The Genius Life 55: When Your Boobs Are Trying to Kill You | Sarah Anne Stewart

Sarah Anne Stewart is a certified holistic health coach who connects people from all walks of life, strives to end body insecurity, and shows us how we can achieve the body we desire without shame or frustration by nurturing the mind.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• About 400,000 women in the US get breast implants every year: 100,000 are for medical reasons, while 300,000 for are for cosmetic reasons. Worldwide, about 10 million women currently have breast implants.

• Each year, thousands of women have their breast implants removed for a number of reasons—symptoms indicative of breast implant illnesses factoring prominently.

• The alarming array of symptoms that led to Sarah's own breast implant removal and what she learned in the two years leading up to the decision.

• The sometimes heartbreaking reasons women are willing to endure potentially harmful breast implants in spite of suffering similar symptoms.

• Why women with breast implants should consider being tested for possible side effects even if they’re not currently experiencing symptoms.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

Sarah's website

Sarah on Facebook

Sarah on Instagram

Sarah on Twitter

The 1 Hack That Changes Your Life | Sarah Anne Stewart, The Genius Life 2

Types of Breast Implants, FDA

Sarah with and without Breast Implants, Instagram

Breast Implant Illnesses: What's the Evidence? by Diana Zuckerman, PhD, and Varuna Srinivasan, MBBS, MPH, National Center for Health Research.

The Healing Breast Implant Illness Group

Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review by Denise Grady and Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times

Pathology, Breast Implant Illness

A Surprising Way to Enlarge Your Breasts Without Implants: Fat Grafting Shifts Fat from Other Areas to the Breast, Cleveland Clinic

Is Botox as Safe as We Think It Is? by Alison Moodie, The Guardian

Toxins: The Hidden Dangers of Makeup, Shampoo, and Cosmetics by Alexandra Sifferlin, Time

Do You Worry about Mercury in Your Silver Dental Fillings? What Studies Say about Safety of Silver Fillings, Cleveland Clinic

Heavy Metals and Chemicals, Breast Implant Illness

FDA Panel Recommends New Postmarket Requirements for Breast Implants by Ana Mulero, Regulatory Focus

Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Textured Breast Implant Shell Materials by Garth A. James et al., Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Why Breast Implants Are Not "For You", Beauty Redefined

48 Reasons Not to Get a Boob Job by Paul Kienitz

Here Are The 13 Current Victoria's Secret Angels by Sheridan Watson, BuzzFeed

You Asked: Are Airport Body Scanners Safe? by Markham Heid, Time

5G Is Live in 3 Countries, But We Still Need Answers on Health Risks by Jeremy Horwitz, Venture Beat

10 Things Today's Grandparents Did That We Now Know Are Bad for You by Rebecca Harrington, Business Insider

How Plastic is Wrecking Your Health | Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD, The Genius Life 42

Is MiraLax the Cause of 'Horrifying' Changes Parents Are Seeing in Their Kids? by Hollee Actman Becker, Parents

The Bleeding Edge, Netflix

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 54: Why It Pays to Suck at Something | Karen Rinaldi

Karen Rinaldi is the author of It's Great to Suck at Something: The Unexpected Joy of Wiping out and What It Can Teach Us about Patience, Resilience, and the Stuff That Really Matters. She has worked in the publishing industry for over two decades. In 2012, she founded the imprint Harper Wave at HarperCollins. The feature film Maggie's Plan is based on her novel The End of Men. Karen has been published in The New York Times, Oprah.com, Time, LitHub and other publications. She lives in New York, New Jersey, and (whenever possible) Costa Rica with her husband and two sons.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Why the key to a rich and fulfilling life might be finding something to suck at.

• The benefits Karen has enjoyed by spending two decades as a terrible surfer.

• What you gain by allowing yourself to thrill at the journey of novelty over the destination of perfection.

• How fearlessly sampling new experiences frees you from the burden of finding your passion and allows your passions to find you.

• The authentic vulnerability you exude when you're not afraid to live as an example that it's okay to suck at something.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Karen's Website

suckatsomething.com

The Suck at Something Group, Facebook

Karen at Instagram

Karen at Twitter

Karen at Facebook

It's Great to Suck at Something: The Unexpected Joy of Wiping out and What It Can Teach Us about Patience, Resilience, and the Stuff That Really Matters by Karen Rinaldi

The End of Men: A Novel by Karen Rinaldi

Maggie's Plan

"Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination" by Garson O'Toole, Quote Investigator

5 Things To Know When You Start Surfing, Livemore Magazine

(It's Great to) Suck at Something by Karen Rinaldi, The New York Times

A User's Guide To Dealing With Trolls On The Internet by Katie Notopoulos, BuzzFeed News

Highlight Reels Vs. Reality by Jessica Dentith, Thought Catalog

6 Reasons Learning An Instrument As An Adult Is Easier Than You Think by Rebecca Adams, HuffPost

One Year Later by Max Lugavere

Karen Wipes Out, Facebook

7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison by Erica R. Hendry, Smithsonian

R.I.P. Cat Club: Sunset Stripped by Lina Lecaro, L.A. Weekly

Interviews With Max, YouTube

Knock-On Effect, Merriam-Webster

Why Doctors Fail by Atul Gawande, The Guardian

Letting Go of Perfectionism by Bethan Davies, The Bravest Path via Women in Law Summit

Physics Needs Philosophy / Philosophy Needs Physics by Carlo Rovelli, Scientific American

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 53: Why You're Probably Nutrient Deficient | Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Chris Masterjohn earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut in 2012. He served as a postdoctoral research associate in the Comparative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From August 2014 to December 2016, he served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York.

To assess and ultimately fix any nutrient deficiencies you may have, check out his very thorough course, Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet. Use code GENIUS for 20% off.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Our bodies are good at telling us what we need to thrive—as long as we remember that we all have different needs, and these needs change over time.

• Nutritional deficiencies that may be robbing you of optimal health and what you can do to bring balance to your own body's requirements.

• How Chris overcame a lifetime of gut issues, tooth decay, allergies, and anxiety through diet in spite of an errant course correction that made him worse before he got better.

• Why Chris' interest in the effects of nutrition on overall health was sparked from an early age.

• Vitamin deficiencies and other problems commonly experienced by vegans and vegetarians and how someone on a primarily plant-based diet might guard against them.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Birch Bender's Keto Waffle and Pancake Mix. Made with whole foods that won't throw you off your health game, you can have your cakes and eat 'em, too! Go to birchbenders.com and use promo code MAX for 15 percent off!

Resources from this episode:

Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet (Use Code GENIUS for 20% Off!)

Chris' Website

Chris at Instagram

Chris at Facebook

Chris at YouTube

Chris at Twitter

Mastering Nutrition Podcast

Wild Ventures

Brooklyn College

Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic

The Zone Diet: All You Need to Know by Christian Nordqvist, Medical News Today

Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth by John Robbins

Milk: It Does a Body Good? The Weston A. Price Foundation

UMass Amherst Libraries

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price

How to Read a Science Paper by Chris Masterjohn, Mastering Nutrition 37

Chris' Research Papers, PubMed

Why You Should Think Twice About Vegetarian and Vegan Diets by Chris Kresser

Vitamin B12, NIH

Vitamin B12 by Jack Norris, Vegan Health

Top 12 Foods That Are High in Vitamin B12 by Arlene Semeco, Healthline

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Be Sneaky, Harmful by Patrick J. Skerrett, Harvard Health Blog

Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic

Vitamin A and Carotenoids, NIH

How Well Do You Convert Beta-Carotene to Vitamin A? by Debbie Moon, Genetic Lifehacks

BCO1 Gene, GeneCards

Vitamin B6, NIH

Zinc, NIH

Zinc Deficiency by Laura E. Caulfield and Robert E. Black, Comparative Quantification of Health Risks, WHO

Riboflavin, NIH

Changes in USDA Food Composition Data for 43 Garden Crops, 1950 to 1999 by Donald R. Davis, Melvin D. Epp, and Hugh D. Riordan, Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Do I Need to Worry About My Cholesterol Levels As a Vegan? by Anya Todd, Your Daily Vegan

Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, NIH

Pantothenic Acid, NIH

Coenzyme A, PubChem

4'-Phosphopantetheine, PubChem

Consider the Oyster: Why Even Strict Vegans Should Feel Comfortable Eating Oysters by the Boatload by Christopher Cox, Slate

Vegans Shouldn't Eat Oysters, and If You Do You're Not Vegan, So... by Marc Bekoff, HuffPost

Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Joel Fuhrman

CICO Diet: Does Counting Calories Really Work for Sustained Weight Loss? by Rachael Link, Dr. Axe

A Review of the Carbohydrate–Insulin Model of Obesity by KD Hall, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

What is Insulin? by Amy Hess-Fischl, EndocrineWeb

How to Renew Your Body: Fasting and Autophagy by Dr. Jason Fung, MD, Diet Doctor

Ketogenesis Isn't All About Carbs and Insulin by Chris Masterjohn, Mastering Nutrition 22

This is How We Burn Ketones for Energy by Chris Masterjohn, MWM 2.33

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), The ALS Association

Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Infection Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic

Lose Weight With the Robot Diet, Chris Masterjohn Lite 45

Why Successful People Wear the Same Thing Every Day by Craig Bloem, Inc.

10 Steps to Fantastic Sleep by Chris Masterjohn

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 52: Treating ADD Naturally | Vanessa Fitzgerald

Vanessa Fitzgerald is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and Health Coach. After a multi-year struggle with Adderall addiction, Vanessa shares her story with the tactics she used to break the addiction and enhance her focus naturally.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The difference between ADD and ADHD.

• How treating ADHD in childhood can potentially be a recipe for missed career opportunities later in life.

• How Adderall dominated Vanessa's life for 13 years, what she did to quit this addiction, and how she maintains her independence from it today.

• The diet Vanessa recommends for an Adderall-free lifestyle (and how it relates to what I recommend in Genius Foods).

• Tips for parenting a child diagnosed with ADHD and making good food fun.

• Ways to improve your own executive functions—including focus and attention—naturally.

• Why Adderall and similar compounds can be so counterproductive for nurturing healthy relationships.

• And much more!

Resources from this episode:

Vees Honey

Vanessa at Instagram

Vanessa at LinkedIn

Vanessa's Adderall Detox YouTube Series

Adderall, RxList

A Neuroscientist Explains How He Found Out Meth Is Almost Identical to Adderall by Dr. Carl L. Hart, Vice

What Are The Long-Term Effects of Heavy Adderall Use? by Amanda Lautieri, American Addiction Centers

What's the Difference Between ADHD and ADD? by Tricia Kinman, Healthline

Attached: Create Your Perfect Relationship with the Help of the Three Attachment Styles by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

The Whole30 Program

What Are Ketones? Perfect Keto

3-Step Oligoantigenic Diet, The Dr. Oz Show

Fixing Anxiety and Depression With Food with Drew Ramsey, The Genius Life 26

What Happens If I Use Viagra Recreationally? by Grant Stoddard, Tonic

In Europe, Dyed Foods Get Warning Label, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Why Liver Is a Nutrient-Dense Superfood by Alexandra Rowles, RD, Healthline

Astaxanthin: The Nutrient That Makes Your Skin and Brain Younger with William Sears, The Genius Life 16

Rev up Your Workout with Interval Training, The Mayo Clinic

What is Rhodiola? National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

How to Use Mushrooms for Better Health with Tero Isokauppila, The Genius Life 12

Understanding L-theanine: Sleep Better at Night, Feel Relaxed and Alert During the Day by Michael J. Breus, The Sleep Doctor

Lemon Balm Tea: What Are Its Health Benefits and Uses? by Dr. Mercola

Vitamin B12, RxList

Vitamin D, RxList

Gaba (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid), RxList

What You Should Know Before Taking Liver Supplements by Stephanie Watson, Healthline

Four Sigmatic (use promo code MAX for 15 percent off!)

10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea by Kris Gunnars, BSc, Healthline

Ultimate Guide to Omega-3 Benefits, Sources, and Supplements by Dr. Mercola

Take it From Someone Who Hates Productivity Hacks—The Pomodoro Technique Actually Works by Kat Boogaard, The Muse

Why Music Affects Your Productivity by Mayo Oshin, Quartz at Work

Headspace

Insight Timer

Modafinil (aka Provigil), RxList

Methylphenidate (aka Concerta), RxList

Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (aka Vyvanse), RxList

Armodafinil (aka Nuvigil), RxList

Benzodiazepines, RxList

SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor), RxList

Zolpidem Tartrate (aka Ambien), RxList

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 51: The Surprising Ways Alcohol is Ruining Your Life | James Swanwick

James Swanwick is an Australian-American entrepreneur who helps social drinkers reduce or quit alcohol. He is the creator of the 30-Day No Alcohol Challenge (Use code "Max" for 25% off!), co-founder of Swanwick Sleep, and host of The James Swanwick Show podcast.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Why you might consider giving up alcohol if being a high-performance human is important to you.

• The specific mindset and tactics you can use to defuse social pressure—not only to abstain from booze, but junk food and other hard-to-resist temptations.

• How James' decision to remove alcohol from his own life led to a lifestyle that allowed him to excel beyond even his own ambitions and go from “fat and broke to hosting SportsCenter on ESPN.”

• Why James went from challenging himself to just 30 days away from alcohol to a lifetime free from its influence.

• How you can still be the life of the party without relying on the seductive nudge of intoxication.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Swanwick Sleep

The 30-Day No Alcohol Challenge (Use code "Max" for 25% off!)

Project 90 (Use code "Max" for 25% off!)

Swanwick Glasses

The James Swanwick Show

James Swanwick's Website

James Swanwick at Twitter

James Swanwick at Instagram

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss

The Power of Touch by Tony Robbins

'Don't Hug Everyone, But It's OK to Burp': Australia Issues Guide to Refugees by Jess Staufenberg, The Independent

How I Bluffed ESPN and Became a SportsCenter Anchor by James Swanwick

Etymology of the Word Alcohol: "Body Eating Spirit" by Alanna Ketler, Collective Evolution

No Amount of Alcohol Is Good for Your Health, Global Study Says by Samantha Raphelson, NPR

Champagne: Four Founding Myths of a Global Icon by Alice Heathwood for Fast for Word via The Conversation

Why Australians Love Foster's and Other Beer Related Stories by Brett Romero (A data scientist's take on beer marketing.)

The $1 Billion Sale of George Clooney's Tequila Company Just Made Him 2018's Highest-paid Actor—Here's the Story of How the Brand Was Set up by Accident by Alison Millington, Business Insider

When Alcohol Consumption Evolves from a 'Social Lubricant' into a 'Crutch' by Suzanne E. Thomas et al., Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER)

Alcohol: A Social Lubricant, But at What Cost? by Natalie Shoemaker, Big Think

6 Totally Legit Ways to Date Without Drinking—And Enjoy It! by Laura Barcella, Your Tango

50 (Mostly Cheap) Daytime Date Ideas to Change Up Your Going-Out Routine by Kelly Dawson, MyDomaine

The Healing Power of...Meat? | Crosby Tailor, The Genius Life 21

This Simple Skill Makes You Sexier and Healthier | Emily Fletcher, The Genius Life 46

Erewhon Natural Foods

LaCroix Sparkling Water

Zevia Zero Calorie Soda

Weed Killer in Your Wine and Beer? That's What a New US PIRG Study Found by Zlati Meyer, USA Today

How Alcohol Affects the Quality—And Quantity—Of Sleep, National Sleep Foundation

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 50: Top Tactics for Fat Loss, Weight Gain, and Muscle Growth | Mind Pump

Mind Pump consists of three super smart fitness trainers: Sal DiStefano, Adam Schafer, and Justin Andrews, all dedicated to exposing the truth about fitness and the industry.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The story behind Sal, Adam, and Justin's creation of Mind Pump and what they see as their uncompromising mission.

• Why seeking to improve yourself doesn't have to involve hating yourself first—a rare sentiment in today's fitness industry.

• What the Mind Pump guys believe is the best way to sell fitness—an idea that got them branded as "crazy" in the early days.

• Why a word like "toned" is a fitness industry myth invented to sell an aesthetic to people (i.e., women) who might not respond to its more accurate description: "bodybuilding."

• How Sal, Adam, and Justin brought together the mindsets of wellness and bodybuilding at a time when the two were seen as opposing factions of fitness.

• Why a good fitness trainer is at least partially a therapist who understands the levers that operate human psychology as well as physiology.

• Why the Mind Pump guys don’t CrossFit.

• And much more!

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Resources from this episode:

Mind Pump Media

Mind Pump Podcast

Mind Pump TV

Free Mind Pump Resources

Sal at Instagram

Adam at Instagram

Justin at Instagram

How to Lose Weight and Get in Shape | Sal Di Stefano, The Genius Life 19

24 Hour Fitness

Men's Physique Contests: Preparation Advice From 3 Competitors, Bodybuilding.com

Adam Schafer, 2015 IFBB San Jose Pro, National Physique Committee (NPC)

Female Fitness Myths Exposed!, Mind Pump Podcast 001

4 Reasons Why Walking Is Real Exercise by Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Fit

Forget Big Change, Start with a Tiny Habit by BJ Fogg, TEDxFremont

PubMed Central (PMC)

The Cost of Sacrificing Sleep for Your Workout, Mind Pump Podcast 653

Work out at Home for Only 90 Minutes a Week for Amazing Results by Sal Di Stefano, Mind Pump Blog

Why Mind Pump Doesn't CrossFit Revisited, Mind Pump Podcast 973

Stop Working out and Start Practicing, Mind Pump Blog

When Exercising Less and Eating More Burns More Fat and Builds More Muscle by Sal Di Stefano, Mind Pump Blog

We Burn as Many Calories as Hunter-Gatherers, So What Makes Us Fat? by Laura Blue, Time

Trying to Lose Weight? These 12 Tips Will Help You Naturally Feel Less Hungry by Gina Florio, Popsugar

A Treasury of Terribly Sad Stories of Lotto Winners by Jen Doll, The Atlantic

6 Years after The Biggest Loser, Metabolism Is Slower and Weight Is Back Up by Kathryn Doyle, Scientific American

The Association Between Motivation and Fruit and Vegetable Intake: The Moderating Role of Social Support by Kate E. McSpadden et al., Appetite

What's a Good Way to Gain Weight If You're Underweight? by Katherine Zeratsky, The Mayo Clinic

How To Properly Clean-Bulk by Jeremiah Bair, Mind Pump Blog

How to Use Fasting to Build Muscle, Lose Fat, and Improve Health, Mind Pump TV

Bulking, Meal Timing, and Gains!, Mind Pump TV

Why Cardio Sucks for Fat Loss, Mind Pump TV

Post Workout Protein Shake (Should You Take One)?, Mind Pump TV

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 49: How to Live Long and Prosper | Steven Gundry, MD

Steven Gundry, MD is a former cardiac surgeon, a practicing physician, and The New York Times best-selling author of The Plant Paradox. His new book, The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age, is out now.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The one test every human should get.

• The difference between lifespan and healthspan.

• The specific group of foods Dr. Gundry thinks we're all eating too much of.

• What lectins are, where they come from, and how you can protect yourself from them.

• How to boost gut resilience.

• The surprising trick you can use to enhance the appearance of your skin from within.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age by Dr. Steven R. Gundry, MD

The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Dr. Steven R. Gundry, MD

The Dr. Gundry Podcast

Dr. Gundry's Website

Dr. Gundry at Facebook

Dr. Gundry at Instagram

Your Definitive Guide to Lectins by Dr. Steven Gundry

Healthspan Is More Important Than Lifespan, So Why Don't More People Know About It? by Tim Peterson, The Institute for Public Health

charity: water

Diarrhea Outbreak Affects Thousands in Ethiopia's NW Region: Official by Song Lifang, Xinhua

2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea by Andi L Shane et al., Clinical Infectious Diseases

Will Today's Children Die Earlier than Their Parents? by Laura Gray, BBC News

Top 10 Health Concerns of Baby Boomers, Scripps Health

Exercise Could Ward Off Dementia for Women—If They Start At the Right Age by Carl Nierenberg, Live Science

What APOE Means for Your Health by Dr. Penny Dacks, Cognitive Vitality

Stop Eating so Much Protein! (The Truth about High Protein Diets) by Dr. Steven Gundry

mTOR Signaling at a Glance by Mathieu Laplante and David M. Sabatini, Journal of Cell Science

How and Why Too Much Protein Triggers Aging and Cancer by Dr. Mercola

Rapamycin: One Drug, Many Effects by Rapamycin: One Drug, Many Effects by Jing Li, Sang Gyun Kim, and John Blenis, Cell Metabolism

How Fasting Can Rebuild Your Immune System | Valter Longo, PhD, The Genius Life 8

Protecting an Area the Size of a Tennis Court: The Lining of Your Gut by Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

PULS Cardiac Test

Dr. Steven Gundry interviews Dr. Dale Bredesen about "The End of Alzheimer's", The Dr. Gundry Podcast

The Honest Truth About Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics by Dr. Steven Gundry

Stop Roundup Rain by Bob Quinn, Organic Farmer

Scientists: Roundup Weed Killer Causes Birth Defects by Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents

Controversial Glyphosate Weedkiller Wins New Five-year Lease in Europe by Arthur Neslen, The Guardian

5 Ways Your Body Deals with Lectins Naturally by Dr. Steven Gundry

Fight Them or Feed Them: How the Intestinal Mucus Layer Manages the Gut Microbiota by Bjoern O. Schroeder, Gastroenterology Report

Next-Generation Beneficial Microbes: The Case of Akkermansia Muciniphila by Jeffrey Bland, Journal of Integrative Medicine

Health Benefits of Inulin by Dr. Mercola

Is Chicory Good for You?, Ask Dr. Weil

Metformin, Medicine Plus

Your Big Stinky Guide to the Fascinating History of Farts by Corey Levitan, Men's Health

Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You—And Your Waistline—And Drop the Weight for Good by Dr. Steven R. Gundry

The IGF-1 Trade-Off: Performance vs. Longevity by Dr. Rhonda Patrick, FoundMyFitness

How to Fight Sarcopenia (Muscle Loss Due to Aging) by Matthew Thorpe, MD, PhD, Healthline

Microvilli Give Gut Vesicles the Brush-Off by Ben Short, Journal of Cell Biology

The One Test Your Doctor Isn't Doing That Could Save Your Life by Mark Hyman, MD

Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis: Biochemistry, NCBI Bookshelf

The Truth About Gluten-Free Foods (They Are Making Things Worse) by Dr. Steven Gundry

A Simple Lectins Definition (and How They Make Us Fat and Sick) by Dr. Steven Gundry

The Crazy Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's | Amy Berger, The Genius Life 6

Dr. David Perlmutter Interview, Dr. Gundry Podcast

How Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar Can Harm Your Brain | David Perlmutter, MD, The Genius Life 35

Potential Role of Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds in the Prevention of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Jose Rodriguez-Morato et al., Molecules

How to Buy the Best Extra-Virgin Olive Oil | Nicholas Coleman, The Genius Life 31

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 48: How to Support Your Immune System | Matt Richtel

Matt Richtel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times and the author of the new book An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How seemingly unrelated conditions like cancer, autoimmunity, and even HIV are connected.

• The true-life miracle Matt witnessed that led him to take a deep dive into the immune system's mysteries.

• The word to listen for when you want to know if you're dealing with a legitimate immunologist.

• Why you should be skeptical of products that claim to boost your immune system.

• Specific tactics you can use to harness the power of the immune system to potentially protect yourself against the major modern diseases.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives by Matt Richtel

Matt's Website

Matt at The New York Times

Matt at Facebook

Matt at Twitter

Matt at Instagram

Varsity Blues

Nivolumab (Opdivo), Cancer Research UK

The Matrix

How the Immune Response Contributes to Homeostasis by David H. Nguyen, PhD, Sciencing

Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared. by Matt Richtel, The New York Times

Markers of Inflammatory and Immune Response, Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology, National Research Council

Anti-Inflammatory Diet 101: How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, Healthline

What is the Hygiene Hypothesis? by Alina Bradford, Live Science

What is Autoimmunity?, Johns Hopkins Autoimmune Disease Research Center

What is Lupus?, Lupus Foundation of America

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?, Arthritis Foundation

Female Hysteria: 7 Crazy Things People Used To Believe About The Ladies' Disease by Catherine Pearson, HuffPost

The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World's Happiest People by Dan Buettner

Blue Zones Secrets -- How to Live 100+ Years by Jillian Levy, CHHC, Dr. Axe

Too Clean for Our Children's Good? by Perri Klass, MD, The New York Times

The DEFCON Warning System

Why the Gut Microbiome Is Crucial for Your Health by Ruairi Robertson, PhD, Healthline

Sepsis Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic

Learning from the Elite by Bijal Trivedi, Nature

HIV/AIDS Basics, CDC

How to Optimize Sleep for Fat Loss and Better Health | Shawn Stevenson, The Genius Life 37

Stress Relievers: 70 Ways to Reduce Stress by Elizabeth Scott, MS, Verywell Mind

Understanding Immunotherapy, Cancer.net

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 47: Why Organic Food Tastes Better and Is Better for You | Bob Quinn, PhD

Bob Quinn is an organic farmer who holds a PhD in plant biochemistry. His new book is called Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food, and it is available now for pre-order.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How our produce has become nutritionally depleted over time and what you can do about it.

• How high-oleic safflower oil that can be grown in colder climates compares, from a health standpoint, to extra virgin olive oil.

• Why organic matters not just nutritionally, but from a taste standpoint.

• The meaning of regenerative agriculture and why we should all be rushing to support it.

• Why nearly all grain in the modern diet is processed grain and why ancient grain may be a better alternative.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food by Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle

Bob's website

Bob at Facebook

Bob at Instagram

Kamut International

Big Sandy, Montana

Organic Valley

The Real Difference Between Pasture-Raised, Free-Range, and Cage-Free Eggs by Julie R. Thomson, HuffPost

Bob's Five-Year Rotation, SARE

The Oil Barn: Farm to Table to Fuel by Bob Quinn (About High-Oleic Safflower Oil)

FDA Approves Qualified Health Claim for High Oleic Oils and Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease by Elaine Watson, FoodNavigator-USA

Prebiotic Effect of Soluble Fibres from Modern and Old Durum-type Wheat Varieties on Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Strains by Ilaria Marotti et al., Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Effects of Flour Storage and Heat Generated During Milling on Starch, Dietary Fibre and Polyphenols in Stoneground Flours from Two Durum-type Wheats by Raffaella Di Silvestro et al., International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Nutritional and Nutraceutical Aspects of Kamut Khorasan Wheat Grown During the Last Two Decades by Alessandro Di Loreto et al., The Journal of Agricultural Science

Ancient Grains: A Culture Not a Fad by Bob Quinn (About Gluten Intolerance to Modern Wheat versus Ancient Wheat)

Study Suggests Nutrient Decline in Garden Crops Over Past 50 Years by Lee Clippard, UT News

8 Surprising Benefits of Spelt by John Staughton, Organic Facts

Great Grains: How Ancient Einkorn Became the New "It" Wheat by Dave Snyder, JSTOR Daily

Emmer, Wikipedia

Khorasan Wheat: The Story of an Ancient Grain by Caroline Sluyter, Oldways Whole Grains Council

The Appeal of Ancient Wheat: Why Spelt, Emmer, Einkorn, and Kamut Return to Our Table by Maria Speck, The Cook's Cook

Active Ingredient in Roundup Found in 95% of Studied Beers and Wines by Robby Berman, Big Think

Cracks in the Wall: The Fall of Glyphosate by Bob Quinn

Stop Roundup Rain by Bob Quinn

The DDT Story, Pesticide Action Network

Seasonal Food Guide: Find What's in Season Near You

Find a Garden, American Community Gardening Association

A School Garden Might Encourage Your Kids to Eat Vegetables. Here's How to Start One. by Cara Rosenbloom, The Washington Post

7 Fruits and Vegetables That Are Easy for Kids to Grow in Their Garden, Inhabitots

Beets for Beginners by Ann Marie Hendry, GrowVeg

National Farmers Market Directory, USDA

Reversing Climate Change Achievable by Farming Organically by Bob Quinn

2018 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Lists Rank Produce Items by Pesticide Level, Food Safety Magazine

Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 46: This Simple Skill Makes You Sexier and Healthier | Emily Fletcher

Emily Fletcher is a world-renowned meditation teacher, the creator of the Ziva meditation technique, and the founder of the groundbreaking zivaONLINE online meditation training e-course. She is also the author of Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How Emily went from living the stressed out Broadway dream to teaching 15,000 people (and counting) how to meditate.

• How meditation acts like a cleanse for your mind.

• Why meditation isn't about stopping your thoughts or sitting in weird, uncomfortable positions.

• The differences between mindfulness and meditation (along with a simple protocol for each).

• How meditation can boost your sex drive.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Birch Bender's Keto Waffle and Pancake Mix. Made with whole foods that won't throw you off your health game, you can have your cakes and eat 'em, too! Go to birchbenders.com and use promo code MAX for 15 percent off!

Resources from this episode:

Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance by Emily Fletcher

zivaMEDITATION

Emily at Facebook

Emily at Instagram

Emily at Twitter

5 Lessons I Learned From My Dad by Emily Fletcher, HuffPost

Hospice Foundation Of America

Cassie Ferguson, A Chorus Line Wiki

Ayurveda: A Brief Introduction and Guide, The Ayurvedic Institute

'An Anxious Nation': Barnes & Noble Sees a Surge in Sales of Books about Stress by Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post

What is Stress? The American Institute of Stress

How Mindfulness, Meditation, and Manifesting Can Improve Your Life by Emily Fletcher, Mindvalley Talks

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

What Does Neuroscience Know About Meditation? by Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian.com

Evening Blue Light Is Wrecking Your Health (Here's What to Do About It) by Max Lugavere

Meditation: The Ultimate Mental Detox by Robert Puff, Psychology Today

What is a Mantra? A Meditation Expert Explains by Emily Fletcher, zivaMEDITATION

Why It's Okay to "Fail" at Meditation 90% of the Time by Hunter Clarke-Fields, Tiny Buddha

How 5 Mega-Famous People Make Time for Daily Meditation by Bysasha Bronner, HuffPost

Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio: Meditation Is 'The Single Most Important Reason' for My Success by Catherine Clifford, CNBC

Bridging the Hemispheres in Meditation: Thicker Callosal Regions and Enhanced Fractional Anisotropy (FA) in Long-term Practitioners by Eileen Luders et al., NeuroImage

Guided Meditation for Better Sex by Alison Moodie, Bulletproof Blog

How Does Dopamine Affect Parkinson's Disease? by Wendy Henderson, Parkinson's News Today

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 45: Why Your Sports Drink Sucks | Robin Shobin

Robin Shobin is the founder of Charlotte's Book, a beauty and wellness website, and HALO Sport (use promo code HALOMAX to get 20 percent off!), a new sports drink featuring the little-known amla berry. Learn why your sports drink sucks and what to do about it.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How Robin went from a soul-sucking job of 14 years in the finance industry to building the startups of her dreams in beauty and wellness.

• What Robin has learned about the efficacy of various anti-aging strategies -- and why some that appear mutually exclusive aren't necessarily so.

• The downsides of common sports drinks and why Robin thought the market was ripe for innovation.

• The health benefits of a strange Indian berry that you'll surely hear a lot more about in months to come.

• The specific conditions under which you may need to pay particular attention to your hydration status.

• And much more!

Resources from this episode:

Charlotte's Book

HALO Sport (use promo code HALOMAX to get 20 percent off!)

Robin at Instagram

Robin at Facebook

J.P. Morgan

Michele Promaulayko at Twitter

Yahoo Health

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Yahoo Beauty

How I Overcame My (And My Husband's) Botox Fears by Robin Shobin, Charlotte's Book

Breast Implant Illness: Everything You Need to Know by Radhaa Nilia, Mindbodygreen

Labiaplasty: What It Is, What It Can Do, and Why It's so Popular by Olivia Hutchinson, Charlotte's Book

What Is Coconut Water and What's Behind the Hype? by Katherine Zeratsky, The Mayo Clinic

Is Gatorade Bad for You? by Anna Schaefer, Healthline

Meet HALO Sport: The Only Sports Drink Worth Having After a Workout, Charlotte's Book

The Genius Life 5: Blueberries and Ketosis For A Better Brain | Robert Krikorian, PhD

Infrared Sauna Benefits: 9 Reasons Saunas Are Good for Your Health by Sara Lindberg, Healthline

Erythritol—Like Sugar Without the Calories? by Kris Gunnars, Healthline

The Genius Life 42: How Plastic is Wrecking Your Health | Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD

7 Ways Your Body Benefits from Lemon Water by Annette McDermott, Healthline

Amy Rosoff Davis at Twitter

Pedialyte...Eeeek! by Erin Chamerlik, Get Better Wellness

Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms: What You Need to Know by Dr. David Perlmutter

Amla: The Definitive Guide to the World's Most Powerful Antioxidant by Cyrus Khambatta, Mastering Diabetes

Who Said "Genius Is One Percent Inspiration, Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration?" by Garson O'Toole, Quote Investigator

Natural Products Expo West

Interview with Anshuman Vohra: Craft Gin Founder Turned Sports Drink Guru by Brad Japhe, Forbes

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 44: When Alzheimer's Hits Home | Michael Trainer

Michael Trainer is the co-creator of Global Citizen, a music festival dedicated to ending poverty, and the founder of Peak Mind, which helps people achieve peak performance through meditation.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Alzheimer's Disease is now America's number one most feared disease; in the past 10 years, deaths from Alzheimer's and related dementias have increased 70 percent.

• Worldwide, 45 million people are living with dementia, and by 2050, that number will rise to 135 million.

• In the US alone, one in three seniors will die of Alzheimer's or another dementia-related disease, and it will cost the nation $203 billion this year.

• If you make it to the age of 85, you have a 50 percent chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, and no medications have been shown to prevent or cure it.

• How this dreaded disease has affected Michael Trainer, and what he is doing to help alleviate the suffering that Alzheimer's brings to millions.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

Global Citizen

Peak Mind

Michael Trainer at Twitter

Summit Series

Current TV

The Gates Foundation

One Father's Dementia Inspired a Social Enterprise to Protect Billions by Devin Thorpe, Forbes

Long Walk to Freedom: With Connections by Nelson Mandela

You Can Fix Your Brain: Just 1 Hour a Week to the Best Memory, Productivity, and Sleep You've Ever Had by Tom O'Bryan and Mark Hyman

Big Sur, California

Yosemite National Park

Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms and Treatment by Rachel Dolhun, MD, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Alive Inside

America by Neil Diamond

The Essential Barbra Streisand by Barbra Streisand

Out of Africa Soundtrack by John Barry

More Obese People in the World than Underweight, Says Study, BBC News

Aspartame is, By Far, The Most Dangerous Substance on The Market by Dr. Mercola

What is Celiac Disease?, Celiac Disease Foundation

Healthy Living Can Turn Our Cells' Clock Back by Andy Coghlan, New Scientist

What's the Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's? by Dr. Mark Hyman, MD

The Genius Life 35: How Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar Can Harm Your Brain | David Perlmutter, MD

UI Researcher Terry Wahls, MD Gets $1 Million Grant to Study MS Diets, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Laird Hamilton: Big Wave Surfer, Innovator

Statins and Memory Loss: Is There a Link? by Rena Goldman and Ana Gotter, Healthline

12 Signs You Should Fire Your Doctor by Angela Haupt and Ruben Castaneda, US News

Veniero's New York City

Ayurveda: A Brief Introduction and Guide by Vasant Lad, The Ayurvedic Institute

Graha Chikitsa (Bhuta Vidya) in Ayurveda, keralaayurvedics.com

The Genius Life 22: How to Eat and Live Like a Rockstar | Matt Nathanson

Matt Nathanson's Tweet About Self-Respect

ManKind Project

The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living by Ira Byock, MD

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 43: Life's Greatest Mysteries Revealed | Craig Clemens

Craig Clemens is one of the top advertising copywriters in the world who, with a powerful understanding of human psychology, has influenced the health decisions of millions.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How fake "healthy" foods come with a warning label in Europe but are touted as "organic" in America.

• A simple trick to use while working that doubles your productivity.

• The single biggest secret to telling stories that grab your audience's attention.

• The truth about standing desks.

• Why you need a ferocious, predatory fish in your life.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

The Genius Life 20: The Hidden Secret To Getting Everything You Want | Craig Clemens (Craig's last time on the show)

Golden Hippo

Craig at Medium

Craig at Instagram

Craig at Twitter

Cold-Pressed Juice: Hipster Hype or Health Hero?
by Allison Webster, The International Food Information Council Foundation

Squats For Beginners: How to do a Squat Correctly, Bowflex

Five Health Benefits of Standing Desks by Joseph Stromberg, Smithsonian.com

Ergodriven

Swannies Classic Blue Light Blocking Glasses

PubMed

Why Cereal Has Such Aggressive Marketing by Alex Mayyasipriceonomics, The Atlantic

Do Gummy Vitamins Work, and Are They Good or Bad for You? by Lizzie Streit, MS, RDN, LD, Healthline

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat by Anahad O'Connor, The New York Times

Here's Exactly How Brands and Influencers Should Disclose Sponsored Content by Amanda Pressner Kreuser, Inc.

Modern Nutrition Policy is Based on Bad Science by Kris Gunnars, BSc, Healthline

The Posthumous Assassination of Dr. Ancel Keys by Dr. Joel Kahn

A Brief and Bizarre History of Artificial Sweeteners by Gabriella Gershenson, Saveur

Why Did the FDA Ever Approve Fake Sugar? by Kristin Lawless, Tonic

24 Foods That Artificial Sweeteners Are Hiding In by Julia Calderone, Business Insider

The Genius Life 42: How Plastic is Wrecking Your Health | Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD

Instagram Scam or Deal: SugarBearHair Growth Gummy Vitamins by Sara Murphy, Yahoo Beauty

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

The Return of the Gold Standard in the Era of Cryptocurrency by Shaun Djie, Bankless Times

Gary Bencivenga

Free Prize Inside: How to Make a Purple Cow by Seth Godin

Unboxing: The YouTube Phenomenon That Lets You See What You're Getting by Erica Buist, The Guardian

Understanding the Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule) by Kalid Azad, Better Explained

Barracuda by Heart

Finding Dory

The Little Mermaid

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

You're the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time With by Aimee Groth, Business Insider

Brain Games for the Elderly That Improve Mental Health and Memory, Super Carers

Eben Pagan Training

Brendon Burchard at Twitter

Bo Eason: Realize Your Personal Story Power

How to 10x Your Income in the Next Four Years by Craig Clemens, Medium

How Smart is an Octopus? Nova Science Now

How Smart Are Dolphins? Nova Science Now

Wild Elephants Gather Inexplicably, Mourn Death of "Elephant Whisperer", Beliefnet

Belcampo Meat Co.

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 42: How Plastic is Wrecking Your Health | Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD

Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD is the Executive Director of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), a science-based non-profit whose mission is to reduce the production and use of chemicals that interfere with healthy hormone function.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The toxic chemicals lurking in your kitchen cupboards that can have major implications on your health—including sexual development, risk for metabolic diseases, and more.

• The origin story of how endocrine disruption was discovered by the scientific community and what we've learned since then—in spite of special interest groups who want the public to remain ignorant of these findings.

• Unexpected places disruptive chemicals show up and infiltrate your body—from furniture to DVDs.

• How you can protect yourself and potentially purge some of these ever-present chemicals from your system.

• Why the way your food is sourced and stored can have as much of an impact on your health as the food itself.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX)

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange at Twitter

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange at Facebook

Carol at LinkedIn

Bisphenols and Phthalates with Dr. Carol Kwiatkowski, Green Science Policy Institute

Theo Colborn (1927-2014)

The Wingspread Consensus Statement

Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers

Hormones and the Endocrine System, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Endocrine Disruption, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

What Is BPA, and What Are the Concerns about BPA? by Brent A. Bauer, The Mayo Clinic

Phthalates Are Everywhere, and the Health Risks Are Worrying. How Bad Are They Really? by Amy Westervelt, The Guardian

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

A New Chapter in the Bisphenol a Story: Bisphenol S and Bisphenol F Are Not Safe Alternatives to This Compound by Soria Eladak et al., Fertility and Sterility

You're Absorbing BPA From Your Receipts, Study Shows by Zoe Schlanger, Newsweek

Why Fragrance-Free Products Are Best for Everyone by Paula Begoun, Paula's Choice Skincare

Fragranced Products Are Making Us Sick, Study Finds by Sarah Berry, The Sydney Morning Herald

What Is the Difference Between "Unscented" and "Fragrance-Free" Products? by Joe Schwarcz, PhD, McGill University

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), EPA

Fire-Retardant Chemicals Are Contaminating Drinking Water Across the US by Dr. Mercola

Household Chemicals May Impair Thyroid in Young Girls by Timothy S. Paul, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health

Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A and Hyperactivity in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Johanna Rochester, Ashley L. Bolden, and Carol F. Kwiatkowski, Environment International

Plastics Chemical BPA May Harm Human Fertility by Steven Reinberg, Health Day

Hypospadias Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic

Bisphenol A and Metabolic Diseases: Challenges for Occupational Medicine by Lidia Caporossi and Bruno Papaleo, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Parkinson's Disease and Pesticides: What's the Connection? by Bret Stetka, Scientific American

How to Purge Plastic From Your Kitchen by Heath Goldman, Real Simple

Stainless Steel Metal Straws

10 Canned Goods Watchdog Groups Say You Should Stop Buying—and Healthier Alternatives by Jennifer Bowers, PhD, RD, Reader's Digest

The BPA Problem and What to Do About It by Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

How to Detox from Plastics and Other Endocrine Disruptors by Michael Edwards, Organic Lifestyle

What Happened When I Tried Nontoxic Makeup for 90 Days by Annie Gabillet, Popsugar

Things You Should and Shouldn't Use Vinegar to Clean by Jill Nystul, One Good Thing

The Air Doctor is the air purifier I swear by! Use this link for $300 off!

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 41: How to Fast for a Faster Metabolism | Jason Fung, MD

Jason Fung, MD is a Toronto-based nephrologist, obesity expert, co-host of the Low Carb MD Podcast, author of The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting, and co-author (with Dr. James DiNicolantonio) of the upcoming The Longevity Solution. On this episode, learn how fasting can actually boost your metabolism, preserve muscle, fix obesity, and prevent disease.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Why Jason believes that obesity is more of a hormonal issue than one of mere energy balance.

• Why not eating at all is often easier than calorie restriction.

• The effect of consuming coffee or bone broth on fasting.

• How extended fasting affects your muscles and metabolism—does it slow it down, as many believe?

• The benefits of a cellular cleanup process called autophagy and the approximate time frames in which it becomes active.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Dr. Jason Fung

The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally by Dr. Jason Fung

The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Dr. Jason Fung with Jimmy Moore

The Longevity Solution by Dr. James DiNicolantonio and Dr. Jason Fung

Intensive Dietary Management (IDM)

Low Carb MD Podcast

Jason at Twitter

Jason's Real YouTube Channel

Therapeutic Use of Intermittent Fasting for People with Type 2 Diabetes as an Alternative to Insulin by Suleiman Furmli, Rami Elmasry, Megan Ramos, And Jason Fung, BMJ

Changing How Doctors View Obesity by Georgia Ede, MD

The Failure of the Calorie Theory of Obesity, IDM

Circadian Rhythms of Hunger, IDM

Long-Term Persistence of Hormonal Adaptations to Weight Loss by Priya Sumithran et al., The New England Journal of Medicine

Obesity Isn't Just About Willpower: We All Have a Role to Play in Reversing the Epidemic by William Dietz, MD, PhD, HuffPost

Why The Biggest Loser is Everything Wrong with Weight Loss by Dave Asprey, Bulletproof Blog

Why "Calories in, Calories Out" Doesn't Tell The Whole Story by Kris Gunnars, BSc, Healthline

On the Influence of Food and Temperature upon the Duration of Life by Jacques Loeb and J.H. Northrop, The Journal of Biological Chemistry

What We Can Learn from the Minnesota Starvation Study About the Impact of Restriction on Behavior by Melissa Gerson, Project HEAL

Obesity and Metabolism: Why Weight Loss Is Difficult to Sustain, The Rockefeller University

Eat Less Fruit, Not More, IDM

Intermittent Fasting for Beginners by Dr. Jason Fung, MD, Diet Doctor

National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Working out While Fasting Is One of the Best Choices You Can Make by Jerome H, Medium

Autophagy–A Cure for Many Present-Day Diseases? by Dr. Jason Fung, MD, Diet Doctor

Autophagy Wins the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Breakthroughs in Baker's Yeast Fuel Advances in Biomedical Research by Beth Levinea and Daniel J. Klionskyd, PNAS

mTOR Signaling at a Glance by Mathieu Laplante and David M. Sabatini, Journal of Cell Science

The Genius Life 8: How Fasting Can Rebuild Your Immune System | Valter Longo, PhD

Intermittent Fasting–Things to Consider During Fasting [Can You Drink Bone Broth or Coffee?] by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD and Dr. Jason Fung, MD

How Much Protein Is Excessive?, IDM

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 40: Why You Need Bone Broth (With Recipes) | Marco Canora

Marco Canora is an American chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He has appeared on the Food Network on shows such as The Next Iron Chef, Chopped, and Top Chef. Canora owns Hearth restaurant and Terroir wine bar in New York and is also the founder of Brodo, a marketer, producer, and seller of bone broth.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The ins and outs of "chefing."

• The role that bone broth played in fixing Marco's health.

• The benefits of bone broth and the differences between collagen and gelatin.

• A down-and-dirty recipe that you can use to make your own bone broth at home.

• Whether or not vegetarian takes on bone broth are as healthy as the real thing.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

Brodo

Brodo: A Bone Broth Cookbook by Marco Canora and Michael Harlan Turkell

Marco at Twitter

Marco at Instagram

Hearth

Terroir

The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself by Alejandro Junger and Amely Greven

The Genius Life 31: How to Buy the Best Extra-Virgin Olive Oil | Nicholas Coleman

The Electric Company

Phytonutrients: Types, Food Sources, Antioxidants, and Other Benefits by Kiara Anthony, Healthline

Food Deserts, Food Empowerment Project

The Genius Life 39: How the Food Industry Corrupts Science | Marion Nestle, PhD

How To Make Bone Broth by Chef Marco Canora, Brodo Broth Co.

Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World by Sally Fallon Morell and Kaayla T. Daniel

The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care by Sally Fallon Morell and Thomas S. Cowan

Gelatin vs. Collagen by Dr. Kellyann Petrucci

Collagen: What Is It and What Is It Good For? by Kerri-Ann Jennings, Healthline

Abingdon Square Greenmarket

How to Live to Be 100+ by Dan Buettner at TEDxTC

Menu Infographic, Hearth

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 39: How the Food Industry Corrupts Science | Marion Nestle, PhD

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, emerita, at New York University. Her most recent book is Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• The key nutrition-related problems burdening society and what Dr. Nestle sees as their chief causes.

• Where food marketers mislead consumers and how to protect yourself and your family from deception.

• A food I consider healthy—and why Dr. Nestle disagrees with me.

• The dangers of industry-funded research.

• Dr. Nestle's take on the eternal low-fat, low-carb battle.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat by Marion Nestle

Food Politics

Marion Nestle at Twitter

Low-Fat Vs. Low-Carb Diets: Both Help Cut Calories by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

What to Eat: Personal Responsibility vs. Social Responsibility by Marion Nestle, Stanford University

Food, Ethics and the Environment Session II: Eating Well and Eating Locally with Marion Nestle and Gary Nabhan, Princeton University

Dietary Diversity: Implications for Obesity Prevention in Adult Population by Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto et al., Circulation

Marketing Junk Food to Kids by Marion Nestle, Chautauqua Institution

Michael Pollan: Three Simple Rules for Eating by Eve Adamson, Co+Op Stronger Together

Another Industry-Funded Study for Your Amusement by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

How We Were Led to Believe Dark Chocolate is Healthy by Cindy Kuzma, Vice

Mars to Enter UK Supplement Space with Cocoa Flavanol Pills by Emma Jane Cash, NutraIngredients

Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics by Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim

Eat Less Meat: More Evidence from Climate Change and Health by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

It Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It 'Cheers.' by Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times

Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Societies: American Society of Nutrition by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

New Study: Big Food's Ties to Registered Dietitians by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets by Anahad O'Connor, The New York Times

Coca-Cola Ends Financial Sponsorship of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by Mike Esterl, The Wall Street Journal

Commitment to Transparency, The Coca-Cola Company

Superfoods Are a Marketing Ploy: Blueberries and Macadamia Nuts Aren't That Good for You by Marion Nestle, The Atlantic

Confused About Diet? Oh, Please. by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

Diet and the Disease of Civilization by Adrienne Rose Bitar

Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (And Winning) by Marion Nestle

What to Eat by Marion Nestle

Are Organic Foods More Nutritious? And Is This the Right Question? by Marion Nestle, Food Politics

Polyphenol Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Organic and Conventional Plant Foods by A.L.K. Faller and E. Fialho, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Disclosures in Nutrition Research: Why It Is Different by John P.A. Ioannidis and John F. Trepanowski, The Journal of the American Medical Association

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 38: Are Supplements Healthy and Safe? | Danielle Citrolo, PharmD

Danielle Citrolo, PharmD holds degrees in biochemistry and chemistry from North Carolina State University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy, NY. She discusses the science behind many commonly used supplements including Cognizin Citicoline, which is used in many cognition-boosting supplements.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How dietary supplements are regulated and why, in spite of the media attention paid to a few bad players, they’re probably safer than you think.

• The potential benefits of a compound called citicoline for your brain cell membranes.

• How to find and interpret research to ensure you’re getting supplements that do the job you need them to do.

• How compounds like arginine and citrulline contribute to your health.

• Why branded supplements might be better than generic supplements.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by Kyowa Hakko, an international health ingredients manufacturer and a world leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and food products. Find out more about its latest developments here!

Resources from this episode:

Danielle Citrolo, PharmD at LinkedIn

Health Journalist Max Lugavere Talks Brain Health at New York University

PubMed Quick Start Guide

ResearchGate

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Basics by Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health

What is Cognizin?

Cognizin Citicoline at Instagram

Citicoline vs. Choline by Timothy Blalock, Healthfully

What is Setria?

Setria Glutathione at Instagram

Researchers Focus on Cell Membranes to Develop Alzheimer's Treatments, University of Michigan, Science Daily

Amino Acids Produced by Kyowa Hakko

Health Benefits and Side Effects of L-Arginine, The Mayo Clinic

L-Citrulline, Examine.com

Sex, Nitric Oxide, and Your Heart by Eugenia Killoran, Pritikin Longevity Center

Glutamine, Examine.com

Branched Chain Amino Acids: Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine, Examine.com

Glutathione, Examine.com

Top 9 Benefits of NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) by Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, Healthline

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 37: How to Optimize Sleep for Fat Loss and Better Health | Shawn Stevenson

Shawn Stevenson is a nutritionist and the host of the top rated health podcast The Model Health Show. He is also the author of the best-selling book Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• How sleep can help you lose weight.

• The surprising things you can do during the day to optimize your sleep.

• Specific nutrients and supplements that boost the quality of your sleep.

• How much sleep you actually need to live well.

• Why your sleep quality is potentially a bigger influence on your overall physical health than nutrition and exercise.

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Perfect Keto, purveyors of fine exogenous ketones. If you'd like to see how they can help optimize your life, go to perfectketo.com/max10 for $10 off an order of $30 or more!

Resources from this episode:

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson at Instagram

Shawn Stevenson at Twitter

TMHS 286: Deadly Fats Vs. Healthy Fats & Essential Brain Nutrients—With Guest Max Lugavere

What's Hangry?, Mirriam-Webster

Sleep Loss Disrupts Emotional Balance via the Amygdala by Christopher Bergland, Psychology Today

Gluconeogenesis as a Stress Response: Regulation by Cortisol by Chris Masterjohn, PhD, MWM 2.31

Adverse Effects of 24 Hours of Sleep Deprivation on Cognition and Stress Hormones by Seung Bong Hong, MD et al., Journal of Clinical Neurology

Rotating Night-Shift Work and the Risk of Breast Cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies by Eva S. Schernhammer et al., American Journal of Epidemiology

Melatonin: In Depth, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Melatonin Increases Brown Adipose Tissue Mass and Function in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats: Implications for Obesity Control by Gumersindo Fernandez Vazquez, Russel J. Reiter, and Ahmad Agil, Journal of Pineal Research

TMHS 274: How to Quickly Recover from Sleep Deprivation

The Hangover

Alcohol and Sleep: 8 Ways That Booze Can Sabotage Your Slumber by Jeff Mann, Sleep Junkies

Morning Daylight Exposure Tied to a Good Night's Sleep by Madeline Kennedy, Reuters

Effects of Exercise Timing on Sleep Architecture and Nocturnal Blood Pressure in Prehypertensives by Kimberly Fairbrother et al., Vasc Health Risk Management

19 Things You Don't Know About Shaun T by Lili Ladaga, The Beachbody Blog

Stamina 38-Inch Intone Plus Rebounder

Another Reason to Want the Corner Office: It's Good for Your Health by Jen Christensen, CNN

Verilux HappyLight Full-Size 10,000 Lux Bright Light Therapy Full Spectrum Lamp

What Is The Human Charger?, Ben Greenfield Fitness

TMHS 174: Good Sleep Nutrients And The Gut-Brain-Sleep Connection

20 Foods That Are High in Vitamin C by Caroline Hill, MHumNutr, BSc, Healthline

Magnesium: Meet the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Available by Dr. Mark Hyman

Esalen Institute

Calorie Comparison, Max Lugavere's Instagram

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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The Genius Life 36: The Psychedelic Origins of Christmas | Tero Isokauppila

Tero Isokauppila is a Finnish foraging expert, founder of medicinal mushroom company Four Sigmatic, and the author of Santa Sold Shrooms.

What you'll learn from this episode:

• Where the real St. Nicholas—aka Santa Claus—originated, and the circuitous route he took to become a global phenomenon revered across cultures.

• Why our ancestors who lived more in step with nature held certain seasons sacred—and the benefits of a seasonal diet versus one that remains the same all year round.

• The role of the Amanita muscaria mushroom in popular culture—from Santa to Snow White to the Super Mario Brothers.

• How pine trees, ornaments, reindeer, stockings over the fireplace, gift-giving, and elves became associated with Santa and Christmas traditions.

• What even Frank Zappa might not have known about the yellow snow...

• And much more!

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Santa Sold Shrooms by Tero Isokauppila and Juho Heinola

Four Sigmatic (15% off discount code automatically applied!)

Tero's website

Tero at Instagram

Healing Mushrooms: A Practical and Culinary Guide to Using Mushrooms for Whole Body Health by Tero Isokauppila and Four Sigmatic

Mushroom Academy

Facebook 'Shroom Club

The Genius Life 12: How to Use Mushrooms for Better Health | Tero Isokauppila

Why the Godfather, Part II Is the Best of the Trilogy by Gerardo Valero, RogerEbert.com

St. Nicholas of Myra by Burak Sansal, All About Turkey

Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom by Matthew Salton, The New York Times

The Sami People of Lapland by Guilia Vincenzi, Globe Trekker

Zeitgeist: The Movie

How to Safely Eat Amanita Muscaria by Hank Shaw, Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

Sinterklaas! An Old Dutch Tradition in the Hudson Valley

Don't Eat The Yellow Snow by Frank Zappa

The Old Norse Yule Celebration—Myth and Ritual by Maria Kvilhaug, Freyia Volundarhusins

Does Coca-Cola Contain Cocaine? by Elizabeth Palermo, LiveScience

When Heroin Was Available to Housewives and Aspirin Was Bad for the Heart by Mark Borigini M.D., Psychology Today

Could Ancient Remedies Hold the Answer to the Looming Antibiotics Crisis? by Ferris Jabr, The New York Times

3 Reasons Why Social Events Should Have Food by Kateryna Yaroshenko, GEVME

Mona Lisa—Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, The Louvre

Cacao: 5 Little Known Benefits of This Amazonian Superfood by Buffy Ellen, Be Good Organics

The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East by John M. Allegro

Slavic Winter Solstice Festival—Koliada! by Gwiddon Harveston, Wiccan Rede

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Wild Mushrooms: What to Eat, What to Avoid by Tom Oder, Mother Nature Network

The Year Of Albert Einstein by Richard Panek, Smithsonian Magazine

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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