Fit Father Project Podcast

In Episode 309, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi breaks down the widespread biology and physiology of how sugar — particularly processed, added sugar — really damages the body. Because when you understand why something hurts you, motivation stops being a willpower problem and becomes a comprehension problem. It's a mix of clear explanations, real research, and a few honest personal stories — including why he...

In Episode 308 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I sit down with Luke Storey — author, international speaker, spiritual teacher, and host of The Life Stylist — for a conversation that goes somewhere we haven’t gone in a while. Not blood work. Not the hidden body systems. The stuff underneath it. Here’s the uncomfortable truth. You can be doing everything right. Training four days a week. Hitting...

In Episode 307 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Amie Hornaman — the Thyroid Fixer — to discuss something most men are missing: the thyroid panel your doctor isn't running. Here's the uncomfortable truth. You go in for your physical. They check your TSH. It comes back "normal." Your doctor says you're fine, hands you the paper, and sends you on your way. But you're not fine. Y...

In Episode 306 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I close out our Blind Spots series (episode six of six) with the organ that ties the whole series together: ... Your eyes. Here's something strange. Right now, each of your eyes has a real blind spot. It's where your optic nerve leaves the eye, and there are no light receptors there at all. You've never noticed it because your brain quietly fills i...

In Episode 305 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I continue our Blind Spots series — episode five of six — by uncovering one of the biggest kidney health blind spots in modern medicine: ...Almost nobody gets tested for urine albumin, the earliest warning sign of kidney damage. More than 1 in 7 American adults have chronic kidney disease. Nine out of ten don't know it. This organ runs your blood p...

In Episode 304 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I'm tackling a topic that almost never gets the attention it deserves — your liver, and the quietly devastating condition called fatty liver . Most men think of their liver as the organ that "processes alcohol." In reality, it's the central processing plant for your entire metabolism — regulating blood sugar, manufacturing cholesterol, producing bi...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I continue our Blind Spots series with a topic most men never think about until it's a problem: Hearing loss . We walk through why age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) isn't some unlucky draw — it's the default trajectory of the human body, and it's already starting for a lot of you in your 40s and 50s. I break down what's actually happening ins...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I take you inside a moment I'll never forget: standing in the middle of the Vatican, surrounded by Michelangelo's ceilings… and all I could think about was my armpits. They were so swollen I couldn't let my arms hang at my sides without pain. I felt heavy. Foggy. Totally off — like my body was backed up. Because it was. What I was experiencing tha...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I'm kicking off a brand-new series I'm calling "Blind Spots" — parts of your health that genuinely matter but rarely get enough attention. First up: your feet. I open with the true story of Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian marathoner who won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960 running barefoot over cobblestones after his shoes didn't fit — then won again four...

It's Episode 300 of the Fit Father Project Podcast , and I'm celebrating a massive milestone! 15 years since starting Fit Father, hundreds of episodes recorded, and thousands of videos produced. To mark it, I'm stepping outside the usual health-and-fitness format for something more personal. This is part two of a two-part series, and where episode 299 covered the physical side — training, nutritio...

In Episode 299 of the Fit Father Project Podcast , Dr. Anthony Balduzzi steps away from the usual guest format to do something different — and personal. As the show approaches its 300th episode, Dr. A sits down solo to share 10 of the most powerful physical health and longevity lessons he's learned over 15 years building the Fit Father and Fit Mother communities. This is part one of a two-part ser...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony sits down with Kiran Krishnan, microbiologist and Chief Product Formulator at Just Thrive, for one of the most eye-opening conversations on gut health we've ever recorded. Kiran breaks down why chronic issues — anxiety, weight gain, brain fog, low energy — are often ecological problems in your gut, not genetic ones. You have 22,000 gen...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I make the case for the single most powerful longevity lever in exercise science: Cardiovascular training. Pulling from major studies out of the Cleveland Clinic, the VA, and Copenhagen, I explain why VO2 max — your body's ability to take in and use oxygen — is a stronger predictor of how long you'll live than your weight, cholesterol, or even you...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I sit down with Liz Plosser — former Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health, author of Own Your Morning , and a busy parent juggling three kids, a career, and a serious training schedule. We break down one of the most overlooked tools in modern nutrition: essential amino acids (EAAs). This conversation goes beyond "eat more protein" and into the real s...

In episode 294 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Dylan Gemelli, one of the most recognized voices in peptides, longevity, and the responsible use of anabolics. Dylan opens up about his journey from college athlete to international male model to a 15-year prison sentence, and how a single conversation with his mother in a jail cell became the turning point that...

In episode 294 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Brent Yates, founder of AION, to break down the real science behind weighted vest training — and why adding load, compression, and heat to your daily walks and workouts could be one of the smartest longevity moves a man over 40 can make. Dr. Anthony speaks from personal experience, having worn the AION vest daily...

n Episode 293 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony sits down with Cathy Eason from Berkeley Life, and a clinical nutrition practitioner with 30 years of experience, to break down one of the most overlooked molecules in men’s health: Nitric Oxide . By age 40, your body has already lost nearly half of its ability to produce this critical signaling molecule — and by your 50s and 60s, produc...

In Episode 292 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi reveals why most men are unknowingly leaving one of the most important entry points to their health wide open — their mouth. This is a practical, science-backed deep dive into how your oral health directly shapes your heart health, circulation, sleep, immune system, and even the structure of your face. Dr. A breaks down five ke...

In Episode 291 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi makes the case for something most men have completely stopped doing — spending real, intentional time connected to nature. We are the most nature-deprived generation in human history, with most people spending 90% of their time indoors, and Dr. A explains exactly why that matters for your health. This episode walks through thre...

In Episode 290 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony sits down with Caroline Alan, the founder of Beam Minerals and author of the new book The Mineral Reset. They settle in for a deep, eye-opening conversation about the most overlooked driver of low energy, poor sleep, brain fog, and declining health: mineral deficiency. Caroline shares her personal story of complete health collapse in 20...

In Episode 289 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi takes a deep dive into one of the most urgent and underappreciated health threats of our time: microplastics and nanoplastics. While most people know to avoid drinking from single-use plastic bottles, this episode goes far beyond the obvious. Dr. A explains the critical difference between microplastics and nanoplastics, breaks...

In Episode 288 of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with Andy Rioux, a Fit Father member since 2017, to unpack nearly a decade of real-world transformation. Andy shares how he went from 336 pounds, pre-diabetic, and exhausted to losing over 100 pounds — and then doing it all over again after a blip. This is an honest, inspiring conversation about what sustainable fat l...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with cardiac surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia for a deep dive into the nutritional side of heart disease. Dr. Ovadia shares how his own journey from morbid obesity and pre-diabetes to optimal health at 52 completely transformed his approach to medicine, and why he now dedicates his life to keeping people off his operating t...

Episode 286 of the Fit Father Project Podcast - Dr. Anthony Balduzzi breaks down the difference between simply exercising and actually training your body for longevity. This is a powerful mindset shift for men who want more than just consistency. They want strength, energy, resilience, and independence as they age. Dr. A explains why muscle is one of the most important organs for metabolic health,...

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Episode 285, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi explains why staying young is not just about having muscle or good heart health. It is also about staying fast. He makes the case that one of the most overlooked aspects of longevity is your ability to react quickly, turn muscles on fast, and keep your nervous system sharp. Dr. Anthony breaks down the difference b...