Born SuperHuman

Some wounds are too deep for words. That is exactly where music begins. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe chats with Thaddaeus Washington, musician and Founder of MIND Music, to explore how sound, soul, and mindfulness intersect to heal the mind, regulate emotions, and restore inner peace. They discuss childhood trauma, parental divorce, anger, identity, self-blame, spiritual faith, and the long road...

What if more energy, better health, and greater vitality are closer than you think? In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sit down with Dr. Mark Sherwood, Founder and CEO of the Functional Medical Institute, to discuss peptides, hormones, metabolic health, weight loss, longevity, functional medicine, hormone replacement therapy, GLP-1s, testosterone, menopause, and the lifestyle habits that shape your hea...

Real healing starts when you give your body what actually works. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe connects with Penny Foskaris, CEO and Founder of Foskaris Wellness and Red Light Pro Devices, to cut through the noise and expose the truth behind red light therapy.   Not all red lights are equal. Power, proximity, and wavelength determine results and most devices fall short. Penny breaks down how true...

You already have the power to move forward. When you stop fighting, everything starts to shift. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits down with Judy Cage and reexamines what real transformation actually means. After a life-altering stroke, Judy redefined how she sees pain, pressure, and purpose.  Here’s the truth: whatever you resist persists. The shift isn’t in forcing change. It’s in accepting what...

Most people have heard of one or two peptides. After this conversation with Lisa Levy, you'll know exactly which eleven to pay attention to and why. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe chats with Lisa who walks through her complete peptide toolkit: BPC-157 and TB-500 for healing and recovery, the Wolverine stack, GHK-Cu for skin, hair, and anti-aging, NAD+ for cellular energy and mitochondrial repair, M...

Discipline isn't something you find. It gets built into you and nobody builds it quite like the United States Marine Corps. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits down with Gunnery Sergeant Dr. Gary Slater, a man who entered the Marine Corps as a private and left as one of the most respected leaders in the 3rd Marine Division. His principles for winning at life, built on character over money, consiste...

Most people chasing fat loss are solving the wrong problem. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe chats with Lisa Levy who cuts through the noise on peptides, fat loss, and real healing. Lisa is producing results. That’s why her message matters. We simplify peptides: signaling molecules that mirror what your body already makes like keys that activate fat loss, recovery, and performance.  The real shift? B...

Your body gives out long before your mind has to. The question is whether your mind is trained to take over when it does. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits with David Wong, founder of Qi Coil, who  breaks down how quantum frequency and magnetic fields influence your body at a cellular level. David shares the science behind NASA studies on astronauts losing bone density in space to how restoring E...

Your body gives out long before your mind has to. The question is whether your mind is trained to take over when it does. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits with David Wong, founder of Qi Coil, who  breaks down how quantum frequency and magnetic fields influence your body at a cellular level. David shares the science behind NASA studies on astronauts losing bone density in space to how restoring E...

Your body gives out long before your mind has to. The question is whether your mind is trained to take over when it does. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe joins professional cyclist Lewis Askey who breaks down the mindset behind competing in the world’s toughest races. The lesson is simple but powerful. The race is never over until it’s over and those who stay mentally present are the ones who create...

Most people wait until their body breaks down before asking why. That’s the system working exactly as designed and it doesn’t have to be your story In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits down with Dr. Mark Sherwood, Founder and CEO of the Functional Medical Institute, who shares a message that you cannot out-supplement a bad diet, and you cannot heal a body you’re not willing to understand.  After 24...

You're drinking water every day, but is it actually reaching your cells? In this episode, Dan Metcalfe sits down with Mateo Johnson, founder of Axiom H2 and one of the leading voices in molecular hydrogen therapy, to unpack the real science behind hydrogen water and why most people are still dehydrated at a cellular level despite drinking water all day.  With over a decade of hands-on research and...

You are not your diagnosis and the moment you believe that, everything begins to change. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe speaks with Ellen Bereza, Founder of Rehab for OverThinkers™, who shares her raw journey through loss, trauma, and a life-changing MS diagnosis and how she shifted from denial and darkness into clarity, purpose, and strength. We talk about mindset, energy, and the truth most peopl...

You already have what it takes— movement is how you prove it. In this episode, Dan Metcalfe chats with Dr. Erin Nitschke, dean of Lionel University, who reveals that waiting for motivation is what’s holding you back.  Action comes first, results follow.  We cut through the noise and show why movement drives energy, clarity, and consistency especially when life gets heavier.  This is about feeling...

What if a diagnosis wasn’t the end… but the beginning? In this episode of Born SuperHuman, Dan Metcalfe sits down with Vivian Meguerian, who shares her powerful journey from high-performing educator to navigating a life-changing multiple sclerosis diagnosis. After waking up unable to walk and facing uncertainty, fear, and conflicting medical opinions, Vivian made a decision that changed everything...

Some people survive adversity. Others are shaped by it. At eight, Ty Gipson was diagnosed with severe Type 1 diabetes. By the age of thirty, his kidneys were failing. He would endure three transplants, including a dual kidney-pancreas surgery with a 50% success rate. One patient before him didn’t survive. He chose it anyway. In this episode of the Born SuperHuman Podcast, Dan Metcalfe sits down wi...

At some point, we stopped playing. Not because we outgrew it — but because we were told to. In this episode of the Born SuperHuman Podcast, Dan Metcalfe explores a simple but disruptive idea with movement coach and author Darryl Edwards: what if longevity, resilience, and peak human performance aren’t built through more discipline… but through more play? We’ve been conditioned to treat fitness as...

Some people wait to be given leadership. Others earn it. For Marc Rodriguez, leadership was forged over 21 years in the United States Marine Corps and tested again when he stepped into the world of business with nothing guaranteed. In this grounded and unfiltered episode of the Born SuperHuman Podcast, Dan Metcalfe explores what truly separates those who rise through the ranks from those who remai...

There are moments in life when one decision changes everything. For Dr. Alan Barnard, that moment began at ten years old when his grandfather handed him a book and asked a simple question: “What did you notice?” In this powerful and intellectually charged episode of the BornSuperHuman Podcast, Dan Metcalfe sits down with one of the world’s leading decision scientists to explore what truly separate...

Dr. Desi Bartlett joins Dan Metcalfe to explore the gift of health, joyful movement, women’s strength, pregnancy fitness, and aging powerfully after 35. Her purpose changed from that plane journey on that fateful day - September 11, 2001.  With over 30 years in health and wellness, Desi shares how movement becomes an expression of inner joy — and why strength, mental and physical, is the foundatio...

In this powerful episode, Dan Metcalfe speaks with Carisa Stempert, a Parkinson’s fighter who chose action over fear. Diagnosed and unsure of what lay ahead, Carisa committed to brain health, balance, mobility, and nutritional changes that helped her reclaim her life — and her dreams. This is not a clinical discussion. It’s a real story, told by someone living the fight. Honest, emotional, and dee...

What happens when you take oxygen away—and let the body adapt? In this episode of Born SuperHuman, host Dan Metcalfe sits down with Brian Oestrike, CEO of Hypoxico and Mount Everest climber, to explore how altitude training reshapes the blood, brain, and body. Brian breaks down hypoxic training in simple terms, shares lessons from Everest and rapid-ascent expeditions, and explains how simulated al...

Adam Jablin joins Dan Metcalfe for a powerful, unfiltered conversation about addiction, surrender, and spiritual fitness. From wearing the “Superman” mask to embracing vulnerability, Adam reveals how recovery, enthusiasm, and inner work transformed his life — and how anyone can train the spirit to reclaim purpose and power.

Tim James was successful, driven, and falling apart—his skin cracking, bleeding, inflamed, and diseased. In this eye-opening Born SuperHuman conversation, Tim shares how walking away from conventional health, rediscovering nature, and rebuilding the body’s nutritional foundation not only saved his own life—but helped his best friend reverse stage 4 cancer and thrive 15 years later. This episode wi...

Millionaire formulator Dino Guglielmelli tells his side of the infamous case that sent him to prison for 9 years for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill his wife. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Dino reveals corruption, survival inside maximum security, and how he rebuilt his life through education, mentorship, and cutting-edge wellness science. Dan Metcalfe asks the hard questions — and you d...