LONGEVITY with Nathalie Niddam

In this episode Nathalie talks to Dr Mindy Pelz about her new book - The Menopause Reset - virtually a “user’s manual” on how women can reclaim power over their health by understanding and supporting their hormones.  The book is fantastic - it is short and to the point and explains in detail how each woman can make simple yet powerful changes to their diet and lifestyle that will support their cycles while helping them to look, feel and perform their best.

Meet this week’s guest:

Dr. Mindy Pelz, D.C is a best selling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and functional medicine expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel combines the latest science with practical lifestyle tools every person can use to reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books; The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen.  

Dr Pelz’ transition from Chiropactor to Functional Medicine Practitioner was ultimately triggered 10 years into her career as she started to realize that people were unable to heal due to their environment.

Key Takeaways:

2:19 Hitting menopause ultimately drove Dr Pelz to start digging into what exactly is happening to women in this transition and, more importantly, that finding a solution was going to have to come from her...not her doctor, not a pill.

7:10 The external influences - like makeup, processed foods, anxiety that affect women’s hormonal cycles

7:46 The beauty of women’s hormones….and how staying in sync with these hormones can help us to make the most of them

8:21 How something as simple as seed cycling can help to support hormonal balance

10:35 What foods to eat at different times of your cycle to support your hormones so that you can look, feel and perform your best…

11:03 Day 1-Day 10 the perfect time to fast, go Keto or  push yourself a little harder.

11:41 Day 11-Day15 this is the time to BUILD muscle and support your microbiome..”bathe yourself in sauerkraut”  Day 15-20 it’s back to Keto, fasting etc….

12:55 Day 20 is when you get to chill out...progesterone support is now the priority and healthy carbs are the name of the game…

13:36 How and why the Ketogenic Diet can backfire for many women

16:21 Helping women to take back their power over their health 

19:49 There are two types of the energy system: sugar burner energy system and fat burner energy system

21:14 By doing sugar burner energy source should avoid preservative foods

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Dr Amy Killen, anti-aging and regenerative medicine physician specializes in beautifying skin and sexual rejuvenation.  In this episode we talk about how she made the unlikely transition from emergency medicine to the field she is in today and the many ways that she is able to now support her patients to better overall health through the lens of improving skin and sexual health.   

She is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine with more than ten years of direct patient care, practicing Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine for more than five years and an advocate for empowering patients to look and feel their best by merging lifestyle modification, hormone optimization, personalized medicine and regenerative therapies.

Meet this week’s guest:

Dr. Amy Killen MD is an anti-aging and regenerative physician specializing in sexual optimization and aesthetics. An international speaker, teacher, author and clinical practice owner, Dr. Killen is an outspoken advocate for empowering patients to look and feel their best by merging lifestyle modification, hormone optimization, personalized medicine, and regenerative therapies.

Key Highlights:

[06:19] Her discovery and interests in the field of regenerative medicine

[07:24] What is PRP or Platelet-rich plasma?

[10:20] Differences between stem cells and plasma

[22:37] The ideal age to start taking peptides and other facial rejuvenation procedures

[22:49] Different strategies to rejuvenate your face and skin

[26:43] Peptides for Anti Aging and Rejuvenation

[34:15] Alternative therapies for erectile dysfunction

[39:57] Who is easier to treat a woman or man? 

[46:22] The uses and classification of supplements

[47:49] Shockwave Therapy works as does PRP which helps for erectile dysfunction

 Linkage: 

PRP 

Shockwave Therapy

Connect :

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Twitter

Facebook

Website

Youtube

As Dr Yurth says:  Osteoarthritis is not a “you’ve run too many miles” problem - it is a disease process that may be avoided altogether if caught early enough and treated if addressed properly.  We explore the many ways that this debilitating condition can be addressed including some of the strategies that Dr Yurth uses in her clinic with her patients - we talk about peptides, addressing underlying causes and a few powerful supplements that can make a real difference. 

Meet this week’s guest:

 Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, MD is the Founder and clinical director of the Boulder Longevity Institute in Boulder Colorado. Her specialties include Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Longevity and Regenerative Medicine. 

Dr. Yurth is Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine, has her advanced Fellowship Training in Anti-Aging Medicine, is a Member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.  She is also a faculty member of the SSRP - Seeds Scientific Research and Performance Mastermind.

Key Highlights:

[1:01] Why Dr. Yurth left the Orthopedic Practice she helped to Co-Found 27 Years ago

[3:21] Why arthritis gets pushed to the background of chronic preventable diseases

[5:44] Where senescent cells come into play in joint health

[6:17] Where inflammation comes into play in the development of arthritis

[7:21] A study on mice that may highlight the link between interleukin 1 Beta + the development of arthritis

[9:00]Why steroids injected into an inflamed joint is a bad play for the long term

[9:50] The loss of cytokines as part with the downward spiral into disability in advancing age

[11:46] Why exercising remains a priority even when injured

[12:46] Study on Rheumatoid Arthritis + movement vs. rest

[13:10] the link between ACL reconstruction + arthritic knees and how EGCG may be able to help

[14:35] Pentosan Polysulphate's place in post surgical recovery

[15:30] How Pentosan Polysulphate works and on how it studies 

[18:20] The difference between the oral version of PP(Elmoron) and the injectible

[20:39] Where to get PP and why just using veterinary products on humans may not be a great idea

[21:59] AOD9604+ Pentosan Polysulphate + Hyaluronic Acid

[23:41] Pentosan Polysulphate after surgery

[24:06] How to offset the High levels of certain inflammatory nucleays can reduce the efficiency of stem cell treatments

[28:55] Dr. Yurth on Red Light Therapy

[33:58] What Dr. Yurth does to block inflammation Pentosan, EGCG, Melatonin

[34:22] High dose Melatonin as an anti-inflammatory

[35:52] High Dose of Melatonin for Septic Babies

[37:00] Epigallocatechin (EGCG) and Spermidine for the win!

This episode is the second of a two-part series on Primeadine: a new healthy aging Spermidine supplement that is already getting rave reviews.  Spermidine is a potent polyamine, known for inducing autophagy or cellular renewal.  As we age, our bodies are getting slower and slower in the production of spermidine leaving us more reliant on exogenous sources be they food or supplementation. 

Supplementation with spermidine in humans has been shown to support cognition and heart health, balance hormones and improve hair growth and fullness (including eyelashes),  strengthening nails.  Spermidine also positively impacts five of the nine hallmarks of aging including: misfolded proteins (impaired proteostasis), epigenetic changes, mitochondrial dysfunction, stem cell dysfunction, impaired cellular communication.

Amy Lamotte is a fellow biohacker and in this episode, she shares her amazing hacks and simple and effective techniques that anyone can follow. We talk about the benefits of Spermidine, its mechanisms, and how it induces autophagy. She also shares about how she hacked her autoimmune disease, treating it and reversing it herself through diet, supplementation and testing. You shouldn’t miss this episode. Listen in!

Meet this week’s guest:

Amy Lamotte is the Managing Director of Vallotte Nutrigenomics Limited in Hong Kong. She is a clinical nutritionist and researcher specializing in personalized nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, nutrigenetics, and nutrigenomics. Other areas of interest include anti-aging, circadian biology, and the microbiome. She has a Master’s of Science in Human Nutrition (summa cum laude) from the University of Bridgeport and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Key Highlights:

[13:38] The mechanisms of Spermidine

[06:05] What is autophagy and why is it important?  

[19:41] The influence of Spermidine levels in different age groups 

[22:12] Different factors and theories in dysregulation of spermidine

[25:07] Diet has a big effect on preventive healthcare

[26:50] The two great powerful combo - diet and supplements

[31:35] What are the best supplements to take and not to take?

[34:53] There are two types in human studies: epidemiological studies and clinical trials

[38:44] The human clinical study of spermidine and the after results

Linkage: 

Oxford Healthspan  (Use promo code BIONAT15 to save 15% off your order.)

Connect with Amy:

Instagram: @amylamotte

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-valley-lamotte-501676111/ 

Website: https://www.amylamotte.com/ 

Promo code:  Bionat15 for 15%

In this episode, Dr. Misak and I talked about how bioelectric chemistry changes our bodies and how to optimize personal energy efficiency.  He has developed a fascinating system to give each of his patients insight into how their body works, based on bioelectric chemistry that effectively reads the body metrics, and then conveys individual deficiencies. Let us welcome him on this podcast as he unravels the chemistry and optimization of the human body.  

At the end of the episode we talk about a new antiaging supplement that Dr. Misak formulated that is getting rave reviews from his patients - after 3 years of development he has launched Vi-Telometry a unique & eclectic herbal formula that supports and possibly even restores telomeres!   

Dr Misak generously has provided a 10% discount for listeners who want to try Vi-Telometry for themselves:  BIONAT10

https://vitelometry.com/ 

Meet this week’s guest:

Darrell S.C.S. Misak, ND, RPh - Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Licensed Pharmacist is a father of five healthy children and the creator of VI-Telometry. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from West Virginia University in 1992, he gained 3½ years of university hospital pharmacy experience at Duke University Medical Center. During his hospital pharmacy experience, Dr. Misak’s primary focus was clinical rounding in Oncology and General Medicine. As he began to realize the pitfalls of traditional medicine and pharmacy, he started his continued search for truth in health, which directed him to naturopathic medicine.

Key Highlights:

03:07 Basic principles of how the body restores itself
06:11 The five phases of health

08:53 Symptoms of poor sugar regulation

10:35 Cause and effect of deficiencies 

12:43 How bioelectric chemistry can read the symptoms 

14:32 Dr. Misak’s Youtube journey 

18:21 Metrics identifying the needed nutrition

22:00 Knowing your body better 

25:21 People's testimonials about Vi-Telometry Dr Misak’s Longevity supplement

28:24 The ingredients in Vi-Telometry

37:00 Growing food that will nourish the body - it goes beyond adding Phosphorus, Nitrogen & Potassium to the soil

39:00 Feeding soil to create nourishing food  -the difference between organic and biodynamic food

Linkage: 

Restoration of the Human Organism through Concentration on Numbers

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

VI-Telometry

Carey Reams

Connect with Dr Misak:

In this episode, we meet Shawn Wells, the author of The Energy Formula, his new book that covers pretty much every aspect of health optimization you can think of - from nutrition to supplementation, sleep optimization to the people you surround yourself with and, most importantly, the inner work and healing we must take on to achieve truly show up as our best selves. Shawn also shares his incredible health journey, how he came to love himself on his way to a healthy lifestyle, and the many challenges he had to overcome along the way.  As a master formulator, Shawn takes us on a deep dive into choosing the right supplements that can improve health and vitality while introducing us to some little-known compounds that are sure to be game changers in metabolic health.

Meet this week’s guest:

Shawn Wells MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN is the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on Health Optimization.  He has been dubbed the “World’s Great Formulator” of nutritional supplements.  Shawn is a popular speaker and has been featured on over 150 podcasts, in documentaries and on TV segments.  He has also written for numerous magazines, blogs and websites. 

Key Highlights:

• Shawn’s personal health journey and how it shaped his career choice early on.

[21:39] Shawn’s unique take on what Biohacking means to him

[30:57 ] What’s in a name - breaking down the  name of Energy Formula Book

[36:41 ] The After-effects of stress on our body and their different types

[43:10] Resiliency in our body critical for our well being

[45:29] People that are closed to you have the biggest effect on our lives and how give-and-take should manifest in every relationship

[49:13 ] This is the part where we dive into the book, supplementation etc...DiHydroBerberine, L Baiba, Grains of Paradise….

Connect with  Shawn Wells:

Shawn Wells

Shawn Wells on Instagram

Buy the Book!!!

https://www.energyformula.com

Dr Siobhan Newman is a fellow of Dr William Seed’s SSRP (Seed’s Scientific and Research Performance) Mastermind - a growing group of physicians specializing in practicing lifestyle and regenerative medicine using, among many other things, peptides.   

Dr Newman spent 20 Years as a Board-certified Emergency Room Dr. until she decided it was time to help patients actually reclaim their health and vitality. She is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Newman MD Lifecare in Southern California.  

Our conversation covers the span of her philosophy of caring for her patients and how she integrates peptides, lifestyle management and bioidentical hormone therapy to help her patients reclaim their health and vitality.

Meet this week’s guest:

Dr. Siobhan Newman is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, specializes in Emergency Medicine. Dr Newman has also acquired advanced certifications in Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy and Peptide Therapy - the latter through the A4M. She is affiliated with Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital and is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Newman MD LifeCare.

Key Highlights:

• From Emergency Room medicine to regenerative and lifestyle practice….what made it happen?
• Going “back to school”, learning about ways to support the body, from lifestyle to nutrition, hormones and the discovery (and study) of peptides
• Healing the body from the inside out
• The importance of symptoms over (or with testing) when assessing hormone function & balance
• The role of and source of toxins in inflammation and disease - addressing them through detoxification and reduced exposure
• Where/when do peptides fit into a protocol?
• Hormone replacement/optimization for people in advanced years (70’s and 80’s)
• (27:00) Dr Newman’s top peptides in practice…
• (32:00) Optimizing the immune system with peptides..
• (36:00) Using peptides in cycles and in stacks….addressing cell cycles, cellular senescence, etc.

Linkage: 

BPC 157

Thymus alpha 1

AOD 9604

Connect with Dr Siobhan Newman:

[email protected]

Linkedin

NewMan MD Lifecare

In this episode, Part 2 of the Biostrap EVO series, we get the perspective of Biostrap’s Chief Science Officer - Kevin Longoria on the Biostrap technology, some of the clinical studies using it and how to apply some of the metrics to your health journey.

Kevin and I continue the conversation about how the Biostrap EVO could be an essential tool for Biohackers looking for clinical grade data that they can trust.  We go deeper into a new metric - arterial age and elasticity and how it may turn out to be a powerful way to assess and monitor cardiovascular health.  This episode has a lot of great insights! Listen in.

Meet this week’s guest:

Kevin Longoria is an expert in the field of Clinical Physiology with an emphasis on cardiopulmonary and nervous system-based approaches to optimizing health and athletic performance. His previous role is a Chief Science Officer (CSO) for a progressive neuroscience company. He is currently a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and the Chief Science Officer at Biostrap.

To buy a Biostrap:  Biostrap.com 

To save 10% use promo code Longevity10

Key Highlights:

01:51 How Kevin found the Biostrap and ultimately became their Chief Science Officer 

03:34 Biostrap is adapting through generations

05:46 What are the limitations of Biostrap?

07:58 What are the reading specifications of Biostrap?

08:28 Understanding Arterial Age

10:20 The ideal metrics for humans

12:14 The Biostrap data checking process

15:42 The most important metrics for people

23:52 How meditation reflects data

27:13  Wearable technology and Covid research

29:16 Covid intervention

33:42 Biometrics trigger indicators

40:51 Ideal sleeping pattern routine

Linkage: 

Patrick McCown's book, The Oxygen

Circadian Pattern

Photoplethysmography  

Connect with Kevin:

Website: biostrap.com 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-longoria-2b581b164/

In this episode, Elias Arjan and I talk about the new edition of the Biostrap, the BiostrapEVO.

I’ve now been using Biostrap EVO for over a month and I have to say I’m pretty impressed with the quality of the data I am getting.   

The BiostrapEVO along with the Shoe pod and external Heart Rate Monitor together provide one of the most advanced wearable health, activity and sleep-tracking devices on the market. The Biostrap EVO enables you to get deeper insights about your body at various points in time by providing clinical-grade data. I’m really impressed with the detailed and highly accurate data readings, exercise tracking, and recovery recommendations based on exercise, exertion, sleep quality and recovery.

Another great feature of Biostrap is the heart rate monitor that provides heart rate variability, blood oxygen saturation and respiratory rate monitoring. With the upcoming release of the Heart Lab - a new feature, Biostrap EVO customers will also be able to assess and track a relatively new metric: arterial age.  

Listen in to the episode and discover the powerful pros of Biostrap that health hackers find game-changing. This is the first of a two-part series - in part two I talk to Kevin Longoria, Chief Science Officer at Biostrap.

Meet this week’s guest:

Elias Arjan, is the Senior Vice President at Biostrap. As part of his executive role at Biostrap, Elias oversees the marketing, communications, and sales teams and works together with the CEO to establish strategic partnerships worldwide. As a thought-leader in the field, Elias has presented at various conferences and participated in panels across medical technology and health optimization. Elias is also the Executive Director of the LA Chapter of the Biohackers Collective, a global not-for-profit dedicated to fostering community and sharing knowledge about how to unlock the code of ultimate human potential.

Key Highlights:

6:24 Elias’ background from science to the arts and athletics - the amazing path that led to his current position as SVP of Biostrap today

10:45 LA Magazine’s recent cover story on Biohacking - an interview with Elias and a number of other prominent Biohackers in LA...setting the record straight.

13:28 Eating disorders and OCD in biohacking is it really a thing?

14:01 Managing the spectrum between growth and comfort

19:12 What is a true measurement of our health?

22:00 the Biostrap difference from other devices

26:42 Importance of HRV data - and what actually is HRV?

29:49  Obsession in data health tracking

35:03 Variation Interval between heartbeats

38:31 Wearable technology after-effects

44:36 Possible reasons in sleep latency

53:42 Specifications of medical-grade wearables

59:00 Four key biometrics

01:12:26 Arterial age vs. chronological age

01:15:49 Biostrap as a pre-screening tool...

Linkage:

In this episode, I got the privilege to speak with three powerful and badass women who are incredibly driven into working together to fix the gap in women's health through a masterful program they created called PowHer, designed uniquely for women, by these three talented women. We talk about how finding the right partners has made this huge task remarkably effortless, how amazing their inner synergies have come together, how each of their strengths complements the other. It's just so great to see women coming together and creating something that is not built out of any amount of competition. Just ease and beauty it's truly extraordinary.

Listen to the episode.

Meet this week’s guests:

Dr. Nasha Winters

A global healthcare authority and best-selling author in integrative cancer care and research consulting with physicians around the world. She has educated hundreds of professionals in the clinical use of mistletoe and has created robust educational programs for both healthcare institutions and the public on incorporating vetted integrative therapies in cancer care to enhance outcomes. Dr. Nasha aims to bring integrative, bio-individual care to the women's health community and beyond.

Dasha Maximov

Dasha is a yoga teacher, health coach, and founder of WhealthCo. As the Director of Health Coaching for the PowHer Program, her goal is to impart to clients and other coaches the habits that are required to make long-lasting change in health happen and to bring forth the idea that health is not reductionist, but a symphony of cascading events and things in our bodies the create an environment for disease or for health.

Kayla Osterhoff

Former CDC Health Scientist, Researcher, and Health Optimization Medicine Practitioner formally trained across the spectrum of the health sciences. As the Director of Research and Development for the Women’s Health Organization, she aims to use their pilot 12-month women’s health cohort program (PowHer) as a vehicle to help bridge the gap in women’s health research and build the evidence base for high quality women-centric health care.

Key Highlights: 

• How Nasha, Dasha, and Kayla came into this together
• Why women get left out of too many clinical studies
• About the PowHer program
• How is the program different from other programs out there?
• Critical things included in the program
• How does this amazing program work
• Optimizing women's health like never before
• How do the tests work
• Common misconceptions in women's health
• Your cycle is a superpower