The Biology of Becoming

Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD, is known as the gut goddess for a reason. She runs The Gut Institute, where she works to rebuild what she calls our extinct microbiome, the keystone bacteria most people have lost entirely without ever knowing it was there. Her core philosophy is bugs over drugs. Modern life, from over-sanitized homes to the overuse of things marketed as biohacks, has wiped out huge portions...

Dr. Elena Zinkoff is a naturopathic physician who's spent her career in women's hormone health, working with more than 20,000 patients through perimenopause and beyond. She's spent years undoing one myth, that hormones are dangerous, and now she's watching medicine swing hard into a new one: hormones for everyone, without ever testing first. We get into what actually goes into a real HRT plan. Why...

Preston Smiles has spent the last twenty years building what he calls capacity: the nervous system and emotional infrastructure to actually hold the life you say you want. He's the co-founder of The Bridge Experience, a somatic, nervous-system-based workshop running worldwide for a decade, and he's coached Dodge through it directly. We get into his own long road there. Years of giving away his gif...

Jarred Curcio was 300 pounds by his freshman year of college with no direction and no plan. He turned it around one week at a time, eventually winning a natural bodybuilding championship, then spent over a decade building sales teams and sales training programs in corporate America. Then he walked away from all of it, sold three homes, and bet everything on building his own thing. We get into the...

Amanda Le has spent most of her life fighting things nobody could see from the outside. Autoimmune disease since childhood, a body that never quite worked right, and an addiction that ran in her family and nearly took over her own life too. She's coming up on five years sober, feels better at almost fifty than she ever has, and wants every woman listening to know the same thing is possible for the...

"I had the perfect storm." Kristy Janak on what was actually happening underneath a pro bodybuilding career. She started competing at 15, the youngest ever in her category, won three overall titles, and turned pro. From the outside it looked like discipline paying off. Inside, her body was shutting down — chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, a cycle so disrupted her body stopped producing one at...

Justin Mihaly went from coaching one body at a time to building Elite Coaching Academy and Engineered for Health, mentoring thousands of coaches and clients. He and I made the same move, from chasing the physique to chasing the root cause, so this one runs deep and personal. We get into his idea of the highest self, the vision of who you're becoming that you measure every action against. Why so ma...

Regenerative Medicine, Explained Without the Hype: Rick Manuel on Stem Cells, Exosomes, and What to Watch For Rick Manuel has spent a decade in regenerative medicine. He owns the pharmacy behind a lot of what I use in clinic, and he knows these products and the science as well as anyone I've talked to. This is the episode I'd hand anyone who's curious about stem cells and exosomes but doesn't know...

The conversation covers Aria Smith's journey in bodybuilding, the influence of performing arts, the art and science of bodybuilding, balancing life and bodybuilding, resilience, coaching, and personal integrity. Aria emphasizes the importance of long-term thinking and integrity in bodybuilding and life. The conversation covers topics related to coaching, client selection, the role of a coach, the...

The conversation covers the achievement of board certification in functional health, the concept of the human as a profit chip, the impact of the food industry on health, the difference between preventative medicine and disease management, and the role of functional medicine in root cause analysis and patient care. The conversation delves into stress management, the importance of relationships, re...

The conversation delves into the challenges of balancing art and business, the impact of ambition on personal life, the cost of ambition, and the lessons learned from failure. Chelsea Steele shares her experiences and insights on these topics, providing valuable perspectives on the intersection of creativity and entrepreneurship, the sacrifices made for career success, and the personal growth that...

The conversation covers the origin story of Kidney Coach and the journey of manufacturing supplements. It also delves into the challenges and strategies for building and sustaining a company for two decades, emphasizing the importance of trusting and empowering team members. Additionally, it explores the alignment of personal values with business success. The conversation delves into the use of pe...

Dodge and Drake discuss peptides, exosomes, and the challenges of patient-centric medicine. They explore Drake's personal peptide regimen, the use of NAD spray and TRT, the impact of exosomes on patient recovery, and the potential of exosomes in medicine. They also delve into the why behind pursuing frontier medicine, the challenges in the medical industry, and the fight for patient-centric medici...

The conversation covers Celeste Bonin's journey from wrestling to entrepreneurship, dealing with negative reviews, and her personal and spiritual awakening through psychedelics and spiritual growth. It also explores the challenges in wrestling, transitioning to business, and the maturation of her spiritual awakening. The conversation delves into the power of perspective, the connection between phy...

The conversation delves into the importance of gut health and its impact on overall well-being. It explores the relationship between diet, exercise, and chronic diseases, as well as the influence of gut health on bodybuilding and physique optimization. The discussion also covers the interpretation of GI Map results and the significance of food type and calorie intake in metabolic health. The conve...