The Energy Blueprint Podcast

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Datis Kharrazian, an award-winning researcher, academic professor, and functional medicine provider with extensive clinical experience treating chronic fatigue syndrome.

Today, we focus on how the brain contributes to chronic fatigue. Dr. Kharrazian provides a really pragmatic viewpoint that both respects and, I believe, supersedes many of the other theories I’ve heard throughout the years.

This podcast was initially released in Oct 2018

In this episode, I’m speaking with public health professor and environmental health scientist Dr. Yogi Hendlin about the corruption of science. Unfortunately, it’s easy to be unaware of this critically important issue that negatively influences your and your family's health.

This is a must-listen podcast—the information presented by Dr. Hendlin profoundly affects us all. 

This podcast was initially released in April 2022

In this podcast, Dr. Hendlin and I discuss:

• The critical difference between REAL science vs. industry-funded science

• The sad fact that despite countless real-world examples of how corruption and scientific fraud cause massive harm, many people are still unaware of these issues

• How big industry buys the science and bribes their way to credibility by compromising the integrity of “independent” 3rd-party institutions

• How many industries secretly manipulate government officials to influence their regulatory processes with money, resources, or power

• Just how corrupt is science? And how to spot a study that might provide you with disinformation instead of trusted facts

• What are industrial epidemics, and how might they negatively affect ALL of us?

• Examples of overt corruption from companies like ExxonMobil and Glaxo-Smith-Kline who put pressure on scientists

• The terrible danger of hubris in officials who make policies based on industry-funded, fraudulent, and manipulated science

• What can we learn from the continued use of glyphosate despite the clear danger of disease that it poses?

• What can we do to restore the integrity of the scientific process, which is now corrupted by conflicting interests, funding, political interests, and confirmation bias?

• Dr. Hendlin’s 3 most vital takeaways if we’re going to protect our loved ones, our communities, and the planet 

In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. William Pawluk, one of the world’s most respected authorities on pulsed electromagnetic fields, or PEMFs, a topic that might seem confusing due to what you’ve learned about EMFs, aka electromagnetic fields. 

However, PEMFs are a highly beneficial form of positive stress and are very different from EMFs emitted from wireless phones or your modem.

I’m excited for you to listen to this episode as Dr. Pawluk cuts through the pseudoscience surrounding PEMFs and brings his notable expertise to the topic!

(This podcast was originally released in Oct 2021)

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Martin Picard, a mitochondrial researcher who directs the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine in Psychiatry and Neurology.

We explore the fascinating topic of how stress affects your mitochondria and the link to aging, resilience, disease resistance, and, of course, energy levels! 

This conversation was one of my personal favorites, and I can’t wait for you to hear it!

(This podcast was originally released in August 2019)

In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Heather Sandison, a naturopathic doctor, published researcher, and the author of a new book you’ll definitely want to read, Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health.

Dr. Sandison’s work is extraordinary in many ways, but, in my opinion, one of her most impressive achievements is creating Marama Memory Care, the first residential memory care facility to have the goal of returning cognitively declined residents to independent living!

I loved speaking with Dr. Sandison, and I know you’ll learn a lot from this podcast. Enjoy!

In this podcast, Dr. Sandison and I discuss:

• The true underlying drivers of chronic illness, and dementia specifically, and why the conventional approach is not working

• An incredibly surprising role of amyloid beta plaque (thought to be the major contributor to dementia) that no one is talking about

• 6 factors Dr. Sandison addresses in her Alzheimer’s patients to achieve cognitive improvement at the cellular level

• 3 reasons why Alzheimer’s research and standard treatment has been a massive failure…this is a must-listen for any person dealing with neurodegenerative disease

• Details of the now infamous 2006 study that seems to have fabricated research on Alzheimer’s connection to amyloid beta proteins

• How faulty science led to a misguided paradigm of Alzheimer’s treatment and the development of risky, expensive drugs that don’t have a substantial positive effect

• Why inflammation isn’t a root cause of disease and the triggers we can be aware of instead

• The thoughtful details of Dr. Sandison’s research and how what she found completely upends everything we thought we knew about Alzheimer’s

• Actionable, accessible steps you can start TODAY to prevent or even reverse dementia...plus movement and mindfulness tips you’ve never heard before!

In this episode, I’m speaking with Robert Lufkin, MD, a physician and medical school professor at UCLA and the University of Southern California, about his new, provocatively titled book Lies I Taught In Medical School.

In this episode, I’m speaking with my friend and brilliant functional doctor, Dr. Datis Kharrazian, on the most evidence-based and practical ways to support your brain. 

This is a re-release of a MUST-LISTEN episode if you have any cognitive concerns, such as a history of brain injury or fatigue, or if you’re concerned with keeping your brain healthy as you age. Dr. Kharrazian draws on his decades of clinical experience to share his top tips for brain health and life-long optimization. We cover a LOT of ground with tons of great takeaways you’ll want to hear!

This podcast was originally published in February 2021

In this episode, I’m speaking for a third time with Borge Fagerli about some powerful mindset techniques he uses in his coaching practice that will help you achieve your fitness, muscle-building, and weight-loss goals. 

If you haven’t yet, be sure to listen to our first two episodes. In them, Borge explains his simplified but highly effective approach to training, gives us some insight into his history, and explains why he’s now focused on psychology and mindset rather than the common hyper focus on relatively trivial details that tends to dominate the world of evidence-based fitness.

In this episode, I’m speaking with holistic dentist and educator Dr. Judson Wall about how oral health is the overlooked gateway to full-body health and the most potent ways to keep your teeth and gums (and every other body system!) working optimally.

This podcast was initially released in April 2022. 

In this podcast, Dr. Judson and I discuss:

• The top nutrient deficiencies that contribute most to dental decay, decreased bone density, and nerve issues (and a whole host of other problems)

• Does fluoride work…in toothpaste or drinking water? And is it really as harmful as some people say it is?

• Why our ancestors didn’t need to brush their teeth or floss (and what we can learn from them)

• The best natural alternatives to commercial toothpaste products

• Why the pH of the mouth is the most vital aspect of avoiding gum disease…do you know your oral pH?

• Why root canals and silver fillings are terrible practices (along with effective alternatives and remedies)

• Tips for avoiding sleep apnea and poor craniofacial development in childhood

• Dr. Wall’s top 4 tips for excellent oral hygiene and health

In this episode, I’m re-releasing an episode with Dr. Stephan Guyenet and Dr. Mario Kratz, two impressively experienced nutrition researchers with a wide range of expertise, about their organization Red Pen Reviews, a non-profit dedicated to publishing unbiased, scientifically accurate reviews for current nutrition books hitting the market.

Today, we focus on two popular but controversial books—Dr. Steven Gundry’s The Plant Paradox and Carnivore Code from Dr. Paul Saladino.

This podcast was originally published on August 27 2022

In this podcast, Dr. Guyenet, Dr. Kratz, and I discuss:

• How difficult it is to parse out accurate versus inaccurate and biased information and the regulated and systematic role of Red Pen Reviews in clearing up the confusion

• The 3 focus areas Dr. Guyenet and Dr. Kratz use to score the books they review and the importance of each

• How the health claims made in Carnivore Code compare to research AND anecdotal reports of people eating the diet…and how the main claim that humans evolved to be carnivores compares to evolutionary evidence

• Possible downsides or even dangers of the carnivore diet and if these caveats are discussed in the book

• The full truth of the claim that elevated LDL is not a cardiovascular concern if a person has excellent metabolic health

• Does a nose-to-tail carnivore diet provide all the nutrients you need each day?

• The Plant Paradox’s primary claim that certain plant lectins lead to approximately 50 diseases…plus, what a lectin actually is!

• What current research tells us about lectins triggering leaky gut, inflammation, and autoimmune disease 

• The health status of people who eat large amounts of lectin-rich legumes, tomatoes, and other nightshade vegetables

• Could lectins and other plant foods be stressful BUT ALSO beneficial at the same time?

• Practical ways to evaluate the nutrition information you take in every day so you can more easily consider what’s accurate and what’s likely not