In late 2019, we interviewed Dr. Kaleb Redden, an orthopedic surgeon who is also Kaged Muscle's team doctor! As someone who can repair spines, enhance strength, and help you get big, it's no wonder why Kris Gethin brought him on the team.

See video at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dr-kaleb-redden-kaged-muscle

Be Amazing. BEAM is here to share an incredible message of perseverance and positivity with great supplements. Ben interviews owner Mike Yewdell about his battle with cancer, and how BEAM came to be.

Full story at https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-news/beam

In December of 2019, Mike and Ben got together to discuss the 2019 Supplement Industry Awards.

The categories and winners listed:

- 2019 Product of the Year (Non-Supplement) – SteelFit Steel Releaf

- 2019 Brand of the Year – Ghost Lifestyle

- Brand to Watch in 2020 – Glaxon

- 2019 Flavor System of the Year – Alpha Lion GAIN-O-RADE / SuperHuman Intra Grapermelon and Ghost Legend Limited Edition Strawberry Daiquiri

- 2019 Supplement of the Year – NutraBio Alpha EAA

Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/2019-supplement-industry-awards

Shawn Wells returns to the PricePlow Podcast to talk all things Berberine! This is an incredible blood sugar supplement that has been shown to outperform metformin! But berberine just got better - with dihydroberberine! This ingredient isn't only for diabetics, or even those with some insulin resistance! Shawn and Mike discuss the benefits of and lifestyles that should be using berberine as well as GlucoVantage, NNB nutrition's patented dihydroberberine.

Full article with over 50 citations at:

https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-research/berberine

Brent Laffey of Armada Nutrition and Mark Glazier of NutraBio join us to discuss the January 2020 ABH Pharma indictment, where the US Department of Justice handed down a massive indictment against ABH Pharma and Mohammed Jahirul Islam for years of FDA GMP Violations. We talk about how we can improve the industry, whether you're a manufacturer of dietary supplements, brand owner, or retailer.

Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/industry-news/abh-pharma-indictment

In December of 2019, Ben visited Mike in Texas to film some videos to recap the year. But first, they sat down to catch up on their personal lives and recapped 2019 in the supplement industry.

Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/2019-supplement-industry-recap

On October 22nd, 2019 Australia’s TGA released “Consultation: Proposed clarification that certain sports supplements are therapeutic goods”, a document outlining proposed amendments to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. This proposed amendment would make most supplements under the regulation of the TGA, similar to the FDA’s drug office in the USA.

We sat down with Joseph Mencel of Massive Joe’s to hear his thoughts. As a major importer, distributor, retailer, and someone with a legal background in Australia, he offers a unique point of view in the discussion. Joe is traveling so please forgive the lapses in connection.

The update was later published by the Australia TGA in March of 2020.

Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/joseph-mencel-massive-joes-australia-tga-2019

In November of 2019, we welcome back Shawn Wells to talk about his new role as Chief Science Officer with NNB Nutrition. Specifically, he's joining us to discuss a novel new ingredient BAIBA (sold as MitoBurn by NNB) which has been studied for a few years but mostly unavailable from ingredient manufacturers.

Tune in to learn about Shawn, BAIBA (also known as β-aminoisobutyric acid or 3-Aminoisobutyric acid), and the wonderful world of new novel ingredients!

Articles at https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-research/baiba and https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-ingredients/mitoburn

Long story short is that this molecule is generated when you exercise (it's generated from broken-down valine or thymine), and is more of a SIGNAL than an amino acid, activating various "exercise-induced" mechanisms in the body.

When supplementing extra BAIBA in mice, a ton of interesting health effects occur:

- Changes the characteristics of energy storing white adipose tissue into energy burning brown-like adipose tissue

- Increases liver (hepatic) beta oxidation (fat burning)

- Protect against fat gain in mice with partial leptin deficiency

- Increase plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), which is the primary ketone body generated when beta-oxidizing fat

- Improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity

- Prevent disuse-based bone and muscle loss

In September of 2019 at the annual Mr. Olympia convention, Ben and Mike interviewed one of our favorite sports nutrition and bodybuilding experts – John Meadows of Granite Supplements.

This bodybuilder, former banker, business founder, and family man lets us in on some of the cutting practices used back in the day, his thoughts of the importance of sleep, how to bulk, and much more.

At the end of this interview, he alludes to the new Granite Supplements Protein, and it’s as good as he said it would be! Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/john-meadows-granite-supplements-2019

In July of 2019, Ben visited Mike in Texas to film some content. But first they sat down, stimmed up with their favorite caffeine sources, and caught up on the industry and where they've been.

Timestamps:

:45 catch up on life

7:15 Ben’s training

15:20 Coming from “NutraBio University”

19:00 Ghost hitting the industry

34:00 MFIT's launch

40:00 Mike’s new mission in the industry

50:30 Insulin talk

1:09:00 What we’re excited for in the second half of the year

Show notes at https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/022-ben-kane