The Crackin' Backs Podcast

YOU'RE FIT. YOU'RE STRONG. SO WHY ISN'T YOUR BODY WORKING? You work out. You eat well. You look healthy. But something isn't right. Your hips are constantly tight. Your lower back aches. Your sex life isn't what it used to be. Maybe you're leaking urine, struggling with erections, or experiencing discomfort during intimacy. What if these seemingly unrelated problems h...

0% VISION IN ONE EYE. JUST 1% IN THE OTHER. SO HOW DOES HE DO THE IMPOSSIBLE? What if the biggest limitation in your life isn't physical—but something you've been conditioned to believe? Dr. Reece MacLeod has no vision in his right eye and just 1% vision in his left. Growing up, he was repeatedly told what he couldn't do. By age 14, he feared his future was already over. Today, he&a...

Getting healthy can feel expensive, complicated, and overwhelming. But does it have to be? Tim James knows what it feels like to wait too long. After years of severe digestive problems, bleeding stools, skin issues, fatigue, weight gain, and eventually an emergency medical crisis, he says he finally stopped waiting for his health to change—and started changing the way he lived.  On this episode of...

Your body has a check engine light. The question is: are you paying attention before it becomes a bigger problem? A headache. Poor sleep. Gut issues. Anxiety. Skin problems. Fatigue. Changes in mood or behavior. What if some of the symptoms we’re trying to silence are actually the body trying to communicate? In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , Dr. Terry Weyman and Dr. Spencer Baron sit...

What if your body is warning you that you’re under-recovered, under-fueled, or hormonally struggling—before your performance ever drops? Dr. Stacy Sims is back on Crackin’ Backs, and this time we go beyond “women are not small men” to answer a more important question: How can women actually learn to read what their bodies are telling them? Stacy breaks down the early warning signs many active wome...

What if changes in your sex life aren't simply part of getting older—but could be telling you something about your overall health? In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , intimacy and sexual wellness expert Susan Bratton joins us for a candid, educational conversation about the surprising connections between sexual health, blood flow, hormones, brain health, relationships, healthy agi...

You exercise. You eat well. You feel great. Your blood work comes back “normal.” So why are seemingly healthy people still having heart attacks? Cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson   is back on Crackin’ Backs —and this conversation challenges some of the assumptions many of us have about what it actually means to be heart healthy . Wolfson argues that a standard cholesterol panel may be only a small par...

PRP. Stem cells. Now exosomes. Are they the next breakthrough in regenerative medicine—or is the hype getting ahead of the science? Exosomes are tiny biological messengers involved in cell-to-cell communication, carrying signals such as proteins, lipids and RNA.  But as exosome therapy grows in popularity, patients are spending thousands of dollars without always knowing exactly what they're...

Your smartwatch says you slept great—but you feel exhausted. So who’s right: your wearable or your body? We’re surrounded by sleep scores, readiness scores, HRV, heart rate, recovery data and stress metrics. But Dr. David Hopper says there’s a problem: we may be getting better at reading our devices while getting worse at reading ourselves.  In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , Dr. Hopp...

Why Smart People Stay Stuck: The Identity Trap That's Holding You Back | Daniel Schuler You know you should exercise, eat healthier, spend more time with your family, and stop scrolling social media... So why don't you? If knowledge isn't the problem, your identity might be. In this powerful episode of the Crackin' Backs Podcast , Identity Coach  Daniel Schuler reveals why so m...

Can hearing loss increase your risk of dementia? Can you have a normal hearing test but still struggle to understand conversations? These are some of the biggest questions in hearing science—and the answers may change the way you think about brain health, cognitive decline, and longevity. In this episode of the Crackin' Backs Podcast , internationally recognized hearing researcher Dr. Nichola...

Why am I still in pain? It's one of the most searched health questions on the internet. Millions of people live with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, back pain, neck pain, migraines, pelvic pain, IBS, anxiety, and unexplained symptoms despite seeing specialists, trying medications, physical therapy, injections, surgery, and countless other treatments. In this episode of the Crackin' Backs Pod...

Everything You've Been Told About Fascia Is Wrong? | Dr. Jason Amstutz Explains the Science Is fascia really the missing link to chronic pain, poor mobility, and athletic performance—or has social media turned it into the most misunderstood tissue in the human body? Every day, millions of people spend money on foam rollers, massage guns, stretching routines, scraping tools, and "fascia r...

Every parent wants to make the best decisions for their child. Yet never before have parents faced so much conflicting information about childhood health, vaccines, ADHD, allergies, asthma, anxiety, autoimmune disease, nutrition, immunity, and preventive care. So how do you know who to trust? In this thought-provoking episode of the Crackin' Backs Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Edmond "Dr...

The ACL Isn't the Problem: What Youth Sports Is Getting Wrong About Female Athletes | Dr. Holly Silvers-Granelli ACL injuries are reaching epidemic levels in youth sports, high school athletics, college competition, and professional sports. Female athletes are tearing ACLs at alarming rates despite better coaching, more strength training, advanced technology, and greater access to sports medi...

HAVE WE BEEN WRONG ABOUT CREATINE AND PROTEIN ALL ALONG? | Dr. Jose Antonio For years, creatine has been labeled a "muscle-building supplement" and protein has been at the center of endless nutrition debates. But what if these two nutritional powerhouses are about far more than building muscle? What if they are among the most important tools we have for healthy aging, brain health, cogni...

MICRODOSING: BREAKTHROUGH OR DANGEROUS TREND? | Alicia Vera Garcia What if the thing millions of people are searching for isn't another medication, supplement, or productivity hack—but a completely different relationship with their own mind? Microdosing psychedelics has quietly moved from the fringes into mainstream conversations about anxiety, burnout, ADHD, depression, creativity, trauma re...

What if your exhaustion, brain fog, poor sleep, burnout, lack of focus, and chronic stress aren't signs that something is wrong with you—but signs that your body is responding exactly as it was designed to? In this eye-opening episode of Crackin' Backs , we sit down with Andrew Herr, one of the leading minds in human performance, resilience, travel health, and performance optimization. A...

What if one of the biggest beliefs in fitness is completely wrong? For decades, athletes, coaches, and gym-goers have been told that building serious muscle requires meat, animal protein, and mountains of chicken breasts. But today's guest has spent nearly 30 years challenging that belief—and backing it up with results. In this episode of Crackin' Backs , we sit down with IFBB Pro Bodybu...

Your Feet Are Getting Weaker. Here's Why. | Dr. Mark Wallen What if the root cause of your knee pain, poor balance, declining mobility, and even faster aging starts with something you rarely think about... your feet? For decades, medicine treated the foot as an isolated body part—something to cushion, brace, inject, or surgically repair. But after spending more than 40 years as a podiatric su...

Today’s episode may completely change the way you look at one of the most misunderstood foods on the planet… sardines. Joining us is Dr. Andria Klioze , a physician who spent decades inside the VA healthcare system treating some of the sickest chronic disease patients in America before stepping away from the traditional “pill-for-every-problem” model to build a more root-cause driven approach to h...

Most people think chronic illness is only about pain. But what if the real battle is losing your identity, your purpose, and the life you thought you were going to live? In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with psychologist Jeffrey Bone Psy. D for one of the most honest conversations we’ve ever had about the emotional and psychological reality of living with chronic illness...

Tapping your face to reduce anxiety? It sounds strange… until you understand what’s actually happening in the body. In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Gwenn Bonnell , an expert in EFT tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) and energy medicine, to explore one of the most talked-about—and debated—tools for stress relief, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, and nervous system...

How do you find joy… when you’ve lost everything? In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Brandon Riedel , a businessman whose life changed in an instant after being crushed by a falling tree—resulting in the loss of his right hand and right leg. But this is not just a story about survival. It’s a deep exploration of identity, resilience, mindset, and faith—and what it real...

Most people say they want change. But very few are willing to do what change actually requires. In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Terrance Ogden, founder of Project G.R.I.T . , whose life is a real-world example of what it means to go from rock bottom to purpose-driven living. This isn’t just another comeback story. Terrance went from homelessness, drug addiction, an...