I was a morbidly obese heart surgeon. All through high school, college, med school and surgical training, I followed the U.S. dietary guidelines for both diet and exercise. Yet nothing I did kept the weight off. I just kept getting fatter and fatter. Each day in surgery, I would split open the chests of people just like me. I knew I was heading for the operating table myself if I didn't find solutions that worked. In 2016, I finally found a way to lose 100 pounds and keep it off. Now - in ad ...
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The Health Sessions covers all aspects of health in a fun laid back manner. We connect with leading global health and wellness experts to share the best of the latest science and thinking, empowering people to turn their health and lives around.
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Are you an entrepreneur striving to create a business your customers love while building a life that truly supports your health, happiness, and loved ones? *Built by Love* is your go-to podcast for conversations that break the mold. We dive into the three key pillars every entrepreneur must master—business, wellness, and family. You'll hear insights on balancing success with well-being, nurturing meaningful relationships, and living life on your own terms. If you're ready to build a business ...
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Learn from some of the most influential thinkers in the world on a ton of different subjects with Joe Horton. Including guests like Adam Lane Smith, Zuby, Steven Pressfield, Dr Robert Glover, Robin Dunbar, Elliott Hulse, John Gray, Rob Moore, Ben Coomber, Dr Anna Machin, Connor Beaton, Geraint Jones, Tracey Cox, John Eldredge, Brian Wood M.C, Athol Kay, Andrew G Marshall plus many many more. Understand the world around you, the relationship with yourself and how you relate to others around you.
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A Doctor’s View takes a deeper look at common medical and health-related issues, approaching each topic with clarity, honesty, and a thoughtful, reflective style. Hosted by Dr Polyvios, the podcast connects clinical insight with everyday experience — exploring the medical facts, the psychology behind them, and how they shape everyday life. A calm, engaging space for anyone who wants to understand health and the human experience more clearly — all from a light-hearted but opinionated doctor’s ...
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Throughout my training and practice as a physician I have come to one very disappointing conclusion: Western medicine isn’t helping people lead better lives. Now that I’ve realized this, I’ve become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. I hope you’ll join me ...
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The Sheasby Podcast Hosted By Owen Sheasby discusses and explores big ideas about a whole range of topics including: wealth, health, self-improvement, productivity and happiness. (Formerly The F.P.I Podcast- Finance, Psychology and Innovation. Thanks for stopping by check out our other socials. We do at least one episode a week.)
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What Women Must Know is a life-changing show about the many safe and effective holistic perspectives and solutions for women's health matters.
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No-nonsense lifestyle, wellness, and prevention discussions
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Stephen Koch on Calculated Risk, Resilience, and Leading When the Cost of Failure Is Everything
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1:21:40In this gripping episode of the Built By Love Podcast, Daniel Bussius sits down with Stephen Koch, the pioneering snowboard mountaineer known for being the first person in history to ride all Seven Summits and for completing bold first ascents from the Tetons to Antarctica. Stephen takes listeners deep into the mindset required to operate in extrem…
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Why This Energy Healer Believes Spiritual People Need to Eat More Meat - Angela Lerro
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56:52Angela Lerro's journey from near-death at 89 pounds to vibrant health challenges everything the spiritual community believes about diet. After breast cancer at 28, mysterious autoimmune conditions, and years of declining health on a plant-based diet, this energy worker made a radical decision that saved her life: eating only meat. In this raw conve…
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Medical Malpractice Victim Becomes Doctor-Lawyer Running for Office on Health Reform - Chris Brandlin
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55:14Attorney Christopher Brandlin shares his harrowing journey from botched intestinal surgery and pharmaceutical dependency to healing through carnivore nutrition. After suffering severe complications from what should have been routine colon surgery, Brandlin rejected conventional medicine's next recommendation to remove his remaining intestines. Inst…
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From Food Delivery to 8-Figure Exits: Michael Caito on Leadership, Legacy, and Scaling the Right Way
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1:11:11In this powerful episode of the Built By Love Podcast, host Daniel Bussius sits down with Michael Caito—founder of Restaurant on the Run, former CEO, and now the owner of MAP Consulting—to unpack what it takes to grow, scale, and exit a company with intention. Michael shares his unlikely journey from couch surfing in California to founding one of t…
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"Why Your 'Healthy' Snacks Have More Sugar Than Candy - The Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know This" - Joburg Meats #2
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54:05What if the very foods we think are nourishing our children are actually setting them up for a lifetime of metabolic dysfunction? In this unfiltered conversation, meat industry veterans Jon Engleson and Yuda Holtzberg pull back the curtain on how ultra-processed foods have hijacked childhood nutrition, creating what they call "the three Cs crisis" …
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Greg the Hydrogen Man - Uncovering the Healing Power of Hydrogen
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1:17:18This week I'm excited to welcome Greg, AKA 'The Hydrogen Man' to the show. Greg is a molecular-hydrogen-production expert, researcher, and host of the popular YouTube channel, Uprising144K. After studying hydrogen for many years, he implemented it into his health regimen and reversed his health challenges. In this conversation we breakdown the scie…
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The 97% Solution: Why Most Herniated Discs Heal Without Surgery - Grant Elliott
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59:13Chiropractor Grant Elliott challenges everything you think you know about lower back pain in this conversation with Dr. Philip Ovadia. With over 3 million followers and 250 weekly consultations, Elliott breaks down why 97% of herniated discs recover without surgery, why your core strength has nothing to do with back pain, and how simple movement pa…
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Facing the Fear Within: Healing Trauma & Unlocking Self-Love with Rachel Linnett
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1:12:08In this deeply moving episode, author and trauma healer Rachel Linnett joins hosts Daniel Bussius and Peter Daly-Dickson to share her personal story of emotional breakdown, inner healing, and powerful transformation. From childhood trauma and anger to profound self-awareness and forgiveness, Rachel unpacks how facing our pain is the path to peace. …
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#220: Research Scientist Exposes the Shocking Origins of Low-Fat Diet Guidelines - Zoe Harcombe PhD
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54:54Zoe Harcombe didn't set out to become a controversial figure in nutrition science. With a background working inside both Mars candy company and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, she witnessed firsthand how corporate interests shape public health messages. But when she decided to pursue her PhD, what she discovered about the origins of our dieta…
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BONUS: "Dispelling Nutrition Myths with Michelle Hurn: A Dietitian’s Journey to Metabolic Health"
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53:00Michelle Hurn is a registered dietitian, ultra-runner, and author of "The Dietitian’s Dilemma." With over sixteen years of clinical experience, Michelle has seen firsthand the shortcomings of conventional dietary advice. Now serving on the board of the newly formed American Diabetes Society, she is a leading advocate for a low-carb, animal-based ap…
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#219: Why Your Knee Pain Might Actually Be About Your Relationship - Aleks Rybchinskiy
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52:18What happens when a personal trainer realizes that loading someone under a barbell without asking about their sleep, relationships, and emotional state is like trying to run software on a broken operating system? In this compelling conversation, Aleks Rybchinskiy shares his transformation from conventional personal trainer to Check Institute practi…
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Andre Obradovic - From Fatigue to Force, Redefining Health After 40
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42:12Andre Obradovic is an ICF Leadership PPC Level Coach, A Primal Health Coach, a Certified Low Carb Healthy Fat Coach, & a Certified Personal Trainer. Andre is also a Founding member of the Dr. Phil Maffetone MAF certified Coach. He is an Ambassador for the Noakes Foundation, and a regular subject matter expert lecturer for the Nutrition Network (a p…
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BONUS: "He Lost 92 Pounds Eating Steak, Eggs, and Butter" — Zack Strength on the OHH Livestream
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41:56Zack Strength is a former USC Trojans defensive tackle who lost 92 pounds eating steak, eggs, and butter—and he’s not shy about it. His massive, meat-heavy meals have gone viral, sparking debates, Twitter warnings, and an army of followers who swear by his approach. Now a fitness coach, Zack helps others build muscle, burn fat, and rethink everythi…
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Avoid the Operating Table: Dr. Philip Ovadia on Reversing Heart Disease & Taking Back Your Health
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#218: Three Days to Mental Freedom: The Shocking Story of How Carnivore Diet Saved a Suicidal Man's Life - Mark Ennis
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BONUS: From Dying to Thriving: Angela Lerro’s Journey Through Chronic Illness & Healing
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30:36Join Dr. Philip Ovadia for a powerful conversation with Angela Lerro—Intuitive Reiki Master, Carnivore Health Coach, and survivor of breast cancer and neurological Lyme disease. After over a decade of fighting for her life, Angela rebuilt her health and now guides others through complex chronic and autoimmune conditions. She combines animal-based n…
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#217: From Wrestling Weight Cuts to Ancient Food Wisdom: How Processing Saved Humanity - Dr. Bill Schindler
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1:09:06Anthropologist Dr. Bill Schindler went from dangerous wrestling weight cuts to unlocking the secrets of human survival through food processing. In this conversation, he explains why every plant on Earth contains toxins, how our ancestors developed technologies to make food safe and nutritious, and why modern food processing has gone dangerously wro…
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BONUS: Meat-Based & Mission-Driven: Claus Carlsen on Reversing T2D & Reclaiming Resilience
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51:26Claus Carlsen knows what it takes to reverse course—whether it’s a failing business or a failing metabolism. Join us live on Wednesday, June 11 at 4:30 PM ET as Claus shares how he lost 55 lbs, reversed type 2 diabetes, and stayed off medication for nearly six years through a disciplined, meat-based ketogenic lifestyle. Now the co-founder of the HE…
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YouTube Mastery & The Future of Video: Jeremy Vest on AI, Authenticity & Building Real Influence
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1:18:31What does it take to get 50 billion views on YouTube and help turn struggling creators into seven-figure entrepreneurs? In this powerhouse episode, Jeremy Vest—YouTube strategist to Grant Cardone, Adobe, Procter & Gamble, and countless underdog creators—reveals how to build a thriving business through video. From punk rock philosophy to AI-driven c…
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#216: She Saved Herself When Medicine Couldn't: A Carnivore Transformation Story - Dr. Nouran Abdelkader
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45:50When Dr. Nouran Abdelkader developed vitiligo—a disfiguring autoimmune skin condition—the UK's top dermatologist told her there was no hope and no treatment. The disease would spread everywhere, he said. She'd have to live with it forever. What happened next challenges everything we think we know about autoimmune disease, nutrition, and healing. Th…
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BONUS: From Conventional Dietitian to Metabolic Health Reformer: Live with Shannon Davis, RD
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57:32Shannon Davis, RD spent nearly two decades in mainstream healthcare—working in nephrology, organ transplant, and pharma—before realizing the standard nutrition advice wasn’t helping her patients. Or herself. Now a board member of the American Diabetes Society and founder of a virtual metabolic health practice, Shannon helps people reverse insulin r…
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#215: Energy Toxicity: The Hidden Killer Inside Your Cells - Dr. Ravi Kamepalli
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56:47Dr. Ravi Kamepalli made a startling realization that changed everything: bacteria aren't the enemy. As both an infectious disease specialist and wound care physician, he witnessed firsthand how traditional medicine's war on microbes was failing patients catastrophically. In this profound conversation, he unveils his revolutionary "disease triangles…
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Eva Hooft: Heavy Metals, Hidden Trauma & True Healing
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47:51Eva Hooft is a holistic health and detox coach who brings a unique blend of experience from her years in the modeling industry and her own journey of overcoming chronic illness, depression, and deep spiritual challenges. In this conversation we discuss how unprocessed emotions and energetic blocks can manifest in the body, the role of functional de…
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Bonus: Building a Healthier America: Metabolic Health Solutions with Ovadia Heart Health
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21:57Join us for an inspiring livestream featuring Dr. Philip Ovadia and Lisa Simmons, NP, as they explain into how Ovadia Heart Health is transforming lives through its innovative telemedicine practice. Discover how the program helps patients improve their metabolic health, prevent chronic diseases, and reclaim vitality with personalized care, includin…
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From Rock Bottom to Rising Leader: Reinvention, Resilience, and AI with Susan Sly
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1:16:43In this raw and riveting episode of the Built By Love Podcast, hosts Daniel Bussius and Peter Daly-Dickson sit down with Susan Sly—tech founder, best-selling author, speaker, and Ironman athlete—for a deeply vulnerable conversation about reinvention, resilience, and radical transformation. Diagnosed with progressive MS at age 27, Susan lost everyth…
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#214: Why Your Thoughts Control Your Weight Loss More Than Your Diet - Alli Covington
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56:47Personal trainer and counseling psychology expert Alli Covington exposes the overlooked connection between mental health and metabolic dysfunction that's keeping millions trapped in cycles of weight gain and chronic disease. After watching her father follow every doctor's recommendation only to develop GERD, high cholesterol, diabetes, and die youn…
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BONUS: The Road to Metabolic Health” With Low Carb Visionary Doug Reynolds
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1:06:20Join Ovadia Heart Health Coach Chris S. Cornell, MHP, as he sits down with Doug Reynolds, MHP, CEO and Founder of LowCarbUSA and President of The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP). They’ll discuss Doug’s journey from electrical engineering to leading the metabolic health movement, his new book The Road to Metabolic Health, and the po…
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#213: What This ICU Doctor Sees Every Day Will Change How You Think About Your Health Forever - Dr. Kwadwo
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52:13An intensive care physician who has spent 20 years watching preventable diseases destroy lives shares the brutal reality of what metabolic dysfunction looks like in the ICU - and the simple steps that could keep you out of his unit entirely. Dr. Kwadwo Carmen-Tang pulls no punches as he describes the devastating cycle he witnesses daily: patients a…
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BONUS: The Smarter Way to Get Strong: Dr. Phil Maffetone on Workplace Fitness and Sustainable Health
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54:16World-renowned endurance coach and bestselling author Dr. Phil Maffetone joins Ovadia Heart Health Director of Employee Wellness Krisna Hanks for a special Employee Wellness livestream on Monday, June 2 at 5:30 PM ET. Known globally for The Maffetone Method—a low-stress, highly effective training system used by elite athletes and everyday individua…
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Fear Is a Doorway: Business, Legacy, and Love with Alan Wick
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1:12:36In this deeply moving and wisdom-filled episode, Alan Wick, UK-based business coach, joins Daniel Bussius and Peter Daly-Dickson to explore what it really means to build a business—and a life—driven by purpose, authenticity, and love. Alan shares a harrowing near-death experience that became the catalyst for radically transforming his life and care…
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#212: Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Dr. Nasha Winters Challenges Medical Dogma
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52:54Dr. Nasha Winters shares her extraordinary journey from being diagnosed with terminal cancer at age 19 to becoming a pioneering force in metabolic oncology. Given just months to live and unable to receive chemotherapy, she embarked on a quest to understand cancer that led to groundbreaking insights about its metabolic and mitochondrial origins. Win…
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Stronger Body, Calmer Mind: The Mental Power of Calisthenics
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59:02If you have any comments or suggestions, send us a text message! In this episode of A Doctor’s View, Dr. Polyvios sits down with Viktor from Tough Muscles to explore how calisthenics — simple bodyweight strength training — can transform not just your physical health but your mental well-being too. From boosting focus during stressful exam periods t…
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Bonus: Restoring Heart Health: Insights from a Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Practice Manager
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21:29Join Dr. Philip Ovadia and Practice Manager Cherish Thompson for a compelling conversation on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the path to restoring health and quality of life. They’ll explore the importance of early diagnostics, working with a cardiothoracic surgeon, and addressing key factors like metabolic health, LDL cholesterol, and lifestyle …
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#211: Beyond the Scalpel: How Two Surgeons Are Fighting Diabetes Before Surgery - Dr. Lily Johnston
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58:46In this compelling discussion, vascular surgeon Dr. Lily Johnston joins Dr. Philip Ovadia to share her journey from traditional surgical practice to metabolic health advocacy. After years of amputating limbs for diabetic patients who received poor nutritional guidance, Dr. Johnston couldn't unsee the devastating consequences of our healthcare syste…
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Martin Silva - Tried, Tested, Dismissed: Finding the Dose That Works
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47:15Martin Silva is a good friend and founder of 'Optimise Your Body'. He's a dedicated fitness coach with over 20 years of experience helping his clients transform their lives from the inside out. In this conversation we discuss the diet and fitness protocols that deliver the best results, why fasting could create roadblocks and so much more. Instagra…
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BONUS: How To Stay Healthy Until The Day You Die (a heart surgeon's take)
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27:29We all want to live healthy for as long as possible. Join Dr. Philip Ovadia for a tour through what he does himself to maximize his health span, and what he tells patients to do so they can be healthy and happy for as many years as possible. Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ova…
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Living Through Love: Art, Mindset, and Reinvention with Ruben Rojas
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1:04:50In this inspiring episode, Ruben Rojas, renowned street artist, entrepreneur, and the visionary behind Live Through Love, joins Daniel Bussius and Peter Daly-Dickson for a deeply personal conversation about reinvention, overcoming fear, and using art to transform the world. Ruben shares his unexpected journey from finance to full-time artist, his r…
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#210: Why Your Pain Won't Go Away: The Metabolic Connection with Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda
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58:06Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda shares his groundbreaking approach to chronic pain management that centers on fixing metabolic dysfunction rather than simply masking symptoms with medication. Drawing from his background in anesthesiology, pain management, addiction medicine, and technology, Dr. Padda explains the underlying connection between chronic pain…
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BONUS: How To Stay Off My Operating Table with Dr. Philip Ovadia
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52:41Join heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia and his clinical team to learn how you can prevent heart attacks. We'll dive in to lab work, CACs, what to do when your PCP is pushing unwanted drugs, and which numbers really make the difference. Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cann…
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Invisible Exhaustion: How Decision and Noise Fatigue Drain Us
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26:34If you have any comments or suggestions, send us a text message! Have you ever wondered why you struggle to decide what to have for dinner after a long day at work? That mental exhaustion has a name—decision fatigue—and it affects everyone, but takes a particularly heavy toll on healthcare professionals. Decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating…
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#209: You Can Have Anything You Want, Just Not Everything You Want: Life Lessons from an Unlikely Champion - Ed Latimore
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52:51What happens when a physics graduate from the projects decides to return to professional boxing at age 40 after a nine-year hiatus? Ed Latimore's story defies every expectation you might have about both academic achievement and athletic excellence. In this candid conversation, Latimore shares the brutal realities behind his comeback fight, the hidd…
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Bonus: Carnivore: Cutting Through the Noise and Clearing Up Misconceptions with Amber O’Hearn
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57:11Amber O’Hearn isn’t just a long-time carnivore diet advocate—she’s one of its original thought leaders. With an academic background spanning math, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Amber brings a rare depth to the discussion around metabolic health and lifestyle transformation. In this wide-ranging Employee Wellness conversation with OHH Direct…
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Beating the Odds: Cancer, Nutrition, and Radical Healing with Jen Broxterman
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1:26:42In this powerful episode of the Built By Love Podcast, hosts Daniel Bussius and Peter Daly-Dickson sit down with Jen Broxterman, a registered dietitian, nutrition coach, and former elite CrossFit competitor who shares her extraordinary journey from a stage 3 ovarian cancer diagnosis to beating the odds and thriving in long-term remission. Jen revea…
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#208: From Skeptic to Champion: How This Doctor Reversed Diabetes in 73% of His Patients-Dr Stephen Riggs
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56:41In this riveting conversation, Dr. Stephen Riggs shares his remarkable journey from conventional primary care physician to pioneering metabolic health specialist. After 30 years of traditional practice, everything changed when his wife handed him "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. Initially skeptical, Dr. Riggs tested the low-carb approach with …
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263. Why I Changed My Mind About Hydrogen Water (with Tyler LeBaron)
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2:01:22Ever wondered why a molecule as simple as hydrogen could influence everything from Parkinson's to metabolic syndrome? We explored how molecular hydrogen selectively targets only the most harmful free radicals while leaving beneficial ones alone, making it fundamentally different from every other antioxidant supplement gathering dust in your cabinet…
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