenges and goals to create more direction, focus, and purpose in your life. 

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]]> In part 2 of this 3-part series on the intention behind the Intuitive Warrior podcast, I list the tools you’ll need to start leading a more conscious and resilient lifestyle. So with that in mind, I touch on breathwork, strength, nutrition, and nature. I also emphasize the importance of setting challenges and goals to create more direction, focus, and purpose in your life. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10770409 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0500 3281 1 192 full false 191 | RUNGA Live Panel with Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Sonners, Dr. Chris Shade, and Leland Stillman, MD 191 | RUNGA Live Panel with Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Sonners, Dr. Chris Shade, and Leland Stillman, MD In this episode, you’ll hear a live interview on the subject of detoxification with Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Sonners, Dr.Chris Shade, and Dr. Leland Stillman. The conversation was recorded at our Runga event in Austin, and given the depth of knowledge and experience of our guests, it makes for a lively, entertaining, and informative listen. 

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]]> In this episode, you’ll hear a live interview on the subject of detoxification with Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Sonners, Dr.Chris Shade, and Dr. Leland Stillman. The conversation was recorded at our Runga event in Austin, and given the depth of knowledge and experience of our guests, it makes for a lively, entertaining, and informative listen. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10724772 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0500 3386 1 191 full false 190 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 1: How to Strengthen Your Intuitive Self 190 | Welcome to Intuitive Warrior, Part 1: How to Strengthen Your Intuitive Self In this special solo episode, I speak about the evolution of the podcast and explain why I felt it was time for Stacked to become Intuitive Warrior. I also share some of the most important lessons that life and fatherhood have taught me over the last couple of years and set out my mission to help people reconnect to their intuition and live more authentic, fulfilling, and heart-centered lives.



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]]> In this special solo episode, I speak about the evolution of the podcast and explain why I felt it was time for Stacked to become Intuitive Warrior. I also share some of the most important lessons that life and fatherhood have taught me over the last couple of years and set out my mission to help people reconnect to their intuition and live more authentic, fulfilling, and heart-centered lives.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10710262 Tue, 31 May 2022 04:00:00 -0500 3134 1 190 full false 189 | Dr Chris Shade - Hormones: The Good, The Bad, and the Optimized 189 | Dr Chris Shade - Hormones: The Good, The Bad, and the Optimized Today’s episode is a live interview with Dr. Chris Shade recorded at the recent RUNGA experience in Austin, Texas. Dr. Shade speaks about hormone optimization and explains how supplementing with progesterone and DHEA can help improve mood and enhance energy levels. He also draws our attention to the role of detoxification in the hormone optimization process and educates on liver, heart, and kidney health. 

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]]> Today’s episode is a live interview with Dr. Chris Shade recorded at the recent RUNGA experience in Austin, Texas. Dr. Shade speaks about hormone optimization and explains how supplementing with progesterone and DHEA can help improve mood and enhance energy levels. He also draws our attention to the role of detoxification in the hormone optimization process and educates on liver, heart, and kidney health. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10645068 Thu, 19 May 2022 03:00:00 -0500 3724 1 189 full false 188 | Victor Sagalovsky: The Science & History of Deuterium-Depleted Water 188 | Victor Sagalovsky: The Science & History of Deuterium-Depleted Water Victor Sagalovsky is the co-founder and CEO of Litewater, a company that produces the most deuterium-depleted water in the world. In this episode, he points out the problem with deuterium and explains why we should all be trying to reduce the deuterium levels in our bodies. We also dive into the origins of life on Earth, the scientific evidence for intelligent design, and the key to living a long and healthy life.



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]]> Victor Sagalovsky is the co-founder and CEO of Litewater, a company that produces the most deuterium-depleted water in the world. In this episode, he points out the problem with deuterium and explains why we should all be trying to reduce the deuterium levels in our bodies. We also dive into the origins of life on Earth, the scientific evidence for intelligent design, and the key to living a long and healthy life.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10607681 Thu, 12 May 2022 13:00:00 -0500 5981 1 188 full false 187 | Masculine vs. Feminine Leadership - Alejandra Hernandez 187 | Masculine vs. Feminine Leadership - Alejandra Hernandez Welcome to the first episode of Intuitive Warrior with my guest Alejandra Hernandez. Alejandra is the founder of EmpowHer Change, a women’s career and leadership coaching service that helps women regain their confidence and embrace their feminine power in order to thrive as leaders in the workplace. Today, we dive into the differences between male and female leadership styles, discuss traditional rites of passage for men and women, and explore how to tap into our inner knowing and intuition.

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]]> Welcome to the first episode of Intuitive Warrior with my guest Alejandra Hernandez. Alejandra is the founder of EmpowHer Change, a women’s career and leadership coaching service that helps women regain their confidence and embrace their feminine power in order to thrive as leaders in the workplace. Today, we dive into the differences between male and female leadership styles, discuss traditional rites of passage for men and women, and explore how to tap into our inner knowing and intuition.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10499778 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0500 5877 1 187 full false 186 | Joseph Sheehey - Cannabinoids & The “Holy Trinity” of Dietary Supplements 186 | Joseph Sheehey - Cannabinoids & The “Holy Trinity” of Dietary Supplements In the final episode of Stacked, I chat to Joseph Sheehey, the founder of Cured Nutrition, about his mission to rebrand cannabis and debunk some of the myths that persist about marijuana. As well as diving into the medicinal benefits of cannabinoids, we talk about the future of supplements, and Joseph introduces us to his ‘Holy Trinity,’ a health-inducing combination of functional mushrooms, cannabinoids, and adaptogens.

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]]> In the final episode of Stacked, I chat to Joseph Sheehey, the founder of Cured Nutrition, about his mission to rebrand cannabis and debunk some of the myths that persist about marijuana. As well as diving into the medicinal benefits of cannabinoids, we talk about the future of supplements, and Joseph introduces us to his ‘Holy Trinity,’ a health-inducing combination of functional mushrooms, cannabinoids, and adaptogens.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10303671 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0500 4788 1 186 full false 185 | Joe and Serenity Carr - Baby Foods to Avoid, Infant Dairy Allergies, & Choosing the Right Diet for Your Kids 185 | Joe and Serenity Carr - Baby Foods to Avoid, Infant Dairy Allergies, & Choosing the Right Diet for Your Kids I sit down with Joe and Serenity Carr, the founders of Serenity Kids, to talk about ‘The Second Healthiest Baby Food on Earth.’ We chat about first foods and childhood nutrition,  and they explain how their organic, ethically-sourced, grain-free baby foods and whole milk toddler formula provide a healthy balance of protein and fat that’s perfect for growing kids.



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]]> I sit down with Joe and Serenity Carr, the founders of Serenity Kids, to talk about ‘The Second Healthiest Baby Food on Earth.’ We chat about first foods and childhood nutrition,  and they explain how their organic, ethically-sourced, grain-free baby foods and whole milk toddler formula provide a healthy balance of protein and fat that’s perfect for growing kids.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10267601 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0500 5806 1 185 full false 184 | Dr. Stephen Cabral - Gut Health, Keto & Carnivore Diet Myths, & The Best Foods for Muscle Gain 184 | Dr. Stephen Cabral - Gut Health, Keto & Carnivore Diet Myths, & The Best Foods for Muscle Gain In today’s show, Naturopathic Doctor and Functional Medicine practitioner Dr. Stephen Cabral joins me to discuss digestion, detoxification, and hormone imbalance.

We talk about how to take control of your health through balanced nutrition, targeted supplementation, and at-home lab testing, and Stephen sets out his holistic, comprehensive, and common-sense approach to increasing energy, enhancing mood, and improving overall well-being. 



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]]> In today’s show, Naturopathic Doctor and Functional Medicine practitioner Dr. Stephen Cabral joins me to discuss digestion, detoxification, and hormone imbalance.

We talk about how to take control of your health through balanced nutrition, targeted supplementation, and at-home lab testing, and Stephen sets out his holistic, comprehensive, and common-sense approach to increasing energy, enhancing mood, and improving overall well-being. 



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10217768 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0600 4633 1 184 full false 183 | Dr. Stu McGill - Everything You Need to Know About Low Back Pain 183 | Dr. Stu McGill - Everything You Need to Know About Low Back Pain Dr. Stuart McGill is a renowned expert. In fact, myself and many others would consider him the pretty undisputed authority on back pain. He’s had a profound influence on my own training as well as the programming that I do for people around the world every month. A professor at the University of Waterloo for over 30 years, Dr. McGill’s work generated over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, contributed to several textbooks, and garnered international awards. His knowledge and expertise has informed leading personal training certifications, core training programs, and prominent workshops like RKC and StrongFit.

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]]> Dr. Stuart McGill is a renowned expert. In fact, myself and many others would consider him the pretty undisputed authority on back pain. He’s had a profound influence on my own training as well as the programming that I do for people around the world every month. A professor at the University of Waterloo for over 30 years, Dr. McGill’s work generated over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, contributed to several textbooks, and garnered international awards. His knowledge and expertise has informed leading personal training certifications, core training programs, and prominent workshops like RKC and StrongFit.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10170497 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:00:00 -0600 5928 1 183 full false 182 | Alvey Thompson - Life Lessons & How to Develop a “You Can 2” Attitude 182 | Alvey Thompson - Life Lessons & How to Develop a “You Can 2” Attitude Alvey Thompson, aka ‘Mr. You Can 2’ returns to the show to tell us about his recently released book, You Can 2: Life Lessons From My Mom’s Untimely Death. In this episode, Alvey describes how the unexpected loss of his mother caused him to re-evaluate his life and embark on a  journey of self-inquiry and personal transformation. We talk about emotional resiliency, self-awareness, and self-acceptance, and Alvey explains how his experience of grief helped him grow as a person and develop the courage, compassion, and clarity he needed to start living his best life.

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]]> Alvey Thompson, aka ‘Mr. You Can 2’ returns to the show to tell us about his recently released book, You Can 2: Life Lessons From My Mom’s Untimely Death. In this episode, Alvey describes how the unexpected loss of his mother caused him to re-evaluate his life and embark on a  journey of self-inquiry and personal transformation. We talk about emotional resiliency, self-awareness, and self-acceptance, and Alvey explains how his experience of grief helped him grow as a person and develop the courage, compassion, and clarity he needed to start living his best life.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10114418 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0600 4472 1 182 full false 181 | AMA: Navigating the Storm - A Metaphorical Take on Personal Power in 2022 181 | AMA: Navigating the Storm - A Metaphorical Take on Personal Power in 2022 In this solo show, I speak out about the volatile and divisive times we’re living through and remind you to stay grounded and in touch with your soul amidst all the crazy energy and media furor that’s going on at the moment. But, most of all, I invite you to trust your intuition, focus on your inner journey, and rely on your own abilities rather than always looking to others for answers. 

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]]> In this solo show, I speak out about the volatile and divisive times we’re living through and remind you to stay grounded and in touch with your soul amidst all the crazy energy and media furor that’s going on at the moment. But, most of all, I invite you to trust your intuition, focus on your inner journey, and rely on your own abilities rather than always looking to others for answers. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10066111 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0600 2337 1 181 full false 180 | Brian Sanders - Escaping the Matrix of Big Food Lies & Discovering the Optimal Diet for YOU! 180 | Brian Sanders - Escaping the Matrix of Big Food Lies & Discovering the Optimal Diet for YOU! Brian Sanders, documentary filmmaker and founder of Nose to Tail, joins me on the show to discuss the ancestral health movement and tackle some of the common misconceptions that persist about the conventional food pyramid and the mainstream approach to nutrition. We dive into the subjects of intuitive eating and regenerative agriculture, and Brian points out the benefits of following an ancestral diet based on the consumption of unprocessed foods and nutrient-rich animal products.

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]]> Brian Sanders, documentary filmmaker and founder of Nose to Tail, joins me on the show to discuss the ancestral health movement and tackle some of the common misconceptions that persist about the conventional food pyramid and the mainstream approach to nutrition. We dive into the subjects of intuitive eating and regenerative agriculture, and Brian points out the benefits of following an ancestral diet based on the consumption of unprocessed foods and nutrient-rich animal products.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10048965 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0600 5831 1 180 full false 179 | Colin Carr - How to Reduce Pain with Neurosomatic Therapy 179 | Colin Carr - How to Reduce Pain with Neurosomatic Therapy My first guest of 2022 is CHEK practitioner and neurosomatic therapist Colin Carr, who joins me on the show to chat about his transition from D1 wrestler to holistic lifestyle coach. Colin sets out the values that guide him in his life today and describes his client-led approach to coaching, which encompasses exercise, nutrition, massage, and posturology. We also dive into the benefits of neurosomatic therapy, discuss the mind-body connection, and talk about the measures we can take to live healthier, happier, and more aligned lives.

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]]> My first guest of 2022 is CHEK practitioner and neurosomatic therapist Colin Carr, who joins me on the show to chat about his transition from D1 wrestler to holistic lifestyle coach. Colin sets out the values that guide him in his life today and describes his client-led approach to coaching, which encompasses exercise, nutrition, massage, and posturology. We also dive into the benefits of neurosomatic therapy, discuss the mind-body connection, and talk about the measures we can take to live healthier, happier, and more aligned lives.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-10004599 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0600 3596 1 179 full false 178 | AMA: Exercises for Low Back Pain, How to Lift Heavy During Marathon Training, and Alternatives to the Turkish Get Up 178 | AMA: Exercises for Low Back Pain, How to Lift Heavy During Marathon Training, and Alternatives to the Turkish Get Up In this solo episode, I set out my back pain treatment protocol and explain how engaging in low-level physical activity, performing specific exercises, and choosing the right mattress and footwear can help alleviate discomfort. I also share some tips on marathon training and explain how to incorporate heavy lifting into your marathon preparation.

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]]> In this solo episode, I set out my back pain treatment protocol and explain how engaging in low-level physical activity, performing specific exercises, and choosing the right mattress and footwear can help alleviate discomfort. I also share some tips on marathon training and explain how to incorporate heavy lifting into your marathon preparation.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9961919 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:00:00 -0600 2140 1 178 full false 175 | Joe's 5 Truths to Live By in 2022 175 | Joe's 5 Truths to Live By in 2022 In this first episode of 2022, I set out my goals for the New Year and focus on my intentions to dig deeper into my purpose, be of service to others, and connect to my higher self. This year, I’ll be concentrating on maximizing my energy and strengthening my intuition, and I’ll be sharing my thoughts on how to attract peace, joy, and abundance by living a more authentic and fulfilling heart-centered life.

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]]> In this first episode of 2022, I set out my goals for the New Year and focus on my intentions to dig deeper into my purpose, be of service to others, and connect to my higher self. This year, I’ll be concentrating on maximizing my energy and strengthening my intuition, and I’ll be sharing my thoughts on how to attract peace, joy, and abundance by living a more authentic and fulfilling heart-centered life.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9830866 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0600 2671 1 175 full false 174 | Joe's Top Five Self-Care Practices for 2022 174 | Joe's Top Five Self-Care Practices for 2022  As the holiday season gets into full swing, I thought I’d remind you of some of the super-simple things you can do to support your physical and emotional health during this busy time. In my opinion, many of the most effective self-care techniques are free, fun, and easy to integrate into your daily routine. So, in today’s show, I focus on five self-care tips that will build a strong foundation of fitness and set you up for a healthier, happier New Year.

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]]>  As the holiday season gets into full swing, I thought I’d remind you of some of the super-simple things you can do to support your physical and emotional health during this busy time. In my opinion, many of the most effective self-care techniques are free, fun, and easy to integrate into your daily routine. So, in today’s show, I focus on five self-care tips that will build a strong foundation of fitness and set you up for a healthier, happier New Year.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9773527 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2198 1 174 full false 173 | Joe’s Favorite Exercises for 2022 & Exactly Which Weights YOU Should be Using. 173 | Joe’s Favorite Exercises for 2022 & Exactly Which Weights YOU Should be Using. Today, I give you the lowdown on kettlebells and explain how to choose the right weights and perform the most effective number of repetitions to build power, strength, and athleticism. Plus, I talk you through the specific types of exercises you should aim to incorporate into your routine: from the Greatest Stretch in the World in the warm-up through the full range of swings, snatches, squats, presses, and carries. 

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]]> Today, I give you the lowdown on kettlebells and explain how to choose the right weights and perform the most effective number of repetitions to build power, strength, and athleticism. Plus, I talk you through the specific types of exercises you should aim to incorporate into your routine: from the Greatest Stretch in the World in the warm-up through the full range of swings, snatches, squats, presses, and carries. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9730889 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0600 4186 1 173 full false 172 | AMA: 2022 Food Trends & Why Joe’s Bringing The Food Pyramid Back 172 | AMA: 2022 Food Trends & Why Joe’s Bringing The Food Pyramid Back With the New Year fast approaching, I’ve started thinking about the food and diet trends we’re likely to see in 2022. So, in this episode, I share my top five predictions for the foods we’ll be eating more of in the coming year. Plus, I consider how our attitude to food and nutrition has changed over the years and look at what we can do to reconnect with our food and make more informed and healthier nutritional choices that actively improve our vitality and longevity.

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]]> With the New Year fast approaching, I’ve started thinking about the food and diet trends we’re likely to see in 2022. So, in this episode, I share my top five predictions for the foods we’ll be eating more of in the coming year. Plus, I consider how our attitude to food and nutrition has changed over the years and look at what we can do to reconnect with our food and make more informed and healthier nutritional choices that actively improve our vitality and longevity.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9686384 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0600 3040 1 172 full false 171 | AMA: My Former Life in the Caribbean & How to Plant Seeds of Health 171 | AMA: My Former Life in the Caribbean & How to Plant Seeds of Health In this solo show, I explore what living the simple life on the Caribbean island of St. John taught me about health and fitness and how it laid the foundations for everything I believe in today. Back then, walking was my primary form of transportation, and my frugal diet was the result of a lack of funds rather than a desire to experiment with intermittent fasting. However, looking back, I realize just how much my diet, my outdoor lifestyle, and my disconnection from technology helped me to recover from the grim prognosis I’d been given about my neurological health. Not surprisingly, I’m now committed to incorporating the lessons I learned from my time on St. John into every aspect of my life. So, in today’s show, I consider how living an embodied, purposeful Blue-Zone type lifestyle can contribute to your health and happiness.

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]]> In this solo show, I explore what living the simple life on the Caribbean island of St. John taught me about health and fitness and how it laid the foundations for everything I believe in today. Back then, walking was my primary form of transportation, and my frugal diet was the result of a lack of funds rather than a desire to experiment with intermittent fasting. However, looking back, I realize just how much my diet, my outdoor lifestyle, and my disconnection from technology helped me to recover from the grim prognosis I’d been given about my neurological health. Not surprisingly, I’m now committed to incorporating the lessons I learned from my time on St. John into every aspect of my life. So, in today’s show, I consider how living an embodied, purposeful Blue-Zone type lifestyle can contribute to your health and happiness.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9643489 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0600 4161 1 171 full false 170 | Amy Piper - The Science of Tapping & How to Become Your Own Healer 170 | Amy Piper - The Science of Tapping & How to Become Your Own Healer In this week’s show, I speak with EFT practitioner and certified kundalini yoga instructor Amy Piper about using the Emotional Freedom Technique to help people heal from trauma and work through emotional pain. Since she started her Tapping for Truth practice in 2017, Amy has seen the difference that ‘tapping’ can make to her clients’ lives, and today she offers online EFT training and certification programs to share this transformative technique with others. 

We dive into the history and evolution of EFT as a healing tool and discuss its potential to help people release negative emotions and overcome limiting beliefs. We also talk about setting intentions and using yoga, acupuncture, and meditation to complement EFT therapy.

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]]> In this week’s show, I speak with EFT practitioner and certified kundalini yoga instructor Amy Piper about using the Emotional Freedom Technique to help people heal from trauma and work through emotional pain. Since she started her Tapping for Truth practice in 2017, Amy has seen the difference that ‘tapping’ can make to her clients’ lives, and today she offers online EFT training and certification programs to share this transformative technique with others. 

We dive into the history and evolution of EFT as a healing tool and discuss its potential to help people release negative emotions and overcome limiting beliefs. We also talk about setting intentions and using yoga, acupuncture, and meditation to complement EFT therapy.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9598770 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0600 4547 1 170 full false 169 | Scott Linde - Entrepreneurship & Transformational Foods for Health, Happiness and Well-Being 169 | Scott Linde - Entrepreneurship & Transformational Foods for Health, Happiness and Well-Being In this episode, I catch up with Scott Linde, the founder of Sun Potion, a wellness company that focuses on improving health and happiness through the use of medicinal plants and herbs. Scott has spent many years researching herbal medicine, and he’s a firm believer in the transformative power of plants. As a conscious entrepreneur, he regards his company as a passion project rather than a conventional business, and he’s happy and proud to share his intentional, organic, and wildcrafted products with the world. 

Today, we chat about traditional remedies, Ayurvedic medicine, and carving out your own path in life. We also dive into Scott’s refreshing business philosophy and reflect on his commitment to sustainability and his desire to be of service.

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]]> In this episode, I catch up with Scott Linde, the founder of Sun Potion, a wellness company that focuses on improving health and happiness through the use of medicinal plants and herbs. Scott has spent many years researching herbal medicine, and he’s a firm believer in the transformative power of plants. As a conscious entrepreneur, he regards his company as a passion project rather than a conventional business, and he’s happy and proud to share his intentional, organic, and wildcrafted products with the world. 

Today, we chat about traditional remedies, Ayurvedic medicine, and carving out your own path in life. We also dive into Scott’s refreshing business philosophy and reflect on his commitment to sustainability and his desire to be of service.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9565645 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0600 4433 1 169 full false 168 | Lois Laynee - How to Reboot Your Nervous System & Reach Your Highest Potential 168 | Lois Laynee - How to Reboot Your Nervous System & Reach Your Highest Potential This is a re-air of episode 11 with Lois Laynee, which was originally released Oct 22, 2019.

Lois Laynee is a dynamic pioneer and passionate lecturer in the fields of Education, Sleep, Scar Release Healing, Cranio Facial Neuro development, and much more. Lois is the CEO of AZ Sleep Apnea Center, a speaker and educator of oxygen wellness and the creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. Lois represents the integration of East meets West, blending neurophysiology with cranial facial development, to provide the opportunity to experience less stress immediately through the power of oxygen. 

Lois teaches us how every dysfunction starts with an interruption or alteration of connections in the brain. Once these connections are activated and integrated, sleep is restored, pain and anxiety can be reduced, movement is fluid and breathing is effortless. This integration can be achieved in all stages of life to help us sleep, breathe, move, and thrive. The possibilities are truly endless. This episode will thoroughly benefit anyone looking to improve their or their children’s quality of life. Lois even touches on important facets of pregnancy and childbirth.

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]]> This is a re-air of episode 11 with Lois Laynee, which was originally released Oct 22, 2019.

Lois Laynee is a dynamic pioneer and passionate lecturer in the fields of Education, Sleep, Scar Release Healing, Cranio Facial Neuro development, and much more. Lois is the CEO of AZ Sleep Apnea Center, a speaker and educator of oxygen wellness and the creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. Lois represents the integration of East meets West, blending neurophysiology with cranial facial development, to provide the opportunity to experience less stress immediately through the power of oxygen. 

Lois teaches us how every dysfunction starts with an interruption or alteration of connections in the brain. Once these connections are activated and integrated, sleep is restored, pain and anxiety can be reduced, movement is fluid and breathing is effortless. This integration can be achieved in all stages of life to help us sleep, breathe, move, and thrive. The possibilities are truly endless. This episode will thoroughly benefit anyone looking to improve their or their children’s quality of life. Lois even touches on important facets of pregnancy and childbirth.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9520045 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0600 7747 1 168 full false 167 | Jake Steiner - How to Naturally Cure Myopia and Biohack Your Eyesight 167 | Jake Steiner - How to Naturally Cure Myopia and Biohack Your Eyesight My guest this week is Jake Steiner, the creator of Endmyopia, an online community dedicated to helping people understand, control, and reverse their myopia. Jake is an analyst and a semi-retired stock trader. However, ever since an optometrist told him that his shortsightedness was genetic and could only be corrected by stronger prescription glasses, he has made it his mission to research myopia and find alternative ways to improve his eyesight.

Jake recounts his long journey to learn more about shortsightedness and reveals how he went from -5.00 diopter myopia to 20/20 vision. He also shares his thoughts on the lifestyle and environmental factors that can affect our eyesight and suggests simple steps to reduce our reliance on glasses and contact lenses.

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]]> My guest this week is Jake Steiner, the creator of Endmyopia, an online community dedicated to helping people understand, control, and reverse their myopia. Jake is an analyst and a semi-retired stock trader. However, ever since an optometrist told him that his shortsightedness was genetic and could only be corrected by stronger prescription glasses, he has made it his mission to research myopia and find alternative ways to improve his eyesight.

Jake recounts his long journey to learn more about shortsightedness and reveals how he went from -5.00 diopter myopia to 20/20 vision. He also shares his thoughts on the lifestyle and environmental factors that can affect our eyesight and suggests simple steps to reduce our reliance on glasses and contact lenses.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9485845 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:00:00 -0500 3884 1 167 full false 166 | Nathan Riley, OBGYN - The Divine Feminine, Holistic Maternity, & Are Hospital Births Really Safer for Your Baby? 166 | Nathan Riley, OBGYN - The Divine Feminine, Holistic Maternity, & Are Hospital Births Really Safer for Your Baby? In this episode, I’m joined by The Holistic OBGYN Nathan Riley. Nathan trained and worked as a conventional medical doctor. However, he decided to turn to a more holistic approach after becoming disillusioned with mainstream maternity care. Today, Nathan is the founder of Beloved Holistics, which helps women and their partners achieve vitality and optimal health through holistic lifestyle medicine.

We chat about modern masculinity, the problems with conventional pregnancy care, and the tendency of hospital doctors to disempower women by treating childbirth as a purely medical procedure. We also get into chakra healing and the importance of providing a safe, non-judgmental place for people to express their emotions and find healing.

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]]> In this episode, I’m joined by The Holistic OBGYN Nathan Riley. Nathan trained and worked as a conventional medical doctor. However, he decided to turn to a more holistic approach after becoming disillusioned with mainstream maternity care. Today, Nathan is the founder of Beloved Holistics, which helps women and their partners achieve vitality and optimal health through holistic lifestyle medicine.

We chat about modern masculinity, the problems with conventional pregnancy care, and the tendency of hospital doctors to disempower women by treating childbirth as a purely medical procedure. We also get into chakra healing and the importance of providing a safe, non-judgmental place for people to express their emotions and find healing.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9437965 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0500 5404 1 166 full false 165 | AMA - Common Kettlebell Faults and How to Fix Them 165 | AMA - Common Kettlebell Faults and How to Fix Them In this solo show, I address some of the most common questions I get asked about kettlebell training and share some fun and effective ways to help you squat deeper, hinge better, and improve your shoulder mobility. I talk about how our sedentary lifestyles, repetitive workout routines, and restrictive footwear can affect our ability to squat, hinge and press overhead. Plus, I explain how belly breathing and exercises such as chin-ups, step-ups, get-ups, and goblet squats improve stability and mobility. 

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]]> In this solo show, I address some of the most common questions I get asked about kettlebell training and share some fun and effective ways to help you squat deeper, hinge better, and improve your shoulder mobility. I talk about how our sedentary lifestyles, repetitive workout routines, and restrictive footwear can affect our ability to squat, hinge and press overhead. Plus, I explain how belly breathing and exercises such as chin-ups, step-ups, get-ups, and goblet squats improve stability and mobility. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9394209 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500 2448 1 164 full false 163 | Bob Troia - Self-Quantification, EMF, and Biohacking Your Home 163 | Bob Troia - Self-Quantification, EMF, and Biohacking Your Home This week’s guest is the biohacker and tech entrepreneur Bob Troia. Bob has a passion for personal optimization, and he loves using data to help people live healthier lives. As a software engineer and a keen athlete, Bob has been involved in the Quantified Self and biohacking movements since their inception. Today, he’s the co-founder of Awesome Labs and the founder of OPTML coaching and consultancy company. Bob also likes to share his insights on self-quantification and self-optimization through his Quantified Bob website and blog.

We chat about the latest developments in health technology and biohacking, and Bob explains how to use the data from wearables, apps, and diagnostic tools to improve our emotional and physical wellbeing. Plus, he shares some of his best sleep hacks and provides simple, actionable tips to minimize exposure to EMFs in the home. 



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]]> This week’s guest is the biohacker and tech entrepreneur Bob Troia. Bob has a passion for personal optimization, and he loves using data to help people live healthier lives. As a software engineer and a keen athlete, Bob has been involved in the Quantified Self and biohacking movements since their inception. Today, he’s the co-founder of Awesome Labs and the founder of OPTML coaching and consultancy company. Bob also likes to share his insights on self-quantification and self-optimization through his Quantified Bob website and blog.

We chat about the latest developments in health technology and biohacking, and Bob explains how to use the data from wearables, apps, and diagnostic tools to improve our emotional and physical wellbeing. Plus, he shares some of his best sleep hacks and provides simple, actionable tips to minimize exposure to EMFs in the home. 



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9353558 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500 4944 1 163 full false 162 | Dr Leland Stillman - Treating the Root Causes of Disease with Functional Medicine 162 | Dr Leland Stillman - Treating the Root Causes of Disease with Functional Medicine My guest this week is Dr. Leland Stillman, an integrative medicine physician who favors a common-sense, holistic approach to healthcare that takes account of the patient’s individual needs and circumstances. Unlike most doctors, Leland focuses on getting to the root cause of the disease rather than simply treating its symptoms, and he encourages people to make lifestyle choices that optimize their health and longevity.

We discuss the problems caused by poor nutritional choices, sedentary lifestyles, and too much time spent indoors. We also tackle the subject of vaccine passports, question the motives of the pharmaceutical companies, and make some comparisons between the current health crisis and the pandemics that afflicted populations in the past.



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]]> My guest this week is Dr. Leland Stillman, an integrative medicine physician who favors a common-sense, holistic approach to healthcare that takes account of the patient’s individual needs and circumstances. Unlike most doctors, Leland focuses on getting to the root cause of the disease rather than simply treating its symptoms, and he encourages people to make lifestyle choices that optimize their health and longevity.

We discuss the problems caused by poor nutritional choices, sedentary lifestyles, and too much time spent indoors. We also tackle the subject of vaccine passports, question the motives of the pharmaceutical companies, and make some comparisons between the current health crisis and the pandemics that afflicted populations in the past.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9313733 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0500 4945 1 162 full false 161 | Taylor Somerville - 2021 Cold Plunge Tank Reviews, Breathwork, & Dumbbell Pool Workouts 161 | Taylor Somerville - 2021 Cold Plunge Tank Reviews, Breathwork, & Dumbbell Pool Workouts In this live podcast, I chat with former financial trader turned breathwork and fitness entrepreneur Taylor Somerville. Taylor initially turned to mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork to help him cope with the high levels of stress in his busy life. Later, he qualified as a Master Coach in the XPT (extreme performance training) program designed by Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece. Today, Taylor is the founder of Symmetry, a wellness company that offers heat and ice contrast therapy and XPT pool training in Memphis, Tennessee. He also teaches virtual and in-person breathwork classes, including a monthly breathwork session with the Runga Tribe. 

Taylor and I talk about all things cold immersion, from the temperature of the water to the type of equipment we like to use to create our ideal ice plunge. In addition to discussing the physical benefits of cold therapy, we highlight its ability to help us deal with discomfort and build emotional resilience. Plus, Taylor describes his performance-enhancing XPT pool workouts and shares some breathwork techniques.

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]]> In this live podcast, I chat with former financial trader turned breathwork and fitness entrepreneur Taylor Somerville. Taylor initially turned to mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork to help him cope with the high levels of stress in his busy life. Later, he qualified as a Master Coach in the XPT (extreme performance training) program designed by Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece. Today, Taylor is the founder of Symmetry, a wellness company that offers heat and ice contrast therapy and XPT pool training in Memphis, Tennessee. He also teaches virtual and in-person breathwork classes, including a monthly breathwork session with the Runga Tribe. 

Taylor and I talk about all things cold immersion, from the temperature of the water to the type of equipment we like to use to create our ideal ice plunge. In addition to discussing the physical benefits of cold therapy, we highlight its ability to help us deal with discomfort and build emotional resilience. Plus, Taylor describes his performance-enhancing XPT pool workouts and shares some breathwork techniques.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9279408 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0500 4135 1 161 full false 160 | Mike Bledsoe - How to Be a Strong Coach & Get Better Results! 160 | Mike Bledsoe - How to Be a Strong Coach & Get Better Results! This week’s guest is Mike Bledsoe, the founder and CEO of The Strong Coach, a company that helps coaches build better businesses and create more freedom in their lives. Mike is a Navy Vet with many years experience of working in the health and fitness industry. He’s also a podcaster and the host of the Bledsoe Show, which provides a platform for thought leaders to share their insights on the pursuit of optimal physical, psycho-emotional, and spiritual health. 

We talk about what it takes to succeed as a coach, the importance of setting long-term goals, and how to help clients get the results they want. Then, in the latter part of the show, we get into a wide-ranging discussion about the government’s role in protecting citizens, the difference between parenting and coaching, and what it means to be a man in the modern world.

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]]> This week’s guest is Mike Bledsoe, the founder and CEO of The Strong Coach, a company that helps coaches build better businesses and create more freedom in their lives. Mike is a Navy Vet with many years experience of working in the health and fitness industry. He’s also a podcaster and the host of the Bledsoe Show, which provides a platform for thought leaders to share their insights on the pursuit of optimal physical, psycho-emotional, and spiritual health. 

We talk about what it takes to succeed as a coach, the importance of setting long-term goals, and how to help clients get the results they want. Then, in the latter part of the show, we get into a wide-ranging discussion about the government’s role in protecting citizens, the difference between parenting and coaching, and what it means to be a man in the modern world.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9233423 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0500 4793 1 160 full false 159 | AMA: Four Fitness Tests That Can Help Predict Health-Span and Lifespan 159 | AMA: Four Fitness Tests That Can Help Predict Health-Span and Lifespan Following the response to my recent Instagram post, The Four Fitness Tests That Nobody’s Talking About, I talk you through the tests and explain why they’re so impactful for your health and longevity. As a coach whose mission is to help people live happier, healthier, and more active lives, I focus on the relationship between health and fitness and dive into the significance of CO2 tolerance, grip strength, muscle endurance, and resistance training. 

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]]> Following the response to my recent Instagram post, The Four Fitness Tests That Nobody’s Talking About, I talk you through the tests and explain why they’re so impactful for your health and longevity. As a coach whose mission is to help people live happier, healthier, and more active lives, I focus on the relationship between health and fitness and dive into the significance of CO2 tolerance, grip strength, muscle endurance, and resistance training. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9211277 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500 3202 1 159 full false 158 | Dr. Dominic D`Agostino - How to Use the Keto Diet to Maximize Brain Health 158 | Dr. Dominic D`Agostino - How to Use the Keto Diet to Maximize Brain Health This week, Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., joins me to explain how the brain benefits from ketosis. Dr. Dom is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, where he teaches at The Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and at The Morsani College of Medicine. He’s also a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His work focuses on developing ways to produce therapeutic ketosis in order to prevent seizures and provide neuroprotection for people suffering from traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. 

Dr. Dom explains how the ketogenic diet helps to reduce inflammation and restore neurotransmitter and metabolic homeostasis in the brain. What’s more, he reveals the reason why some people get into high levels of ketosis quickly while others struggle to increase the levels of ketones in their blood. Finally, we discuss the effect that elevated levels of ketones have on our mental clarity and athletic performance, and Dom shows us how to incorporate some level of ketosis into our daily lives through diet, intermittent fasting, and supplementation with MCTs and ketone salts.

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]]> This week, Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., joins me to explain how the brain benefits from ketosis. Dr. Dom is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, where he teaches at The Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and at The Morsani College of Medicine. He’s also a research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His work focuses on developing ways to produce therapeutic ketosis in order to prevent seizures and provide neuroprotection for people suffering from traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. 

Dr. Dom explains how the ketogenic diet helps to reduce inflammation and restore neurotransmitter and metabolic homeostasis in the brain. What’s more, he reveals the reason why some people get into high levels of ketosis quickly while others struggle to increase the levels of ketones in their blood. Finally, we discuss the effect that elevated levels of ketones have on our mental clarity and athletic performance, and Dom shows us how to incorporate some level of ketosis into our daily lives through diet, intermittent fasting, and supplementation with MCTs and ketone salts.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9192127 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500 5221 1 158 full false 157 | Wade Lightheart - What is a “Coach” vs. a “Trainer” & Easy Ways to Optimize Blood Sugar 157 | Wade Lightheart - What is a “Coach” vs. a “Trainer” & Easy Ways to Optimize Blood Sugar This week, Wade Lightheart, the co-founder of BiOptimizers, joins me for a second time on the show. In our previous conversation, we dove deep into the subjects of soil depletion and nutrient deficiency. Today, we tackle the crucial issues of metabolic health and blood sugar and discuss the benefits of hiring a coach to help you achieve and sustain your health and fitness goals.

As the co-founder of a company whose mission is to optimize human health and performance, Wade explains how Blood Sugar Breakthrough helps regulate blood sugar levels and improve carbohydrate metabolism. He also shares some simple, practical ways to manage your blood sugar and improve your overall health.

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]]> This week, Wade Lightheart, the co-founder of BiOptimizers, joins me for a second time on the show. In our previous conversation, we dove deep into the subjects of soil depletion and nutrient deficiency. Today, we tackle the crucial issues of metabolic health and blood sugar and discuss the benefits of hiring a coach to help you achieve and sustain your health and fitness goals.

As the co-founder of a company whose mission is to optimize human health and performance, Wade explains how Blood Sugar Breakthrough helps regulate blood sugar levels and improve carbohydrate metabolism. He also shares some simple, practical ways to manage your blood sugar and improve your overall health.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9153252 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0500 4218 1 157 full false 156 | AMA: How to Begin Training with Heavy Kettlebells 156 | AMA: How to Begin Training with Heavy Kettlebells In this solo episode, I show you how to incorporate heavy kettlebells into your routine and describe how to do deadlifts, deadswings, and static holds with a 100 lb bell. As a big fan of heavy bells, I emphasize their ability to build strength, improve form, and help you achieve optimal results, as well as making the training you do with your standard weight bells feel so much easier. Since it’s Friday, I also share a couple of workouts and tell you a little about my upcoming Endure Strong and Endure Max training programs. 

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]]> In this solo episode, I show you how to incorporate heavy kettlebells into your routine and describe how to do deadlifts, deadswings, and static holds with a 100 lb bell. As a big fan of heavy bells, I emphasize their ability to build strength, improve form, and help you achieve optimal results, as well as making the training you do with your standard weight bells feel so much easier. Since it’s Friday, I also share a couple of workouts and tell you a little about my upcoming Endure Strong and Endure Max training programs. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9133911 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0500 1999 1 156 full false 155 | Mike Salemi - How to Train More Athletically using Kettlebells & Bulgarian Bags 155 | Mike Salemi - How to Train More Athletically using Kettlebells & Bulgarian Bags This week I’m joined by my fellow kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag enthusiast, Mike Salemi. Mike is a former Long Cycle Clean and Jerk World Champion who competed for over 15 years in powerlifting and kettlebell sport. As a specialist in optimizing human performance, Mike trains elite athletes in a variety of sports. He also offers a range of online courses designed to make you feel great and improve your strength, fitness, and stability. 

We start the show with a chat about masculinity before moving onto our shared mission of combining physical strength and fitness with reflective inner work and self-inquiry. Later, we delve into kettlebells, Bulgarian Bags, Suples Balls, and all the tools and methods Mike uses to take his athleticism to the next level.

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]]> This week I’m joined by my fellow kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag enthusiast, Mike Salemi. Mike is a former Long Cycle Clean and Jerk World Champion who competed for over 15 years in powerlifting and kettlebell sport. As a specialist in optimizing human performance, Mike trains elite athletes in a variety of sports. He also offers a range of online courses designed to make you feel great and improve your strength, fitness, and stability. 

We start the show with a chat about masculinity before moving onto our shared mission of combining physical strength and fitness with reflective inner work and self-inquiry. Later, we delve into kettlebells, Bulgarian Bags, Suples Balls, and all the tools and methods Mike uses to take his athleticism to the next level.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9116596 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0500 4934 1 155 full false 154 | ​​AMA: 3 Controversial Rules for Paleo Parenting 154 | ​​AMA: 3 Controversial Rules for Paleo Parenting Today, I talk about my approach to parenting and share my three golden rules for raising happy, healthy paleo kids. I delve into developmental milestones, bedtime routines, and first foods, and I compare modern parenting methods with the more intuitive child-rearing choices of tribal societies. Plus, as a dad who wants to raise his son to be evolutionarily consistent yet able to thrive in the modern world, I explain why I always try to find the most primal, paleo, and ancestral solution to any parenting problem. 

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]]> Today, I talk about my approach to parenting and share my three golden rules for raising happy, healthy paleo kids. I delve into developmental milestones, bedtime routines, and first foods, and I compare modern parenting methods with the more intuitive child-rearing choices of tribal societies. Plus, as a dad who wants to raise his son to be evolutionarily consistent yet able to thrive in the modern world, I explain why I always try to find the most primal, paleo, and ancestral solution to any parenting problem. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9095887 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 2728 1 154 full false 153 | Patrick McKeown - Breathing Exercises for Energy, Focus, & Flow State 153 | Patrick McKeown - Breathing Exercises for Energy, Focus, & Flow State This week, I sit for a second time with breathwork pioneer and functional breathing expert Patrick McKeown. In our previous conversation, Patrick showed us how to use our breath to improve our health and boost our athletic performance. Today, he shares some breathing techniques to help us strengthen our focus and increase our attention span.

In this episode, we talk about Patrick’s new book Atomic Focus and discuss his personal transformation from a dysfunctional mouth breather to a seasoned practitioner of slow, low nasal breathing. Patrick explains how poor breathing patterns contribute to our anxiety and insomnia, and he demonstrates how we can use our breath to change our physiology, calm our minds, and tap into a focused, high-performance flow state.

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]]> This week, I sit for a second time with breathwork pioneer and functional breathing expert Patrick McKeown. In our previous conversation, Patrick showed us how to use our breath to improve our health and boost our athletic performance. Today, he shares some breathing techniques to help us strengthen our focus and increase our attention span.

In this episode, we talk about Patrick’s new book Atomic Focus and discuss his personal transformation from a dysfunctional mouth breather to a seasoned practitioner of slow, low nasal breathing. Patrick explains how poor breathing patterns contribute to our anxiety and insomnia, and he demonstrates how we can use our breath to change our physiology, calm our minds, and tap into a focused, high-performance flow state.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9085160 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0500 4469 1 153 full false 152 | Garrett Salpeter - How to Help Clients Avoid Surgery & Heal from Injuries Fast! 152 | Garrett Salpeter - How to Help Clients Avoid Surgery & Heal from Injuries Fast! My guest this week is Garrett Salpeter, aka The Health Engineer. After studying engineering and neuroscience at university, Garrett created the Neubie, a direct current electrostimulation device that helps the body heal and restores movement by stimulating the nervous system. Garrett is also the founder of the NeuFit method, and he has recently written a book entitled The NeuFit Method: Unleash the Power of the Nervous System for Faster Healing and Optimal Performance.

Today, we talk about neuroplasticity, the body’s innate ability to heal, and the nervous system’s role in regulating our health. Garrett describes how the Neubie and the NeuFit method help the body to recover and rehabilitate, and we dive into the healing benefits of a healthy diet, holistic health practices, and proper hydration and mineralization.

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]]> My guest this week is Garrett Salpeter, aka The Health Engineer. After studying engineering and neuroscience at university, Garrett created the Neubie, a direct current electrostimulation device that helps the body heal and restores movement by stimulating the nervous system. Garrett is also the founder of the NeuFit method, and he has recently written a book entitled The NeuFit Method: Unleash the Power of the Nervous System for Faster Healing and Optimal Performance.

Today, we talk about neuroplasticity, the body’s innate ability to heal, and the nervous system’s role in regulating our health. Garrett describes how the Neubie and the NeuFit method help the body to recover and rehabilitate, and we dive into the healing benefits of a healthy diet, holistic health practices, and proper hydration and mineralization.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9035697 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0500 5246 1 152 full false 151 | AMA: "Anti-Health" Propaganda & Joe's Accidental Homemade Vaccine 151 | AMA: "Anti-Health" Propaganda & Joe's Accidental Homemade Vaccine Lately, I’ve been feeling a little triggered by those pro-vaccination ads that appear to deliberately insult the intelligence of well-informed, health-conscious individuals who’ve made the decision not to get vaccinated against Covid. As a coach, I don’t believe that demonizing a group of people who eat healthily and take care of their bodies is in anyone’s best interests. In my opinion, it only serves to drive people further apart and get in the way of promoting active, healthy lifestyles. So today, I look into the stats that show that the people who are most likely to become seriously ill with Covid tend to lead less healthy lifestyles. Plus, I share my own experience of coming into close contact with someone who recently tested positive. 

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]]> Lately, I’ve been feeling a little triggered by those pro-vaccination ads that appear to deliberately insult the intelligence of well-informed, health-conscious individuals who’ve made the decision not to get vaccinated against Covid. As a coach, I don’t believe that demonizing a group of people who eat healthily and take care of their bodies is in anyone’s best interests. In my opinion, it only serves to drive people further apart and get in the way of promoting active, healthy lifestyles. So today, I look into the stats that show that the people who are most likely to become seriously ill with Covid tend to lead less healthy lifestyles. Plus, I share my own experience of coming into close contact with someone who recently tested positive. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9019634 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0500 2424 1 151 full false 150 | A Renegade Pharmacist’s Journey into Ayurveda, Self-Healing, & Breathwork 150 | A Renegade Pharmacist’s Journey into Ayurveda, Self-Healing, & Breathwork Niraj Naik is a pharmacist turned natural healer, musician, and breathwork expert. After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and stress-related depression, Niraj resolved to take his health into his own hands and use meditation, breathwork, and traditional Ayurvedic medicine to heal his condition. Today, Niraj is happy, healthy, and symptom-free and, through his powerful SOMA Breath system (which combines pranayama breathwork with music), he helps others lead energized, inspired, and emotionally balanced lives.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about Ayurvedic medicine, breathwork, and the healing power of music. We also consider the benefits of traditional yoga, explore the correlation between longevity and rhythmic breathing, and discuss how to quieten the mind, tap into our intuition, and gain a greater sense of clarity, contentment, and perspective.



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]]> Niraj Naik is a pharmacist turned natural healer, musician, and breathwork expert. After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and stress-related depression, Niraj resolved to take his health into his own hands and use meditation, breathwork, and traditional Ayurvedic medicine to heal his condition. Today, Niraj is happy, healthy, and symptom-free and, through his powerful SOMA Breath system (which combines pranayama breathwork with music), he helps others lead energized, inspired, and emotionally balanced lives.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about Ayurvedic medicine, breathwork, and the healing power of music. We also consider the benefits of traditional yoga, explore the correlation between longevity and rhythmic breathing, and discuss how to quieten the mind, tap into our intuition, and gain a greater sense of clarity, contentment, and perspective.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-9007654 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0500 5784 1 150 full false 149 | AMA: An Early Morning Evolutionary Rant on Macros 149 | AMA: An Early Morning Evolutionary Rant on Macros In my first live solo video podcast, I feel it’s important to share my thoughts on nutrition and my ancestral approach to diet. I dive into how our diet has changed since we transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers and made the switch from mainly eating nutritionally rich animal products to consuming high-carb bread and grains. I also explain why our high-carb, high-fat, low-protein modern diet is making us fat and sick. Above all, I advise listeners to think carefully about their food choices and avoid eating high-carb, high-fat foods that spike insulin, cause addiction, and negatively impact their health.   

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]]> In my first live solo video podcast, I feel it’s important to share my thoughts on nutrition and my ancestral approach to diet. I dive into how our diet has changed since we transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers and made the switch from mainly eating nutritionally rich animal products to consuming high-carb bread and grains. I also explain why our high-carb, high-fat, low-protein modern diet is making us fat and sick. Above all, I advise listeners to think carefully about their food choices and avoid eating high-carb, high-fat foods that spike insulin, cause addiction, and negatively impact their health.   

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8985417 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0500 2886 1 149 full false 148 | How Superfoods and Adaptogenic Herbs Saved This Mother of Three 148 | How Superfoods and Adaptogenic Herbs Saved This Mother of Three Shanais Pelka is a nutritionist, herbalist, and the Research and Development Manager at Organifi, where she is responsible for sourcing high-quality ingredients for their organic, glyphosate-residue-free superfood blends. Shania is an expert in natural health and herbal remedies. She’s also a mom, an entrepreneur, and the owner of Seven Springs Farm, an 18-acre organic family farm in North Carolina.

Today, Shanais shares her experience of using adaptogens to heal her autoimmune disorder and cure her adrenal fatigue. She explains how adaptogenic herbs and medicinal mushrooms help the body cope with stress, fight fatigue, and build immunity. As an expert in medicinal plants and herbs, Shanais recommends adaptogens as a safe and effective alternative to conventional medicine, and she sets out how to limit our exposure to harmful toxins, particularly glyphosate, in our environment. 

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]]> Shanais Pelka is a nutritionist, herbalist, and the Research and Development Manager at Organifi, where she is responsible for sourcing high-quality ingredients for their organic, glyphosate-residue-free superfood blends. Shania is an expert in natural health and herbal remedies. She’s also a mom, an entrepreneur, and the owner of Seven Springs Farm, an 18-acre organic family farm in North Carolina.

Today, Shanais shares her experience of using adaptogens to heal her autoimmune disorder and cure her adrenal fatigue. She explains how adaptogenic herbs and medicinal mushrooms help the body cope with stress, fight fatigue, and build immunity. As an expert in medicinal plants and herbs, Shanais recommends adaptogens as a safe and effective alternative to conventional medicine, and she sets out how to limit our exposure to harmful toxins, particularly glyphosate, in our environment. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8973167 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4558 1 148 full false 147 | AMA: An Unfiltered Rant on Conventional Nutrition & Medicine 147 | AMA: An Unfiltered Rant on Conventional Nutrition & Medicine  Today I talk about how I evolved from a hyperactive, pharmaceutically medicated kid into a breathwork loving, low-carb eating, holistically healthy guy. Plus, I explain why, at the age of 36, I feel happier, healthier, and fitter than ever. Above all, I stress the importance of questioning the perceived wisdom about what is conventionally considered good for us, and I encourage everyone to think independently and remember to do what feels best for them when it comes to making important decisions about their health and wellbeing.

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]]>  Today I talk about how I evolved from a hyperactive, pharmaceutically medicated kid into a breathwork loving, low-carb eating, holistically healthy guy. Plus, I explain why, at the age of 36, I feel happier, healthier, and fitter than ever. Above all, I stress the importance of questioning the perceived wisdom about what is conventionally considered good for us, and I encourage everyone to think independently and remember to do what feels best for them when it comes to making important decisions about their health and wellbeing.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8948541 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0500 2973 1 147 full false 146 | Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. - Medicinal Plants & The Health Benefits of Foraging 146 | Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. - Medicinal Plants & The Health Benefits of Foraging Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen is a foraging instructor, a healer, and a modern-day medicine man. He has a master’s degree in medicinal chemistry, a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry, and an encyclopedic knowledge of plant medicine. Due to his outdoor lifestyle and background as a hunter and a forager, Mark has been described as “the scientist raised by wolves,” and his Merriwether nickname refers to the legendary explorer Meriwether Lewis.

Mark previously worked as a chemist developing environmentally friendly products for the oil industry, but he is currently responsible for formulating potent natural remedies for the Medicine Man Plant Co. His aim is to reconnect people with nature and the healing powers of plants, and we discuss the long history of plant medicine and its proven ability to support our health.

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]]> Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen is a foraging instructor, a healer, and a modern-day medicine man. He has a master’s degree in medicinal chemistry, a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry, and an encyclopedic knowledge of plant medicine. Due to his outdoor lifestyle and background as a hunter and a forager, Mark has been described as “the scientist raised by wolves,” and his Merriwether nickname refers to the legendary explorer Meriwether Lewis.

Mark previously worked as a chemist developing environmentally friendly products for the oil industry, but he is currently responsible for formulating potent natural remedies for the Medicine Man Plant Co. His aim is to reconnect people with nature and the healing powers of plants, and we discuss the long history of plant medicine and its proven ability to support our health.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8936457 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0500 4924 1 146 full false 145 | How to Prioritize Healthy Decisions for Maximal Sustainability 145 | How to Prioritize Healthy Decisions for Maximal Sustainability This Friday, I want to share a talk I recently delivered to an audience in Switzerland. It’s entitled How to Prioritize Healthy Decisions for Maximal Sustainability, and it’s intended as a follow-up to my 2016 TEDx talk on breathing and heart rate variability. My new presentation sets out the principal practices to follow for vibrant health and longevity, and it stresses the importance of proper hydration, adequate sleep, and nasal breathing. First and foremost, I encourage the audience to take a thoughtful approach to their health that empowers them to make healthier lifestyle choices and build a broad base of foundational fitness.

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]]> This Friday, I want to share a talk I recently delivered to an audience in Switzerland. It’s entitled How to Prioritize Healthy Decisions for Maximal Sustainability, and it’s intended as a follow-up to my 2016 TEDx talk on breathing and heart rate variability. My new presentation sets out the principal practices to follow for vibrant health and longevity, and it stresses the importance of proper hydration, adequate sleep, and nasal breathing. First and foremost, I encourage the audience to take a thoughtful approach to their health that empowers them to make healthier lifestyle choices and build a broad base of foundational fitness.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8910565 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 1846 1 145 full false 144 | Howard Martin - How to Activate Your Heart & Elevate Your Breathwork Practice 144 | Howard Martin - How to Activate Your Heart & Elevate Your Breathwork Practice Today’s guest is Howard Martin, the Executive Vice President of HeartMath, an organization that teaches people how to cultivate positive emotions, enhance their wellbeing, and perform to the best of their abilities. HeartMath’s techniques are used by Fortune 100 companies, military organizations, and government agencies to help their employees build resilience and cope with stress, and its unique training system has enabled countless individuals to lead more balanced and rewarding lives. Howard is HeartMath’s key spokesperson and the co-author of The HeartMath Solution and Heart Intelligence, Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart. 

 In this episode, Howard explains why breathwork is only the first step on the journey to connecting with the heart’s intuition and intelligence, and he emphasizes the importance of purposefully activating uplifting emotions, such as love, compassion, and appreciation. He also shares some simple techniques to help us change how we feel and improve how we communicate and relate to each other.



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]]> Today’s guest is Howard Martin, the Executive Vice President of HeartMath, an organization that teaches people how to cultivate positive emotions, enhance their wellbeing, and perform to the best of their abilities. HeartMath’s techniques are used by Fortune 100 companies, military organizations, and government agencies to help their employees build resilience and cope with stress, and its unique training system has enabled countless individuals to lead more balanced and rewarding lives. Howard is HeartMath’s key spokesperson and the co-author of The HeartMath Solution and Heart Intelligence, Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart. 

 In this episode, Howard explains why breathwork is only the first step on the journey to connecting with the heart’s intuition and intelligence, and he emphasizes the importance of purposefully activating uplifting emotions, such as love, compassion, and appreciation. He also shares some simple techniques to help us change how we feel and improve how we communicate and relate to each other.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8892223 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0500 4915 1 144 full false 143 | Dr. David Dodick - 3 Science-Backed Nutrients for Concussion Support & Optimal Brain Health 143 | Dr. David Dodick - 3 Science-Backed Nutrients for Concussion Support & Optimal Brain Health Dr. David Dodick is a Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Headache Program and the Sports Neurology and Concussion Program at the Mayo Clinic. He’s also the Chair of the American Migraine Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference. Dr. Dodick has recently developed a supplement that provides nutritional support for the brain and is particularly beneficial for athletes who participate in contact sports and are at risk of incurring a brain injury. The supplement is available in two forms, SynaQuell, which provides daily support to the brain, and SynaQuell Plus, which should be taken after developing symptoms of an injury. 

We talk about how athletes who play contact sports are likely to experience repetitive subconcussive head impacts during a season. Plus, Dr. Dodick explains how people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are at an increased risk of developing adverse health outcomes, including coronary artery disease, psychosis, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy. He recommends taking a proactive approach to brain health that concentrates on optimizing cognition and helps protect against neurological impairment, dysfunction, and disease.

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]]> Dr. David Dodick is a Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Headache Program and the Sports Neurology and Concussion Program at the Mayo Clinic. He’s also the Chair of the American Migraine Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference. Dr. Dodick has recently developed a supplement that provides nutritional support for the brain and is particularly beneficial for athletes who participate in contact sports and are at risk of incurring a brain injury. The supplement is available in two forms, SynaQuell, which provides daily support to the brain, and SynaQuell Plus, which should be taken after developing symptoms of an injury. 

We talk about how athletes who play contact sports are likely to experience repetitive subconcussive head impacts during a season. Plus, Dr. Dodick explains how people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are at an increased risk of developing adverse health outcomes, including coronary artery disease, psychosis, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy. He recommends taking a proactive approach to brain health that concentrates on optimizing cognition and helps protect against neurological impairment, dysfunction, and disease.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8851532 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 5169 1 143 full false 142 | AMA - Avoiding Harm from Runaway Logic, Breathwork, & Minimalist Shoes 142 | AMA - Avoiding Harm from Runaway Logic, Breathwork, & Minimalist Shoes In my recent show with Graham Wardle, we talked about finding our why and following what we’ve been called to do. Today, I suggest adopting the same approach to our health and wellness. As a coach who wants to help people live longer, perform better and feel healthier, I believe we need to ask ourselves what we want to achieve from our fitness programs in order to adapt and tailor them to suit our individual needs. Above all, I believe we need to be flexible in our approach to our well-being and always remember that it’s healthy until it’s stressful.

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]]> In my recent show with Graham Wardle, we talked about finding our why and following what we’ve been called to do. Today, I suggest adopting the same approach to our health and wellness. As a coach who wants to help people live longer, perform better and feel healthier, I believe we need to ask ourselves what we want to achieve from our fitness programs in order to adapt and tailor them to suit our individual needs. Above all, I believe we need to be flexible in our approach to our well-being and always remember that it’s healthy until it’s stressful.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8837481 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0500 1509 1 142 full false 141 | Graham Wardle - How to Escape Your Comfort Zone to Live More Fully 141 | Graham Wardle - How to Escape Your Comfort Zone to Live More Fully Today, my guest Graham Wardle talks about mustering up the courage to move out of your comfort zone and create more personal and spiritual growth in your life. Graham has been acting since he was a child, and until recently, he played the part of Ty Borden in the long-running Canadian TV drama series Heartland. However, after years of inner work and self-inquiry, he made the decision to leave the series and pursue a new career as a podcaster and producer. 

Nowadays, Graham is committed to helping people live more authentically and adventurously, and his “Time Has Come” podcast inspires listeners to cultivate the strength and faith they need to move beyond the fears that hold them back. We discuss meditation, journaling, and self-knowledge, and Graham describes how he found the courage to embrace change and leave the comfort and security of his old life behind.



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]]> Today, my guest Graham Wardle talks about mustering up the courage to move out of your comfort zone and create more personal and spiritual growth in your life. Graham has been acting since he was a child, and until recently, he played the part of Ty Borden in the long-running Canadian TV drama series Heartland. However, after years of inner work and self-inquiry, he made the decision to leave the series and pursue a new career as a podcaster and producer. 

Nowadays, Graham is committed to helping people live more authentically and adventurously, and his “Time Has Come” podcast inspires listeners to cultivate the strength and faith they need to move beyond the fears that hold them back. We discuss meditation, journaling, and self-knowledge, and Graham describes how he found the courage to embrace change and leave the comfort and security of his old life behind.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8815431 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4595 1 141 full false 140 | AMA: Nasal Breathing & Max Aerobic Heart Rate vs Lactic Threshold 140 | AMA: Nasal Breathing & Max Aerobic Heart Rate vs Lactic Threshold Today, I explore the correlation between nasal breathing and maximum aerobic heart rate and set out the criteria I use to define heart rate zones. To keep things simple, I break the zones down into Easy, MAF, Grind, and Max, and I explain what happens when you move out of the aerobic MAF zone into the more intense anaerobic zone. Plus, I advise how to avoid fatigue and declining performance and describe how to build up a strong base of aerobic fitness before adding more high-intensity exercise.

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]]> Today, I explore the correlation between nasal breathing and maximum aerobic heart rate and set out the criteria I use to define heart rate zones. To keep things simple, I break the zones down into Easy, MAF, Grind, and Max, and I explain what happens when you move out of the aerobic MAF zone into the more intense anaerobic zone. Plus, I advise how to avoid fatigue and declining performance and describe how to build up a strong base of aerobic fitness before adding more high-intensity exercise.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8803104 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0500 1151 1 140 full false 139 | How to Use Caffeine to Improve Performance 139 | How to Use Caffeine to Improve Performance Support the show

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8781323 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500 3817 full false 138 | AMA: Did Cavemen Do Breathwork? 138 | AMA: Did Cavemen Do Breathwork? In this solo episode, I dive into the subjects of coffee dependency, essential oils, and breathwork. Plus, I compare our hunter-gatherer ancestors’ physically challenging and communal lifestyles with our modern, isolated, primarily sedentary lives, which make us susceptible to chronic diseases and stress. Finally, as a father and a fitness coach, I express my concerns about how far we’ve deviated from the natural way of doing things and share my thoughts about the over-medicalization of childbirth and the problem of poor childhood nutrition.

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]]> In this solo episode, I dive into the subjects of coffee dependency, essential oils, and breathwork. Plus, I compare our hunter-gatherer ancestors’ physically challenging and communal lifestyles with our modern, isolated, primarily sedentary lives, which make us susceptible to chronic diseases and stress. Finally, as a father and a fitness coach, I express my concerns about how far we’ve deviated from the natural way of doing things and share my thoughts about the over-medicalization of childbirth and the problem of poor childhood nutrition.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8761658 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500 2052 1 138 full false 137 | David Weck - The Inventor of the BOSU Ball on How the Hands Can Heal Our Movement 137 | David Weck - The Inventor of the BOSU Ball on How the Hands Can Heal Our Movement Today's guest is David Weck, the inventor of the BOSU Ball and creator of the Weck Method. David is a physical education specialist who focuses on developing products and training methods that challenge norms, optimize performance, and produce fast-acting results. His principal interest lies in providing training tools that help people move better and experience less pain and more joy in their lives. 

To kick off our conversation, we talk about how David first came up with the idea for the BOSU Ball before moving on to the coreFIST and coreFAST hand positions he developed to increase physical strength and improve athletic performance. We conclude our chat with a discussion of the benefits of the ProPulse Speed Trainers, which David created to help the body move faster and with more fluidity. 



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]]> Today's guest is David Weck, the inventor of the BOSU Ball and creator of the Weck Method. David is a physical education specialist who focuses on developing products and training methods that challenge norms, optimize performance, and produce fast-acting results. His principal interest lies in providing training tools that help people move better and experience less pain and more joy in their lives. 

To kick off our conversation, we talk about how David first came up with the idea for the BOSU Ball before moving on to the coreFIST and coreFAST hand positions he developed to increase physical strength and improve athletic performance. We conclude our chat with a discussion of the benefits of the ProPulse Speed Trainers, which David created to help the body move faster and with more fluidity. 



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8743692 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500 4790 1 137 full false 136 | AMA: 7 Ways to Stay Injury-Free While Increasing Running Mileage 136 | AMA: 7 Ways to Stay Injury-Free While Increasing Running Mileage Thank you for tuning into the Friday show. Today, I talk about running and explain how to increase your mileage without getting injured. Since it’s estimated that 82% of people who take up running get hurt, it makes sense to train appropriately and avoid doing too much, too fast, too soon.

In this episode, you’ll hear from me on:

My Seven steps for Injury-Free Running

  • Look after your feet. Roll the arches of your feet with a Runga mobility ball for at least five minutes each day. 
  • Space your long runs at least five days apart to give your body a chance to recover between runs.
  • Walk before you run. Make sure you can comfortably walk the distance before you run it. Ideally, I recommend walking 10000 steps per day for 30 days before you start jogging.
  • Remember to nose breathe. Nasal breathing forces you to keep your speed and intensity at a sustainable aerobic pace. Plus, it keeps you in the proper heart rate zone and prevents the build-up of lactic acid. 
  • Keep your eyes on the road ahead. To maintain good form and prevent your head from wobbling, keep your chin slightly tucked down and focus your gaze three meters in front of you.
  • Keep your glutes strong. Since the glutes help stabilize the body, strengthen them by practicing Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats, Glute Bridges, and Kettlebell Swings.
  • Strengthen your core. Adopt a daily movement practice, such as power yoga, or do some Side-Planks, Bird-Dogs, and Curl-Ups to keep the body symmetrically strong and stable. Exercises such as Get-Ups, Death by Carries, and One-Arm Kettlebell Carries are also great for building core strength.

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]]> Thank you for tuning into the Friday show. Today, I talk about running and explain how to increase your mileage without getting injured. Since it’s estimated that 82% of people who take up running get hurt, it makes sense to train appropriately and avoid doing too much, too fast, too soon.

In this episode, you’ll hear from me on:

My Seven steps for Injury-Free Running

  • Look after your feet. Roll the arches of your feet with a Runga mobility ball for at least five minutes each day. 
  • Space your long runs at least five days apart to give your body a chance to recover between runs.
  • Walk before you run. Make sure you can comfortably walk the distance before you run it. Ideally, I recommend walking 10000 steps per day for 30 days before you start jogging.
  • Remember to nose breathe. Nasal breathing forces you to keep your speed and intensity at a sustainable aerobic pace. Plus, it keeps you in the proper heart rate zone and prevents the build-up of lactic acid. 
  • Keep your eyes on the road ahead. To maintain good form and prevent your head from wobbling, keep your chin slightly tucked down and focus your gaze three meters in front of you.
  • Keep your glutes strong. Since the glutes help stabilize the body, strengthen them by practicing Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats, Glute Bridges, and Kettlebell Swings.
  • Strengthen your core. Adopt a daily movement practice, such as power yoga, or do some Side-Planks, Bird-Dogs, and Curl-Ups to keep the body symmetrically strong and stable. Exercises such as Get-Ups, Death by Carries, and One-Arm Kettlebell Carries are also great for building core strength.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8724196 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0500 1424 1 136 full false 135 | Kevin Longoria and Sameer Sontakey - How To Know You’re Sick 2 Days Sooner & The Next Frontier of Wearable Devices 135 | Kevin Longoria and Sameer Sontakey - How To Know You’re Sick 2 Days Sooner & The Next Frontier of Wearable Devices Today, I sit with Sameer Sontakey and Kevin Longoria, the CEO and Chief Science Officer of Biostrap, a pioneering digital health company that provides reliable health tracking using raw waveform data to produce a detailed analysis of health biometrics. Biostrap’s mission is to democratize data by making it more readily available and to improve global health by making it easier to tackle long-standing health epidemics such as diabetes, obesity, chronic pain, and cardiovascular disease.  

This show is all about variables, and we take a deep dive into the benefits of regularly monitoring biomarkers, such as sleep volume, heart rate variability, and oxygen saturation. Kevin and Sameer talk about what sets Biostrap apart from its competitors and explain how its technology enables its customers to become more knowledgeable about their health by providing accurate data to help them make informed decisions about their lifestyles. 

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]]> Today, I sit with Sameer Sontakey and Kevin Longoria, the CEO and Chief Science Officer of Biostrap, a pioneering digital health company that provides reliable health tracking using raw waveform data to produce a detailed analysis of health biometrics. Biostrap’s mission is to democratize data by making it more readily available and to improve global health by making it easier to tackle long-standing health epidemics such as diabetes, obesity, chronic pain, and cardiovascular disease.  

This show is all about variables, and we take a deep dive into the benefits of regularly monitoring biomarkers, such as sleep volume, heart rate variability, and oxygen saturation. Kevin and Sameer talk about what sets Biostrap apart from its competitors and explain how its technology enables its customers to become more knowledgeable about their health by providing accurate data to help them make informed decisions about their lifestyles. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8700639 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0500 4276 1 135 full false 134 | AMA: How Do I Nasal Breathe While Swimming? 134 | AMA: How Do I Nasal Breathe While Swimming? Welcome to my new shorter Friday show, where I answer a question about nasal breathing that I received following my recent episode on breathwork with Dan Brulé. The question was from a swimmer who wanted to know how to nose breathe while swimming. And, since it’s rather challenging for a swimmer to avoid mouth breathing, my advice was to concentrate on nasal breathing when they’re not swimming by practicing breathwork drills before and after their swim and taping their mouth at night to promote nose breathing during sleep. I also explain why runners might need cushioned footwear and advise baseball players to avoid exercises such as kipping pull-ups and Olympic deadlifts that would put them at risk of shoulder injuries.

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]]> Welcome to my new shorter Friday show, where I answer a question about nasal breathing that I received following my recent episode on breathwork with Dan Brulé. The question was from a swimmer who wanted to know how to nose breathe while swimming. And, since it’s rather challenging for a swimmer to avoid mouth breathing, my advice was to concentrate on nasal breathing when they’re not swimming by practicing breathwork drills before and after their swim and taping their mouth at night to promote nose breathing during sleep. I also explain why runners might need cushioned footwear and advise baseball players to avoid exercises such as kipping pull-ups and Olympic deadlifts that would put them at risk of shoulder injuries.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8684033 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500 726 1 134 full false 133 | Dan Brulé - The Hidden Dangers of Breathwork & How to Safely Escape Your Comfort Zone 133 | Dan Brulé - The Hidden Dangers of Breathwork & How to Safely Escape Your Comfort Zone Dan Brulé is a master of pranayama and a firm believer in the transformative power of the breath. He’s been teaching breathing techniques for over fifty years, and he’s personally trained over 250,000 people, including elite warriors, martial artists, and Olympic athletes. Dan is the author of Just Breathe: Master Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, Business, and Beyond.  His mission is to spread the word about using the breath as a tool to enhance our potential and promote emotional healing using a variety of breathing techniques that were previously only known to a select group of mystics, warriors, and gurus. 

We chat about how the breath acts as a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious mind, and we discuss how conscious breathing helps open up the heart. Dan also explains how the breath can release deeply stored trauma, help cure depression, and activate our hidden potential.



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]]> Dan Brulé is a master of pranayama and a firm believer in the transformative power of the breath. He’s been teaching breathing techniques for over fifty years, and he’s personally trained over 250,000 people, including elite warriors, martial artists, and Olympic athletes. Dan is the author of Just Breathe: Master Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, Business, and Beyond.  His mission is to spread the word about using the breath as a tool to enhance our potential and promote emotional healing using a variety of breathing techniques that were previously only known to a select group of mystics, warriors, and gurus. 

We chat about how the breath acts as a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious mind, and we discuss how conscious breathing helps open up the heart. Dan also explains how the breath can release deeply stored trauma, help cure depression, and activate our hidden potential.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8658083 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0500 4140 1 133 full false 131 | Lance Schuttler - Brain Health, Post-Concussion Nutrition, and An Easy Way to Reduce EMF Exposure 131 | Lance Schuttler - Brain Health, Post-Concussion Nutrition, and An Easy Way to Reduce EMF Exposure  Today, I talk about brain health, spiritual growth, and EMF protection with Lance Schuttler. Lance is the CEO and owner of EMF Harmonize, an electromagnetic field (EMF) protection company. He’s also the co-founder of Ascent Nutrition, which provides high-quality holistic nutritional supplements to support optimal physical, mental, and spiritual health. 

We discuss neurogenesis (the process through which new neurons are formed in the brain) and compare notes on the best ways to boost brainpower through the strategic use of nutraceuticals. Lance considers how certain plants can raise consciousness, and he clarifies the significance and function of the pineal gland, which is traditionally considered to be the seat of the soul.



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]]>  Today, I talk about brain health, spiritual growth, and EMF protection with Lance Schuttler. Lance is the CEO and owner of EMF Harmonize, an electromagnetic field (EMF) protection company. He’s also the co-founder of Ascent Nutrition, which provides high-quality holistic nutritional supplements to support optimal physical, mental, and spiritual health. 

We discuss neurogenesis (the process through which new neurons are formed in the brain) and compare notes on the best ways to boost brainpower through the strategic use of nutraceuticals. Lance considers how certain plants can raise consciousness, and he clarifies the significance and function of the pineal gland, which is traditionally considered to be the seat of the soul.



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8630091 Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4191 1 131 full false 130 | LIVE IG AMA: Joe Answers Live Questions on Fasting, Training, Supplements, and More! 130 | LIVE IG AMA: Joe Answers Live Questions on Fasting, Training, Supplements, and More! Welcome to my first Instagram Live Q&A podcast, where I answer a bunch of your questions. Amongst other health-related topics, I talk about the benefits of walking after meals, consider whether you should walk fast or slow, and explain how long you should wait after eating before you walk or exercise. I dive into the difference between fasting for health and fasting for weight loss and respond to your questions about which foods break a fast. I reveal my favorite fan bike/kettlebell workout, my favorite breakfast, and my favorite running shoes, and I give some guidance about building recovery into your marathon plan. Plus, I explain how to improve proprioception, get better sleep, calm your nervous system, and detoxify your body.   

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]]> Welcome to my first Instagram Live Q&A podcast, where I answer a bunch of your questions. Amongst other health-related topics, I talk about the benefits of walking after meals, consider whether you should walk fast or slow, and explain how long you should wait after eating before you walk or exercise. I dive into the difference between fasting for health and fasting for weight loss and respond to your questions about which foods break a fast. I reveal my favorite fan bike/kettlebell workout, my favorite breakfast, and my favorite running shoes, and I give some guidance about building recovery into your marathon plan. Plus, I explain how to improve proprioception, get better sleep, calm your nervous system, and detoxify your body.   

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8601595 Fri, 28 May 2021 06:00:00 -0500 4648 1 130 full false 129 | Alvey Thompson Jr - Living a “You Can 2” Life & The Benefits of Speed Walking 129 | Alvey Thompson Jr - Living a “You Can 2” Life & The Benefits of Speed Walking This week I welcome holistic growth coach Alvey Thompson Junior onto the show.  Alvey and I first met when he was a guest at a RUNGA event, and we’ve been friends ever since. He’s a certified professional coach whose heart-centered approach to health focuses on emotional as well as physical well-being. He’s also an enthusiastic speed walker who took up the practice during the pandemic and posts inspirational speed-walking videos on his mryoucan2 Instagram account.

We chat about Alvey’s training principles and the methods he uses to help people be the best versions of themselves. He highlights the importance of setting clearly defined goals and celebrating the small successes along the way. Plus, we discuss daily routines, self-care rituals, and speed-walking techniques.  

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]]> This week I welcome holistic growth coach Alvey Thompson Junior onto the show.  Alvey and I first met when he was a guest at a RUNGA event, and we’ve been friends ever since. He’s a certified professional coach whose heart-centered approach to health focuses on emotional as well as physical well-being. He’s also an enthusiastic speed walker who took up the practice during the pandemic and posts inspirational speed-walking videos on his mryoucan2 Instagram account.

We chat about Alvey’s training principles and the methods he uses to help people be the best versions of themselves. He highlights the importance of setting clearly defined goals and celebrating the small successes along the way. Plus, we discuss daily routines, self-care rituals, and speed-walking techniques.  

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8580556 Tue, 25 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500 4178 1 129 full false 128 | AMA: Essential Keys of a Healthy Meditation Practice 128 | AMA: Essential Keys of a Healthy Meditation Practice This Friday, I focus on healing the mind as well as the body.  At a time when many of us are experiencing stress and anxiety, my advice is to create a little more stillness in your life. If you can, try to avoid checking your phone or scrolling through social media for the first two hours of the day. Instead, I recommend going inwards and aiming to live a more heart-centered life free from unnecessary drama, negativity, and fear. Just like everyone else, I know how difficult it can be to stop your mind from drifting off during meditation, but I encourage you to be patient and persevere with your practice. I firmly believe that our wellness is connected to the energy we put out into the world, so remember to be kind to yourself and others and take time to celebrate life and the small successes you achieve every day.

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]]> This Friday, I focus on healing the mind as well as the body.  At a time when many of us are experiencing stress and anxiety, my advice is to create a little more stillness in your life. If you can, try to avoid checking your phone or scrolling through social media for the first two hours of the day. Instead, I recommend going inwards and aiming to live a more heart-centered life free from unnecessary drama, negativity, and fear. Just like everyone else, I know how difficult it can be to stop your mind from drifting off during meditation, but I encourage you to be patient and persevere with your practice. I firmly believe that our wellness is connected to the energy we put out into the world, so remember to be kind to yourself and others and take time to celebrate life and the small successes you achieve every day.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8557700 Fri, 21 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500 2759 1 128 full false 127 | Karen Smith - How Bodyweight Strength Improves Kettlebell Performance 127 | Karen Smith - How Bodyweight Strength Improves Kettlebell Performance Today, I talk kettlebells with my guest Karen Smith, a certified master instructor for the StrongFirst School of Strength founded by Pavel Tsatsouline. Karen teaches on StrongFirst’s kettlebell and bodyweight courses, and she is also about to release her own e-book on bodyweight training. As one of the first women to claim the Iron Maiden title (awarded on successful completion of a pistol squat, a press, and a pull-up with a 24kg kettlebell), Karen is an inspirational trainer who helps people train smarter and get stronger.

We chat about some of the outdated and limiting beliefs that still persist about women and weight training, and Karen completely debunks the myth that lifting heavy weights makes women bulky. Instead, she explains that lifting heavy provides a full-body strength and conditioning workout that tones and shapes the body, improves health, and increases self-confidence.

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]]> Today, I talk kettlebells with my guest Karen Smith, a certified master instructor for the StrongFirst School of Strength founded by Pavel Tsatsouline. Karen teaches on StrongFirst’s kettlebell and bodyweight courses, and she is also about to release her own e-book on bodyweight training. As one of the first women to claim the Iron Maiden title (awarded on successful completion of a pistol squat, a press, and a pull-up with a 24kg kettlebell), Karen is an inspirational trainer who helps people train smarter and get stronger.

We chat about some of the outdated and limiting beliefs that still persist about women and weight training, and Karen completely debunks the myth that lifting heavy weights makes women bulky. Instead, she explains that lifting heavy provides a full-body strength and conditioning workout that tones and shapes the body, improves health, and increases self-confidence.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8544743 Tue, 18 May 2021 16:00:00 -0500 3845 1 127 full false 126 | AMA: Strength, Kettlebells, and 3 Ways to Improve Public Health 126 | AMA: Strength, Kettlebells, and 3 Ways to Improve Public Health In this solo show, I speak about how important it is to take a preventative and proactive approach to health rather than simply relying on doctors and pharmaceutical drugs to make us feel better. At a time when obesity rates are rising and physical fitness levels are declining, I believe we each have a personal responsibility to prioritize our health and fitness.

Of course, if you’re a regular listener to this show, I’m sure you’re already making a conscious effort to prevent obesity and improve your metabolic health by cutting out junk food and avoiding sugar. You’re probably also supplementing your diet with essential vitamins (such as vitamins C and D), which are both associated with positive Covid outcomes. On top of that, you’ve likely developed a regular exercise program and are keeping well-hydrated. Today, I encourage you to test your cardiovascular fitness by taking the three-minute YMCA step test. I also invite you to try the twenty-eight-minute strength and cardio workout (consisting of seven four-minute rounds of getups, presses, goblet squats, and swings) that I’ve been sharing recently on Instagram. 

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]]> In this solo show, I speak about how important it is to take a preventative and proactive approach to health rather than simply relying on doctors and pharmaceutical drugs to make us feel better. At a time when obesity rates are rising and physical fitness levels are declining, I believe we each have a personal responsibility to prioritize our health and fitness.

Of course, if you’re a regular listener to this show, I’m sure you’re already making a conscious effort to prevent obesity and improve your metabolic health by cutting out junk food and avoiding sugar. You’re probably also supplementing your diet with essential vitamins (such as vitamins C and D), which are both associated with positive Covid outcomes. On top of that, you’ve likely developed a regular exercise program and are keeping well-hydrated. Today, I encourage you to test your cardiovascular fitness by taking the three-minute YMCA step test. I also invite you to try the twenty-eight-minute strength and cardio workout (consisting of seven four-minute rounds of getups, presses, goblet squats, and swings) that I’ve been sharing recently on Instagram. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8519228 Fri, 14 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 1889 1 126 full false 125 | Angelo Keely - One CEO’s Journey from Near Death to Vibrant Health & Happiness 125 | Angelo Keely - One CEO’s Journey from Near Death to Vibrant Health & Happiness Today’s guest is Angelo Keely, the co-founder and CEO of Kion, a supplement and functional food company dedicated to helping people lead healthy and active lives. After studying religion, philosophy, and music at college, Angelo worked in France and India, where he completed an advanced yoga teacher training program at an ashram and volunteered at an orphanage. Prior to launching Kion with his co-founder Ben Greenfield in 2017, Angelo ran a behavioral health care program in Boulder which focused on helping young adults transition successfully into adulthood.

As well as discussing Angelo’s entrepreneurial journey and his approach to mental and physical health, we tackle the subject of childhood nutrition and consider how we can set a positive example for our children. We also outline the benefits of essential amino acids and describe how they help regulate mood, improve physical and mental performance, aid recovery, and fuel an energetic lifestyle.

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]]> Today’s guest is Angelo Keely, the co-founder and CEO of Kion, a supplement and functional food company dedicated to helping people lead healthy and active lives. After studying religion, philosophy, and music at college, Angelo worked in France and India, where he completed an advanced yoga teacher training program at an ashram and volunteered at an orphanage. Prior to launching Kion with his co-founder Ben Greenfield in 2017, Angelo ran a behavioral health care program in Boulder which focused on helping young adults transition successfully into adulthood.

As well as discussing Angelo’s entrepreneurial journey and his approach to mental and physical health, we tackle the subject of childhood nutrition and consider how we can set a positive example for our children. We also outline the benefits of essential amino acids and describe how they help regulate mood, improve physical and mental performance, aid recovery, and fuel an energetic lifestyle.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8493615 Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500 4367 1 125 full false 124 | AMA: The Truth Behind Maximizing Your Health Journey 124 | AMA: The Truth Behind Maximizing Your Health Journey Today, a week after returning from the longest Runga event we’ve delivered since 2018, I reflect on the energizing and healing effect of combining super-healthy food with a structured exercise program, targeted supplementation, and therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). The results are transformative; people leave revitalized and with a renewed determination to live more in alignment with their highest selves. However, even without access to specialist modalities (such as PEMF, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and NAD+ IV infusions), we can all optimize our physical and mental wellbeing. We just need to adopt a mindset that enables us to consistently prioritize our health and combine a nutrient-rich diet with regular exercise, nasal breathing, and time spent in stillness and in the outdoors connecting to nature. 

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]]> Today, a week after returning from the longest Runga event we’ve delivered since 2018, I reflect on the energizing and healing effect of combining super-healthy food with a structured exercise program, targeted supplementation, and therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). The results are transformative; people leave revitalized and with a renewed determination to live more in alignment with their highest selves. However, even without access to specialist modalities (such as PEMF, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and NAD+ IV infusions), we can all optimize our physical and mental wellbeing. We just need to adopt a mindset that enables us to consistently prioritize our health and combine a nutrient-rich diet with regular exercise, nasal breathing, and time spent in stillness and in the outdoors connecting to nature. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8476423 Fri, 07 May 2021 03:00:00 -0500 2850 1 124 full false 123 | Dr. Mark Cucuzzella - An MD & 100x Marathon Finisher's Secrets to Fat Burning & Longevity 123 | Dr. Mark Cucuzzella - An MD & 100x Marathon Finisher's Secrets to Fat Burning & Longevity In today’s episode, I chat with Lieutenant Mark Cucuzzella, a professor at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine and the author of Run for Your Life. Mark is a national-level Masters runner who has won the Air Force Marathon twice and has more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes to his name. He’s also in charge of the US Air Force’s Efficient Running Project and has presented running workshops at over fifty military bases across the country.  

We start our conversation with a discussion about the meaning of health and go on to explore a diverse range of topics, including childhood obesity, insulin resistance, the prevalence of junk food, and the amount of protein we should eat in our diets. We also talk about the healing power of nature and the grounding effect of walking barefoot on the earth.

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]]> In today’s episode, I chat with Lieutenant Mark Cucuzzella, a professor at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine and the author of Run for Your Life. Mark is a national-level Masters runner who has won the Air Force Marathon twice and has more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes to his name. He’s also in charge of the US Air Force’s Efficient Running Project and has presented running workshops at over fifty military bases across the country.  

We start our conversation with a discussion about the meaning of health and go on to explore a diverse range of topics, including childhood obesity, insulin resistance, the prevalence of junk food, and the amount of protein we should eat in our diets. We also talk about the healing power of nature and the grounding effect of walking barefoot on the earth.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8456158 Tue, 04 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4309 1 123 full false 122 | Connecting With Who You Really Are with a #1 Best Selling Author 122 | Connecting With Who You Really Are with a #1 Best Selling Author This week, I welcome Dr. Dennis Rebelo back onto the show. In our previous podcast, we spoke about story-pathing and connecting to our purpose, and today, we discuss Dennis’s new book, ‘Story Like You Mean It’, which sets out how to build and use your personal narrative to illustrate who you really are. To make the storytelling process even more interesting and collaborative, Dennis has created a book club on the ‘Story Like You Mean It’ website so that readers can work through and share their personal stories in a community setting.

We discuss how difficult it is for most people to talk about themselves and how taking the time to reflect on our lived experiences can help us understand who we truly are and make it easier for others to appreciate our value. Dennis explains how changing the stories we tell about ourselves can encourage us to develop a more positive mindset, challenge our limiting beliefs, and enable us to relate better to others. 

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]]> This week, I welcome Dr. Dennis Rebelo back onto the show. In our previous podcast, we spoke about story-pathing and connecting to our purpose, and today, we discuss Dennis’s new book, ‘Story Like You Mean It’, which sets out how to build and use your personal narrative to illustrate who you really are. To make the storytelling process even more interesting and collaborative, Dennis has created a book club on the ‘Story Like You Mean It’ website so that readers can work through and share their personal stories in a community setting.

We discuss how difficult it is for most people to talk about themselves and how taking the time to reflect on our lived experiences can help us understand who we truly are and make it easier for others to appreciate our value. Dennis explains how changing the stories we tell about ourselves can encourage us to develop a more positive mindset, challenge our limiting beliefs, and enable us to relate better to others. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8408072 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0500 4365 1 122 full false 121 | AMA: Why Protein Matters & How to Improve Metabolic Health and Your Ski Erg Form 121 | AMA: Why Protein Matters & How to Improve Metabolic Health and Your Ski Erg Form Welcome to this week’s AMA episode, where I chat about some of the health, nutrition, and fitness issues I’ve been asked about lately. I also share the 5-day supplement program I’ll be using with the corporate guests attending our live Runga Event at Lake Austin this week. The supplement protocol focuses on maximizing sleep, hydration, and immunity and consists of two shots of Quicksilver’s Immune charge, three doses of Quicksilver’s Quinton 3.3 Hypertonic, and two tabs of Quicksilver’s H2 Elite Hydrogen per day. And (although they may not need it after a day of kettlebell training, yoga, and hot and cold immersion), our guests will be offered Quicksilver’s CBD Synergies and BiOptimizers’ Magnesium Breakthrough to improve the quality of their sleep. On a more general note, I also get into the benefits of a protein-forward, low-carb, no-sugar diet and explain how to do a 20-minute EMOM on a SkiErg.    

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]]> Welcome to this week’s AMA episode, where I chat about some of the health, nutrition, and fitness issues I’ve been asked about lately. I also share the 5-day supplement program I’ll be using with the corporate guests attending our live Runga Event at Lake Austin this week. The supplement protocol focuses on maximizing sleep, hydration, and immunity and consists of two shots of Quicksilver’s Immune charge, three doses of Quicksilver’s Quinton 3.3 Hypertonic, and two tabs of Quicksilver’s H2 Elite Hydrogen per day. And (although they may not need it after a day of kettlebell training, yoga, and hot and cold immersion), our guests will be offered Quicksilver’s CBD Synergies and BiOptimizers’ Magnesium Breakthrough to improve the quality of their sleep. On a more general note, I also get into the benefits of a protein-forward, low-carb, no-sugar diet and explain how to do a 20-minute EMOM on a SkiErg.    

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8389350 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0500 2991 1 121 full false 120 | Dr. Jason Sonners - How to use Hyperbaric Oxygen to Heal Chronic Conditions & Improve Recovery 120 | Dr. Jason Sonners - How to use Hyperbaric Oxygen to Heal Chronic Conditions & Improve Recovery My guest today is Dr. Jason Sonners, a certified hyperbaric practitioner and regenerative medicine specialist. Jason is the Director of NJ HBOT, a clinic in New Jersey that supports patients with various autoimmune and neurological conditions. Jason combines hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) with nutrition, exercise, and detoxification programs to guide his patients through their health challenges.  As a chiropractor and an exercise physiologist, he also uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to help athletes improve their performance and take their recovery to the next level. 

Jason explains how hyperbaric oxygen therapy works and sets out the conditions it can be used to treat. He also describes some breathing and breath-holding techniques that train the body to absorb, deliver, and recycle oxygen more efficiently.

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]]> My guest today is Dr. Jason Sonners, a certified hyperbaric practitioner and regenerative medicine specialist. Jason is the Director of NJ HBOT, a clinic in New Jersey that supports patients with various autoimmune and neurological conditions. Jason combines hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) with nutrition, exercise, and detoxification programs to guide his patients through their health challenges.  As a chiropractor and an exercise physiologist, he also uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to help athletes improve their performance and take their recovery to the next level. 

Jason explains how hyperbaric oxygen therapy works and sets out the conditions it can be used to treat. He also describes some breathing and breath-holding techniques that train the body to absorb, deliver, and recycle oxygen more efficiently.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8365494 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0500 5275 1 120 full false 119 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: 20m EMOM for Power Endurance 119 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: 20m EMOM for Power Endurance On this Friday’s show, I’ve decided to share a twenty-minute workout that builds on the alternating EMOM of ten kettlebell swings and ten push-ups that I talked you through in Episode 101. However, this routine focuses on power, endurance, and stamina, and it has more of a metabolic component which means you’ll have to work a little harder this time. Today’s EMOM consists of ascending reps of five, ten, or twenty swings at station one, followed by ten push-ups (or preferably ten calories on a fan bike or SkiErg) at station two. If you’re doing the workout outside, you can substitute a 150-meter run or thirty steps of lightweight walking lunges for the time spent cycling, rowing, or skiing. Wherever you do the workout, remember to focus on your form. Make an effort to tighten your glutes, quads, and abs. And, as always, synchronize your breathing and try to breathe through your nose. 

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]]> On this Friday’s show, I’ve decided to share a twenty-minute workout that builds on the alternating EMOM of ten kettlebell swings and ten push-ups that I talked you through in Episode 101. However, this routine focuses on power, endurance, and stamina, and it has more of a metabolic component which means you’ll have to work a little harder this time. Today’s EMOM consists of ascending reps of five, ten, or twenty swings at station one, followed by ten push-ups (or preferably ten calories on a fan bike or SkiErg) at station two. If you’re doing the workout outside, you can substitute a 150-meter run or thirty steps of lightweight walking lunges for the time spent cycling, rowing, or skiing. Wherever you do the workout, remember to focus on your form. Make an effort to tighten your glutes, quads, and abs. And, as always, synchronize your breathing and try to breathe through your nose. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8345913 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500 2492 1 119 full false 118 | Dr Michael Rintala - Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization & The Czech Get Up 118 | Dr Michael Rintala - Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization & The Czech Get Up This week, I sit for a second time with Dr. Michael Rintala. Dr. Rintala is a chiropractor specializing in chiropractic sports medicine and rehabilitation. He’s also an international instructor for the Prague School of Rehabilitation who uses the principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) to help his patients recover from injury and improve their performance. 

Since DNS works by training the body to tap into the movement patterns that we learn instinctively as infants, we talk about the stages of movement that babies go through as they grow. As well as discussing developmental kinesiology and explaining how DNS helps improve stability and mobility, Dr. Rintala describes some of the simple mouth breathing techniques he teaches to align the diaphragm. To round off our discussion, we get into the health and performance benefits of kettlebell training, and Michael talks about his upcoming course on the Czech Get-Up, which begins on the 20th of April.

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]]> This week, I sit for a second time with Dr. Michael Rintala. Dr. Rintala is a chiropractor specializing in chiropractic sports medicine and rehabilitation. He’s also an international instructor for the Prague School of Rehabilitation who uses the principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) to help his patients recover from injury and improve their performance. 

Since DNS works by training the body to tap into the movement patterns that we learn instinctively as infants, we talk about the stages of movement that babies go through as they grow. As well as discussing developmental kinesiology and explaining how DNS helps improve stability and mobility, Dr. Rintala describes some of the simple mouth breathing techniques he teaches to align the diaphragm. To round off our discussion, we get into the health and performance benefits of kettlebell training, and Michael talks about his upcoming course on the Czech Get-Up, which begins on the 20th of April.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8329158 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0500 4445 1 118 full false 117 | Joe’s and Adam Von Rothfelder on the “Up and Adam” Podcast 117 | Joe’s and Adam Von Rothfelder on the “Up and Adam” Podcast In this episode, I share the recent conversation I had with Strong Coffee founder Adam Von Rothfelder on his Up and Adam podcast. We talk about David Hawkins’ scale of consciousness and how negative emotions, such as fear, guilt, shame, and jealousy, keep us resonating at a lower vibration, whereas courage raises our levels of consciousness. As fathers and business owners, we compare notes on parenthood and reflect on the personal and economic challenges of the last year. We also emphasize the importance of speaking the truth (even when it isn’t what people want to hear), and I list the foods I think we should be eating more of as well as those we should be taking pains to avoid.

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]]> In this episode, I share the recent conversation I had with Strong Coffee founder Adam Von Rothfelder on his Up and Adam podcast. We talk about David Hawkins’ scale of consciousness and how negative emotions, such as fear, guilt, shame, and jealousy, keep us resonating at a lower vibration, whereas courage raises our levels of consciousness. As fathers and business owners, we compare notes on parenthood and reflect on the personal and economic challenges of the last year. We also emphasize the importance of speaking the truth (even when it isn’t what people want to hear), and I list the foods I think we should be eating more of as well as those we should be taking pains to avoid.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8302048 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500 5924 1 117 full false 116 | Joel Jamieson - How to Train For Optimal Recovery and Maximal Health 116 | Joel Jamieson - How to Train For Optimal Recovery and Maximal Health My guest today is conditioning and performance expert Joel Jamieson. Joel is an online educator who teaches fitness professionals how to write science-based conditioning programs that deliver real-world results. He is also the CEO and founder of Morpheus, the world’s first personal digital recovery system. Joel was one of the first people to realize the importance of using heart rate variability as a gauge to measure where a person sits on the scale of fitness and recovery. In addition to measuring heart rate variability, activity, and sleep, Joe’s latest app, Morpheus, can help you achieve your fitness goals by balancing your training and moving your body into the recovery zone. 

As well as geeking out on heart rate variability, we talk about managing stress and training the autonomic nervous system to move out of sympathetic dominance.  As a recovery specialist, Joel emphasizes that our health is affected by many factors (not just the time we spend training) and advises paying proper attention to our sleep, diet, and stress levels. 


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]]> My guest today is conditioning and performance expert Joel Jamieson. Joel is an online educator who teaches fitness professionals how to write science-based conditioning programs that deliver real-world results. He is also the CEO and founder of Morpheus, the world’s first personal digital recovery system. Joel was one of the first people to realize the importance of using heart rate variability as a gauge to measure where a person sits on the scale of fitness and recovery. In addition to measuring heart rate variability, activity, and sleep, Joe’s latest app, Morpheus, can help you achieve your fitness goals by balancing your training and moving your body into the recovery zone. 

As well as geeking out on heart rate variability, we talk about managing stress and training the autonomic nervous system to move out of sympathetic dominance.  As a recovery specialist, Joel emphasizes that our health is affected by many factors (not just the time we spend training) and advises paying proper attention to our sleep, diet, and stress levels. 


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8281416 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0500 4968 1 116 full false 115 | AMA: Ice Baths, How to Pistol Squat, & Training Your Inner Core 115 | AMA: Ice Baths, How to Pistol Squat, & Training Your Inner Core Today I want to talk about the therapeutic effects of exposing the body to hormetic stressors such as exercise, fasting, and extremes of heat and cold. It’s important to remember that the benefits of these practices come with consistency. In the case of cold water immersion, I recommend trying to establish a routine that includes at least five cold showers and one ice bath per week. The water doesn’t have to be freezing; any temperature that makes you uncomfortable should be enough to spark an adaptive response and help the body mobilize fat, regulate blood sugar levels, and build resilience. To obtain the optimal health benefits from heat exposure, I suggest taking four saunas per week and limiting each session to 19 minutes. In this episode, I also answer some of the questions I’ve been getting lately about nutrition and exercise and explain how to build the stability and strength required to do a successful pistol squat.

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]]> Today I want to talk about the therapeutic effects of exposing the body to hormetic stressors such as exercise, fasting, and extremes of heat and cold. It’s important to remember that the benefits of these practices come with consistency. In the case of cold water immersion, I recommend trying to establish a routine that includes at least five cold showers and one ice bath per week. The water doesn’t have to be freezing; any temperature that makes you uncomfortable should be enough to spark an adaptive response and help the body mobilize fat, regulate blood sugar levels, and build resilience. To obtain the optimal health benefits from heat exposure, I suggest taking four saunas per week and limiting each session to 19 minutes. In this episode, I also answer some of the questions I’ve been getting lately about nutrition and exercise and explain how to build the stability and strength required to do a successful pistol squat.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8254204 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3173 1 115 full false 114 | Jeff Vernon - The Treadmill That Improves Your Running Form 114 | Jeff Vernon - The Treadmill That Improves Your Running Form In today’s episode, I chat with my old friend Jeff Vernon, creator of the Trueform Runner, a treadmill designed to improve running form. Talking to Jeff reminded me of the first time I tried the TrueForm. As I recall, it was a somewhat awkward experience with a crowd of people looking on and making me feel self-conscious about my performance. The TrueForm Runner is self-powered, and it was unlike any treadmill I’d ever used before. You need to run with good form and technique to keep it moving, and it really shows up any quirks in your running style. In fact, it’s been called the ‘best lie detector in the gym’ for its ability to expose the flaws in your form.

My second experience of using the TrueForm (in private as part of a running course) was much more satisfactory, and I quickly realized what an important tool it is for improving form and turning people into better runners. I believe that the secret to injury-free running is running well, and the TrueForm teaches you how to run at the right pace and in the correct position. What’s more, it dramatically reduces your likelihood of injury.

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]]> In today’s episode, I chat with my old friend Jeff Vernon, creator of the Trueform Runner, a treadmill designed to improve running form. Talking to Jeff reminded me of the first time I tried the TrueForm. As I recall, it was a somewhat awkward experience with a crowd of people looking on and making me feel self-conscious about my performance. The TrueForm Runner is self-powered, and it was unlike any treadmill I’d ever used before. You need to run with good form and technique to keep it moving, and it really shows up any quirks in your running style. In fact, it’s been called the ‘best lie detector in the gym’ for its ability to expose the flaws in your form.

My second experience of using the TrueForm (in private as part of a running course) was much more satisfactory, and I quickly realized what an important tool it is for improving form and turning people into better runners. I believe that the secret to injury-free running is running well, and the TrueForm teaches you how to run at the right pace and in the correct position. What’s more, it dramatically reduces your likelihood of injury.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8239977 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0500 4016 1 114 full false 113 | AMA: Balancing Your “Gym Macros” 113 | AMA: Balancing Your “Gym Macros” In this solo episode, I talk about the importance of focussing on the foods and exercises that make the most difference to our well-being. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed my recent post supporting the theory that ‘pulls are proteins, pushes are carbs, and swings and carries are fats.’ Basically, I believe that certain foods and exercises are more important for our health than others, and I divide them into three categories, essential, non-essential, and conditionally essential (i.e., necessary for a specific period of time to recover from an injury or improve a particular health problem). 

In my opinion, pulls and proteins are essential, pushes and carbs are non-essential, and swings, carries, and fats are conditionally essential. I believe we eat too many carbs and not enough protein. I also think we spend too much time doing push-ups and back squats and not enough time practicing deadlifts and hang cleans. At a time when two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, and many of us spend a significant proportion of our time hunched over our computers, I suggest some simple ways to redress the balance and prioritize healthy food and exercise choices over high-carb diets and old-fashioned Arnold Schwarzenegger-type workouts.  

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]]> In this solo episode, I talk about the importance of focussing on the foods and exercises that make the most difference to our well-being. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed my recent post supporting the theory that ‘pulls are proteins, pushes are carbs, and swings and carries are fats.’ Basically, I believe that certain foods and exercises are more important for our health than others, and I divide them into three categories, essential, non-essential, and conditionally essential (i.e., necessary for a specific period of time to recover from an injury or improve a particular health problem). 

In my opinion, pulls and proteins are essential, pushes and carbs are non-essential, and swings, carries, and fats are conditionally essential. I believe we eat too many carbs and not enough protein. I also think we spend too much time doing push-ups and back squats and not enough time practicing deadlifts and hang cleans. At a time when two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, and many of us spend a significant proportion of our time hunched over our computers, I suggest some simple ways to redress the balance and prioritize healthy food and exercise choices over high-carb diets and old-fashioned Arnold Schwarzenegger-type workouts.  

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8216315 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500 2575 1 113 full false 112 | Eben Britton - Tribalism & The Natural Ebbs & Flows of the Human Experience 112 | Eben Britton - Tribalism & The Natural Ebbs & Flows of the Human Experience To follow on from my recent appearance on the Eben Flow podcast, Eben Britton joins me to talk about mindfulness, truth, and the healing power of cannabis. Eben is a former offensive lineman who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears. He’s also a super-sensitive spiritual guy who studied creative writing at the University of Arizona and practices yoga, breathwork, and meditation. Since he retired from professional football, Eben has become an advocate for the healing power of cannabis. As a believer in holistic healthcare, he’s appalled by the way that pharmaceutical opiates are routinely prescribed to players, and he is one of the founders of Athletes for Care, a group of NFL footballers, UFC fighters, and Olympians who have experienced the power of natural healing through plant medicine.

We chat about the human experience and the problems of living isolated, disconnected lives rather than being part of a supportive, tight-knit community. We also touch on the difference between phony holiness and authentic spirituality, and Eben describes how he has managed to rebuild his life after his football career. 


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]]> To follow on from my recent appearance on the Eben Flow podcast, Eben Britton joins me to talk about mindfulness, truth, and the healing power of cannabis. Eben is a former offensive lineman who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears. He’s also a super-sensitive spiritual guy who studied creative writing at the University of Arizona and practices yoga, breathwork, and meditation. Since he retired from professional football, Eben has become an advocate for the healing power of cannabis. As a believer in holistic healthcare, he’s appalled by the way that pharmaceutical opiates are routinely prescribed to players, and he is one of the founders of Athletes for Care, a group of NFL footballers, UFC fighters, and Olympians who have experienced the power of natural healing through plant medicine.

We chat about the human experience and the problems of living isolated, disconnected lives rather than being part of a supportive, tight-knit community. We also touch on the difference between phony holiness and authentic spirituality, and Eben describes how he has managed to rebuild his life after his football career. 


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8190320 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0500 5378 1 112 full false 111 | AMA: 4 Ways To Bring Burpees Back 111 | AMA: 4 Ways To Bring Burpees Back In this solo episode, I talk about the four ways I’m bringing burpees back into my coaching programs. During my time as the Head of Sport for Spartan Race (where the penalty for failing to complete a challenge in a race was 30 burpees), I was responsible for making people do a lot of burpees. Perhaps understandably, ever since then, I’ve been reluctant to incorporate burpees into my training programs. However, just lately, I’ve started teaching them to people working out at home who want to get their heart rate up but don’t have access to a fan bike or a rower. But I’m not sticking to old-school burpees; I’m adding four variations that will bring variety and interest to your workouts. 

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]]> In this solo episode, I talk about the four ways I’m bringing burpees back into my coaching programs. During my time as the Head of Sport for Spartan Race (where the penalty for failing to complete a challenge in a race was 30 burpees), I was responsible for making people do a lot of burpees. Perhaps understandably, ever since then, I’ve been reluctant to incorporate burpees into my training programs. However, just lately, I’ve started teaching them to people working out at home who want to get their heart rate up but don’t have access to a fan bike or a rower. But I’m not sticking to old-school burpees; I’m adding four variations that will bring variety and interest to your workouts. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8171211 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500 2882 1 111 full false 110 | Daniel DeBaun - How to Defend Your Family from 5G Radiation 110 | Daniel DeBaun - How to Defend Your Family from 5G Radiation Today, I sit down for the second time with Daniel DeBaun, the founder of Defender Shield, a company that provides industry-leading protection against the electromagnetic (EMF) radiation emitted from our digital devices. Daniel is a former engineer who has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is committed to helping people protect themselves from EMF radiation and has recently worked with a team of scientists and engineers to develop a new shielding technology designed to provide protection from 5G frequencies. 

Daniel and I discuss the 5G rollout and talk about its possible implications for our health. We also look into some of the recent research into electromagnetic radiation and consider how it can affect our bodies, disturb our sleep, and disrupt our connection to the Earth’s natural electromagnetic frequency. Above all, Daniel suggests some straightforward ways to manage our environment, limit our EMF exposure, and protect ourselves and our families from artificial electromagnetic radiation.  


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]]> Today, I sit down for the second time with Daniel DeBaun, the founder of Defender Shield, a company that provides industry-leading protection against the electromagnetic (EMF) radiation emitted from our digital devices. Daniel is a former engineer who has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is committed to helping people protect themselves from EMF radiation and has recently worked with a team of scientists and engineers to develop a new shielding technology designed to provide protection from 5G frequencies. 

Daniel and I discuss the 5G rollout and talk about its possible implications for our health. We also look into some of the recent research into electromagnetic radiation and consider how it can affect our bodies, disturb our sleep, and disrupt our connection to the Earth’s natural electromagnetic frequency. Above all, Daniel suggests some straightforward ways to manage our environment, limit our EMF exposure, and protect ourselves and our families from artificial electromagnetic radiation.  


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8146275 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500 4272 1 110 full false 109 | “Why Is Nasal Breathing So Important?” Joe’s Full Response. 109 | “Why Is Nasal Breathing So Important?” Joe’s Full Response. This Friday, I’m sharing a clip from my recent appearance on Eben Britton’s ‘Eben Flow’ Podcast. Eben is a former NFL player turned mindfulness practitioner and cannabis advocate. He’s a super-interesting guy, and we get into some profound and somewhat controversial topics in his show. My episode is called ‘Trust Thyself with Joe DiStefano’, and the first forty-five minutes are dedicated to kettlebells. The clip you’re going to hear today focuses on breath and why nasal breathing is so essential for our mental and physical health. 

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]]> This Friday, I’m sharing a clip from my recent appearance on Eben Britton’s ‘Eben Flow’ Podcast. Eben is a former NFL player turned mindfulness practitioner and cannabis advocate. He’s a super-interesting guy, and we get into some profound and somewhat controversial topics in his show. My episode is called ‘Trust Thyself with Joe DiStefano’, and the first forty-five minutes are dedicated to kettlebells. The clip you’re going to hear today focuses on breath and why nasal breathing is so essential for our mental and physical health. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8127066 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0600 2862 1 109 full false 108 | Erin Blevins - Lessons of an Ex-Vegan CrossFit Chef’s New Carnivore Lifestyle 108 | Erin Blevins - Lessons of an Ex-Vegan CrossFit Chef’s New Carnivore Lifestyle In this week’s show, I weigh up the benefits of the Carnivore Diet with cookbook author, chef,  and avid CrossFit competitor Erin Blevins. Erin has a background in competitive distance running, and she was introduced to CrossFit in 2016 while working as a chef for the Superman actor, Henry Cavill, during the filming of Justice League. As well as cooking for superheroes, Erin has worked as a nutritional coach for professional athletes, baseball players, and Navy Seals. She is the founder of shutupEAT and shutupWORK, and last year, she co-wrote The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook, a collection of meat-based recipes designed to promote healing and weight loss. 

As an athlete who has competed at a high level in multiple sports, Erin understands what foods are needed to fuel high-intensity exercise. She talks about her transition from vegan to carnivore and describes how shifting to a primarily meat-based diet has helped improve her health and performance. She sets out her organic approach to coaching and nutrition, emphasizes the character-forming aspects of competition, and explains how to keep motivated during the pandemic.

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]]> In this week’s show, I weigh up the benefits of the Carnivore Diet with cookbook author, chef,  and avid CrossFit competitor Erin Blevins. Erin has a background in competitive distance running, and she was introduced to CrossFit in 2016 while working as a chef for the Superman actor, Henry Cavill, during the filming of Justice League. As well as cooking for superheroes, Erin has worked as a nutritional coach for professional athletes, baseball players, and Navy Seals. She is the founder of shutupEAT and shutupWORK, and last year, she co-wrote The Essential Carnivore Diet Cookbook, a collection of meat-based recipes designed to promote healing and weight loss. 

As an athlete who has competed at a high level in multiple sports, Erin understands what foods are needed to fuel high-intensity exercise. She talks about her transition from vegan to carnivore and describes how shifting to a primarily meat-based diet has helped improve her health and performance. She sets out her organic approach to coaching and nutrition, emphasizes the character-forming aspects of competition, and explains how to keep motivated during the pandemic.

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This ground-breaking product helps increase cellular zinc levels throughout the body. Zinc is a vital trace mineral that is traditionally difficult to absorb, yet essential for overall immune function, gut health, inflammatory and hormonal balance, brain function, and more.

Inside a convenient, easy to swallow capsule, zinc is combined with the plant compounds quercetin, luteolin, and hesperetin, to form an advanced “ionophore” complex for enhanced zinc absorption. These specific zinc-binding plant compounds act as sophisticated “chaperones,” shuttling zinc through cell membranes for powerful direct delivery of nature’s classic immune-supporting mineral.

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The sad truth us that less than 3% of coffee on the planet is certified organic. Many coffees are pesticide-soaked or grown in fields that are doused with herbicides, and almost all coffees have traces of mycotoxins. KION Coffee is, without question, the cleanest coffee out there. 



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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8106490 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0600 3941 1 108 full false 107 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: 30:30 for 30, Joe’s Ultimate Recovery Workout 107 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: 30:30 for 30, Joe’s Ultimate Recovery Workout Welcome to the Friday show. Today, I’m going to talk you through another one of my favorite workouts. It’s called The 30/30 for 30. For this workout, we’re going to do three different exercises. The first exercise is aerobic, so I recommend using a fan bike, a rowing machine, a treadmill, or a jump rope. The second exercise is the kettlebell swing (or the snatch if you’ve learned how to do it on an RKC-type course). The last piece is a core exercise, and for simplicity’s sake, I suggest that everybody does the hard-style plank. If you can, opt for a ring-suspended plank where the rings or suspension straps are positioned just above the mat and the feet are elevated 12-16 inches off the ground. This makes for a more challenging plank that perfectly complements the kettlebell training. 

During this 30/30 for 30 program, you’re going to do 30 seconds of work followed by 30 seconds of rest for 30 minutes. The purpose of this workout is not to get you sweaty and sore but to get some high-quality movement and recovery. It’s a feel-good workout that can be done on its own or after some strength work, such as heavy deadlifts. Of course, before you start, I suggest you spend 5 to 10 minutes warming up.


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]]> Welcome to the Friday show. Today, I’m going to talk you through another one of my favorite workouts. It’s called The 30/30 for 30. For this workout, we’re going to do three different exercises. The first exercise is aerobic, so I recommend using a fan bike, a rowing machine, a treadmill, or a jump rope. The second exercise is the kettlebell swing (or the snatch if you’ve learned how to do it on an RKC-type course). The last piece is a core exercise, and for simplicity’s sake, I suggest that everybody does the hard-style plank. If you can, opt for a ring-suspended plank where the rings or suspension straps are positioned just above the mat and the feet are elevated 12-16 inches off the ground. This makes for a more challenging plank that perfectly complements the kettlebell training. 

During this 30/30 for 30 program, you’re going to do 30 seconds of work followed by 30 seconds of rest for 30 minutes. The purpose of this workout is not to get you sweaty and sore but to get some high-quality movement and recovery. It’s a feel-good workout that can be done on its own or after some strength work, such as heavy deadlifts. Of course, before you start, I suggest you spend 5 to 10 minutes warming up.


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8082679 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0600 3327 1 107 full false 106 | Dr Andrew Yaun - How Kettlebell Swings Can Reduce Lower Back Pain 106 | Dr Andrew Yaun - How Kettlebell Swings Can Reduce Lower Back Pain This week, I sit with chiropractor, spine expert, and CrossFit enthusiast Dr. Andrew Yaun. Andrew is the owner of Optimal Sports Therapy and Wellness, a chiropractic practice in Fairfield, Connecticut, specializing in the treatment of sports injuries. He also happens to be my former college roommate, whose background as a CrossFit competitor and experience as a clinician, make him the perfect person to ask about the science behind kettlebell swings. 

We take a deep dive into the mechanics of the swing, and Andrew (who goes by the name of Dr. Spider in CrossFit circles), explains why the correct technique is crucial in protecting the spine and preventing injury. He talks about what makes kettlebell swings so special and helps to throw some light on the reasons why Stuart McGill’s research suggests they have the potential to undo some of the injuries and dysfunctional patterns associated with more conventional weightlifting.

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]]> This week, I sit with chiropractor, spine expert, and CrossFit enthusiast Dr. Andrew Yaun. Andrew is the owner of Optimal Sports Therapy and Wellness, a chiropractic practice in Fairfield, Connecticut, specializing in the treatment of sports injuries. He also happens to be my former college roommate, whose background as a CrossFit competitor and experience as a clinician, make him the perfect person to ask about the science behind kettlebell swings. 

We take a deep dive into the mechanics of the swing, and Andrew (who goes by the name of Dr. Spider in CrossFit circles), explains why the correct technique is crucial in protecting the spine and preventing injury. He talks about what makes kettlebell swings so special and helps to throw some light on the reasons why Stuart McGill’s research suggests they have the potential to undo some of the injuries and dysfunctional patterns associated with more conventional weightlifting.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8054010 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0600 4968 1 106 full false 105 | AMA: How to Repair Your Sleep Cycles for the Last Time 105 | AMA: How to Repair Your Sleep Cycles for the Last Time In today’s AMA, I turn my attention to sleep. We all know how important sleep is for our health and performance but many of us regularly experience problems sleeping, and we’re often unsure what the best strategies are for consistently getting a good night’s sleep. When it comes to improving the quality of our sleep, I believe we need to concentrate on three core areas; repairing our circadian rhythms, reducing our stress levels, and improving our sleep hygiene. Surprisingly, how well we sleep at night has more to do with how we start rather than how we end the day.  A calm and consistent morning routine and getting out into natural light as soon as possible in the day can help our bodies live in harmony with their natural rhythms and lay the foundation for a better night’s sleep.

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]]> In today’s AMA, I turn my attention to sleep. We all know how important sleep is for our health and performance but many of us regularly experience problems sleeping, and we’re often unsure what the best strategies are for consistently getting a good night’s sleep. When it comes to improving the quality of our sleep, I believe we need to concentrate on three core areas; repairing our circadian rhythms, reducing our stress levels, and improving our sleep hygiene. Surprisingly, how well we sleep at night has more to do with how we start rather than how we end the day.  A calm and consistent morning routine and getting out into natural light as soon as possible in the day can help our bodies live in harmony with their natural rhythms and lay the foundation for a better night’s sleep.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8034766 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0600 2026 1 105 full false 104 | Brian Richards - Everything You Need to Know About Infrared Saunas & Red Light Therapy 104 | Brian Richards - Everything You Need to Know About Infrared Saunas & Red Light Therapy In this episode, I take an in-depth look at the benefits of heat and light therapy with the founder of SaunaSpace, Brian Richards, who describes how he was inspired to create his own near-infrared sauna when he was looking for a natural and drug-free way to cure his acne, insomnia, and adrenal fatigue. Although Brian’s first sauna was cobbled together from scavenged parts and chicken wire, he was so impressed by the transformative effect it had on his health that he spent the next few years refining his design. Today, his company produces unique and beautiful portable saunas made from high-quality materials that enable you to create a designated healing space in your own home.

Brian sets out the many benefits of sauna therapy, from detoxification and cellular rejuvenation to increased energy, better sleep, and clearer skin. He explains how near-infrared light promotes cellular healing and describes the joyful and rejuvenating experience of spending time in a specifically designed ritual healing space, free from modern technology and set apart from the stresses and demands of our everyday lives.  

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]]> In this episode, I take an in-depth look at the benefits of heat and light therapy with the founder of SaunaSpace, Brian Richards, who describes how he was inspired to create his own near-infrared sauna when he was looking for a natural and drug-free way to cure his acne, insomnia, and adrenal fatigue. Although Brian’s first sauna was cobbled together from scavenged parts and chicken wire, he was so impressed by the transformative effect it had on his health that he spent the next few years refining his design. Today, his company produces unique and beautiful portable saunas made from high-quality materials that enable you to create a designated healing space in your own home.

Brian sets out the many benefits of sauna therapy, from detoxification and cellular rejuvenation to increased energy, better sleep, and clearer skin. He explains how near-infrared light promotes cellular healing and describes the joyful and rejuvenating experience of spending time in a specifically designed ritual healing space, free from modern technology and set apart from the stresses and demands of our everyday lives.  

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This is occasionally a problem for EVERYBODY and that’s why I want to tell you about P3-OM probiotics. P3-OM is a patented probiotic that eats up excess sugar, eliminates bad bacteria fast, and protects your gut from inflammation and viruses. So you have less gas AND a stronger immune system.

It’s a secret weapon for reducing or eliminating bad gas and upgrading your immunity and protection against bad bacteria and comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. Save 10% off right now by going to bioptimizers.com/stacked, and checking out with code stacked10.


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-8007983 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0600 6763 1 104 full false 103 | Breathwork & Core Preparation for Intense Kettlebell Training 103 | Breathwork & Core Preparation for Intense Kettlebell Training This show focuses on teaching you how to develop the skills you’ll need to swing a heavy kettlebell safely and effectively. As a coach, I know that building up to a Hardstyle Kettlebell Swing takes practice and if you’re new to kettlebells, you’ll need to work on your breathing and on developing the sort of explosive hip power that will allow you to swing a heavy bell between your legs. To get you started, I share some techniques and practices that will help you prepare your body for the swing and, to keep you motivated, I set out some of the many benefits of swinging heavier weights. 

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]]> This show focuses on teaching you how to develop the skills you’ll need to swing a heavy kettlebell safely and effectively. As a coach, I know that building up to a Hardstyle Kettlebell Swing takes practice and if you’re new to kettlebells, you’ll need to work on your breathing and on developing the sort of explosive hip power that will allow you to swing a heavy bell between your legs. To get you started, I share some techniques and practices that will help you prepare your body for the swing and, to keep you motivated, I set out some of the many benefits of swinging heavier weights. 

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-7967926 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0600 3498 1 103 full false 102 | Tony Blauer - How to Know Fear to Live a Safer Life 102 | Tony Blauer - How to Know Fear to Live a Safer Life Today, I talk to martial arts guru and fear management expert Tony Blauer about how to understand, control and confront our fears. As someone who’s trained professional fighters, military personnel, and law enforcement officers, Tony understands how to face fear. His personal defense program, the SPEAR System, teaches people how to protect themselves in the event of a physical threat and his KNOW FEAR program provides strategies for overcoming panic and anxiety through the development of a rational and resilient mindset. 

Our conversation revolves around the consequences of living in fear and Tony encourages us all to stop wasting our time worrying about things that might never happen. Instead, he invites us to reframe our relationship with fear and to think of it as a catalyst rather than an obstacle. We also discuss the crucial role that coaches can play in helping athletes to  overcome their pre-competition nerves and improve their performance.


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]]> Today, I talk to martial arts guru and fear management expert Tony Blauer about how to understand, control and confront our fears. As someone who’s trained professional fighters, military personnel, and law enforcement officers, Tony understands how to face fear. His personal defense program, the SPEAR System, teaches people how to protect themselves in the event of a physical threat and his KNOW FEAR program provides strategies for overcoming panic and anxiety through the development of a rational and resilient mindset. 

Our conversation revolves around the consequences of living in fear and Tony encourages us all to stop wasting our time worrying about things that might never happen. Instead, he invites us to reframe our relationship with fear and to think of it as a catalyst rather than an obstacle. We also discuss the crucial role that coaches can play in helping athletes to  overcome their pre-competition nerves and improve their performance.


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-7905997 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0600 5209 1 102 full false 101 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: Joe’s Favorite “EMOM”, The Every-Minute-On-The-Minute Workout 101 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: Joe’s Favorite “EMOM”, The Every-Minute-On-The-Minute Workout This Friday Fitness Workout is a 20-minute EMOM (every minute on the minute) program that you can adapt to suit your fitness level and the equipment you have available. It consists of 10 sets of 10 Hardstyle Kettlebell Swings (that we’re going to do every other minute on the minute) and 10 sets of push-ups or chins-up (starting with 1 and building up to 10) that we’re going to do in the minute between the swings. This format is great for building strength and burning fat, and what’s more, it packs in a ton of density and enables you to get the work done in a relatively short period of time.

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]]> This Friday Fitness Workout is a 20-minute EMOM (every minute on the minute) program that you can adapt to suit your fitness level and the equipment you have available. It consists of 10 sets of 10 Hardstyle Kettlebell Swings (that we’re going to do every other minute on the minute) and 10 sets of push-ups or chins-up (starting with 1 and building up to 10) that we’re going to do in the minute between the swings. This format is great for building strength and burning fat, and what’s more, it packs in a ton of density and enables you to get the work done in a relatively short period of time.

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-7834177 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0600 3536 1 101 full false 100 | Greg Scheinman - Being a Dad vs. Being a Father & Living in 2021 as a Midlife Male 100 | Greg Scheinman - Being a Dad vs. Being a Father & Living in 2021 as a Midlife Male Joining me for the 100th episode of the show is Greg Scheinman, the host of The Midlife Male Podcast. As a committed family man with a successful professional career, Greg feels that he is finally starting to come into his own at the age of 47. Although he had to deal with tragedy and adversity in his younger years, Greg is excited about the future and he is on a mission to help other men successfully navigate middle age, improve their fitness and their finances, and achieve a better quality of life.

We chat about fatherhood, friendship, the challenges of parenting in a pandemic, and the need for positive male role models and mentors. As someone who is keen to keep learning and evolving through midlife and beyond, Greg hopes that the informative interviews he conducts with entrepreneurs, innovators, and wellness experts will inspire his listeners and help them move forwards with their lives with a little more clarity, courage, and confidence

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Head on over to www.coachjoedi.com/AMPK to learn more and as always get a special discount.

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]]> Joining me for the 100th episode of the show is Greg Scheinman, the host of The Midlife Male Podcast. As a committed family man with a successful professional career, Greg feels that he is finally starting to come into his own at the age of 47. Although he had to deal with tragedy and adversity in his younger years, Greg is excited about the future and he is on a mission to help other men successfully navigate middle age, improve their fitness and their finances, and achieve a better quality of life.

We chat about fatherhood, friendship, the challenges of parenting in a pandemic, and the need for positive male role models and mentors. As someone who is keen to keep learning and evolving through midlife and beyond, Greg hopes that the informative interviews he conducts with entrepreneurs, innovators, and wellness experts will inspire his listeners and help them move forwards with their lives with a little more clarity, courage, and confidence

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My favorite fasting product that enables me to either fast for fewer hours, or not at all when I’m training hard, but still activate my fat burning mode and maximize by health and my fitness at the same time is called AMPK CHARGE.

This liposomal, instantly-absorbed in the mouth formula combines some of the strongest AMPK nutraceuticals our there including quercetin, resveratrol, and berberine to catapult you into healthier, fasted state, regardless of how many hours it’s been since your last meal.

Head on over to www.coachjoedi.com/AMPK to learn more and as always get a special discount.

biOptimizers
P3OM are probiotics that improve your digestion and nutrient absorption, helping ensure your digestive tract and immune system stay strong and healthy. In fact, the patented proteolytic probiotic is especially effective at breaking down animal proteins in the diet and is a transient probiotic that eliminates bad bacteria fast, eats up excess sugar, and protects your gut from inflammation and viruses.

So if you’re ready to boost your immune system, have healthier digestion and burn the fat, head over to www.coachjoedi.com/P3OM to receive an exclusive discount!

Kion
Kion Aminos are a premium blend of essential amino acids in a convenient to consume form. Take 5 grams before a workout and enjoy a clean, low-calorie source of fuel, or after exercise for enhanced recovery and muscle protein synthesis.

Find out more and get my discount at www.coachjoedi.com/kionaminos.


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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-7770637 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0600 4459 1 100 full false 099 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: How to Kettlebell Swing & The Humane Burpees Workout 099 | GUIDED TRAINING SESSION: How to Kettlebell Swing & The Humane Burpees Workout Welcome to my first ever audio Kettlebell Workout where I guide you through a Kettlebell Deadlift, a Hardstyle or Russian Kettlebell Swing, and the Humane Burpees Workout. We start with the deadlift (which is a great precursor to the swing) and move on to the swing before practicing the correct technique for the Goblet Squat and the Push-Up. Finally, we put the Hardstyle Swing, the Goblet Squat, and the Push-Up together in the Humane Burpees Workout which consists of descending reps (from 10-1) of Goblet Squats and Push-Ups with 10 (or 5) swings between each rep. I love this workout because it never gets old, it never gets easy, and you can push yourself as hard as you want. It’s a full-body exercise that builds strength and endurance, activates your core, mobilizes your hips, and raises your heart rate.  

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]]> Welcome to my first ever audio Kettlebell Workout where I guide you through a Kettlebell Deadlift, a Hardstyle or Russian Kettlebell Swing, and the Humane Burpees Workout. We start with the deadlift (which is a great precursor to the swing) and move on to the swing before practicing the correct technique for the Goblet Squat and the Push-Up. Finally, we put the Hardstyle Swing, the Goblet Squat, and the Push-Up together in the Humane Burpees Workout which consists of descending reps (from 10-1) of Goblet Squats and Push-Ups with 10 (or 5) swings between each rep. I love this workout because it never gets old, it never gets easy, and you can push yourself as hard as you want. It’s a full-body exercise that builds strength and endurance, activates your core, mobilizes your hips, and raises your heart rate.  

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]]> RUNGA Buzzsprout-7694638 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0600 3233 1 99 full false 098 | Dr. Emily Splichal - A Podiatrist’s Sensory-Secret to Less Pain and Higher Performance 098 | Dr. Emily Splichal - A Podiatrist’s Sensory-Secret to Less Pain and Higher Performance In this super-informative episode, I’m joined by Dr. Emily Splichal. Dr. Emily is a podiatrist, a human movement specialist, and the founder of Naboso, a company whose proprioceptive insoles, yoga mats, and mobility balls are specifically designed to stimulate the hypersensitive nerves in the feet. As an expert in barefoot training and sensory movement, Emily’s mission is to help people move better and feel healthier by optimizing movement from the feet up.

During our conversation, she explains how Naboso’s proprioceptive surfaces facilitate correct movement patterns and she describes how to build strength and stability in the feet. We also dive deep into the mind-body connection, examine the complex and little-known link between the emotions and the myofascial system, and explore the benefits of being barefoot. As a podiatrist, Dr. Emily recommends going barefoot wherever possible, choosing natural minimalist shoes over conventional footwear, and strengthening the feet with exercises rather than simply relying on orthotics.

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Our early ancestors KNEW these truths, which is why their traditional diets included the frequent and nourishing consumption of nose-to-tail organs that today are almost void from the diet.

So please visit my good friends over at Ancestral Supplements at coachjoedi.com/ancestral to see what they can do for you - and put back in, what the modern world has left out! 


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I have not looked back and have enjoyed my SaunaSpace sauna literally everyday since I got it, Emilia loves it too. So if you’re looking to add an EMF-free, ritual space for relieving stress and transforming your body and mind take a visit now to coachjoedi.com/saunaspace

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]]> In this super-informative episode, I’m joined by Dr. Emily Splichal. Dr. Emily is a podiatrist, a human movement specialist, and the founder of Naboso, a company whose proprioceptive insoles, yoga mats, and mobility balls are specifically designed to stimulate the hypersensitive nerves in the feet. As an expert in barefoot training and sensory movement, Emily’s mission is to help people move better and feel healthier by optimizing movement from the feet up.

During our conversation, she explains how Naboso’s proprioceptive surfaces facilitate correct movement patterns and she describes how to build strength and stability in the feet. We also dive deep into the mind-body connection, examine the complex and little-known link between the emotions and the myofascial system, and explore the benefits of being barefoot. As a podiatrist, Dr. Emily recommends going barefoot wherever possible, choosing natural minimalist shoes over conventional footwear, and strengthening the feet with exercises rather than simply relying on orthotics.

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Our early ancestors KNEW these truths, which is why their traditional diets included the frequent and nourishing consumption of nose-to-tail organs that today are almost void from the diet.

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I have not looked back and have enjoyed my SaunaSpace sauna literally everyday since I got it, Emilia loves it too. So if you’re looking to add an EMF-free, ritual space for relieving stress and transforming your body and mind take a visit now to coachjoedi.com/saunaspace

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7627252 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0600 5144 1 98 full false 097 | AMA: Fitness, Mindset, & The Difference Between Fact & Truth 097 | AMA: Fitness, Mindset, & The Difference Between Fact & Truth This Friday, as a follow-up to my recent episode with Jim Crowell, I talk about my experiences as a coach, a gym owner, and the manager of a large fitness franchise. For the sake of the fitness professionals listening, I focus on the criteria I used to hire trainers and look into the reasons why some gyms succeed and others don’t. On a more general note, I make the case for a more heart-centered and holistic approach to health and caution against the tendency to confuse facts with truth.

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]]> This Friday, as a follow-up to my recent episode with Jim Crowell, I talk about my experiences as a coach, a gym owner, and the manager of a large fitness franchise. For the sake of the fitness professionals listening, I focus on the criteria I used to hire trainers and look into the reasons why some gyms succeed and others don’t. On a more general note, I make the case for a more heart-centered and holistic approach to health and caution against the tendency to confuse facts with truth.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7538929 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 01:00:00 -0600 1706 1 97 full false 096 | Jim Crowell - How Fitness is Evolving and How to Grow Your Business 096 | Jim Crowell - How Fitness is Evolving and How to Grow Your Business This show focuses on the way forward for the fitness industry and my guest, Jim Crowell, the former CEO of OPEX Fitness turned independent adviser and business strategist, explains what coaches and gym owners need to do to survive and thrive in the current climate. Prior to his career in the fitness sector, Jim worked as a commodities trader for an energy hedge fund and his business acumen (along with his coaching credentials and experience of running his own gyms) makes him uniquely placed to provide some timely and much-needed advice about adapting and growing your fitness business in these changing times.


 As you’ll hear, Jim favors a proactive and pragmatic approach. He points out that sitting on your hands and just hoping that things will get back to normal isn’t an option. As an eternal optimist, he reminds fitness professionals that there are still opportunities to be had in the fitness industry if they are willing to make the necessary changes. We talk about creating successful strategies to scale both online and bricks and mortar businesses and we explore some of the metrics you’ll need to keep a close eye on to make sure your business is growing each month. Jim also shares details of some of the digital fitness companies he’s currently working with and explains how technology can be used to scale your business and make online coaching easier.

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]]> This show focuses on the way forward for the fitness industry and my guest, Jim Crowell, the former CEO of OPEX Fitness turned independent adviser and business strategist, explains what coaches and gym owners need to do to survive and thrive in the current climate. Prior to his career in the fitness sector, Jim worked as a commodities trader for an energy hedge fund and his business acumen (along with his coaching credentials and experience of running his own gyms) makes him uniquely placed to provide some timely and much-needed advice about adapting and growing your fitness business in these changing times.


 As you’ll hear, Jim favors a proactive and pragmatic approach. He points out that sitting on your hands and just hoping that things will get back to normal isn’t an option. As an eternal optimist, he reminds fitness professionals that there are still opportunities to be had in the fitness industry if they are willing to make the necessary changes. We talk about creating successful strategies to scale both online and bricks and mortar businesses and we explore some of the metrics you’ll need to keep a close eye on to make sure your business is growing each month. Jim also shares details of some of the digital fitness companies he’s currently working with and explains how technology can be used to scale your business and make online coaching easier.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7493245 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:00:00 -0600 4605 1 96 full false 095 | [FREE E-BOOK!] How To Breathe Better, Move Better 095 | [FREE E-BOOK!] How To Breathe Better, Move Better In this AMA, I’m excited to share details of my daily morning movement and breathing practice and talk you through the exercises in my e-book Breathe Better, Move Better, which you can download for free from the RUNGA website. This workout is a combination of strength and conditioning exercises, Kundalini yoga postures, and powerful breathwork practices that have the potential to improve mobility, reduce chronic pain, and turbo-charge your energy levels. The Breathe Better, Move Better flow unlocks stubborn stiffness and strengthens the connection between the emotional and physical body, facilitating the release of stagnant energy and deeply-stored emotions. I find that starting my mornings with this mindful and energizing practice helps me to make the best of the day ahead and I invite you to try it and see for yourself the positive difference that it can make to your life.

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]]> In this AMA, I’m excited to share details of my daily morning movement and breathing practice and talk you through the exercises in my e-book Breathe Better, Move Better, which you can download for free from the RUNGA website. This workout is a combination of strength and conditioning exercises, Kundalini yoga postures, and powerful breathwork practices that have the potential to improve mobility, reduce chronic pain, and turbo-charge your energy levels. The Breathe Better, Move Better flow unlocks stubborn stiffness and strengthens the connection between the emotional and physical body, facilitating the release of stagnant energy and deeply-stored emotions. I find that starting my mornings with this mindful and energizing practice helps me to make the best of the day ahead and I invite you to try it and see for yourself the positive difference that it can make to your life.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7433344 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600 4536 1 95 full false 094 | Dan John - Youth Sports & How to Stay Fit in 2021 094 | Dan John - Youth Sports & How to Stay Fit in 2021 This week I’m joined by the legendary strength and conditioning coach Dan John. Dan is an All-American discus thrower who has also competed at the highest levels in Olympic Lifting and holds the American record in the Weight Pentathlon. Dan has spent many years training high-school and elite athletes and he has recently created the Workout Generator, an online exercise and coaching program that provides personalized workouts tailored to suit your individual requirements and resources. As well as his accomplishments as a coach and an athlete, Dan has written over forty books including one of my all-time favorites, Easy Strength, which he co-wrote with Pavel Tsatsouline. 

In this conversation, we talk about performance standards for at-home fitness and discuss how a degree of adversity can help us adapt and develop our training programs. Dan looks back over his career as a competitor and talks about his experience of coaching high school athletes and dealing with the expectations of their parents. He tells us how fitness training has changed over the past forty years and even shares details of his old-school 1974 training program. 


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]]> This week I’m joined by the legendary strength and conditioning coach Dan John. Dan is an All-American discus thrower who has also competed at the highest levels in Olympic Lifting and holds the American record in the Weight Pentathlon. Dan has spent many years training high-school and elite athletes and he has recently created the Workout Generator, an online exercise and coaching program that provides personalized workouts tailored to suit your individual requirements and resources. As well as his accomplishments as a coach and an athlete, Dan has written over forty books including one of my all-time favorites, Easy Strength, which he co-wrote with Pavel Tsatsouline. 

In this conversation, we talk about performance standards for at-home fitness and discuss how a degree of adversity can help us adapt and develop our training programs. Dan looks back over his career as a competitor and talks about his experience of coaching high school athletes and dealing with the expectations of their parents. He tells us how fitness training has changed over the past forty years and even shares details of his old-school 1974 training program. 


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7377226 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600 4996 1 94 full false 093 | AMA: How Activity Trackers Lower HRV, Mouth-Taping at Night, and Why Some Organic Wines Don’t Taste Good 093 | AMA: How Activity Trackers Lower HRV, Mouth-Taping at Night, and Why Some Organic Wines Don’t Taste Good Today I talk about some of the ways our approaches to health and wellbeing have changed over the past year and consider what action we should take to help us cope with the challenges ahead. On a positive note, I’ve noticed that many of us are having our blood tested more regularly to check for potential vitamin and mineral deficiencies and, as a result, we are starting to realize which supplements are most effective in supporting our health. I hope that my latest podcast with Dr. Chris Shade helped to throw some light on this subject and gave you the information you need to figure out which supplements you should use in 2021. Over the past month, I’ve also taken some time to redefine my personal fitness goals and set my intentions for the year ahead. In a rapidly changing world, I believe it’s more important than ever to concentrate on improving our physical and mental strength and focus on working towards optimal health and happiness. 

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]]> Today I talk about some of the ways our approaches to health and wellbeing have changed over the past year and consider what action we should take to help us cope with the challenges ahead. On a positive note, I’ve noticed that many of us are having our blood tested more regularly to check for potential vitamin and mineral deficiencies and, as a result, we are starting to realize which supplements are most effective in supporting our health. I hope that my latest podcast with Dr. Chris Shade helped to throw some light on this subject and gave you the information you need to figure out which supplements you should use in 2021. Over the past month, I’ve also taken some time to redefine my personal fitness goals and set my intentions for the year ahead. In a rapidly changing world, I believe it’s more important than ever to concentrate on improving our physical and mental strength and focus on working towards optimal health and happiness. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7298794 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:00:00 -0600 2417 1 93 full false 092 | Dr. Chris Shade - How to Burn Fat, Cure Keto Flu, and Improve Your Nutrient Absorption 092 | Dr. Chris Shade - How to Burn Fat, Cure Keto Flu, and Improve Your Nutrient Absorption In this episode, I sit for a third time with Dr. Chris Shade, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific. As regular listeners to the show will know, Dr. Shade is an expert in detoxification and Quicksilver Scientific is known for its highly bioavailable supplements that deliver the nutrients you need quickly and efficiently to your cells. In previous episodes, Dr. Shade and I discussed free medicine, the role of NAD in the aging process, and how to fight infections and boost your immune system. Today, we talk about detoxification, the absorption and conversion of nutrients, and how to improve your body’s metabolic function so it can start burning more fat for fuel. 

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]]> In this episode, I sit for a third time with Dr. Chris Shade, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific. As regular listeners to the show will know, Dr. Shade is an expert in detoxification and Quicksilver Scientific is known for its highly bioavailable supplements that deliver the nutrients you need quickly and efficiently to your cells. In previous episodes, Dr. Shade and I discussed free medicine, the role of NAD in the aging process, and how to fight infections and boost your immune system. Today, we talk about detoxification, the absorption and conversion of nutrients, and how to improve your body’s metabolic function so it can start burning more fat for fuel. 

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BLUBLOX glasses, block 100% of blue and green light, come in prescription or NON, and are available in clear, amber or red lenses. If you are able it is best to order all three, so you can use the clear, blue light filtering lenses during the day, the amber as the day wears on, and red after the sun goes down. So you’re more or less replicating the natural light that would otherwise be shining down on you throughout the day if you were say, a caveman! 

So head on over to coachjoedi.com/BLUBLOX for a special discount and some of the products I personally use every day.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7261153 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0600 3983 1 92 full false 091 | Emilía Rún - Guided Reflection and Intention Setting for 2021 091 | Emilía Rún - Guided Reflection and Intention Setting for 2021 In this special episode, I share a guided meditation that my wife Emilía recently hosted on The Tribe’s online community platform. Emilía is an amazing yoga and mindfulness teacher and in this offering, she concentrates on helping you to identify your priorities and face the New Year with a renewed sense of focus, courage, and intention. She starts the session with a short guided meditation before inviting you to reflect on a list of questions designed to help get you clear on what’s most important for you in 2021. This exercise is intended to help you stay true to yourself and start living a life that is aligned with your purpose rather than settling for something small and simply conforming to the expectations of others. This is your opportunity to look back on 2020 and define your goals for 2021, so grab your journal and get ready to do some serious self-reflection.

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]]> In this special episode, I share a guided meditation that my wife Emilía recently hosted on The Tribe’s online community platform. Emilía is an amazing yoga and mindfulness teacher and in this offering, she concentrates on helping you to identify your priorities and face the New Year with a renewed sense of focus, courage, and intention. She starts the session with a short guided meditation before inviting you to reflect on a list of questions designed to help get you clear on what’s most important for you in 2021. This exercise is intended to help you stay true to yourself and start living a life that is aligned with your purpose rather than settling for something small and simply conforming to the expectations of others. This is your opportunity to look back on 2020 and define your goals for 2021, so grab your journal and get ready to do some serious self-reflection.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7191142 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0600 4350 1 91 full false 090 | Mike Fitch - Animal Flow & the ABC’s of Flexibility & Strength 090 | Mike Fitch - Animal Flow & the ABC’s of Flexibility & Strength My first guest of the year is the renowned fitness innovator and movement coach, Mike Fitch. Mike is the founder of Global Bodyweight Training and the creator of Animal Flow, a quadrupedal ground-based movement practice that helps you rediscover your body’s deepest evolutionary patterns. Mike teaches people how to master movements that were once ingrained in their DNA but have now been largely forgotten due to the sedentary nature of our modern lifestyles.

This episode is an absolute must-listen for anyone who works in health and fitness or is interested in exploring new types of movement. We talk about the catalyst that inspired Mike to create the Animal Flow system and we dive deep into the health benefits of quadrupedal movement and bodyweight training. This show covers aspects of topics that I’ve discussed with previous guests such as Dr. Jen Esquer, Perry Nickelston, and Steve Capobianco and it focuses on helping people to build strong, stable, and resilient bodies that will maximize their ability to pursue injury-free health and fitness for the long term.


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]]> My first guest of the year is the renowned fitness innovator and movement coach, Mike Fitch. Mike is the founder of Global Bodyweight Training and the creator of Animal Flow, a quadrupedal ground-based movement practice that helps you rediscover your body’s deepest evolutionary patterns. Mike teaches people how to master movements that were once ingrained in their DNA but have now been largely forgotten due to the sedentary nature of our modern lifestyles.

This episode is an absolute must-listen for anyone who works in health and fitness or is interested in exploring new types of movement. We talk about the catalyst that inspired Mike to create the Animal Flow system and we dive deep into the health benefits of quadrupedal movement and bodyweight training. This show covers aspects of topics that I’ve discussed with previous guests such as Dr. Jen Esquer, Perry Nickelston, and Steve Capobianco and it focuses on helping people to build strong, stable, and resilient bodies that will maximize their ability to pursue injury-free health and fitness for the long term.


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7143202 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0600 5358 1 90 full false 089 | AMA: New Year, New You: Finding Your Tribe & How to Boost Your Confidence & Strength 089 | AMA: New Year, New You: Finding Your Tribe & How to Boost Your Confidence & Strength Welcome to the first episode of 2021. 2020 was a year that taught us a lot about ourselves and made us realize what really matters. Like many of us, I’ve had a chance to re-assess my priorities and work out where I want to focus my energy and resources in the future. For me, that means spending time with my family and my Tribe and choosing an active and engaged lifestyle that optimizes my health and allows me to be of service to others. My New Year’s resolution is to become a stronger version of myself by training hard, looking after my mental and physical wellbeing, and raising my energetic vibration. I hope that 2021 will be a year when we can start to live more courageously, with more compassion for others, and with a renewed determination to make our bodies and minds strong and ready for the battle ahead. 

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]]> Welcome to the first episode of 2021. 2020 was a year that taught us a lot about ourselves and made us realize what really matters. Like many of us, I’ve had a chance to re-assess my priorities and work out where I want to focus my energy and resources in the future. For me, that means spending time with my family and my Tribe and choosing an active and engaged lifestyle that optimizes my health and allows me to be of service to others. My New Year’s resolution is to become a stronger version of myself by training hard, looking after my mental and physical wellbeing, and raising my energetic vibration. I hope that 2021 will be a year when we can start to live more courageously, with more compassion for others, and with a renewed determination to make our bodies and minds strong and ready for the battle ahead. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7091938 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0600 3505 1 89 full false 088 | Best of Stacked 2020: Consciousness & Awareness 088 | Best of Stacked 2020: Consciousness & Awareness In this episode of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I delve into the subject of consciousness and my guests discuss everything you need to know about raising your vibration, connecting to your highest self, and encountering the divine.  Amongst other things, we talk about the ability of the soul to survive the physical death of the body and consider the profound effects that psychedelic drugs and plant medicines can have on the brain. Above all, we focus on the persistent search to find meaning, purpose, and happiness in our lives.


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]]> In this episode of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I delve into the subject of consciousness and my guests discuss everything you need to know about raising your vibration, connecting to your highest self, and encountering the divine.  Amongst other things, we talk about the ability of the soul to survive the physical death of the body and consider the profound effects that psychedelic drugs and plant medicines can have on the brain. Above all, we focus on the persistent search to find meaning, purpose, and happiness in our lives.


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That’s why I’m so excited to tell you about a new magnesium product called, Magnesium Breakthrough. It’s the ULTIMATE magnesium supplement, easily the best I’ve ever seen or experienced. It has all 7 forms of this mineral, so you don’t need to buy 7 different bottles of all the various forms of the mineral. 

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And the ONLY glutathione worth buying, in my opinion, is made by former podcast guest, Dr Chris Shade and you can find it over at coachjoedi.com/detox along with a special discount code for my listeners, and more information on this magical molecule.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-7036813 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 4379 1 88 full false 087 | Best of Stacked 2020 - How to Optimize Your Hydration & Nutrition, Part 2 087 | Best of Stacked 2020 - How to Optimize Your Hydration & Nutrition, Part 2 Welcome back to another installment in the Best of Stacked 2020 Series. This show is a sequel to my previous episode on nutrition and today I turn my attention to the topics of gut health, ancestral diets, healing mushrooms, and specialty coffee. As always, my guests have a wealth of knowledge and information to share and we dive into some interesting subjects, such as the complex and hugely beneficial impact that NAD, AMPK, and glutathione have on our health. 

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]]> Welcome back to another installment in the Best of Stacked 2020 Series. This show is a sequel to my previous episode on nutrition and today I turn my attention to the topics of gut health, ancestral diets, healing mushrooms, and specialty coffee. As always, my guests have a wealth of knowledge and information to share and we dive into some interesting subjects, such as the complex and hugely beneficial impact that NAD, AMPK, and glutathione have on our health. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6997285 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 4673 1 87 full false 086 | Best of Stacked 2020 - How to Optimize Your Hydration & Nutrition 086 | Best of Stacked 2020 - How to Optimize Your Hydration & Nutrition In Part 3 of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I take a deep dive into nutrition. For this show, I’ve put together a compilation of clips that focus on all things food-related. The clips cover a wide range of subjects including natural wine production, biodynamic farming, fasting, food intolerances, and dietary supplements, and my amazing guests, who are all experts in their fields, provide some straightforward and actionable advice on improving your nutrition and optimizing your health. 

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]]> In Part 3 of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I take a deep dive into nutrition. For this show, I’ve put together a compilation of clips that focus on all things food-related. The clips cover a wide range of subjects including natural wine production, biodynamic farming, fasting, food intolerances, and dietary supplements, and my amazing guests, who are all experts in their fields, provide some straightforward and actionable advice on improving your nutrition and optimizing your health. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6953396 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 6564 1 86 full false 085 | AMA: How to Nourish an Infant, Navigate your 2020 Bloodwork, Biohack a New Home, and Improve your Meditation Practice 085 | AMA: How to Nourish an Infant, Navigate your 2020 Bloodwork, Biohack a New Home, and Improve your Meditation Practice Today, I share some Q&As from a recent call with members of The Tribe. We talk about how a breastfeeding mother’s diet affects her baby, the best grounding techniques to do when it’s freezing outside, toxins and radiation in the home, and how to move from guided to non-guided meditation. This AMA was super fun and, if you’d like to take part in these types of conversations and hear more in-depth advice about a wide range of health and wellness topics, you can try out The Tribe for a month for free by heading over to Rungalife.com 

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]]> Today, I share some Q&As from a recent call with members of The Tribe. We talk about how a breastfeeding mother’s diet affects her baby, the best grounding techniques to do when it’s freezing outside, toxins and radiation in the home, and how to move from guided to non-guided meditation. This AMA was super fun and, if you’d like to take part in these types of conversations and hear more in-depth advice about a wide range of health and wellness topics, you can try out The Tribe for a month for free by heading over to Rungalife.com 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6914099 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0600 3323 1 85 full false 084 | Best of Stacked 2020: Breathing for Mental and Physical Wellbeing 084 | Best of Stacked 2020: Breathing for Mental and Physical Wellbeing In this second installment of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I dive deep into the subject of the breath and discuss how consciously making an effort to control and correct our breathing can have a significant impact on our mental and physical wellbeing. In this show, I’ve put together some of the best clips from previous podcasts that demonstrate the positive difference that diaphragmatic breathing can make to our ability to manage stress and include details of breathing practices and biohacks that can help optimize our performance and improve our quality of life.

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]]> In this second installment of the Best of Stacked 2020 series, I dive deep into the subject of the breath and discuss how consciously making an effort to control and correct our breathing can have a significant impact on our mental and physical wellbeing. In this show, I’ve put together some of the best clips from previous podcasts that demonstrate the positive difference that diaphragmatic breathing can make to our ability to manage stress and include details of breathing practices and biohacks that can help optimize our performance and improve our quality of life.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6843814 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 4879 1 84 full false 083 | AMA: How to Damage-Control Travel & Protect Your Kids in 2020 083 | AMA: How to Damage-Control Travel & Protect Your Kids in 2020 After 10 months in Europe, I’ve finally arrived back in the US and, since neither Emilia nor I experienced any jet lag after our journey, I want to talk about my approach to long-haul travel and share some of the hacks that helped my family, my dog, and myself move from Europe to the US without too much disruption to our health, our sleep patterns, or our stress levels. 

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]]> After 10 months in Europe, I’ve finally arrived back in the US and, since neither Emilia nor I experienced any jet lag after our journey, I want to talk about my approach to long-haul travel and share some of the hacks that helped my family, my dog, and myself move from Europe to the US without too much disruption to our health, our sleep patterns, or our stress levels. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6790648 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 3226 1 83 full false 082 | Best of Stacked 2020: Pain 082 | Best of Stacked 2020: Pain Welcome to the first ever ‘Best of Stacked’ compilation episode where I’ve gathered together some of my favorite clips from former episodes. This show focuses on how to relieve pain and avoid injury and you’ll hear advice from some of the world’s leading scientists, doctors, and athletes on how to adapt your lifestyle and manage your training program to make sure you stay fit, healthy, and pain-free.

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And tis the season for purchases like a new grill for the grill master in your house, especially since we are all cooking more at home right now in 2020 - this is absolutely worth the investment. So head on over to coachjoedi.com/traeger for the exact grill I use at home and to access any special offers Traeger is running right now heading into the holidays. 

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]]> Welcome to the first ever ‘Best of Stacked’ compilation episode where I’ve gathered together some of my favorite clips from former episodes. This show focuses on how to relieve pain and avoid injury and you’ll hear advice from some of the world’s leading scientists, doctors, and athletes on how to adapt your lifestyle and manage your training program to make sure you stay fit, healthy, and pain-free.

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And tis the season for purchases like a new grill for the grill master in your house, especially since we are all cooking more at home right now in 2020 - this is absolutely worth the investment. So head on over to coachjoedi.com/traeger for the exact grill I use at home and to access any special offers Traeger is running right now heading into the holidays. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6739069 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 6688 1 82 full false 081 | Dr. Stuart McGill - Lower Back Pain & The New Science of the Golf Swing 081 | Dr. Stuart McGill - Lower Back Pain & The New Science of the Golf Swing This week, I sit for a second time with Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the world’s leading experts on lower back pain, health, and high performance. Dr. McGill is the author of several bestselling books on treating back pain and preventing injury and he is a professor emeritus at Waterloo University where he taught for over 30 years. As well as being a respected clinician and an acclaimed academic who has had hundreds of articles published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. McGill is the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc, which provides assessments and exercises for people with painful back injuries. In my previous podcast with Dr. McGill, we talked about his work in professional baseball and discussed who was at most risk for lower back injuries. 

In today’s show, we pivot from baseball to golf, and Dr. McGill shares some of his recent research that reveals that relaxation, not strength or power, is the key to a successful golf swing. In addition to explaining how to relax faster and swing better, Dr. McGill emphasizes the importance of hip mobility and talks about some of the biological features that can affect sporting performance. He also shares some spine saving strategies and divulges details of his weekly training program.


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]]> This week, I sit for a second time with Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the world’s leading experts on lower back pain, health, and high performance. Dr. McGill is the author of several bestselling books on treating back pain and preventing injury and he is a professor emeritus at Waterloo University where he taught for over 30 years. As well as being a respected clinician and an acclaimed academic who has had hundreds of articles published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. McGill is the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc, which provides assessments and exercises for people with painful back injuries. In my previous podcast with Dr. McGill, we talked about his work in professional baseball and discussed who was at most risk for lower back injuries. 

In today’s show, we pivot from baseball to golf, and Dr. McGill shares some of his recent research that reveals that relaxation, not strength or power, is the key to a successful golf swing. In addition to explaining how to relax faster and swing better, Dr. McGill emphasizes the importance of hip mobility and talks about some of the biological features that can affect sporting performance. He also shares some spine saving strategies and divulges details of his weekly training program.


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6618460 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0600 5305 1 81 full false 080 | AMA: How To Improve Gut Health Naturally, At-Home Gut Tests, Avoiding Recurring Injuries & Joe’s Favorite Thorne Products 080 | AMA: How To Improve Gut Health Naturally, At-Home Gut Tests, Avoiding Recurring Injuries & Joe’s Favorite Thorne Products This week I share my monthly AMA session with members of the Tribe who join me for a super-candid and casual online conversation where we dive deep into the topics of gut health, probiotics, injury prevention, and popping joints. This type of personalized monthly online AMA session is just part of the service I offer to Tribe members, a growing online community of like-minded individuals who have signed up to receive the specialist training programs, nutritional advice, and recipes that I normally only share with my private training clients. The first month is free and, in addition to gaining access to exclusive content, Tribe members are entitled to a 20% discount off all Thorne products, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com and click on Tribe to find out more. 

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]]> This week I share my monthly AMA session with members of the Tribe who join me for a super-candid and casual online conversation where we dive deep into the topics of gut health, probiotics, injury prevention, and popping joints. This type of personalized monthly online AMA session is just part of the service I offer to Tribe members, a growing online community of like-minded individuals who have signed up to receive the specialist training programs, nutritional advice, and recipes that I normally only share with my private training clients. The first month is free and, in addition to gaining access to exclusive content, Tribe members are entitled to a 20% discount off all Thorne products, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com and click on Tribe to find out more. 

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6577534 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0600 3081 1 80 full false 079 | Lindsey Mathews - How to Have a Healthy & Fit Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum Recovery 079 | Lindsey Mathews - How to Have a Healthy & Fit Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum Recovery On this week’s show, I’m joined by Lindsey Mathews, the founder of BIRTHFIT, an organization whose strength and conditioning programs help keep women fit throughout pregnancy and prepare them mentally and physically for birth and the postpartum period. Lindsey’s qualifications and experience as a doctor of chiropractic, a doula, and a strength and conditioning coach have enabled her to create appropriate and effective prenatal and postpartum training programs that support women through their transition into motherhood and help them build trust and confidence in their bodies.

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]]> On this week’s show, I’m joined by Lindsey Mathews, the founder of BIRTHFIT, an organization whose strength and conditioning programs help keep women fit throughout pregnancy and prepare them mentally and physically for birth and the postpartum period. Lindsey’s qualifications and experience as a doctor of chiropractic, a doula, and a strength and conditioning coach have enabled her to create appropriate and effective prenatal and postpartum training programs that support women through their transition into motherhood and help them build trust and confidence in their bodies.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6515941 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0600 6485 1 79 full false 078 | AMA: Jet Lag Prevention, Too Much Yoga, and How to Combat Overtraining 078 | AMA: Jet Lag Prevention, Too Much Yoga, and How to Combat Overtraining Today, I discuss how many of the things we do to our bodies in the name of health, such as Wim Hof-type breathing, fasting, immersing ourselves in cold water, and training intensively, are inherently stressful. However, when these activities are carried out in a safe and highly controlled environment they can create positive adaptations in the body and lead to significant improvements in our health. We just have to build up to these practices gradually and remind ourselves that more doesn’t always mean better. In this AMA show, I focus on the significant role that rest and recovery plays in our training and, in light of my imminent return to the US, I tackle the subject of avoiding jet lag and maintaining a high level of health while traveling.


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I wanted to put together a resource that not only shares my all-time favorite supplements, biohacks, and lifestyle gear, but also educates individuals on why I think they’re so important. 

Check out the products that I use on a daily basis, keep going back to, and that I’m always recommending to my friends and family at www.coachjoedi.com/joe-recommends. This is also where you’ll find the most up to date and exclusive deals and discounts!


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]]> Today, I discuss how many of the things we do to our bodies in the name of health, such as Wim Hof-type breathing, fasting, immersing ourselves in cold water, and training intensively, are inherently stressful. However, when these activities are carried out in a safe and highly controlled environment they can create positive adaptations in the body and lead to significant improvements in our health. We just have to build up to these practices gradually and remind ourselves that more doesn’t always mean better. In this AMA show, I focus on the significant role that rest and recovery plays in our training and, in light of my imminent return to the US, I tackle the subject of avoiding jet lag and maintaining a high level of health while traveling.


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I wanted to put together a resource that not only shares my all-time favorite supplements, biohacks, and lifestyle gear, but also educates individuals on why I think they’re so important. 

Check out the products that I use on a daily basis, keep going back to, and that I’m always recommending to my friends and family at www.coachjoedi.com/joe-recommends. This is also where you’ll find the most up to date and exclusive deals and discounts!


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6458599 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0600 3706 1 78 full false 077 | Lois Laynee - How to Use Breath to Release Past Traumas and Rewire Your Brain 077 | Lois Laynee - How to Use Breath to Release Past Traumas and Rewire Your Brain In this episode, I reconnect with Lois Laynee, creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. If you're a regular listener to the show, you might remember Lois from Episode 11, where we talked in-depth about the role and significance of the cranial nerves which control our senses and dictate most of our flight or fight and rest and digest responses. Lois has a wealth of knowledge to share about using the breath to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system but perhaps her special gift is her ability to provide a nurturing and safe space for people to release deeply-seated layers of trauma and restore their cranial nerves back to their highest level of functioning.

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Our naturally occurring levels of glutathione are there to safeguard our cells from the negative effects of toxins we are exposed to. But with the modern world’s bombardment of pesticides, pollutants, metals and more -- the system can become overloaded and even depleted. 

Which is where supplementation comes in. But you can’t just go buy anything that says glutathione on it. You need a product that’ll actually be absorbed and welcomed into the body.

Most glutathione products come in a pill form and need to be swallowed and broken down in the stomach - which means absorption depends on the nutrient, first, surviving digestion and second, your gut having the power to assimilate it properly - which, sadly, most can’t. So it becomes a total waste.

The ONLY glutathione product I recommend is packaged in a nano-particle liposomal delivery system that completely bypasses GI barriers and, because the particles are so small, much smaller than even other products that call themselves liposomal, they begin absorbing into your circulation as soon as they touch your tongue, which floods the body with bioavailable glutathione almost immediately. 

This is an amazing daily detoxifier and is an absolute must for travel. And now you can find a special offer to pick up this top quality liposomal glutathione for less than $1 per day over at coachjoedi.com/detox 


BluBlox
The number of hours we spend staring into phone screens, TV’s or computer screens, and bathing in intense bright white LED light are taking our hormones for the ride of their life. In fact, nowhere in our evolutionary past was our system exposed to so much ultraviolet, or what I like to call ultra-violent light, than today. 

In fact, there’s a book called LIGHTS OUT, which is now over two decades old, which hypothesized that the massive spike in weight gain and deteriorating health, that we most commonly attribute to the rising amount of sugar in the diet, was actually correlated more with the advent of electricity! And sure the sugar probably didn’t help, the fact that we could stay up all night eating it bathing in bright lights eating it didn’t EITHER. 

Now there are two problems we need to tackle here as we all prepare to overhaul our health in 2021. The first, is BluLight from your tech devices and screens. The second, is the blue light the rest of your body is bathing in.

Fortunately for us, former podcast guest Andy Mant, has completely revolutionized how we can have our cake and eat it too here --- because i don’t know anyone that’s quitting screens or switching back to candles.

And all of the products I recommend are available at BLUBLOX.com/stacked where you’ll have a very special discount automatically applied to your entire cart! 



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]]> In this episode, I reconnect with Lois Laynee, creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. If you're a regular listener to the show, you might remember Lois from Episode 11, where we talked in-depth about the role and significance of the cranial nerves which control our senses and dictate most of our flight or fight and rest and digest responses. Lois has a wealth of knowledge to share about using the breath to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system but perhaps her special gift is her ability to provide a nurturing and safe space for people to release deeply-seated layers of trauma and restore their cranial nerves back to their highest level of functioning.

Proudly Sponsored By:

Quicksilver Scientific 
Our naturally occurring levels of glutathione are there to safeguard our cells from the negative effects of toxins we are exposed to. But with the modern world’s bombardment of pesticides, pollutants, metals and more -- the system can become overloaded and even depleted. 

Which is where supplementation comes in. But you can’t just go buy anything that says glutathione on it. You need a product that’ll actually be absorbed and welcomed into the body.

Most glutathione products come in a pill form and need to be swallowed and broken down in the stomach - which means absorption depends on the nutrient, first, surviving digestion and second, your gut having the power to assimilate it properly - which, sadly, most can’t. So it becomes a total waste.

The ONLY glutathione product I recommend is packaged in a nano-particle liposomal delivery system that completely bypasses GI barriers and, because the particles are so small, much smaller than even other products that call themselves liposomal, they begin absorbing into your circulation as soon as they touch your tongue, which floods the body with bioavailable glutathione almost immediately. 

This is an amazing daily detoxifier and is an absolute must for travel. And now you can find a special offer to pick up this top quality liposomal glutathione for less than $1 per day over at coachjoedi.com/detox 


BluBlox
The number of hours we spend staring into phone screens, TV’s or computer screens, and bathing in intense bright white LED light are taking our hormones for the ride of their life. In fact, nowhere in our evolutionary past was our system exposed to so much ultraviolet, or what I like to call ultra-violent light, than today. 

In fact, there’s a book called LIGHTS OUT, which is now over two decades old, which hypothesized that the massive spike in weight gain and deteriorating health, that we most commonly attribute to the rising amount of sugar in the diet, was actually correlated more with the advent of electricity! And sure the sugar probably didn’t help, the fact that we could stay up all night eating it bathing in bright lights eating it didn’t EITHER. 

Now there are two problems we need to tackle here as we all prepare to overhaul our health in 2021. The first, is BluLight from your tech devices and screens. The second, is the blue light the rest of your body is bathing in.

Fortunately for us, former podcast guest Andy Mant, has completely revolutionized how we can have our cake and eat it too here --- because i don’t know anyone that’s quitting screens or switching back to candles.

And all of the products I recommend are available at BLUBLOX.com/stacked where you’ll have a very special discount automatically applied to your entire cart! 



Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6423310 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0600 5474 1 77 full true 076 | AMA: Building YOUR Ideal Home Gym, Which Kettlebell Weights to Buy, and The Pros and Cons of Joe’s Favorite Cardio Machines 076 | AMA: Building YOUR Ideal Home Gym, Which Kettlebell Weights to Buy, and The Pros and Cons of Joe’s Favorite Cardio Machines Welcome to this week’s AMA episode where I dive into some of the ways you can take your home gym life to the next level. In this new socially distanced world, we’ve all become used to exercising at home and since many people are now considering converting their garage into a home gym or their spare bedroom into a yoga sanctuary, I’ve compiled a guide to the essential pieces of equipment you’ll need to invest in. What’s more, if you need help with fitness programming in your new home gym, why not consider joining The Tribe, our new online community where you can connect with like-minded individuals and gain exclusive access to our detailed training programs, nutritious recipes, and full-length kundalini yoga classes.

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]]> Welcome to this week’s AMA episode where I dive into some of the ways you can take your home gym life to the next level. In this new socially distanced world, we’ve all become used to exercising at home and since many people are now considering converting their garage into a home gym or their spare bedroom into a yoga sanctuary, I’ve compiled a guide to the essential pieces of equipment you’ll need to invest in. What’s more, if you need help with fitness programming in your new home gym, why not consider joining The Tribe, our new online community where you can connect with like-minded individuals and gain exclusive access to our detailed training programs, nutritious recipes, and full-length kundalini yoga classes.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6347434 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0600 4812 1 76 full false 075 | Jay Campbell - How to Maximize Fat Loss & Muscle Gain At The Same Time 075 | Jay Campbell - How to Maximize Fat Loss & Muscle Gain At The Same Time For this week’s episode, I’m joined by Jay Campbell, a popular previous guest on the podcast and an expert on optimizing hormonal health and manipulating diet to lose body fat in the fastest possible way whilst preserving muscle. Jay is the author of several books on health and nutrition, including The Metabolic Blowtorch Diet: The Ultimate Guide for Optimizing Intermittent Fasting, and Guaranteed Shredded; How to Maximally Reduce Your Body Fat % in Under 10 Weeks. With over thirty years of experience in the health and fitness industry, Jay has a wealth of knowledge to share about building an impressive physique, biohacking your age, and improving your performance.

During our last conversation, Jay and I talked about raising our levels of consciousness through meditation and mindfulness. However, today we change tack and consider the health benefits of intermittent fasting. We discuss how targeted fasting routines can be simpler, more effective and easier to stick to than traditional diets, and we dive into some of the therapeutic interventions that Jay is known for, including his use of the pharmaceutical drug, metformin, to help tweak his metabolism and increase his longevity. Jay emphasizes the importance of hormonal health and we end the podcast with a discussion about the recent dramatic decline in testosterone levels.


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And right now during the entire month of November the makers of Magnesium Breakthrough are running their Black Friday and Cyber Monday until November 30th. 

This is the BEST time of the year for incredible deals. On select products you can get free shipping, up to 40% off and they are even giving away free bottles of MassZymes, P3OM and their HCl breakthrough with select orders. 

You won’t find this deal anywhere else (not even on their official website) - it’s only through this special link: www.bioptimizers.com/stacked and use coupon code stacked10 for 10% off.


BluBlox
Throughout 2.6 million years of evolution, the only time our eyes were exposed to ultraviolet wavelengths of light was in the day time, with the most intense light being around 12 noon. And for that reason, our brains evolved to recognize the experience of blue light as a signal that it’s time to work and really anything -- except SLEEP!

That’s why I love BluBlox, makers of the most scientifically validated blue-blocking sunglasses on the market. These shades help relieve eye strain and headaches from long hours on the computer as they also allow you to control your light exposure in the hours leading towards bed. 

They also have a sleep mask, which I love for travel, and red light bulbs that have become a big part of optimizing our new baby’s sleep cycles.

To check out their extensive line of stylish frames and products please visit: www.blublox.com/stacked 

And use Code STACKED for 15% off at checkout.

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]]> For this week’s episode, I’m joined by Jay Campbell, a popular previous guest on the podcast and an expert on optimizing hormonal health and manipulating diet to lose body fat in the fastest possible way whilst preserving muscle. Jay is the author of several books on health and nutrition, including The Metabolic Blowtorch Diet: The Ultimate Guide for Optimizing Intermittent Fasting, and Guaranteed Shredded; How to Maximally Reduce Your Body Fat % in Under 10 Weeks. With over thirty years of experience in the health and fitness industry, Jay has a wealth of knowledge to share about building an impressive physique, biohacking your age, and improving your performance.

During our last conversation, Jay and I talked about raising our levels of consciousness through meditation and mindfulness. However, today we change tack and consider the health benefits of intermittent fasting. We discuss how targeted fasting routines can be simpler, more effective and easier to stick to than traditional diets, and we dive into some of the therapeutic interventions that Jay is known for, including his use of the pharmaceutical drug, metformin, to help tweak his metabolism and increase his longevity. Jay emphasizes the importance of hormonal health and we end the podcast with a discussion about the recent dramatic decline in testosterone levels.


Proudly Sponsored By:
Magnesium Breakthrough
Magnesium is THE single most studied mineral in existence. It powers over 600 critical reactions in our bodies. To date, thousands of studies have proven it to be beneficial for the heart, energy, metabolism, immunity, sleep, pain, and more. In fact, the only two-time Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling, recommended daily supplementation of magnesium (at least 350mg per day). And so do over 100,000 courageous doctors—including top MDs from Harvard.

And right now during the entire month of November the makers of Magnesium Breakthrough are running their Black Friday and Cyber Monday until November 30th. 

This is the BEST time of the year for incredible deals. On select products you can get free shipping, up to 40% off and they are even giving away free bottles of MassZymes, P3OM and their HCl breakthrough with select orders. 

You won’t find this deal anywhere else (not even on their official website) - it’s only through this special link: www.bioptimizers.com/stacked and use coupon code stacked10 for 10% off.


BluBlox
Throughout 2.6 million years of evolution, the only time our eyes were exposed to ultraviolet wavelengths of light was in the day time, with the most intense light being around 12 noon. And for that reason, our brains evolved to recognize the experience of blue light as a signal that it’s time to work and really anything -- except SLEEP!

That’s why I love BluBlox, makers of the most scientifically validated blue-blocking sunglasses on the market. These shades help relieve eye strain and headaches from long hours on the computer as they also allow you to control your light exposure in the hours leading towards bed. 

They also have a sleep mask, which I love for travel, and red light bulbs that have become a big part of optimizing our new baby’s sleep cycles.

To check out their extensive line of stylish frames and products please visit: www.blublox.com/stacked 

And use Code STACKED for 15% off at checkout.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6311002 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0600 6618 1 75 full true 074 | AMA: Outside-The-Box Weight Loss Tips We Learned in 2020 074 | AMA: Outside-The-Box Weight Loss Tips We Learned in 2020 Today, I dive into some weight-loss strategies and set out my unconventional approach to dieting which is focused on mindset, self-belief, and intention rather than the traditional ‘calorie in calorie out’ approach. Interestingly, during this time when many of us have been freed from the constraints of the daily commute and find ourselves with more time on our hands to work on our fitness, I’ve noticed some measurable results around weight loss. It seems to me that people are taking advantage of the extra hours spent at home to exercise more and are finally starting to focus on shedding the extra pounds they’ve been intending to lose for years. Of course, in the midst of the current Covid pandemic, looking after our mental and physical health is more important than ever. So, to help build a sense of connection in these socially distanced times, the team at Runga Life has created The Tribe, an online community dedicated to enhancing fitness and wellbeing. For a short period, we’re offering a limited number of people 30 days free access to our program, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com to sign up and check out the details.

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]]> Today, I dive into some weight-loss strategies and set out my unconventional approach to dieting which is focused on mindset, self-belief, and intention rather than the traditional ‘calorie in calorie out’ approach. Interestingly, during this time when many of us have been freed from the constraints of the daily commute and find ourselves with more time on our hands to work on our fitness, I’ve noticed some measurable results around weight loss. It seems to me that people are taking advantage of the extra hours spent at home to exercise more and are finally starting to focus on shedding the extra pounds they’ve been intending to lose for years. Of course, in the midst of the current Covid pandemic, looking after our mental and physical health is more important than ever. So, to help build a sense of connection in these socially distanced times, the team at Runga Life has created The Tribe, an online community dedicated to enhancing fitness and wellbeing. For a short period, we’re offering a limited number of people 30 days free access to our program, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com to sign up and check out the details.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6239263 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0600 2835 1 74 full false 073 | Patrick McKeown - Breathing Exercises For Health & Performance 073 | Patrick McKeown - Breathing Exercises For Health & Performance Today’s guest is Patrick McKeown, a leading authority on nasal breathing and the author of The Oxygen Advantage, a best-selling book that contains simple and effective techniques to help improve health and optimize athletic performance. Patrick has carried out extensive research into the biochemistry and biomechanics of breathing and he is the creator of the SportsMask, which is designed to boost sports performance, and Myotape, which aims to help people switch from mouth to nasal breathing. Through his Oxygen Advantage Program, Patrick provides functional breathing training intended to improve oxygen delivery, reduce breathlessness, and alleviate the symptoms of a wide range of health conditions such as asthma, anxiety, sleep apnea, and nasal congestion. As a former chronic mouth breather, he is well aware of the negative impact that mouth breathing can have on our health and the role it plays in contributing to poor quality sleep, fatigue, lack of concentration, and disproportionate breathlessness during exercise. He believes that breathing lightly and softly through the nose, using the diaphragm rather than the upper chest, calms the mind and improves the biochemistry of the body.

During our discussion, Patrick disputes the widely-held belief that it’s beneficial to take big breaths and counters the assumption that the more air we breathe, the more oxygen gets delivered to the organs and tissues. In fact, he points out that the harder and faster we breathe, the more the blood vessels constrict, causing oxygen delivery to be reduced. He explains that dysfunctional breathing patterns can affect our performance during physical exercise and lead to disproportionate breathlessness, or even exercise-induced asthma. For these reasons, Patrick advises all recreational athletes to switch to nasal breathing in order to increase their fitness levels, delay fatigue, aid recovery, and prevent the build-up of lactic acid. 


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]]> Today’s guest is Patrick McKeown, a leading authority on nasal breathing and the author of The Oxygen Advantage, a best-selling book that contains simple and effective techniques to help improve health and optimize athletic performance. Patrick has carried out extensive research into the biochemistry and biomechanics of breathing and he is the creator of the SportsMask, which is designed to boost sports performance, and Myotape, which aims to help people switch from mouth to nasal breathing. Through his Oxygen Advantage Program, Patrick provides functional breathing training intended to improve oxygen delivery, reduce breathlessness, and alleviate the symptoms of a wide range of health conditions such as asthma, anxiety, sleep apnea, and nasal congestion. As a former chronic mouth breather, he is well aware of the negative impact that mouth breathing can have on our health and the role it plays in contributing to poor quality sleep, fatigue, lack of concentration, and disproportionate breathlessness during exercise. He believes that breathing lightly and softly through the nose, using the diaphragm rather than the upper chest, calms the mind and improves the biochemistry of the body.

During our discussion, Patrick disputes the widely-held belief that it’s beneficial to take big breaths and counters the assumption that the more air we breathe, the more oxygen gets delivered to the organs and tissues. In fact, he points out that the harder and faster we breathe, the more the blood vessels constrict, causing oxygen delivery to be reduced. He explains that dysfunctional breathing patterns can affect our performance during physical exercise and lead to disproportionate breathlessness, or even exercise-induced asthma. For these reasons, Patrick advises all recreational athletes to switch to nasal breathing in order to increase their fitness levels, delay fatigue, aid recovery, and prevent the build-up of lactic acid. 


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6187201 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0600 5750 1 73 full false 072 | AMA: How to Train for the RKC or StrongFirst Snatch Test & How Joe Would Do Thanksgiving in 2020 072 | AMA: How to Train for the RKC or StrongFirst Snatch Test & How Joe Would Do Thanksgiving in 2020 Today, I talk about my preparation for the Russian Kettlebell Certification and describe how failing at my first attempt forced me to come up with a carefully considered approach designed to build an aerobic base and strength-endurance. I share how following this program prepared me for the challenge of handling sustained efforts of strength and helped me to conquer the physical and mental obstacles I needed to overcome. On a side note, as we approach Thanksgiving, I advise you how to damage control your holidays and maintain your health throughout the festivities by reducing your feeding window, avoiding sugar, using activated charcoal to aid digestion, and taking saunas to help your body sweat out alcohol and other toxins. But, above all, I encourage you to enjoy yourself and remember that the positive impact of celebrating with friends and family members far outweighs any temporary disruption to an otherwise healthy lifestyle.


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]]> Today, I talk about my preparation for the Russian Kettlebell Certification and describe how failing at my first attempt forced me to come up with a carefully considered approach designed to build an aerobic base and strength-endurance. I share how following this program prepared me for the challenge of handling sustained efforts of strength and helped me to conquer the physical and mental obstacles I needed to overcome. On a side note, as we approach Thanksgiving, I advise you how to damage control your holidays and maintain your health throughout the festivities by reducing your feeding window, avoiding sugar, using activated charcoal to aid digestion, and taking saunas to help your body sweat out alcohol and other toxins. But, above all, I encourage you to enjoy yourself and remember that the positive impact of celebrating with friends and family members far outweighs any temporary disruption to an otherwise healthy lifestyle.


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6147952 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0500 3575 1 72 full true 071 | Steve Capobianco - What Fascia Really Is, How It Works, & How to Move Better 071 | Steve Capobianco - What Fascia Really Is, How It Works, & How to Move Better My guest this week is Steve Capobianco, co-founder and Medical Director of Rocktape, a company that creates and supplies premium kinesiology tape for athletes of every level. Steve, who is known as the Fascia Doc on Instagram, is a leading authority on the fascial system, and his work has saved careers, changed lives, and improved the day to day performance of countless people around the world. 

In today’s show, we explore the often overlooked fascial system and discuss what it is, how it works, and what we can do to improve its efficacy. Much of the information Steve shares is based on cutting-edge research since our understanding of the fascial system is still evolving. In fact, anatomists used to believe that fascia was nothing more than an insignificant layer of packaging stretched around the muscles until research revealed it to be a sophisticated and sensitive network that connects the body both mechanically and neurologically.

BiOptimizers
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification, fat metabolism, energy, even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here:

Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium, when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re giving my listeners an exclusive promotion at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. Plus you can save an additional 10% with discount code STACKED10.

Kion Flex
Kion is creating some of the highest quality products on the market for health & fitness. In fact, it’s my personal belief that everyone who trains hard should consider two products from Kion, AMINOS and KION FLEX. 

AMINOS are the most absorbable amino acids, i.e. PROTEINS, on the planet with up to 99% utilization, while a steak is something like 50%, plus these are vegan-friendly! 

FLEX is this incredible joint support product that I use for weeks at a time anytime I am kicking my training up a notch and doing a lot of overhead work. Flex can rapidly reduce mild, temporary joint discomfort and decrease exercise-related soreness! And my good friends at KION are offering my listeners some VERY special offers on these two products, up to 20% off in fact. All you have to do is head on over to coachjoedi.com/KION and enjoy a little savings and lot higher performance!

Support the show

]]> My guest this week is Steve Capobianco, co-founder and Medical Director of Rocktape, a company that creates and supplies premium kinesiology tape for athletes of every level. Steve, who is known as the Fascia Doc on Instagram, is a leading authority on the fascial system, and his work has saved careers, changed lives, and improved the day to day performance of countless people around the world. 

In today’s show, we explore the often overlooked fascial system and discuss what it is, how it works, and what we can do to improve its efficacy. Much of the information Steve shares is based on cutting-edge research since our understanding of the fascial system is still evolving. In fact, anatomists used to believe that fascia was nothing more than an insignificant layer of packaging stretched around the muscles until research revealed it to be a sophisticated and sensitive network that connects the body both mechanically and neurologically.

BiOptimizers
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification, fat metabolism, energy, even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here:

Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium, when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re giving my listeners an exclusive promotion at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. Plus you can save an additional 10% with discount code STACKED10.

Kion Flex
Kion is creating some of the highest quality products on the market for health & fitness. In fact, it’s my personal belief that everyone who trains hard should consider two products from Kion, AMINOS and KION FLEX. 

AMINOS are the most absorbable amino acids, i.e. PROTEINS, on the planet with up to 99% utilization, while a steak is something like 50%, plus these are vegan-friendly! 

FLEX is this incredible joint support product that I use for weeks at a time anytime I am kicking my training up a notch and doing a lot of overhead work. Flex can rapidly reduce mild, temporary joint discomfort and decrease exercise-related soreness! And my good friends at KION are offering my listeners some VERY special offers on these two products, up to 20% off in fact. All you have to do is head on over to coachjoedi.com/KION and enjoy a little savings and lot higher performance!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6074353 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0500 4802 1 71 full false 070 | AMA: Vitamin D Uncensored, Deficiency, Toxicity, Covid-19, Oh My! 070 | AMA: Vitamin D Uncensored, Deficiency, Toxicity, Covid-19, Oh My! This Friday, I take an in-depth look at vitamin D, a topic that has become quite controversial due to the conflicting information put out by various sources about its efficacy in reducing the risk of contracting and becoming seriously ill with coronavirus. Opinions about what constitutes vitamin D deficiency also vary significantly, but studies show that people whose vitamin D level is lower than 30 nanograms per milliliter have an approximately 20% higher risk of all-cause mortality. Advice about the appropriate daily dosage is also inconsistent and, for simplicity’s sake, some researchers have pointed out that doubling the average vitamin D level of the global population would be the least expensive way to decrease mortality and increase longevity. Vitamin D has been found to be beneficial in the treatment of many conditions such as Crohn’s disease, dementia, and cancer and, during the current pandemic, we need to be able to access reliable and accurate information about the role vitamin D can play in the fight against Covid.

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]]> This Friday, I take an in-depth look at vitamin D, a topic that has become quite controversial due to the conflicting information put out by various sources about its efficacy in reducing the risk of contracting and becoming seriously ill with coronavirus. Opinions about what constitutes vitamin D deficiency also vary significantly, but studies show that people whose vitamin D level is lower than 30 nanograms per milliliter have an approximately 20% higher risk of all-cause mortality. Advice about the appropriate daily dosage is also inconsistent and, for simplicity’s sake, some researchers have pointed out that doubling the average vitamin D level of the global population would be the least expensive way to decrease mortality and increase longevity. Vitamin D has been found to be beneficial in the treatment of many conditions such as Crohn’s disease, dementia, and cancer and, during the current pandemic, we need to be able to access reliable and accurate information about the role vitamin D can play in the fight against Covid.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-6017791 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 2140 1 70 full false 069 | Jared Pickard - Problems with Organic Farming, Starting a Biodynamic Farm & Making Edible Beauty Products 069 | Jared Pickard - Problems with Organic Farming, Starting a Biodynamic Farm & Making Edible Beauty Products In this show, I chat with Jared Pickard who, along with his wife Velisa, is the founder of Be Here Farm and Nature, a Demeter certified biodynamic farm, situated on Spring Mountain, just outside St. Helena, California. Jared and Velisa grow over three hundred varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers without the use of heavy machinery or shop-bought chemicals and they have recently started producing their own range of biodynamic skincare products made from plants grown on their farm.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss what sets biodynamic farming apart from every other agricultural system and Jared clarifies the difference between organic and biodynamic certification. He also describes the unique methods that biodynamic farmers use to care for their land and recounts his recent experience of fleeing from the devastating wildfires that threatened his farm. Fortunately, Jared and his family managed to escape unharmed with the precious bottles of serum for their 2021 cosmetic line carefully packed in their van. 

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Lumi bulbs work in perfect concert with the BluBlox’s blue-blocking glasses that significantly reduce the risks of long-term eye damage from the intensity and brightness of our modern day computer and phone screens.

Lumi Summer bulbs, which is an amber bulb for daytime use, eradicates the nasty blue LED light spike at 465nm that could be causing a lot of that digital eyestrain and productivity busting headaches.

Lumi Sleep+ bulbs eliminate 100% of all blue and green light between 400-580nm allowing you to protect yourself against any delay in your melatonin rising. 

These all new Lumi light bulbs are LED but do not flicker, they are low EMF and have a long lifespan, making them the world’s first optimal circadian lighting solution for our modern world. 

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]]> In this show, I chat with Jared Pickard who, along with his wife Velisa, is the founder of Be Here Farm and Nature, a Demeter certified biodynamic farm, situated on Spring Mountain, just outside St. Helena, California. Jared and Velisa grow over three hundred varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers without the use of heavy machinery or shop-bought chemicals and they have recently started producing their own range of biodynamic skincare products made from plants grown on their farm.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss what sets biodynamic farming apart from every other agricultural system and Jared clarifies the difference between organic and biodynamic certification. He also describes the unique methods that biodynamic farmers use to care for their land and recounts his recent experience of fleeing from the devastating wildfires that threatened his farm. Fortunately, Jared and his family managed to escape unharmed with the precious bottles of serum for their 2021 cosmetic line carefully packed in their van. 

Proudly Sponsored By:

BluBlox  
There’s a brand new way to improve the quality and depth of your sleep and support healthier hormonal rhythms all-day long - Lumi Light Bulbs from BluBlox.

Lumi bulbs work in perfect concert with the BluBlox’s blue-blocking glasses that significantly reduce the risks of long-term eye damage from the intensity and brightness of our modern day computer and phone screens.

Lumi Summer bulbs, which is an amber bulb for daytime use, eradicates the nasty blue LED light spike at 465nm that could be causing a lot of that digital eyestrain and productivity busting headaches.

Lumi Sleep+ bulbs eliminate 100% of all blue and green light between 400-580nm allowing you to protect yourself against any delay in your melatonin rising. 

These all new Lumi light bulbs are LED but do not flicker, they are low EMF and have a long lifespan, making them the world’s first optimal circadian lighting solution for our modern world. 

Use code STACKED to save 15% at checkout from BluBlox 


Sun Potion
Purchase Be Here’s new flagship product, the Summer Solstice Serum, at www.sunpotion.com between October 19 to October 31 and receive 10% off with code “STACKED”.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5966164 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 6160 1 69 full true 068 | AMA: The Best & Worst Of CrossFit and It’s Lasting Influence on Mainstream Fitness 068 | AMA: The Best & Worst Of CrossFit and It’s Lasting Influence on Mainstream Fitness In today’s show, I consider the impact, both positive and negative, that CrossFit has had on the fitness industry. CrossFit was a game changer when it first appeared in the early 2000s and broke free from the constraints of traditional training regimes. Its unorthodox approach led to improved fitness and increased adherence to exercise programs and many of us have CrossFit to thank for the variety, versatility, and efficacy of the workouts we enjoy today. It was the first fitness movement to create a culture and build a community that transcended what happened in the gym. It raised awareness of nutrition as well as fitness, advising its devotees to eat a Paleo-type diet that restricted starch and shunned sugar. CrossFit, with its high-intensity workouts, provided a sort of modern-day warrior training but problems started to occur when some people, (who were never designed to be warriors), began to embrace its gruelling high-intensity routines a little too enthusiastically.  

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Kion Coffee is medium roast, with a balanced, clean flavor and a smooth, rich body. You’ll taste notes of sweet apple, marzipan, and baking spices, and scrumptious dark chocolate as the cup cools.

Every batch of Kion Coffee is sourced with 100% organic Arabica beans that are grown and harvested on sustainable, fair-trade coffee cooperatives then roasted fresh in Colorado. Unlike most, including nearly all organic coffees, Kion Coffee is regularly tested to ensure its free of mold, mycotoxins, and pesticides.

And the just released Kion Decaf is the same delicious, organic coffee—minus the caffeine. 

And rest assured, Kion uses pure mountain water to decaffeinate the beans, unlike most coffees that may use harsh chemicals. The result is a decaf coffee you can feel good about, and look forward to, day or night. 

And now you can save 20% on your first order of any Kion Coffees with code “STACKED” at checkout at www.getkion.com/stacked

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]]> In today’s show, I consider the impact, both positive and negative, that CrossFit has had on the fitness industry. CrossFit was a game changer when it first appeared in the early 2000s and broke free from the constraints of traditional training regimes. Its unorthodox approach led to improved fitness and increased adherence to exercise programs and many of us have CrossFit to thank for the variety, versatility, and efficacy of the workouts we enjoy today. It was the first fitness movement to create a culture and build a community that transcended what happened in the gym. It raised awareness of nutrition as well as fitness, advising its devotees to eat a Paleo-type diet that restricted starch and shunned sugar. CrossFit, with its high-intensity workouts, provided a sort of modern-day warrior training but problems started to occur when some people, (who were never designed to be warriors), began to embrace its gruelling high-intensity routines a little too enthusiastically.  

Proudly Sponsored By:

Kion Coffee
Kion Coffee is medium roast, with a balanced, clean flavor and a smooth, rich body. You’ll taste notes of sweet apple, marzipan, and baking spices, and scrumptious dark chocolate as the cup cools.

Every batch of Kion Coffee is sourced with 100% organic Arabica beans that are grown and harvested on sustainable, fair-trade coffee cooperatives then roasted fresh in Colorado. Unlike most, including nearly all organic coffees, Kion Coffee is regularly tested to ensure its free of mold, mycotoxins, and pesticides.

And the just released Kion Decaf is the same delicious, organic coffee—minus the caffeine. 

And rest assured, Kion uses pure mountain water to decaffeinate the beans, unlike most coffees that may use harsh chemicals. The result is a decaf coffee you can feel good about, and look forward to, day or night. 

And now you can save 20% on your first order of any Kion Coffees with code “STACKED” at checkout at www.getkion.com/stacked

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5913013 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 3793 1 68 full false 067 | Eric Cressey - Everything You Need to Know About Shoulder Pain 067 | Eric Cressey - Everything You Need to Know About Shoulder Pain Eric Cressey is a shoulder expert and an internationally-famous strength and conditioning coach. As the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, he is responsible for the arm care and injury prevention programs of hundreds of Major League baseball players and, earlier this year, he was appointed Director of Player Health and Performance for the New York Yankees. As well as being an anatomy guru, Eric is also a competitive powerlifter who holds several state, national, and world records.


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Bioptimizers
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification, fat metabolism, energy, even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium, when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from. 

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try.  

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10. 

KION Flex
Kion Flex is a fast-acting joint support formula designed to support a balanced response to exercise-related inflammation. Its plant-based, clinically-studied ingredients help reduce soreness and discomfort and provide short-term relief when you need it most.

And you can save 20% on your first order of Kion Flex over at coachjoedi.com/kionflex

Support the show

]]> Eric Cressey is a shoulder expert and an internationally-famous strength and conditioning coach. As the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, he is responsible for the arm care and injury prevention programs of hundreds of Major League baseball players and, earlier this year, he was appointed Director of Player Health and Performance for the New York Yankees. As well as being an anatomy guru, Eric is also a competitive powerlifter who holds several state, national, and world records.


Proudly Sponsored By:
Bioptimizers
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification, fat metabolism, energy, even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium, when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from. 

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try.  

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10. 

KION Flex
Kion Flex is a fast-acting joint support formula designed to support a balanced response to exercise-related inflammation. Its plant-based, clinically-studied ingredients help reduce soreness and discomfort and provide short-term relief when you need it most.

And you can save 20% on your first order of Kion Flex over at coachjoedi.com/kionflex

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5858308 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 4359 1 67 full false 066 | AMA: Exploring Joe’s Daily Supplement Regimen 066 | AMA: Exploring Joe’s Daily Supplement Regimen In today’s AMA episode, I share my current supplement regime and reveal the products I use to optimize my overall health and well-being. Of course, everyone’s nutritional needs are unique so I suggest you take a blood test to check for any specific deficiencies before diving into a supplement regimen. That being said, these products work for me and some of them, such as the Quinton Iso & Hypertonic Solutions, I would recommend to anyone who wants to maintain a healthy hydration and mineral balance. Likewise, since studies show that a Vitamin D deficiency can make you more susceptible to Covid-19 infection and can affect your ability to recover from the illness, taking vitamin D supplements, (as well as vitamin C to help fight off colds and flu), seems like a good idea.


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One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking.

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.



Support the show

]]> In today’s AMA episode, I share my current supplement regime and reveal the products I use to optimize my overall health and well-being. Of course, everyone’s nutritional needs are unique so I suggest you take a blood test to check for any specific deficiencies before diving into a supplement regimen. That being said, these products work for me and some of them, such as the Quinton Iso & Hypertonic Solutions, I would recommend to anyone who wants to maintain a healthy hydration and mineral balance. Likewise, since studies show that a Vitamin D deficiency can make you more susceptible to Covid-19 infection and can affect your ability to recover from the illness, taking vitamin D supplements, (as well as vitamin C to help fight off colds and flu), seems like a good idea.


Proudly Sponsored By:
Traeger Grills
One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking.

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.



Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5808040 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500 3592 1 66 full false 065 | Amelia Boone - How a 4x World Champion is Reinventing Herself 065 | Amelia Boone - How a 4x World Champion is Reinventing Herself Amelia Boone is a legend in the obstacle course racing world. Over the course of her phenomenally successful athletic career, she’s chalked up over thirty victories, been crowned a Spartan Race World Champion and won the World’s Toughest Mudder three times. Fiercely competitive, determined and willing to undergo intense physical suffering in order to achieve her goals, Amelia became known as the ‘Queen of Pain’ and was respected and revered by her many fans. She achieved all this whilst pursuing a full-time career as a corporate lawyer and her ability to combine competing at an elite level with the demands of a professional career made her seem almost superhuman. However, in 2019 Amelia decided to reveal the real person behind the public image and laid bare her twenty-year battle with anorexia and anxiety.

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Created by 2-time podcast guest Dr Chris Shade, this product supplies all of the nutrients needed for maximal energy generation, DNA repair, cell signaling and - survival. This product contains all our genetic keys to longevity. 

Sadly, our bodies age continuously and our NAD+ levels naturally decline over a lifetime. In fact, well-documented research shows that by age 50 you’ll have less than half the NAD+ you had at 20. And if you are working a full-time job, running a million miles a week, and maybe not eating perfectly or recovering fully, it may drop even faster. 

Well, what if you could regenerate and sustain healthy, youthful levels of NAD+ well into your later years? Enter: NAD+ Platinum.

In NAD+ Platinum, Dr Shade has included highly stable master phytocompounds (quercetin and resveratrol) to help supercharge the longevity proteins called sirtuins & support a greater, more youthful level of production of NAD+, plus all the B vitamins you need to support balanced methylation — the biochemical process that keeps the NAD+ cycle turning — which is where a LOT of people’s genes fall short. In fact, Emilia and I both had genetic tests that showed major deficits in our body’s abilities to methylate and that’s why we take SO many darn B-vitamins. 

Anyway, I strongly, strongly advise anybody that wants to feel younger, more energetic, and generally healthier to give NAD Platinum a try. For many, this product is going to attack your fatigue at the SOURCE rather than band-aiding an aging problem with a quick fix that doesn’t address the underlying problem. And you can save 10% on NAD Platinum with code “coachjoe2020” 

Kion Colostrum
Colostrum is Mother Nature’s nutrient-rich “first food” that can support total body health and performance. It supplies gut-nourishing vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes that help level up your immune system and microbiome.

Kion Colostrum fortifies your body with a small army of defenders plus growth factors that help build and maintain muscles! 

Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking for an immune boost, rest assured you’re feeding your gut the good stuff with Kion Colostrum.

Save 20% on your first Kion order with code STACKED

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]]> Amelia Boone is a legend in the obstacle course racing world. Over the course of her phenomenally successful athletic career, she’s chalked up over thirty victories, been crowned a Spartan Race World Champion and won the World’s Toughest Mudder three times. Fiercely competitive, determined and willing to undergo intense physical suffering in order to achieve her goals, Amelia became known as the ‘Queen of Pain’ and was respected and revered by her many fans. She achieved all this whilst pursuing a full-time career as a corporate lawyer and her ability to combine competing at an elite level with the demands of a professional career made her seem almost superhuman. However, in 2019 Amelia decided to reveal the real person behind the public image and laid bare her twenty-year battle with anorexia and anxiety.

Proudly Sponsored By:
Quicksilver Scientific NAD+ Platinum™
Created by 2-time podcast guest Dr Chris Shade, this product supplies all of the nutrients needed for maximal energy generation, DNA repair, cell signaling and - survival. This product contains all our genetic keys to longevity. 

Sadly, our bodies age continuously and our NAD+ levels naturally decline over a lifetime. In fact, well-documented research shows that by age 50 you’ll have less than half the NAD+ you had at 20. And if you are working a full-time job, running a million miles a week, and maybe not eating perfectly or recovering fully, it may drop even faster. 

Well, what if you could regenerate and sustain healthy, youthful levels of NAD+ well into your later years? Enter: NAD+ Platinum.

In NAD+ Platinum, Dr Shade has included highly stable master phytocompounds (quercetin and resveratrol) to help supercharge the longevity proteins called sirtuins & support a greater, more youthful level of production of NAD+, plus all the B vitamins you need to support balanced methylation — the biochemical process that keeps the NAD+ cycle turning — which is where a LOT of people’s genes fall short. In fact, Emilia and I both had genetic tests that showed major deficits in our body’s abilities to methylate and that’s why we take SO many darn B-vitamins. 

Anyway, I strongly, strongly advise anybody that wants to feel younger, more energetic, and generally healthier to give NAD Platinum a try. For many, this product is going to attack your fatigue at the SOURCE rather than band-aiding an aging problem with a quick fix that doesn’t address the underlying problem. And you can save 10% on NAD Platinum with code “coachjoe2020” 

Kion Colostrum
Colostrum is Mother Nature’s nutrient-rich “first food” that can support total body health and performance. It supplies gut-nourishing vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes that help level up your immune system and microbiome.

Kion Colostrum fortifies your body with a small army of defenders plus growth factors that help build and maintain muscles! 

Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking for an immune boost, rest assured you’re feeding your gut the good stuff with Kion Colostrum.

Save 20% on your first Kion order with code STACKED

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5752762 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 4260 1 65 full false 064 | AMA: Everything You Need to Know About Cold Immersion 064 | AMA: Everything You Need to Know About Cold Immersion In this week’s show, I set out my step by step guide to cold immersion and explain why the practice is so beneficial for our physical and mental wellbeing. The trappings of modern life have made us weaker and less willing to expose ourselves to discomfort so the idea of cold-water immersion can seem daunting. However, it is important to consider that if we are not prepared to face challenges our comfort zones will shrink and we will become less able to cope with the difficult situations that will inevitably arise in our lives. It really is true that adversity makes us stronger, and the goal of cold water immersion is to conquer adversity, overcome discomfort and feel empowered at the end of it. Cold water immersion has played a part in many cultures and religions and its reported health benefits include enhanced immune function, reduced inflammation, lowered body fat and blood sugar, improved sexual performance and fertility, better sleep quality, and improved thyroid health.

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If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. 

Sadly, Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. To make matters worse, most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

Magnesium Breakthrough is the best Magnesium product that I am aware of and my good friends at Bioptimizers are running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. Plus, you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.

And here’s the deal: the guys who make it are SO confident that you’re gonna like it that they’ll give you ALL your money back if you don’t!


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]]> In this week’s show, I set out my step by step guide to cold immersion and explain why the practice is so beneficial for our physical and mental wellbeing. The trappings of modern life have made us weaker and less willing to expose ourselves to discomfort so the idea of cold-water immersion can seem daunting. However, it is important to consider that if we are not prepared to face challenges our comfort zones will shrink and we will become less able to cope with the difficult situations that will inevitably arise in our lives. It really is true that adversity makes us stronger, and the goal of cold water immersion is to conquer adversity, overcome discomfort and feel empowered at the end of it. Cold water immersion has played a part in many cultures and religions and its reported health benefits include enhanced immune function, reduced inflammation, lowered body fat and blood sugar, improved sexual performance and fertility, better sleep quality, and improved thyroid health.

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A comprehensive list of all my favorite supplements, nutrients, and biohacks all in one place complete with brand names, my why in recommending these products, plus discount codes and offers.

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If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. 

Sadly, Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. To make matters worse, most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

Magnesium Breakthrough is the best Magnesium product that I am aware of and my good friends at Bioptimizers are running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. Plus, you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.

And here’s the deal: the guys who make it are SO confident that you’re gonna like it that they’ll give you ALL your money back if you don’t!


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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5694328 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0500 4791 1 64 full false 063 | Wade Lightheart - How To Reverse Magnesium Deficiency & Optimize Your Biology 063 | Wade Lightheart - How To Reverse Magnesium Deficiency & Optimize Your Biology In this episode, I sit with Wade Lightheart, co-founder and president of BiOptimizers, a nutrition company whose mission is to bring you the best in health and nutritional supplements. Wade is an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, the author of numerous books on health, exercise, and nutrition, and the host of The Awesome Health Podcast. As well as being one of the world’s leading authorities on natural nutrition, Wade is a former natural bodybuilding champion and he is proud to have taken part in the Mr Universe contest as a drug-free vegetarian competitor.

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BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and I highly recommend you give it a try through our special promotion at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. And now you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.

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]]> In this episode, I sit with Wade Lightheart, co-founder and president of BiOptimizers, a nutrition company whose mission is to bring you the best in health and nutritional supplements. Wade is an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, the author of numerous books on health, exercise, and nutrition, and the host of The Awesome Health Podcast. As well as being one of the world’s leading authorities on natural nutrition, Wade is a former natural bodybuilding champion and he is proud to have taken part in the Mr Universe contest as a drug-free vegetarian competitor.

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BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and I highly recommend you give it a try through our special promotion at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. And now you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5639167 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0500 5304 1 63 full false 062 | AMA: Why mobility training doesn't work & avoiding problems with keto 062 | AMA: Why mobility training doesn't work & avoiding problems with keto In today’s ask-me-anything episode, I explain why mobility training doesn’t always work and set out what you need to know if you’re an athlete who is thinking of shifting to a keto diet.  I talk about the mind-body connection, tell you why you should adopt a full-body approach to fitness rather than focusing on stretching specific muscles, and explain why it is easy to fuel a sedentary lifestyle on keto but considerably more complex to fuel an active lifestyle that includes regular high-intensity activity.   

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It’s the first to take a Microbe-Systems Approach with strain-specific benefits beyond digestive health, including skin health, heart health, gut immune function, gut barrier integrity, and micronutrient synthesis. It’s also the first formulation to include strains that synthesize folate and increase production within the body.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

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]]> In today’s ask-me-anything episode, I explain why mobility training doesn’t always work and set out what you need to know if you’re an athlete who is thinking of shifting to a keto diet.  I talk about the mind-body connection, tell you why you should adopt a full-body approach to fitness rather than focusing on stretching specific muscles, and explain why it is easy to fuel a sedentary lifestyle on keto but considerably more complex to fuel an active lifestyle that includes regular high-intensity activity.   

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Seed’s Daily Synbiotic combines 24 clinically-studied probiotic strains (not found in yogurt, most supplements, or fermented foods and beverages) with a non-fermenting prebiotic compound isolated and purified from Indian pomegranate.

It’s the first to take a Microbe-Systems Approach with strain-specific benefits beyond digestive health, including skin health, heart health, gut immune function, gut barrier integrity, and micronutrient synthesis. It’s also the first formulation to include strains that synthesize folate and increase production within the body.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5584726 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0500 3042 1 62 full false 061 | Shaun T - The Secrets of Staying Motivated, Focused, and Fit! 061 | Shaun T - The Secrets of Staying Motivated, Focused, and Fit! Shaun T is best-known as the creator of high-intensity workouts such as Insanity, Focus T25 andTransform:20, but he is also a sexual abuse survivor who has had to conquer severe emotional trauma in order to become the successful fitness coach and entrepreneur that he is today. As a former track and field athlete, Shaun T knows all about how to build a strong committed mindset and achieve peak physical performance. He is a passionate and powerful communicator who is driven by his desire to share his knowledge and make a positive difference in the world. His mission is to inspire people to realize their full potential by promoting positivity and health. Through his social media platforms and his Trust and Believe podcast, Shaun empowers others to be the best that they can be by living physically active and emotionally fulfilling lives.

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If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable.

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Dry Farm Wines
Dry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!

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]]> Shaun T is best-known as the creator of high-intensity workouts such as Insanity, Focus T25 andTransform:20, but he is also a sexual abuse survivor who has had to conquer severe emotional trauma in order to become the successful fitness coach and entrepreneur that he is today. As a former track and field athlete, Shaun T knows all about how to build a strong committed mindset and achieve peak physical performance. He is a passionate and powerful communicator who is driven by his desire to share his knowledge and make a positive difference in the world. His mission is to inspire people to realize their full potential by promoting positivity and health. Through his social media platforms and his Trust and Believe podcast, Shaun empowers others to be the best that they can be by living physically active and emotionally fulfilling lives.

Proudly Sponsored By:

BiOptimizers 
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable.

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Dry Farm Wines
Dry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5535895 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0500 4092 1 61 full false 060 | AMA: Nutrition from food vs supplements & five daily habits for health & performance. 060 | AMA: Nutrition from food vs supplements & five daily habits for health & performance. In my first AMA episode, I offer some solutions to the questions I am most frequently asked about health and wellbeing and give some practical and easily achievable advice about how we can optimize our health and start Ieading more active and empowered lives. I also explore the role that supplements can play in our diet and consider how our exposure to electromagnetic radiation and environmental toxins is further contributing to our nutrient depletion. Finally, as an enthusiastic fan of free medicine, I share some natural and cost-free remedies which have been designed by Nature to promote our physical, mental, and emotional health.

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Colostrum is Mother Nature’s nutrient-rich “first food” that can support total body health and performance. It supplies gut-nourishing vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes that help level up your immune system and microbiome.

Kion Colostrum fortifies your body with a small army of defenders plus growth factors that help build and maintain muscles! 

Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking for an immune boost, rest assured you’re feeding your gut the good stuff with Kion Colostrum.

Save 20% on your first Kion order with code “STACKED”

Support the show

]]> In my first AMA episode, I offer some solutions to the questions I am most frequently asked about health and wellbeing and give some practical and easily achievable advice about how we can optimize our health and start Ieading more active and empowered lives. I also explore the role that supplements can play in our diet and consider how our exposure to electromagnetic radiation and environmental toxins is further contributing to our nutrient depletion. Finally, as an enthusiastic fan of free medicine, I share some natural and cost-free remedies which have been designed by Nature to promote our physical, mental, and emotional health.

Proudly Sponsored By
Kion Colostrum 
Colostrum is Mother Nature’s nutrient-rich “first food” that can support total body health and performance. It supplies gut-nourishing vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes that help level up your immune system and microbiome.

Kion Colostrum fortifies your body with a small army of defenders plus growth factors that help build and maintain muscles! 

Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking for an immune boost, rest assured you’re feeding your gut the good stuff with Kion Colostrum.

Save 20% on your first Kion order with code “STACKED”

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5486446 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500 3076 1 60 full false 059 | Dr. Perry Nickelston - The Cure for Chronic Pain and Fatigue That Nobody is Talking About 059 | Dr. Perry Nickelston - The Cure for Chronic Pain and Fatigue That Nobody is Talking About Dr. Perry Nickelston is a chiropractic physician, creator of the Body Aquarium, and founder of Stop Chasing Pain, a movement dedicated to optimizing health and helping people heal from chronic pain. He is also an expert on the lymphatic system, one of the most overlooked body systems, which plays an important part in maintaining health and helping to protect us from disease and infection. Ever since Dr. Perry discovered that the persistent health problems he was experiencing were caused by lymphatic congestion, he has made it his mission to learn everything he can about the lymphatic system and he is excited to share his extensive knowledge with listeners.

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The big problem with most “Detox” protocols are that for one, most so-called detoxes such as juice-fast detoxes —aren’t really detoxing anything — They are simply enabling the body to do it’s own detoxing by giving the system a BREAK from toxins in the form of inflammatory or allergenic foods we may be consuming. But the bigger issue with DETOXES that actually do “detox” us is that pushing toxins out of the liver and bodily tissues is only HALF the battle. And most of the time these “detoxes” do more recirculating than TRUE detoxifying.

That’s why I have used one product and one product only for myself and for my coaching clients — and that’s Quicksilver Scientific’s PUSH CATCH Liver Detox. PushCatch® is a versatile two-step cleansing protocol designed to safely and effectively detoxifies the body without REDISTRIBUTION or REABSORPTION.

Once in your body, powerful. antioxidants buttress a liposomal blend of digestive bitters to “push” toxins out of the liver and into the gut. There, natural binders “catch” the toxins so that they can be safely eliminated by the body. This is BY FAR the most effective and scientifically validated detox product you are going to find anywhere that I stand behind 110% and is something I think everybody needs to do on a regular basis.

To get your PUSH CATCH Liver detox head on over to my friends at Quicksilver Scientific and use code coachjoe2020 to save 10% on your DETOX.


Dry Farm Wines
Dry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!

Support the show

]]> Dr. Perry Nickelston is a chiropractic physician, creator of the Body Aquarium, and founder of Stop Chasing Pain, a movement dedicated to optimizing health and helping people heal from chronic pain. He is also an expert on the lymphatic system, one of the most overlooked body systems, which plays an important part in maintaining health and helping to protect us from disease and infection. Ever since Dr. Perry discovered that the persistent health problems he was experiencing were caused by lymphatic congestion, he has made it his mission to learn everything he can about the lymphatic system and he is excited to share his extensive knowledge with listeners.

Proudly Sponsored By
Quicksilver Scientific

The big problem with most “Detox” protocols are that for one, most so-called detoxes such as juice-fast detoxes —aren’t really detoxing anything — They are simply enabling the body to do it’s own detoxing by giving the system a BREAK from toxins in the form of inflammatory or allergenic foods we may be consuming. But the bigger issue with DETOXES that actually do “detox” us is that pushing toxins out of the liver and bodily tissues is only HALF the battle. And most of the time these “detoxes” do more recirculating than TRUE detoxifying.

That’s why I have used one product and one product only for myself and for my coaching clients — and that’s Quicksilver Scientific’s PUSH CATCH Liver Detox. PushCatch® is a versatile two-step cleansing protocol designed to safely and effectively detoxifies the body without REDISTRIBUTION or REABSORPTION.

Once in your body, powerful. antioxidants buttress a liposomal blend of digestive bitters to “push” toxins out of the liver and into the gut. There, natural binders “catch” the toxins so that they can be safely eliminated by the body. This is BY FAR the most effective and scientifically validated detox product you are going to find anywhere that I stand behind 110% and is something I think everybody needs to do on a regular basis.

To get your PUSH CATCH Liver detox head on over to my friends at Quicksilver Scientific and use code coachjoe2020 to save 10% on your DETOX.


Dry Farm Wines
Dry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5434066 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500 6471 1 59 full false 058 | Healthy Endurance Training, Part 2: Building Strength & Durability 058 | Healthy Endurance Training, Part 2: Building Strength & Durability  In Part 2 of my series on endurance training, I’ll show you how to adopt a more intelligent, more ancestrally aligned, lower-risk approach to marathon running and I’ll describe how to maintain the endurance and durability needed to complete the race in a way that is safe, healthy, and leaves you with more energy than when you started. You’ll learn how to avoid burnout and discover how to bridge the gap between the levels of fitness required to sustain a modern, mostly sedentary, lifestyle and the stamina and strength needed to successfully complete an endurance run. I’ll talk about how walking is the cornerstone of my marathon training program and describe how to maximize your recovery by getting your body accustomed to spending time on its feet for the amount of time you expect your race to take. Above all, I’ll focus on an integrated approach that aims to build strength and stability and makes it easier for you to find creative ways to fit the training program into your life.

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BiOptimizers 
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable.

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Seed

After sitting down with Seed co-founders, Ara Katz and Raja Dhir on this show, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]>  In Part 2 of my series on endurance training, I’ll show you how to adopt a more intelligent, more ancestrally aligned, lower-risk approach to marathon running and I’ll describe how to maintain the endurance and durability needed to complete the race in a way that is safe, healthy, and leaves you with more energy than when you started. You’ll learn how to avoid burnout and discover how to bridge the gap between the levels of fitness required to sustain a modern, mostly sedentary, lifestyle and the stamina and strength needed to successfully complete an endurance run. I’ll talk about how walking is the cornerstone of my marathon training program and describe how to maximize your recovery by getting your body accustomed to spending time on its feet for the amount of time you expect your race to take. Above all, I’ll focus on an integrated approach that aims to build strength and stability and makes it easier for you to find creative ways to fit the training program into your life.

Proudly Sponsored By

BiOptimizers 
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable.

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Seed

After sitting down with Seed co-founders, Ara Katz and Raja Dhir on this show, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5333572 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500 4477 1 58 full false 057 | Healthy Endurance Training, Part 1: Hacking Your Aerobic System 057 | Healthy Endurance Training, Part 1: Hacking Your Aerobic System Joe reflects on what it takes to run an ultra-marathon and challenges some of the conventional thinking around endurance training and nutrition. To inspire listeners, he shares details of the plans he followed to prepare for the Hawaii Ultra Beast and reads extracts from articles he has written about getting fit and staying injury-free. Joe explores the role that a high-fat diet can play in fueling exercise and highlights the importance of hydration, looking after your legs and feet, and using breathwork and meditation to lower stress levels and boost blood circulation in the body.  

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Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or ketosis diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.

Your body generally gets amino acids from the protein you consume as food. But your body’s amino acid utilization from common protein sources is often less than 50% of their content, with the rest being excess calories and waste. About 48% of egg protein is utilized by your body, less than 32% for meat, poultry and fish, less than 18% of whey and soy protein, and only 1% of branched chain amino acids are utilized by the body.

The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping 99%, meaning your body is actually absorbing and utilizing the essential amino acids it needs.* Plus, Kion Aminos are formulated in the exact, scientifically validated proportions needed for maximum utilization and absorbed by the body within twenty minutes. So if you’re running from the gym, in need of a quick energy boost, staving off hunger pangs, or in the middle of a long workout, you can easily give your body the support it needs – and fast.

To grab some KION Aminos for yourself head on over to getkion.com/STACKED and use code “STACKED” for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

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]]> Joe reflects on what it takes to run an ultra-marathon and challenges some of the conventional thinking around endurance training and nutrition. To inspire listeners, he shares details of the plans he followed to prepare for the Hawaii Ultra Beast and reads extracts from articles he has written about getting fit and staying injury-free. Joe explores the role that a high-fat diet can play in fueling exercise and highlights the importance of hydration, looking after your legs and feet, and using breathwork and meditation to lower stress levels and boost blood circulation in the body.  

Proudly Sponsored By

KION 

Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or ketosis diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.

Your body generally gets amino acids from the protein you consume as food. But your body’s amino acid utilization from common protein sources is often less than 50% of their content, with the rest being excess calories and waste. About 48% of egg protein is utilized by your body, less than 32% for meat, poultry and fish, less than 18% of whey and soy protein, and only 1% of branched chain amino acids are utilized by the body.

The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping 99%, meaning your body is actually absorbing and utilizing the essential amino acids it needs.* Plus, Kion Aminos are formulated in the exact, scientifically validated proportions needed for maximum utilization and absorbed by the body within twenty minutes. So if you’re running from the gym, in need of a quick energy boost, staving off hunger pangs, or in the middle of a long workout, you can easily give your body the support it needs – and fast.

To grab some KION Aminos for yourself head on over to getkion.com/STACKED and use code “STACKED” for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5225404 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:00:00 -0500 3809 1 57 full false 056 | Jay Campbell - How to Raise Your Vibration and Expand Your Consciousness 056 | Jay Campbell - How to Raise Your Vibration and Expand Your Consciousness Jay Campbell is an expert in testosterone optimization, a former champion men’s physique competitor, and the author of several best-selling books on health, wellness, and nutrition.  Last year, during a visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, Jay experienced a profound spiritual awakening and, although his TOT Revolution website was the most popular place on the web for people seeking testosterone information, he decided to completely change his mission and concentrate on helping others to raise their level of consciousness. 

Now, Jay is interested in healing the soul as well as the body and he shares his spiritual journey and the lessons he has learned from studying the work of spiritual teachers, such as Dr. David Hawkins and Walter Russell. He believes that we can change our lives for the better by simply shifting our perspective, adjusting the lens through which we view the world and using the power of our conscious words, thoughts, and actions to attract abundance and positivity.


BiOptimizers 
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Vivobarefoot 
As you’ve heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. 

I choose to live almost every day in my Primus Lite II Recycled Shoe. This show offers less shoe, less weight and more freedom to move. In fact, the Primus Lite II is Vivo’s vision of the most lightweight shoe possible, that’s shaped for the foot, with minimal interference to natural movement - putting your feet in control of every step. 

If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code VIVOSTACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

Support the show

]]> Jay Campbell is an expert in testosterone optimization, a former champion men’s physique competitor, and the author of several best-selling books on health, wellness, and nutrition.  Last year, during a visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, Jay experienced a profound spiritual awakening and, although his TOT Revolution website was the most popular place on the web for people seeking testosterone information, he decided to completely change his mission and concentrate on helping others to raise their level of consciousness. 

Now, Jay is interested in healing the soul as well as the body and he shares his spiritual journey and the lessons he has learned from studying the work of spiritual teachers, such as Dr. David Hawkins and Walter Russell. He believes that we can change our lives for the better by simply shifting our perspective, adjusting the lens through which we view the world and using the power of our conscious words, thoughts, and actions to attract abundance and positivity.


BiOptimizers 
If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: 

  • Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  • Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.


Vivobarefoot 
As you’ve heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. 

I choose to live almost every day in my Primus Lite II Recycled Shoe. This show offers less shoe, less weight and more freedom to move. In fact, the Primus Lite II is Vivo’s vision of the most lightweight shoe possible, that’s shaped for the foot, with minimal interference to natural movement - putting your feet in control of every step. 

If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code VIVOSTACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-5124715 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0500 6550 1 56 full false 055 | Dr. Ara Suppiah- Frontline Perspectives on Hand Sanitizer, Free-Medicine, & Hydration 055 | Dr. Ara Suppiah- Frontline Perspectives on Hand Sanitizer, Free-Medicine, & Hydration Dr. Ara Suppiah is the Chief Medical Analyst on the NBC Sports Golf Channel and a personal physician to some of the world’s top professional golfers. He is also an emergency doctor and an assistant professor in Clinical Medicine at the University of Central Florida Medical School. 

In this podcast, Dr. Ara and Joe discuss how to maintain a physically active lifestyle at a time when many gyms are closed. They also consider how to best nourish our bodies and support our immune systems when we are feeling especially stressed and anxious. Dr. Ara is a passionate believer in the concept of free medicine and the tremendous health benefits of fresh air, exercise, proper sleep, and nutritious food. After spending time with the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, he has become acutely aware of the value of community and he emphasizes the importance of social interaction and the need to stay connected even when we are practicing social distancing. 

Quicksilver Scientific
On today’s show, Dr. Ara and I discuss Quinton, the first intentionally “structured water” supplement in existence. This 100+ year old medicine, derived from seawater, is a wildly effective first line of defense almost no matter what ails you! Now I’ve told you about many of my favorite QS products, like NAD+ Gold and Immune Charge, but now these rockstars have created something called the Quarantine Recovery Program which I am completely excited about!

It’s a three-month kit that starts with a 30-day restore program, which includes a total-body detox and a liver detox (with alcohol consumption up about 55% since lockdown began, this something a lot of people could probably use). Month two is all about activating natural cellular detoxification pathways through AMPK stimulation. AMPK is essentially the metabolic master switch that tells the body to convert fat into usable fuel. Month three is all about elevating energy production, with amazing products that include a brand new NAD booster called NAD Platinum. It contains the same NMN as NAD Gold, with added nutraceuticals and molecules to give the effects even more of a boost.

These guys at Quicksilver make the best nutraceuticals that I know of. Head on over to QuicksilverScientific.com and use code “COACHJOE2020” at checkout to save 10% on your order – And if it’s your FIRST order, enjoy a one-time 15% discount with code “STACKED” at checkout! 

Traeger Grills
One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking.

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Dr. Ara Suppiah is the Chief Medical Analyst on the NBC Sports Golf Channel and a personal physician to some of the world’s top professional golfers. He is also an emergency doctor and an assistant professor in Clinical Medicine at the University of Central Florida Medical School. 

In this podcast, Dr. Ara and Joe discuss how to maintain a physically active lifestyle at a time when many gyms are closed. They also consider how to best nourish our bodies and support our immune systems when we are feeling especially stressed and anxious. Dr. Ara is a passionate believer in the concept of free medicine and the tremendous health benefits of fresh air, exercise, proper sleep, and nutritious food. After spending time with the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, he has become acutely aware of the value of community and he emphasizes the importance of social interaction and the need to stay connected even when we are practicing social distancing. 

Quicksilver Scientific
On today’s show, Dr. Ara and I discuss Quinton, the first intentionally “structured water” supplement in existence. This 100+ year old medicine, derived from seawater, is a wildly effective first line of defense almost no matter what ails you! Now I’ve told you about many of my favorite QS products, like NAD+ Gold and Immune Charge, but now these rockstars have created something called the Quarantine Recovery Program which I am completely excited about!

It’s a three-month kit that starts with a 30-day restore program, which includes a total-body detox and a liver detox (with alcohol consumption up about 55% since lockdown began, this something a lot of people could probably use). Month two is all about activating natural cellular detoxification pathways through AMPK stimulation. AMPK is essentially the metabolic master switch that tells the body to convert fat into usable fuel. Month three is all about elevating energy production, with amazing products that include a brand new NAD booster called NAD Platinum. It contains the same NMN as NAD Gold, with added nutraceuticals and molecules to give the effects even more of a boost.

These guys at Quicksilver make the best nutraceuticals that I know of. Head on over to QuicksilverScientific.com and use code “COACHJOE2020” at checkout to save 10% on your order – And if it’s your FIRST order, enjoy a one-time 15% discount with code “STACKED” at checkout! 

Traeger Grills
One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking.

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano/ Dr. Ara Suppiah Buzzsprout-5031494 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 02:00:00 -0500 5051 joe di, covid, health, dr ara suppiah, connection, exercise, nutrition, golf, tennis 1 55 full false 054 | Dr Dennis Rebelo - Uncovering Your PEAK Story to Become Your Highest Self 054 | Dr Dennis Rebelo - Uncovering Your PEAK Story to Become Your Highest Self With a storied educational background and an insatiable sense of curiosity, Dr. Dennis Rebelo is deeply invested in the exploration of what it really means to be human. As an academic and a consultant, he uses his experience to help diverse groups of people, from students to CEOs, begin to understand the power of personal narratives and grow in their self-understanding and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Dennis takes a practical, human-centric approach to leadership identity, offering concrete ways to leverage the concept of self-authorship to benefit individuals, teams, and entire organizations.

Over the course of our deeply informative and highly applicable conversation, Dr. Dennis explains the methodology of "story pathing," what the eight mental muscles are and how they function both independently and in relationship with each other, how Maslow's hierarchy of needs shapes an individual's personal narrative, and why anchor points are more crucial than ever in our modern culture of superficiality. We discuss the value and shortcomings of personality tests, look at the dangers of the absence of personal reflection, and unpack practical ways to connect with our purpose and create formative experiences. Dennis and his work have helped me to understand my past, and tell MY story especially, as I often need to do in different ways depending on the audience I am seeking to connect with. If you want to grow in your ability as a leader, this episode is a great place to start.

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BiOptimizers

If there’s ONE MINERAL you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s MAGNESIUM. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two BIG PROBLEMS here: 

  1. Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  2. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and FAST.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ULTIMATE magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is BY FAR the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.

And here’s the deal: the guys who make it are SO confident that you’re gonna like it that they’ll give you ALL your money back if you don’t!

Support the show

]]> With a storied educational background and an insatiable sense of curiosity, Dr. Dennis Rebelo is deeply invested in the exploration of what it really means to be human. As an academic and a consultant, he uses his experience to help diverse groups of people, from students to CEOs, begin to understand the power of personal narratives and grow in their self-understanding and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Dennis takes a practical, human-centric approach to leadership identity, offering concrete ways to leverage the concept of self-authorship to benefit individuals, teams, and entire organizations.

Over the course of our deeply informative and highly applicable conversation, Dr. Dennis explains the methodology of "story pathing," what the eight mental muscles are and how they function both independently and in relationship with each other, how Maslow's hierarchy of needs shapes an individual's personal narrative, and why anchor points are more crucial than ever in our modern culture of superficiality. We discuss the value and shortcomings of personality tests, look at the dangers of the absence of personal reflection, and unpack practical ways to connect with our purpose and create formative experiences. Dennis and his work have helped me to understand my past, and tell MY story especially, as I often need to do in different ways depending on the audience I am seeking to connect with. If you want to grow in your ability as a leader, this episode is a great place to start.

Proudly Sponsored By

BiOptimizers

If there’s ONE MINERAL you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s MAGNESIUM. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two BIG PROBLEMS here: 

  1. Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...
  2. Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.

The good news is that when you DO get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and FAST.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ULTIMATE magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. This is BY FAR the most complete magnesium product ever created, and until or unless someone comes out with a better one, I highly recommend you give it a try. 

BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.

And here’s the deal: the guys who make it are SO confident that you’re gonna like it that they’ll give you ALL your money back if you don’t!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Dennis Rebelo Buzzsprout-4942271 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0500 5668 joe di, dr. dennis rebelo, storytelling, storypathing, personal narrative, self-authorship, maslow's hierarchy of needs, blue dots, formative experiences 1 54 full false 053 | Dr. Stu McGill - Everything You Need to Know About Low Back Pain 053 | Dr. Stu McGill - Everything You Need to Know About Low Back Pain Dr. Stuart McGill is a renowned expert. In fact, myself and many others would consider him the pretty undisputed authority on back pain. He’s had a profound influence on my own training as well as the programming that I do for people around the world every month. A professor at the University of Waterloo for over 30 years, Dr. McGill’s work generated over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, contributed to several textbooks, and garnered international awards. His knowledge and expertise has informed leading personal training certifications, core training programs, and prominent workshops like RKC and StrongFit.

Joining me from Canada, Dr. Stuart (or Stu, as he asks me to call him) proves an exceptionally good sport as I throw a number of complex questions his way. Dr. Stu shares insight into his work with the St. Louis Cardinals and explains how he was able to predict back injuries before they happened with 100% accuracy. He also gives us a glimpse into his diagnostic methods and walks us through how approaches to training should change over time to support shifting goals and advance longevity. Want relief from your back pain? Start here!

Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot

Anecdotally, a significant number of people have experienced relief from much of their back pain after spending more time barefoot or switching to a pair of Vivobarefoot shoes. Squishing our feet into stiff, heeled shoes disrupts the entire postural chain that’s connected to our feet! Suddenly our knees operate a little less optimally, our backs are a little tilted, and our shoulders are a little forward – all because of the crazy shoe tech that’s supposed to be making us more comfortable. The response is often tension, and that tension resides in our backs and hips. 

Vivobarefoot shoes, on the other hand, are wide, lightweight, and zero drop to reconnect and “rewild” us to our natural gait patterns and muscular systems from toe to head. They’re perfect for every occasion, from casual wear to training, and they’re made from sustainable materials!

Use code STACKED at checkout to save 15% on your entire cart!


Quicksilver Scientific

I’ve told you about my favorite QS products, like NAD+ Gold and Immune Charge, but now these rockstars have created something called the Quarantine Recovery Program. Sign up on the website and be the first to receive when it drops! 

It’s a three-month kit that starts with a 30-day restore program, which includes a total-body detox and a liver detox (with alcohol consumption up about 55% since lockdown began, this something a lot of people could probably use). Month two is all about activating natural cellular detoxification pathways through AMPK stimulation. AMPK is essentially the metabolic master switch that tells the body to convert fat into usable fuel. Month three is all about elevating energy production, with amazing products that include a brand new NAD booster called NAD Platinum. It contains the same NMN as NAD Gold, with added nutraceuticals and molecules to give the effects even more of a boost.

These guys at Quicksilver make the best nutraceuticals that I know of. Head on over to QuicksilverScientific.com and use code STACKED10 at checkout to save 10% on your order – or, if you’ve never placed an order before, use code STACKED to save an extra 5%!

Support the show

]]> Dr. Stuart McGill is a renowned expert. In fact, myself and many others would consider him the pretty undisputed authority on back pain. He’s had a profound influence on my own training as well as the programming that I do for people around the world every month. A professor at the University of Waterloo for over 30 years, Dr. McGill’s work generated over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, contributed to several textbooks, and garnered international awards. His knowledge and expertise has informed leading personal training certifications, core training programs, and prominent workshops like RKC and StrongFit.

Joining me from Canada, Dr. Stuart (or Stu, as he asks me to call him) proves an exceptionally good sport as I throw a number of complex questions his way. Dr. Stu shares insight into his work with the St. Louis Cardinals and explains how he was able to predict back injuries before they happened with 100% accuracy. He also gives us a glimpse into his diagnostic methods and walks us through how approaches to training should change over time to support shifting goals and advance longevity. Want relief from your back pain? Start here!

Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot

Anecdotally, a significant number of people have experienced relief from much of their back pain after spending more time barefoot or switching to a pair of Vivobarefoot shoes. Squishing our feet into stiff, heeled shoes disrupts the entire postural chain that’s connected to our feet! Suddenly our knees operate a little less optimally, our backs are a little tilted, and our shoulders are a little forward – all because of the crazy shoe tech that’s supposed to be making us more comfortable. The response is often tension, and that tension resides in our backs and hips. 

Vivobarefoot shoes, on the other hand, are wide, lightweight, and zero drop to reconnect and “rewild” us to our natural gait patterns and muscular systems from toe to head. They’re perfect for every occasion, from casual wear to training, and they’re made from sustainable materials!

Use code STACKED at checkout to save 15% on your entire cart!


Quicksilver Scientific

I’ve told you about my favorite QS products, like NAD+ Gold and Immune Charge, but now these rockstars have created something called the Quarantine Recovery Program. Sign up on the website and be the first to receive when it drops! 

It’s a three-month kit that starts with a 30-day restore program, which includes a total-body detox and a liver detox (with alcohol consumption up about 55% since lockdown began, this something a lot of people could probably use). Month two is all about activating natural cellular detoxification pathways through AMPK stimulation. AMPK is essentially the metabolic master switch that tells the body to convert fat into usable fuel. Month three is all about elevating energy production, with amazing products that include a brand new NAD booster called NAD Platinum. It contains the same NMN as NAD Gold, with added nutraceuticals and molecules to give the effects even more of a boost.

These guys at Quicksilver make the best nutraceuticals that I know of. Head on over to QuicksilverScientific.com and use code STACKED10 at checkout to save 10% on your order – or, if you’ve never placed an order before, use code STACKED to save an extra 5%!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Stuart McGill Buzzsprout-4836707 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0500 5952 joe di, dr. stu, dr. stuart mcgill, backfitpro, back pain causes, back pain treatment, back injuries, spine adaptation, injury prevention, training objectives 1 53 full false 052 | Jared Veldheer - How to Recover from 10 Years in the NFL with Professional Athlete 052 | Jared Veldheer - How to Recover from 10 Years in the NFL with Professional Athlete Jared Veldheer is a former (?) NFL offensive tackle with an impressive resume, having played for the Raiders, Cardinals, Broncos, and Packers over the course of his 10-year career. (Is it really over though? Not even Veldheer knows!) His experience as a professional athlete gave him considerable insight into good recovery and maintenance practices, and now he’s on a mission to share his knowledge about health and wellness with a wider audience through his YouTube channel and other platforms. The father of two children, Jared is dedicated to passing on his healthy habits and exposing his kids to the world around them through international travel.

Jared joins me virtually to offer a glimpse into what it’s really like to be an NFL player. He discusses the difference between playing hurt and playing injured (and how a hurt can turn into an injury if you’re not careful), his process of discovering recovery and maintenance tools and then sharing his strategies with his teammates, and just how many team meetings he was required to attend in a given week. We talk about our favorite biohacks, including red light therapy, box breathing, and ice baths, and Jared gives us some insight into linebacker nutrition and the changes he’s made in his diet since retiring. Even given his imposing stature, there’s a whole lot more to Jared Veldheer than meets the eye. This guy is definitely one to watch!

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Traeger Grills

One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking. 

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Jared Veldheer is a former (?) NFL offensive tackle with an impressive resume, having played for the Raiders, Cardinals, Broncos, and Packers over the course of his 10-year career. (Is it really over though? Not even Veldheer knows!) His experience as a professional athlete gave him considerable insight into good recovery and maintenance practices, and now he’s on a mission to share his knowledge about health and wellness with a wider audience through his YouTube channel and other platforms. The father of two children, Jared is dedicated to passing on his healthy habits and exposing his kids to the world around them through international travel.

Jared joins me virtually to offer a glimpse into what it’s really like to be an NFL player. He discusses the difference between playing hurt and playing injured (and how a hurt can turn into an injury if you’re not careful), his process of discovering recovery and maintenance tools and then sharing his strategies with his teammates, and just how many team meetings he was required to attend in a given week. We talk about our favorite biohacks, including red light therapy, box breathing, and ice baths, and Jared gives us some insight into linebacker nutrition and the changes he’s made in his diet since retiring. Even given his imposing stature, there’s a whole lot more to Jared Veldheer than meets the eye. This guy is definitely one to watch!

Proudly Sponsored By

Traeger Grills

One of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking. 

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Jared Veldheer Buzzsprout-4743533 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0500 3213 joe di, jared veldheer, nfl linebacker, professional athlete, biohacking for athletes, recovery, ice baths, red light therapy, athlete mentality, playing injured 1 52 full false 051 | Paul Chek - The Science of Rotating Foods, What Viruses Are Here to Teach Us & Exploring the Consciousness of Becoming an Adult (Part 2 of 2) 051 | Paul Chek - The Science of Rotating Foods, What Viruses Are Here to Teach Us & Exploring the Consciousness of Becoming an Adult (Part 2 of 2) Paul Chek is the original holistic nutrition and lifestyle guru. If you listened to Part 1 of this show, you heard Paul share just a small fraction of his wisdom and on today’s show we dive a lot deeper. Now, I’ll warn you, a lot of people won’t be ready to hear some of what Paul shares on today’s show, from the idea that bacon might not be too good for us all the way to exposing the interests and history of government agencies, and finally landing on the spiritual beliefs he holds to explain the world we are currently living in. 

Paul has practiced in the realms of deep spirituality since he was a child. He has studied religion and philosophy more deeply than anybody I’ve ever met. Personally, I choose to trust Paul’s word above anyone else’s with the health decisions I make for myself and for my son. That doesn’t mean you should do the same – in fact, one of the first lessons Paul shares with his students is that you should not simply BELIEVE in what he’s saying just because he’s saying it. You owe it to yourself and others to do your OWN research, your own investigation, and your own spiritual practice to discover the truth that YOU believe. And it’s in that vein that I share today’s show with you. You don’t hear this kind of candid, highly educated discourse very often these days. And it is only when we are exposed to a diverse field of opinions that we can become truly educated and discerning. Challenge your preconceived ideas!

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If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code STACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

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Dr. Shade and I discuss Immune Charge+ on this podcast entitled Boosting Your Immune System.

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The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping

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]]> Paul Chek is the original holistic nutrition and lifestyle guru. If you listened to Part 1 of this show, you heard Paul share just a small fraction of his wisdom and on today’s show we dive a lot deeper. Now, I’ll warn you, a lot of people won’t be ready to hear some of what Paul shares on today’s show, from the idea that bacon might not be too good for us all the way to exposing the interests and history of government agencies, and finally landing on the spiritual beliefs he holds to explain the world we are currently living in. 

Paul has practiced in the realms of deep spirituality since he was a child. He has studied religion and philosophy more deeply than anybody I’ve ever met. Personally, I choose to trust Paul’s word above anyone else’s with the health decisions I make for myself and for my son. That doesn’t mean you should do the same – in fact, one of the first lessons Paul shares with his students is that you should not simply BELIEVE in what he’s saying just because he’s saying it. You owe it to yourself and others to do your OWN research, your own investigation, and your own spiritual practice to discover the truth that YOU believe. And it’s in that vein that I share today’s show with you. You don’t hear this kind of candid, highly educated discourse very often these days. And it is only when we are exposed to a diverse field of opinions that we can become truly educated and discerning. Challenge your preconceived ideas!

Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot

As you’ve heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. 

If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code STACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

Quicksilver Scientific

Immune Charge+™ is potent, high-dose liposomal blend of foundational vitamins C, A, D, E, K1, K2, and Haschberg European black elderberry – all delivered in a single shot to support your body’s first-line defenses against unexpected health challenges. 

Dr. Shade and I discuss Immune Charge+ on this podcast entitled Boosting Your Immune System.

Click HERE to take your immune system to the next level with Immune Charge+™. 

Use code “STACKED” to save 15% on your FIRST order and code “STACKED10"“ to save 10% on subsequent orders!

Kion Aminos

Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or keto diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.*

The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Paul Chek Buzzsprout-4673054 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0500 9015 joe di, paul chek, chek institute, exercise kinesiology, rotation diet, chronic cortisol exposure, the conscious self, karmic balance, modern medicine, conspiracy theories, reincarnation, truth seeking 1 51 full true 050 | Paul Chek - Butter in Coffee, How to Tell if a Food is Healthy, and What Causes Dark Circles (Part 1 of 2) 050 | Paul Chek - Butter in Coffee, How to Tell if a Food is Healthy, and What Causes Dark Circles (Part 1 of 2) Paul Chek is a legend. Recognized for his work in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology, stress management, and holistic wellness, Paul has been changing lives for over 30 years with his unique and effective approach to treatment and education. He’s the founder of the Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK) Institute, an international speaker and consultant, the host of the Living 4D with Paul Chek podcast, and the author or co-author of 11 books to date, including How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy!

As you can tell from the title, this episode has a lot of scope. Paul is incredibly knowledgeable about all things nutrition and how the food you eat affects not only your physical health but also your mental and spiritual well-being. He shares the backstory of the “butter in coffee” phenomenon he pioneered, explains how our bodies tell us what is and isn’t good for us, and unpacks the six foundation principles of health. We explore the taxonomic tree, chat about various forms of muscle testing, and look at the ideas that many fad diets and eating methodologies have in common. The end of this episode is a bit of a cliff hanger, so stay tuned for part 2!

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Immune Charge+™ is potent, high-dose liposomal blend of foundational vitamins C, A, D, E, K1, K2, and Haschberg European black elderberry – all delivered in a single shot to support your body’s first-line defenses against unexpected health challenges. 

Dr. Shade and I discuss Immune Charge+ on this podcast entitled Boosting Your Immune System.

Click HERE to take your immune system to the next level with Immune Charge+™. 

Use code “STACKED” to save 15% on your FIRST order and code “STACKED10"“ to save 10% on subsequent orders!

Kion Aminos

Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or keto diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.*

The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping 99%, meaning your body is actually absorbing and utilizing the essential amino acids it needs.* Plus, Kion Aminos are formulated in the exact, scientifically validated proportions needed for maximum utilization and absorbed by the body within twenty minutes.* So if you’re running from the gym, in need of a quick energy boost, staving off hunger pangs, or in the middle of a long workout, you can easily give your body the support it needs – and fast.

Click HERE to purchase my absolute favorite Amino Acids from Kion.

Use code “STACKED” to save 20% on your first order!

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]]> Paul Chek is a legend. Recognized for his work in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology, stress management, and holistic wellness, Paul has been changing lives for over 30 years with his unique and effective approach to treatment and education. He’s the founder of the Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK) Institute, an international speaker and consultant, the host of the Living 4D with Paul Chek podcast, and the author or co-author of 11 books to date, including How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy!

As you can tell from the title, this episode has a lot of scope. Paul is incredibly knowledgeable about all things nutrition and how the food you eat affects not only your physical health but also your mental and spiritual well-being. He shares the backstory of the “butter in coffee” phenomenon he pioneered, explains how our bodies tell us what is and isn’t good for us, and unpacks the six foundation principles of health. We explore the taxonomic tree, chat about various forms of muscle testing, and look at the ideas that many fad diets and eating methodologies have in common. The end of this episode is a bit of a cliff hanger, so stay tuned for part 2!

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Immune Charge+™ is potent, high-dose liposomal blend of foundational vitamins C, A, D, E, K1, K2, and Haschberg European black elderberry – all delivered in a single shot to support your body’s first-line defenses against unexpected health challenges. 

Dr. Shade and I discuss Immune Charge+ on this podcast entitled Boosting Your Immune System.

Click HERE to take your immune system to the next level with Immune Charge+™. 

Use code “STACKED” to save 15% on your FIRST order and code “STACKED10"“ to save 10% on subsequent orders!

Kion Aminos

Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or keto diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.*

The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping 99%, meaning your body is actually absorbing and utilizing the essential amino acids it needs.* Plus, Kion Aminos are formulated in the exact, scientifically validated proportions needed for maximum utilization and absorbed by the body within twenty minutes.* So if you’re running from the gym, in need of a quick energy boost, staving off hunger pangs, or in the middle of a long workout, you can easily give your body the support it needs – and fast.

Click HERE to purchase my absolute favorite Amino Acids from Kion.

Use code “STACKED” to save 20% on your first order!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Paul Chek Buzzsprout-4581176 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0500 4325 joe di, paul chek, chek institute, exercise kinesiology, bulletproof coffee, popular diets, trusting your body, swelling and inflammation, principles of health, taxonomic tree 1 50 full false 049 | Gallahad Clark - How a Seventh-Generation Shoemaker is Re-Wilding Footwear 049 | Gallahad Clark - How a Seventh-Generation Shoemaker is Re-Wilding Footwear Galahad Clark is a seventh-generation member of the Quaker family that founded Clarks shoes in England in 1825. Despite being born into this established footwear legacy, Galahad decided to forge his own path by creating Vivobarefoot, a natural and minimal shoe company. Not one to take the easy road, Galahad recognized the need for a shift back to basics and took the opportunity to develop footwear that provides protection while allowing for natural motion and maximum sensory feedback. It was a slow start, but the barefoot shoe movement is growing as an increasing number of people discover the joys of foot freedom.

I sat down to chat with Galahad about his experience as the self-proclaimed “black sheep” of a family known for their shoe company. He explains the vision and direction of Vivobarefoot and shares some insight into the future of materials for greater sustainability. We discuss the best way to transition to barefoot shoes, how the Sami people are doing it right, and how much of a difference minimalist footwear (or no footwear at all) can make in kids’ movement patterns and skeletal alignment. It’s a super informative, no-nonsense chat that draws a strong line between foot health and overall well-being. Prepare to be fascinated! (And don’t forget to subscribe.)

In This Episode

Born to Run

Zach Bush on Healing the Gut, Human Transformation, and A Pandemic of Possibility

Zach Bush’s Gut-Healing Product ION*Biome

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Vivobarefoot

As you've heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. 

If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code STACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

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]]> Galahad Clark is a seventh-generation member of the Quaker family that founded Clarks shoes in England in 1825. Despite being born into this established footwear legacy, Galahad decided to forge his own path by creating Vivobarefoot, a natural and minimal shoe company. Not one to take the easy road, Galahad recognized the need for a shift back to basics and took the opportunity to develop footwear that provides protection while allowing for natural motion and maximum sensory feedback. It was a slow start, but the barefoot shoe movement is growing as an increasing number of people discover the joys of foot freedom.

I sat down to chat with Galahad about his experience as the self-proclaimed “black sheep” of a family known for their shoe company. He explains the vision and direction of Vivobarefoot and shares some insight into the future of materials for greater sustainability. We discuss the best way to transition to barefoot shoes, how the Sami people are doing it right, and how much of a difference minimalist footwear (or no footwear at all) can make in kids’ movement patterns and skeletal alignment. It’s a super informative, no-nonsense chat that draws a strong line between foot health and overall well-being. Prepare to be fascinated! (And don’t forget to subscribe.)

In This Episode

Born to Run

Zach Bush on Healing the Gut, Human Transformation, and A Pandemic of Possibility

Zach Bush’s Gut-Healing Product ION*Biome

Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot

As you've heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. 

If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code STACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Galahad Clark Buzzsprout-4497317 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0500 3255 joe di, galahad clark, clarks shoes, vivobarefoot, barefoot shoes, minimalist footwear, back to basics, sensory feedback, movement patterns, natural movement 1 49 full true 048 | Joe's Top Tips for Training While Stressed, Anxious, or Fatigued 048 | Joe's Top Tips for Training While Stressed, Anxious, or Fatigued It’s just me on the mic again this week, breaking down some common causes for stress and how to approach your training when you’re feeling the effects of sleeplessness, anxiety, or mental fatigue. Given the prevalence of sayings like “no pain, no gain,” and popular fitness methodologies like CrossFit and HIIT, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that fitness isn’t worthwhile if every workout isn’t an all-or-nothing, max-effort beatdown that leaves you lying in a puddle of your own sweat. When you’re already feeling beat down, that kind of training is neither appealing nor beneficial. But that doesn’t mean you have to take a break from fitness completely – you just have to be smarter about it. This episode will give you a good idea of what that looks like, from general elements to specific workout ideas. Enjoy!

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One of the things I talk about in today’s show is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking. 

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

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]]> It’s just me on the mic again this week, breaking down some common causes for stress and how to approach your training when you’re feeling the effects of sleeplessness, anxiety, or mental fatigue. Given the prevalence of sayings like “no pain, no gain,” and popular fitness methodologies like CrossFit and HIIT, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that fitness isn’t worthwhile if every workout isn’t an all-or-nothing, max-effort beatdown that leaves you lying in a puddle of your own sweat. When you’re already feeling beat down, that kind of training is neither appealing nor beneficial. But that doesn’t mean you have to take a break from fitness completely – you just have to be smarter about it. This episode will give you a good idea of what that looks like, from general elements to specific workout ideas. Enjoy!

Proudly Sponsored By

Traeger Grills

One of the things I talk about in today’s show is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking. 

With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-4406558 Thu, 02 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0500 3519 joe di, fitness, fitness intensity, low intensity fitness, working out while stressed, mental fatigue, anxiety and worry, training strategies, health and wellness 1 48 full true 047 | Daniel DeBaun - Negative Effects of EMF/5G on Cancer, Fertility, & Children 047 | Daniel DeBaun - Negative Effects of EMF/5G on Cancer, Fertility, & Children Daniel DeBaun is an internationally recognized expert on electromagnetic radiation, or EMF. His interest and his concern grew over the course of his 30 years of work in the telecommunications industry. As an industry authority overseeing the analysis of EMF interference, Dan saw firsthand just how disruptive EMF can be to our brains and our health. He has written and spoken extensively about health issues related to EMF, guesting frequently on national radio and TV programs. Together with Ryan DeBaun, he co-wrote Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology, and co-founded DefenderShield®️, a company that produces “the most effective EMF radiation shielding technology for electronic devices ever developed.”

Dan joins me from afar to dive into the research on EMF and why it isn’t common knowledge, despite the clear link between radiation and cancer. He explains how his background in telecommunications shaped his interest – and then his concern – in EMF and the role it plays in disrupting our connection to the environment. We discuss hypersensitivity and why it affects certain people disproportionately, what factors make liver detoxes such an unpleasant experience, the effects of RF on pregnancy, and whether 5G is more or less harmful than Bluetooth. It’s not exactly a lighthearted chat, but don’t worry: Protecting yourself and your family is easier than you might think, and Dan offers all kinds of tips for reducing the danger of EMF in your home and your life.

In This Episode:

DefenderShield.com (Use code STACKED for 20% OFF)

Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology 

The New Biology of Water

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KION Aminos

If you haven’t already heard me talk about KION, you’ve got to check this company out. It offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the product I want to highlight today is called KION Flex. Formulated by Ben Greenfield, it’s a natural supplement for joint health that’s been proven to reduce temporary joint discomfort from overuse, decrease exercise-related soreness and swelling, support a healthy inflammatory response to physical activity, and promote optimal joint health, flexibility, and mobility.* I’ve been dealing with nagging elbow issues for a couple weeks now, but supplementing with a combination of KION Aminos and Flex has made a huge difference in my pain levels!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

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]]> Daniel DeBaun is an internationally recognized expert on electromagnetic radiation, or EMF. His interest and his concern grew over the course of his 30 years of work in the telecommunications industry. As an industry authority overseeing the analysis of EMF interference, Dan saw firsthand just how disruptive EMF can be to our brains and our health. He has written and spoken extensively about health issues related to EMF, guesting frequently on national radio and TV programs. Together with Ryan DeBaun, he co-wrote Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology, and co-founded DefenderShield®️, a company that produces “the most effective EMF radiation shielding technology for electronic devices ever developed.”

Dan joins me from afar to dive into the research on EMF and why it isn’t common knowledge, despite the clear link between radiation and cancer. He explains how his background in telecommunications shaped his interest – and then his concern – in EMF and the role it plays in disrupting our connection to the environment. We discuss hypersensitivity and why it affects certain people disproportionately, what factors make liver detoxes such an unpleasant experience, the effects of RF on pregnancy, and whether 5G is more or less harmful than Bluetooth. It’s not exactly a lighthearted chat, but don’t worry: Protecting yourself and your family is easier than you might think, and Dan offers all kinds of tips for reducing the danger of EMF in your home and your life.

In This Episode:

DefenderShield.com (Use code STACKED for 20% OFF)

Radiation Nation: The Fallout of Modern Technology 

The New Biology of Water

Sponsored by:

KION Aminos

If you haven’t already heard me talk about KION, you’ve got to check this company out. It offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the product I want to highlight today is called KION Flex. Formulated by Ben Greenfield, it’s a natural supplement for joint health that’s been proven to reduce temporary joint discomfort from overuse, decrease exercise-related soreness and swelling, support a healthy inflammatory response to physical activity, and promote optimal joint health, flexibility, and mobility.* I’ve been dealing with nagging elbow issues for a couple weeks now, but supplementing with a combination of KION Aminos and Flex has made a huge difference in my pain levels!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Daniel DeBaun Buzzsprout-4315871 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0500 4247 joe di, daniel debaun, EMF, electromagnetic radiation, 5G, cell phones, brain cancer, wifi, radiation nation, defendershield 1 47 full false 046 | Adam Von Rothfelder - How To Do It All 046 | Adam Von Rothfelder - How To Do It All STRONG Coffee Company founder and CEO Adam Von Rothfelder is BACK for a jam-packed episode about fatherhood, the “perfect” workout, training strategies when you’re on a tight time budget, why whey protein deserves a place in your supplement stack, what a global pandemic looks like when you have young kids, the pros and cons of intermittent fasting, and our culture’s obsession with extremes. It’s a long one, I won’t lie to you, but Adam is so much fun to talk to and he has an incredible amount of wisdom and insight to share. Plus, he teases the newest addition to the STRONG Coffee lineup somewhere in this episode, and you're going to want to know what's on the horizon. Mix up a coffee, settle in, and enjoy!

Sponsored by:

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount of the expensive supplements that survives the acidity of the gut and digestive process is surprisingly low. This is why former two-time podcast guest, Dr. Chris Shade, developed the world’s most advanced nutrient delivery system for his products. And in June 2020, Dr Shade released what may be the most potent immune system support formula on the planet! The product is called Immune Charge+™ and it is a potent, high-dose liposomal blend of foundational vitamins C, A, D, E, K1, K2, and Haschberg European black elderberry — all delivered in a small 4oz shot that will become your body’s first-line defenses against unexpected health challenges. 

Click HERE for Immune Charge+™ , the union of Mother Nature and modern science in an exceptionally convenient, highly bioavailable single dose. 

Are you new to Quicksilver Scientific? Save 15% off your entire cart with code “STACKED”

Returning Quicksilver customer?  Save 10% on all orders with code “STACKED10”

Support the show

]]> STRONG Coffee Company founder and CEO Adam Von Rothfelder is BACK for a jam-packed episode about fatherhood, the “perfect” workout, training strategies when you’re on a tight time budget, why whey protein deserves a place in your supplement stack, what a global pandemic looks like when you have young kids, the pros and cons of intermittent fasting, and our culture’s obsession with extremes. It’s a long one, I won’t lie to you, but Adam is so much fun to talk to and he has an incredible amount of wisdom and insight to share. Plus, he teases the newest addition to the STRONG Coffee lineup somewhere in this episode, and you're going to want to know what's on the horizon. Mix up a coffee, settle in, and enjoy!

Sponsored by:

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount of the expensive supplements that survives the acidity of the gut and digestive process is surprisingly low. This is why former two-time podcast guest, Dr. Chris Shade, developed the world’s most advanced nutrient delivery system for his products. And in June 2020, Dr Shade released what may be the most potent immune system support formula on the planet! The product is called Immune Charge+™ and it is a potent, high-dose liposomal blend of foundational vitamins C, A, D, E, K1, K2, and Haschberg European black elderberry — all delivered in a small 4oz shot that will become your body’s first-line defenses against unexpected health challenges. 

Click HERE for Immune Charge+™ , the union of Mother Nature and modern science in an exceptionally convenient, highly bioavailable single dose. 

Are you new to Quicksilver Scientific? Save 15% off your entire cart with code “STACKED”

Returning Quicksilver customer?  Save 10% on all orders with code “STACKED10”

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-4217615 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0500 8103 1 46 full false 045 | Joe and Emilía's Top Supplements for a Healthy Pregnancy 045 | Joe and Emilía's Top Supplements for a Healthy Pregnancy I’m on the mic by myself this week to give you an in-depth look at Emilía’s supplementation routine during her pregnancy. As possibly “the world’s first keto vegan,” she had some unique challenges to overcome – not to mention that we’ve traveled extensively during quarantine and she gave birth in Europe! It’s been quite an adventure just getting to the moment of birth but we are thrilled to have welcomed our son Leon Thor DiStefano into the world and excited for the future of our family. Mom and baby are both healthy and recovering well, and we wanted to share the supplements and strategies that helped to see them safely through pregnancy and labor. We hope you’ll gain some valuable wisdom from this episode – whether you’re thinking about starting a family, already expecting, curious about potential nutritional deficiencies as a vegan, or just wanting to learn more about wellness!

This episode was [unofficially] sponsored by:

STRONG COFFEE COMPANY

If you want to make the ultimate cup of coffee that contains everything you’d normally have to add yourself in under 30 seconds no matter where you are, STRONG COFFEE is your solution. Just use code “joedi” at www.strongcoffeecompany.com and you’ll save 15% off your purchase!

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]]> I’m on the mic by myself this week to give you an in-depth look at Emilía’s supplementation routine during her pregnancy. As possibly “the world’s first keto vegan,” she had some unique challenges to overcome – not to mention that we’ve traveled extensively during quarantine and she gave birth in Europe! It’s been quite an adventure just getting to the moment of birth but we are thrilled to have welcomed our son Leon Thor DiStefano into the world and excited for the future of our family. Mom and baby are both healthy and recovering well, and we wanted to share the supplements and strategies that helped to see them safely through pregnancy and labor. We hope you’ll gain some valuable wisdom from this episode – whether you’re thinking about starting a family, already expecting, curious about potential nutritional deficiencies as a vegan, or just wanting to learn more about wellness!

This episode was [unofficially] sponsored by:

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]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-4127702 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4282 joe di, emilia run, runga life, healthy pregnancy, vegan pregnancy, supplementation for vegans, pregnancy biohacks 1 45 full true 044 | Doc Jen - Foot Care for Pain-Free Movement 044 | Doc Jen - Foot Care for Pain-Free Movement My very first guest is back! Dr. Jen Esquer is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and she’s ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine. Her resume is impressive, but what’s even cooler is her mission: to help anyone who’s willing to learn how to listen to their own body to address pain at the source and establish the foundation for true, sustainable health. Doc Jen does private sports therapy, creates online programs and workshops, and is featured as a speaker at fitness gatherings worldwide (when gatherings were happening worldwide, that is). Always on the move, Jen hosts her own podcast now – the Optimal Body Podcast – and recently got engaged!


We get right down to it with an in-depth exploration of common pain complaints and how the overly cushioned footwear so many of us are conditioned to gravitate toward is causing problems all the way up the chain. I share my experience with Spartan-racing soccer players, and Doc Jen gives us the PT’s view of what’s actually happening when we experience knee, hip, and back pain. Of course we talk about my favorite minimalist shoes, made by Vivobarefoot (Jen loves them too!), and how to transition into them gradually. We discuss the hang-ups that might prevent people from embracing more ergonomic footwear, and make a list of conditions under which minimalist shoes aren’t actually the best choice. If you haven’t listened to my episode with Kris Gethin, I highly recommend you start there for an intro into minimalist footwear. Then check this episode out to learn how the shoes you wear can help you become healthier.


Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot 

Vivobarefoot can help you reduce pain and improve your posture and performance by getting you out of shoes that don't serve you. With 30 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments in each foot, it's imperative to opt for footwear that's wide, flexible, and thin to connect with the ground and feed good information up the chain. Tight muscles aren't a sign that your body is fighting against you—it's your body's response to bad shoes. Switch to Vivobarefoot and experience the difference!

P.S. You've got nothing to lose: Vivobarefoot offers a 100-day free trial and these shoes come in a variety of styles, from CrossFit shoes to hiking boots.

Use code STACKED10 to save 10% on vivobarefoot.com.

Support the show

]]> My very first guest is back! Dr. Jen Esquer is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and she’s ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine. Her resume is impressive, but what’s even cooler is her mission: to help anyone who’s willing to learn how to listen to their own body to address pain at the source and establish the foundation for true, sustainable health. Doc Jen does private sports therapy, creates online programs and workshops, and is featured as a speaker at fitness gatherings worldwide (when gatherings were happening worldwide, that is). Always on the move, Jen hosts her own podcast now – the Optimal Body Podcast – and recently got engaged!


We get right down to it with an in-depth exploration of common pain complaints and how the overly cushioned footwear so many of us are conditioned to gravitate toward is causing problems all the way up the chain. I share my experience with Spartan-racing soccer players, and Doc Jen gives us the PT’s view of what’s actually happening when we experience knee, hip, and back pain. Of course we talk about my favorite minimalist shoes, made by Vivobarefoot (Jen loves them too!), and how to transition into them gradually. We discuss the hang-ups that might prevent people from embracing more ergonomic footwear, and make a list of conditions under which minimalist shoes aren’t actually the best choice. If you haven’t listened to my episode with Kris Gethin, I highly recommend you start there for an intro into minimalist footwear. Then check this episode out to learn how the shoes you wear can help you become healthier.


Proudly Sponsored By

Vivobarefoot 

Vivobarefoot can help you reduce pain and improve your posture and performance by getting you out of shoes that don't serve you. With 30 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments in each foot, it's imperative to opt for footwear that's wide, flexible, and thin to connect with the ground and feed good information up the chain. Tight muscles aren't a sign that your body is fighting against you—it's your body's response to bad shoes. Switch to Vivobarefoot and experience the difference!

P.S. You've got nothing to lose: Vivobarefoot offers a 100-day free trial and these shoes come in a variety of styles, from CrossFit shoes to hiking boots.

Use code STACKED10 to save 10% on vivobarefoot.com.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Jen Esquer Buzzsprout-3950453 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0500 3952 joe di, doc jen, jen esquer, shape magazine, best fitness trainer, physical therapy, minimalist footwear, barefoot shoes, spartan race, back pain 1 44 full true 043 | Dr. Will Cole - Making Space for Wellness 043 | Dr. Will Cole - Making Space for Wellness Rejecting the approach of “standard care,” Dr. Will Cole dives deep into each of his patients’ presenting symptoms to find the physiological, biochemical, and hormonal causes that lie at the root of so many modern health concerns and illnesses. He uses groundbreaking testing and analysis techniques to personalize his healthcare treatment for each patient and provides the support they need to take charge of their health for themselves. A leading functional medicine expert and one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation, Dr. Will specializes in health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems.

I had the honor of chatting with Dr. Will about homeostasis and how he brings his patients back to a place of balance after living in a state of unhealth. We discuss autoimmune triggers, the value of sleep and morning routines, gratitude, inflammation, and what a healthy use of technology looks like. Dr. Will talks about ways in which wellness can be taken to an extreme and breaks down the steps he takes to intervene when exercise and mindfulness become detrimental rather than elevating. With a deep-seated understanding of the importance of treating each patient as a complex human being and not a set of labs, Dr. Will’s approach to addressing chronic illness and restoring wellbeing is changing lives and breaking harmful habits for good. Elite biohackers and average Joes alike can benefit from his vast knowledge of functional medicine.

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Kion

Perhaps the most important supplement on our counter right now is KION Aminos. This company offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the first thing you’ll see on their site are these aminos. I’ve been doing some intense training lately, and these tablets are key to my recovery. These aminos are also crucial to the production of our neurotransmitters, and we all need optimum serotonin levels right now. Let’s come out of this quarantine fitter and healthier than we went into it!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

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]]> Rejecting the approach of “standard care,” Dr. Will Cole dives deep into each of his patients’ presenting symptoms to find the physiological, biochemical, and hormonal causes that lie at the root of so many modern health concerns and illnesses. He uses groundbreaking testing and analysis techniques to personalize his healthcare treatment for each patient and provides the support they need to take charge of their health for themselves. A leading functional medicine expert and one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation, Dr. Will specializes in health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems.

I had the honor of chatting with Dr. Will about homeostasis and how he brings his patients back to a place of balance after living in a state of unhealth. We discuss autoimmune triggers, the value of sleep and morning routines, gratitude, inflammation, and what a healthy use of technology looks like. Dr. Will talks about ways in which wellness can be taken to an extreme and breaks down the steps he takes to intervene when exercise and mindfulness become detrimental rather than elevating. With a deep-seated understanding of the importance of treating each patient as a complex human being and not a set of labs, Dr. Will’s approach to addressing chronic illness and restoring wellbeing is changing lives and breaking harmful habits for good. Elite biohackers and average Joes alike can benefit from his vast knowledge of functional medicine.

Proudly Sponsored By

Kion

Perhaps the most important supplement on our counter right now is KION Aminos. This company offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the first thing you’ll see on their site are these aminos. I’ve been doing some intense training lately, and these tablets are key to my recovery. These aminos are also crucial to the production of our neurotransmitters, and we all need optimum serotonin levels right now. Let’s come out of this quarantine fitter and healthier than we went into it!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-3862409 Tue, 26 May 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4432 joe di, dr. will cole, functional medicine, morning routine, sleep quality, autoimmune conditions, extreme wellness, chronic conditions 1 43 full true 042 | Kris Gethin - How to Build Healthy Muscle 042 | Kris Gethin - How to Build Healthy Muscle Aptly deemed “one of the most versatile fitness entrepreneurs in the industry,” Kris Gethin has covered some serious ground in his 45 years. From natural pro bodybuilding to Ironman endurance training, Kris has tried it, coached it, and written about it. He also created Kaged Muscle, an ultra-premium sports nutrition supplement company, pioneered the DTP training method, founded healthkik.com, and hosts the Knowledge and Mileage podcast. Kris’ extensive experience has informed his unconventional—but more sustainable—approach to training for performance, building muscle, and eating to support specific goals.

Kris joins me from his treadmill to share his journey from living on the edge of burnout to promoting a holistic lifestyle for more balanced training that accomplishes goals while also promoting longevity. He takes us back in time to his early days of bodybuilding, looks critically at the books he wrote before he understood true wellness, and unpacks the approach he takes both with his own health and training and with his clients and athletes. We explore some common practices of both bodybuilders and endurance athletes, and discuss better alternatives that don’t require compromise. No matter what kind of fitness you’re into, you’ll learn something from this episode!

Check out KagedMuscle.com and use code TEAMKM15 to save on all products! Interested in joining Kris’ community or signing up for online training? Visit HealthKik.com.

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Vivo Barefoot

Vivobarefoot can help you reduce pain and improve your posture and performance by getting you out of shoes that don't serve you. With 30 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments in each foot, it's imperative to opt for footwear that's wide, flexible, and thin to connect with the ground and feed good information up the chain. Tight muscles aren't a sign that your body is fighting against you—it's your body's response to bad shoes. Switch to Vivobarefoot and experience the difference!

P.S. You've got nothing to lose: Vivobarefoot offers a 100-day free trial and these shoes come in a variety of styles, from CrossFit shoes to hiking boots.

Use code STACKED to save 15% on vivobarefoot.com.

Seed

After first sitting with Seed’s founders, Raja and Ara, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 16 strain-specific clinical studies as well as 13 in vitro/ex vivo mechanistic studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (punicalagins isolated and purified from Indian pomegranate) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]> Aptly deemed “one of the most versatile fitness entrepreneurs in the industry,” Kris Gethin has covered some serious ground in his 45 years. From natural pro bodybuilding to Ironman endurance training, Kris has tried it, coached it, and written about it. He also created Kaged Muscle, an ultra-premium sports nutrition supplement company, pioneered the DTP training method, founded healthkik.com, and hosts the Knowledge and Mileage podcast. Kris’ extensive experience has informed his unconventional—but more sustainable—approach to training for performance, building muscle, and eating to support specific goals.

Kris joins me from his treadmill to share his journey from living on the edge of burnout to promoting a holistic lifestyle for more balanced training that accomplishes goals while also promoting longevity. He takes us back in time to his early days of bodybuilding, looks critically at the books he wrote before he understood true wellness, and unpacks the approach he takes both with his own health and training and with his clients and athletes. We explore some common practices of both bodybuilders and endurance athletes, and discuss better alternatives that don’t require compromise. No matter what kind of fitness you’re into, you’ll learn something from this episode!

Check out KagedMuscle.com and use code TEAMKM15 to save on all products! Interested in joining Kris’ community or signing up for online training? Visit HealthKik.com.

Proudly Sponsored By

Vivo Barefoot

Vivobarefoot can help you reduce pain and improve your posture and performance by getting you out of shoes that don't serve you. With 30 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments in each foot, it's imperative to opt for footwear that's wide, flexible, and thin to connect with the ground and feed good information up the chain. Tight muscles aren't a sign that your body is fighting against you—it's your body's response to bad shoes. Switch to Vivobarefoot and experience the difference!

P.S. You've got nothing to lose: Vivobarefoot offers a 100-day free trial and these shoes come in a variety of styles, from CrossFit shoes to hiking boots.

Use code STACKED to save 15% on vivobarefoot.com.

Seed

After first sitting with Seed’s founders, Raja and Ara, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 16 strain-specific clinical studies as well as 13 in vitro/ex vivo mechanistic studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (punicalagins isolated and purified from Indian pomegranate) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-3822338 Tue, 19 May 2020 10:00:00 -0500 4336 joe di, kris gethin, ironman endurance, natural bodybuilding, functional fitness, kaged muscle, healthkik, kettlebell training 1 42 full true 041 | Dry Farm Todd - The Truth About Conventional Wine 041 | Dry Farm Todd - The Truth About Conventional Wine Todd White has a dream job. He flies all over the world to hang out with winemakers, cooking and learning and, of course, drinking wine together. The best part? He wakes up every day with no hangover, ready to meditate and work out and do it all over again. That’s because the wine Todd drinks is natural, free of the toxins, sugars, and other additives that contribute to the unpleasant effects often associated with wine. An expert on the natural wine production process, Todd founded Dry Farm Wines to curate pure artisan wines, derived from grapes grown on small, sustainable family farms, and share them with wine connoisseurs and health enthusiasts around the world.

Todd joins me from California for an in-depth explanation of natural wine production and the factors that set it so far apart from the commercial wine you find in a grocery store or at a restaurant. He gives us some insight into his life as a natural wine producer, what it’s like to traverse the globe to attend natural wine fairs, and how he’s created a business he never wants to sell. We dive into the wine industry’s dirty secrets and unpack some common misconceptions about regulations, label accuracy, and point rating systems. It’s an episode chock-full of fascinating facts that you can share with your friends at a post-quarantine dinner party—don’t forget to bring a bottle of Dry Farm Wines along!

Proudly Sponsored By

Seed

After first sitting down with Raja’s Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!


Traeger Grills

After six weeks of being quarantined in Europe, I can say with certainty that my Traeger Grill is what I miss the MOST about my home in Los Angeles. I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of beef brisket or ribs. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want it to be the last time you buy a grill that you can cook on for  years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Todd White has a dream job. He flies all over the world to hang out with winemakers, cooking and learning and, of course, drinking wine together. The best part? He wakes up every day with no hangover, ready to meditate and work out and do it all over again. That’s because the wine Todd drinks is natural, free of the toxins, sugars, and other additives that contribute to the unpleasant effects often associated with wine. An expert on the natural wine production process, Todd founded Dry Farm Wines to curate pure artisan wines, derived from grapes grown on small, sustainable family farms, and share them with wine connoisseurs and health enthusiasts around the world.

Todd joins me from California for an in-depth explanation of natural wine production and the factors that set it so far apart from the commercial wine you find in a grocery store or at a restaurant. He gives us some insight into his life as a natural wine producer, what it’s like to traverse the globe to attend natural wine fairs, and how he’s created a business he never wants to sell. We dive into the wine industry’s dirty secrets and unpack some common misconceptions about regulations, label accuracy, and point rating systems. It’s an episode chock-full of fascinating facts that you can share with your friends at a post-quarantine dinner party—don’t forget to bring a bottle of Dry Farm Wines along!

Proudly Sponsored By

Seed

After first sitting down with Raja’s Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!


Traeger Grills

After six weeks of being quarantined in Europe, I can say with certainty that my Traeger Grill is what I miss the MOST about my home in Los Angeles. I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of beef brisket or ribs. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want it to be the last time you buy a grill that you can cook on for  years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Todd White Buzzsprout-3717644 Tue, 12 May 2020 13:00:00 -0500 4968 joe di, todd white, dry farm wines, paleo wine, keto-friendly wine, hangover-free, wine teeth, wine myths, sugar content in wine, irrigation, natural wine grower 1 41 full true 040 | Arthur Menard de Calenge - Cell Phones, 5G, and Radiation-Proofing 040 | Arthur Menard de Calenge - Cell Phones, 5G, and Radiation-Proofing There have been over 2,000 research papers published on the impact of EMF radiation on biology and health, and many of them have demonstrated a clear link between cell phone radiation and cancer. And yet, the media remains largely silent. That’s why Arthur Menard de Calenge decided to take matters into his own hands...and, well, underwear. Using technology first pioneered by NASA for space suits, he created LAMBS EMF-blocking boxer shorts.

LAMBS has generously sponsored this podcast in the past, so you already know how much I love these products. In this episode, Arthur and I get into the why of LAMBS—what EMF is, how much of a threat it really poses, and why we can’t just put radiation-blocking cases on our cell phones. We talk about the mitigation strategies we’ve employed over the years, which of them are realistic in the modern age, and what’s on the horizon for LAMBS. There’s a lot we still don’t know about the effects of radiation, but it pays to be informed. This episode will get you up to speed in no time. Don’t forget to review and subscribe!

  • What’s EMF and why does your phone emit it? (7:00)
  • What are the negative effects? (10:30)
  • Which devices emit more EMF? (17:00)
  • The effect of stress on fertility (22:40)
  • The chain of events following radiation exposure (27:00)
  • EMF-blocking phone cases actually increase exposure (30:00)
  • Does airplane mode stop EMF transmission? (34:00)
  • We can’t stop 5G—so what do we do? (36:00)
  • The origin of Lambs, and how the fabric works (40:00)
  • Can EMF pass through walls? (45:00)
  • Comfort is important for lifestyle change, and Lambs knows that (51:00)
  • There are a lot of weird things going on in tech (55:00)
  • Finding a middle ground by mitigating the harmful effects of useful innovations (58:00)
  • What’s next for Lambs? (1:01:00)

Proudly Sponsored By

Traeger Grills

After five weeks of being quarantined in Europe, I can say with certainty that my Traeger Grill is what I miss the MOST about my home in Los Angeles. I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of beef brisket or ribs. Traeger Grills are second-to-none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want it to be the last time you buy a grill that you can cook on for  years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> There have been over 2,000 research papers published on the impact of EMF radiation on biology and health, and many of them have demonstrated a clear link between cell phone radiation and cancer. And yet, the media remains largely silent. That’s why Arthur Menard de Calenge decided to take matters into his own hands...and, well, underwear. Using technology first pioneered by NASA for space suits, he created LAMBS EMF-blocking boxer shorts.

LAMBS has generously sponsored this podcast in the past, so you already know how much I love these products. In this episode, Arthur and I get into the why of LAMBS—what EMF is, how much of a threat it really poses, and why we can’t just put radiation-blocking cases on our cell phones. We talk about the mitigation strategies we’ve employed over the years, which of them are realistic in the modern age, and what’s on the horizon for LAMBS. There’s a lot we still don’t know about the effects of radiation, but it pays to be informed. This episode will get you up to speed in no time. Don’t forget to review and subscribe!

  • What’s EMF and why does your phone emit it? (7:00)
  • What are the negative effects? (10:30)
  • Which devices emit more EMF? (17:00)
  • The effect of stress on fertility (22:40)
  • The chain of events following radiation exposure (27:00)
  • EMF-blocking phone cases actually increase exposure (30:00)
  • Does airplane mode stop EMF transmission? (34:00)
  • We can’t stop 5G—so what do we do? (36:00)
  • The origin of Lambs, and how the fabric works (40:00)
  • Can EMF pass through walls? (45:00)
  • Comfort is important for lifestyle change, and Lambs knows that (51:00)
  • There are a lot of weird things going on in tech (55:00)
  • Finding a middle ground by mitigating the harmful effects of useful innovations (58:00)
  • What’s next for Lambs? (1:01:00)

Proudly Sponsored By

Traeger Grills

After five weeks of being quarantined in Europe, I can say with certainty that my Traeger Grill is what I miss the MOST about my home in Los Angeles. I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of beef brisket or ribs. Traeger Grills are second-to-none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want it to be the last time you buy a grill that you can cook on for  years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-3557902 Tue, 05 May 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4129 joe di, arthur menard, lambs, radiation, 5G, EMF, radiation-proof underwear, link between radiation and cancer, fertility 1 40 full true 039 | Nicoya Hecht - Naturally Alkaline and Mineral-Rich 039 | Nicoya Hecht - Naturally Alkaline and Mineral-Rich Named after the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, where she was born, Nicoya Hecht is as unique as her name. She’s the co-founder of Rising Springs, a delivery water service that sources natural mineral water from a spring on a property her family owns in Batholith, Idaho. After initially turning down her husband’s suggestion that they start a business together, Nicoya jumped in with both feet after she discovered a passion for water and wellness. Today, that passion fuels a thriving company and drives her continued pursuit of knowledge.

Nicoya joins me for a quarantine chat about water source quality. We discuss why Americans like their water cold, how natural mineral water improves your health and vitality, and the practices Rising Springs follows to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Nicoya explains what it means to be a water sommelier, and how her learning experience is informing her role as co-founder. This is a full-bodied episode about a substance we interact with every day and that many of us rarely give much thought to, and I know you’ll enjoy learning about the healing benefits of water as much as I did.

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Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

P.S. You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you click here!

Rising Springs

After listening to this episode, I bet you’re starting to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Support the show

]]> Named after the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, where she was born, Nicoya Hecht is as unique as her name. She’s the co-founder of Rising Springs, a delivery water service that sources natural mineral water from a spring on a property her family owns in Batholith, Idaho. After initially turning down her husband’s suggestion that they start a business together, Nicoya jumped in with both feet after she discovered a passion for water and wellness. Today, that passion fuels a thriving company and drives her continued pursuit of knowledge.

Nicoya joins me for a quarantine chat about water source quality. We discuss why Americans like their water cold, how natural mineral water improves your health and vitality, and the practices Rising Springs follows to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Nicoya explains what it means to be a water sommelier, and how her learning experience is informing her role as co-founder. This is a full-bodied episode about a substance we interact with every day and that many of us rarely give much thought to, and I know you’ll enjoy learning about the healing benefits of water as much as I did.

Proudly Sponsored By

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

P.S. You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you click here!

Rising Springs

After listening to this episode, I bet you’re starting to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Nicoya Hecht Buzzsprout-3490831 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4035 joe di, nicoya hecht, rising springs, natural mineral water, water sommelier, water purity, mineral supplements, vitality 1 39 full true 038 | Kettlebell Training, Part 2: Presses, Swings, & Snatches 038 | Kettlebell Training, Part 2: Presses, Swings, & Snatches I’m on the mic all by myself again for part 2 of my deep dive into key kettlebell exercises—why they’re essential, how to perform them properly, and what you can do to modify them for your fitness and mobility level. My training style evolved through my years of gym ownership and athlete observation to become a minimalistic, low-impact style that promotes balance and functional movement. Whether you’re an average Joe or a high-level athlete, these exercises will activate dormant muscles, bring your mind and body back into alignment, stabilize your core, and help you become truly STACKED.

  • The fundamental misconception of what strength is (2:30)
  • It’s a fundamental movement, but you have to earn your right to press (8:00)
  • The role of the lower body in pressing (16:00)
  • Dial in strength, then move on to ballistics (24:30)
  • The difference between the swing and the snatch (26:00)
  • Building a base for the swing (35:30)
  • Two types of breathing (38:30)
  • One-hand swings vs. two-hand swings (45:00)
  • How to work up to the snatch (55:30)
  • Movement recap (1:03:00)
  • How to dial it back when things go sideways (1:05:00)

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As of this moment, Week 5 of being quarantined in Europe, my Traeger Grill! is what I miss the MOST about my home in LA!  I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of things like beef brisket or ribs. Anyway, Traeger Grills are second-to-none when it comes to the incredible cooking experience and also offer backyard chefs an amazing support system the guides your flavor-journey better than you can imagine. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App which has over 1500 recipes and that syncs to your grille and built in meat thermometer coaching you through your cook the whole time! If you are in the market for a grille and you want it to be the last time you buy a grille that you can cook for your family and friends for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills. 

BLUblox 

If you are anything like me, you are always looking to improve your sleep quality. BLUblox makes the highest quality blue-blocking shades on the market, and the only glasses that I know of that have been third-party tested and shown to block 100% of both blue and green light. This light, from ultraviolet spectrum, is what’s emitted by our screens and phones and, in the hours after sunset, has the ability to suppress melatonin production and impair our sleep quality. Wearing BluBlox is perhaps the simplest, most effective way to improve sleep my blocking this light from ever entering your brain. So head on over to BLUblox and use code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount off your entire cart!

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]]> I’m on the mic all by myself again for part 2 of my deep dive into key kettlebell exercises—why they’re essential, how to perform them properly, and what you can do to modify them for your fitness and mobility level. My training style evolved through my years of gym ownership and athlete observation to become a minimalistic, low-impact style that promotes balance and functional movement. Whether you’re an average Joe or a high-level athlete, these exercises will activate dormant muscles, bring your mind and body back into alignment, stabilize your core, and help you become truly STACKED.

  • The fundamental misconception of what strength is (2:30)
  • It’s a fundamental movement, but you have to earn your right to press (8:00)
  • The role of the lower body in pressing (16:00)
  • Dial in strength, then move on to ballistics (24:30)
  • The difference between the swing and the snatch (26:00)
  • Building a base for the swing (35:30)
  • Two types of breathing (38:30)
  • One-hand swings vs. two-hand swings (45:00)
  • How to work up to the snatch (55:30)
  • Movement recap (1:03:00)
  • How to dial it back when things go sideways (1:05:00)

Proudly Sponsored By

Traeger Grills

As of this moment, Week 5 of being quarantined in Europe, my Traeger Grill! is what I miss the MOST about my home in LA!  I can only imagine that if I were home right now what I’d be cooking. Chances are I would be practicing my 8-hour slow-cooks of things like beef brisket or ribs. Anyway, Traeger Grills are second-to-none when it comes to the incredible cooking experience and also offer backyard chefs an amazing support system the guides your flavor-journey better than you can imagine. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App which has over 1500 recipes and that syncs to your grille and built in meat thermometer coaching you through your cook the whole time! If you are in the market for a grille and you want it to be the last time you buy a grille that you can cook for your family and friends for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills. 

BLUblox 

If you are anything like me, you are always looking to improve your sleep quality. BLUblox makes the highest quality blue-blocking shades on the market, and the only glasses that I know of that have been third-party tested and shown to block 100% of both blue and green light. This light, from ultraviolet spectrum, is what’s emitted by our screens and phones and, in the hours after sunset, has the ability to suppress melatonin production and impair our sleep quality. Wearing BluBlox is perhaps the simplest, most effective way to improve sleep my blocking this light from ever entering your brain. So head on over to BLUblox and use code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount off your entire cart!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-3442705 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4176 joe di, kettlebell training, functional movement, kettlebell certification, core strength, shoulder rotation, mobility, biohacking, stacked 1 38 full true 037 | Kettlebell Training, Part 1: Carries, Get-Ups, and Goblet Squats 037 | Kettlebell Training, Part 1: Carries, Get-Ups, and Goblet Squats I hop on the mic all by myself today to talk about key kettlebell exercises—why they’re essential, how to perform them properly, and what you can do to modify them for your fitness and mobility level. My training style evolved through my years of gym ownership and athlete observation to become a minimalistic, low-impact style that promotes balance and functional movement. Whether you’re an average Joe or a high-level athlete, these exercises will activate dormant muscles, bring your mind and body back into alignment, stabilize your core, and help you become truly STACKED.

  • The evolution of Joe’s training style, starting back in the gym ownership days (2:00)
  • The foundational movements (10:00)
  • Why steps are important, and other practices and movements to implement ASAP (13:00)
  • Isometric drills for strength (19:00)
  • First exercise: Loaded carries (21:30)
  • Different ways to perform a loaded carry (34:00)
  • Second exercise: Get-ups (45:00)
  • Third exercise: Goblet squats (58:00)
  • Okay, so what now? Take it to the next level (1:06:00)
  • Orion’s Belt, the Windshield Wiper, and the Golden Rule (1:08:00)

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Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

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]]> I hop on the mic all by myself today to talk about key kettlebell exercises—why they’re essential, how to perform them properly, and what you can do to modify them for your fitness and mobility level. My training style evolved through my years of gym ownership and athlete observation to become a minimalistic, low-impact style that promotes balance and functional movement. Whether you’re an average Joe or a high-level athlete, these exercises will activate dormant muscles, bring your mind and body back into alignment, stabilize your core, and help you become truly STACKED.

  • The evolution of Joe’s training style, starting back in the gym ownership days (2:00)
  • The foundational movements (10:00)
  • Why steps are important, and other practices and movements to implement ASAP (13:00)
  • Isometric drills for strength (19:00)
  • First exercise: Loaded carries (21:30)
  • Different ways to perform a loaded carry (34:00)
  • Second exercise: Get-ups (45:00)
  • Third exercise: Goblet squats (58:00)
  • Okay, so what now? Take it to the next level (1:06:00)
  • Orion’s Belt, the Windshield Wiper, and the Golden Rule (1:08:00)

Proudly Sponsored By

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/kb-solosode Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-3392032 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4679 1 37 full false 036 | Dr Chris Shade - Boosting Your Immune System 036 | Dr Chris Shade - Boosting Your Immune System Dr. Chris Shade is back for a timely episode about immunity and how you can use Quicksilver Scientific supplements can help maximize your immune health in the face of the current pandemic. We break down strategies for three different demographics—the typical American, the older adult, and the biohacker—and talk about helpful tricks and tips that will benefit anyone. No matter where you are on your health journey, the protocols we discuss in this episode will help you boost your health and stay well during this chaotic time. Find a sunny spot to sit and dive in!

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Perhaps the most important on our counter right now is KION Aminos. This company offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the first thing you’ll see on their site are these aminos. I’ve been doing some intense training lately, and these tablets are key to my recovery. These aminos are also crucial to the production of our neurotransmitters, and we all need optimum serotonin levels right now. Let’s come out of this quarantine fitter and healthier than we went into it!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single speck of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses! Especially now that everyone is working from home and spending even more time in front of a computer screen, it’s a great idea to grab a pair of blue-blockers to give your eyes a break and help keep your sleep patterns regular.

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off your entire cart at checkout.

Support the show

]]> Dr. Chris Shade is back for a timely episode about immunity and how you can use Quicksilver Scientific supplements can help maximize your immune health in the face of the current pandemic. We break down strategies for three different demographics—the typical American, the older adult, and the biohacker—and talk about helpful tricks and tips that will benefit anyone. No matter where you are on your health journey, the protocols we discuss in this episode will help you boost your health and stay well during this chaotic time. Find a sunny spot to sit and dive in!

Proudly Sponsored By

KION

Perhaps the most important on our counter right now is KION Aminos. This company offers amazing, scientifically validated products—including some of the cleanest coffee on the planet—but the first thing you’ll see on their site are these aminos. I’ve been doing some intense training lately, and these tablets are key to my recovery. These aminos are also crucial to the production of our neurotransmitters, and we all need optimum serotonin levels right now. Let’s come out of this quarantine fitter and healthier than we went into it!

Head to getkion.com/STACKED and use code STACKED for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single speck of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses! Especially now that everyone is working from home and spending even more time in front of a computer screen, it’s a great idea to grab a pair of blue-blockers to give your eyes a break and help keep your sleep patterns regular.

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off your entire cart at checkout.

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/dr-chris-shade Joe DiStefano / Dr. Chris Shade Buzzsprout-3261499 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4215 joe di, dr. chris shade, quicksilver scientific, immune system, coronavirus, vitamin d, biohacking, global pandemic 1 36 full true 035 | Darin Olien - Hunting for Health 035 | Darin Olien - Hunting for Health Darin Olien is an exotic superfood expert, supplement formulator, and environmental activist as well as an avid superfood hunter. The founder and visionary of SuperLife, Darin seeks to help individuals live richer, healthier, and more vibrant lives by making simple changes and implementing powerful habits in their daily life. He brings in the six life forces—nutrition, hydration, oxygenation, alkalization, detoxification, and attitude—and encourages responsibility and awareness in all aspects of being. With the right resources, Darin believes anyone can live the greatest expression of their life.

I join Darin in an undisclosed location in Malibu for a chat about his life after the Malibu fires and how he’s using this catastrophe as an opportunity to create a more sustainable lifestyle. We also discuss the destructive effects of technology and what we can do to mitigate their effects on our well-being. Darin shares a wealth of knowledge about water and its science-transcending ability to carry information, in addition to why cultivated foods don’t boast the same nutritional profile as their wild counterparts. With so much chaos in the news and in our spheres of influence these days, it’s easy to panic and become discouraged—but Darin offers a message of hope that’s applicable to everyone, regardless of where you are in this moment: Storms bring regeneration.

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Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Right now, to help the community stock up on quality, life-enhancing essentials, Rising Springs is offering pallet purchasing options. Choose between 40 or 80 five-liter boxes and save almost 50% on normal product cost!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Traeger Grills

I was first introduced to Traeger last year when we grabbed one of their amazing wood-fired grills for our RUNGA experience in Napa. These grills have amazing versatility—if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I’m making incredible meals all the time now! With their WiFire technology paired with their mobile app that contains over 1500 recipes, any amateur backyard barbeque-r becomes an absolute pro. Cooking is a great cure for cabin fever! Traeger On and stay in a good mood through food.

Visit traegergrills.com/STACKED for more details, and connect with Traeger and the community they’ve built on social media by searching @traegergrills!

Support the show

]]> Darin Olien is an exotic superfood expert, supplement formulator, and environmental activist as well as an avid superfood hunter. The founder and visionary of SuperLife, Darin seeks to help individuals live richer, healthier, and more vibrant lives by making simple changes and implementing powerful habits in their daily life. He brings in the six life forces—nutrition, hydration, oxygenation, alkalization, detoxification, and attitude—and encourages responsibility and awareness in all aspects of being. With the right resources, Darin believes anyone can live the greatest expression of their life.

I join Darin in an undisclosed location in Malibu for a chat about his life after the Malibu fires and how he’s using this catastrophe as an opportunity to create a more sustainable lifestyle. We also discuss the destructive effects of technology and what we can do to mitigate their effects on our well-being. Darin shares a wealth of knowledge about water and its science-transcending ability to carry information, in addition to why cultivated foods don’t boast the same nutritional profile as their wild counterparts. With so much chaos in the news and in our spheres of influence these days, it’s easy to panic and become discouraged—but Darin offers a message of hope that’s applicable to everyone, regardless of where you are in this moment: Storms bring regeneration.

Proudly Sponsored By

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Right now, to help the community stock up on quality, life-enhancing essentials, Rising Springs is offering pallet purchasing options. Choose between 40 or 80 five-liter boxes and save almost 50% on normal product cost!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Traeger Grills

I was first introduced to Traeger last year when we grabbed one of their amazing wood-fired grills for our RUNGA experience in Napa. These grills have amazing versatility—if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I’m making incredible meals all the time now! With their WiFire technology paired with their mobile app that contains over 1500 recipes, any amateur backyard barbeque-r becomes an absolute pro. Cooking is a great cure for cabin fever! Traeger On and stay in a good mood through food.

Visit traegergrills.com/STACKED for more details, and connect with Traeger and the community they’ve built on social media by searching @traegergrills!

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/darin-olien Joe DiStefano / Darin Olien Buzzsprout-3176764 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0500 5610 joe di, darin olien, superlife, superfoods, superfood hunter, baruka nuts, malibu fire, life forces, emf blocking 1 35 full true 034 | Britta Bushnell, PhD - Pregnancy, Birth, and Transformation 034 | Britta Bushnell, PhD - Pregnancy, Birth, and Transformation Britta Bushnell, Ph.D, has been working with expecting individuals and couples for over 20 years, focusing on the transformational journey of pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood. Her work with parents has been enriched by her doctoral work in mythology and psychology, her years spent as a co-owner of Birthing From Within, as well as her dedicated study of solution-focused brief therapy, storytelling, and sustaining sexual vibrancy and helping romantic partnerships thrive even during parenthood. A celebrated speaker, author, teacher, and presenter, Britta shares her insights through classes and in her book, Transformed by Birth. 

Emilia and I recently attended one of Britta’s intensive two-day workshops, and it gave us both an incredible new perspective on the journey we’re about to undertake in becoming parents. It was such a privilege to get to sit down with her after the fact and discuss the strategies she uses to demystify the birthing process while preserving and honoring the wonder and transformation that occurs. Whatever stage you’re at in this journey, this episode is for you.

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Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s NAD+ Gold, the currency of energy production. Every decade we’re alive, we produce less and less NAD naturally. Research suggests this loss is at the core of the aging process. But NAD+ Gold allows you to reverse-engineer aging and boost your energy quickly. It truly is Gold!  

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After first sitting down with Seed co-founder Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you click here!

Support the show

]]> Britta Bushnell, Ph.D, has been working with expecting individuals and couples for over 20 years, focusing on the transformational journey of pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood. Her work with parents has been enriched by her doctoral work in mythology and psychology, her years spent as a co-owner of Birthing From Within, as well as her dedicated study of solution-focused brief therapy, storytelling, and sustaining sexual vibrancy and helping romantic partnerships thrive even during parenthood. A celebrated speaker, author, teacher, and presenter, Britta shares her insights through classes and in her book, Transformed by Birth. 

Emilia and I recently attended one of Britta’s intensive two-day workshops, and it gave us both an incredible new perspective on the journey we’re about to undertake in becoming parents. It was such a privilege to get to sit down with her after the fact and discuss the strategies she uses to demystify the birthing process while preserving and honoring the wonder and transformation that occurs. Whatever stage you’re at in this journey, this episode is for you.

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s NAD+ Gold, the currency of energy production. Every decade we’re alive, we produce less and less NAD naturally. Research suggests this loss is at the core of the aging process. But NAD+ Gold allows you to reverse-engineer aging and boost your energy quickly. It truly is Gold!  

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After first sitting down with Seed co-founder Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you click here!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Britta Bushnell Buzzsprout-3096400 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0500 5540 joe di, britta bushnell, transformed by birth, birth workshop, apollo and artemis, birthing from within, birthing process 1 34 full true 033 | Tero Isokauppila - Mushrooms for Health and Performance 033 | Tero Isokauppila - Mushrooms for Health and Performance Tero Isokauppila is the mushroom guy. The founder of Four Sigmatic, he grew up foraging for mushrooms and other wild fruits and vegetables on the farm that’s been in his family since the 1600s. It’s his mission to bring the ancient wisdom he’s gathered over the years to the modern age in accessible, enjoyable ways, and he’s doing just that with life-enhancing products ranging from plant-based proteins to mushroom coffees.

 We’re both busy guys, but we finally found a time to sit down and chat about Tero’s unconventional upbringing, the Four Sigmatic backstory, and a variety of applications for different mushrooms in the fitness and nutrition space. Tero is a remarkable storyteller and you can just picture him as a body running free on a farm as he tells the story of how he learned the value of natural medicine and found a way to share it with the global community. This episode is packed with fun facts and answers to questions both longstanding and relevant to current events. Check it out!

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Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Traeger Grills

I was first introduced to Traeger last year when we grabbed a grill for our RUNGA experience in Napa so Chef Seamus Mullen would have something to cook steaks for all of our guests on. These grills have amazing versatility—if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I’m cooking incredible meals all the time. With WiFire technology, and their mobile app with over 1500 recipes on demand, any amateur backyard barbeque-r becomes an absolute pro. 

Check these guys out at Traegergrills.com/STACKED for details on these amazing wood-fire grills!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Support the show

]]> Tero Isokauppila is the mushroom guy. The founder of Four Sigmatic, he grew up foraging for mushrooms and other wild fruits and vegetables on the farm that’s been in his family since the 1600s. It’s his mission to bring the ancient wisdom he’s gathered over the years to the modern age in accessible, enjoyable ways, and he’s doing just that with life-enhancing products ranging from plant-based proteins to mushroom coffees.

 We’re both busy guys, but we finally found a time to sit down and chat about Tero’s unconventional upbringing, the Four Sigmatic backstory, and a variety of applications for different mushrooms in the fitness and nutrition space. Tero is a remarkable storyteller and you can just picture him as a body running free on a farm as he tells the story of how he learned the value of natural medicine and found a way to share it with the global community. This episode is packed with fun facts and answers to questions both longstanding and relevant to current events. Check it out!

Proudly Sponsored By

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Traeger Grills

I was first introduced to Traeger last year when we grabbed a grill for our RUNGA experience in Napa so Chef Seamus Mullen would have something to cook steaks for all of our guests on. These grills have amazing versatility—if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see I’m cooking incredible meals all the time. With WiFire technology, and their mobile app with over 1500 recipes on demand, any amateur backyard barbeque-r becomes an absolute pro. 

Check these guys out at Traegergrills.com/STACKED for details on these amazing wood-fire grills!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/tero-isokauppila Joe DiStefano / Tero Isokauppila Buzzsprout-3029902 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0500 4614 joe di, tero, four sigmatic, adaptogens, natural medicine, Chinese herbs, nootropics, carnivore diet, travel immunity 1 33 full true 032 | Raja Dhir - Evolution, Bees, Bats, and the Microbiome 032 | Raja Dhir - Evolution, Bees, Bats, and the Microbiome SEED co-founder Raja (and his dog!) join me for a conversation that spans millions of years (but don’t worry, this episode is only an hour and 20 minutes long). We take it way back to the advent of oxygen, trace the trajectory of the human race through the eons, explore the cycles of extinction, and follow the path of viruses from bats (to pangolins?) to humans.

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At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After first sitting down with Raja’s Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, https://getlambs.com/and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> SEED co-founder Raja (and his dog!) join me for a conversation that spans millions of years (but don’t worry, this episode is only an hour and 20 minutes long). We take it way back to the advent of oxygen, trace the trajectory of the human race through the eons, explore the cycles of extinction, and follow the path of viruses from bats (to pangolins?) to humans.

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Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After first sitting down with Raja’s Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, https://getlambs.com/and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/raja-dhir Joe DiStefano / Raja Dhir Buzzsprout-2963794 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0500 5067 joe di, raja dhir, seed probiotic, microbiome, extinction, evolution, gut health, honeybee health, nutrition myths, fermented foods 1 32 full true 031 | Dr. Mike Brookins - The What, Why, & How of Peptides 031 | Dr. Mike Brookins - The What, Why, & How of Peptides As a lifelong pursuer of optimal wellness, Mike has been searching for better solutions to common problems since his athlete days. After an illustrious career as a pole vaulter launched him into the field of medicine, Mike started questioning the conflict inherent in treating harmful conditions with harmful interventions. He found a distinct lack of medically-backed programs that advocated for a healthier lifestyle, and he became determined to fill that need. Now Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Mike owns and practices out of the Age Management Institute in Santa Barbara.

It gets science-y real quick when we sit down to talk about the way peptides slow down the aging process. Mike jumps right into the benefits of various peptides—including NAD, epitalon, dihexa, and FGL(l)—for sleep, autoimmune symptoms, menstrual health, and, of course, anti-aging. We trade stories about our experiences with food intolerances, take a close look at the societies known for longevity, and explore the influence of epigenetics on conditions like obesity. 

In the future, RUNGA experiences will incorporate practices that facilitate anti-aging, and I hope this episode gets you as excited for what’s ahead as it got me!

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Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, https://getlambs.com/and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> As a lifelong pursuer of optimal wellness, Mike has been searching for better solutions to common problems since his athlete days. After an illustrious career as a pole vaulter launched him into the field of medicine, Mike started questioning the conflict inherent in treating harmful conditions with harmful interventions. He found a distinct lack of medically-backed programs that advocated for a healthier lifestyle, and he became determined to fill that need. Now Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Mike owns and practices out of the Age Management Institute in Santa Barbara.

It gets science-y real quick when we sit down to talk about the way peptides slow down the aging process. Mike jumps right into the benefits of various peptides—including NAD, epitalon, dihexa, and FGL(l)—for sleep, autoimmune symptoms, menstrual health, and, of course, anti-aging. We trade stories about our experiences with food intolerances, take a close look at the societies known for longevity, and explore the influence of epigenetics on conditions like obesity. 

In the future, RUNGA experiences will incorporate practices that facilitate anti-aging, and I hope this episode gets you as excited for what’s ahead as it got me!

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at a desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, https://getlambs.com/and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Mike Brookins Buzzsprout-2896564 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0600 5107 joe di, dr. mike, michael brookins, AMI Santa Barbara, anti-aging, peptides, neurotrophics, age management, regenerative medicine 1 31 full true 030 | Jean Pierre LeBlanc - The Power of Essential Oils with 030 | Jean Pierre LeBlanc - The Power of Essential Oils with Over 25 years ago, Jean-Pierre LeBlanc found himself at his wit’s end. After conventional medicine failed to bring him any relief from the chronic pain he suffered as a result of a major car accident, he turned to natural remedies and ayurvedic practices and discovered the transformative power of holistic wellness. With his wife Kate, he founded Saje Natural Wellness, a company dedicated to providing natural products that deliver real results to people around the world. Now, in better health in his 60’s than he was in his 30’s, Jean-Pierre is on a mission to empower us all to reach our potential and discover true wellness.

We sit down for a conversation about ayurveda, why essential oils work so effectively, how the mission of Saje aligns with the goal of RUNGA, what the enneagram has to do with holistic health, and the difference between core values and inspirational ones. Jean-Pierre walks us through his journey to wellness and how Saje became a globally-recognized brand, explains the function of his most popular essential oil blends, and provides meaningful insight into creating a positive company culture. This guy has a fascinating story and I’m so excited to get to share it with you!

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Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]> Over 25 years ago, Jean-Pierre LeBlanc found himself at his wit’s end. After conventional medicine failed to bring him any relief from the chronic pain he suffered as a result of a major car accident, he turned to natural remedies and ayurvedic practices and discovered the transformative power of holistic wellness. With his wife Kate, he founded Saje Natural Wellness, a company dedicated to providing natural products that deliver real results to people around the world. Now, in better health in his 60’s than he was in his 30’s, Jean-Pierre is on a mission to empower us all to reach our potential and discover true wellness.

We sit down for a conversation about ayurveda, why essential oils work so effectively, how the mission of Saje aligns with the goal of RUNGA, what the enneagram has to do with holistic health, and the difference between core values and inspirational ones. Jean-Pierre walks us through his journey to wellness and how Saje became a globally-recognized brand, explains the function of his most popular essential oil blends, and provides meaningful insight into creating a positive company culture. This guy has a fascinating story and I’m so excited to get to share it with you!

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Jean-Pierre LeBlanc Buzzsprout-2830765 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0600 3563 joe di, jean-pierre leblanc, saje natural wellness, ayurvedic medicine, essential oils, chronic pain, business goals, enneagram 1 30 full true 029 | Dr. Katelyn Kalstein - Psychedelic Treatment of Depression 029 | Dr. Katelyn Kalstein - Psychedelic Treatment of Depression What would you say to your younger self? Dr. Katelyn Kalstein got a chance to answer that question when she experienced ketamine therapy, a promising (but not new) approach to alleviating depression by resetting the brain. A longtime advocate of natural medicine, Dr. Katelyn is a functional medicine practitioner who works with her patients to develop personalized treatment plans for body, mind, and spirit. After becoming disillusioned with conventional treatment approaches that mask symptoms without addressing the root problem, Dr. Katelyn went searching for a better solution—one that would promote true healing and health.

Having experienced the fascinating effects of ketamine myself, I couldn’t wait to sit down with Dr. Katelyn and take a deep dive into mental health, the reasons we experience depression, how ketamine combats those feelings, and why antidepressants are so harmful and hard to quit. This conversation absolutely did not disappoint. Dr. Katelyn’s story is incredible and her work is changing lives and literally reshaping brains. Don’t miss this episode! 

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Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single speck of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> What would you say to your younger self? Dr. Katelyn Kalstein got a chance to answer that question when she experienced ketamine therapy, a promising (but not new) approach to alleviating depression by resetting the brain. A longtime advocate of natural medicine, Dr. Katelyn is a functional medicine practitioner who works with her patients to develop personalized treatment plans for body, mind, and spirit. After becoming disillusioned with conventional treatment approaches that mask symptoms without addressing the root problem, Dr. Katelyn went searching for a better solution—one that would promote true healing and health.

Having experienced the fascinating effects of ketamine myself, I couldn’t wait to sit down with Dr. Katelyn and take a deep dive into mental health, the reasons we experience depression, how ketamine combats those feelings, and why antidepressants are so harmful and hard to quit. This conversation absolutely did not disappoint. Dr. Katelyn’s story is incredible and her work is changing lives and literally reshaping brains. Don’t miss this episode! 

Proudly Sponsored By

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single speck of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> http://www.coachjoedi.com/stacked-podcast/dr-katelyn Joe DiStefano / Dr. Katelyn Kalstein Buzzsprout-2771125 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0600 5321 joe di, dr. katelyn, katelyn kalstein, ketamine therapy, depression, neurotransmitters, psychedelic treatment, naturopathic medicine 1 29 full true 028 | Dr. Andrew Hill - Video Games, Concussions, ADHD, and Jet Lag 028 | Dr. Andrew Hill - Video Games, Concussions, ADHD, and Jet Lag Dr. Andrew Hill holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA’s Department of Psychology and has been practicing neurofeedback since 2003. The founder of Peak Brain Institute, he also hosts his own podcast called Head First with Dr. Hill. He continues to expand his knowledge of the brain through various research methodologies and teaches courses at UCLA to impart that knowledge to future generations.

We jump right into a discussion about the debatable benefits of sleep tracking, and it just keeps getting better from there. From neurofeedback and the brain irregularities it can treat, to the real danger of screentime, to ideal work environments, Dr. Andrew brings his A-game to this episode. He tackles some common misconceptions, delivers actionable advice, and introduces a lot of new concepts to consider in an approachable, understandable way. I say this every week, but only because it’s true: this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

Proudly Sponsored By 

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Dr. Andrew Hill holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA’s Department of Psychology and has been practicing neurofeedback since 2003. The founder of Peak Brain Institute, he also hosts his own podcast called Head First with Dr. Hill. He continues to expand his knowledge of the brain through various research methodologies and teaches courses at UCLA to impart that knowledge to future generations.

We jump right into a discussion about the debatable benefits of sleep tracking, and it just keeps getting better from there. From neurofeedback and the brain irregularities it can treat, to the real danger of screentime, to ideal work environments, Dr. Andrew brings his A-game to this episode. He tackles some common misconceptions, delivers actionable advice, and introduces a lot of new concepts to consider in an approachable, understandable way. I say this every week, but only because it’s true: this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

Proudly Sponsored By 

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Today, I wanted to tell you about Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox. Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution—not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox, utilizing a two-part cleansing protocol designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body, and it really works!

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout.

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Andrew Hill Buzzsprout-2701795 Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0600 4457 joe di, runga, dr. andrew hill, peak brain institute, neuroscience, neurofeedback, traumatic brain injury 1 28 full true 027 | Andy Petranek - Daily Habits for Whole Life Balance 027 | Andy Petranek - Daily Habits for Whole Life Balance Self-described as “a self-improvement junkie, a nut-job, an early adopter, a tinkerer, a quick-start, and a life-explorer,” Andy Petranek is also the creator of the Whole Life Challenge, a life coach, an avid outdoorsman, and a lifelong devotee to the pursuit of growth and knowledge. His leadership experience as a Marine equipped him with the skills that brought him success as one of the first CrossFit affiliate owners, and his focus on improving the lives of the “normal” people in his community led him to develop the Whole Life Challenge. To this day, his mission is to “help clients stay committed to making better choices each day, outside of the gym, where it really matters, in their everyday lives.”

Andy joins me for a chat about the apps that improve our lives, unusual sleeping practices, the reason a lack of motivation is keeping people stuck in unhealthy patterns, and the benefits of isometric movement. We explore the connection between mouth-breathing and respiratory rate, look at strategies for longevity, and discuss both the foundational methodology of CrossFit and our thoughts on where the brand is headed. I couldn’t have the founder of the Whole Life Challenge on the show without talking about the Whole Life Challenge, of course—so we dive into what it is, why everyone should do it, and what the best starting place is. As always, this episode is packed with great takeaways that will help you move the needle closer to your best health. Enjoy!

Quicksilver Scientific

Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Introducing Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox! Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox. This two-part cleansing protocol is designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

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]]> Self-described as “a self-improvement junkie, a nut-job, an early adopter, a tinkerer, a quick-start, and a life-explorer,” Andy Petranek is also the creator of the Whole Life Challenge, a life coach, an avid outdoorsman, and a lifelong devotee to the pursuit of growth and knowledge. His leadership experience as a Marine equipped him with the skills that brought him success as one of the first CrossFit affiliate owners, and his focus on improving the lives of the “normal” people in his community led him to develop the Whole Life Challenge. To this day, his mission is to “help clients stay committed to making better choices each day, outside of the gym, where it really matters, in their everyday lives.”

Andy joins me for a chat about the apps that improve our lives, unusual sleeping practices, the reason a lack of motivation is keeping people stuck in unhealthy patterns, and the benefits of isometric movement. We explore the connection between mouth-breathing and respiratory rate, look at strategies for longevity, and discuss both the foundational methodology of CrossFit and our thoughts on where the brand is headed. I couldn’t have the founder of the Whole Life Challenge on the show without talking about the Whole Life Challenge, of course—so we dive into what it is, why everyone should do it, and what the best starting place is. As always, this episode is packed with great takeaways that will help you move the needle closer to your best health. Enjoy!

Quicksilver Scientific

Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Introducing Quicksilver Scientific’s PushCatch LiverDetox! Liver detoxification is essential for proper health, but improperly-designed protocols result in uncomfortable toxin redistribution not elimination. The PushCatch LiverDetox is an innovative approach to detox. This two-part cleansing protocol is designed to safely eliminate toxins without reabsorption in the body.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Rising Springs

At one point or another on any health journey, you start to wonder about the quality of the water you are drinking. Well, Rising Springs may be just what you have been looking for. In fact, it’s the rare opportunity to drink a water so pure and full of minerals that it’s considered to be a natural mineral supplement. This water, taken from 2.2 miles below the earth’s surface, has been tested to parts per quadrillion to be free of any contaminants and has a naturally high pH of 9.4. Before Rising Springs, I had never had water like this before, and it truly makes me feel amazing. Now you can get it delivered directly to your front door!

Use code STACKED for 25% off your first shipment!

Lambs

Never before in our history have we been exposed to so much electromagnetic radiation. Whether you’re a frequent traveler like me and worried about the radiation in the airplane or airport, or you’re sitting at desk all day exposed to WiFi and sitting close to your phone… all of this stuff is adding up, and the research on the impact this is having on our health is piling up too! This is why my friends over at Lambs have created protective clothing (including the only underwear I wear) to block almost 100% of this harmful radiation.

Use code STACKED for 20% off your order!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Andy Petranek Buzzsprout-2649970 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0600 5605 joe di, andy petranek, whole life challenge, daily habits, sleep hacks, isometric movement, motivation 1 27 full true 026 | Aaron Alexander - Aligning Your Mind and Body 026 | Aaron Alexander - Aligning Your Mind and Body Aaron Alexander is a manual therapist and movement coach with well over a decade of experience. He is the host of the top-rated Align podcast and recently published his first book, The Align Method. Aaron preaches functional movement and self-care in a format that’s applicable to anyone, from top Olympic athletes to regular Joes working desk jobs.

In this episode, we sit down (on the floor) for a chat about easy ways to move toward alignment, how our posture influences our perception both of the world and of ourselves, why emotions affect us physically, and why some of the healthiest people in the world know nothing about health! Aaron points out that “perfect” health regimens can actually make us sicker, and chats about how modern lives can actually increase our stress levels. Aaron is a ton of fun and chock-full of knowledge to share, so don’t be surprised if you feel like you’re having coffee with an old friend on this show. Enjoy, learn, and if you dig the show, don’t forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

P.S. You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you clickhere!

Support the show

]]> Aaron Alexander is a manual therapist and movement coach with well over a decade of experience. He is the host of the top-rated Align podcast and recently published his first book, The Align Method. Aaron preaches functional movement and self-care in a format that’s applicable to anyone, from top Olympic athletes to regular Joes working desk jobs.

In this episode, we sit down (on the floor) for a chat about easy ways to move toward alignment, how our posture influences our perception both of the world and of ourselves, why emotions affect us physically, and why some of the healthiest people in the world know nothing about health! Aaron points out that “perfect” health regimens can actually make us sicker, and chats about how modern lives can actually increase our stress levels. Aaron is a ton of fun and chock-full of knowledge to share, so don’t be surprised if you feel like you’re having coffee with an old friend on this show. Enjoy, learn, and if you dig the show, don’t forget to leave a review and subscribe!

Proudly Sponsored By 

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

P.S. You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you clickhere!

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Aaron Alexander Buzzsprout-2580625 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0600 4241 joe di, aaron alexander, align method, alignment strategies, healthy surfers, personal identity, neurotransmitter health 1 26 full true 025 | Pete Evans - A Sunday Chat 025 | Pete Evans - A Sunday Chat Chef Pete Evans, an Australian TV personality and host of the podcast H.E.A.L., started working full-time as a chef at 17 years old and has over 25 books to his name. As a dad, a health coach and a developer of supplements and ready-made meals, Pete passionately shares his knowledge to help people from all generations and backgrounds achieve and maintain mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.

This week I sit with Pete in the sun on the front steps of my house. Please bear with us if you hear a few planes flying overhead as we chat. The weather was so nice, and with Pete having just gotten off a plane, we just could NOT sit indoors for this one. We chat about all the things Pete’s been up to while visiting LA, from brain scans to dinner with Robert Kennedy Jr.. Then we dive into some detail about Pete’s culinary education and how applicable traditional cooking is to the more recent paleo movement. We go down a few rabbit holes, as you may expect, and round out the episode with some really solid takeaway messages for our listeners. 

Enjoy today’s show! 

And PLEASE don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast! 

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Chef Pete Evans, an Australian TV personality and host of the podcast H.E.A.L., started working full-time as a chef at 17 years old and has over 25 books to his name. As a dad, a health coach and a developer of supplements and ready-made meals, Pete passionately shares his knowledge to help people from all generations and backgrounds achieve and maintain mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.

This week I sit with Pete in the sun on the front steps of my house. Please bear with us if you hear a few planes flying overhead as we chat. The weather was so nice, and with Pete having just gotten off a plane, we just could NOT sit indoors for this one. We chat about all the things Pete’s been up to while visiting LA, from brain scans to dinner with Robert Kennedy Jr.. Then we dive into some detail about Pete’s culinary education and how applicable traditional cooking is to the more recent paleo movement. We go down a few rabbit holes, as you may expect, and round out the episode with some really solid takeaway messages for our listeners. 

Enjoy today’s show! 

And PLEASE don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast! 

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Pete Evans Buzzsprout-2537191 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0600 3766 joe di, pete evans, h.e.a.l., traditional cooking, paleo, health and fitness, biohacking 1 25 full true 024 | Gil Blander - The Ultimate Way to Track Your Health 024 | Gil Blander - The Ultimate Way to Track Your Health I've been singing the praises of InsideTracker for so long that it was about time to have Gil Blander join me as a guest on Stacked. Gil is the Chief Scientific Officer of InsideTracker and an internationally-recognized authority on the science of aging. He leads a team of experts in the development of algorithms and databases that analyze biochemical and physiological markers and determine their optimal ranges.

In the age of fad diets and nutrition trends, Gil works to educate people on the true indicators of health. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what may move the needle in the right direction for one person might make no change for the next. We hit the ground running in this episode, cutting through the noise and getting right down to the markers that really matter (and they're not the ones most people pay attention to!). Gil shares fascinating data points on the correlation between red blood cell size and BMI, talks about the effect of "food-like substances" on the brain, and gives us a sneak peek of what to expect from InsideTracker in 2020.

In This Episode

InsideTracker's Ultimate Panel (Use code STACKED on any panel for 10% off!)

Joe's favorite Vitamin D supplement (buy through Quicksilver and use code STACKED for 15% off)

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Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked.


RUNGA Corporate Experiences

RUNGA brings wellbeing, connection and optimization into reach within the corporate setting. Designed to reboot an executive team or advisory board, RUNGA offers everything from seminars and wellness programming at larger corporate summits, to curated private wellness retreats. To find out how RUNGA can help your team enjoy greater health and productivity in 2020, schedule a call today.

Support the show

]]> I've been singing the praises of InsideTracker for so long that it was about time to have Gil Blander join me as a guest on Stacked. Gil is the Chief Scientific Officer of InsideTracker and an internationally-recognized authority on the science of aging. He leads a team of experts in the development of algorithms and databases that analyze biochemical and physiological markers and determine their optimal ranges.

In the age of fad diets and nutrition trends, Gil works to educate people on the true indicators of health. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what may move the needle in the right direction for one person might make no change for the next. We hit the ground running in this episode, cutting through the noise and getting right down to the markers that really matter (and they're not the ones most people pay attention to!). Gil shares fascinating data points on the correlation between red blood cell size and BMI, talks about the effect of "food-like substances" on the brain, and gives us a sneak peek of what to expect from InsideTracker in 2020.

In This Episode

InsideTracker's Ultimate Panel (Use code STACKED on any panel for 10% off!)

Joe's favorite Vitamin D supplement (buy through Quicksilver and use code STACKED for 15% off)

Proudly Sponsored By

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked.


RUNGA Corporate Experiences

RUNGA brings wellbeing, connection and optimization into reach within the corporate setting. Designed to reboot an executive team or advisory board, RUNGA offers everything from seminars and wellness programming at larger corporate summits, to curated private wellness retreats. To find out how RUNGA can help your team enjoy greater health and productivity in 2020, schedule a call today.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Gil Blander Buzzsprout-2486378 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0600 3990 joe di, gil blander, insidetracker, biochemical markers, vitamin d, red blood cells, intermittent fasting 1 24 full true 023 | 5 Ways to Change Your Life in 2020 023 | 5 Ways to Change Your Life in 2020 In today’s episode, I keep the microphone to myself for a special solo-sode to kick off 2020.

As I’ve spent most of the month of December in Iceland, in 20 hours of darkness per day, I started thinking about what role I played in peoples’ health and wellness journeys in 2019—and where I think my message is heading in 2020.

I narrowed it down to five key areas: caloric restriction and fasting, sleep, breathing, exercise, and community.

As I thought more deeply about these wellness components, I felt compelled to ramble with the microphone on and to share the result with you guys. 

I hope you enjoy it!

In This Episode

David Sinclair's new book, Lifespan

Joseph Mercola's latest book, Keto Fast

Dry Farm Wines

Joe’s podcast with Dr. Jen

Joe's podcast with Lois Laynee

Mini Popsicle sticks

Joe's Lifestyle coaching program for busy executives

Joe's customized kettlebell/oxygen optimization training plans for high performers

Strong Coffee (use code "joedi" for 20% off!)

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Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Use code JOEDI for 20% off at strongcoffeecompany.com

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> In today’s episode, I keep the microphone to myself for a special solo-sode to kick off 2020.

As I’ve spent most of the month of December in Iceland, in 20 hours of darkness per day, I started thinking about what role I played in peoples’ health and wellness journeys in 2019—and where I think my message is heading in 2020.

I narrowed it down to five key areas: caloric restriction and fasting, sleep, breathing, exercise, and community.

As I thought more deeply about these wellness components, I felt compelled to ramble with the microphone on and to share the result with you guys. 

I hope you enjoy it!

In This Episode

David Sinclair's new book, Lifespan

Joseph Mercola's latest book, Keto Fast

Dry Farm Wines

Joe’s podcast with Dr. Jen

Joe's podcast with Lois Laynee

Mini Popsicle sticks

Joe's Lifestyle coaching program for busy executives

Joe's customized kettlebell/oxygen optimization training plans for high performers

Strong Coffee (use code "joedi" for 20% off!)

Proudly Sponsored By

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Use code JOEDI for 20% off at strongcoffeecompany.com

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-2413961 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0600 5757 joe di, new year, breathing, caloric restriction, sleep optimization, gratitude, community 1 23 full true 022 | How We Make Health Stressful 022 | How We Make Health Stressful Today's episode is a “repost” from my good friend Pete Evans’s podcast H.E.A.L. Pete and I recently shared this unfiltered conversation around health that I felt compelled to share with listeners of Stacked. Pete asked some excellent questions—in truth, he caught me off-guard with most of them—which gave me the opportunity to share some perspectives that I feel may be really helpful for listeners as we enter the new year.

In this episode, I discuss the difference between health and fitness, and why culture and our ancestral roots matter—especially when it comes to diet in a nutritional space that seems to leave no room for wine, bread, or cheese. I break down exactly how we tend to make becoming “healthy” stressful through over-analyzing, over-controlling, and becoming our own worst enemy. Lastly, I share some thoughts on endurance training and what I believe to be the healthiest way to get fit for ultra running.

It’s always fun to take a turn in the hot seat, and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it! (P.S. Stay tuned for Pete’s Stacked episode, coming in the next few months!)

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Essentia Mattress

Sleep quality is one of the most important ingredients to vibrant health, and yet it’s one that many health-enthusiasts overlook, often focusing more on supplements and sophisticated biohacks. Well, Essentia has developed a truly life-changing mattress that is one of the best investments you can make for your health and your home. 

Check it out here!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Today's episode is a “repost” from my good friend Pete Evans’s podcast H.E.A.L. Pete and I recently shared this unfiltered conversation around health that I felt compelled to share with listeners of Stacked. Pete asked some excellent questions—in truth, he caught me off-guard with most of them—which gave me the opportunity to share some perspectives that I feel may be really helpful for listeners as we enter the new year.

In this episode, I discuss the difference between health and fitness, and why culture and our ancestral roots matter—especially when it comes to diet in a nutritional space that seems to leave no room for wine, bread, or cheese. I break down exactly how we tend to make becoming “healthy” stressful through over-analyzing, over-controlling, and becoming our own worst enemy. Lastly, I share some thoughts on endurance training and what I believe to be the healthiest way to get fit for ultra running.

It’s always fun to take a turn in the hot seat, and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it! (P.S. Stay tuned for Pete’s Stacked episode, coming in the next few months!)

Proudly Sponsored By

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Essentia Mattress

Sleep quality is one of the most important ingredients to vibrant health, and yet it’s one that many health-enthusiasts overlook, often focusing more on supplements and sophisticated biohacks. Well, Essentia has developed a truly life-changing mattress that is one of the best investments you can make for your health and your home. 

Check it out here!

Seed

After my recent podcast with Seed co-founder, Ara Katz, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.

Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.

Support the show

]]> Pete Evans / Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-2311928 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0600 4876 joe di, pete evans, h.e.a.l., ancestral roots, diet culture, health and fitness, biohacking 1 22 full true 021 | Dr. Marchese - The Brain's Role in Sports Injury 021 | Dr. Marchese - The Brain's Role in Sports Injury If you have neurological deficiencies, Dr. John Marchese can help you solve them. A Boston local with extensive chiropractic training, Dr Marchese has witnessed the rise of strength and conditioning gyms and seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Rather than promoting general fitness or “training for life,” he advocates specific training based on your sport, your goals, and your history of physical activity.

“You can’t train an NHL player the same way you train a 14-year-old lacrosse player.”

His methods may seem unconventional, but the results speak for themselves. I met Dr. Marchese when I was starting my business and still experiencing the effects of prefrontal cortex damage. Through specific treatment, he helped me to retrain my brain to function correctly and balance my deficiencies. In this episode, we talk about my rehabilitation process, specific fitness for unique individuals, the link between weight training and addictions, why trap bar deadlifts are a terrible exercise, and a whole lot more.

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Support from listeners helps me and my team continue to provide valuable content and eventually expand to more weekly episodes and video. As a Patreon supporter, your contribution—equivalent to the cost of a cup of coffee or a green juice—is so appreciated. You’ll also receive access to exclusive Patreon-only content such as recipes, Q&As, the occasional “Whole Foods hack” and other behind-the-scenes footage.

To support the show, head over to Patreon today!

RUNGA Corporate Experiences

RUNGA brings wellbeing, connection and optimization into reach within the corporate setting. Designed to reboot an executive team or advisory board, RUNGA offers everything from seminars and wellness programming at larger corporate summits, to curated private wellness retreats. To find out how RUNGA can help your team enjoy greater health and productivity in 2020, schedule a call today.

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]]> If you have neurological deficiencies, Dr. John Marchese can help you solve them. A Boston local with extensive chiropractic training, Dr Marchese has witnessed the rise of strength and conditioning gyms and seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Rather than promoting general fitness or “training for life,” he advocates specific training based on your sport, your goals, and your history of physical activity.

“You can’t train an NHL player the same way you train a 14-year-old lacrosse player.”

His methods may seem unconventional, but the results speak for themselves. I met Dr. Marchese when I was starting my business and still experiencing the effects of prefrontal cortex damage. Through specific treatment, he helped me to retrain my brain to function correctly and balance my deficiencies. In this episode, we talk about my rehabilitation process, specific fitness for unique individuals, the link between weight training and addictions, why trap bar deadlifts are a terrible exercise, and a whole lot more.

Proudly Sponsored By

Patreon

Support from listeners helps me and my team continue to provide valuable content and eventually expand to more weekly episodes and video. As a Patreon supporter, your contribution—equivalent to the cost of a cup of coffee or a green juice—is so appreciated. You’ll also receive access to exclusive Patreon-only content such as recipes, Q&As, the occasional “Whole Foods hack” and other behind-the-scenes footage.

To support the show, head over to Patreon today!

RUNGA Corporate Experiences

RUNGA brings wellbeing, connection and optimization into reach within the corporate setting. Designed to reboot an executive team or advisory board, RUNGA offers everything from seminars and wellness programming at larger corporate summits, to curated private wellness retreats. To find out how RUNGA can help your team enjoy greater health and productivity in 2020, schedule a call today.

https://vimeo.com/377590039

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. John Marchese Buzzsprout-2311580 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0600 5789 joe di, dr. marchese, brain training, brain trauma, athletic performance, trap bar deadlifts 1 21 full true 020 | Coach Cambio - Purposeful Kettlebell Training 020 | Coach Cambio - Purposeful Kettlebell Training There’s a difference between fitness and athleticism, and Coach Todd Cambio, CSCS, trains athletes to be ready for anything by improving their strength, speed, and agility. He practices what he preaches, maximizing the benefit of his own training by doing his research, moving with intention, and implementing biomechanical techniques. Whether it’s kettlebell training, Spartan racing, or burpees, Coach Cambio has a highly educated opinion on it (and probably a certification for it, too).

“Everything I do is based on being a better athlete. I train to be better in life.”

We take a deep dive into Cambio’s kettlebell background, athletic history, and thoughts on current fitness trends. He walks us through his corrective process for an athlete with back pain and explains when it’s a good idea to opt for a heavier kettlebell. As an aging athlete himself, Todd has firsthand insight into the process of adjusting athletic expectations over time. While he’s no stranger to intense workouts, he encourages listeners—from serious competitors to average Joes—to know their “why” and train accordingly. No matter where you fall on the continuum, you’ll benefit from this episode.

“You have to know what your why is and why you like to do it and just do it. Get to your destination on the right roads.”

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at insidetracker.com

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Use code JOEDI for 20% off at strongcoffeecompany.com

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]]> There’s a difference between fitness and athleticism, and Coach Todd Cambio, CSCS, trains athletes to be ready for anything by improving their strength, speed, and agility. He practices what he preaches, maximizing the benefit of his own training by doing his research, moving with intention, and implementing biomechanical techniques. Whether it’s kettlebell training, Spartan racing, or burpees, Coach Cambio has a highly educated opinion on it (and probably a certification for it, too).

“Everything I do is based on being a better athlete. I train to be better in life.”

We take a deep dive into Cambio’s kettlebell background, athletic history, and thoughts on current fitness trends. He walks us through his corrective process for an athlete with back pain and explains when it’s a good idea to opt for a heavier kettlebell. As an aging athlete himself, Todd has firsthand insight into the process of adjusting athletic expectations over time. While he’s no stranger to intense workouts, he encourages listeners—from serious competitors to average Joes—to know their “why” and train accordingly. No matter where you fall on the continuum, you’ll benefit from this episode.

“You have to know what your why is and why you like to do it and just do it. Get to your destination on the right roads.”

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at insidetracker.com

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Use code JOEDI for 20% off at strongcoffeecompany.com

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Coach Todd Cambio Buzzsprout-2296982 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0600 4894 Joe Di, Coach Todd, Coach Cambio, kettlebells, athleticism, spartan racing 1 20 full true 019 | Dr. Chris Shade - Free Medicine & Supplements That Work 019 | Dr. Chris Shade - Free Medicine & Supplements That Work In the first video episode of Stacked, Dr. Christopher Shade joins me to put supplements under the microscope and explore their role in cell health, from detoxification to ketosis. Dr. Shade explains the interconnectedness of stress, glutathione (remember this one from Dr. Paul’s episode?), and leaky gut; walks us through the best way to prepare for detox protocol, and shares his own experience with NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and travel recovery. He’s on a mission to combat universal toxicity, and this episode is packed full of information that will help you navigate the saturated supplement market and reach optimal health.

“We’ve got tools that let us push different levers and such. But it’s not just the biochemical—it’s our whole application to the world.”


Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at https://www.insidetracker.com/

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked

Support the show

]]> In the first video episode of Stacked, Dr. Christopher Shade joins me to put supplements under the microscope and explore their role in cell health, from detoxification to ketosis. Dr. Shade explains the interconnectedness of stress, glutathione (remember this one from Dr. Paul’s episode?), and leaky gut; walks us through the best way to prepare for detox protocol, and shares his own experience with NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and travel recovery. He’s on a mission to combat universal toxicity, and this episode is packed full of information that will help you navigate the saturated supplement market and reach optimal health.

“We’ve got tools that let us push different levers and such. But it’s not just the biochemical—it’s our whole application to the world.”


Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at https://www.insidetracker.com/

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr. Chris Shade Buzzsprout-2244092 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0600 4949 joe di, dr. shade, quicksilver scientific, supplements, visceral fat, cell health 1 19 full true 018 | Andy Mant - The Science of Blue Light 018 | Andy Mant - The Science of Blue Light Andy walks us through the way light influences our brains, our moods, and our quality of life. He explains how new moms might be keeping their babies awake at night, that sunscreen is bad for you, and why shift work is not ideal for anyone.

Find Andy

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In This Episode

Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival

Health and Light

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at https://www.insidetracker.com/

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout at 

CHRISTMAS SHIPPING: Last day for guaranteed Christmas delivery will be 16th December, if DHL Express shipping option selected. 

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to

Support the show

]]> Andy walks us through the way light influences our brains, our moods, and our quality of life. He explains how new moms might be keeping their babies awake at night, that sunscreen is bad for you, and why shift work is not ideal for anyone.

Find Andy

Instagram I Twitter I Website

In This Episode

Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival

Health and Light

Quicksilver Scientific

Are you flushing money down the toilet with less than optimal supplements? With most traditional supplements, the amount that survives digestion and general acidity in the gut is very low. That is why Dr. Chris Shade developed the world’s most advanced phospholipid delivery systems. Through this superior delivery method, all Quicksilver Scientific products nourish your cells and enrich your body as they deliver nutrients more quickly and up to 600% more effectively.

Use code STACKED for 15% off your first order!*

*Valid until 1/31/2020

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Use code STACKED for 10% off at https://www.insidetracker.com/

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Use Code RUNGA for 15% off at checkout at 

CHRISTMAS SHIPPING: Last day for guaranteed Christmas delivery will be 16th December, if DHL Express shipping option selected. 

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day — focus, productivity, relaxation — and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See more of the science behind this here).

You can now save 20% on this already inexpensive app when you head over to

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Andy Mant Buzzsprout-2147429 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0600 5612 joe di, andy mant, blue light, science, blockers, facts 1 18 full true 017 | Ben Greenfield - Finding Purpose & Staying Charged 017 | Ben Greenfield - Finding Purpose & Staying Charged Ben Greenfield is an expert biohacker, strength and conditioning coach, and best-selling author. Ben has worked with CEOs, endurance competitors, and professional athletes from poker champions to NFL players. He joined me to share his wisdom (and his book suggestions) on everything from minerals and their role in human health to parenting advice and the value of tradition. 

“If there’s a lightning storm in Florida, and you’re here in California, that’s the time to go outside in your bare feet.”

For full show notes, visit Joe's website.

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Special Holiday Offer: Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA25 at check-out for a 25% discount.

*Valid now until Tuesday, December 3rd.

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Special Holiday Offer: Get 20-30% off bundle deals* with limited quantity Strong Coffee Company gear. Use code STACKED to receive a free ebook copy of Breaking Fast and RUNGA Mobility Books.

*Valid Friday, November 29th to Monday, December 2nd.

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Special Holiday Offer: Use code CHEERSSTACKED for $200 off the Ultimate plan.*

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Monday, December 2nd.

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day— focus, productivity, or relaxation—and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. 

Special Holiday Offer: Receive 35% off this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked or enter code STACKED at checkout.

*Valid Friday, November 29th (Black Friday only).

Support the show

]]> Ben Greenfield is an expert biohacker, strength and conditioning coach, and best-selling author. Ben has worked with CEOs, endurance competitors, and professional athletes from poker champions to NFL players. He joined me to share his wisdom (and his book suggestions) on everything from minerals and their role in human health to parenting advice and the value of tradition. 

“If there’s a lightning storm in Florida, and you’re here in California, that’s the time to go outside in your bare feet.”

For full show notes, visit Joe's website.

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Special Holiday Offer: Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA25 at check-out for a 25% discount.

*Valid now until Tuesday, December 3rd.

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Special Holiday Offer: Get 20-30% off bundle deals* with limited quantity Strong Coffee Company gear. Use code STACKED to receive a free ebook copy of Breaking Fast and RUNGA Mobility Books.

*Valid Friday, November 29th to Monday, December 2nd.

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Special Holiday Offer: Use code CHEERSSTACKED for $200 off the Ultimate plan.*

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Monday, December 2nd.

Brain.fm 

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day— focus, productivity, or relaxation—and brain.fm will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. 

Special Holiday Offer: Receive 35% off this already inexpensive app when you head over to http://brain.fm/stacked or enter code STACKED at checkout.

*Valid Friday, November 29th (Black Friday only).

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Ben Greenfield Buzzsprout-2147420 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0600 5956 joe di, ben greenfield, biohacking, strength and conditioning, electrical currents, parenting, gratitude 1 17 full true 016 | Brent Bolthouse - Building Hollywood’s Nightlife (Sober) 016 | Brent Bolthouse - Building Hollywood’s Nightlife (Sober) Often called the nightlife maven, Brent Bolthouse is responsible for some of the hottest A-list parties in Hollywood and the iconic Neon Carnival, Coachella’s exclusive, invite-only after-party. In this episode, Brent walks us through the journey of how he went from working at a gas station to creating The Bungalow in Santa Monica, one of California’s most popular bars. This is not just the story of how one man’s journey to sobriety built Hollywood’s nightlife, but a story of finding enlightenment in unexpected places, of the power of gratitude to reshape our lives, and of being in the right place at the right time. This is a story that will make you believe that anything can happen in this life.

“Last year I was pumping gas in Sherman Oaks, and this year, I’m running the nightclub where the Beastie Boys are DJing and Robert Downey Jr is in line.”

Find Brent

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Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Special Holiday Offer: Use code CHEERSSTACKED for $200 off the Ultimate plan.*

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Monday, December 2nd.

Four Sigmatic

I never thought I would see the day where medicinal mushrooms were so widely available and consumable in such delicious, easy-to-drink forms—and it’s all thanks to Four Sigmatic. I drink one of their blends every single day, with Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Superfood Protein being some of my favorite products.

Special Holiday Offer: Get up to 50% off* products with an additional 15% off with code RUNGA (while supplies last).

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Tuesday, December 3rd.

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Special Holiday Offer: Get 20-30% off bundle deals* with limited quantity Strong Coffee Company gear. Use code STACKED to receive a free ebook copy of Breaking Fast and RUNGA Mobility Books.

*Valid Friday, November 29th to Monday, December 2nd.

Essentia Mattress

Sleep quality is one of the most important ingredients to vibrant health, and yet it’s one that many health-enthusiasts overlook, often focusing more on supplements and sophisticated biohacks. Well, Essentia has developed a truly life-changing mattress that is one of the best investments you can make for your health and your home. 

Special Holiday Offer: 25% off Everything* + 2 Free Latex Cloud Pillows with Mattress Purchase ($300 value). Tatami Hybrid not included. Some exclusions apply. Discount automatically applied at checkout using this link

Support the show

]]> Often called the nightlife maven, Brent Bolthouse is responsible for some of the hottest A-list parties in Hollywood and the iconic Neon Carnival, Coachella’s exclusive, invite-only after-party. In this episode, Brent walks us through the journey of how he went from working at a gas station to creating The Bungalow in Santa Monica, one of California’s most popular bars. This is not just the story of how one man’s journey to sobriety built Hollywood’s nightlife, but a story of finding enlightenment in unexpected places, of the power of gratitude to reshape our lives, and of being in the right place at the right time. This is a story that will make you believe that anything can happen in this life.

“Last year I was pumping gas in Sherman Oaks, and this year, I’m running the nightclub where the Beastie Boys are DJing and Robert Downey Jr is in line.”

Find Brent

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Proudly Sponsored By

Inside Tracker

Blood doesn’t lie. That is why Inside Tracker not only tests for your most important biomarkers—Glucose, Vitamin D, inflammation and many more—but also tracks your progress, makes dietary suggestions, and even suggests workout protocols to help you find health and wellbeing in your everyday life.

Special Holiday Offer: Use code CHEERSSTACKED for $200 off the Ultimate plan.*

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Monday, December 2nd.

Four Sigmatic

I never thought I would see the day where medicinal mushrooms were so widely available and consumable in such delicious, easy-to-drink forms—and it’s all thanks to Four Sigmatic. I drink one of their blends every single day, with Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Superfood Protein being some of my favorite products.

Special Holiday Offer: Get up to 50% off* products with an additional 15% off with code RUNGA (while supplies last).

*Valid Thursday, November 28th to Tuesday, December 3rd.

Strong Coffee Company

Like many of you, I have a soft spot for coffee, and it’s heartbreaking how tough it can be to find good coffee when on the road or traveling. Thanks to Strong Coffee and its addition of amino acids such as L-Theanine and other nutrients, I don’t have to give up my coffee ritual when I’m away from home! More than just coffee, Strong Coffee is a supplement that leaves me feeling focused, energized and satisfied.

Special Holiday Offer: Get 20-30% off bundle deals* with limited quantity Strong Coffee Company gear. Use code STACKED to receive a free ebook copy of Breaking Fast and RUNGA Mobility Books.

*Valid Friday, November 29th to Monday, December 2nd.

Essentia Mattress

Sleep quality is one of the most important ingredients to vibrant health, and yet it’s one that many health-enthusiasts overlook, often focusing more on supplements and sophisticated biohacks. Well, Essentia has developed a truly life-changing mattress that is one of the best investments you can make for your health and your home. 

Special Holiday Offer: 25% off Everything* + 2 Free Latex Cloud Pillows with Mattress Purchase ($300 value). Tatami Hybrid not included. Some exclusions apply. Discount automatically applied at checkout using this link

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Brent Bolthouse Buzzsprout-2072757 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0600 9014 joe di, brent bolthouse, failure, the bungalow, spirituality, sober living, enlightenment 1 16 full true 015 | The Carnivore MD - Debunking The Game Changers 015 | The Carnivore MD - Debunking The Game Changers Dr. Paul, Carnivore MD, is the leading advocate of a carnivore diet as a promising solution for a number of common ailments, specifically autoimmune conditions, chronic inflammation, and a number of mental health issues. Paul aims to combat misinformation with verified research and correct the roots of chronic disease.

“There are no plant compounds that act as direct free-radical scavengers in the human body.”

On this extremely educational episode of Stacked, Dr. Paul has something to say about all the claims made in The Game Changers (if you haven’t watched it, you might want to go do that first). He starts out by contradicting the common understanding about the correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, and then we take a virtual trip back in time to learn valuable lessons from our ancestors. Nothing is off-limits here: We discuss bodily functions in detail, and mince no words in setting the record straight on Vitamin C and heme iron.

“We don't see a lot of IGG allergy to animal foods, and we could speculate on the reasons for that, but I think it has a lot to do with plant toxins."
  • Paul's upbringing: how an MD stumbled on the carnivore diet (3:15)
  • Paul debunks myths and breaks down the functions of HDL and LDL cholesterol (8:00)
  • What the Framingham study really tells us (16:30)
  • Plot twist: High LDL cholesterol can actually extend lifespan in older adults (25:30)
  • So what’s the ideal triglyceride/HDL ratio anyway? (31:45)
  • What triggered spikes in our evolutionary development? (35:00)
  • No, your teeth don’t actually indicate that our ancestors only ate plants (38:00)
  • And you wouldn’t be better off in the wilderness with knowledge of plants than a spear (40:00)
  • And animals are not just middlemen for plant protein (sorry, Rhonda Patrick.) (51:00)
  • And plants are not the only source of Vitamin C for humans (how much is ideal, by the way?) (53:00)
  • Sure, heme iron is bad—when you’re a calcium-deficient mouse (57:05)
  • You can poop without fiber, and it doesn’t prevent cancer development. There is an interesting correlation with diverticulitis though (1:00:00)
  • Does Paul follow eating patterns or take any supplements? (1:13:45)
  • We can’t make this shit up: According to The Game Changers, “The more meat men eat, the more quickly they lose their manly manhood” (1:17:45)
  • What is the effect of intense exercise on the gut? (1:21:00)
  • Will Paul be a carnivore forever? (1:23:45)
  • How to get started on a carnivore diet (1:26:30)

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]]> Dr. Paul, Carnivore MD, is the leading advocate of a carnivore diet as a promising solution for a number of common ailments, specifically autoimmune conditions, chronic inflammation, and a number of mental health issues. Paul aims to combat misinformation with verified research and correct the roots of chronic disease.

“There are no plant compounds that act as direct free-radical scavengers in the human body.”

On this extremely educational episode of Stacked, Dr. Paul has something to say about all the claims made in The Game Changers (if you haven’t watched it, you might want to go do that first). He starts out by contradicting the common understanding about the correlation between cholesterol and heart disease, and then we take a virtual trip back in time to learn valuable lessons from our ancestors. Nothing is off-limits here: We discuss bodily functions in detail, and mince no words in setting the record straight on Vitamin C and heme iron.

“We don't see a lot of IGG allergy to animal foods, and we could speculate on the reasons for that, but I think it has a lot to do with plant toxins."
  • Paul's upbringing: how an MD stumbled on the carnivore diet (3:15)
  • Paul debunks myths and breaks down the functions of HDL and LDL cholesterol (8:00)
  • What the Framingham study really tells us (16:30)
  • Plot twist: High LDL cholesterol can actually extend lifespan in older adults (25:30)
  • So what’s the ideal triglyceride/HDL ratio anyway? (31:45)
  • What triggered spikes in our evolutionary development? (35:00)
  • No, your teeth don’t actually indicate that our ancestors only ate plants (38:00)
  • And you wouldn’t be better off in the wilderness with knowledge of plants than a spear (40:00)
  • And animals are not just middlemen for plant protein (sorry, Rhonda Patrick.) (51:00)
  • And plants are not the only source of Vitamin C for humans (how much is ideal, by the way?) (53:00)
  • Sure, heme iron is bad—when you’re a calcium-deficient mouse (57:05)
  • You can poop without fiber, and it doesn’t prevent cancer development. There is an interesting correlation with diverticulitis though (1:00:00)
  • Does Paul follow eating patterns or take any supplements? (1:13:45)
  • We can’t make this shit up: According to The Game Changers, “The more meat men eat, the more quickly they lose their manly manhood” (1:17:45)
  • What is the effect of intense exercise on the gut? (1:21:00)
  • Will Paul be a carnivore forever? (1:23:45)
  • How to get started on a carnivore diet (1:26:30)

Find Dr. Paul

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Mentioned In This Episode

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Paul Saladino Buzzsprout-2044269 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0600 5403 stacked, joe di, paul saladino, carnivore, md, diet, meat, eater, fitness, health 1 15 full true 014 | Ara Katz - Seeding the Microbiome 014 | Ara Katz - Seeding the Microbiome Stacked 014 - Seeding the Microbiome with Ara Katz

Ara Katz probably knows more about your own gut than you do. She’s the co-founder and co-CEO of Seed, a consumer health company that aims to enhance the wellness of the human microbiome. This trailblazing entrepreneur has experienced firsthand the devastating effects of burnout, and it’s now her mission to combat misinformation and prevent sickness.

“We’re nuking our guts with antibiotics, and we’re not feeding them what we need.”

We jump right into what Seed does, the meaning of “microbiome,” how seeding works, and what we really need to prioritize when it comes to gut health. It’s basically a podcast version of the Magic School Bus, so hop aboard and join us as we geek out on science, debunk some popular beliefs, and answer some hot-topic questions like “where did all these food allergies come from?” 

“Health is a verb. It’s literally an action–we health.”
  • What Seed does: the microbiome, the human genome, and the impact of your choices (1:20)
  • People mean the gut when they say the microbiome, but that’s less than half the story (12:30)
  • The biological process of seeding, and the difference between vaginal and c-section births (16:30)
  • Disclaimer: This science is still really new, and often sensationalized (19:45)
  • What’s the most detrimental thing we’re doing to our microbiomes? (25:00)
  • You’re not eating enough fiber (28:00)
  • If you care about health and wellness, you need to care about the environment (32:00)
  • Are whole foods enough, or do they leave gaps? (44:00)
  • Probiotics are not a miracle cure (47:00)
  • Is it more important to avoid foods that are harmful, or add foods that are healthy? (54:45)
  • The best marker of wellness: resilience. How long does it take to return to homeostasis? (57:00)
  • Give people what they need, disguised as what they want, and teach them to consider the consequences (1:00:00)
  • What’s up with the explosion of food allergies? (1:09:00)
  • Fasting and the gut (1:13:00)
  • We’ve got some real challenges ahead (1:18:00)
  • I want to take my health back. What do I need to do? (1:27:45)
  • We’re obsessed with replacing things, when we should just eliminate them (1:31:00)
  • The basic stuff is the most important, but it’s difficult and not sexy (1:32:00)

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Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.


Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane.

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit

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]]> Stacked 014 - Seeding the Microbiome with Ara Katz

Ara Katz probably knows more about your own gut than you do. She’s the co-founder and co-CEO of Seed, a consumer health company that aims to enhance the wellness of the human microbiome. This trailblazing entrepreneur has experienced firsthand the devastating effects of burnout, and it’s now her mission to combat misinformation and prevent sickness.

“We’re nuking our guts with antibiotics, and we’re not feeding them what we need.”

We jump right into what Seed does, the meaning of “microbiome,” how seeding works, and what we really need to prioritize when it comes to gut health. It’s basically a podcast version of the Magic School Bus, so hop aboard and join us as we geek out on science, debunk some popular beliefs, and answer some hot-topic questions like “where did all these food allergies come from?” 

“Health is a verb. It’s literally an action–we health.”
  • What Seed does: the microbiome, the human genome, and the impact of your choices (1:20)
  • People mean the gut when they say the microbiome, but that’s less than half the story (12:30)
  • The biological process of seeding, and the difference between vaginal and c-section births (16:30)
  • Disclaimer: This science is still really new, and often sensationalized (19:45)
  • What’s the most detrimental thing we’re doing to our microbiomes? (25:00)
  • You’re not eating enough fiber (28:00)
  • If you care about health and wellness, you need to care about the environment (32:00)
  • Are whole foods enough, or do they leave gaps? (44:00)
  • Probiotics are not a miracle cure (47:00)
  • Is it more important to avoid foods that are harmful, or add foods that are healthy? (54:45)
  • The best marker of wellness: resilience. How long does it take to return to homeostasis? (57:00)
  • Give people what they need, disguised as what they want, and teach them to consider the consequences (1:00:00)
  • What’s up with the explosion of food allergies? (1:09:00)
  • Fasting and the gut (1:13:00)
  • We’ve got some real challenges ahead (1:18:00)
  • I want to take my health back. What do I need to do? (1:27:45)
  • We’re obsessed with replacing things, when we should just eliminate them (1:31:00)
  • The basic stuff is the most important, but it’s difficult and not sexy (1:32:00)

Find Ara

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If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.


Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane.

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Ara Katz Buzzsprout-2019351 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0600 5636 stacked, joe di, ara katz, seed, microbiome, probiotics, gut, health, mindfulness 1 14 full true 013 | Dan John - Living with Integrity & Strength 013 | Dan John - Living with Integrity & Strength Stacked 013 - Living with Integrity & Strength with Dan John

Dan John is an icon in the world of…well, pick one: Olympic lifting, throwing, academia, Highland Games, coaching, instructional fitness writing - the list goes on. After becoming an All-American discus thrower and competing at the top levels of Olympic weightlifting, Dan started coaching the next generations of athletes. Over 40 years later, he’s still going strong.

“The word ‘integrity’ comes from the word ‘integer.’ It means ‘one.’ You should be basically the same person in every situation.”

Dan and I sat down during our lunch break at the RKC II to talk about mortality, building a legacy, and how your goals might be tanking your health. We discuss the differences between resume-building and eulogy-writing, evaluate the characters we’ve encountered at high school reunions, and take some shots at conventional health and fitness beliefs.

“Will this make a difference? You need to have some kind of mission statement.”
  • Dan John is a legendary strength and conditioning coach…but that’s just the beginning (1:00)
  • The higher you go, the fresher the air…and the nicer the people (6:30)
  • Let’s talk about life and death (not taxes though) (8:30)
  • Olympic medals don’t make you a good person, and other life lessons (16:30)
  • The 10,000-hour rule is actually bullshit, and there’s always someone better, hungrier, meaner than you (19:00)
  • 15-20 pushes, squats, pulls, is all you really need in a workout (24:00)
  • You can’t have Christmas every day: how to set goals you can accomplish without sacrificing your wellbeing (25:30)
  • What do recovery and wedding planning have in common? (28:00)
  • The most important practices for longevity: you’ll reap later in life what you’re sowing right now (33:00)

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A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane.

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See

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]]> Stacked 013 - Living with Integrity & Strength with Dan John

Dan John is an icon in the world of…well, pick one: Olympic lifting, throwing, academia, Highland Games, coaching, instructional fitness writing - the list goes on. After becoming an All-American discus thrower and competing at the top levels of Olympic weightlifting, Dan started coaching the next generations of athletes. Over 40 years later, he’s still going strong.

“The word ‘integrity’ comes from the word ‘integer.’ It means ‘one.’ You should be basically the same person in every situation.”

Dan and I sat down during our lunch break at the RKC II to talk about mortality, building a legacy, and how your goals might be tanking your health. We discuss the differences between resume-building and eulogy-writing, evaluate the characters we’ve encountered at high school reunions, and take some shots at conventional health and fitness beliefs.

“Will this make a difference? You need to have some kind of mission statement.”
  • Dan John is a legendary strength and conditioning coach…but that’s just the beginning (1:00)
  • The higher you go, the fresher the air…and the nicer the people (6:30)
  • Let’s talk about life and death (not taxes though) (8:30)
  • Olympic medals don’t make you a good person, and other life lessons (16:30)
  • The 10,000-hour rule is actually bullshit, and there’s always someone better, hungrier, meaner than you (19:00)
  • 15-20 pushes, squats, pulls, is all you really need in a workout (24:00)
  • You can’t have Christmas every day: how to set goals you can accomplish without sacrificing your wellbeing (25:30)
  • What do recovery and wedding planning have in common? (28:00)
  • The most important practices for longevity: you’ll reap later in life what you’re sowing right now (33:00)

Find Dan

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Mentioned in This Episode

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Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane.

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Brain.fm 

Before every show, I find a quiet place, grab my noise-canceling headphones and head over to my brain.fm app. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hours of your day—focus, productivity, relaxation—and they will play music that has been scientifically engineered to shift your brain in that direction. (See

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano Buzzsprout-1995736 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:00:00 -0600 2376 stacked, joe di, dan john, coach, focus, listen, breath, mindfulness, rkc, workout, fitness 1 12 full true 012 | Michael Rintala - Breath Meets Core Training 012 | Michael Rintala - Breath Meets Core Training Michael A. Rintala, D.C. (@rintala_movementflow) is a chiropractor in San Diego, California who specializes in chiropractic sports medicine and rehabilitation. He is committed to helping you with your rehabilitation and chiropractic needs. Using cutting edge manual medicine, functional rehabilitation, and diagnostic techniques he strives to bring you the quality of care you deserve.  Dr. Rintala is currently a member of the PGA Tour Sports Medicine Team.

“For every area you’re investing your energy, there’s an area you’re not.”

In this episode, we discussed how he found Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and why he gravitated so strongly to it. We dive deep into the theory and the hypothesis behind it. We also discuss High Threshold Strategies, what they are, how you know you’re in it and maximizing fitness through functional capacity training. Other topics include athletes with long-lasting careers such as Roger Federer, breathing, intention, and up vs. down-regulation.

“The first step to getting better is believing you will get better.”
  • Microdosing fitness to mitigate stress (5:30)
  • How can you incorporate fitness into your daily patterns? (8:00)
  • It’s Seamus’ birthday, and he’s drinking dock sludge (11:00)
  • The best way to help people make good decisions is to make them yourself (14:00)
  • Seamus is a famous chef, by the way (18:00)
  • A knock on the door can change your life. Almost dying can too. (24:00)
  • When the student is ready, the teacher appears (33:00)
  • The power of stories to effect change (41:00)
  • A shift toward feminine energy (43:00)
  • The therapeutic value of music (47:30)

Find Michael

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Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Support the show

]]> Michael A. Rintala, D.C. (@rintala_movementflow) is a chiropractor in San Diego, California who specializes in chiropractic sports medicine and rehabilitation. He is committed to helping you with your rehabilitation and chiropractic needs. Using cutting edge manual medicine, functional rehabilitation, and diagnostic techniques he strives to bring you the quality of care you deserve.  Dr. Rintala is currently a member of the PGA Tour Sports Medicine Team.

“For every area you’re investing your energy, there’s an area you’re not.”

In this episode, we discussed how he found Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and why he gravitated so strongly to it. We dive deep into the theory and the hypothesis behind it. We also discuss High Threshold Strategies, what they are, how you know you’re in it and maximizing fitness through functional capacity training. Other topics include athletes with long-lasting careers such as Roger Federer, breathing, intention, and up vs. down-regulation.

“The first step to getting better is believing you will get better.”
  • Microdosing fitness to mitigate stress (5:30)
  • How can you incorporate fitness into your daily patterns? (8:00)
  • It’s Seamus’ birthday, and he’s drinking dock sludge (11:00)
  • The best way to help people make good decisions is to make them yourself (14:00)
  • Seamus is a famous chef, by the way (18:00)
  • A knock on the door can change your life. Almost dying can too. (24:00)
  • When the student is ready, the teacher appears (33:00)
  • The power of stories to effect change (41:00)
  • A shift toward feminine energy (43:00)
  • The therapeutic value of music (47:30)

Find Michael

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Athletic Brewing Co.

Athletic Brewing Co. is pioneering a revolution in non-alcoholic craft beer. They use high-quality, all-natural ingredients to create great-tasting brews, so you don’t have to make sacrifices to your diet and health when you want to enjoy that cold beer on a Friday night!

Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Michael Rintala Buzzsprout-1950096 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0500 4875 joe distefano, stacked, movement, breath, mindfulness, stabilization, dns, health, wellness 1 12 full true 011 | Lois Laynee - Optimizing Human Potential 011 | Lois Laynee - Optimizing Human Potential Lois Laynee is a dynamic pioneer and passionate lecturer in the fields of Education, Sleep, Scar Release Healing, Cranio Facial Neuro development, and much more. Lois is the CEO of AZ Sleep Apnea Center, a speaker and educator of oxygen wellness and the creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. Lois represents the integration of East meets West, blending neurophysiology with cranial facial development, to provide the opportunity to experience less stress immediately through the power of oxygen.

We all have underutilized abilities within each of us, and very few of us are operating close to our human potential. Lois teaches us how every dysfunction starts with an interruption or alteration of connections in the brain. Once these connections are activated and integrated, sleep is restored, pain and anxiety can be reduced, movement is fluid and breathing is effortless. This integration can be achieved in all stages of life to help us sleep, breathe, move, and thrive. The possibilities are truly endless. This episode will thoroughly benefit anyone looking to improve their or their children’s quality of life. Lois even touches on important facets of pregnancy and childbirth.

“If you know function, you will understand dysfunction.”

For the full show notes go to www.coachjoedi.com/stacked

  • Brain stem injuries literally twist your brain stem (5:00)
  • What does Lois Laynee do exactly? (7:00)
  • Cranial nerves, breathing, and the flight-or-flight state (10:00)
  • Did you know your teeth conduct electricity? (16:00)
  • Learning how to tap potential starts with natural motion (25:30)
  • The brain stem is wired to protect us, but shock becomes our norm if we don’t reset it (32:00)
  • Childbirth is becoming increasingly unnatural (37:00)
  • You can’t get pregnant because you have a...sleep disorder? (48:30)
  • The step-by-step process of tongue loosening (55:00)
  • Spinning babies: it’s actually a good thing (1:02:00)
  • Hum, swallow, and tell yourself you’re safe (1:08:00)
  • Airplane stories: a little bit of ice water saves lives. And don’t leave home without vinegar. (1:13:00)
  • The Dynamic Functional Cranial Nerve Assessment, that’s not a mouthful (1:20:00)
  • It’s easy to fix people, but easy to mess them up again too (1:29:00)
  • Can you cure sleep apnea with Turkish get-ups? Lois can. (1:38:00)
  • Cranial nerve #5 is a big deal (1:39:30)
  • Why can’t Joe put two hands on the kettlebell? (1:42:00)
  • Vibration plates are not for everyone (1:46:00)
  • The connection between the toes and the pelvic floor (1:51:15)
  • Harness the power of nature, don’t try to conquer it (2:00:00)

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If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

brain.fm

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show I find a quite place, grab my noise cancelling head phone and pop open this little app called brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hour of your day — focus, productivi

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]]> Lois Laynee is a dynamic pioneer and passionate lecturer in the fields of Education, Sleep, Scar Release Healing, Cranio Facial Neuro development, and much more. Lois is the CEO of AZ Sleep Apnea Center, a speaker and educator of oxygen wellness and the creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. Lois represents the integration of East meets West, blending neurophysiology with cranial facial development, to provide the opportunity to experience less stress immediately through the power of oxygen.

We all have underutilized abilities within each of us, and very few of us are operating close to our human potential. Lois teaches us how every dysfunction starts with an interruption or alteration of connections in the brain. Once these connections are activated and integrated, sleep is restored, pain and anxiety can be reduced, movement is fluid and breathing is effortless. This integration can be achieved in all stages of life to help us sleep, breathe, move, and thrive. The possibilities are truly endless. This episode will thoroughly benefit anyone looking to improve their or their children’s quality of life. Lois even touches on important facets of pregnancy and childbirth.

“If you know function, you will understand dysfunction.”

For the full show notes go to www.coachjoedi.com/stacked

  • Brain stem injuries literally twist your brain stem (5:00)
  • What does Lois Laynee do exactly? (7:00)
  • Cranial nerves, breathing, and the flight-or-flight state (10:00)
  • Did you know your teeth conduct electricity? (16:00)
  • Learning how to tap potential starts with natural motion (25:30)
  • The brain stem is wired to protect us, but shock becomes our norm if we don’t reset it (32:00)
  • Childbirth is becoming increasingly unnatural (37:00)
  • You can’t get pregnant because you have a...sleep disorder? (48:30)
  • The step-by-step process of tongue loosening (55:00)
  • Spinning babies: it’s actually a good thing (1:02:00)
  • Hum, swallow, and tell yourself you’re safe (1:08:00)
  • Airplane stories: a little bit of ice water saves lives. And don’t leave home without vinegar. (1:13:00)
  • The Dynamic Functional Cranial Nerve Assessment, that’s not a mouthful (1:20:00)
  • It’s easy to fix people, but easy to mess them up again too (1:29:00)
  • Can you cure sleep apnea with Turkish get-ups? Lois can. (1:38:00)
  • Cranial nerve #5 is a big deal (1:39:30)
  • Why can’t Joe put two hands on the kettlebell? (1:42:00)
  • Vibration plates are not for everyone (1:46:00)
  • The connection between the toes and the pelvic floor (1:51:15)
  • Harness the power of nature, don’t try to conquer it (2:00:00)

Proudly Sponsored By

BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier...much like their stylish blue-blocking glasses!

Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

brain.fm

Let me tell you about a little hack I have been using lately: Before every show I find a quite place, grab my noise cancelling head phone and pop open this little app called brain.fm. With brain.fm you can decide how you want to spend the next few hour of your day — focus, productivi

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Lois Laynee Buzzsprout-1906373 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0500 7532 stacked, joe di, lois laynee, breath, breathing, health, wellness, mindfulness, restorative, free medicine 1 11 full true 010 | Seamus Mullen - Overcoming Sickness & Shifting a Victim Mentality 010 | Seamus Mullen - Overcoming Sickness & Shifting a Victim Mentality He’s a James Beard award-nominated chef and an accomplished cyclist, but what you may not know about Seamus Mullen (@seamusmullen) is that he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2007. After flatlining on the table during a hospital visit, he submitted to the tutelage of Frank Lipman, M.D., a practitioner of functional medicine. Through a combination of a diet overhaul, conventional medicine, supplementation and acupuncture, Seamus reversed his symptoms and worked his way back to health.

“For every area you’re investing your energy, there’s an area you’re not.”

I sit down with Seamus to talk about different approaches to fitness, his experience living with an autoimmune disease, and his definition of success. Seamus shares one of his favorite truisms—“when the student is ready, the teacher appears”—and explains how it not only influenced his approach to life, but literally saved it. 

“The first step to getting better is believing you will get better.”
  • Microdosing fitness to mitigate stress (5:30)
  • How can you incorporate fitness into your daily patterns? (8:00)
  • It’s Seamus’ birthday, and he’s drinking dock sludge (11:00)
  • The best way to help people make good decisions is to make them yourself (14:00)
  • Seamus is a famous chef, by the way (18:00)
  • A knock on the door can change your life. Almost dying can too. (24:00)
  • When the student is ready, the teacher appears (33:00)
  • The power of stories to effect change (41:00)
  • A shift toward feminine energy (43:00)
  • The therapeutic value of music (47:30)

The Seamus 45th Birthday Workout

Buy In: 45 Swings, 48kg

2 Rounds:
45 cal Fan Bike
45 KB Swings, 24kg
45 Chin-Ups / HR Push-Ups
45 Goblet Squats

Between Rounds: 300m Double KB Carry, 24kg

Find Seamus

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Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Athletic Brewing Co.

Athletic Brewing Co. is pioneering a revolution in non-alcoholic craft beer. They use high-quality, all-natural ingredients to create great-tasting brews, so you don’t have to make sacrifices to your diet and health when you want to enjoy that cold beer on a Friday night!

Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Support the show

]]> He’s a James Beard award-nominated chef and an accomplished cyclist, but what you may not know about Seamus Mullen (@seamusmullen) is that he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2007. After flatlining on the table during a hospital visit, he submitted to the tutelage of Frank Lipman, M.D., a practitioner of functional medicine. Through a combination of a diet overhaul, conventional medicine, supplementation and acupuncture, Seamus reversed his symptoms and worked his way back to health.

“For every area you’re investing your energy, there’s an area you’re not.”

I sit down with Seamus to talk about different approaches to fitness, his experience living with an autoimmune disease, and his definition of success. Seamus shares one of his favorite truisms—“when the student is ready, the teacher appears”—and explains how it not only influenced his approach to life, but literally saved it. 

“The first step to getting better is believing you will get better.”
  • Microdosing fitness to mitigate stress (5:30)
  • How can you incorporate fitness into your daily patterns? (8:00)
  • It’s Seamus’ birthday, and he’s drinking dock sludge (11:00)
  • The best way to help people make good decisions is to make them yourself (14:00)
  • Seamus is a famous chef, by the way (18:00)
  • A knock on the door can change your life. Almost dying can too. (24:00)
  • When the student is ready, the teacher appears (33:00)
  • The power of stories to effect change (41:00)
  • A shift toward feminine energy (43:00)
  • The therapeutic value of music (47:30)

The Seamus 45th Birthday Workout

Buy In: 45 Swings, 48kg

2 Rounds:
45 cal Fan Bike
45 KB Swings, 24kg
45 Chin-Ups / HR Push-Ups
45 Goblet Squats

Between Rounds: 300m Double KB Carry, 24kg

Find Seamus

Proudly Sponsored By

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Athletic Brewing Co.

Athletic Brewing Co. is pioneering a revolution in non-alcoholic craft beer. They use high-quality, all-natural ingredients to create great-tasting brews, so you don’t have to make sacrifices to your diet and health when you want to enjoy that cold beer on a Friday night!

Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Seamus Mullen Buzzsprout-1866322 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0500 3298 stacked, joe di, seamus mullen, health, wellness, mindfulness, eating, habit, nutrition, cooking, disease, mindset, autoimmune 1 10 full true 009 | Blake Houston - Where Fitness meets Self Awareness 009 | Blake Houston - Where Fitness meets Self Awareness Blake Houston is something of a virtuoso. Not only is he an excellent barber, he’s also a personal trainer with a rare approach to fitness. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, he pursued bodybuilding, transitioned into muay thai, and then incorporated yoga and meditation.

“The only way you can actually be bad at meditation is if you don’t do it.”

Blake takes us through his journey, explaining how he works with his clients to help them understand the value of health in all aspects of life. We discuss the prevalence of injury and constant depletion, unpack the effects of social media on the brain, and explore various pathways to meditation.

“Just removing that layer of rubber from your soles to the earth will bring you back into a more connected headspace.”
  • Here’s what’s on the menu for today (5:15)
  • Cold and hot immersion can be really stressful for the body(9:30)
  • The middle place is actually a good place, and when you think you need your ass kicked, you probably don’t (11:30)
  • Your most valuable resources are the people around you (15:30)
  • The fitness story: bodybuilding to muay thai to yoga (17:45)
  • The yin yang approach (22:45)
  • If your hormones are a mess, you’ll never reap the benefits of your workouts (29:30)
  • Tarot cards: wait, what? (32:30)
  • Joe’s first kundalini experience (39:30)
  • Track your time, get your day back (47:30)
  • Heart math and body coherence (51:30)
  • Porn is causing erectile dysfunction and infertility (55:30)
  • Time to go back to our roots. Let’s talk about grounding (1:00:00)
  • Blake’s morning routine (Hint: it’s not coffee) (1:10:30)
  • Our worst vices started out as sacred rituals (1:19:30)


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]]> Blake Houston is something of a virtuoso. Not only is he an excellent barber, he’s also a personal trainer with a rare approach to fitness. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, he pursued bodybuilding, transitioned into muay thai, and then incorporated yoga and meditation.

“The only way you can actually be bad at meditation is if you don’t do it.”

Blake takes us through his journey, explaining how he works with his clients to help them understand the value of health in all aspects of life. We discuss the prevalence of injury and constant depletion, unpack the effects of social media on the brain, and explore various pathways to meditation.

“Just removing that layer of rubber from your soles to the earth will bring you back into a more connected headspace.”
  • Here’s what’s on the menu for today (5:15)
  • Cold and hot immersion can be really stressful for the body(9:30)
  • The middle place is actually a good place, and when you think you need your ass kicked, you probably don’t (11:30)
  • Your most valuable resources are the people around you (15:30)
  • The fitness story: bodybuilding to muay thai to yoga (17:45)
  • The yin yang approach (22:45)
  • If your hormones are a mess, you’ll never reap the benefits of your workouts (29:30)
  • Tarot cards: wait, what? (32:30)
  • Joe’s first kundalini experience (39:30)
  • Track your time, get your day back (47:30)
  • Heart math and body coherence (51:30)
  • Porn is causing erectile dysfunction and infertility (55:30)
  • Time to go back to our roots. Let’s talk about grounding (1:00:00)
  • Blake’s morning routine (Hint: it’s not coffee) (1:10:30)
  • Our worst vices started out as sacred rituals (1:19:30)


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BLUblox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom—whether at home or on the road. Well, there’s a better option out there. BLUblox has created this incredible sleep mask that not only blocks out all light, but also feels comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying asleep that much easier... much like their stylish blue blocking glasses!

Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Blake Houston Buzzsprout-1832083 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0500 4679 stacked, podcast, mindfulness, cold immersion, sauna, workout, fitness, yoga, balance, 1 9 full true 008 | Regan Burns - Laughing Your Way to 3% Body Fat 008 | Regan Burns - Laughing Your Way to 3% Body Fat Regan Burns runs more obstacle course races than you do. It’s a fact. He’s only running 15 this year, but don’t worry, he’s not slowing down. He’s just also busy doing other things like being an actor, a comedian, a personal trainer, an OCR trainer, a running instructor, a psychic, and a dad.

“Your body is a giant battery. We become so ungrounded emotionally because we are literally not grounded.”

With a laundry list of occupations like that, it shouldn’t be any surprise that this episode is the Godfather of Stacked episodes to date. Regan’s so easy to talk to that the time just flies. We leave virtually no stone unturned on this one: from health trends we wish we hadn’t embraced, to parenting strategies, to reasons why your mindfulness practice isn’t making you happy, to our approaches to alcohol consumption. Buckle up, it’s a hell of a ride!

“You know who you should work with? Truckers.”
  • Strap yourselves in, it’s a long one (1:00)
  • Let’s just sing Four Sigmatic’s praises for a minute (2:00)
  • The worst podcast intro ever (7:45)
  • What does Regan do all day? (8:30)
  • Health trend regrets (13:30)
  • Why do we eat food that isn’t great for us? (22:00)
  • Let’s get one thing straight: sugar-free isn’t a synonym for healthy (29:00)
  • The science of sleep, and how lists of life hacks don’t improve life quality (35:00)
  • The reality of OCR (40:00)
  • Fitness at the expense of health (46:30)
  • Breathwork as an entrance into meditation (1:00:00)
  • What’s your diet look like? (1:09:00)
  • Joe screwed Regan over once (1:14:00)
  • What does Joe the Parent look like? From OCR to parenting advice (1:26:00)
  • RIE: not to be confused with rye bread (1:32:00)
  • Why does everyone hate kettlebells? (1:52:30)
  • How do you know if you’re swinging it right? (2:04:00)
  • What “rest day” actually means (2:12:00)
  • Burgers and alcohol, oh my (2:22:00)
  • If you’re happy, healthy, and with it, then your numbers don’t really matter (2:32:00)
  • Best place for the holidays? Iceland. (2:37:00)


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A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away…no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane. 

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Athletic Brewing Co.

Athletic Brewing Co. is pioneering a revolution in non-alcoholic craft beer. They use high-quality, all-natural ingredients to create great-tasting brews, so you don’t have to make sacrifices to your diet and health when you want to enjoy that cold beer on a Friday night!

Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Regan Burns runs more obstacle course races than you do. It’s a fact. He’s only running 15 this year, but don’t worry, he’s not slowing down. He’s just also busy doing other things like being an actor, a comedian, a personal trainer, an OCR trainer, a running instructor, a psychic, and a dad.

“Your body is a giant battery. We become so ungrounded emotionally because we are literally not grounded.”

With a laundry list of occupations like that, it shouldn’t be any surprise that this episode is the Godfather of Stacked episodes to date. Regan’s so easy to talk to that the time just flies. We leave virtually no stone unturned on this one: from health trends we wish we hadn’t embraced, to parenting strategies, to reasons why your mindfulness practice isn’t making you happy, to our approaches to alcohol consumption. Buckle up, it’s a hell of a ride!

“You know who you should work with? Truckers.”
  • Strap yourselves in, it’s a long one (1:00)
  • Let’s just sing Four Sigmatic’s praises for a minute (2:00)
  • The worst podcast intro ever (7:45)
  • What does Regan do all day? (8:30)
  • Health trend regrets (13:30)
  • Why do we eat food that isn’t great for us? (22:00)
  • Let’s get one thing straight: sugar-free isn’t a synonym for healthy (29:00)
  • The science of sleep, and how lists of life hacks don’t improve life quality (35:00)
  • The reality of OCR (40:00)
  • Fitness at the expense of health (46:30)
  • Breathwork as an entrance into meditation (1:00:00)
  • What’s your diet look like? (1:09:00)
  • Joe screwed Regan over once (1:14:00)
  • What does Joe the Parent look like? From OCR to parenting advice (1:26:00)
  • RIE: not to be confused with rye bread (1:32:00)
  • Why does everyone hate kettlebells? (1:52:30)
  • How do you know if you’re swinging it right? (2:04:00)
  • What “rest day” actually means (2:12:00)
  • Burgers and alcohol, oh my (2:22:00)
  • If you’re happy, healthy, and with it, then your numbers don’t really matter (2:32:00)
  • Best place for the holidays? Iceland. (2:37:00)


Proudly Sponsored By

Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away…no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home, I like to start every workday with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane. 

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Athletic Brewing Co.

Athletic Brewing Co. is pioneering a revolution in non-alcoholic craft beer. They use high-quality, all-natural ingredients to create great-tasting brews, so you don’t have to make sacrifices to your diet and health when you want to enjoy that cold beer on a Friday night!

Head over to Athletic Brewing Co. and enter code STACKED at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Regan Burns Buzzsprout-1798741 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0500 10000 health, wellness, fitness, mindfulness, sleep, laugh, comedy, comedian, diet, nutrition, sugar, alcohol 1 8 full true 007 | Brent Totty - Optimizing Human Performance 007 | Brent Totty - Optimizing Human Performance “As a human, you have at least 10-15 opportunities everyday to upgrade your energy and stay on the planet a little longer,” Brent writes. It’s his mission to help people recognize those opportunities and take advantage of them, whether through AI with his coaching company VOLV or his supplement line Ethos. He’s been grinding since his college days, when he graduated in three years “accidentally” and his resume clearly speaks to his passion and work ethic.

“Experiment, gather results, apply.”

In this episode we take on some hefty topics, from how to become self-reliant to the way social media has conditioned society to ignore quality content. We talk about the difference between maximizing and optimizing, get familiar with the concept of micro-moments, and take a look into Brent’s past to understand his evolution from a kid mixing alcohol and SSRIs to a well-established entrepreneur running multiple businesses. It’s a lot to cover, but this octopus on rollerblades handles it with ease.

  • Brent is a jack-of-all-tradesl [2:00]
  • G-37 so you know you made it [9:30]
  • Self-reliance is a theme [14:40]
  • The beginning of mindfulness: get out of your 9-to-5 [19:30]
  • Eastern vs. western approaches and what labels have done to us [21:30]
  • SSRIs and emotional disconnects [25:30]
  • 30 pounds of beer fluff and the self-experiment [32:00]
  • Success is an iceberg, and no one wants to see the failures [37:00]
  • Labels fuel big swings, and big swings cause unintended consequences, and social media is bad for good content [43:00]
  • Going deeper with the few is better than being shallow with the masses [48:30]
  • The technology detox [55:30]
  • RKC exam requirements [1:05:00]
  • All of your choices influence the way your body feels  [1:14:00]
  • Let’s talk about Work [1:19:30]
  • The mission of Ethos and the ingredient breakdown [1:26:00]
  • 1000 seconds and the origin story [1:35:00]
  • Structure, anchors, and micro-moments [1:38:00]


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Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Kettlebell Kings produces some of the best bells I’ve ever had the pleasure of swinging. They come with a smooth finish and a textured grip to make your swings seamless, and the best part? All bells ship free!

Head over to Kettlebell Kings and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Ethos Work

You know that feeling when it just seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day? With the new Ethos Work you can optimize your performance on days where you just don’t know how you’re going to get everything done.

Head over to Ethos and enter code STACKED10 at check-out for a 10% discount.

Support the show

]]> “As a human, you have at least 10-15 opportunities everyday to upgrade your energy and stay on the planet a little longer,” Brent writes. It’s his mission to help people recognize those opportunities and take advantage of them, whether through AI with his coaching company VOLV or his supplement line Ethos. He’s been grinding since his college days, when he graduated in three years “accidentally” and his resume clearly speaks to his passion and work ethic.

“Experiment, gather results, apply.”

In this episode we take on some hefty topics, from how to become self-reliant to the way social media has conditioned society to ignore quality content. We talk about the difference between maximizing and optimizing, get familiar with the concept of micro-moments, and take a look into Brent’s past to understand his evolution from a kid mixing alcohol and SSRIs to a well-established entrepreneur running multiple businesses. It’s a lot to cover, but this octopus on rollerblades handles it with ease.

  • Brent is a jack-of-all-tradesl [2:00]
  • G-37 so you know you made it [9:30]
  • Self-reliance is a theme [14:40]
  • The beginning of mindfulness: get out of your 9-to-5 [19:30]
  • Eastern vs. western approaches and what labels have done to us [21:30]
  • SSRIs and emotional disconnects [25:30]
  • 30 pounds of beer fluff and the self-experiment [32:00]
  • Success is an iceberg, and no one wants to see the failures [37:00]
  • Labels fuel big swings, and big swings cause unintended consequences, and social media is bad for good content [43:00]
  • Going deeper with the few is better than being shallow with the masses [48:30]
  • The technology detox [55:30]
  • RKC exam requirements [1:05:00]
  • All of your choices influence the way your body feels  [1:14:00]
  • Let’s talk about Work [1:19:30]
  • The mission of Ethos and the ingredient breakdown [1:26:00]
  • 1000 seconds and the origin story [1:35:00]
  • Structure, anchors, and micro-moments [1:38:00]


Proudly Sponsored By

BLUblox

The days of wearing unstylish, red-lens sunglasses are officially over. BluBlox is pioneering in the field of blue-blocking glasses with a wide selection of products for every part of the day—from working on your computer early in the morning to watching TV at night.

Head over to BLUblox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Kettlebell Kings produces some of the best bells I’ve ever had the pleasure of swinging. They come with a smooth finish and a textured grip to make your swings seamless, and the best part? All bells ship free!

Head over to Kettlebell Kings and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Ethos Work

You know that feeling when it just seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day? With the new Ethos Work you can optimize your performance on days where you just don’t know how you’re going to get everything done.

Head over to Ethos and enter code STACKED10 at check-out for a 10% discount.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Brent Totty Buzzsprout-1742887 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 8211 stacked, joe DiStefano, mental, health, mindfulness, human, optimization, nootropics, work, ethos, entrepreneur 1 7 full true 006 | Dr Percuoco - Overcoming Stress 006 | Dr Percuoco - Overcoming Stress Dr. Peter Percuoco is a  Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and former instructor of Clinical Applications in Neurology.  He also served on the post-graduate staff of 4 Chiropractic Universities and has over 30 years in clinical practice. Among many other endeavors, he now also hosts the “Daily Inspirational Podcast”, which this episode was originally recorded for.

“Your body becomes imprinted by creating proteins that are in reaction to your thoughts.”

For this episodes, I assumed the role of the guest and let Dr. Percuoco lead the conversation. Our conversation revolved around stress - what it is, how it is, where it is, and most importantly, how to deal with it. We dive deep into the concept of prioritizing your thoughts in order to overcome stress and maintain health.

“The way you think will control everything. Everything!”

In this Episode

  • Joes head injury [2:00]
  • Ask empowering questions and get inspiring results [4:40 ]
  • You create stress in your mind [5:55]
  • Cortisol – The stress hormone [7:30]
  • Controlling internal and external threats [9:00]
  • How stress makes us sick [10:20]
  • 93% of what you worry about never happens [12:00]
  • Prioritizing thoughts to maintain health [14:00]
  • Joes TED Talk [16:00]
  • Joe can’t watch his own TED talk [23:05]
  • Measuring your stress through heart rate variability. Mindfulness, yoga, breathing have a measurable effect on your heart [33:00]
  • You make yourself sick or healthy by what you think about [36:30]
  • Your body keeps the score of what you are thinking [44:50]
  • Old traumas are hidden stressors [49:50]
  • If you suffer an emotional, physical or sexual trauma, your brain may keep playing the event subconsciously and this may negatively impact your health [54:40]
  • Anxiety unchecked can become Panic [1:01:05]
  • Get to know your emotional operating system [1:03:00]
  • Protect the first 2 hours of your day [1:09:00]
  • Build the life you want to live in your mind first and your brain and body will work together to make it happen [1:15:10]
  • Joe is meandering with a purpose [1:58:55 ]
  • I got hit by a bus [1:24:40]
  • The importance of living in the moment [1:27:40]
  • Learn from the masters – Children [1:31:15]
  • There can be no peace and happiness without pain and suffering.  No Mud No Lotus [1:52:40]

References
Dr Percuoco - The Daily Inspirational Podcast

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A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home I like to start every work day with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane. 

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Dr. Peter Percuoco is a  Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and former instructor of Clinical Applications in Neurology.  He also served on the post-graduate staff of 4 Chiropractic Universities and has over 30 years in clinical practice. Among many other endeavors, he now also hosts the “Daily Inspirational Podcast”, which this episode was originally recorded for.

“Your body becomes imprinted by creating proteins that are in reaction to your thoughts.”

For this episodes, I assumed the role of the guest and let Dr. Percuoco lead the conversation. Our conversation revolved around stress - what it is, how it is, where it is, and most importantly, how to deal with it. We dive deep into the concept of prioritizing your thoughts in order to overcome stress and maintain health.

“The way you think will control everything. Everything!”

In this Episode

  • Joes head injury [2:00]
  • Ask empowering questions and get inspiring results [4:40 ]
  • You create stress in your mind [5:55]
  • Cortisol – The stress hormone [7:30]
  • Controlling internal and external threats [9:00]
  • How stress makes us sick [10:20]
  • 93% of what you worry about never happens [12:00]
  • Prioritizing thoughts to maintain health [14:00]
  • Joes TED Talk [16:00]
  • Joe can’t watch his own TED talk [23:05]
  • Measuring your stress through heart rate variability. Mindfulness, yoga, breathing have a measurable effect on your heart [33:00]
  • You make yourself sick or healthy by what you think about [36:30]
  • Your body keeps the score of what you are thinking [44:50]
  • Old traumas are hidden stressors [49:50]
  • If you suffer an emotional, physical or sexual trauma, your brain may keep playing the event subconsciously and this may negatively impact your health [54:40]
  • Anxiety unchecked can become Panic [1:01:05]
  • Get to know your emotional operating system [1:03:00]
  • Protect the first 2 hours of your day [1:09:00]
  • Build the life you want to live in your mind first and your brain and body will work together to make it happen [1:15:10]
  • Joe is meandering with a purpose [1:58:55 ]
  • I got hit by a bus [1:24:40]
  • The importance of living in the moment [1:27:40]
  • Learn from the masters – Children [1:31:15]
  • There can be no peace and happiness without pain and suffering.  No Mud No Lotus [1:52:40]

References
Dr Percuoco - The Daily Inspirational Podcast

Proudly Sponsored By

Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home I like to start every work day with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane. 

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr Percuoco Buzzsprout-1724098 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 7385 stacked, podcast, joe distefano, stress, mindfulness, trauma, yoga, breathing, manifestation, sick, health, wellness 1 6 full true 005 | Adam Von Rothfelder - Making Breakfast Badass Again 005 | Adam Von Rothfelder - Making Breakfast Badass Again Adam Von Rothfelder is the founder of Strong Coffee Company. He’s an industrious innovator who isn’t afraid to challenge norms and go against the flow. With passion and fearlessness, Adam channels his love of design into quality, industry-disrupting products that speak for themselves.

“Bodybuilding is the best form of working out for 90% of the population."

But I let Adam speak for himself on this episode, and he talks about his fitness evolution and how that led to the creation of Strong Coffee. We get into what effective exercise looks like, and Adam breaks down how to formulate a perfect recipe (spoiler alert: it’s a lot of trial and error). He explains the guiding philosophy behind his ingredient selection and encourages listeners to be curious, because asking the right questions is what leads to great new things.

“That’s what I hope: to have a legacy that truly makes change.”

In this Episode

  • Strong Coffee is just awesome, end of story. [4:10]
  • Quick tangent about NeuFit, the muscle stim revolution [9:40]
  • The worst house on the best street, and the good old days [14:10]
  • When cold therapy isn’t actually therapeutic (and why science is important) [19:10]
  • Adam’s sports history [24:10]
  • Not all sugars are created equal, and health and fitness are not the same [35:10]
  • What’s your protein intake? [42:10]
  • You could copy Strong Coffee’s recipe, because it’s literally printed on the back [53:10]
  • Don’t skip breakfast. Redefine it. [58:10]
  • Neurofactor and Alzheimer’s [1:02:10]
  • How to make a great product: test the sh*t out of it [1:06:00]
  • Let’s just all be amazing [1:19:15]
  • The synergy of caffeine and collagen for joint development [1:21:30]
  • The “how to steal your girlfriend” starter kit, and why people shell out for $7 coffee [1:29:10]
  • When everyone looks left, look right (that’s how you create a product people need) [1:34:10]
  • Being a gym owner might not be a good fit for you [1:35:10]
  • Why turn your energy down when you could bring everyone else up to your level? [1:43:10]

References

Mike T Nelson on Connective Tissue Adaptations

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Support the show

]]> Adam Von Rothfelder is the founder of Strong Coffee Company. He’s an industrious innovator who isn’t afraid to challenge norms and go against the flow. With passion and fearlessness, Adam channels his love of design into quality, industry-disrupting products that speak for themselves.

“Bodybuilding is the best form of working out for 90% of the population."

But I let Adam speak for himself on this episode, and he talks about his fitness evolution and how that led to the creation of Strong Coffee. We get into what effective exercise looks like, and Adam breaks down how to formulate a perfect recipe (spoiler alert: it’s a lot of trial and error). He explains the guiding philosophy behind his ingredient selection and encourages listeners to be curious, because asking the right questions is what leads to great new things.

“That’s what I hope: to have a legacy that truly makes change.”

In this Episode

  • Strong Coffee is just awesome, end of story. [4:10]
  • Quick tangent about NeuFit, the muscle stim revolution [9:40]
  • The worst house on the best street, and the good old days [14:10]
  • When cold therapy isn’t actually therapeutic (and why science is important) [19:10]
  • Adam’s sports history [24:10]
  • Not all sugars are created equal, and health and fitness are not the same [35:10]
  • What’s your protein intake? [42:10]
  • You could copy Strong Coffee’s recipe, because it’s literally printed on the back [53:10]
  • Don’t skip breakfast. Redefine it. [58:10]
  • Neurofactor and Alzheimer’s [1:02:10]
  • How to make a great product: test the sh*t out of it [1:06:00]
  • Let’s just all be amazing [1:19:15]
  • The synergy of caffeine and collagen for joint development [1:21:30]
  • The “how to steal your girlfriend” starter kit, and why people shell out for $7 coffee [1:29:10]
  • When everyone looks left, look right (that’s how you create a product people need) [1:34:10]
  • Being a gym owner might not be a good fit for you [1:35:10]
  • Why turn your energy down when you could bring everyone else up to your level? [1:43:10]

References

Mike T Nelson on Connective Tissue Adaptations

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Adam Von Rothfelder Buzzsprout-1681609 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0500 6534 strong, coffee, workout, fitness, personal trainer, entrepreneur, collagen, science 1 5 full true 004 | Rachele Brooke Smith - Disrupting the Status Quo 004 | Rachele Brooke Smith - Disrupting the Status Quo Rachele is an actress and entrepreneur. Her years of competitive gymnastics taught her how to persevere through tough challenges, but quitting that very sport is what gave her the ability to forge her own path. As you’ll hear, Rachele is a firm believer in the power of our thoughts and the impact of our self-talk, and seeks to create true community through social media sharing these powerful messages.

“Our concept of goal-setting is really flawed. We need to take a broader perspective.”

I had the opportunity pick Rachele’s brain about her life trajectory, her approach to health and fitness, and her perspective on the hardships she’s been through. She tells us about the movie that changed her life, explains how having a brain surgeon for a dad shaped her understanding of wellness, and discusses the life lessons she’s learned from bad relationships and unsuccessful auditions. We’re all creators with the ability to choose faith or fear, and this unstoppable woman is disrupting social media with her passion and her commitment to writing her story with honesty and compassion

“Compassion is a superpower.”

In this Episode

  • It started with gymnastics, a lost identity, and a wrist full of pins [1:30]
  • The power of manifestation [11:00]
  • Developing a resilience mindset [17:00]
  • What story would you change about your life? [26:00]
  • The spinning wheel of death [33:00]
  • How to choose the advice you listen to [38:00]
  • Why is there no class on relationships? [41:20]
  • Pain reveals passion [45:30]
  • How do you define health? [56:30]
  • Climbing the ladder from hope to knowing [1:03:30]
  • Strengthen the self-love muscle [1:07:00]
  • The origin of Disruptive [1:16:15]
  • Healthy tacos, grateful friends, and epileptic characters [1:27:30]
  • How does she do it all anyway? [1:31:15]

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]]> Rachele is an actress and entrepreneur. Her years of competitive gymnastics taught her how to persevere through tough challenges, but quitting that very sport is what gave her the ability to forge her own path. As you’ll hear, Rachele is a firm believer in the power of our thoughts and the impact of our self-talk, and seeks to create true community through social media sharing these powerful messages.

“Our concept of goal-setting is really flawed. We need to take a broader perspective.”

I had the opportunity pick Rachele’s brain about her life trajectory, her approach to health and fitness, and her perspective on the hardships she’s been through. She tells us about the movie that changed her life, explains how having a brain surgeon for a dad shaped her understanding of wellness, and discusses the life lessons she’s learned from bad relationships and unsuccessful auditions. We’re all creators with the ability to choose faith or fear, and this unstoppable woman is disrupting social media with her passion and her commitment to writing her story with honesty and compassion

“Compassion is a superpower.”

In this Episode

  • It started with gymnastics, a lost identity, and a wrist full of pins [1:30]
  • The power of manifestation [11:00]
  • Developing a resilience mindset [17:00]
  • What story would you change about your life? [26:00]
  • The spinning wheel of death [33:00]
  • How to choose the advice you listen to [38:00]
  • Why is there no class on relationships? [41:20]
  • Pain reveals passion [45:30]
  • How do you define health? [56:30]
  • Climbing the ladder from hope to knowing [1:03:30]
  • Strengthen the self-love muscle [1:07:00]
  • The origin of Disruptive [1:16:15]
  • Healthy tacos, grateful friends, and epileptic characters [1:27:30]
  • How does she do it all anyway? [1:31:15]

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Rachele Brooke Smith Buzzsprout-1645171 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 5808 health, wellness, hollywood, actress, gymnastics, entrepreneur, wellness, auditions, woman power 1 4 full true 003 | Dr Ara Suppiah - From Burger King to PGA Tour Physician 003 | Dr Ara Suppiah - From Burger King to PGA Tour Physician In this episode, Dr Ara and I talk about how he got into functional sports medicine and the incredible lessons he’s learned about success and perseverance. Dr. Ara Suppiah grew up in Malaysia, where natural remedies played an important role in the culture’s medical paradigm. As a doctor, he uses his early experiences with natural medicine to inform his functional sports medicine practice. His research on chronic inflammation has helped to develop a more complete understanding of the top athletes he works with and why they feel fatigued even with good recovery habits in place.

In this Episode

  • Good people are hard to find [4:00]
  • Lessons from children [10:00]
  • The sticking point moment [15:00]
  • There's something to homeopathic remedies [19:00]
  • Chronic inflammation is the root of many evils ("skin fatigue") [23:00]
  • The link between nutrition and illness [27:30]
  • Ways to implement fasting (and why you might want to consider it) [31:00]
  • The journey from Malaysia to the US (and NBC Sports) [35:45]
  • How do I live in Florida? Delayed gratification [46:00]
  • Benefits of breathwork [50:00]
  • Life events that alter microbiomes [54:00]
  • Weird coincidences [1:00:00]
  • We carry trauma in our bodies [1:03:30]
  • The best athletes are really good at the basics [1:14:30]
  • The presence of sickness doesn't indicate the absence of health—and vice versa [1:17:00]
  • Don't do keto, kids [1:20:30]

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]]> In this episode, Dr Ara and I talk about how he got into functional sports medicine and the incredible lessons he’s learned about success and perseverance. Dr. Ara Suppiah grew up in Malaysia, where natural remedies played an important role in the culture’s medical paradigm. As a doctor, he uses his early experiences with natural medicine to inform his functional sports medicine practice. His research on chronic inflammation has helped to develop a more complete understanding of the top athletes he works with and why they feel fatigued even with good recovery habits in place.

In this Episode

  • Good people are hard to find [4:00]
  • Lessons from children [10:00]
  • The sticking point moment [15:00]
  • There's something to homeopathic remedies [19:00]
  • Chronic inflammation is the root of many evils ("skin fatigue") [23:00]
  • The link between nutrition and illness [27:30]
  • Ways to implement fasting (and why you might want to consider it) [31:00]
  • The journey from Malaysia to the US (and NBC Sports) [35:45]
  • How do I live in Florida? Delayed gratification [46:00]
  • Benefits of breathwork [50:00]
  • Life events that alter microbiomes [54:00]
  • Weird coincidences [1:00:00]
  • We carry trauma in our bodies [1:03:30]
  • The best athletes are really good at the basics [1:14:30]
  • The presence of sickness doesn't indicate the absence of health—and vice versa [1:17:00]
  • Don't do keto, kids [1:20:30]

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Receive 10% off at check-out when you use code STACKED10.

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Dr Ara Suppiah Buzzsprout-1645114 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 5008 dr, ara, pga, golf, holistic, health, keto, workout, fitness, inflammation, functional, sport, medicine 1 3 full true 002 | Marc Weinstein - Life after the Fyre Festival 002 | Marc Weinstein - Life after the Fyre Festival What doesn’t Mark Weinstein do? As an investor, advisor, entrepreneur, certified yoga instructor, as well as a podcast host and editor for Wave Financial, this guy knows a thing or two about being busy. With everything that Marc does, it’s unsurprising that he is interested in the concept of humane technology and taking back agency from our devices.

It gets pretty meta from the get-go—we dive into the history of podcasts and take a look at how far they’ve come. Marc talks about social media, how much all those stats really matter, and how we can push back against the epidemic of distraction. We dissect some strategies for disaster management and trade techniques we’ve used for motivation.

In This Episode

  • The joys of podcasting [7:15]
  • The trajectory of podcasts [10:30]
  • We create content, but how much do we consume? [20:00]
  • Tech and behavioral psychology [25:00]
  • Airport stories [28:30]
  • Anxiety and social media [35:00]
  • How to prepare for the advent of full tech integration [38:15]
  • We are all participating in a massive experiment (a la Cloud Atlas) [45:15]
  • Let's talk about food, convenience, and consequences [48:00]
  • Why is it an interesting story? The Fyre Festival fiasco [51:15]
  • How in tune are you with your body? [1:09:45 ]
  • The golden rule of exercise [1:15:10]
  • There is no advice that fits all [1:20:00]
  • Always travel with a Navy Seal [1:30:00]

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]]> What doesn’t Mark Weinstein do? As an investor, advisor, entrepreneur, certified yoga instructor, as well as a podcast host and editor for Wave Financial, this guy knows a thing or two about being busy. With everything that Marc does, it’s unsurprising that he is interested in the concept of humane technology and taking back agency from our devices.

It gets pretty meta from the get-go—we dive into the history of podcasts and take a look at how far they’ve come. Marc talks about social media, how much all those stats really matter, and how we can push back against the epidemic of distraction. We dissect some strategies for disaster management and trade techniques we’ve used for motivation.

In This Episode

  • The joys of podcasting [7:15]
  • The trajectory of podcasts [10:30]
  • We create content, but how much do we consume? [20:00]
  • Tech and behavioral psychology [25:00]
  • Airport stories [28:30]
  • Anxiety and social media [35:00]
  • How to prepare for the advent of full tech integration [38:15]
  • We are all participating in a massive experiment (a la Cloud Atlas) [45:15]
  • Let's talk about food, convenience, and consequences [48:00]
  • Why is it an interesting story? The Fyre Festival fiasco [51:15]
  • How in tune are you with your body? [1:09:45 ]
  • The golden rule of exercise [1:15:10]
  • There is no advice that fits all [1:20:00]
  • Always travel with a Navy Seal [1:30:00]

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]]> Joe DiStefano / Marc Weinstein Buzzsprout-1644907 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 5502 fyre, festival, marc, weinstein, social, media, podcasts, marketing, mental, health 1 2 full true 001 | Doc Jen - How to Get Out of Pain 001 | Doc Jen - How to Get Out of Pain Jen Esquer is a top-40 physical therapy influencer. With a doctorate in physical therapy, she is ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine and has been featured in Self Magazine, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness as well as a guest on CBS.

“No one fixes you, you fix you.”

In this episode, Doc Jen and I speak about a wide variety of movement-related tips and tricks—truly everything from pistol squats to neurolymphatic points in the body. As a self-proclaimed mover, Jen brings incredible insight into our physical processes. She also shares an interesting, perhaps controversial perspective of the safe versus optimal training zones we should find ourselves in.

“If something is having to work really hard in the front, what is happening in the back?”

In This Episode

  • Gaining awareness of your own body [3:05]
  • What if I have short femurs? [3:40]
  • Are you willing to put in the work? [5:50]
  • Safe versus optimal [14:13]
  • The Jefferson Roll [17:06]
  • Creating variability [22:12]
  • Teaching the body to have ease [25:32]
  • Getting out of anterior pelvic tilt [34:21]
  • Starting to play with variability [35:42]
  • Emotional Freedom Technique – EFT [39:44]
  • Manipulating fascia [42:00]
  • Environmental factors impact on pain [46:16]
  • Pain is not bad [49:55]
  • The impact of our thoughts [54:05]
  • Don’t forget about the battery [58:30]
  • There’s not one exercise [1:10:27]

Follow Jen

Docjenfit.com 

Instagram

Facebook

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Head over to BluBlox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

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]]> Jen Esquer is a top-40 physical therapy influencer. With a doctorate in physical therapy, she is ranked as one of the Best Fitness Trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine and has been featured in Self Magazine, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness as well as a guest on CBS.

“No one fixes you, you fix you.”

In this episode, Doc Jen and I speak about a wide variety of movement-related tips and tricks—truly everything from pistol squats to neurolymphatic points in the body. As a self-proclaimed mover, Jen brings incredible insight into our physical processes. She also shares an interesting, perhaps controversial perspective of the safe versus optimal training zones we should find ourselves in.

“If something is having to work really hard in the front, what is happening in the back?”

In This Episode

  • Gaining awareness of your own body [3:05]
  • What if I have short femurs? [3:40]
  • Are you willing to put in the work? [5:50]
  • Safe versus optimal [14:13]
  • The Jefferson Roll [17:06]
  • Creating variability [22:12]
  • Teaching the body to have ease [25:32]
  • Getting out of anterior pelvic tilt [34:21]
  • Starting to play with variability [35:42]
  • Emotional Freedom Technique – EFT [39:44]
  • Manipulating fascia [42:00]
  • Environmental factors impact on pain [46:16]
  • Pain is not bad [49:55]
  • The impact of our thoughts [54:05]
  • Don’t forget about the battery [58:30]
  • There’s not one exercise [1:10:27]

Follow Jen

Docjenfit.com 

Instagram

Facebook

Proudly Sponsored By

Four Sigmatic

A mushroom a day keeps the doctor away… no, really! Four Sigmatic has a wide variety of delicious superfood (and super-good-for-you) beverages made with medicinal mushrooms. Their Mushroom Coffee with Lion’s Mane is my go-to choice when on the road, and at home I like to start every work day with a double dose of pure Lion’s Mane. 

To receive 15% off your Four Sigmatic purchase, visit Four Sigmatic and use discount code RUNGA at check-out.

BluBlox

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably tried to block out every single spec of light in your bedroom whether at home or on the road. Well, believe it or not, there might be a better option out there. BluBlox has created this incredible sleep mask that will not only block out all light, but also feel comfortable on your face. It makes getting to sleep and staying there that much easier... much like their stylish blue blocking glasses!

Head over to BluBlox and enter code RUNGA at check-out for a 15% discount.

Kettlebell Kings

Every two weeks we are giving away a $150 Kettlebell Kings gift card! All you have to do is leave us a review on any of our platforms and make sure you are on the Coach Joe DI newsletter to be entered to win.

Support the show

]]> Joe DiStefano / Doc Jen Buzzsprout-1642270 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0500 5182 pain, management, physical, therapy, movement, health, healthy, workout, fitness 1 1 full false