There's a growing awareness that something is seriously amiss with US health care. According to NIh Director Jay Bhattacharya, PhD/MD, life expectancy in the USA peaked in 2014.Why?Because for 50 years scientists have been looking for the secrets to longevity and health in the DNA, rather than in the mitochondria. In this episode of Uncommon Living, we share a lecture given at the Abilities Expo by Thomas Seager, PhD and Dean Hall. They describe how reconnecting with Nature is a reliable way to support mitochondrial health, boost the immune system, and ;resolve chronic illness. Cold water immersion therapy and forest light, in particular, were effective for Dean Hall to cure himself of chronic leukemia and lymphoma.

Gym Guyz Founder Josh York describes his entrepreneurial journey, the importance of resilience, and how discipline and mental toughness over comes anxiety and drives success. York tells Professor Thomas Seager about how he changed his ice bath routine to precool his intense workouts, and what happened to his testosterone as a result. Both men agree that success in entrepreneurship requires that they "Burn the Boats," because there is no Plan B.

Dean Hall returns to the Uncommon Living podcast to share how his experiences as a cancer patient and survivor have reshaped him as a trauma therapist. This interview with Thomas Seager, PhD describes Hall's disillusionment with traditional talk therapy, and the realization that he must stay more closely connected to Nature to manage the health risks of feeling being connected to his clients. Hall's proposes a new method, called BioWild Psychology, for treating what he calls "Synthetic Living Syndrome" -- i.e., ill health resulting from a chronic exposure to florescent lights, disrupted sleep patterns, and failure to ground (earth), and disconnection from the natural environment.

Somalive Founder Sean Patrick Maher joins Professor Thomas Seager on the Uncommon Living Podcast to describe experiences with vibroacoustic therapy. They explore the technology and architecture of sound and its effects on the human body, from ancient cathedrals to soundscape ecology, and how the digital tactile transducers in the Somealive sound bed create an amazing yet unexplainable sensation.

In this episode of the Uncommon Living podcast, Beth Lambert describes her recent peer-reviewed journal articles focusing on autism. She tells Thomas Seager, PhD about her work educating parents and clinicians about the Total Load approach to understanding the origins of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Sean Finney, co-Founder of Tano Skincare, describes the banana sap-based skincare creams he developed that were inspired by a traumatic leg injury he suffered as a child. In this episode of the Uncommon Living podcast, Finney tells Arizona State University Professor Thomas Seager, CEO of Morozko Forge, how banana sap offers a natural alternative to retinol for promoting skin health by accelerating wound healing, and reducing signs of aging without harmful side effects.

Ahmad Ammouss, MD almost quit medical school when he realized that the pharmaceutical drug therapies could never cure patients of chronic illness, but instead of walking out on medicine, he graduated, completed his residency training, and passed his Boards. Now he practices as a physician with hospital privileges in Massachusetts -- except his patients don't get pills. They get lifestyle recommendations that focus on diet and sunlight.In this episode of the Uncommon Living podcast, Dr. Ammous describes his unique journey from attending medical school in Lebanon to practicing medicine in the United States. He and Arizona State University Professor Thomas Seager, PhD review the shortcomings of modern medical training, and how animal-based diets high in fat can help restore health. They talk about light hygiene and the importance of bright, sunlit days and dark nights. Then. Professor Seager introduces the MyGreen Lamp and reviews the clinical trials and patient case experiences that demonstrate the power of green phototherapy for migraine headache and other pain relief.

Morozko CEO and Arizona State University engineering Associate Professor Thomas Seager describes how his interest in metabolism began when his six-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes twenty-five years ago. When he discovered that the nutrition and diet advice he was getting from the licensed clinicians contradicted the scrupulous records he kept on his son's blood glucose levels and insulin demand, Seager decided he had to figure out for himself what would work best for his son.However, it wasn't until Seager had his own health scare that he got serious about a daily ice bath practice. He had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test that indicated an elevated risk of prostate cancer. Seager decided not to undergo conventional treatments. Instead of a biopsy and prostatectomy, he used a ketogenic diet and ice baths to lower hid PSA from 7.0 to 1.8. Coincidentally, his total testosterone jumped from 736 to 1180.That was almost ten years ago.Since then, Seager has been researching how the ice bath benefits the body, including the way that brown fat from cold exposure will support thyroid function and correct hypothyroidism. He's published two books, Uncommon Cold, and Uncommon Testosterone, that document the extraordinary case studies in the use of cold plunge therapy to reverse chronic illnesses.This video is the interview he gave at the Halo+ activation during the SXSW 2026 festival in Austin TX, in which he emphasizes the role of mitochondria in health, beauty, and longevity.

When he weighed 350lb, Dr. Tro Kalayjian began questioning everything he'd learned about obesity in medical school. Instead of following the recommendations in his textbooks, he decided to read the scientific literature for himself.

He discovered that low carbohydrate diets were an effective treatment for morbid obesity, and he lost more than 150lbs. Then he had to wonder, "What else could possibly be wrong with allopathic medical advice?"

Lots.

In this episode of the Uncommon Living podcast, Dr. Tro explains why he does not take the flu vaccine, and how he convinced his medical superiors to allow him an exemption. He talks with Thomas Seager, PhD, about his work as a board-certified physician specializing in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, how he gets his patients off the prescribed medications that they don't need, and his experiences with cold water immersion therapy.

In this episode of the Uncommon Living podcast, Thomas P Seager, PhD, interviews Bob Messerschmidt, the founder of COR Health, about the importance of self-monitoring health through innovative technology.

Messerschimdt explains the significance of inflammation as a marker for chronic diseases, the limitations of traditional medical practices, and the potential of at-home health monitoring devices to empower patients to be in charge of their own health. He shares insights into the science behind his device that measures inflammation via erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) -- i.e., the rate at which red blood cells coagulate.

The COR Health devices provides immediate data to drive lifestyle changes. Messerschmidt and Seager describe several habits and foods that can help resolve chronic inflammation, including ice baths.

Summary:

• Self-monitoring health is becoming increasingly accessible.
• Inflammation is a key factor in chronic diseases.
• Traditional medicine often lacks effective solutions for chronic illnesses.
• Immediate data feedback can drive better health decisions.
• The COR device offers a new way to measure inflammation at home.
• ESR is a reliable indicator of systemic inflammation.
• Lifestyle changes can significantly impact inflammation levels.
• Healthy foods can be more effective than supplements for reducing inflammation.
• Cultural practices have proven benefits for health.
• Regulatory challenges exist in the health tech industry.