Age Defiantly with Mark Young

A recent study found that one in four American babies has no detectable Bifidobacterium, a gut bacteria that helps train the immune system. According to Dr. Nathan Goodyear, that's part of a bigger pattern: each generation is starting life with a weaker immune foundation than the last. Dr. Goodyear is a board-certified physician and medical director at Williams Cancer Institute. He originally trai...

Imagine a doctor spending 10 to 12 hours reviewing a single patient's medical history, lab results, and treatment options. According to Dr. Nasha Winters, that's how much time individualized care can require. Could AI help cut that down? Dr. Winters is a naturopathic doctor and author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer. She specializes in integrative oncology and trains healthcare practitioners i...

Call a man an elephant, and he’ll laugh it off. Tell a balding man his hair is thinning and watch his face change. According to JP Sears, that gap explains a lot about why people get offended. JP built his name on the Ultra Spiritual videos, poking fun at the new age community he was part of back in 2014. He’s the author of How to Be Ultra Spiritual, and more than a decade later, he’s still using...

Just a few years ago, peptides were rarely discussed outside niche health and biohacking circles. Today, peptide therapeutics are a massive industry, with the global market projected to grow from $164 billion in 2026 to nearly $295 billion by 2033. Why did peptides become mainstream so quickly? Is the industry regulated enough? And what happens when peptide treatment goes wrong? In this episode ex...

When the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus was published in 1992, nobody could have predicted it would sell tens of millions of copies in more than 50 languages. Most people picked it up looking for communication advice. Its author, Dr. John Gray, has spent the decades since arriving at a different conclusion. The reason men and women struggle to understand each other runs deeper than h...

For a lot of people, diagnosis feels like the beginning of a health problem. However, most of the time it's closer to the middle.  Type 2 diabetes can be developing at the cellular level for a decade or more before a doctor catches it. Brain changes caused by Alzheimer's can begin decades before the first symptom shows up.  By the time those problems become visible, the body may have spent years m...

Skin is the largest and fastest-growing organ in the human body. That's why it can tell you a lot about what's going on beneath the surface. Breakouts, redness, acne, premature aging. These can be signs that something else is going on in the body, with the effects simply showing up on your skin. Katie Stewart is a registered holistic nutritionist and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner wh...

The words you use don't just describe your life. They shape it. And not in a self-help book kind of way. The nervous system reacts to language in real time. Say "duck" and the body flinches. Say "I am diabetic" enough times, and the body listens to that too.  JJ Virgin has been making this point for years. She's a four-time New York Times bestselling author, a nutrition and fitness expert, and one...

According to the CDC, chronic disease is now the leading cause of death worldwide, taking 41 million lives every year. In the US alone, over 60% of adults have at least one, and over 50% have two or more. Dr. Thomas Levy believes that every single one of those diagnoses points back to the same underlying cause. Dr. Levy is a board-certified cardiologist and attorney who spent 15 years in adult car...

Stem cells are our body's raw materials. You can look at them as your internal repair system. When you're sick or injured, stem cells help you recover as soon as possible. Unfortunately, by the age of 35, most people lose 90% of their stem cells.  That's the reason people in their 40s stop bouncing back from injuries the way they used to, and the reason age-related disease shows up when it does. C...

Right now, one in five American households has someone on a GLP-1. Sure, Ozempic and Mounjaro have proven effective in the short run. They do help people lose weight. However, the medication might only be treating the symptom while the real problem goes untreated.  And for millions of people, that problem is a broken thyroid. The thyroid controls almost everything. Metabolism, energy, mood, digest...

It all started with a small, seemingly harmless mole on his ankle. Like most, Rob René ignored it. Unfortunately, he kept ignoring it for way too long. By the time he had it checked, it had turned into stage III melanoma and spread to his lymphatic system. If you weren't aware, Rob is the founder of Exodus Strong, a former Division 1 runner, and a returning guest on the show. When he was on last,...

The global supplement industry is worth about $200 billion. Some people spend a few hundred dollars a month on their supplements. But the problem is, people are spending their hard-earned money on products that barely do anything. Few people understand that better than Shawn Wells. He's formulated over 1,100 supplements, holds patents on more than 40 novel ingredients, and has spent two decades in...

47% of American adults have periodontal disease and a 20% higher risk of cardiovascular disease because of it. The dental industry has known about this since the 1950s. But their treatment methods haven't changed much. Dr. Herb Moskowitz is one of the few people in the industry who refused to accept that. He spent 25 years as a clinical dentist, then co-founded IoTech International. Today, he hold...

This: One in eight Americans is on a GLP. It's been called the biggest medical breakthrough since penicillin. The drug is now pretty much everywhere. Yet, Dr. Melissa thinks almost everyone is using it wrong. Dr. Melissa Grill-Petersen is the CEO of Peptide University, the founder of Human Longevity Global, and one of the leading voices on peptide therapy and longevity. She's trained thousands of...

For millennia, athletes have been looking for ways to recover faster, push harder, and squeeze every drop out of the body. In the 21st century, it turns out the same tools that built champions can build a better CEO. Dr. Sean Drake is a chiropractor, sports medicine specialist, and founder of Modern Athlete in Scottsdale, Arizona. He's worked the sidelines of the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, the X Games, a...

People think a heart attack comes without a warning. Dr. Kim knows it doesn't. He was in his early 30s and in good shape when a heart attack nearly killed him, and the cause turned out to be something almost no doctor would have thought to look for. Dr. John Kim is a functional medicine pharmacist who spent years inside pharmacology before walking away from conventional pharmacy. After a heart att...

When you turn on this episode and hear "Welcome to the Dylan Gemelli Podcast," don't be surprised.  Dylan and Mark recorded two conversations back-to-back at Changing Life and Destiny, and both are going up on both channels. This time, Dylan is hosting, and Mark is the guest. They get into holistic health, the responsibility that comes with being an "influencer," and how Mark handles the stress of...

The natural health space was supposed to be the alternative to the mainstream. But lately, it's been looking more like a copy of it. Same one-size-fits-all promises, just dressed up nicer and sold for more. Dr. Mark Young sits down with Dylan Gemelli, one of the few voices in the space who's willing to say it out loud. What follows is a conversation about bad actors, real fundamentals, and the rol...

Nearly 1 in 4 American adults lives with chronic pain. But pain is a message, not a punishment. And most of us are missing what the body is trying to say. Recorded at the Changing Life Destiny conference in Plano, Texas, Dr. Mark Young sits down with Kiki Cordero-Drake, a Master Pilates instructor and PEMF practitioner. Alongside her husband, Dr. Sean Drake, she runs a clinic in Scottsdale and wor...

The biggest problem in modern medicine isn’t what doctors get wrong—it’s what they never ask. Today, Dr. Mark Young sits down with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, a cardiologist turned functional medicine practitioner, to challenge the way we think about heart health and longevity. Drawing from both conventional and integrative medicine, Dr. Bhojraj shares why cardiovascular disease isn’t just about cholester...

What if the future of health isn’t about adding more to your body, but about giving your body the right signals to heal itself? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Piper and Wendy Cohn from CODE Health are back by popular demand. Together with Dr. Mark Young, they discuss a revolutionary concept: using frequency-infused saline to promote healing without drugs or chemicals.  After a previous conversation tha...

Sleep isn't just about resting: it's vital for health, longevity, and mental clarity. In this solo episode, Dr. Mark Young emphasizes that, before seeking advanced biohacks or supplements for our healthspan, we must first address the basics. Find out why your sleep hygiene might be the most important health hack you’re ignoring. Dr. Mark discusses how sleep quality, rather than just the quantity o...

Is doing more the secret to high performance? In this episode, Dr. Mark Young welcomes James Laughlin, a former world champion drummer turned performance coach for high achievers. James shares how he shifted from the world of competitive drumming to coaching business leaders, athletes, and even heads of state.  The conversation explores how the alignment of our skillset, mindset, and heartset cont...