In this Performance Edition of The Thorne Podcast, Team Liquid’s Steve Arhancet and Caleb Anderson explore how the esports gaming franchise evolved into an international organization, and why Team Liquid trusts Thorne to support its athletes’ physical fitness and mental endurance online and off.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. This week’s guests: Team Liquid’s Steve Arhancet, Co-CEO, and Caleb Anderson, Senior Director of Global Partnerships [0:31]

• Team Liquid’s origins and mission as an athletic esports franchise [1:31]

• Why Team Liquid trusts Thorne for science-backed supplements [11:53]

• What does diversity look like in esports? How is Team Liquid leading the way with its inclusivity practices? [19:35]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Learn more at Thorne’s partnership with Team Liquid.

• Product Quality: Thorne's Defining Characteristic

Products mentioned in this episode: Methyl-Guard®; Fish Oil; Sleep Support; Weight Management Test; Weight Management Bundle; Fertility Test; Fertility Bundle

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Join us as we celebrate Thorne’s 40th anniversary! Dr. Kathi Head, Executive Director of Medical Media and a 27-year veteran of Thorne, and host Dr. Robert Rountree discuss Thorne’s evolution and the key innovations and partnerships that made Thorne the most-trusted name in scientific wellness.

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Products mentioned in this episode: Vitamin D, Pancreatic Enzymes, Beta Alanine-SR, Whey Protein Isolate, Quercetin Phytosome, Curcumin Phytosome, Boswellia Phytosome, Green Tea Phytosome, Grape Seed Extract, Berberine, CoQ10

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In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman explore the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more.

Note: This episode originally aired in July 2022. In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman dive deep into the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more. If you or someone you know needs help today, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK. The call is free and confidential, and crisis workers are there 24/7 to assist you. Listen to Part 2 of our conversation here.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Anxiety: all-time high? [2:18]

• How anxiety manifests in the body [5:38]

• Parasympathetic nervous system [9:42]

• Other ways to meditate [12:39]

• Practical meditation [14:44]

• GABA and magnesium [19:11]

• Is anxiety genetic, caused from deficiencies, a response to an environment or all of the above? [24:00]
  • Epigenetics [25:06]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Text “HELLO” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.

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Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Amanda Frick took Thorne’s at-home Weight Management Test, and the results are in! Listen here or watch on YouTube to follow along as they explain how the test works, what it measures, and how to interpret their personal test results for better health.

• Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Thorne’s Weight Management Test: What is it? [1:33]

• Different collection processes for men and women [03:10]

• How follow-up testing can support weight management goals [10:18]

• Low progesterone meaning [17:01]

• High cortisol levels and difficulty falling asleep [35:02]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.

• Thorne’s At-Home Health Test Demonstration Series with Dr. Amanda Frick

• How the Stress Test Works: Results and Insights

• Episode 1: Diet

Products mentioned in this episode: Weight Management Test, Weight Management Bundle, Meta-Balance™, Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso-Phos), FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Super EPA, Crucera-SGS®

Other health test kits from Thorne: Biological Age Health Panel, Vitamin D Test, Stress Test, Thyroid Test

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Note: This episode originally aired in June 2021.

There’s no magic pill or quick-fix diet for weight loss. Rather, maintaining healthy weight comes from a series of healthy lifestyle changes one makes that create meaningful and lasting change. In this episode of The Thorne Podcast, Drs. Frank Lipman and Robert Rountree explain the science effective of weight management, including underlying causes, weight management strategies, supplements, and common weight loss myths.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Weight management introduction [2:00]

· Unhealthy diets [2:35]

· Hormonal response to foods [2:44]

2. Lifestyle diets [3:14]

· Paleo [3:19]

· Low-carb [3:40]

3. Weight and lifestyle factors [4:00]

· Cortisol and weight [4:15]

4. Creating a lifestyle around healthy weight [5:00]

5. Intermittent Fasting [6:27]

· How many hours to fast [6:59]

· Calorie restriction and stress [8:00]

6. Hormesis or hormetic stress [8:35]

· Stimulating metabolism [10:30]

7. Microbiome and weight [12:05]

· Can altered microbiome cause weight gain? [13:28]

· Ingredients that alter our microbes [13:36]

8. Weight management and supplements [14:00]

· Berberine [14:27]

· Green tea [15:05]

9. Weight gain is your body telling you something is not working [15:20]

· Diet, stress, and other causes [15:30]

10. Mainstream weight loss: too much focus on calories in / calories out [16:20]

11. Detoxification [16:45]

· Supporting the body’s detox system [18:34]

· Supplements and detoxification [18:43]

12. Questions from the community [20:48]

· Why do contestants on “The Biggest Loser” regain their weight after the competition? [20:51]

· How can I support healthy metabolism? [23:29]

· Are all overweight people diabetic? [25:25]

· Weight stigma and healthcare providers [27:08]

· Weight and thyroid [28:18]

· Are popular diets safe? Many look like eating disorders? [30:02]

· How can I improve my health regardless of weight? [32:03]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management 

Products related to this episode: Weight Management Test 

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Note: This episode originally aired in January 2023.  

Tune in this week as special guest, Dr. Leroy Hood, an accomplished scientist best known for his integral work on the Human Genome Project, discusses data-driven analysis of chronic diseases and how our genomes may be able to provide individualized health recommendations in the future.

During this episode you’ll learn about:  

1. Dr. Leroy “Lee” Hood, MD, PhD, a world-renowned scientist in human genomics, cancer research, Alzheimer’s research, co-founder of the Institute of Systems Biology (ISB), and whose research allowed for the completion of the Human Genome Project [0:50] 

2. Dr. Hood’s personal life and early scientific background [1:27] 

3. Dr. Hood’s famous Caltech professors and what they taught him [7:03] 

4. The systems biology approach of applying data taken over time to the body’s networks [9:33] 

5. Using a digital twin system to forecast Alzheimer’s disease and make recommendations [13:25] 

6. How blood samples taken years before a disease diagnosis present an opportunity [16:44] 

7. What’s the future of DNA sequencing for disease susceptibility? [19:31] 

8. Questions from the community [24:02] 

• How did the Human Genome Project change the everyday person’s life? [24:09]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• Learn more about Dr. Hood’s work at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) 

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Mushrooms – they’re not just a pizza topping! From shiitake and reishi to turkey tail and cordyceps, fungi have a variety of benefits. Jeff Chilton of Nammex talks about the nutrient profile of his favorite mushrooms and how to choose the best mushroom supplements.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Jeff Chilton, founder of Nammex mushroom extracts [1:36]

• Eastern traditions of culinary and medicinal mushrooms [6:51]

• Are all mushroom extracts produced the same? [14:20]

• Wildcraft vs. cultivated mushrooms [25:29]

• What should a consumer look for when choosing a mushroom-based supplement? [30:06]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Learn more about Jeff Chilton’s work at com and at RealMushrooms.com

Products mentioned in this episode: Myco-Immune, Daily Greens Plus, Pre-Workout Elite, VeganPro Complex® – Chocolate, VeganPro Complex® – Vanilla

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Note: This episode originally aired in October 2022.  

Dr. Chris Mason, professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, as he tells the story of his collaboration with NASA on the famous Twins Study and its implications for the future of human health, genetics, and interplanetary travel.  

During this episode you’ll learn about:  

1. Dr. Chris Mason, professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine [00:00:53]

2. Dr. Mason’s first research mission with NASA [3:48] 

• How space and gravity affected astronaut Scott Kelly [4:28] 

3. How many genes do humans have? [10:14] 

• The cost to test a whole genome [12:39] 

4. Thorne’s Biological Age Test, modifying your own genetic expression with lifestyle changes [16:01] 

5. Concern over the scientific possibility of altering genetic expression with technology [18:52] 

6. Questions from the community [23:38] 

• How sterile are the inside of spaceships, and is there such thing as being “too clean” for astronauts? [23:45] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• GENCODE 

• Why It’s Important to Take Methylate While Taking Nicotinamide Riboside 

• Onegevity with Joel Dudley and Chris Mason 

Products mentioned in this episode: Biological Age Health Panel, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Prebiotic +, Niacel® 400, Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe 

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What unique health needs do video game players have? We talk to Team Liquid’s Tanner Curtis, aka 7Teen, and Brian Canavan, aka BSJ, who share tips for coaching the esports athlete and explain how they're challenging stereotypes of health and wellness in the gaming world.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Tanner “7Teen” Curtis and Brian “BSJ” Canavan, from Team Liquid [1:12]

• Tanner Curtis’ journey from the Air Force to coaching online gamers [1:50]

• How to train gamers to listen to their bodies [13:34]

• How old is too old to be a gamer? [27:11]

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• Learn more at Thorne’s partnership with Team Liquid.

Products mentioned in this episode: Sleep +, Thorne Protein Powders, Vitamin D; at-home health test kits from Thorne – Vitamin D Test, Sleep Test.

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Can subscription meal delivery services change how we think about health care? Greg Connolly, CEO and founder of Trifecta, joins the podcast to discuss how to rethink the food supply chain, tips for helping kids choose better foods, and why prescription food may be the future of medicine. 

During this episode you’ll learn about: 

1. Greg Connolly, founder and CEO of Trifecta, a health-focused meal delivery service [1:31] 

• The 3 big obstacles to healthy eating: [7:04] 

• Recipe R&D and the Trifecta test kitchen [17:47] 

• Does Trifecta align with the Mediterranean diet? [25:12]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: 

• Learn more at TrifectaNutrition.com or follow Trifecta on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. For 50% off your first order from Trifecta, use code THORNE50. 

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