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Sayer Ji needs no introduction; his breadth of knowledge and wisdom has made him a widely acclaimed thought leader in the functional medicine field. He comes on the show today to talk with Sachin about his newest book and the related Masterclass as well as go down the rabbit hole on some wildly interesting subjects, don't miss this one!

Key Takeaways:

[:43] Sachin welcomes and introduces an influential role model of his, Sayer Ji.

[1:55] Sayer is launching his new book Regenerate: Unlocking your Body's Radical Resilience Through the New Biology. He explains what the book looks at and what "new biology" means.

[5:17] Sachin and Sayer touch on possible causes why new research has a hard time percolating into the mainstream medical system as well as the seemingly cognizant way pharmacological risks are ignored.

[8:03] Who is the doctor of the future?

[9:55] Writing the book and putting the Masterclass together enabled Sayer to really dive into the new biophysics; he shares how eye-opening some of his discoveries were.

[12:22] Sachin asks Sayer to dive deeper into the energy synthesis aspects he covers in his book and Masterclass, starting by what the current model is and how the new model differs.

[19:20] Water cavitation, zero-point energy and the fourth phase of water — Sayer Ji explains what they are and what it may mean for humans.

[24:57] On the importance of chlorophyll and eating leafy greens — Sayer shares one of his eureka moments.

[35:03] Melanin gives our skin its color and pigmentation and aside from its sociological implications, Sayer dives into the profound energetics of it.

[43:00] Sayer explains what he calls paleo-lifestyle deficiencies.

[46:48] Comparing apples to apples — literally! Sayer explains why and how fruit is critical to mammalian life on earth.

[54:05] Sayer explains where all of his passion came from! He shares what his hopes are for people reading his book or attending his Masterclass.

[1:00:30] Sayer explains how to get a free chapter of his book which comes out March 31st, 2020 and invites listeners to connect directly with independent booksellers in order to procure it or through IndieBound.

[1:01:41] Sayer talks about his Masterclass.

[1:02:02] Sachin thanks Sayer Ji for coming on the podcast and sharing so much of his knowledge and experience.

Mentioned in this episode

Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th, 2020

Free chapter of Sayer Ji's book Regenerate: Unlocking your Body's Radical Resilience Through the New Biology

Sayer Ji's Regenerate Masterclass

Sayer Ji's website

Transduction

Water cavitation

Zero-point energy

Book: The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor, by Gerald H. Pollack

Photoheterotrophs

Book: Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda

Phonon

Gerald Pollack

Richard Feynman

Nassim Paraman

Martin Fleishman and Stanley Pons (Cold Fusion)

Arturo Solis Herrera (Website in Spanish, Human Photosynthesis)

Mark Leclair

John Stuart Reid (Cymascope)

Kelly Brogan

More about our guest

Sayer Ji's website

More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel

How to speak with Sachin

Go one step further and become The Living Proof

Books by Sachin Patel:

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Today's episode features a good friend of Sachin's, someone whose work is part of his daily life, Jodi Cohen, Founder of Vibrant Blue Oils. She joins Sachin for an in-depth talk on the gentle benefits of essential oils as well as the critical importance of shifting into the parasympathetic state. Tune in for a wealth of information, tips, tricks, and a free resource.

Key Takeaways:

[:43] Sachin welcomes and introduces his dear friend and kindred spirit: Founder of Vibrant Blue Oils and essential oil expert, Jodi Cohen.

[1:24] Sachin shares the oil he uses every single day!

[3:06] Jodi shares the personal story of how she got into essential oils and how she built her first blend, Adrenal.

[5:30] The fundamental difference between pharmaceuticals and the use of plants in human organ systems. Sachin and Jodi discuss food and plants-based healing — an "intelligentle" approach.

[8:40] Jodi speaks to the importance of the parasympathetic state for resilience.

[10:59] Sachin opens up the discussion on the effects of oils on the limbic brain and the neocortex.

[12:08] Jodi shares an extremely emotional and vulnerable story about the recent passing of her son and how it helped her better understand the relationship between the frontal cortex and the amygdala.

[14:52] The clove and lime blend directly targets the vagus nerve which serves as the gear shift for the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

[17:03] Jodi explains why there is a best time to apply the parasympathetic oil and shares a complementary blend you can use alongside.

[19:33] Research on the vagus nerve shows that congestion and toxins can lead to chronic illness.

[20:41] Sachin touches on his Indian heritage and the timeless wisdom that was ignored for the first half of his life.

[23:49] Pill burden is a reality for practitioners, Sachin touches on how essential oils help relieve some of this pressure as well as some of the tools he uses to quantify their effectiveness.

[26:57] Essential oils amplify the effect of pills and supplements, Sachin and Jodi explain how.

[28:00] Jodi talks about the use of essential oils for hormone function support — even if they don't act directly on hormones.

[30:18] Sachin gives Jodi some well-earned props!

[31:10] Jodi speaks about her upcoming book (February 22nd, 2021) which focuses on the five low-hanging fruit strategies:

1. 1. Shifting into the parasympathetic state
2. 2. Getting good sleep
3. 3. Calming down the stress response
4. 4. Releasing the drainage pathways
5. 5. Syncing your immune system
6. [33:08] Drain the brain! Jodi explains how you can identify if you have an issue with drainage.
7. [35:43] Essential wellness kit from Vibrant Blue Oils. Jodi shares ways you can learn more on the subject of essential oils and invites listeners to ask any and all oil-related questions at [email protected].
8. [37:30] Sachin thanks Jodi and gives her the floor for some final thoughts.
10. Mentioned in this episode
11. Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th, 2020
13. Vibrant Blue Oils
14. Adaptogenic herbs | Adaptogens
15. The Secret Life of Trees, by Colin Tudge
16. Christine Schaffner
17. Katie Wells
19. Parasympathetic State Toolkit from Vibrant Blue Oils
21. More about our guest
22. Jodi Cohen on Vibrant Blue Oils
23. Jodi Cohen on LinkedIn
25. More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel
26. How to speak with Sachin
27. Go one step further and become The Living Proof
29. Books by Sachin Patel:
30. Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth
32. The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Today, Sachin interviews Dr. Aron Choi, ND to showcase this wonderful functional medicine practitioner.

Key Takeaways:

[:45] Sachin welcomes and introduces his friend and colleague Dr. Aron Choi, ND, who practices functional medicine in Seattle, WA.

[2:37] Aron shares the life-changing events and the wake-up call that propelled him towards naturopathic medicine.

[5:34] The way we understand and think about health can't be static, Aron talks about the evolution and growth of his own thought on the subject, from him thinking that diet was the Alpha and Omega to the eight pillars of health framework.

[7:33] The biggest client 'aha!' moments.

[9:36] Aron touches on some of the results clients can expect when working with his metabolic reset program — he shares a patient case study.

[13:50] Sachin speaks to Aron's unique process.

[14:30] Naturopathic philosophy states that if you create the conditions for health, health will thrive. Aron shares his process within this framework.

[18:43] Aron touches on how he views lab testing: how and when he chooses to use them and when they're really not necessary. He shares a personal story.

[22:59] Sachin shares his own experience with some patients' take on lab testing: doing the labs will never exempt you from doing the lifestyle stuff! Aron shares his take on this as well.

[25:48] For the low, low, price of two heart stents you can get a brand new Tesla! — How insurance hides the real cost of traditional healthcare.

[28:13] Aron dives a bit deeper into the selfish reasons that drove him to want to help everyone.

[29:58] Sachin shares his takeaways on this interview.

[31:01] Aron talks about who is a good fit to work with him and how to get in touch with him.

[32:50] Sachin thanks Dr. Aron Choi and signs off.

Mentioned in this episode

Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th, 2020

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Tim Ferriss

The Ultramind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First, by Dr. Marc Hyman

"The Determinants of Health and Therapeutic Order", ND Healthcare

The Infinite Game, by Simon Sinek

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Tony Robbins

"The Therapeutic Order", Institute for Natural Medicine

More about our guest

Dr. Aron Choi on his website

Dr. Aron Choi on Facebook

Dr. Aron Choi on Twitter

Dr. Aron Choi on LinkedIn

Dr. Aron Choi on YouTube

More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel

How to speak with Sachin

Go one step further and become The Living Proof

Books by Sachin Patel:

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Today's episode is a talk Sachin gave at Terry Wahl's Amplify event

Key Takeaways:

[:45] Sachin opens up his talk by sharing a productivity app that could change how you have conversations with your patients or teams!

Qualify your time [3:34] Sachin dives right in with steps, suggestions, and a free resource (becomeproof.com/apply-now) of his in order to qualify your time.

[7:23] The importance of a supportive spouse.

[8:15] If people are to choose to trust you with their money and even more — their health — you have to be certain and you have to be confident.

[8:53] Sachin talks about Terry's influence on his practice and why simpler is better.

[10:40] "How long have humans been doing that for?" is a key question Sachin likes to ask his patients.

[12:12] On why it's critical to walk the walk if you are going to talk the talk!

The Five Freedoms [14:45] Sachin explains The Five Freedoms that should be present in your business, and your life:

1. 1. Emotional freedom — controlling your emotions is an effective way to hijack your nervous system, for you or someone else!
2. 2. Geographic freedom — see our beautiful planet.
3. 3. Health freedom — your business can't negatively impact your health.
4. 4. Time freedom — Make time for what's important.
5. 5. Financial freedom — this has to be a by-product of the work you love.
6. [17:25] Explicitly sharing your values is really important in building relationships with your clients.
7. Improve your business [12:07] Sachin shares three things to do to improve your business right away:

1. 1. Make sure you are laser-focused — find a coach or mentor.
2. 2. Take charge of your schedule — make sure you are present and in the moment.
3. 3. Know yourself — genetic testing offers some interesting information.
4. Retargeting pixels [26:00] Is your website doing everything it can for you and your potential clients? Sachin explains the importance of targeting pixels and building a retargeting strategy in order to get your message out to the people who are interested in it.
5. [31:16] If you don't have one, get a pixel installed to start building an audience (Step-by-step to check if your website has a pixel, start at Facebook Pixel Helper.)
6. [34:35] Sachin shares the case study of one of his clients and what a retargeting pixel enabled him to do.
7. Running challenges [36:50] Sachin lays out the structure of a challenge, what it can do for your business but more importantly what it can do for your clients!
8. Building your community [43:31] Don't compare, connect! You never know how much people actually need you and who could be a resource.
9. [48:24] Fun tip: Uber drivers are a great captive audience! Practice your pitch!
10. [48:55] Sachin shares some of his methods to build community including hosting workshops, attending live events and masterminds. Never forget yourself in the mix: you are the average of the five people you spend your time with.
11. [54:33] Perfect Practice Live/Wahls — April 3rd to 5th 2020 — $250 out of every ticket sale goes to Terry Wahl's research fund.
12. [57:40] Before signing off, Sachin shares a personal story of growth.
14. Mentioned in this episode
15. Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th 2020
16. Otter
17. Qualify your time — Sachin's free questionnaire
18. JJ Virgin Mindshare
19. Terry Wahl | Amplify
20. Jeffrey Bland
21. Tim Grover
22. Joe Polish
23. Ram Dass
24. Dan Kennedy
25. Facebook Pixel Helper
26. Barbara DeAngelis
28. More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel
29. How to speak with Sachin
30. Go one step further and become The Living Proof
32. Books by Sachin Patel:
33. Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth
35. The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Are you overdue for a vacation? Today's episode is all about finding a way to get your R&R at no cost, maybe even at a profit!

Sachin just got back from a family Mastermind and vacation in Maui and he's tuning in to share his framework for paying for your vacation while you're there!

Key Takeaways:

[:43] Is there any realistic way to move your mission and vision forward and take a vacation with your family? If you're strategic, you can have it all and Sachin dives right in with a multitude of tips.

[2:35] Find cool places where events are held, and write them off as a business expense.

[3:27] Don't forget to generate some white space for creativity — Sachin explains how.

[3:55] Relationships are important — both the ones you have and the ones you haven't started building yet!

[6:00] Travelling in the same time zones has some very real advantages.

[7:07] Set aside some time to work — two hours out of a 24 hour day leaves plenty of time.

[8:52] The OHIO principle.

[9:10] Get in some good elevator pitch practice, and record some new content.

[10:45] Sachin shares his love and invites you to have fun before signing off.

Mentioned in this episode

Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th 2020

JJ Virgin Mindshare

More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel

How to speak with Sachin

Go one step further and become The Living Proof

Books by Sachin Patel:

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Today's episode comes to you live from Sachin's hotel room in New Jersey! He is attending the Unblinded Sales Mastery course by Sean Callagy on integrity-based sales.

In this podcast, Sachin will be sharing his highlights and insights from day one of three of this masterclass. Tune in for a peek on how you can shift the sales paradigm on its ugly head, and what you can start asking today to deepen your emotional connection with your clients.

Key Takeaways:

[:43] Sales can sometimes feel sleazy. Integrity-based Human Influence proposes to shift this unpleasant paradigm.

[2:10] Don't miss your chance for a seat at the upcoming Perfect Practice Live event on how to get outside of your brick and mortar to access great new opportunities!

Note [4:30] Sachin will only be sharing an overview of Sean's formula, and he advises you attend the course — like him and many of his clients and friends — to get the whole picture.

[6:24] Sean Callagy proposes a three-part framework for building rapport and reaching agreement formation.

Part one [7:12] The four-step communication model. As a medical practitioner, listening is one of your most powerful tools to build an emotional rapport.

Part two [14:47] The 10 indispensable elements. These elements are tools to help you build your leadership, connect more deeply, get the right information and frame your services in their best light for your clients.

Part three [21:02] Four energies. Sachin breaks down the four types of energies that participate in building influence and leadership.

[22:27] The five questions you can start asking today to help build a better emotional rapport and deepen your understanding of your client's story.

[26:00] If 2020 is your year, the Perfect practice live event is for you! An amazing roster of speakers will be present to help you go beyond brick and mortar to increase your impact and influence in the world.

[28:06] Sachin shares his love and wishes you all success in 2020.

Mentioned in this episode

Perfect Practice Live — April 3rd to 5th 2020

Unblinded Sales Mastery — Sean Callagy

Jared Yellin

Joe Polish

Dr. Peter Osborne

Matthew Loop

UJ Ramdas

Jason Christoff

More about your host Dr. Sachin Patel

How to speak with Sachin

Go one step further and become The Living Proof

Books by Sachin Patel:

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done

Sachin wishes you a happy new year! He shares in this episode one of his favorite topics, which is public speaking; mastering this area will grant that your message can be delivered widely while serving more people with powerful content. Currently, there are many amazing tools and resources to get your message across, but is also a challenging matter to be able to do so. Sachin presents in this episode some strategies and a framework to assist you in spreading your word effectively so you can grow your practice and help even more people.

Key takeaways:

[2:04] The power of community workshops.

[3:07] Confidence is a key to be able to communicate effectively.

[4:06] Start with the end in mind.

[5:03] Your voice should be powerful; share purposeful content.

[6:08] Choose the right words, based on your audience.

[8:10] Learn to tell stories.

[8:58] How to deliver a signature talk.

[9:36] Use real-life examples.

[9:55] Record yourself so you can follow your progress.

[10:59] Speak in person, online, and in live events.

[12:10] Stream yourself; you never know who is watching!

[13:30] Make sure you have good equipment.

[14:32] Try to avoid overthinking or overcomplicating things.

[16:21] Consistency carves canyons.

[17:37] Make sure you are adding value so people feel better after hearing you.

[19:13] Hire a coach or an accountability partner that can give you honest feedback and evaluate you.

Mentioned in this episode:

Learn more about Sachin Patel

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth, by Sachin Patel

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done, by Sachin Patel

"Become Living Proof," Sachin Patel

Speak with Sachin

Sachin wants to share in today's episode how his practice got 1,100 emails, 900 weight-loss surveys, 15 video testimonials, 30 written testimonials, 12 Facebook reviews and several hundreds of new friends! Challenging your community is a great way to strengthen the relationship with your patients while getting them to take action and to experience the results in their health after following a challenge for a restricted period. Sachin wants your practice to be benefited too, by spreading your work in your community, allowing you to reach out and serving more people.

Key takeaways:

[3:10] Challenge people on behaviors in order to help them move in the right direction.

[4:22] Sell people what they want but give them what they actually need.

[5:22] How to challenge people by setting a strategic effort in a short period.

[6:14] Money and success love speed.

[6:42] Why a shorter challenge is actually better.

[8:06] Five pounds represent a lot more than just the weight.

[9:12] There is literally no competition; use this challenge in your community and add to it your own twist.

[10:11] Does your community believe in you?

Mentioned in this episode:

Learn more about Sachin Patel

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth, by Sachin Patel

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done, by Sachin Patel

"Become Living Proof," Sachin Patel

Speak with Sachin

Reed Davis is the founder of FDN (Functional Diagnostic Nutrition). He has been delivering amazing knowledge and clinical support to the community so they can leverage the change of the landscape of healthcare.

Reed Davis developed the D. R. E. S. S. for Health Success® program to consolidate the potent, proven, professional protocols that he developed over a 12-year-period in collaboration with other leaders in the field. Reed is known as one of the most successful and experienced clinicians in the world today, having provided functional lab assessments to over 11,000 people for hormone levels as well as adrenal, digestion, detoxification, mucosal barrier, pathogenic, bone density, and diet-related health problems.

Key takeaways:

[2:16] Reed Davis talks about his personal and professional journey.

[6:27] Reed Davis designed a program that is more affordable than seeing a practitioner.

[7:49] The environment is the greatest contributor to chronic illness.

[9:19] The development of an epigenetic program.

[10:12] The right environment includes the air you breathe, your food, your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and trauma.

[11:30] Health coaches don't diagnose but approach the epigenetic contributors to disease.

[13:35] How does FDN work?

[20:08] A health coach practicing FDN seeks for the healing opportunities in each patient for them to improve function in the body.

[21:02] D.R.E.S.S.: Diet, Rest, Exercise, Stress reduction or management, and Supplements.

[23:10] Lab results should be interpreted based on the person who produced those results.

[23:47] People training to become health coaches learn to read their own lab tests, starting with themselves to later help others.

[29:39] FDN is a program for people looking to help others through a fulfilling career.

[31:56] Why do engineers love the FDN program?

Mentioned in this episode:

Learn more about Sachin Patel

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth, by Sachin Patel

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done, by Sachin Patel

"Become Living Proof," Sachin Patel

Speak with Sachin

To learn more about how to become an FDN, click here: Bit.ly/LPIFDNcourse

Bones and Hormones

Reed Davis on Facebook

James Maskell is sharing a topic that greatly influences Functional Medicine, which is the Group Visit Model, an emerging model in functional medicine practice that allows practitioners to scale their work while impacting people and creating a sense of community.

James Maskell came to America 15 years ago with a question in his mind: "How do I create a structure that controls cost and maximizes health span?" His mission is still seeking for self-efficacy, where people can take care of their health while being independent of the medical system and informing their community about how to do it. Community, not medicine, creates health.

Key takeaways:

[2:28] James Maskell is welcomed to the Perfect Practice for the second time.

[3:22] James Maskell talks about his professional journey.

[9:55] The challenge of taking functional medicine to everyone.

[11:29] Five reasons why functional medicine can't scale.

[14:08] Loneliness is the biggest driver of all caused mortality.

[15:58] The value proposition of the group visit has to be the efficiency of delivering information and solving loneliness by introducing people to each other.

[23:55] The patient being in charge of his/her health is the future of medicine.

[27:21] How can practitioners scale their practices?

[31:04] James Maskell talks about the virtual group visit vs. the in-person group visit.

[32:55] Community assisting to maintain healthy behavior.

[33:30] The efficiency of delivering information in a group setting.

[41:04] James Maskell talks about the Group Visit Toolkit.

[43:22] The root cause of many diseases, most of the time, is loneliness.

[46:35] Kelly Brogan's mission is to get people off the side meds.

[49:32] Dr. Terry Wahl's amazing accomplishment and how she inspires others to reverse chronic disease.

[55:27] Co-creativity creates community.

[56:28] James Maskell presents the biopsychosocial model.

[58:33] The Maskell thesis for healthcare transformation.

[1:01:37] 80% full reversal of PTSD practicing mindfulness in group settings.

[1:04:05] The one thing James Maskell doesn't like about the naturopathic order: The era of the pyramid is over.

[1:07:00] Creating a cost-sharing community is an evolution for health insurance.

[1:10:06] Dr. Joel Kahn is a cardiologist who works to reverse chronic illness.

[1:12:18] James Maskell gives a last example of the community as medicine.

[1:14:30] Why 2020 is an important year for the community and the planet.

[1:17:28] Free download from Amazon of the latest James Maskell's book.

Mentioned in this episode:

Learn more about Sachin Patel

Perfect Practice: How to Build a Successful Functional Medical Business, Attract Your Ideal Patients, Serve Your Community and Get Paid What You're Worth, by Sachin Patel

The Motivation Molecule: The Biological Secrets To Eliminate Procrastination, Skyrocket Productivity, and Get Sh!t Done, by Sachin Patel

"Become Living Proof," Sachin Patel

Speak with Sachin

The Evolution of Medicine: Join the Movement to Solve Chronic Disease and Fall Back in Love with Medicine, by James Maskell

www.thecommunitycure.com

Group Visit Toolkit

A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives, by Kelly Brogan M.D. with Kristin Loberg