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The Wellness Wednesday Activation Podcast is your weekly space to explore real health—the kind that starts deep in your gut, your cells, and the everyday choices you make. Each episode is de
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Most people do not think about their brain health until something starts to go wrong. But the truth is, the choices we make today have a direct impact on how our brain functions 10, 20 and 30 years from now. And according to Madaleen, a wellness practitioner with 20 to 25 years of experience in the wellness space, the good news is that our bodies are extraordinarily forgiving and it is never too late to start. In this Wellness Wednesday conversation, Shauna sits down with Madaleen, who joins us all the way from Australia, for a warm, practical and science-rich conversation about what is actually happening in our brains as we age and what anyone can do right now to protect and optimize their cognitive health. Madaleen shares her own personal health journey, from struggling with brain fog and fatigue in her late 20s as a mother of four, to discovering the science of cellular optimization and transforming her health from the inside out. The conversation covers everything from the basics of lifestyle habits that support brain health, to the fascinating science of oxidative stress, mitochondria, epigenetics and how cellular activation through NRF2, NRF1, NAD and Axio can support the brain at its deepest level. In This Episode We Discuss: Why the gap between feeling unwell and receiving a diagnosis is where most people live and why that space deserves just as much attention as a formal diagnosisThe key lifestyle factors that support brain health including sleep, hydration, stress management, healthy fats, movement and reducing toxic load from everyday productsThe concept of exercise snacks — 3 minutes of intense movement three times a day — and how this simple approach reduces all-cause mortality by 40%What oxidative stress actually is, why the brain is particularly vulnerable to it, and how it disrupts the electrical and chemical signaling between brain cellsHow the body's natural antioxidant production begins to decline in our early 20s and why this is at the root of so many brain and energy symptoms people experience in midlifeThe role of mitochondria in brain cell energy and signaling, why mitochondrial health declines with age, and what can be done to reverse that declineHow Protandim NRF2 reduces oxidative stress by 40% in 30 days, how Protandim NRF1 builds new and more effective mitochondria, and how Protandim NAD activates the body's own autophagy process to optimize cellular performanceWhy the three Protandim products work synergistically and why their combined effect is exponentially more powerful than any one product taken aloneHow Axio supports neurotransmitter function, delivers calm and focused energy without the jitters of caffeine, and why the ingredients that mental health professionals recommend for focus are already inside it Key Takeaways You do not have to wait for a diagnosis to take your brain health seriously. The compounding effects of oxidative stress, poor mitochondrial function and cellular decline begin silently and accumulate over decadesPerfection is not required. Small consistent habits done a little better each day create massive health changes over timeExercise snacks — short bursts of intense movement throughout the day — are a practical and powerful way to boost oxygen, blood flow, blood sugar regulation and brain function without needing an hour at the gymOxidative stress is like the browning of an apple at the cellular level. Your body can clean it up but its natural ability to do so declines with age. NRF2 activation restores that cleanup capacity at a scale no external supplement can matchNRF2, NRF1 and NAD are like sister products. Each is powerful on its own, but together they create a synergistic effect that exponentially amplifies the benefits for energy, brain function, cellular communication and healthy agingYour 60, 70 and 80 year old self will thank you for starting today. The earlier you begin supporting your cells, the more compound benefits you will experience over a lifetime Whether you are navigating brain fog, looking to protect your cognitive health for the long term, supporting a child with focus challenges, or simply wanting to understand what is happening in your brain as you age, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and science-backed strategies to help you feel sharper, clearer and more vibrant. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week, so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired, and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out.

Heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the United States. And according to Dr. Doug, 86% of heart attacks and strokes should be prevented. So why are we not talking about prevention until it is too late? In this special Showcase edition of Wellness Wednesday, Jami sits down with Dr. Doug, an interventional cardiologist who is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine and obesity medicine and who now practices integrative and preventative medicine. Jami brings deeply personal context to this conversation — she spent 13 years as an exercise specialist in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, watched patients get younger and sicker, lost her grandfather to a heart attack at 38 and watched her father's heart disease journey begin at 40. This is not just a clinical conversation. It is a personal one. Dr. Doug brings over 30 years of clinical experience to one of the most important conversations in wellness today — what oxidative stress is actually doing inside your blood vessels, why heart disease is a 30 to 40 year disease that begins silently in your 30s, and how cellular activation through NRF2, NRF1, NAD and Omega can become a powerful part of your prevention strategy. In This Episode We Discuss: Why heart disease is a 30 to 40 year disease and why symptoms appear only in its late stages — making early action the most powerful tool availableWhat oxidative stress actually is, where it comes from inside the body, and why over 400,000 studies on PubMed confirm it as a major driver of aging and diseaseThe exact biology of how coronary artery disease begins — from endothelial dysfunction and oxidized LDL to foam cells, plaque formation and eventually heart attacksHow Protandim NRF2 protects endothelial cells and heart cells from oxidative damage, reduces oxidative stress by 40% in 30 days and 70% in 4 months, and why its 5 phytochemicals work synergistically to activate the body's own antioxidant defense systemWhy activating your body to produce its own antioxidant enzymes — at a rate of one million per second — is exponentially more powerful than supplementing with external antioxidants like vitamin CHow NRF1 causes mitochondria to divide and multiply, why heart cells have up to 5,000 mitochondria and neurons up to one million, and why these two products must be taken togetherThe role of NAD in fueling the mitochondria and why the TriSynergizer creates a protected, amplified energy production system that supports every cell in the bodyWhy Dr. Doug's own research showed that omega-3 EPA is a natural COX-2 inhibitor, why it reduces stroke and heart attack risk by 23%, and why the liquidity of your cell membrane determines how well every receptor in your body functionsWhat numbers to track — blood pressure, LDL, ApoB, oxidized LDL, CRP, fasting insulin — and why ApoB and fasting insulin are the most important markers most people have never testedWhy Dr. Doug says everyone in the world should be on Protandim and that starting in your 20s, before the disease begins, is the most powerful prevention strategy available Key Takeaways 86% of heart attacks and strokes should be prevented. The time to start is not when symptoms appear — it is decades beforeOxidative stress is the rusting of your body from the inside out. It drives the very first injury to your blood vessel lining that eventually leads to heart attacks and strokesTaking external antioxidants like vitamin C neutralizes one free radical per molecule. Activating your body's own NRF2 system produces enzymes that neutralize one million free radicals per secondThe TriSynergizer — NRF2, NRF1 and NAD — works synergistically to clean up oxidative stress, multiply mitochondria and fuel those mitochondria more efficiently. One without the others misses the full pictureOmega-3 EPA has 5 double bonds making it the most potent natural anti-inflammatory fatty acid available, and combining it with NRF2 activation creates two powerful anti-inflammatory pathways working togetherThe risk-benefit ratio of Protandim is near zero risk and potentially fantastic benefit. Dr. Doug says he does not know of any pharmaceutical where those numbers are that favorable Whether you are in your 20s wanting to get ahead of heart disease, have a family history of cardiovascular conditions, or simply want to understand the science behind why cellular activation matters so deeply, this conversation will change the way you see your heart, your cells and what prevention actually means. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday Showcase discussion. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week, so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired, and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out.

What if the golden years could actually be golden? What if the decline, the suffering and the loss of independence that most people accept as inevitable could be changed at the cellular level? In this Wellness Wednesday conversation, host Andrea sits down with Shanell, a third generation senior living home owner and geriatric specialist who has spent more than 11 years incorporating cellular activation into her home, Gull Arbor Senior Living in Richland, Michigan. What she has witnessed over that time has permanently changed everything she thought she knew about aging, disease and dying. Shanell shares story after story of residents who defied every prognosis. People who came off hospice, got their driver's licenses back, walked again after being told they never would, celebrated wedding anniversaries that almost did not happen, and passed away peacefully and fully alert instead of sedated and suffering. She breaks down exactly what she put them on and why it worked. In This Episode We Discuss: How Shanell grew up in a senior living home, stepped away because the weight of watching people suffer was too heavy, and was called back to take over when her sister got sick Why overhauling the menu to all organic grass-fed whole foods made almost no difference for residents already in their 80s and 90s with established disease How 33 peer reviewed studies and research from the American Heart Association and Ohio State University changed everything for her Shanell's own heart condition that caused her to deliver her first six children on the cardiac floor of a hospital and how after four months on NRF2 she had her first normal EKG and no more heart palpitations How the average stay at her home went from 18 months to five and six years for residents still going strong today Residents getting their driver's licenses back, wanting to garden and improving on cognitive tests a full year later instead of declining The story of Dolores, diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy and given no hope, who walked on her own, fed herself and continued thriving for three additional years all the way to a peaceful passing A resident told she would never walk again after a failed spinal surgery who was fully healed in two weeks on NRF2, NRF1 and activated collagen and was home within a month A woman with a fractured hip told she would die of pneumonia who within 30 days was walking her driveway with her husband and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary A man on dialysis for years who had not urinated on his own in years and regained kidney function while on NRF2 The profound difference between the dying process before and after activation. Before activation it was morphine, lorazepam, secretion drops, thrashing, sedation and suffering. After activation it is peaceful passing with residents cognitively alert, talking with family and in some cases receiving Christ on their deathbed Why Shanell describes what she is witnessing as the biblical death she always believed was possible The science behind why activation works even at 80 and 90 when food and supplements alone could not move the needle Key Takeaways It is never too late to start, but the earlier you begin the more trajectory you can change Oxidative stress is at the root of most age related disease and NRF2 is the only thing proven to reduce it 40 percent in 30 days Activation does not treat disease. It reduces stress oxidation and allows the body's own cells to do what they were designed to do The goal is not simply more years of life. It is more life to the years Peaceful dying is possible. It is not something we have to accept as rare. Shanell is seeing it repeatedly, every single time If you want your golden years to actually be golden, the time to activate is now Whether you are aging yourself, caring for an aging parent or working in healthcare, this conversation will permanently shift the way you think about what is possible in the later years of life. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week, so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired, and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out.

What if the struggles you see in a child — the inability to focus, to advocate, to communicate, to connect — are not character flaws or limitations they are stuck with forever? What if they are symptoms of something happening at the cellular level that can actually be addressed? In this Wellness Wednesday conversation, Dr. Brett Brimhall — a chiropractor, nutritionist and acupuncturist with 26 years of clinical experience — sits down with two mothers, Sherida Brimhall and Heidi Ankeny, who share some of the most powerful real-life stories of transformation we have ever featured on this platform. Both stories center on children with significant neurological challenges — one adopted and born with drugs in his system, one diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in second grade — and both share the same extraordinary thread: activation changed everything. Dr. Brett walks through the science of why these transformations happened, connecting the gut-brain axis, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress and the microbiome to create a framework that explains not just what happened in these children's lives, but what is possible for anyone who chooses to activate at the cellular level. In This Episode We Discuss:The vagus nerve and the direct two-way communication pathway between the gut and the brain — and why when this connection is compromised, everything suffersSherida's son Weston, adopted and born with meth in his system, who was held back in kindergarten, struggled with focus and self-advocacy, and within two weeks of starting Axio had his teacher noticing a dramatic shift — and ultimately graduated high school a year early with A's and B'sHeidi's son Samuel, diagnosed on the autism spectrum in second grade, whose handwriting was illegible, who stumbled over his words and struggled socially — and within three days of starting P84 had a spark in his eyes his mother had not seen since he was a toddlerThe science of why Axio works as a nootropic — giving brain cells the specific nutrients they need to learn, remember, retain and recallHow Protandim NRF2 reduces oxidative stress by an average of 40% in 30 days and up to 70% in 90 days — and why reducing that cellular exhaust allows the brain to finally process, integrate and communicate what it already knowsWhy P84 — with 84 different ingredients to support the microbiome — was the tipping point for Samuel, and how a healthy gut changes what nutrients can actually reach the brainThe 2024 PubMed study linking mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and gut-brain communication to autism spectrum disorder — and what that means for every parent, caregiver and individual looking for root cause answersWhy activation is cumulative — and why 1 plus 1 plus 1 does not equal 3 but can equal 5 when cells work together over timeKey TakeawaysYour experience in life is a direct result of how activated your cells are — how well they clean up, make energy and communicate with each otherThe gut is not just a digestive organ — it is the second brain, and when the microbiome is healthy, everything from nutrient absorption to emotional regulation to cognitive function improvesYou do not have to have a dramatic diagnosis to benefit from activation — if you want to improve by even 5 or 15%, the tools exist to do itActivation is not about fixing anyone. It is about unlocking the potential that was always there, giving the body what it needs to do what it was designed to doThe science Dr. Brett is sharing tonight will be considered standard care in 10 to 15 years — and the people in this room are getting access to it nowIf it can work for the toughest cases, imagine what it can do for youWhether you have a neurodiverse child, know someone who does, or simply want to understand the gut-brain connection and what cellular activation actually means in everyday life, this conversation will permanently shift the way you think about health, potential and what is possible. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week, so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired, and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out.

Most people think of joint health as a bone and cartilage conversation. But according to Dr. Janet Cline, a recently retired chiropractor with nearly 40 years of clinical experience, healthy movement starts at the cellular level — and until you address what is happening inside your cells, no amount of supplementing, stretching or managing will get you where you want to go. In this Wellness Wednesday conversation, Marilee sits down with Dr. Janet Cline, a third-generation Arizona rancher and lifelong advocate for root cause wellness who spent four decades helping patients find the origin of their health challenges rather than simply managing their symptoms. Dr. Janet was introduced to LifeVantage nearly 10 years before she finally said yes — and the turning point came when her husband faced a complete reverse shoulder replacement surgery and experienced a recovery so remarkable that his orthopedic surgeon asked what they had been doing. That was the moment everything changed. This conversation weaves together the science of connective tissue, collagen, the gut-brain-joint connection and what it really means to move well as we age — all with the warmth, wisdom and down-to-earth clarity that only nearly 40 years of patient care can bring. In This Episode We Discuss:Why healthy movement starts with healthy connective tissue — and healthy connective tissue starts with healthy cellsThe role of fascia, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and collagen in joint health and why most people only think about bone and cartilageWhy collagen production declines after age 20 and speeds up in its breakdown as we age — and what that means for recovery, mobility and long-term joint healthHow oxidative stress silently drives inflammation throughout the entire body including the joints — and why reducing it at the cellular level changes what is possibleThe story of Dr. Janet's husband's complete reverse shoulder replacement recovery — and what his orthopedic surgeon said at the two-week checkupWhy the Healthy Glow Stack (Protandim NRF2 and True Science Liquid Collagen) got patented — and how many genes it was found to affect across nearly every organ system in the bodyThe gut-joint connection and why if your digestive system is not absorbing and breaking down nutrients efficiently even the best supplements cannot workWhy movement is medicine — and how Marilee's mother went from avoiding walking due to knee pain to doing daily laps around the mallPractical daily habits for joint health including real food, consistent movement, electrolytes with trace minerals, positive mindset and activationDr. Janet's personal non-negotiable activation products and why she says activation solves the problem every doctor faces — figuring out what to fix firstThe story of Dr. Janet's dog who was attacked by a coyote and recovered within days on Petandim — "by the third day he was walking around and I could not believe it"Key TakeawaysCollagen is the most abundant protein in the body and is found in every structure that moves — skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, discs and blood vessels. When collagen breaks down faster than it rebuilds, everything suffersProtandim NRF2 reduces oxidative stress and inflammation at the genetic level — and once the inflammation starts to come down, people begin to move again, which creates a powerful upward spiralThe body knows what to fix first when you activate at the cellular level — you do not have to guess or prioritize because nutrigenomics does the work for youThe Healthy Glow Stack patent revealed that the combination of liquid collagen and Protandim NRF2 activates genes across nearly every organ system — far beyond what either product does aloneYour gut is 30 feet of intestinal tract — the length of a school bus — and if it is not absorbing and breaking down nutrients properly, even the best supplements cannot reach your cellsUse it or lose it is real. Getting inflammation under control so you can move is the first step — even five minutes out your front door and five minutes back is enough to startWhether you have been dealing with joint pain, stiffness, slower recovery or just want to understand how to keep moving well as you age, this conversation will completely shift the way you think about your joints, your connective tissue and what your body is capable of at any age. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out. Thank you for joining us for another Wellness Wednesday discussion. You can listen to all recordings via audio by visiting this link:https://biohackandactivate.com/activationpodcastYou can also find us on Apple Podcasts here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-wednesday-activation-podcast/id1860715006And on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wDumT9yTsCzNWD9LxzeImWe release new episodes every week, so there is always fresh content to guide you on your wellness journey. Tune in, get inspired, and start supporting your body and mind from the inside out.
The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.