Driven For Health: Nutrition and Weight Loss for Men Over 40:

Coach Brandon Day says most pain is not aging. It is a signal from your brain trying to protect you. In this episode he breaks down why stretching and rehab alone rarely fix pain that keeps coming back.

(Have you been told your pain is part of getting older? See how driven men are getting their bodies back at www.thecalltorise.com)

Brandon Day is a neuro trainer and coach who connects the brain and body to help people move without pain. He explains why pain often comes from dehydration, poor posture or stress, and how breathing exercises can calm your nervous system and ease tightness. They also cover how simple environmental cues can improve your focus and mobility.

By the end of this episode you will know why your pain keeps coming back and what to do about it instead of more stretching.

Main Topics

- Why pain is a brain signal, not proof of aging

- How dehydration, posture and stress cause pain

- The neuroscience behind tight muscles

- Breathing exercises that calm your nervous system

- Using environmental cues to improve focus and movement

- Practical tools for athletes and busy professionals

The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

For episode 100, Coach Brian hands the mic to his daughter. She takes the interviewer's chair and asks him a list of silly questions. This is what happens when Coach Brian is not coaching.

(Have you shown up for 100 days straight on anything in your life? See what 100 days of real work can do at www.thecalltorise.com)

This episode skips nutrition and business talk for something more personal. You get a real look at Coach Brian outside of coaching, including his family and his own take on work life balance. It is a fun break before getting back to the regular show.

By the end of this episode you will know a lot more about the man behind the coaching.

Main Topics

- A fun role reversal interview with Coach Brian's daughter

- A behind the scenes look at his personal life

- A fresh take on work life balance from a family view

- Revisiting why Driven For Health exists for men over 40

- Why personal health and business performance are connected

The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

If you are a driven man in your 40s or 50s running a business, you have probably made this swap. Diet soda instead of regular. A zero sugar protein bar on the way out the door. A sweetener packet dropped into your morning coffee. The question is whether it is helping your fat loss, energy and focus, or getting in the way.

(Do you know if your daily sweetener habit is helping or hurting your fat loss? Get the real research at www.thecalltorise.com)

Coach Brian Parana walks through the actual research on artificial sweeteners so you do not have to spend your weekend sorting through studies. This is a straight breakdown of what the science says, where credible researchers disagree, and what men who take their health seriously need to know before they reach for that yellow packet again. Coach Brian has spent over 20 years working with driven men on fat loss, nutrition and stress management, and this episode breaks it down in plain terms.

By the end of this episode you will know whether your sweetener habit is helping or hurting your results.

Main Topics

- The origin story behind the major artificial sweeteners on the market

- What the FDA concluded about safety and where researchers disagree

- What a 2025 brain imaging study found about sucralose and hunger

- Nine years of data on cardiovascular risk in over 100,000 people

- How artificial sweeteners affect gut bacteria and daily energy

- Sugary drinks versus artificially sweetened drinks for weight management

- A two week protocol to test what changes in your own body

Want a plan built around your own numbers? Get the Improve Your Blood Panels Scorecard here:

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There is also a free 3 day Metabolic Reset Protocol to help kickstart a more sustainable way of eating. Click the link on the website to get instant access sent to your email.

You can also get a free private lab review and blueprint to start improving your blood panels now:

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The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

This episode is for driven men with type 2 diabetes who want steady energy, better blood sugar and clear data they can act on. Your A1C gives you a three month average. It does not show what your blood sugar does during a stressful work call, after Tuesday night dinner, or between 4 and 7 AM while you are asleep.

(Do you know what your blood sugar is doing while you sleep or during a stressful day? Get the free scorecard at www.thecalltorise.com/improveyourbloodpanels)

A 2025 study in Nature Scientific Reports found that glucose variability, the daily spikes and drops, drives oxidative stress and long term tissue damage independent of your average blood sugar. Two men can have the same A1C and be in different situations inside their bodies. Brian walks through what a continuous glucose monitor actually shows, including five things no lab test will ever reveal, and why the ADA's 2025 and 2026 Standards of Care now recommend CGM for type 2 diabetics on oral medications. Research shows every 10 percent improvement in time in range, the percentage of the day your blood sugar stays between 70 and 180, is linked to real drops in kidney, eye and nerve damage risk. Brian also covers the dawn phenomenon, the stress response you can see on a CGM trace, and a simple three step plan to use this data without obsessing over every reading.

By the end of this episode you will know what your CGM can show that your last blood test could not.

Main Topics

- Why A1C alone misses the daily glucose swings that drive long term damage (Nature Scientific Reports, 2025)

- What a CGM shows that no blood test can, including meal response, stress spikes, sleep quality and the dawn phenomenon

- Time in range as a daily metric and why 70 percent is the ADA target for most people with type 2 diabetes (ADA Standards of Care, 2025 and 2026)

- How cortisol from high pressure work situations raises blood sugar without any food intake (PMC Daily Life Stress and Glucose Study, 2025)

- How poor sleep changes your overnight glucose and morning fasting number

- A three step plan to use a CGM without getting overwhelmed

- How to bring your CGM report into a more useful conversation with your doctor (Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2024)

This breaks down blood work in plain language, covering A1C, cholesterol, blood pressure and what affects them. Here is the free scorecard:

https://brianparana.short.gy/improveyourbloodpanels

You can also book a free private lab review at brianparana.short.gy/privatelab. Bring your most recent blood work and Brian walks you through what the numbers mean, what is trending the wrong direction and what to do first.

It is built for driven men who want a clear, personalized read on their metabolic health instead of a generic plan. If your labs have been confusing or your doctor has not had time to explain them, this is where that conversation happens.

Lucas walked into this coaching call thirty pounds lighter, three of those pounds gone in the last week alone. He is not done. He is training for a marathon now, and running is what is pulling the extra weight off him fast.

(Have you lost weight before but stalled out the moment life got busy? See the simple system Lucas used at www.thecalltorise.com.)

This episode is a real live coaching call inside the Call to Rise 100-day fat loss challenge. Coach Brian sits down with two men working the program in real time. Lucas breaks down the big rocks that drove his results: hit 10,000 steps, hit your calorie target, and keep meals simple. Chris is newer to the program. He tracks his macros, works to hit his fiber goal, and shares that his sleep tracker shows him averaging 25% REM sleep.

Brian also breaks down why juicing your vegetables backfires and why eating them whole works better, plus a simple hack for sneaking more fiber into your day: stir chia seed or flaxseed into your yogurt or smoothie and you will not even taste it. One client in the group lost weight and improved his blood sugar while eating a lighter, higher-protein ice cream every night.

By the end you will know the exact daily targets that move the needle on fat loss and how two real men are hitting them right now.

Main Topics:

- Lucas loses 30 pounds in the Call to Rise challenge and starts training for a marathon

- The three big rocks: 10,000 steps, hit your calories, keep meals simple

- Chris tracks macros and works to close his fiber gap

- Why sleep tracking data like REM percentage matters for fat loss

- Why juicing vegetables backfires and eating them whole works better

- The chia seed and flaxseed hack for hidden fiber

- A lighter, higher-protein ice cream swap that helped one client drop weight and improve blood sugar

The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

At 48, Jeff Weiss stepped on a scale and read 226 pounds on a 6 foot frame. His cholesterol was climbing and getting out of an airplane seat took real effort. His father passed away when Jeff was 47. A year later Jeff signed up for a running class and never looked back.

(Have you let your health slide while you carried everyone else? See the first simple step at www.thecalltorise.com.)

Coach Brian sits down with Jeff Weiss for this episode. Jeff wrote Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons, and the Quest for Transformation in Mid-Life. He spent years lifting heavy and gaining weight while raising four kids and building a law career. Then a decade of training turned him into a marathoner and a two time Ironman finisher.

By the end you will know why starting now beats waiting for the right moment. You will also see how one decision at 48 can reshape the decades that follow.

Main Topics:

- Jeff weighed 226 pounds at 48 with rising cholesterol and low energy

- His father's passing became the wake up call that started his fitness journey

- Going from a first 10K to marathons, ultramarathons and two Ironman finishes

- Balancing urgency to start now with the patience real change requires

- Training first thing in the morning before the day takes over

- Why healthspan matters more than chasing a longer lifespan

- Building a startup career at 50 alongside endurance training

- Jeff's book Racing Against Time and lessons from two decades of racing

The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

About Jeff Weiss:

Jeff Weiss practiced law for 25 years before he joined a startup at 50. That startup ran for 11 years and ended in a successful exit. Starting at 48, Jeff went on to run marathons and finish Ironman races at 57 and 59. At 61 he finished a 72 mile ultramarathon around Lake Tahoe. He is the author of Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons, and the Quest for Transformation in Mid-Life. Learn more at jeffreyweissauthor.com.

By the time most men get a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, they have already lost 30 to 60 percent of their insulin producing beta cells. The disease was building for 10 to 15 years before the appointment that gave it a name. Cutting carbs and watching sugar only ever solves half the problem.

(Have you cut the sugar and watched the carbs, only to watch your morning number stay stuck? Grab the free Blood Panels Scorecard below to see what your labs are really telling you.)

Coach Brian breaks down the real mechanics behind type 2 diabetes. He explains why your liver keeps dumping sugar into blood that already has too much. He covers the fasting insulin test most doctors never order. He also shows why your waist measurement predicts organ fat better than your bathroom scale.

By the end you will know the three things breaking down inside your body and the five specific actions that start fixing them.

Main Topics:

- Why most men carry insulin resistance for 10 to 15 years before diagnosis

- How your liver keeps releasing sugar into blood that is already too high

- Why beta cells wear out and lose 30 to 60 percent of their function by diagnosis

- The fasting insulin test that catches the problem before blood sugar looks abnormal

- Why a 40 inch waist signals dangerous fat around your liver and pancreas

- How strength training and short walks pull sugar out of your blood directly

- Why sleep and stress control your morning blood sugar number

- Five actions to start reversing insulin resistance this week

Free resource: grab the Improve Your Blood Panels Scorecard. It breaks down your A1C, cholesterol, and blood pressure numbers in plain language.

https://brianparana.short.gy/improveyourbloodpanels

If your labs are in a bad place and you want a clear starting point, book a free private lab review.

brianparana.short.gy/privatelab

Rion Westfall's son walked up to the pole vault bar telling himself he would only clear 7 feet again. His dad reminded him that the body cannot tell the difference between a joke and a fact. So the boy and his teammate started repeating we're going to get 8 instead. Both of them cleared 8 feet that night, a personal record for each.

(What are you telling yourself before the moments that matter most? See how Rion's Own Your Revenue process trains that mindset at www.537bd.com.)

Coach Brian sits down with Rion Westfall, creator of the Own Your Revenue program. Rion built his career auditing businesses in 15 countries and now helps owners find the revenue patterns hiding inside their own company. They talk about why 95 percent of your decisions run on autopilot and how training that subconscious changes results in weeks instead of years. Rion also breaks down why disappointment is really just an unmet expectation and shares the exercise that uncovered 73 hours of low value work inside one company.

By the end you will know how to train your mindset the way elite athletes do and where to look first for hidden growth in your own business.

Main Topics:

- Rion's son uses self talk to clear a personal record in pole vaulting

- Why 95 percent of your daily decisions run on autopilot

- The idea that disappointment is really an unmet expectation

- Coaching a retired NFL player through his first year as an entrepreneur

- Why 96 percent of small businesses fail within five years

- The PEPSLIM framework for finding hidden revenue in a business

- A time audit that uncovered 73 hours of low value work inside one company

- Building patterns and routines that remove decision fatigue

If you are a leader who wants real growth with healthy margins, learn more about Own Your Revenue.

https://www.537bd.com

Connect with Rion Westfall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rion-westfall-own-your-revenue-business/

Email: [email protected]

About Rion Westfall:

Rion Westfall is a mechanical engineer turned business strategist and the creator of the Own Your Revenue program. He has founded nine companies and audited businesses across 15 countries. His PEPSLIM framework breaks a business into seven core parts to find hidden revenue and protect margins. Learn more about his work at www.537bd.com.

Danny serves in the Air Force and is a girl dad of two. He was over the Air Force weight standard at 249 pounds and risked getting forced out of the service he loved. Four months later he weighed 212 pounds and started training for a ruck marathon.

(Are the numbers on your last physical putting your career or your health at risk? See how men like Danny turn it around at www.thecalltorise.com.)

Coach Brian talks with Danny about the exact changes that took him from 249 to 212 pounds. Danny had already been hitting the gym hard, but his nutrition and mindset were working against him. He explains how he simplified his meals, handled social eating, and pushed through the body image pressure that comes with military standards.

By the end you will know how to build a plan simple enough to survive a busy schedule and strict enough to actually move the scale.

Main Topics:

- Danny drops from 249 to 212 pounds in about four months

- Facing the Air Force weight standard and the risk of getting forced out

- Working out hard in the gym while still carrying the extra weight

- Simplifying nutrition instead of chasing complicated meal plans

- Handling social eating and cultural food pressure

- The body image pressure tied to military and cultural standards

- Training for a ruck marathon as the next goal

- Building identity change that leads to lasting results

The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge for driven men ready to take their body back. It combines strength training, personalized nutrition and real accountability. Most men drop 20 to 30 pounds and rebuild the confidence that comes with it.

This program also works if you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes. It was built for those men too. Many men see those numbers move in the right direction alongside their weight loss.

Inside the program you also join a Brotherhood of men doing the same work. Together you build a body you're proud of and start leading like the man you already are at work.

This is your wake-up call to rise. Learn more and apply at www.thecalltorise.com

Paisley Palmer was nine months old and battling leukemia when Andy Shepard's team at Project Outrun found out she loved shoes. They designed two matching pairs so she could wear one and hold the other while she ran the halls of the children's hospital. Paisley is a leukemia survivor now, five going on six.

(Do you know a family that could use a fast friend during a hard season? See how Project Outrun shows up for kids fighting cancer at projectoutrun.org.)

Coach Brian talks with Andy Shepard, founder of Project Outrun, a nonprofit that gets custom designed shoes to kids fighting cancer. Andy started the organization with extra Christmas cash meant for his own family and has run it as a volunteer for seven years. He explains how the shoes become a way for kids to build identity and confidence during treatment. He also explains how Project Outrun turns strangers into what he calls a fast family.

By the end you will understand why a pair of shoes can mean more than shoes. You will also see how one dad turned Christmas money into a movement that reaches children's hospitals across Ohio.

Main Topics:

- Paisley Palmer gets two matching pairs of shoes to wear and hold while fighting leukemia

- How a Christmas cash idea turned into Project Outrun

- Turning hospital families into what Andy calls a fast family

- Kids design their own shoes to express their story and identity

- Growing Project Outrun from a volunteer effort into a full nonprofit

- The Sneaker Ball and the Faster 5K fundraising events

- How Project Outrun connects families to resources without being asked

- Ways to get involved through events, donations, and volunteering

Follow Project Outrun on Instagram and learn more at projectoutrun.org.

Join the Faster 5K festival on June 20th in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It is free for kids and families fighting cancer, and open to anyone who wants to run and support the mission.