Human Optimization Podcast

Dr. Will Van Derveer, MD, is a pioneering psychiatrist who became discouraged by the conventional mental healthcare he was trained to provide. After two decades of developing innovative approaches to address the root causes of symptoms, in 2018 he co-founded the Integrative Psychiatry Institute to train therapists and medical providers in cutting-edge approaches to care. A leader on a mission to t...

Daniel L. Root is a pioneering figure in detoxification science and co-developer of the Detoxination® protocol, an advanced approach to reducing the body's toxic burden through niacin, exercise, and sauna therapy. He is the son of Dr. David E. Root, MD, MPH, a globally recognized authority on human detoxification of heavy metals, synthetic chemicals, and radiation. Together, they authored Sauna De...

Amitay Eshel is the Co-Founder and CEO of YoungGoose Skincare and the host of the BiohackingBeauty Podcast, a top-ranking show in the fashionand beauty category. He is a leading expert in skinbiohacking, renowned for merging cutting-edgescience with practical strategies to promote skinwellness and longevity. His expertise combines deepknowledge of cellular health and biohacking with afocus on skin...

Sharad P. Paul, MD, is a skin cancer specialist, family physician, evolutionary biologist, storyteller, social entrepreneur, and an adjunct professor at Auckland University of Technology. Born in England, with a childhood in India, he's a global citizen and a noted polymath. He received the Ko Awatea International Excellence Award for "leading health Improvement on a global scale, and his work tow...

Patrick Sullivan Jr. is the Co-Founder & CEO of Jigsaw Health, a family owned supplement business that has sold $100MM in supplements since 2015. As a former leg cramp sufferer, Patrick brings a personal perspective to this discussion and is passionate about helping others suffering from this achieve a cramp-free, restful night's sleep. Did you know there are two distinct types of muscle cramps? I...

Haley Perlus is a Doctor of Performance Psychology, speaker, author, and coach. She specializes in applying sport-specific techniques to help athletes, business leaders, and high achievers optimize their mental game. With an impressive background as an athlete, where she demonstrated her competitive edge early on, Dr. Perlus combines her firsthand experience with advanced academic expertise. She h...

Patient-health advocate and wellness coach Cris Duval, RDH, has dedicated more than four decades to patient care. She has been recognized for her contributions to science and patient-centered dental hygiene. Cris serves on the Advisory Board of Oral Cancer Cause, Dental Entrepreneur Women, and the Children's Airway First Foundation. As the founder of the LifeGuard Approach, Cris helps dental and m...

Emma Tekstra has spent her 30-year career in employee benefits as an actuary, pension consultant and global health thought leader with experience around the globe. She has a unique perspective on health and the healthcare industry itself, with "published author" now added to her list of achievements. Her first book, How to Be a Healthy Human; What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Health and Longevit...

Leon is an entrepreneur at heart, and has created and helped create business's, teams and leaders. Leon's passion is discovering how humans operate and how to improve performance. Leon's 17 years in corporate America has allowed him to pursue this passion of improved performance and pushing the human potential. Get 15% off your EnzymEnergy purchase with LISA10! https://enzymenergy.com/collections/...

Dr. Michelle Jorgensen is an author, speaker, teacher, biologic/holistic dentist, and health and wellness, provider. After practicing traditional dentistry for 10 years, Michelle became very sick. Through her own path to return to health, she discovered she had mercury poisoning from drilling out mercury fillings for her patients. This path lead her to discover ways to improve her family's and her...

Christopher Lee Maher is a retired US Navy SEAL, best-selling author, and holistic wellness pioneer who is regarded as an unparalleled authority in stress resolution, healing, personal evolution, and longevity. He spent much of his life in what appeared to be peak physical health, but soon learned that his internal health was deeply compromised.  This realization kickstarted Christopher's journey...

With over 25 years of nursing experience, Dr. Patricia, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing, noticed the pitfalls of overprescribing medications in mental healthcare. To offer a more holistic approach, she became a certified Functional Blood Work Specialist, focusing on uncovering root causes rather than symptoms alone. Driven by a passion to...

Dr. Robert Melillo is a leading expert in developmental neurological conditions such as ADHD, autism, OCD, tics, dyslexia, anxiety, and depression in both children and adults. With extensive knowledge of brain function, he has perfected a noninvasive, multi-modal method to significantly improve and correct many neurological disorders.  His expertise in functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology i...

 Lana is the founder and CEO of Lumisque Skincare  and creator of CO2Lift Lana's primary goal is to educate women about their bodies and the treatment options they have. Menopause can bring a multitude of symptoms that seem overwhelming, but advancements in both treatments and vaginal rejuvenation are both state of the art and safe. Symptoms like dryness, discomfort, and clitoral atrophy can signi...

Mauro Stara, founder of Six Pack CEO, is a peak performance expert and trusted advisor to successful CEOs and business owners. Known as the last resort for those exhausted from mainstream approaches, Mauro specializes in resolving challenges where others have failed. By prioritizing advanced blood work testing and personalized coaching, he tackles the root cause of stagnation: hormones. With his g...

Sherri is a Board-Certified Functional Practitioner, Peri-Postmenopausal Specialist, Functional Fitness Trainer, and Women's Health Coach, who helps women master menopause holistically with lifestyle options. She's the founder of KickSpark Whole Body Wellness, LLC, and creator of the women's wellness program The MenoWarrior Method™. Sherri is passionate about breaking down the social stigma of Wom...

Dr. Leland Stillman studied Biology and Environmental Health at Connecticut College and received his medical doctorate from the University of Virginia.  He then trained in Internal Medicine at Maine Medical Center. He practiced as a Hospitalist for three years following his residency training. He went on to found his own practice just before COVID. He has a longstanding interest in alternative med...

Dr. Heather Stone is one of the top functional medicine practitioners in the world. She has over 20 years of clinical experience in private practice. During that time she has successfully helped thousands of women overcome the symptoms of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Her thyroid transformation blueprint has been used by hundreds of doctors, and thus has helped countless women return...

Ann-Marie McQueen has focused on the spectrum of complementary and mainstream health care for much of her 30-year journalism career. That includes covering the early days of marijuana law reform, holistic and alternative treatments, transgender issues and abortion rights in North America and accessibility, solar power, and the Special Olympics in the Middle East. She has worked as a national colum...

Nat Niddam is a self-proclaimed science geek with a passion for human health. Nat is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, an Epigenetic Coach and a member of the first graduating class of the Human Potential Training Institute. In her teens, she fought with ongoing health and digestive issues. She learned many years later to tap into her body's own healing and repair mechanisms and now wants to shar...

Micah Portney is one of the original pioneers of Zeolite supplementation for human consuption. He has spent the last 25 years of his professional career researching and developing Zeolite products. He founded the first ever Zeolite exlusive supplementation company of its kind and bring extensive leadership and knowledge to ZEO Health Ltd.  Mr. Portney holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Research Ps...

Michael Biamonte is the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition. He is a co-creator of BioCybernetics, which is an unprecedented computer software program that is able to study blood work, mineral tests and many other lab tests to determine exactly where your body is imbalanced initially designed for aerospace purposes.   As a practitioner for over 30 years, he is dedicated to improv...

Michael Biamonte is the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition. He is a co-creator of BioCybernetics, which is an unprecedented computer software program that is able to study blood work, mineral tests and many other lab tests to determine exactly where your body is imbalanced initially designed for aerospace purposes.   As a practitioner for over 30 years, he is dedicated to improv...

Steve Welch  is CEO and Co-Founder of Restore Hyper Wellness, the largest direct-to-consumer retail wellness company in the country with over 225 studios. He started his first big entrepreneurial success, Mitos, in 2001 with hardly a cent to his name. Without raising outside money, Steve built Mitos into a global biotech manufacturing company prior to selling it in 2007 at the age of 30 to a Fortu...

Alexandria DeVito, MS, CNS, is a functional nutritionist who specializes in fertility and preconception health. She is the author of 9 Months Is Not Enough: The Ultimate Pre-pregnancy Checklist to Create a Baby-Ready Body and Build Generational Health. She is also the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company. Prior to founding Poplin, Alexandria worked in management cons...