Did you know that sound, air, and water actually affect your health and too much exposure to these can all cause fatigue? I am sure you at one point or the other have experienced coming home from a crowded office location or mall only to find yourself tired as a result of the constant buzz that has been going on around you.

In this week’s podcast I am talking to Dr. Anthony Beck, an expert in this field, who will enlighten you why you are feeling that way at the end of the busy day.

A bit about Dr. Anthony Beck

As a physician who has practiced Functional Medicine for over 20 years, Dr. Anthony G. Beck doesn’t merely manage diseases ~ he helps people resolve them. With extensive education in many clinical disciplines such as Functional Medicine, clinical nutrition, systems biology, epigenetics and nutrigenomics, he takes a dynamic approach to assessing, educating, and working with his patients to achieve their highest levels of wellbeing.

Even more importantly, Dr. Beck wants to empower patients to demand a higher level of care from their health care providers. Dr. Beck’s methods involve an array of aspects including a healthful lifestyle design, individualized nutrition, hormone balancing, resolving immune dysfunction and hidden infectious diseases, extensive laboratory and functional testing, detoxification, and preventative medicine.

Here he brilliantly transforms the new science of healthy living into programs that are simple, fun and completely straightforward.

 What we will cover in this podcast.

• What the Balance Protocol is and how it relates to your health and daily life.
• Why breathing is important, and how you can ensure clean air in your home.
• How water actually works inside your body when you drink it.
• What sound does to your body.
• Why magnetic fields are unhealthy to you.
• Why you should turn off your phone regularly

This week, I am talking with Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein on why dirt -- yup, that's right, I said DIRT -- is an integral part of good health.

Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD is a pediatric neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, naturalist and author of The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from Soil, which has been translated into ten languages. Dr. Maya’s philosophy is that the health of our inner terrain—our bodies– is a reflection of the health of our outer terrain, the natural world around us. Gut, immune and nervous system—and the many microbes therein—are a direct reflection of the food we eat and where that food comes from, from the soil it’s grown in to the water it swims in to the synthetic chemicals that it’s bathed in. Fresh food, microbes (that’s right, germs) and elements of nature—soil, sunshine, water, and fresh air—make children resilient and prevent or reverse their illness.

Here's a quick snapshot of what you'll learn in this interview:

• How dirt impacts on gut health, immune health, and brain health
• Why we came to believe dirt is bad for us
• How dishwashers is linked to allergies and asthma
• The "hygeine hypothesis" of autoimmune disease
• How dirt and getting dirty relates to the gut, health and energy
• Why what you think you know about "bad” bacteria and "good" bacteria may be wrong
• Why Maya does not like the term ingredients
• What GMOs really are
• How multiple researchers have been exposed in promoting GMOs after being paid to do so
• Why feeding the world is not about more GMO crops, but about food distribution
• The "Cell Danger Response" and how toxins impact the mitochondria

Is histamine causes your symptoms?

Today, Yasmina and I will discuss:

• What Histamine is.
• What Histamine intolerance can do to your body.
• What to eat to make sure you help your body recover from histamine intolerance.
• How histamine can influence migraines.
• Why fixing histamine intolerance isn't just about elimination diets.
• How to fix your histamine issues.

Are you an early bird or a night owl? These are the two most commonly know chronotypes. But did you know that there are 4 and that your personal chronotype has a direct influence on your circadian rhythm?

This week I am so fortunate to interview Dr. Michael J Breus Ph.D. also known as “The Sleep Doctor.”

Dr. Breus is a clinical psychologist and both a diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people in the world to have passed the board at age 31, and specializing in sleep disorders. He’s 1 of 163 psychologists in the world with these credentials and this distinction.

You might also know Dr. Breus from the Dr. Oz Show where he is on the clinical advisory board and has appeared on the show more than 30 times in the past 4 years.

Dr. Breus is also the author of the book The Power of When, in which, he is discussing how your chronotype (Lion, Bear, Wolf, or Dolphin) can affect your circadian rhythm and energy levels if you do not know how to leverage it. In the book he shares the right time to do everything from going to bed, getting up, talk to your kids, ask for a raise… even when to have sex.

If you want to know what your chronotype is, go and take the quiz. Do it now, as it will help you relate to some of the topics we cover in the podcast but don’t forget to come back and listen to the podcast.

Do you know how to operate your brain for maximal energy levels?

If you are not consciously operating your brain to maximize your energy and performance, then you're missing out.

This week, I am talking to Dr. Heidi Hanna who will teach you the simple stress management techniques she has implemented into her life, and now teach her clients, that lower stress throughout the day.

Heidi is a performance coach and keynote speaker. She has trained thousands of people on practical ways to incorporate nutrition, exercise, and positive psychology strategies to improve their health productivity and performance.

She is the CEO and founder of Synergy. A coaching and consulting company that specializes in customized health and wellness solutions for individuals and organizations.

She is also a New York Times bestselling author of The Sharp Solution: A brain-based approach for optimal performance, and also, Stressacholic: 5 steps to transform your relationship with stress, and her latest book, which I love, is called, Recharge.

In this podcast Heidi will talk about

• Sleep, how much we need for optimal brain function and energy levels
• How having a good morning routine will set your day up for productivity
• How good nutrition is vital for optimal stress management and focus
• Why movement should be a part of every work hour (and how to do it)
• Why taking breaks is great for stress management and better mental health
• How multitasking might be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

One of the biggest causes of fatigue is toxins -- in our environment and in our body. Getting rid of those toxins is thus a critical step to having more energy.

This week, I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Evan Hirsch who is an expert on treating fatigue. Having suffered from fatigue himself, he has a great expertise and understanding for the underlying causes of fatigue.

In this podcast, here's what you'll learn:

• The most common causes of fatigue (the "Usual Suspects")
• How chemicals are everywhere and cause fatigue
• What mold does to your body and how to remove it
• How to treat hidden infections like Lyme disease.

How does sexual energy relate to your energy levels?

Tune in this week,  as I have an out of the ordinary podcast with the remarkable sexpert Susan Bratton who is a trusted hot sex advisor to millions of people all over the world. She’s sort of like the Dear Abby of sex. Her knowledge is extensive, and I promise you that you will be blown away with her take on energy sex and how you can use this to improve your love life and your energy levels.

This is not something we’ve delved into before, and I think you’re going to love what we have in store for you today.

We are going to get into the six essentials of energy sex. I think as you get into this you’ll see the relevance of all these concepts that we’re going to talk about to fatigue and to energy enhancement more broadly, outside of sex, but this is a really key piece of the puzzle when it comes to your overall energy levels.

This is outside of my typical conversations that I have, which generally involve geeking out on science. Nutrition and lifestyle and circadian rhythm and all that kind of stuff.

In this podcast we will cover:

• What energy sex is.
• The 6 essentials of energy sex
• How porn and masturbation influence your sex life
• How you can use sexual healing to overcome past trauma
• What ejaculatory control is and how that can impact your energy levels

Warning this podcast will cover some topics that are rated R at times. If you are uncomfortable discussing things related to sex, I would advise you not to listen to this podcast. 

I'm really excited to share today's guest with you... Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson is a PhD in cognitive sciences and expert on the psychology of food addiction. She's the founder of the weight loss program called Bright Line Eating, which is all about helping people who struggle with food addiction and sugar addiction behaviors that sabotage their weight loss. And she's getting some absolutely phenomenal results helping people lose the weight and keep it off permanently. Susan is also a close friend of mine, so we wanted to have this discussion which is basically on a topic that intersects her expertise and mine -- the link between weight loss and energy.

Specifically, here's what you're going to learn in this episode:

• What some of the most common causes of fatigue are
• Why weight loss causes fatigue  
• What really happens when you start cutting calories (hint: it's not just your "metabolism" -- it's something more important that most people have no idea about)
• The link between toxins, fat gain and fatigue 
• The two biggest factors that sabotage your fat loss success (and how to avoid them)

This is a great conversation with Susan and I, probably unlike anything you've heard before on this subject. If you're trying to lose fat, this show is a must-listen, and I think you're going to love it.

In this episode, you will hear from biohacker Joe Cohen on how biohacking your genes can help boost your health and energy levels.

You will learn about

• What Joe believes are the root causes of fatigue 
• What biohacking really is
• What the cannabinoid system is and how it influences your energy levels
• What orexin is
• What the most important genes are when it comes to fatigue and energy levels

WARNING: This episode has lots of technical science in it, and Joe presumes the listener has a solid understanding of physiology. If you do not have a solid background in studying health, you may find some of this interview difficult to understand. If you do have a strong background in studying health, you will likely enjoy this interview a lot. :)

In this episode, you'll hear from researcher Guillermo Ruiz on overcoming chronic infections. 

You'll learn:

* Why infections are a common trigger of fatigue

* What are the typical infections people with fatigue can have

* Why vitamin D supplements are often NOT a smart idea

* The difference between supplements and phytochemicals (and how it can be the difference between doing something helpful vs. counterproductive)

* How to strengthen your immune system and prevent infection

* A set of phytochemicals you can use to boost your immune system and help you beat chronic infections so you can overcome fatigue and get your energy back