Best Of The Health Optimisation Podcast 2024: The Top Health Hacks You Need In 2025

This episode is a ‘Best of 2024’ special, featuring the top health hacks from 9 incredible guests. These experts shared game-changing tips and actionable strategies that you can implement to level up your health in 2025.

In these powerful conversation highlights, we cover:

➡︎ Gut health: Foods to add to your weekly shop and the #1 cause of gut issues.

➡︎ Brain health: How ultra-processed foods affect the brain, and tips to stay mentally sharp.

➡︎ Superhuman biohacks: The Superhuman Protocol, methylation testing, and cutting-edge ways to extend life expectancy.

➡︎ Skin health: The problem with conventional products, eating for glowing skin, and quick wins for healthier skin.

➡︎ Environmental toxins: Forever chemicals, toxic household products, and replacements that protect your health.

➡︎ Oral health: Why your mouth might be the key to total wellness—and actionable tips you can start today!

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💡 Highlights

(02:28) All disease starts in the gut

(03:43) Impact of stress on gut health

(04:49) What to add to your weekly foodshop for gut health

(06:13) Current mental health crisis

(07:30) Impact of ultra-processed food on the brain

(08:01) Tips on being mentally strong

(08:32) #1 thing for brain health

(09:58) How to cut life expectancy in half

(11:14) Genetic methylation testing for nutrient deficiencies

(13:30) The Superhuman protocol and Gary’s favourite biohacks

(16:16) The problem with conventional skin products

(17:10) Practical food guide for optimising skin health

(19:48) What you can do now for healthier skin

(21:41) Environmental toxins contributing to disease

(23:16) Key foods and supplements for health - a simple guide

(25:12) Toxic household products and what to replace them with

(27:42) The S.A.V.E.R.S. method

(32:08) The #1 bedtime hack for a miracle evening

(33:04) Hal’s biggest piece of advice

(34:10) The dangers of perfume

(34:26) Is clothing really toxic?

(35:49) Forever chemicals - the worst offenders

(38:37) Ozempic and nature’s alternative

(40:18) Prescription medications as the third biggest killer

(41:19) Why is heart disease killing so many people?

(43:25) How to build a heart-healthy lifestyle

(44:02) How Dr. Aseem deals with stress

(44:39) One thing you can do now to improve your oral health

(45:21) How oral health is the gateway to overall wellness

(46:57) Is your mouth causing your health issues?

(48:51) Dr. Dome’s top actionable tips for optimising your oral health

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⚡️Revealing the truth about the covid-19 vaccine, statins and prescription drugs

💬 “The estimated third most common cause of death globally after heart disease and cancer is prescribed medications. What your doctor prescribes for you.” ~Dr Aseem Malhotra

➡︎ By 2030, 23.6 million people will die EVERY YEAR from heart disease. The food we’re eating is making us sick and the “cure” big pharma is selling is making us sicker. And worst of all - your doctors aren’t even trained to know what’s best for you.

➡︎ Dr Aseem Malhotra is one of the UK’s leading heart doctors and has made it his mission to reveal the dark secrets of nutrition policy, exercise and the healthcare system. He’s the author of three books including ‘A Statin-Free Life’, and is the man behind the campaign that saw Jamie Oliver and football icon Steven Gerrard fight to have better school meals offered across the UK.

➡︎ In his new documentary “First Do No Pharm”, Dr Malhotra exposes the biggest cover ups in modern medicine and says big pharma has “abandoned its moral compass in pursuit of profit”. He argues we live in a world of “too much medicine” and says drugs like statins are doing nothing to help curb rising rates of heart disease - and may be causing more harm than good.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Aseem reveal the damaging consequences of big pharma’s influence on healthcare, and how it funds 50% of medical education in the US. They get into the lasting impact of the covid-19 vaccine and how we were lied to about its benefits. They explain just how damaging statins, and prescription drugs in general, really are. And they explore why so many people are dying from heart disease and how you can avoid becoming another statistic.

💡 Highlights

(1:28) Why he changed his mind on the covid vaccine

(7:47) Long term impact of covid vaccine

(10:00) Prescription meds third biggest killer

(17:13) Heart health and the covid vaccine

(19:58) Deep corruption in healthcare

(26:25) How doctors are failing us

(33:15) Better relationships are key to health

(39:09) Why is heart disease killing so many people?

(46:51) Why statins don’t work

(50:06) Building a heart-healthy lifestyle

(52:14) How Dr Aseem deals with stress

(53:19) First Do No Pharm documentary

(53:36) Who can we trust?

🔎 Visit: https://draseemmalhotra.co.uk/

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⚡️Functional medicine will transform your health - how to change your gene expression & protect your immune system!

💬 “Our immune system is unbelievably intelligent and it has a mastery that we still are only starting to fully understand” ~Dr Jeffrey Bland

➡︎ Functional medicine started in the 1990s thanks to the incredible Dr Jeffrey Bland. Where modern medicine diagnoses problems and treats disease, functional medicine takes a proactive approach, focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create tailor-made solutions for lasting health.

➡︎ Dr Jeffrey Bland is known as the “Father of Functional Medicine” and founded The Institute for Functional Medicine with his wife in 1991. His work is championed by the likes of Mark Hyman, Terry Wahls, Kara Fitzgerald and David Perlmutter.

➡︎ Much of his work focuses on the immune system, which he believes is hugely misunderstood and plays a much bigger role in our overall health than we realise. And he says it doesn’t have to get worse as we age!

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Jeff explain how our whole body is connected and why modern medicine’s focus on individual symptoms is failing our health. How we CAN control our health despite our genes, by changing the way they express themselves. Why immune “boosting” doesn’t work and why we should be looking instead at “immuno-rejuvination”. And why we need to think more positively about our health if we’re going to fix it.

💡 Highlights

(1:58) How functional medicine began

(7:56) What is functional medicine?

(11:36) How modern medicine is failing you

(15:05) Power of the immune system

(24:47) Dr Bland’s most profound discovery

(29:45) Shocking truth of chronic illness

(33:10) How to get functional medicine mainstream

(35:27) Why immune “boosting” is a scam

(43:52) Future of functional medicine

(45:30) Dr Bland’s legacy

(47:55) Dr Bland’s heroes

⚡️Inspired by today’s episode? Dive deeper this April at the Health Optimisation Summit in Austin, TX. Join the tribe for a weekend of ancestral health, paleo wisdom, and cutting-edge health optimisation. Get your tickets now at hosummit.com/austin

🔎 Visit: https://jeffreybland.com/

https://bigboldhealth.com/ 

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⚡️ The science of grounding, how it improves all markers of health, and why it’s not “woo woo”

💬 “Grounding to me is the most important because I have seen miracle after miracle, after miracle, after miracle. I have seen tumours go into remission in days” ~Clint Ober

➡︎ The best, most effective intervention for your health is FREE. Grounding, also known as earthing, is Tim’s favourite biohack because it’s so powerful - yet most people aren’t doing it.

➡︎ Over 20 peer-reviewed research studies have shown the positive effects of grounding, and yet people often say “it’s not scientific” and “it doesn’t do anything”. 

➡︎ That’s why Tim’s introducing you to the man who first introduced grounding to the world Clint Ober. Clint has dedicated his life’s work to understanding the science of its health benefits - which include reduced inflammation and pain, improved sleep, better healing, less stress and improved blood flow.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Clint explore how we’ve become disconnected from the Earth and why that’s been wreaking havoc on our health. They explain how our bodies are electrical and why they need contact with the ground to stabilise. They discuss how to get started with grounding, how long you need to do it for, and what tech can assist you. And they explain why your pets need to be grounded too.

💡 Highlights

(1:31) Grounding: the #1 lifestyle intervention

(4:06) It’s not “woo woo”

(8:01) The science of grounding

(12:23) Major health benefits of grounding

(17:09) Your pets need to be grounded!

(19:21) How much grounding is enough?

(20:44) How to build grounding into your routine

(24:22) Indoor grounding products

(29:08) First glimpse of new grounding tech

⚡️Inspired by today’s episode? Dive deeper this April at the Health Optimisation Summit in Austin, TX. Join the tribe for a weekend of ancestral health, paleo wisdom, and cutting-edge health optimisation. Get your tickets now at hosummit.com/austin

🔎 Visit: https://www.earthing.com/ 

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⚡️ Revealing the toxic health effects of breast implant illness - and how to recover!

💬 “If you knew your breast implants would suppress your libido or lead to thyroid changes, how many would do that?” ~Dr Rob Whitfield

➡︎ Breast implants are massively toxic and can lead to a buildup of severe symptoms, from fatigue to hair loss and even autoimmune diseases. Breast implant illness is a real and potentially debilitating health issue - so what’s going on?

➡︎ As one of the most common cosmetic surgeries in the US, it’s important for women (and the men who love them) to know the facts about breast implants - and to understand how to recover and detoxify.

➡︎ Luckily, Dr Rob Whitfield is a world-renowned plastic surgeon who’s removed more than 3000 breast implants, helping his patients to come back from breast implant illness.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Rob discuss the link between implants and inflammation, and why they can lead to such a cascade of negative health impacts. They explore the insane, up to 800% rise in autoimmune diseases in women with implants. They even touch on whether it’s ok to use the sauna when you’ve got implants. All of this served with a dose of optimism as Rob explains you can recover from breast implant illness and clear your symptoms.

💡 Highlights

(3:44) Rob’s career changing moment

(8:20) Breast implant illness

(12:29) Rise in autoimmune diseases

(20:49) Most concerning symptoms

(27:12) Do you always need implants removed?

(29:20) The fundamentals of health

(37:13) Can you sauna with implants?

(41:26) Mould and implants

(43:43) Worst (and best) case of breast implant illness

(45:01) Timeline for diagnosis

(48:04) Safer alternatives to breast implants

(52:36) How fast is recovery?

(53:51) How the SHARP programme works

(54:31) The work is not finished

⚡️Inspired by today’s episode? Dive deeper this April at the Health Optimisation Summit in Austin, TX. Join the tribe for a weekend of ancestral health, paleo wisdom, and cutting-edge health optimisation. Get your tickets now at hosummit.com/austin

🔎 Visit: https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/

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⚡️ How to sync your fitness to your cycle, ditch male-centric workout advice and THRIVE

💬 “Your menstrual cycle basically is a report card that you get every month from your body. It tells you what you're doing right and where you can improve.” ~Dr Stephanie Estima

➡︎ Women can’t just workout the same as men, yet they’re often given watered-down fitness and diet advice meant for guys, making weight loss impossible and throwing their hormones out of whack. 

➡︎ But women are not just “little men with these pesky hormones”! This conversion is a toolkit for creating your very own tailored health strategies, based on the unique phases of your hormonal cycle. And guys, if you care about the women in your life, this is one for you too.

➡︎ Dr Stephanie Estima, aka “The Geeky Goddess”, is an expert in female physiology, former women’s figure competitor, author of The Betty Body and host of the Better! podcast.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Stephanie discuss her personal fitness journey and how she regained control of her health after hitting rock bottom. They explain the different approaches women should be taking to fitness and nutrition during each of the phases of their menstrual cycle. And they discuss how to navigate perimenopause and menopause for extraordinary results as you age.

💡 Highlights

(3:07) Why men should care about this stuff

(7:05) Why your cycle is key to fitness goals

(10:17) Hitting health rock bottom

(16:32) Lessons from competitive bodybuilding

(25:16) Good v bad stress

(31:58) How cycle phases impact performance

(54:04) What doctors get wrong

(1:02:20) Stephanie’s #1 piece of advice

⚡️Inspired by today’s episode? Dive deeper this April at the Health Optimisation Summit in Austin, TX. Join the tribe for a weekend of ancestral health, paleo wisdom, and cutting-edge health optimisation. Get your tickets now at hosummit.com/austin

🔎 Visit: https://drstephanieestima.com/ 

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💬 “If the thing you're getting up for adds so much value to your life that you would rather do it than stay in bed, it's easy to get up. And that's what the miracle morning did.” ~Hal Elrod

➡︎ Want the perfect morning routine that will make you WANT to wake up in the morning? Hal Elrod’s revolutionary S.A.V.E.R.S. method is what you need. In this episode you’ll learn how to put each step into practice and create your own Miracle Morning.

➡︎ Hal Elrod is the author of The Miracle Morning, a blueprint for optimising your morning routine using silence, affirmations, visualations, exercise, reading and scribing. The best part? It can be done in just 6 minutes per day.

➡︎ The Miracle Morning saved Hal from both financial ruin and an aggressive form of cancer. And it’s has had a profound impact on Tim’s life too, transforming his productivity, health and financial success.

➡︎ In this episode Tim and Hal discuss why mornings are so critical to success and why this method is more than just another productivity hack. They break down each of the S.A.V.E.R.S. practices and explain how you can integrate them into your morning routine. And they discuss a new edition to Hal’s book - The Miracle Evening.

💡 Highlights

(3:34) Surviving cancer

(7:18) What’s a miracle?

(10:48) Not just another productivity hack 

(13:16) The S.A.V.E.R.S. method

(27:08) Miracle Morning is addictive!

(31:12) Customise S.A.V.E.R.S to suit you

(35:51) How to do affirmations

(45:40) How to use visualisations

(51:34) Exercise, reading and scribing

(58:43) Miracle Evening

(1:06:56) Hal’s biggest piece of advice

🔎 Visit: https://halelrod.com/ 

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⚡️ Ozempic, forever chemicals and toxic clothes, why fatal conveniences are wreaking havoc on your health.

💬 “What really scares me a lot is the forever chemicals. We have no idea how to get it out of our bodies, out of the environmental system at large. That is really scary.” -Darin Olien

➡︎ Many everyday products in your home are a health disaster - and you don’t even realise it. So many things we’ve made for the sake of convenience are damaging major systems in our bodies, leading to rising rates of diabetes, high cholesterol, metabolic conditions, specific cancers - and more.

➡︎ Whether it’s the forever chemicals in beauty and care products, the surprising health impacts of sparkling water and clothing, or the dangerous hype around Ozempic, we’re pumping our bodies full of unknown chemicals daily. So what’s the solution?

➡︎ Darin Olien is the author of Fatal Conveniences, where he details exactly what the modern world is doing to our health, and how to fix it. He’s also the author of New York Times bestseller SuperLife, host of the SuperLife podcast, and co-host of the Netflix series Down to Earth with Zac Efron.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Darin discuss why forever chemicals and perfumes are among the worst “conveniences” we’re using, and the health consequences of our constant exposure to them. How plastics are showing up everywhere in our bodies, from the heart to the testes. And how you can mimic the effects of Ozempic… naturally!

💡 Highlights

(4:47) How Darin’s journey began

(12:22) Birth of “Fatal Conveniences”

(14:12) 3 Worst Offenders

(18:56) The dangers of perfume

(23:20) Toxic clothes

(32:14) Sparkling water is dangerous?

(42:30) Ozempic

(47:24) A message of hope

🔎 Visit: https://darinolien.com/ 

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OneSkin tackles skin ageing at its core with targeted ingredients like the proprietary OS-01 peptide to reduce your skin’s biological age. Learn more about peptide skincare at https://www.oneskin.co/ and use code TIMBIOHACKER15 to save 15%.

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⚡️ How to replace the toxic products lurking in your home, and what to eat in a polluted world.

💬 “If it's in the air, it's in our lungs. If it's in the water, we're drinking it. And if it's in the soil, it's in the crops, it's on your plate, it's in your body.” -Dr Jenny Goodman

➡︎ Toxic products lurk in every corner of your home and the environment we live in is more polluted than ever. Why do you think so many health issues are on the rise - from respiratory illnesses to chronic fatigue and even cancer? 

➡︎ Identifying exactly what’s causing all of these issues is critical. That’s why we’re bringing you an actionable guide on how to heal yourself of the toxicity, complete with a list of the products causing the most damage and what to replace them with.

➡︎ Dr Jenny Goodman is an OG biohacker, qualified medical doctor, world-leading expert in ecological medicine and author of two books on the subject: ‘Staying Alive in Toxic Times’ and ‘Getting Healthy in Toxic Times’.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Jenny discuss the most common toxins and chemicals we come into contact every day. The normal, day-to-day objects that are the most dangerous. The signs, symptoms and health implications of living in a polluted environment. And the foods and supplements we should be eating to minimise the impacts of toxins.

💡 Highlights

(3:09) How Jenny got started

(9:41) Polluted planet polluted people

(16:08) What’s lurking in your house

(21:31) The most dangerous products

(31:29) Signs and symptoms of a toxic environment

(35:02) Detoxing mercury and heavy metals

(37:13) Go organic

(42:17) Food and supplements for health

(46:20) Toxic products and how to replace them

🔎 Visit: https://www.drjennygoodman.com/ 

This Episode is Sponsored by Kineon!

Kineon’s portable MOVE+ Pro is a next-generation light therapy device that pairs infrared laser light and deep red LED to help you heal faster than ever. Discover how it relieves muscle and joint pain, reduces inflammation, and stimulates healing of damaged tissues at https://kineon.io/ and use code TIMGRAY to get a 10% discount.

In other exciting news, Kineon recently launched two new devices on Indiegogo. Both devices are compact, making them easy to use at home or on the go, AND they help you stack habits.

• The first is Heal+, featuring advanced red light and laser therapy that reaches deep into tissues and gut lining to reduce inflammation and accelerate recovery.
• The second is Calm +, which uses electrical vagus nerve stimulation to combat stress and anxiety, lift your mood, and improve your sleep.

Learn more about the new devices at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kineon-heal-your-gut-calm-your-mind#/ (Note, the TIMGRAY discount does not apply to the Heal+ and Calm+ currently in BETA testing.)

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⚡️ From relationships to health and wealth, find success across all elements of your life.

💬 “What happens when you awaken is you start to realise, wait a minute, I am the creator of my life.”

➡︎ Having a life of abundance doesn’t mean constantly grinding, working more and ignoring your health and relationships. Abundance is about getting the balance of your life right.

➡︎ So how do you find financial freedom, discover your purpose and protect and nurture yourself and your relationships? That’s what you’ll learn today.

➡︎ Danny Morel is a world-leading life coach and spiritual leader has helped millions of people heal and transform their lives–to awaken their highest purpose, potential and power.

➡︎ Alongside a variety of huge events and epic courses that he leads, he’s also the host of two podcasts “The Higher Self Podcast” and “Finding the One.”.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Danny discuss the process of “awakening” and the exact steps you need to take in order to live a life of abundance. They explore the concept of manifestation and how the energy and frequency you put out to the universe impacts your life. They explain why mistakes don’t exist, how pain can become a gift, and the biggest barriers holding us back. And they discuss the power of plant medicine in finding inner awareness.

💡 Highlights

(3:39) Who is Danny Morel?

(6:55) Abundance and awakening

(16:02) Lessons from an affair

(20:15) Finding the One

(25:34) Plant medicine journeys

(34:45) Manifestation

(42:33) Biggest barriers to the life you want

(50:06) Aligning your masculine and feminine energies

(52:59) Healing old wounds

(56:04) The key to financial freedom

🔎 Visit: https://www.dannymorel.com/

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